Continuity mistake: When Peter is about to walk into the Drunken Clam, his seeing-eye dog refuses to go inside, so he puts the leash on a homeless man, thinking it was a fire hydrant. We actually see a fire hydrant in front of the homeless man, but then when Peter ties the dog up, it's gone.
Continuity mistake: When Peter and Brian are entering the Channel 5 Studio, we see a far view of Tom and Diane eating. The torn right sleeve (close to her hand) from the far shot shows that it reaches her elbow. In the close up shot, the sleeve doesn't go to her elbow. (00:09:20)
Continuity mistake: When Mr Washee Washee discovers Peter in his bedroom, Peter's glasses are missing when he says the line, "it seems we're at an impasse", but instantly reappear at the start of the next line, "how do you propose we settle this?"
Continuity mistake: As Peter pulls up outside the laundrette, there are parked cars visible on the other side of the road. In the next shot, as Peter is exiting his car, the cars have disappeared.
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Character mistake: In the scene with Peter and his buddies downtown, the sign on the store across the street from them on the right side of the screen is misspelled as "Quahog Sporitng Goods."
Continuity mistake: Peter is sitting in the audience with a blue jacket on. Next scene shows him come out of the building not wearing the jacket.
The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair - S9-E12
Continuity mistake: When Stewie spots "evil Stewie", the evil clone is off the carpet and next to the hi-fi. In the very next shot he's moved far closer to Stewie and Brian.
German Guy - S9-E11
Continuity mistake: When Franz Gutentag falls off the step towards the end of the episode, Herbert is on the porch of the house and reaches out to him. When we see the shot of Gutentag falling in slow motion and the birds fly away, there is no sign of Herbert on the porch.
Jerome Is the New Black - S8-E7
Continuity mistake: When Brian and Quagmire are eating at the steak house, Quagmire is seen cutting and eating his steak. When he gets up from the table, the steak is whole.
Continuity mistake: Peter is sitting on the couch talking on the radio. You see the phone sitting on a table beside the couch. But when Peter picks up the phone to call Quagmire, the phone is right beside him, without him ever moving it from the table.
Continuity mistake: Death has the TV remote asking how old the TV is. As Lois talks, he puts it down, then it suddenly disappears altogether.
Continuity mistake: As Quagmire and Cleveland are talking to Peter, the hat Cleveland is wearing disappears and reappears between cuts.
The Most Interesting Man in the World - S12-E17
Revealing mistake: When Peter is attempting to sneak into the Drunken Clam whilst keeping an eye on Stewie, Peter rips out his eye and throws it towards Stewie, though his glasses are in the way of his eye. (00:03:10)
The Most Interesting Man in the World - S12-E17
Continuity mistake: When Peter, Joe and Quagmire are watching Superman, they are first shown with three glasses on the table, one for each. After the scene of Superman is played on the TV, there are suddenly five glasses on the table. (00:03:30)
Continuity mistake: When Peter is eating dinner with Lois and her parents, on his plate there is mashed potatoes and meat loaf. Peter shovels potatoes in his mouth then spits them out all over the table. When his plate is shown again, the meat loaf has disappeared from the plate even though he didn't touch it.
Revealing mistake: As Stewie is walking toward Herbert's house, he just suddenly appears mid-screen.
Revealing mistake: Right after the "Ghost Whisperer" cutaway, while Peter, Chris, and Lois are sitting on the couch, Chris' eyes disappear for a single frame. (00:09:10)
Continuity mistake: At the Founding Father Restaurant, Stewie is drawing on a treasure map in red crayon and Peter takes it. In the next scene, where Peter shows the map to Quagmire and Joe at the Clam, the red crayon mark is no longer there.
Revealing mistake: When Peter leans down to get the basketball, a dot briefly appears on his shorts, then disappears almost immediately.
Revealing mistake: When Peter says "kicking, Lois?", after being kicked into the stereo, his nose very briefly turns white. (00:20:00)
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 ★