Continuity mistake: When Brian is sitting on the deckchair reading 'Utne Reader', the words 'Utne Reader' switch from being on the front cover, to the back cover, and then to the front again. (00:07:40)
Continuity mistake: When Stewie is sitting on Lois's lap watching TV and Peter comes in, at first his book his blue then it is red. (00:02:25)
Continuity mistake: When Peter is talking to the tree, the tree changes colour between shots. (00:17:50)
Continuity mistake: When Lois is showing Stewie the tape in the car, the way she is holding it changes between shots. (00:07:30)
Continuity mistake: When Lois is first using the slot machine, the symbols differ between shots. (00:11:00)
Continuity mistake: When Brian is watching TV at first the remote is on the right hand side and there is an olive in his glass, but in the next shot the olive is gone and the remote in on the left hand side. (00:08:10)
Continuity mistake: When Lois is saying "I feel so foolish, it seemed like such a good cause", Meg and Stewie disappear from the chair she was sitting on. (00:13:25)
Continuity mistake: When Chris shows Peter his drawing in the forest, in the shot before there was no drawing on either side. (00:19:00)
Continuity mistake: Just as Peter says "He-e-ey, don't take no for an answer Chris", the picture on the wall changes between shots. (00:06:35)
Continuity mistake: When the head Native American is saying he wishes he had a spiritual vision also, there is just his right hand man beside him and the Indian in the grey suit to his other side with nobody directly behind him. When the camera cuts to a wide angle from more of a distance, suddenly the fat Indian with the cigar appears behind him, then vanishes again in the next shot. (00:20:04)
Continuity mistake: When the Native Americans make ghost sounds at Peter and Lois scaring them out of the office, the chair on the right side of the screen is empty. It cuts to Peter and Lois turning to run out of the door for a split second, then back to the Native Americans in a different angle. Suddenly that chair that was empty now has an Native American in a grey suit sitting there. (00:15:44)
Continuity mistake: In the car, Peter talks about how he shouldn't have had that prune smoothie. Suddenly their car has no rear window, and the ceiling of the car is completely different with lines going everywhere and extending back down over where the rear window used to be. (00:09:24)
Continuity mistake: Peter picks up the phone to call the Scout leaders and points his finger up in the air. In the side shot, it's just his finger extended up, but when it cuts to a closer angle, suddenly his thumb is extended outward as well. (00:07:00)
Continuity mistake: On the couch, Lois tells Peter that maybe Chris is the one that should be earning that badge. As she does, Peter's arm is down at his side and her hand is resting on it. It then cuts to his reaction and suddenly his arm is out in front of him with no time between shots.
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 ★