From: dave@sys6626.bison.mb.ca (Dave hall)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.simpsons
Subject: Re: Barts Guitar
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 20:11:27 CST
Organization: system 6626 BBS, Winnipeg MB

ork@ecr.mu.oz.au (Brett_Christopher WALKER) writes:

> Watching one of my Simpsons tapes recently I noticed something quite odd 
> in the 'The Otto Show' (8f20). This episode was aired in Australia quite 
> some time ago so this may have already been mentioned.
> 
> Marge and Homer buy Bart a left handed guitar and Bart attempts to play 
> it left handed. When Bart gets onto the bus Otto plays the guitar right 
> handed which would sound awful unless Otto is an extraordinarily good 
> guitar player who can play left handed guitars right handed. Then later 
> when Otto is playing in the garage the guitar has changed to a right 
> handed guitar ( the whammy bar and other controls had been inverted). 
>
> Did anyone else notice these errors?

Yes, I believe these goofs were already mentioned.  I pick this episode 
as #1 for my `TOP TEN WORST SIMPSON EPISODES'.  If it wasn't for Otto's 
scary story, I would've taped over it.  

Here is my own error list for this episode (from my up coming misc dyn/ff 
list):

  [Animation/Continuity goofs]

   Holding a carton of eggs, Bart wanted to whip them at the warm up act,
   yet Bart didn't do this, nor was there a warmup act (or was unseen).

   When Homer left the house with Bart, it was through a door that opened to
   the right.

   The scene showing Homer & Bart coming back from the concert depicts a
   different Front room.  This scene's angle doesn't show the right side of
   the entrance to the Front room from the hallway.  Also Homer runs [off
   camera] to the front room where we hear him slam the front door and drive
   off.

   Bart sat down after Otto gave back the guitar, yet, the next scene shows
   Bart being empty handed.

   Chief Wiggum worn an apron before diving for cover, yet this apron wasn't
   shown afterwards.  Also, I'm surprised his hat stayed on.

   Four people, who witness the bus accident, change positions (reversely)
   after the bumper came to a stop.

   In a lot of scenes, some of the colors were off and/or were messy.  (i.e.
   Otto's hat doesn't seem to decide wether to match his shirt or not.)

   The shot showing the line of kids getting on the school bus depicts
   Sherry & Terry just behind Bart, yet next scene only shows one of the
   twins getting on.

   With both hands on the steering wheel, Principal Skinner manages to close
   the school bus' doors.  (How does he do that?)

   The scene of Principal Skinner driving the school bus depicts telephone
   poles on both sides of the street.  (Is this how it is in the US?)

   During the kitchen scene, Otto is depicted as to be sitting near the
   sink, yet one angle places him next to the fridge (beside Bart) and Marge
   is the one next to the sink.

   Beginning shot of Homer banging on the bathroom door doesn't show the
   door nob that it does a few frames later.

   When Otto opened the bathroom door, it was to (his) right, yet when Homer
   was in the bathroom, the door opened to (Homer's) left.

   As Homer & Marge discuss Otto, they're were in the TV room, yet after
   Lisa's scream, they're depicted as sitting in the front room.

   As Otto told the scary story to Lisa, he held a lit candle and the lights
   were off, yet after Lisa's scream, the candle is gone and the lights are
   on. (Not to mention that he held the lit candle under his chin.)

   The heart on top of Lisa's mirror grew & shrank during Otto's scary
   story.

   As Otto & Bart stood outside, the doors to the `Springfield Department of
   Motor Vehicles' opened outward, yet later, Otto kicked the doors inward.

   As Patty moved her arms, the pens in her shirt pocket vanishes.

   Otto hit & broke the Bus Stop sign, yet scene showing Otto driving off
   depict the sign to be untouched.


-Dave                        "If stuff starts flying, just turn your head!"
                           - Homer giving Bart advice on using power tools.  

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