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- This show is well scripted, the cast is superb, and it doesn't shy away from a down-and-dirty look at family life. It's no surprise that Modern Family has picked up several accolades since its debut in 2009.
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Episode Guide
- 1. Pilot Sep 23, 2009
- Jay has grown children, grandchildren and a gorgeous young wife, who has a preteen son of her own.
- 2. The Bicycle Thief Sep 30, 2009
- Phil is determined to help Luke prove he is responsible enough to have a new bike.
- 3. Come Fly With Me Oct 7, 2009
- Things go awry when Jay takes Phil out to fly his new model plane; Gloria takes Alex dress shopping.
Jay's gay son, Mitchell, and his partner, Cameron, have adopted a little Asian girl, completing one big -- straight, gay, multicultural, traditional -- happy family.
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- Ed O'neill
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- 11 Seasons. No Clunkers.
- Funny, Funny Funny
- Progressive and Anti-Woke
- Jay Pritchett
- Limited Soapbox Sermons
- Brilliant Slapstick
- Phil and Claire
- Subverting Expectations
- The Hot Latina Stereotype, Deconstructed
- Nuclear Families Matter
The “Modern Family” pilot didn’t have the show’s formula all worked out quite yet. It came close, though. And the following seasons delivered on the show’s promise. Big time. Only in season 11 did we see signs of distress. Some character tics became too pronounced during that final lap. The laugh out loud jokes slowed. The mediocre, two-part finale...
It’s the prime directive of any sitcom, and “Modern Family” made us howl over and again. Pratfalls. Puns. Miscommunications. Deadpan reactions. Playing to the faux documentary camera for tenths of a second at a time. It all combined for a rigorously funny show. Even when the jokes got scatological, like when the children walked in on Phil and Clair...
“Modern Family” straddled the line between the pre- and uber-woke eras. The show bowed in 2009, a time when comedies could still muck around with topics without fear of cancellation (the cultural kind). The final seasons ran head first into the woke mindset, and at times the series allowed it to infiltrate the stories. Except we weren’t treated to ...
Ed O’Neill said he had little interest in starring in another half-hour sitcom prior to “Modern Family.” Been there, made history with “Married … with Children,” another classic show that ran out of steam in its later years. Then O’Neill read the “Modern Family” pilot and realized what it might mean to bring patriarch Jay Pritchett to life. He did ...
You’d think a sitcom featuring a committed gay couple who adopted a child and later married would be brimming with lectures, talking points and/or sloganeering. And you’d be mostly wrong. Stonestreet and Ferguson brought Cam and Mitchell to life in ways that likely aren’t possible today. We’ll start with Stonestreet, a straight actor playing a flam...
“Modern Family” boasted some of the best sitcom writing of its era, or any era, for that matter. The laughs didn’t stop there. The show’s physical humor, never overplayed and judiciously applied, made its presence felt in nearly every episode. Burrell led the charge, his wiry frame a perfect conduit for the slapstick glee. Co-star Julie Bowen gave ...
Most sitcom couples either fight or flirt, but rarely excel at both. Bowen and Burrell, given 11 full seasons to flesh out their marital connections, did both brilliantly.Perhaps their funniest recurring bit was playing “Clive” and “Juliana,” their alter egos deployed in the annual Valentine’s Day episodes. Still, this pair proved to be hopelessly ...
A single season 7 episode showcased how “Modern Family” shrewdly kept viewers off guard and in stitches. Cam and Mitchell think the drummer of the Christian rock group renting their upstairs apartment is gay, but the musician is too afraid to come out of the closet. Why? Well, his fellow Christians will judge him harshly if he does. Cam insists Chr...
You could probably predict how Gloria, played to perfection by Sofia Vergara, would be like after watching the pilot episode. Loud, brassy and unapologetically in your face. And, yes, at times the character lived right up to that stereotype. Gloria proved far more than that, though. She understood the male ego better than most men, gave Manny all t...
The gimmick behind “Modern Family” out of the gate was clear. Families today come in all shapes and sizes, from traditional types to committed gay couples and May/December romances. It’s not a one-size-fits-all proposition. And yet family matters most to the core characters. They gather for meals, both as individual families and as the collective w...
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Aug 26, 2014 · At last night’s 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, ABC’s Modern Family joined the rarest of TV company when it won its fifth statue for Outstanding Comedy Series.
There’s a good chance that it’s been quite a while since you last watched Modern Family. The ABC comedy mainstay — which wrapped its 11th and final season on Wednesday — is no longer the...
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- Connection Lost (Season 6, Episode 16) "Connection Lost" is the best "Modern Family" episode for its originality, unique presentation, and smart humor.
- Caught in the Act (Season 2, Episode 13) This episode follows the Dunphy children as they attempt to provide their parents breakfast in bed for their anniversary only to see the unthinkable -– their parents having sex.
- Fulgencio (Season 4, Episode 13) What will one do to appease a mother-in-law? Jay sets a new standard in that department. Jay and Gloria still haven't managed to pick a name for their newborn son.
- American Skyper (Season 6, Episode 24) It's Alex's high school graduation and the family is celebrating. Phil joins the family via skype on a mobile robot with the help of Andy.
Jul 3, 2024 · This ranking of all Modern Family seasons has been voted on by many fans of the show, so this list isn't just one person's opinion. Some of the greatest episodes of Modern Family come from different seasons, so determining what the best Modern Family season is can be challenging.
Poignant comedy series has mature content, stereotypes. Read Common Sense Media's Modern Family review, age rating, and parents guide.
