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Peter finally fixed these, and the remaining one seems more like "not enough information" than an outright mistake


** From "[[http://platypuscomix.com/darkvault/superbowl36.html Super Bowl Past-Blast: 2002]]":
*** Peter claims that even though AT&T unsuccessfully hyped up [=mLife=] as the cell phone that would change people's lives, it would take another five years until Creator/{{Apple}} would release a phone that actually did change people's lives, without AT&T... even though from 2007-2011, a deal between Apple and AT&T kept the [=iPhone=] exclusive to the latter's subscribers.
*** Peter reports that Music/BritneySpears' "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d837Ftk5JQ0 Pepsi Now and Then]]" commercial later spawned a commercial set entirely in 1958, but longer ads for the other years never made it to the public. However, Pepsi also aired extended versions of the 1966 segment and the finale.
*** Peter refers to Creator/DwayneJohnson and Creator/VinDiesel as bald white men, even though both have African heritage, and Johnson is also part-Samoan.
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* OneEpisodeWonder: "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/miscellaneous/index.php?issue=7 Rice Cub]]" ends by asking the reader to tell Peter if he or she would like to read a sequel. Even though some people [[http://www.toonzone.net/forums/platypus-comix/190160-rice-cub-talkback.html answered]] that they would, Peter evidently never found the time to make one.
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** Doubling as WrongfullyAttributed, "[[http://platypuscomix.com/hollywood/loveishard.html Love is Hard]]" refers to this feedback from an ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' story meeting as "the smartest thing [Michael Eisner] ever said in his life," even though Creator/JeffreyKatzenberg actually gave it (as shown in [[https://youtu.be/afqrFqn7PJg?t=425 one of the DVD bonus features]]):

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** Doubling as WrongfullyAttributed, "[[http://platypuscomix.com/hollywood/loveishard.html Love is Hard]]" refers to this feedback from an ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' story meeting as "the smartest thing [Michael Eisner] ever said in his life," even though Creator/JeffreyKatzenberg Jeffrey Katzenberg actually gave it (as shown in [[https://youtu.be/afqrFqn7PJg?t=425 one of the DVD bonus features]]):
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** Doubling as WrongfullyAttributed, "[[http://platypuscomix.com/hollywood/loveishard.html Love is Hard]]" refers to this feedback from an ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' story meeting as "the smartest thing [Creator/MichaelEisner] ever said in his life," even though Creator/JeffreyKatzenberg actually gave it (as shown in [[https://youtu.be/afqrFqn7PJg?t=425 one of the DVD bonus features]]):

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** Doubling as WrongfullyAttributed, "[[http://platypuscomix.com/hollywood/loveishard.html Love is Hard]]" refers to this feedback from an ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' story meeting as "the smartest thing [Creator/MichaelEisner] [Michael Eisner] ever said in his life," even though Creator/JeffreyKatzenberg actually gave it (as shown in [[https://youtu.be/afqrFqn7PJg?t=425 one of the DVD bonus features]]):

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** Peter's [[http://platypuscomix.com/hollywood/watcher.html review]] of Disney's ''Film/TheWatcherInTheWoods'' expresses surprise that the 2017 made-for-TV adaptation would air on Creator/{{Lifetime}} rather than a channel owned by Disney... even though the Mouse House owned half of Lifetime thanks to their acquisition of Creator/{{ABC}}.



*** Peter refers to Creator/DwayneJohnson and Creator/VinDiesel as bald white men, even though the former is part-Afro-Canadian, part-Samoan.

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*** Peter refers to Creator/DwayneJohnson and Creator/VinDiesel as bald white men, even though the former both have African heritage, and Johnson is part-Afro-Canadian, also part-Samoan.
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*** Peter claims that even though AT&T unsuccessfully hyped up [=mLife=] as the cell phone that would change people's lives, they ended up nothing to do with the [=iPhone=] actually accomplishing that five years later... even though from 2007-2011, a deal between Apple and AT&T kept the [=iPhone=] exclusive to the latter's subscribers.

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*** Peter claims that even though AT&T unsuccessfully hyped up [=mLife=] as the cell phone that would change people's lives, they ended up nothing to do with the [=iPhone=] actually accomplishing that it would take another five years later...until Creator/{{Apple}} would release a phone that actually did change people's lives, without AT&T... even though from 2007-2011, a deal between Apple and AT&T kept the [=iPhone=] exclusive to the latter's subscribers.

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** Doubling as WrongfullyAttributed, "[[http://platypuscomix.com/hollywood/loveishard.html Love is Hard]]" refers to this from an ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' story meeting as "the smartest thing [Creator/MichaelEisner] ever said in his life," even though Creator/JeffreyKatzenberg actually said it (as shown in one of the DVD bonus features):

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** Doubling as WrongfullyAttributed, "[[http://platypuscomix.com/hollywood/loveishard.html Love is Hard]]" refers to this feedback from an ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' story meeting as "the smartest thing [Creator/MichaelEisner] ever said in his life," even though Creator/JeffreyKatzenberg actually said gave it (as shown in [[https://youtu.be/afqrFqn7PJg?t=425 one of the DVD bonus features):features]]):



** In [[http://platypuscomix.com/history/toysrus.html "The Platypus Comix Farewell Toys R Us Tour"]], Peter mentions that the only kids' programs on Saturday morning TV are by Litton Entertainment. This is false, as several Creator/{{Fox}} affiliates have the non-Litton block Xploration Station and some Creator/{{PBS}} stations air the Creator/PBSKids block on weekends.
** From "Super Bowl Past-Blast: 2002":

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** In Peter's [[http://platypuscomix.com/otherpeople2/maureen.html look]] at ''Marvelous Maureen'' theorizes that Darth Vader's unmasked appearance in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' inspired [[http://platypuscomix.com/otherpeople2/maureen2-3.jpg Gumbrayne's design]], even though ''[=RotJ=]'' wouldn't premiere for about another year.
** In "[[http://platypuscomix.
com/history/toysrus.html "The Platypus Comix Farewell Toys R Us Tour"]], Tour]]," Peter mentions that the only kids' programs on Saturday morning TV are by Litton Entertainment. This is false, as several Creator/{{Fox}} affiliates have the non-Litton block Xploration Station and some Creator/{{PBS}} stations air the Creator/PBSKids block on weekends.
** From "Super "[[http://platypuscomix.com/darkvault/superbowl36.html Super Bowl Past-Blast: 2002":2002]]":



** Peter refers to Creator/DwayneJohnson and Creator/VinDiesel as bald white men, even though the former is part-Afro-Canadian, part-Samoan.

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** *** Peter refers to Creator/DwayneJohnson and Creator/VinDiesel as bald white men, even though the former is part-Afro-Canadian, part-Samoan.

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* Doubling as WrongfullyAttributed, "[[http://platypuscomix.com/hollywood/loveishard.html Love is Hard]]" refers to this from an ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' story meeting as "the smartest thing [Creator/MichaelEisner] ever said in his life," even though Creator/JeffreyKatzenberg actually said it (as shown in one of the DVD bonus features):

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* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer:
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Doubling as WrongfullyAttributed, "[[http://platypuscomix.com/hollywood/loveishard.html Love is Hard]]" refers to this from an ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' story meeting as "the smartest thing [Creator/MichaelEisner] ever said in his life," even though Creator/JeffreyKatzenberg actually said it (as shown in one of the DVD bonus features):
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** Peter refers to Creator/DwayneJohnson and Creator/VinDiesel as bald white men, even though the former is part-Afro-Canadian, part-Samoan.
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I misremembered the ending of the commercial for a while


*** Peter reports that Music/BritneySpears' "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d837Ftk5JQ0 Pepsi Now and Then]]" commercial later spawned a commercial set entirely in 1958, but longer ads for the other years never made it to the public. However, Pepsi also aired commercials set entirely in 1966 and 2002.

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*** Peter reports that Music/BritneySpears' "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d837Ftk5JQ0 Pepsi Now and Then]]" commercial later spawned a commercial set entirely in 1958, but longer ads for the other years never made it to the public. However, Pepsi also aired commercials set entirely in extended versions of the 1966 segment and 2002.the finale.
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*** Peter reports that Music/BritneySpears' "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d837Ftk5JQ0 Pepsi Now and Then]]" commercial later spawned a commercial set entirely in 1958, but longer ads for the other years never made it to the public. However, Pepsi also aired commercials set entirely in 1966 and 2002.

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* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: In [[http://platypuscomix.com/history/toysrus.html "The Platypus Comix Farewell Toys R Us Tour"]], Peter mentions that the only kids' programs on Saturday morning TV are by Litton Entertainment. This is false, as several Creator/{{Fox}} affiliates have the non-Litton block Xploration Station and some Creator/{{PBS}} stations air the Creator/PBSKids block on weekends.

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* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: Doubling as WrongfullyAttributed, "[[http://platypuscomix.com/hollywood/loveishard.html Love is Hard]]" refers to this from an ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' story meeting as "the smartest thing [Creator/MichaelEisner] ever said in his life," even though Creator/JeffreyKatzenberg actually said it (as shown in one of the DVD bonus features):
---> "I can see why he likes her. But I can't see why she likes HIM."
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In [[http://platypuscomix.com/history/toysrus.html "The Platypus Comix Farewell Toys R Us Tour"]], Peter mentions that the only kids' programs on Saturday morning TV are by Litton Entertainment. This is false, as several Creator/{{Fox}} affiliates have the non-Litton block Xploration Station and some Creator/{{PBS}} stations air the Creator/PBSKids block on weekends.weekends.
** From "Super Bowl Past-Blast: 2002":
*** Peter claims that even though AT&T unsuccessfully hyped up [=mLife=] as the cell phone that would change people's lives, they ended up nothing to do with the [=iPhone=] actually accomplishing that five years later... even though from 2007-2011, a deal between Apple and AT&T kept the [=iPhone=] exclusive to the latter's subscribers.
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* OldShame:
** In its formative years, the site contained no archive. Some cartoons were literally up for only one week and then banished forever. The practice was originally due to limited storage space (it began as a [=GeoCities=] site) but was continued until 2006 as a means of quality control (anything Peter didn't regret making was given a position in a selective archive section). Most of the pre-2006 works are still offline, but lately they have turned up in book collections.
** One discontinued series, ''Guava Guava'', still has a few comics posted at platypuscomix.net, including the second part of "Raiders of the Lost Arc". However, Peter divided them among the Variety and Kristmas Klassics sections, as opposed to giving ''Guava Guava'' its own menu and spot on the homepage.
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* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: In [[http://platypuscomix.com/history/toysrus.html "The Platypus Comix Farewell Toys R Us Tour"]], Peter mentions that the only kids' programs on Saturday morning TV are by Litton Entertainment. This is false, as Creator/{{FOX}} has the non-Litton block Xploration Station and some Creator/{{PBS}} affiliates air the Creator/PBSKids block on weekends.

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* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: In [[http://platypuscomix.com/history/toysrus.html "The Platypus Comix Farewell Toys R Us Tour"]], Peter mentions that the only kids' programs on Saturday morning TV are by Litton Entertainment. This is false, as Creator/{{FOX}} has several Creator/{{Fox}} affiliates have the non-Litton block Xploration Station and some Creator/{{PBS}} affiliates stations air the Creator/PBSKids block on weekends.
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* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: In [[http://platypuscomix.com/history/toysrus.html "The Platypus Comix Farewell Toys R Us Tour"]], Peter mentions that the only kids' programs on Saturday morning TV are by Litton Entertainment. This is false, as Creator/{{FOX}} has the non-Litton block Xploration Station and some Creator/{{PBS}} affiliates air the Creator/PBSKids block on weekends.

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