A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: When Lois reminds Peter to go get the tree, there's a wreath with a bow hanging on the wall between the two pictures behind the couch, but when Lois convinces Peter with the promise of a new VCR that wreath has vanished, then it reappears and disappears again when Peter returns with the tree. Also, the plate of cookies that are on the arm of the couch seem to vanish as well.
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: When Lois asks Brian to put on his sweater the rabbit ears antenna is atop the TV, but when Lois asks Peter to "please" get the tree, the TV antenna has vanished then it reappears, and the rug isn't where it should be then it too reappears properly.
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: Peter and Brian go to a trailer park to try to get the gifts back. They are standing in front of a trailer and the doorknob is square. Peter kneels down and it's suddenly a rectangle.
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: The wreath on the inside of the door changes from small to big. Notice when Peter goes outside to get a tree. Its bigger when he comes back inside the house.
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Factual error: Brian touches the oven handle and gets burned. Not possible. Oven door handles do not get hot.
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Factual error: A turkey does not burn and smoke 30 seconds after the oven timer goes off.
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."
Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows - S3-E17
Audio problem: The keys that Jonas hits don't correspond to the music we hear. (00:01:15)
Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows - S3-E17
Continuity mistake: When talking about binary code, the drawing on the board by the the tail of the arrow changes. In the first shot, you see a zero is circled but in the second it's not. (00:03:30)
Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows - S3-E17
Continuity mistake: When we first see Brian at the Laser Rock Show, he is sitting next to a white shirted guy, but in the next shot, he is next to a blue shirted guy. (00:04:25)
Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows - S3-E17
Continuity mistake: When Brian is driving Peter and his friends back from the planetarium, the steering wheel just appears in front of him in the middle of a shot. (00:04:45)
Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows - S3-E17
Continuity mistake: When Lois and Peter are wrestling with the gun on the floor it goes off breaking the window. However the gun then simply vanishes. (00:12:40)
Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows - S3-E17
Continuity mistake: After Pearl dies, Brian rubs her cheek, but in the next shot, his hands (paws) are nowhere near her cheek. (00:20:35)
Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows - S3-E17
Continuity mistake: When the family is eating dinner and discussing Brian's community service, Stewie's meal goes from breaded chicken to meatloaf in between shots.
From Method to Madness - S3-E18
Continuity mistake: When the Griffins are dining with the nudists, the leaves on the corn in the middle of the table change colour. (00:04:20)
From Method to Madness - S3-E18
Continuity mistake: When we first see Brian at the auditions, he is sitting between Stewie and an empty chair, but when he is called up, he is right next to the aisle. (00:05:00)
From Method to Madness - S3-E18
Continuity mistake: In Stewie's first acting class, the chairs all the children are sitting on are blue but after Stewie has done his scene and he is talking to Olivia about her comment, the chairs are orange. (00:06:20 - 00:08:20)
From Method to Madness - S3-E18
Revealing mistake: After the fight between Stewie and Olivia at the concert hall (followed by their breakup), Simon tells Stewie that the act without Olivia is "over" as he turns to walk off the screen. However, before Simon is even partially out of the shot, he completely disappears. (00:18:45)
From Method to Madness - S3-E18
Continuity mistake: While Stewie and Olivia are performing, Olivia is wearing a light purple dress. After the performance, when Stewie and Olivia are sitting on the piano talking to their teacher, Olivia's dress and hair bow changes from purple to blue in between shots. She is also wearing dark red lipstick instead of none at all.
From Method to Madness - S3-E18
Continuity mistake: When Simon is working with Stewie in his "The Life Cycle" exercise, there are three children behind him: a redhead with freckles, a blonde with glasses, and another blonde. However, after Simon turns around and says, "Any comments?", there is a wide pan of the kids in the class, and the three kids have completely disappeared.
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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