Ready, Willing, and Disabled - S3-E15
Continuity mistake: When Peter is stealing steroids from behind Mort Goldman's desk, he gets down on his knees to hide. In the next shot, he is standing (albeit bent at the hips).
Other mistake: When Lois knocks out the karate master, if you look in the stands, behind Peter, there is a person without a nose.
Not All Dogs Go to Heaven - S7-E11
Continuity mistake: In the part where Meg is asking Brian about God, and Brian answers he is an atheist, the camera pans out quickly, and we see an entrance to the kitchen with an air vent above it. Eventually the family discussion with Brian continues, and you see that the air vent is now gone.
Continuity mistake: During the yard sale, Lois goes outside the house but she doesn't close the door. She talks to Peter and the shot later, the door is closed.
If I'm Dyin' I'm Lyin' - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When the crowd is outside Peter's house wanting Peter to heal them, a lady in pink comes out and says "It's him!". While she does this she is standing on the lawn, but in the next shot she is standing on the cement path. Other people in the crowd change position in this cut too.
Factual error: When Meg and Lois are in the back of a police car they escape by opening the back doors and getting away. The rear doors of a police car can only open from the outside, for obvious reasons and this escape could not be possible.
Ocean's Three and a Half - S7-E7
Continuity mistake: Before Dr. Hartman delivers Bonnie's baby, he removes a small wheelchair and places it on a cabinet next to him. After delivering the baby, he makes a funny remark about Paula Poundstone, and then he hands the baby to Bonnie. Notice that the wheelchair and the cabinet are no longer present.
Revealing mistake: During the Ozzy Osbourne scene, there is a person in the audience with no mouth. (00:16:10)
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: When Tom attempts to run away from the guests, Peter, Joe, Carl and Doctor Hartman chase him downstairs to the dining room. By the time they reach the dining room, Quagmire, Mayor West and Seamus appear from nowhere. (00:37:20)
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: Just after the guests have found Muriel, there is a shot from outside the manor where we can see Quagmire's car at the back of the rest of the cars. But in the next overview shot of the manor, Quagmire's car is now in front of a red car. (00:29:30)
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: In the first shot of the secret room, there is a desk with a lamp, a cup with pencils in and two sheets of paper on. In the next shot, a blue book suddenly appears on the desk. (00:20:15)
Character mistake: After Stewie and Brian go to tell the past versions of themselves not to tell 1999 Brian about 9/11, Stewie then finds out that Brian then told 1999 Brian to write the Harry Potter novels. This would have been impossible because the first Harry Potter novel was published in 1997, 2 years before the time period Stewie and Brian arrive in. (00:16:35)
Continuity mistake: After Mayor West enjoys eating the taffy, when it cuts to the Griffin family standing on their lawn, the post-mounted mailbox is placed on the right side of the front door's walkway, but then it switches to the left side of the walkway.
Other mistake: When the family gets to the top of the mountain Brian goes left off-screen to pee. Lois says "we proved we aren't second best." Wideshot shows the Fishmans sitting there. They would've all seen them when they got there, yet they are shocked when Ross says "Well look who finally got here." And they are only inches apart.
Continuity mistake: After the LASIK surgery Lois has bandages covering her eyes, and the pairs of crisscrossed tape switch their over-under positions within the same shot.
Continuity mistake: When Meg, as X-Men's Quicksilver, starts to spite her whole family at the speed of light at the beginning of the episode - just after Chris sneezed in front of everybody - she initially throws his hat away from him, but in the next shot when she gets back on her seat, Chris' hat returns resting to his head.
Baby, You Knock Me Out - S9-E5
Continuity mistake: Peter sets his globe on the table beside the box it came in and walks over to Joe and hugs him. Next shot shows the globe back in the box on the couch even though you see the edge of the box the whole time.
Space Cadet - S11-E9
Revealing mistake: When Chris is giving them a tour of the shuttle, they are standing up normal. When they take off, they are still standing straight up. The shuttle goes straight up. You would be on your back at take off. They would never be able to stand straight up.
Continuity mistake: When Joe eats ice-cream on a mini batting helmet during the football match, some ice-cream is visible fallen on the ground just before the drink seller comes. In the next shot it disappears. (00:02:40 - 00:03:01)
Continuity mistake: At the Adult Education centre we see an establishing shot showing the building and that it is night time. When we see the classroom there is beautiful sunshine beaming in through the window. (00:04:20)
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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