Continuity mistake: When Stewie is thrown from the swing and lands in another little girl's stroller, the inside is suddenly much larger after Stewie lands in it when the camera changes angles to how big it was when he was flying towards it. It suddenly has enough room for Stewie to be lying beside the girl with room to spare while she is still in the center, when it was barely big enough for her alone before he landed.
Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater - S2-E1
Continuity mistake: Making his point to Peter, Brian smashes his Star Was glass on the floor which snaps Peter out of his stupor. The glass shattered into many pieces on the floor in front of Peter's chair. In the subsequent shots, the broken glass is nowhere to be seen on the floor. (00:18:02)
The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire - S4-E5
Continuity mistake: During the cut away to Superman and the good trying to attack him, Superman is on a ledge around 5ft in height however this instantly becomes a mere step. (00:08:30)
Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High - S4-E2
Continuity mistake: When Stewie says about doing the robot to Brian, the stack of papers in front of him just simply disappear. (00:11:10)
Continuity mistake: The scene where Lois is on the boat and Stewie is shooting her, the bullets are going through her body and out her back and in some shots you can see exit wounds on her back but in other shots they're missing.
To Live and Die in Dixie - S3-E12
Continuity mistake: When the robber leaves the minimart, he has a fistful of dollars in one hand and his gun in the other. When he notices the bike, he's got 3 dollars and no gun in his hands. (00:03:55)
Continuity mistake: When Peter is playing the guitar on the stairs, in the side on shot he is facing Lois with the guitar neck by the banister. When the shot changes he's facing away from Lois and the next is pointing away from the banister. (00:14:30)
Continuity mistake: On the way to the hospital, Carol's position in the car changes from the middle to the side instantly. (00:05:10)
The Thin White Line (1) - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: At the start we see Peter eating at the table and there is no-one to his left. Camera changes and a man in a red shirt has appeared. (00:01:40)
Baby, You Knock Me Out - S9-E5
Continuity mistake: When Peter gives Chris the invitation to his party Meg walks into the kitchen, and both the fridge and freezer door handles are on the left side, but in following shots both door handles are back to their usual place on the right. (00:01:00 - 00:05:25)
Continuity mistake: Quagmire and Meg are sitting on the couch. From out of nowhere he gives Meg a gift for her birthday. He came over empty handed. (00:04:27)
I Never Met the Dead Man - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: At the stop light, Meg starts racing a guy on a horse drawn carriage. When they leave the light, they are going down a road by a cliff side, and suddenly there are no lines in the road from the side angle. When it cuts to the carriage's wheel coming off, suddenly there is a dotted yellow line in the road by it. (00:03:17)
Crimes and Meg's Demeanor - S16-E8
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of this episode Peter is talking to Meg about her senior year in high school. This makes no sense considering she turned 18 in season 10, which was released in 2012.
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: When Muriel is killed in the flashback, she is on the floor with her arms open and head down. When they find her, her head is tilted and her arms are straight to her body.
Continuity mistake: When Cleveland and Peter are in his car making sandwiches, Peter originally makes one sandwich that he splits with Cleveland. When the two men approach the car, saying they smelled something good, they offer $10 a piece for a sandwich. Peter then hands them each a sandwich that he couldn't have made that quickly.
Continuity mistake: Meg comes in the kitchen and Peter pulls out her chair for her. Next shot of Meg shows a plate of food appear out of nowhere. Peter, Lois and Chris had a plate in front of them and there was no plate in front of Meg at any time. There was no other food in sight on the counter or stove either. (00:15:00)
Partial Terms of Endearment - S8-E21
Continuity mistake: In this episode, Lois is shown to have dated Naomi during college. But in the episode "Meet The Quagmires", it was established that Lois and Peter were already dating when Lois was eighteen. She accepted Peter's marriage proposal at that age. She would have been engaged and possibly married during college, not dating other people.
Continuity mistake: Peter's boss tells him to put on his helmet. He reaches behind him and out of nowhere, a red helmet appears in his hand.
Continuity mistake: While cooking dinner, and waiting for Peter, Lois has a watch on. As she comes down the basement stairs, it's suddenly gone.
Continuity mistake: During the flash back at the ice cream store Peter's eyes change in size twice before he licks the ice cream and then one more time after he licks the ice cream before falling down.
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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