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.
Continuity mistake: When Lois is handing out everyone's lines for the play, Meg doesn't have glasses on. Split second later they appear. (00:09:47)
Continuity mistake: When Diane Simmons is announcing that she will play Anna, the five little pictures behind her change between shots. (00:11:15)
Continuity mistake: During the end of Peter's "revised" version of "The King and I" right after the scene where Brian and Peter kung-fu fight, the scene transitions to the next scene where a bunch of girls with bikinis on are surrounding Peter. During the transition, a girl appears out of nowhere. She is blonde and is leaning on Peter. (00:19:10)
Continuity mistake: When Peter shows Lois the newspaper about the play the headline "Long live this King" is in black text. In the next shot when he puts the paper on the bed, the headline has changed to red text. (00:21:10)
Continuity mistake: Lois is wearing a green dress when peter is looking at her from the stage, but she's wearing a blue dress throughout the scene.
Continuity mistake: After the "Lint" scene, Meg's glasses disappear.
I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: During Lois' fight with Gloria Ironbox, Peter is wearing his usual white shirt and not his suit for one shot, then goes back to wearing his suit. (00:20:40 - 00:21:10)
I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: Peter complains about having to spend a week at a women's retreat for sensitivity training, but when he returns, the caption reads "two weeks later."
If I'm Dyin' I'm Lyin' - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Peter, Anne Frank, and a group of people (presumably Anne Frank's family) are hiding from the Nazis, Anne Frank and her family look over to discover Peter munching crisps. In the next shot, Anne Frank's family look somewhat different, in fact they are a different group of people entirely. (00:06:40)
If I'm Dyin' I'm Lyin' - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Peter says "There's gotta be an explanation for all this" the background is mirrored. (00:20:10)
If I'm Dyin' I'm Lyin' - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: Before Lois runs upstairs to Get Stewie out of the bloody tub, the pictures on the wall (behind Peter's head) of Chris and Stewie switch places between shots.
If I'm Dyin' I'm Lyin' - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: In the scene that parodies "Good Times" and the "JJ" character says the infamous line "Dy-NO-Mite!" as he comes home, his mother has a coffee mug but his father doesn't. In the next shot, they both have mugs.
If I'm Dyin' I'm Lyin' - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When the crowd is outside Peter's house wanting Peter to heal them, a lady in pink comes out and says "It's him!". While she does this she is standing on the lawn, but in the next shot she is standing on the cement path. Other people in the crowd change position in this cut too.
Continuity mistake: When Peter and Lois kiss and make up at the end, Tricia and the press run up to them. As they arrive there is no-one behind Tricia, but in the next shot there are three people behind her. (00:21:15)
A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Bucks - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: In one shot of the Griffins at the hotel, Brian's collar is yellow instead of red.
Fifteen Minutes of Shame - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: The bush that the artist is painting in the pre-credits scene changes between shots. (00:00:10)
Fifteen Minutes of Shame - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: When Peter puts his brush to the paint, you can tell that he dabs it in green or yellow paint, but when he paints the woman's blouse, it is red paint. (00:00:25)
Fifteen Minutes of Shame - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: When the Griffins are invited down from the crowd, the whole audience seating arrangement changes when the camera view is from behind them facing onto the audience.
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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