And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: When everyone is in the dining room at the dinner table, the order of where everyone sits changes between shots. In all moments where it shows everyone sitting, the order is Priscilla, Derek, Jillian, Mort, Muriel, and Carl. But in one shot, the order is Priscilla, Derek, Jillian, Muriel, Mort, Carl.
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: When Muriel Goldman dies, everyone gathers up around her. When that happens, you can see Tom Tacker and Meg in the background, although they both disappeared a few scenes earlier. And than when everyone gathers downstairs, they do a body count and discover Tom and Meg are missing and only then are they found.
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: Derek and Jillian are standing beside Consuela who is holding a tray with 5 glasses of wine. A split second later, when Derek gets 2 off the tray, the tray is left empty.
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: When Derek Wilcox is killed and on the ground, he is on his front with his head turned. He got hit above his right eye and blood is coming from underneath him, but after everyone else arrives outside, he is on his back with the wound above his left eye and blood is all over his face.
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: When Joe is beside the cabinet with the dishes on it, you see there is no bullet hole in any of the plates. One falls off, Joe picks it up and suddenly there's a bullet hole in it.
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: At the end when everyone is packing their bags and leaving, Jillian is sitting on a bench upset and Bonnie's hand is on her shoulder because Derek was killed. Her neck collar is missing, and her shirt strap is on the right side instead of the left side.
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: There are several differences during the flashbacks and what actually happened. Such as when Muriel is killed Diane appears with everyone else, but in the flashback she appeared moments later. Second, when everyone appears in front of Derek's dead body there are two differences, Tom doesn't say "Dear God!" in the flashback and Diane appears 1 second later in the flashback. Third, Stephanie doesn't say "Did the cork hit me?" when she is shot in the flashback. Fourth, Priscilla isn't wearing a scarf in the flashback even though when it actually happened she was wearing a scarf. Fifth, when Derek says he is going up to the roof he is standing next to Peter and Lois, in the flashback he standing next to Lois and Jillian. Sixth, when Derek leaves the dining room to go to the balcony, no-one is standing next to the door, but in the flashback Diane and Doctor Hartman are standing right next too the door. Seven, when Muriel is killed she is in the middle of a hallway. But in the flashback, she is killed outside Tom Tucker's room.
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: The beginning of the episode shows the front of the house. A few seconds later Peter walks in the front door with mail even though he wasn't outside before.
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: When Muriel is killed in the flashback, she is on the floor with her arms open and head down. When they find her, her head is tilted and her arms are straight to her body.
Excellence in Broadcasting - S9-E2
Continuity mistake: Throughout the episode the buttons on various suits and shirts repeatedly switch sides, between shots. For example, while Brian and Rush are in the RNH building. (00:08:15)
Continuity mistake: When Peter is eating dinner with Lois and her parents, on his plate there is mashed potatoes and meat loaf. Peter shovels potatoes in his mouth then spits them out all over the table. When his plate is shown again, the meat loaf has disappeared from the plate even though he didn't touch it.
Halloween on Spooner Street - S9-E4
Continuity mistake: When Joe is dispatched to the domestic disturbance, while he's in the house with the couple Joe's badge quite instantly switches to the opposite side of his shirt, then it's back to its original side. (00:11:10)
Halloween on Spooner Street - S9-E4
Continuity mistake: When we first see Joe's police car in his driveway, the lights on top of the car have the blue half on the driver side and the red half on the passenger side, later on in some scenes the red half is on the driver side while the blue half is on the passenger side.
Baby, You Knock Me Out - S9-E5
Continuity mistake: When Peter gives Chris the invitation to his party Meg walks into the kitchen, and both the fridge and freezer door handles are on the left side, but in following shots both door handles are back to their usual place on the right. (00:01:00 - 00:05:25)
Baby, You Knock Me Out - S9-E5
Continuity mistake: Peter sets his globe on the table beside the box it came in and walks over to Joe and hugs him. Next shot shows the globe back in the box on the couch even though you see the edge of the box the whole time.
Brian Writes a Bestseller - S9-E6
Continuity mistake: When Stewie answers the door, notice the doorknob. It's down further in just this scene, so he can answer it. The rest of the episode it's where it's supposed to be.
Road to the North Pole - S9-E7
Continuity mistake: When Brian is crashing his car in Canada, a tyre smashes through his window. At no point does Brian take out the tyre, but when Stewie and Brian get in the car to go to the North Pole, there is no sign of any tyre whatsoever. (00:14:10 - 00:15:50)
Road to the North Pole - S9-E7
Continuity mistake: At the first house, the bag in the sleigh with all the presents in is ripped open when it falls off the roof. However, when Stewie and Brian leave the house, there is no tear in the bag at all. (00:32:55 - 00:36:45)
Road to the North Pole - S9-E7
Continuity mistake: When Stewie and Brian put out the presents in the first house, there is a plate with three cookies on behind them. But when Brian goes to eat the cookie, there is only one cookie there and no plate. (00:33:20)
Road to the North Pole - S9-E7
Continuity mistake: When Stewie and Brian are taking the unconscious man to the closet, a blood trail is left behind him. However, when Stewie and Brian get the man into the closet, there's barely any blood there. (00:34:45)
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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