who voiced meg in the pilot?
Mila Kunis
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 The episode was written by Andrew Goldberg and directed by Julius Wu . It received praise from critics for its storyline and many cultural references . According to Nielsen ratings , it was viewed in 8 @.@ 4 million homes in its original airing . The episode featured guest performances by Jeff Bergman , Jamie Farr , Phil LaMarr , Wendy Raquel Robinson and Nicole Sullivan , along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series . This is the first episode where Meg was not seen or mentioned . 

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 The series was commissioned by Warner Bros. Television in 2007 as a presentation lasting 14 – 20 minutes . Alex O 'Loughlin , Shannon Lucio , Rade Šerbedžija and Amber Valletta were cast in the lead roles , and Rod Holcomb was hired as director . David Greenwalt joined the staff in May 2007 as showrunner and executive producer with Joel Silver ; however , health reasons forced Greenwalt to leave the series . All of the original actors , apart from the male lead role , were recast in June 2007 , and Sophia Myles , Jason Dohring and Shannyn Sossamon replaced them . With an almost entirely different cast , a retooled , full @-@ length pilot for television audiences was re @-@ shot . 

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 This was the first episode to have Mila Kunis providing the voice of Meg . Lacey Chabert , the original voice of Meg , left the series due to time constraints with her acting role in Party of Five , as well as schoolwork . Kunis won the role after auditions and a slight rewrite of the character , in part due to her performance on That ' 70s Show . Seth MacFarlane , the show 's creator , called Kunis back after her first audition , instructing her to speak slower , and then told her to come back another time and enunciate more . Once she claimed that she had it under control , MacFarlane hired her . 

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 First announced at the 2011 San Diego Comic @-@ Con International , the episode was written by Gary Janetti and directed by Julius Wu . It received mixed reviews from critics . According to Nielsen ratings , it was viewed in 5 @.@ 73 million homes in its original airing . In addition to Reynolds , who voiced himself , the episode featured guest performances by Adam Alexi @-@ Malle , Ralph Garman , Joe Lomonaco , Rachael MacFarlane and Tara Strong , along with several recurring guest voice actors . 

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 The staff was able to get the central cast of the American sitcom Cheers , with the exception of Kelsey Grammer , to reunite and guest star in the episode . The staff could not arrange the script to allow time in the episode for Grammer , who already had a recurring role on The Simpsons as Sideshow Bob , to voice Frasier Crane . Ted Danson guest starred as Sam , Woody Harrelson as Woody , Rhea Perlman as Carla , John Ratzenberger as Cliff , and George Wendt as Norm . 
