From Method to Madness - S3-E18
Revealing mistake: After the fight between Stewie and Olivia at the concert hall (followed by their breakup), Simon tells Stewie that the act without Olivia is "over" as he turns to walk off the screen. However, before Simon is even partially out of the shot, he completely disappears. (00:18:45)
He's Too Sexy for His Fat - S2-E17
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Stewie is eating chocolate cake, he shoves his head in it and covers himself in cake. However when Peter walks in after having liposuction, all the cake has disappeared and Stewie is now completely clean. The bowl of grapes on the table is also gone. (00:11:40)
I Never Met the Dead Man - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: The seating arrangement of the students preparing to throw paper wads at Meg during the Wonder Years parody changes depending on the camera angle. (00:09:50)
Continuity mistake: When Stewie is trying to get a drink from Brian, there are two alcohol bottles on top of the table. But one is gone for two shots, then comes back. Also the bottles change from closer to father.
Continuity mistake: In the first shot of the flashback showing the family watching "Philadelphia," Peter's eyes are about twice as big as they normally are due to the Irish coffee, but are instantly back to normal in the next shot.
Family Guy Viewer Mail #1 - S3-E21
Continuity mistake: When Lois is saying "We each seem to have acquired superpowers.", her size in relation to the chair in front of her changes between shots.
Continuity mistake: When Peter is calling for people to fight Lois, he is standing next to a sign that says "Fight the ass kicking housewife" and has metal rings at the top. When it moves to a closer shot, a hyphen has appeared between "ass" and "kicking". Then, after the space where the commercial break would have been, the sign now says "$10.00" and there are no metal rings. Finally, in the next shot, the sign says "Fight the..." and has metal rings on top. (00:06:55)
Character mistake: When all the wives are in the van Lois calls Bonnie "Debbie".
Stewie, Chris & Brian's Excellent Adventure - S13-E7
Factual error: The Titanic set sail from Southampton, not from London. (00:11:30)
Audio problem: When Peter goes down to the basement, the Pawtucket Patriot guy appears and Peter thinks he's coming on to him. He says, "Listen, I don't swing that way, pal. I got a date with my female wife, I just came down to get some beers." However, his lips very obviously do not sync up with those words.
Continuity mistake: In the flashbacks to 1984, Peter and Lois are both 18, but in a previous episode, Lois says that she's two years younger than Peter.
Family Guy Viewer Mail #1 - S3-E21
Continuity mistake: When the 'Knight' and the 'Ghost' bump into each other in the corridor, the armour and bedsheet fall on the floor, but in the next shot, the armour and bedsheet are gone. (00:18:40)
Continuity mistake: When Lois, Meg, Chris and Stewie first enter the courtroom there is a brown-shirted man sitting next to Quagmire. In the next shot, there is a pink-shirted man there. (00:18:25)
Other mistake: When Lois is saying that she'll make a nice romantic dinner, Chris's picture on the wall not only looks completely different, but he's wearing glasses. (00:08:00)
Airport '07 - S5-E12
Continuity mistake: When they are on the Redneck Tour, when we first see Peter talking, the man behind him has a mustache. As the camera zooms in closer to Peter, the man is suddenly clean shaven. There are several other changes with people behind the Griffins, between shots. (00:00:55)
Continuity mistake: In the flashback when Peter fights Ernie the Giant Chicken, Peter gets knocked off the top of an eighteen wheeler and grabs the second rung at the bottom of the truck's ladder. But when the truck driver sees the pair in his side view mirror, Peter is hanging off the top of the ladder. (00:02:00)
He's Too Sexy for His Fat - S2-E17
Revealing mistake: During the scene when the people at the pool think Chris is a car sitting on the diving board, just before Lois moves out of the shot before the scene changes, her lips disappear for a split second. It's really fast but still easy to notice even without pausing or slow motion.
Halloween on Spooner Street - S9-E4
Continuity mistake: When we first see Joe's police car in his driveway, the lights on top of the car have the blue half on the driver side and the red half on the passenger side, later on in some scenes the red half is on the driver side while the blue half is on the passenger side.
The Courtship of Stewie's Father - S4-E16
Other mistake: When Mr. Hubert is singing about his fantasy life with Chris, he is reflected in a mirror but his arms do not have the same angle; the reflected one is much steeper.
Continuity mistake: Osama bin Laden's dialysis machine disappears after Stewie knocks him down. (00:02:30)
Answer: Lacey Chabert was the actress who originally voiced Meg in early episodes. She left of her own accord due to being in school and other acting work; Seth MacFarlane has stated there was no tension with her leaving, but it makes for a handy joke for the show.
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