Continuity mistake: At the start, the rug is next to Lois' feet. When Chris says about Meg's birthday, the rug isn't visible when it should be. (00:00:20)
Continuity mistake: When Lois finds Peter in the fridge, the papers on the fridge simply vanish between shots. (00:06:20)
Barely Legal - S5-E8
Continuity mistake: At the end, Quagmire takes his robe off and is on the floor. When he comes back with the book for Meg, the robe is gone from the floor. (00:20:30)
Barely Legal - S5-E8
Continuity mistake: Meg gets undressed and leaves her dress by the legs of Brian's chair. When the police enter, the dress is gone. (00:18:50)
Barely Legal - S5-E8
Continuity mistake: When Meg leaves the kitchen and Brian puts his coffee mug on the table, its position is constantly changing when talking to Stewie. (00:08:35)
Continuity mistake: When Lois bends down to pick up the CD off the floor in Chris' room, the items around the shirt on the floor change between shots. (00:16:20)
Continuity mistake: When Stewie is talking to the army recruiter, there is 2 stacks of paper on the desk. When he signs up, one of the stacks has disappeared. (00:07:10)
Continuity mistake: At the start, Chris is sat next to Peter at the table with a visible gap between him and Meg. When Lois stands up, Chris is not closer to Meg as the gap has disappeared. (00:02:20)
Continuity mistake: When Chris is saying about the Army being awesome, there is nothing green on his plate. When the shot changes, something green has appeared on his plate. (00:01:20)
Continuity mistake: When Meg gets promoted, there is a gap in the books on the shelf. When she stands up, the gap is gone. (00:18:30)
Continuity mistake: When Stewie keeps saying "mum", he's not stood next to a rug. When the shot changes, a blue rug has appeared next to Stewie. (00:11:40)
Continuity mistake: When Peter says about suing Dr. Hartman, Lois is holding Stewie who is asleep and facing Peter. When the shot changes, Stewie is now looking towards Brian. (00:08:20)
Continuity mistake: When Peter is playing with Stewie's nose, Stewie's arms are by his side, but when the shot changes, he's got his arms in front of him. (00:08:10)
Continuity mistake: Lois' breasts grow in size when Peter is trying to get Quagmire to snap out of his trance.
Continuity mistake: Stewie floats over to Chris sleeping on the couch. Next shot shows Stewie getting tangled in the ceiling fan although there wasn't ever one in the living room.
Ready, Willing, and Disabled - S3-E15
Continuity mistake: Chris takes Meg's purse and throws it to Stewie to go through. He throws items on the floor, and when Meg takes her purse back, the items on the floor are not there.
Continuity mistake: When Jesus first sits down and starts talking to Jay Leno, there's a coffee cup on his desk with the handle facing to the right. After Jesus says he's been playing Call of Duty, the cup has moved closer to Jesus with the handle facing to the left even though no one touched it.
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: Prior to the family opening their presents at the end of the episode, there is a shot of the outside of the home. Notice the right window intact. Cut to a shot inside, the window is still damaged from earlier in the episode.
Brian's Got a Brand New Bag - S8-E4
Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the episode, we see Rita's bedroom door opens in. When Brian returns from the store, there's no door at all. When he leaves, the door opens out because he slams it shut.
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Other mistake: When they are chasing Tom around the dining table, they huddle up in a circle. Everyone is looking at Peter talk, and when Doctor Hartman says "Damn, that is awfully risky," if you look at Carl's eyes, they clip outside their eyes to look at Hartman.
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.
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