Finding mistakes in some of our favourite movies and TV shows is a lot of fun?
But you want to know what’s more fun?
Exposing them.
You guys loved my part 1 list so today on top 10 beyond the screen I am doing a part
2 list where I dish out 10 more mistakes that I've found in the iconic TV series: The Simpsons.
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But for now, let’s get to the mistakes, here is today’s top 10 countdown.
10) Beginning the countdown at number 10 is are you banned or not?
Over the years, we’ve seen the Simpsons get involved in some pretty wild adventures.
So it was really no surprise that they got themselves banned from a state at one point
of their journey.
It was in season 11 episode 19 called Destroy The Alligator and Run, a Florida-based judge
legally bans the Simpsons family from ever entering the state again.
But apparently the ban didn’t scare them enough or it was just an empty threat because
they travel to Florida a couple of times in future episodes.
In season 14 Episode 7 we see them travel to the Epcot Center and then they go to Miami
in season 15 Episode 18.
So were they banned from Florida or not?
Because if they were, they wouldn’t have gotten in.
You know what this has written all over it?
Mistake.
Ya’ll editors forgot about them getting banned.
9) Coming in at number 9 is What class is Ralph in?
It’s hard not to adore the lovale Ralph Wiggum, which might be why this mistake has
gone unnoticed on more than one occasion.
Ever since he had that heartbreaking moment in Lisa’s class, we knew that he was part
of the Springfield Elementary’s second grade class.
However, after that, there are a few episodes where we can see Ralph showing up in Bart’s
class, which is a 4th grade class.
So which grade is he in?
There is an ongoing theory as to why we see him floating between classes.
It’s been said that he’s able to be in both classes because the teacher’s don’t
really care where Ralph is as long as he remains quiet.
Which he usually does.
And it’s hard to hate him.
But in reality, that makes no sense.
I think what really happened here is the animators made some mistakes and need some kind of excuse
to cover it up.
I said what I said.
8) Sliding into the number 8 spot is the house burnt down.
There’s no doubt that things can get a little confusing when you have as many episodes as
the Simpsons does.
In a later season, we can imagine it’s hard to remember everything that happened in the
earlier seasons.
So this mistake might be more forgiving.
An example of this happened during season 11 episode 5 in the episode titled E-I-E-I-Doh.
During the episode the Simpson family is forced to hide out at the farmhouse where Homer grew
up.
This would only strike as weird to you if you caught onto the fact that the farmhouse
had already burned down in an earlier season.
We were told that the place burned down all thanks to Homer and his father Abe.
So there’s really no way we should be seeing the farmhouse in this new episode.
7) At number 7 is tell me what time it is.
Seeing as this is our part 2 list, it’s no surprise anymore that the show is filled
with a ton of continuity errors.
This is just another example of one.
This one is an error between the dialogue in the scene and the animation that’s actually
going on; it happens in season 9 episode 5 during The Cartridge Family episode.
We see Homer pacing through the house all angry because he has to wait a few more days
before he can bring a purchased weapon home.
Lisa can’t sleep because she can hear him muttering angry things while walking through
the hallway.
She tells him to stop and tells him that it’s 3AM and she can’t sleep.
But, the editing team must not have realized there is a clock next to Lisa’s bed during
the scene and it clearly shows 9:50pm.
Not even close to 3AM.
Oops.
6) In spot number 6 is Ned gets an extra 50 bucks.
During the season 13 episode 11 called The Bart Wants What It Wants, Ned Flanders has
some good luck come his way.
He goes to a silent auction, and of course Homer decides to play a prank on his neighbour
because why wouldn’t he.
He signs his name on a random sheet of paper with a bid of 50$ so if it won, Ned would
be stuck paying for something he didn’t even bid on.
Little does Homer know that the item he put the bid on was actually for a 100 dollar bill.
This is a bust for Homer but a nice surprise for Ned.
But it seems like things got a little mixed up in the animation department because Ned
is told he won a 100 dollar bill, but when he gets handed the prize the bill is actually
a 50 dollar bill.
So why did the auctioneer say it was a 100 dollar bill when they handed it to him?
It clearly says 50 on it.
5) Half way through the list at number 5 is Homers pants are magical, apparently.
Continuity errors can be something as simple as an object changing colours, or maybe something
isn’t the same height as it was in the frame before.
But those things might be easier to miss.
What’s not easy to miss is someone’s wardrobe completely changing, like Homer’s pants
for example.
During the episode called Homerpalooza, season 7 episode 24, we see Homer performing on stage
in a pair of jean shorts.
Rocking the good ole jorts.
But, at one point he dodges the stunt and jumps off the stage.
When he jumps off, he’s suddenly wearing pants, which makes it a really obvious transition
mistake.
We all know that you can’t tailor a pair of shorts into pants that quickly.
4) Here we are at number 4 with where did marge and homer get married?
It would be nice if we knew how their wedding day went down but throughout different episodes
we’ve gotten different versions of the story.
Did they have some crazy wedding night full of partying or did they have a more traditional
lavish affair?
The show can’t seem to decide what kind of wedding they had.
During the episode called The War of The Simpsons, Homer talks about their wedding day and said,
I quote: that big bash we had with all the champagne and musicians and holy men and everything.
But then during the flashback episode titled I Married Marge, we saw that Homer was only
able to afford a cheap wedding at Shotgun Pete’s.
*insert image* So two very different descriptions of their wedding day.
Homer’s version sounds a lot more fun though.
3) Okay guys, in the third spot is the background is upside down.
I’m not sure how I possibly missed something like this but I feel confident in saying that
I’m probably not the only one.
I’m also not sure how something like this works, because only the background image is
upside down, the characters aren’t.
It happens during The Simpsons Christmas Special called Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire,
season 1 episode 1.
After Homer brings santa’s little helper home, we see Marge and Homer embrace is an
adorable little hug.
You probably missed the fact that if you look behind them the background is totally flipped
upside down.
There is a picture and a lamp and it looks like they are hanging from the ceiling.
But then in the next shot, the background is normal.
2) Moving into the number 2 spot is the rake has 5 prongs not 4.
If you’re going to make a joke, at least do it full out and get it right.
In season 7, episode 6 in the treehouse of horror series, there was a segment called
the nightmare of evergreen terrace.
In the segment, Bart has a dream and he’s being attacked by a shadow that looks like
someone who has four knife-fingers.
We see it moving closer to Bart who looks terrified, but then in the next frame we see
who it is; it’s just Willie holding a rake.
*insert image* But the rake we see has 5 prongs on it, not four, so the shadow is wrong and
it makes the joke a little less legit.
And they really played it up that this four knife-fingered monster was going to attack
him, I mean Bart’s eyeballs were coming out of his head.
So if you’re going to put all that effort in, count the prongs on the rake.
1)Taking our number 1 spot is Duff beer.
Wouldn’t it be fun if there was a Simpson’s themed bar and all they sold was Duff beer
and donuts and stuff, like things related to the show.
That would be so cool.
Anyways- Duff beer is something you can’t get wrong when it comes to the Simpsons.
But somehow during the editing process, things got a little mixed up.
In season 13, episode 3: Homer the Moe, we see Moe pick up a Malaysian Beer at the bar.
He’s clearly holding the brown bottle with the Malaysian label.
And the only reason he ordered it in the first place is because they don’t serve Duff anymore
and we only know this because he’s the one who says it and he goes on about how good
it was.*insert image* But in the next frame when Homer and Moe are talking, you see Moe
put down his beer and it’s suddenly a Duff.
Not only did they screw up the label but it doesn’t even fit with their dialogue.
Okay guys, there is our list for today.
Give it a thumbs up if you’re a Simpsons fan and let me know in the comments if you
noticed any of these mistakes when they happened.
In the meantime, let’s check out some comments from my part 1 video.
Young Grind says: cartoons don’t have to make sense - - facts.
I feel like cartoons can get away with so much more.
Michelle Carter says: what about best sitcom bloopers or something with bloopers.
We love bloopers.
BLOOPERS! - - you guys really do love bloopers, you love seeing people make mistakes and I’m
full of them so it works.
Hugh Mccorry says: Bart Simpson also promotes butterfinger bars which I believe contain
peanut butter - - you are right, the inside of a butter finger is basically all peanut
butter.
So it wouldn’t make sense with his so-called allergies.
Jake Smith says: jocelyn you are WAAAYYYY more attractive than flippin Mandy Moore.
No question.
Hands down.
100% - - jake I think you’re trying to suck up to me.
It’s working.
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