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Small Plot Holes In 'The Simpsons' Fans Noticed

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Animators bring us unlimited joy. For The Simpsons fans, spotting a small slip-up in an otherwise fantastic show is thrilling. Dedicated fans have noticed microscopic errors, including small plot holes and inconsistencies, which don't ruin the show but are interesting to see. With three decades of original content, continuity mistakes are bound to happen. Have you noticed any of these small Simpsons plot holes or mistakes? Take a look below and vote up the most interesting ones.

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  • 1
    Moe Has A Twin

    From Redditoru/Gundamsarecool:

    Found two Moes

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    🔥 189 up · 25 down
  • 2
    Ned Flanders Missed Church?

    From Redditoru/DCtimes:

    An interesting plot hole. In “Homer The Heretic” (S04E03), the house catches fire while Homer is alone; the family is at church. Ned Flanders saves him, incredibly, skipping church. C'mon!

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    🔥 177 up · 28 down▲ 1 above editor
  • 3
    Flashback Error

    From Redditoru/Sippio:

    Homer learns Marge is pregnant with Bart after seeing pictures of Lisa on the wall.

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    🔥 167 up · 27 down▲ 1 above editor
  • 4
    Smithers' Age

    Froma former Redditor:

    Smithers appears the same age as Homer and Barney in “Bye Bye Nerdie.” However, in “The Blunder Years,” he is a baby while Homer is a pre-teen.

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    🔥 140 up · 18 down▼ 2 below editor
  • 5
    Santa's Little Helper Appeared Years Before They Got Him

    From Redditoru/MassKhalifa:

    Santa’s Little Helper appears in the "Barbershop Quartet" episode even though Bart is around 2 and 10 when they adopted him.

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    🔥 112 up · 18 down
  • 6
    Smithers' Bee Allergy
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    🔥 116 up · 28 down
  • 7
    Marge's Fear Of Flying

    From Redditoru/Tourgott:

    After all these years, I just noticed Marge had no problem flying in 8F01.

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    🔥 86 up · 18 down
  • 8
    Poochie's Very Existence

    From Redditoru/WalrusJack:

    If Poochie died on his way home planet, how could he show up at Scratchy's funeral?

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    🔥 82 up · 29 down
  • 9
    One Random Mouse

    From Redditoru/FictionVent:

    S05E02: Does this mouse (that lives in the Simpsons' home) show up anywhere else in the series?

    Aformer Redditoradded:

    I wish I could find the reference, but I read Matt Groening wanted a parallel story of mice living in the Simpson home. That would have been an interesting idea.

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    🔥 75 up · 26 down
  • 10
    Lisa Used To Have Friends

    From Redditoru/fentkentwick:

    Lisa had friends and then she lost them.

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    🔥 73 up · 34 down▲ 1 above editor
  • 11
    Nelson's Father Appears After He Supposedly Left

    From Redditoru/WalkingDeadArt:

    I thought Nelson's father left him, yet he appears in season 6 episode 7, “Bart's Girlfriend.”.

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    🔥 63 up · 27 down▼ 1 below editor
  • 12
    Gerald Ford Can Be Seen Driving A Car

    From Redditoru/iwasAfookenLegend:

    Gerald Ford can be seen driving a car inThe SimpsonsEpisode 141, "Two Bad Neighbors." Ex-Presidents cannot drive on the open road. The JFK assassination started this idea.

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    🔥 69 up · 35 down
  • 13
    Interesting Error Or A Cheeky Bit?

    From Redditoru/scarface910:

    This is either a continuity error or Edna living up to her character...

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    🔥 58 up · 31 down
  • 14
    Brockman's Color Palette Was Swapped

    From Redditoru/Voxael:

    I usually ignore continuity errors in the show (after all, a wizard did it every time we saw something like that), but this one always annoys me because it claims to be a photo of him at that exact moment.

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    🔥 53 up · 34 down
  • 15
    The Be Sharps

    From Redditoru/Danarky:

    Found this little continuity error in “Homer's Barbershop Quartet.”

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    🔥 52 up · 82 down

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