Barely Legal - S5-E8
Audio problem: Just after Peter graduates from the Police Academy, he goes home to Lois and draws his gun in the kitchen, which gets Lois very excited. Every time Peter fires his revolver, you'll hear a soft, but distinctive clink briefly after each shot. This clink comes from shell casings hitting the floor, which revolvers make impossible. Revolvers are designed to eject expended shell casings only while its user is reloading, not after each shot is fired. Only semiautomatic firearms immediately eject expended cartridges immediately after having been fired. Unless I'm mistaken, the entire gunshot sound originally came from a 9mm semiautomatic pistol.
Continuity mistake: As Lois pats Brian, her elbow changes position. (00:16:45)
There's Something About Paulie - S2-E16
Continuity mistake: When Meg is first seen performing 'Death of a Salesman' she changes position between shots. (00:12:35)
Ocean's Three and a Half - S7-E7
Continuity mistake: As Joe is waiting on Peter, Quagmire and Cleveland at the bar, take notice that he is holding a tray with two bottles of beer on it. One bottle is sitting behind the other in the close up shot of Joe. However when the shot pans out, you see that the bottles are side by side.
You May Now Kiss The...Uh...Guy Who Receives - S4-E25
Continuity mistake: When Peter drives his car in the field it is perfectly visible, but in the next couple of shots the car's gone, and so are the tire tracks.
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: At the end when everyone is packing their bags and leaving, Jillian is sitting on a bench upset and Bonnie's hand is on her shoulder because Derek was killed. Her neck collar is missing, and her shirt strap is on the right side instead of the left side.
Ready, Willing, and Disabled - S3-E15
Continuity mistake: Right after Lois is telling Peter that he should go to Joe's house, you see a plate and a coffee mug. But right after the angel spirit holds the gun up to Peter's head, and he is walking away from the table, the plate and mug are gone.
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).
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)
FOX-y Lady - S7-E10
Continuity mistake: As Peter is selling his cartoon idea to Mr. Chernin at Fox, you can see a small globe behind him. After the cartoon is shown, and the shot returns to Peter and Mr. Chernin, you will notice that the globe turns into an Emmy award.
FOX-y Lady - S7-E10
Continuity mistake: When Fred Savage takes off his Rush Limbaugh costume, he throws the clothing on the floor. Lois and Brian jump through the window to confront him, and the clothes are in new positions on the floor.
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Other mistake: When everyone is in the dining room after James Woods was killed, Derek and Jillian can be seen hugging each other a little bit, and Derek's left arm is missing.
Factual error: A TV announcer says "We now return to True Blood", indicating a return from a commercial break. True Blood airs on HBO, which is a premium network that does not show commercials.
Seahorse Seashell Party - S10-E2
Continuity mistake: Brian cuts his entire ear off. The top of his ear reappears a few shots later.
Other mistake: When Peter and the gang are watching TV drinking beers, the TV doesn't have any cables on the back. So how has it got power or a TV signal? This mistake was later referenced in "Back to the Pilot." (00:04:16)
Continuity mistake: Toward the end of this episode, Stewie is at home in the living room talking to Rupert about how depressed he is about being alone. All of a sudden he hears his family come back home, so he gets up from the couch and runs to the window leaving Rupert on the couch. As soon as Stewie moves his head away from the window take notice that Rupert is no longer on the couch.
Petergeist - S4-E26
Other mistake: The Griffins' house disappears when they flee, but when they go to Quagmire's house after, you can see their house when they are at the front door. Quagmire's house is on the right of theirs and the angle of the shot is to the left so it's definitely their house, not Quagmire's other neighbours on his right. (00:16:36)
There's Something About Paulie - S2-E16
Continuity mistake: A mob member at Cleveland's deli offers to help Peter get a new car by stealing the used junker he bought and have insurance get him a new one. The new blue car he receives appears to resemble a Volkswagen Beetle when it first appears, but in the second shot the car's body is more Mercedes-like. (00:05:17)
Road to the North Pole - S9-E7
Other mistake: Cleveland's house, across the street from the Griffins, is absent in the opening overhead shot. Then the scene changes to inside, and we can see his house through the window.
Continuity mistake: Peter, Quagmire, Cleveland and Joe are crawling through the air duct. Joes wheelchair is nowhere in sight yet when they fall to the floor it hits Joe in the head. (00:10:18)
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 ★