Visible crew/equipment: When they are taping the family, Carol gets mad and goes upstairs and the camera guy taping her tapes her going up the stairs and when he does, for a second, you can see where the set ends and all the lights.
Visible crew/equipment: When Cody is saying to Mark "You know it's really good to see you're dating," a crew member steps into the shot on the right side of the screen. (00:08:45)
Visible crew/equipment: When Cody is handing Carol the cashier's check, a camera and a crew member's arm are briefly visible on the right side of the screen.
Answer: According to the SBS website, Brendan's disappearance was never really explained. He just kind of faded out. He was hired as the cute "little" one and as he got older he wasn't as cute. When the Lamberts had the little girl, they got their cuteness factor back and didn't need as many kids around.