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)
Brian: Portrait of a Dog - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: Brian's black collar briefly turns back to his red one when he's looking at the bird combust. (00:05:56)
Revealing mistake: Peter's right eye overlaps his nose when Lois reminds him about getting drunk off communion wine at church. This mistake was later referenced in "Back to the Pilot." (00:02:50)
Continuity mistake: When Peter first goes down into the basement, there is no railing on the stairs. One suddenly appears later in the same scene. (00:08:40)
I Never Met the Dead Man - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: During the scene where Peter interrupts Meg class in a towel, there is a dotted line in the diagram on the board at first, but later, the line is gone. (00:07:10)
Chitty Chitty Death Bang - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: In the first shot of Stewie writing in his diary, he is wearing his usual red overalls and yellow shirt, but in the next shot, he is wearing blue pyjamas. (00:03:55)
Continuity mistake: When Lois starts crying in the supermarket, the boxes on the top shelf change colour between shots. (00:16:40)
Continuity mistake: When Peter is saying how he hated the last few years of MASH, Mr. Weed just appears behind him in a shot change. (00:01:35)
Continuity mistake: When Stewie is acting like a ninja to get his gun back it is in a cupboard with 2 shelves. Yet when the gun is lifting him up there's only one. (00:09:40)
I Never Met the Dead Man - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: When Lois is feeding Stewie broccoli at the beginning in one shot the plate disappears from his table, and then in the next shot it is there with a fork next to it. (00:01:35)
I Never Met the Dead Man - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: When Stewie ties the weather control device to the chimney, the black jump-lead is on Stewie's left (HIS left, not our left) and the red one is on his right, but in the next shot, they have switched positions. (00:18:55)
Continuity mistake: When Peter is improvising in the bank, the bag of money disappears in one shot. (00:17:30)
Chitty Chitty Death Bang - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: During the scene where Peter is taking Meg away from the cult group, in some shots he is wearing a watch and in others, he isn't. (00:18:40)
Continuity mistake: When Meg is looking through her magazine in one shot there are just some adverts, but in the next shot there is a full page picture of someone. (00:01:20)
Continuity mistake: When Lois is first using the slot machine, the symbols differ between shots. (00:11:00)
Chitty Chitty Death Bang - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: When Stewie is writing in his journal, in a far shot there is a yellow space ring on his bed spread, but in a close shot there is half a green planet. (00:03:50)
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 talking about how amazing her singing was, in one shot Stewie disappears from his chair. (00:14:15)
Continuity mistake: When Peter comes home from his fishing trip he leaves mud prints all over the floor. Even Lois points it out, but after he goes through his two flashbacks, the mud is all gone. (00:03:15)
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)
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 ★