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.
Continuity mistake: The age difference between Chris, Meg and Stewie keeps changing throughout the series. At the beginning of the series, Chris is 13, Meg is 15 and Stewie is 1 (he is after S1 E3 Chitty Chitty Death Bang). In series 4, Chris then goes to high school so he must be 14 by that time. It isn't referenced that Meg has aged between series 1 and series 5 until S5 E10 Peter's Two Dads where she turns 17, so she must have turned 16 during the past five seasons. Despite Meg having aged two years throughout the series, Chris remains having only aged one year since S4 (Age 14 referenced in S9 E13 Trading Places). Then in S10 E10 Meg & Quagmire, Meg then turns 18, and still Chris hasn't aged. Also, Stewie remains one year old after all of Chris and Meg's birthdays. If it were consistent, Meg would be now 18, Chris would now be 16 (not 14) and Stewie would now be 4 (not 1).
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)
Factual error: Joe could never investigate Lois' murder as it happened out at sea. Joe is from the Quohog PD and would not have jurisdiction at sea, the Coast Guard would.
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
Other 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)
Death Lives - S3-E6
Continuity mistake: Peter gets in to Cleveland's van and to do so, crosses a pavement. When Cleveland drives off there is no pavement. (00:16:40)
Brian Does Hollywood (2) - S3-E2
Continuity mistake: The director opens the door for Brian. On the inside the door has a window, but on the outside the window is missing. (00:12:30)
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: While everyone is in the secret room Peter finds a blue book on the desk and picks it up to read. Peter's holding this book in his hands when he asks Consuela what happened, and just as Consuela tells him about her nephew, we see another blue book on the desk beside Peter. There should be only one blue book - the one in Peter's hands. (00:20:40)
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: When everyone enters the secret room there's a tall lamp (which is turned on) on the desk, but after Peter finds the book, just as he asks Bonnie about being punched in the throat, the lamp has vanished in this shot. (00:20:15)
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: The interior layout of the dining room is visible in many shots, specifically the wall and windows behind the arm chair at the head of the table. After Stephanie is murdered, when Mort shouts to run for their lives, the crowd exits the dining room and they turn right, then everyone runs for the double front doors, opposite the staircase. This means the windows behind the arm chair at the head of the table are at the back of the house, but later when they capture Tom behind that chair, the shot moves backwards through the window and it's now at the front of the house, beside the double front doors. (00:10:50 - 00:37:30)
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: When Muriel disappears after she's been accused, everybody rushes back up the secret passageway stairs to find her, and in the first shot facing the group there's a large green desk pad on the desk, but in the next shot that desk pad has vanished (and it reappears when they split into groups). (00:21:55)
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 ★