Continuity mistake: When Peter's great-great uncle, Ulysses S. Griffin, is with Robert E. Lee, all the Confederate soldiers have their straps over their left shoulders, but in the closeup two soldiers have their straps over their right shoulders.
Other mistake: Joe Swanson is colored incorrectly. His color scheme is apparently the same as Peter Griffin's when looking at his skin color and hair. It is fixed shortly afterwards. (00:11:54)
Lois Comes Out of Her Shell - S11-E6
Continuity mistake: When Stewie is colouring on the floor his position keeps changing between shots. Note his book in relation to the rug. (00:14:30)
Continuity mistake: At the top of the mountain, there are 3 string of flags attached to a pole. The shortest of which is 3 flags. Red, Blue, Yellow. However, after the shot zooms and comes back to the Griffins, the colours are now Blue, Red, Blue. The colours of a second string also change. (00:13:30)
Continuity mistake: At the end of the episode Chris is taking his suitcase upstairs. He walks in front the couch where everyone is sitting and heads towards the stairs. Next shot shows him walking behind the couch as if he entered the front door and walked behind the couch and over to the stairs.
Don't Be a Dickens at Christmas - S16-E9
Continuity mistake: Peter gets Lois a lawn chair. It vanishes from sight when Peter gives Meg her radio.
How the Griffin Stole Christmas - S15-E9
Continuity mistake: Santa strangles Peter with his belt. He falls to the ground with a bruised neck. He turns around and the bruise is gone.
Valentine's Day in Quahog - S11-E12
Continuity mistake: When Quagmire gets shocked, the plug socket has 3 holes in it. When Quagmire is hitting the ground, there is only 2. (00:04:20)
Continuity mistake: When we see Brian drinking in the Clam for the first time, he finishes his drink but when Peter appears his glass is half full again. (00:08:20)
Space Cadet - S11-E9
Continuity mistake: Peter cuts his head with the comb near the start, however the blood simply vanishes from his head. (00:03:10)
Jesus, Mary and Joseph! - S11-E8
Continuity mistake: At the start the amount of decorations on the tree changes quite significantly between consecutive shots. (00:01:10)
Friends Without Benefits - S11-E7
Continuity mistake: In the very first shot, Meg picks up her milk with her left hand and has her right hand on the table. The shot changes to a closer one and her right hand is lo longer on the table. (00:00:35)
Lois Comes Out of Her Shell - S11-E6
Continuity mistake: When Stewie opens the second box, the head is bigger than the box. Meaning the lid shouldn't have been able to sit flush on the box. (00:15:40)
Lois Comes Out of Her Shell - S11-E6
Continuity mistake: When Lois comes back from getting a tattoo, Brian's position on the rug changes instantly. (00:07:40)
Lois Comes Out of Her Shell - S11-E6
Continuity mistake: When Lois runs out the room, the glass and paper that Peter was holding simply disappeared. (00:05:40)
Lois Comes Out of Her Shell - S11-E6
Continuity mistake: At the start, the park bench moves closer to the paving slabs between the long and short camera angles. (00:01:40)
Lois Comes Out of Her Shell - S11-E6
Continuity mistake: At the start, Chris moves further away from the rug. (00:01:10)
Continuity mistake: The trolley of item's that Peter has disappears when Briggs is shooting at them. (00:18:50)
Yug Ylimaf - S11-E4
Continuity mistake: The damage to the bedroom wall changes from when they hit the wall to when they wake up. (00:05:30)
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.
Jon Sandys ★