Brian Goes Back to College - S4-E15
Continuity mistake: Louis' hand changes places on the newspaper at the start when talking to Brian. Note its position in relation to the column. (00:02:10)
The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire - S4-E5
Continuity mistake: When everyone starts playing charades, Joe is acting out a character. He has black shoes on. The boat throws him overboard and when back on the boat his shoes are white.
Continuity mistake: Brian and Stewie see Meg enter Mayor West's motel room. She's wearing a purple dress. They follow them to a restaurant and Meg has her regular hat and outfit on.
Other mistake: Peter says I can't afford to keep you. He puts 4 bullets in the shotgun. He shoots a total of 5 times.
Petergeist - S4-E26
Continuity mistake: Lois slaps the skull out of Peter's hand and it lands on top of the dirt pile. They both turn around to look at the house and the skull is nowhere in sight.
Continuity mistake: At the start of the episode there's no coffee table beside the couch. When Brian is trying to prove to Peter that he has gravitational pull because of his weight, there's now a table with a bowl of fruit and a book.
Petergeist - S4-E26
Continuity mistake: The filing cabinet that was beside the TV moves to the corner beside the desk.
Jungle Love - S4-E13
Other mistake: In the kitchen when Peter is playing with the paddle ball and then Brian confesses to giving Chris the idea about joining the Peace Corp, there is a picture frame on the wall behind Peter. In this is various pictures of the family including Brian. In this, Brian is as a yellow dog despite being white in the series, and even in the scene depicted.
Continuity mistake: At the start in class there are two people behind Meg who both have green tops. When the camera shows the class from the front one of the green tops has changed colour. (00:02:05)
Continuity mistake: Going up the ladder Lois has Stewie in her left arm. However, as she comes through the window he is in her right arm. (00:06:00)
Continuity mistake: When Joe lifts his steak to his mouth you can see a section cut out of the steak on the plate. When he shoots the plate, the steak is whole. (00:01:50)
Brian Goes Back to College - S4-E15
Continuity mistake: When Stewie runs in to film Brian after he got fired, Lois has her arms crossed. When we see it from the camera's POV, her arms are in completely differently positions. (00:07:10)
Brian Goes Back to College - S4-E15
Continuity mistake: At the start Stewie is sat in the middle of the middle cushion on the sofa. However, as Lois walks off he is now sat on the join of two cushions nearest Brian. (00:02:25)
Continuity mistake: When Meg tells her family she's a lesbian, Lois has food on her spoon. As Meg starts yelling about her friends liking her, Lois is holding a fork with no food on it. (00:11:40)
Continuity mistake: As the trio are singing at the end, the position of the 3 changes between instant cuts. (00:20:05)
Continuity mistake: When Neil points out the poster for Meg, Meg has 2 books in her arms that become one. (00:04:20)
Revealing mistake: Watch closely when Brian is demonstrating orbit. The apple can be seen to go through Peter's hand a couple of times. (00:07:50)
Continuity mistake: The fork with steak on it that's on Joes plate disappears between shots. (00:02:05)
Continuity mistake: At the steakhouse before Joe shoots the table we see Peter's knife on his plate but it suddenly appears on the table. (00:02:00)
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 ★