Modern Family

2009•6 series•Entertainment / Comedy

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Told from the perspective of an unseen documentary filmmaker, the series offers an honest and often hilarious perspective of family life. Parents Phil and Claire yearn for an honest, open relationship with their three kids. But a teen who is trying to grow up too fast, another who is too smart for her own good, and a rambunctious young son make it challenging. Jay and his much-younger wife are raising her son together, but people sometimes mistake Jay for his wife's father. Meanwhile, partners Mitchell and Cameron have just adopted a child from Vietnam, which poses a different set of challenges.

Episode 5Coal Digger

The family are invited to Jay and Gloria's for a barbecue and football, but an incident at school between Manny and Luke makes things awkward for Gloria and Claire. (S1 Ep5)

Episode 6Run for Your Wife

On the kids' first day back at school, Phil oversteps when he misreads how Claire's coping with an empty nest. (S1 Ep6)

Episode 7En Garde

The family supports Manny's new interest - fencing. It turns out he's pretty good at it, but Jay's proud enthusiasm triggers an old childhood wound for Mitchell. (S1 Ep7)

Episode 8Great Expectations

With a history of giving bad gifts, Claire is determined to surprise Phil with an amazing anniversary present - a private performance by Izzy LaFontaine. (S1 Ep8)

Episode 9Fizbo

Phil and Claire throw Luke the biggest birthday party a boy could want. But when Cameron appears as a clown named Fizbo, it sets off a chain of events that ends in hospital. (S1 Ep9)

Episode 10Undeck the Halls

Christmas is in full swing at the Dunphy house, until the kids get into trouble and Phil and Claire threaten to cancel Christmas unless one of them fesses up. (S1 Ep10)