The Thin White Line (1) - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: When Brian finds Peter in the rehab centre, he has 7 beers in a pack on the bed beside him in a row of 4 and a row of 3. When the camera changes, the row of 4 which is on the outside has been reduced to 3 cans. The direction on which they are facing also changes from across the bed side to side to along the bed top to bottom. (00:16:35)
The Thin White Line (1) - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: When Brian corners the elderly gentleman and drops the contents of his case they change position on the floor between the long and close ups. (00:12:30)
The Thin White Line (1) - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: After Brian has shown of his skills at home we see him with his head out of the cop car. The car has blue and yellow lights on top but when it cuts to a close up a red section has appeared. (00:07:30)
The Thin White Line (1) - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: When Meg is holding the newspaper up about Brian, the paper vanishes instantly. (00:07:20)
The Thin White Line (1) - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: When Brian walks into the kitchen Peter's plate turns into a bowl. (00:06:50)
The Thin White Line (1) - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: When Peter is looking at places to go on holiday, his hand is on his plate. Camera changes and it's no longer on the plate. (00:06:40)
The Thin White Line (1) - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: When Brian sniffs the coke for the first time, the position of it on the floor is constantly changing position. (00:06:25)
The Thin White Line (1) - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: Mr Weed walks in and has his right arm behind his back. Camera changes and now it's down by his side. (00:01:40)
The Thin White Line (1) - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: When Mr. Weed comes into the canteen to say about the company picnic, the stuff on the Peters table vanishes instantly. (00:01:40)
Continuity mistake: During the AA meetings, Dr. Hartman's, Bruce's, and Tom's buttons switch sides between shots.
Continuity mistake: The buttons on Chris' and Peter's suits switch sides while they're at church. Also, when Lois goes to see Joyce after the news anchor's exposé, both women's buttons are a problem when the buttons do not change sides in the mirror's reflection. (00:04:00 - 00:13:30)
Continuity mistake: After Joyce reveals the secret on the news it soon cuts to Joyce sitting in front of the mirror at Quahog 5, and in the mirror's reflection we see the door behind Joyce opens at the real Lois' right side (blocking the lightswitch), but in the next shot facing Lois the door opens the opposite way (not blocking the lightswitch). (00:13:25)
Halloween on Spooner Street - S9-E4
Continuity mistake: When Joe is dispatched to the domestic disturbance, while he's in the house with the couple Joe's badge quite instantly switches to the opposite side of his shirt, then it's back to its original side. (00:11:10)
Continuity mistake: At the start, while Peter and the kids are watching TV, the buttons on Peter's shirt are on his left side, but in Peter's closeup the buttons switch to his right side, where they usually are. The switching happens again in following shots.
Continuity mistake: While Lois is in the Paris hotel suite packing her suitcase there are two doors behind her, and Bonnie opens one of those doors. The other door has its door knob on the left side of the door, but when Lois walks over and opens that other door to reveal Joe, its door knob is now at the right side of the door. (00:18:00)
Continuity mistake: When Mayor West and Carol are walking on the beach, the buttons on West's suit switch to the opposite side, and this occurs again in later scenes. When Carol and West get engaged, the buttons on Lois' blouse switch sides as well. When Carol's ex-husband, Randall, gives Peter the bag of fish, Randall's buttons also switch from the left to right between shots. (00:06:30)
Continuity mistake: When Carol's taxi stops in front of the house Lois rushes out to welcome her sister, and in the first shot the semaphore flag is attached to the curbside mailbox with its "L" shape facing the ground, but in the next shot as Quagmire shows up, the flag is now attached to the mailbox the opposite way. (00:02:35)
Continuity mistake: When Lois starts moving Stewie's crib, there's a crescent moon on the headboard with its points facing the left, but in the following shots the crescent moon is facing the opposite way. (00:01:40)
Something, Something, Something, Dark Side - S8-E20
Continuity mistake: During their lightsaber duel, Luke is holding his lightsaber when Vader cuts off his right hand, then Luke's hand and his lightsaber fall away so he loses both. However, after Luke is rescued by the Millennium Falcon, when the door opens as Lando helps an injured Luke, we can see the hilt of Luke's lightsaber hanging from his belt as he hugs Leia. (00:36:30 - 00:39:15)
Something, Something, Something, Dark Side - S8-E20
Continuity mistake: After Fett takes off with Han frozen in carbonite C-3PO cracks a joke about rescuing him in three years. When it cuts to Vader with Luke, Vader uses the Force to break a pipe off the wall, and in the next wide shot Vader's chest plate is backwards, note the buttons. (00:35:10)
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 ★