Ready, Willing, and Disabled - S3-E15
Continuity mistake: When Peter is convincing Joe to do something with his life, they are listening to the news and beer cans are everywhere. Then the news reporter says, "Better watch out for that skateboard." After he slips, look around the room: there are no beer cans anymore.
Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington - S3-E3
Continuity mistake: When Peter is sharpening the pencils, the ones that he throws on the table are much shorter than what he sharpened them to.
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: When Stewie contemplates that there is a hidden camera in the Santa ornament, the size of the red bauble next to the Santa changes between shots. (00:05:10)
Continuity mistake: When we first see Carter and the Griffins at the Newport racetrack, Peter's hands are on his thighs, but in the next shot, he is holding a cigar in his mouth. (00:11:10)
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: Brian gets the fur on his hands burned off by the kitchen fire, but when Lois goes crazy and goes into the living room, the rest follow her and the screen zooms out. When that happens Brian's fur is back on his hands.
Continuity mistake: Peter is playing poker with Lois's father, and he wins. Lois's dad wins. While he's bragging about his son-in-law, look at the table. All the chips and cards are gone.
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.
Continuity mistake: When Peter is throwing the disks and then shooting them, you see the door is closed. In the next shot it is open and you can see the inside of the house. Then in the next shot, it is open again. (00:16:10)
The Kiss Seen Around the World - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: When Stewie has kidnapped that bully he holds a weapon in front of the bully's face. When Lois comes in he puts it down, but in a full shot of the room it has disappeared. (00:19:30)
Continuity mistake: When Meg is waiting for Lois outside the hooters, she has a watch on her wrist. When she is talking with Lois, it just disappears after a couple of shots and we don't see it again. (00:11:10)
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: When Joe is pretending to have broken his legs, Quagmire is holding Joe's wheelchair with both hands, but in the next shot, he is only holding it with one hand as he has a beer in the other hand. (00:05:45)
Continuity mistake: When Brian says "You can't just ignore these years", the front cover of his magazine is different from how it was in previous shots. (00:14:55)
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 we first see the sign outside the Quahog institute of performing arts, it has a cartoon take on the comedy and tragedy masks in the corners. In the left hand corner is a black mask with big ears and a smile and on the right is a white mask with a frown. Later on, the black mask has the frown and the white mask has the big ears and smile and the 3rd time you see the sign it has changed back again.
To Live and Die in Dixie - S3-E12
Continuity mistake: When Peter and Brian are escaping from the locals in their car, they go over a ridge. They freeze in midair and a voice says "those Griffin boys..." and the screen goes black. Then, in the next shot, the whole landscape is different. Even though the angle of the shot is different, that doesn't account for the disappearance of Chris and Sam or the colour-change of the sky. (00:14:40)
Continuity mistake: When we first see the English family at the airport, the girl in red is carrying a blue pack, but in the next shot, she is carrying a doll. (00:05:30)
Ready, Willing, and Disabled - S3-E15
Continuity mistake: The word 'Coach' on Peter's jumper changes in thickness multiple times just as Joe is starting the final race. (00:12:45)
The Kiss Seen Around the World - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: On this episode, Neil's father says that his and Miriel's first kiss was in high school. But, later in "Stuck Together, Torn Apart", Miriel states that Neil made a dating video to meet her. In the video he is a grown man.
Stuck Together, Torn Apart - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: When Peter goes to see his ex-girlfriend, she says she never washed her hand and takes off her right glove to show a black hand. It is like this right up until Peter leaves. She then turns around and the hands have switched colours. (00:10:00)
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)
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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