Modern Family

2009 • ABC

4.7

10.8K reviews

TV-PG

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Season 5 episodes (24)

1 Suddenly, Last Summer

9/25/13

Season-only

Mitch & Cam decide to get married. The kids are driving Phil & Claire crazy. They realize with a little rescheduling of Luke's camp, Alex's trip, and Haley's vacation, they can get all the kids out of the house and have one week all to themselves. Jay & Gloria are preparing for Manny's solo trip to Colombia to visit relatives. Jay is having to manage Gloria's emotions and Manny's nervousness about the trip. After a few pep talks, Jay manages to get Manny on the plane while avoiding a complete breakdown from Gloria, only to tear up himself when Manny leaves."

2 First Days

9/25/13

Season-only

Claire arrives for her first day of work at Jays company and is worried that Jay doesn't have a real job for her. Cam, having lost his music teacher job due to budget cuts, is now substitute teaching at the high school. With the opportunity to become a full-time history teacher, Cam throws himself into the teaching with less-than-stellar results. But, Cam can coach football, so he's hired. Mitch has to bring Lily to work with him after she injures herself. He calls on Haley to come to the office to help watch her, but Haley spends her day with Charlie, Mitchell's boss. Luke and Manny have their first day of high school. They each brush off Phil and Gloria, respectively during their drop-off.

3 Larry's Wife

10/2/13

Season-only

Phil seems to have found his wheelhouse in real estate - recently divorced women - but it's taking up a lot of his time. Meanwhile, Luke invites his buddies over for a high-stakes poker game in the basement; Gloria think baby Joe might be cursed; and Cam holds an elaborate pet funeral for Larry the cat's made-up wife -- all for Lily's sake.

4 Farm Strong

10/9/13

Season-only

Cameron's older, single sister Pam is coming for a visit, and Cam is in a panic to hide the engagement until he can delicately break the news to her, but it turns out she has news of her own. Phil and Claire make a joint, guilt-ridden decision to miss one of Luke's volleyball games -- that is -- until one of them goes behind the other's back, and Gloria is in denial that she might need reading glasses.

5 The Late Show

10/16/13

Season-only

Jay pulled a lot of strings to get reservations at the hottest new restaurant for a family adult's night out. Unfortunately, in each household everyone is running late -- Gloria is taking forever to get ready per usual, Claire and Phil get in a tiff about letting Luke stay home alone, and Mitch and Cam end up putting on the same outfit.

6 The Help

10/23/13

Season-only

When Gloria hires a too-good-to-be-true male nanny, Jay and Manny are pretty much dead set against it. Frank is in town and feeling a bit lonely recently, so Phil and Jay take him out to help get his groove back. And, Mitch and Cam commission Pepper to plan their dream wedding, but Pepper might be dreaming a little too big.

7 A Fair to Remember

11/13/13

Season-only

The family attends the annual school fair and Phil has a big 20th wedding anniversary surprise planned for Claire at the fairgrounds, but unfortunately, she simultaneously has a surprise for him back at home. Gloria signs Jay up to be a fair cop for the day and it gets worse when he's partnered up with his nemesis. Elsewhere, Mitch, Cam and Lily try to enjoy the fair but Cam is in a funk from the football team's recent losing streak, and Haley has an awkward first encounter with Andy.

8 Closetcon '13

11/20/13

Season-only

With some urging from Claire, Jay begrudgingly agrees to return to ClosetCon this year, and things get interesting when Jay is reunited with some old colleagues. Cam takes Mitch and Lily to the Tucker family farm for the first time and is excited to fold them into country life, that is until Grams pays an unexpected visit. And back at home, Phil, Gloria and the kids get into some mischief involving Jay's very delicate Apollo 13 spacecraft model.

9 The Big Game

12/3/13

Season-only

With a big football game coming up and a record to break, Coach Cam is intensely focused and showing no mercy even when the opposing team is playing with an unexpected disadvantage. Elsewhere, Claire is determined to prove to the staff that she is more than just the boss's daughter, and Phil tries to teach his kids a lesson about optimism, but the universe just isn't cooperating.

10 The Old Man & the Tree

12/10/13

Season-only

Jay takes Manny out to cut down their own Christmas tree, and Gloria is on edge with mom in town, but changes her tune when she sees her bonding with Claire. Elsewhere, Mitchell is forced to do last minute shopping when they didn't get Lily the right gift, and Cameron takes Lily to a charity event where they experience the true meaning of Christmas.

11 And One to Grow On

1/8/14

Season-only

Phil tricks Luke into taking a dance class, but the jokes on him when the white lie indirectly lands him in the slammer. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria are throwing birthday parties for both Manny and Joe and are concerned Manny might be going for girls out of his league, and Mitch and Cam get a rude awakening in the cutthroat world of booking a wedding venue.

12 Under Pressure

1/15/14

Season-only

The high school open house puts the parents in a bit of a time warp when Claire finds herself stressed out by all the pressure, Gloria encounters a "mean girl" mom and Jay teaches Phil how to play a little hookie. Elsewhere, Mitchell gets defensive when he encounters his judgmental, environmentalist neighbor and Alex goes to see a therapist.

13 Three Dinners

1/21/14

Season-only

Phil and Claire take Haley out to dinner to discuss her future, but Haley manages to turn the tables. Elsewhere, Jay's friend Shorty and wife Darlene are back visiting, and they have some news that doesn't sit well with Jay. And, Mitch and Cam decide to have a nice, romantic dinner date where they don't talk about the wedding or about Lily, which then leads to a lot of awkward silences.

14 iSpy

2/4/14

Season-only

Claire and Phil decide to spy on Luke and Manny as they're hanging out with one of their more questionable friends. Meanwhile, Gloria is furious with Jay because she thinks he had a dream about another woman, but Jay misinterprets her anger for another offense he committed. And, Cam secretly uses Mitch as a scapegoat to get out of attending a party, while Haley tries to keep her photography exhibit a secret from her family.

15 The Feud

2/24/14

Season-only

Phil is upset to have lost his elected office of social chair to his nemesis Gil Thorpe, and when he finds out Luke is competing against Gil's kid in a wrestling match, it becomes his own personal battle. Claire is nervous for a big client meeting but things get extra hairy when Mitch and Cam ask her to pick up Lily from school and conveniently leave out the fact that her class just had a lice scare. Elsewhere, Gloria chaperones Manny's school field trip to the museum.

16 Spring-a-Ding-Fling

3/5/14

Season-only

Cameron is in charge of the school's big spring dance, but when a popular teacher returns from sabbatical, a bit of not-so-friendly competition blooms. And with Claire on chaperone duty at the dance, Phil gets Haley to accompany him to his annual realtor's banquet and is looking forward to impressing his little girl. Elsewhere, Mitch starts a new job and can't seem to get a good read on the new boss or the work environment. Jay and Gloria babysit Lily and an accident with Gloria's purse ignites a case of whodunit and it's Lily's word against baby Joe's.

17 Other People's Children

3/12/14

Season-only

ItÍs male-bonding day when Jay takes Luke into the garage to show him the way around tools and impart some manly wisdom, and Gloria goes with Claire and Lily to shop for LilyÍs flower girl dress. Elsewhere, Mitch, Cam, Alex and Manny go for a cultured day at the museum but it eventually becomes survival of the smartest. And Phil enthusiastically offers to help Andy with his anniversary gift to his girlfriend, which is an elaborate video expression of his love.

18 Vegas

3/25/14

Season-only

The adults are Vegas-bound when Jay hooks them up with Excelsior Level hotel accommodations courtesy of one of his big clients, but after learning there's an even higher level, Jay becomes obsessed with upgrading. Meanwhile, everyone's sneaking around when Claire secretly hits the tables to win back money she lost years ago, Phil goes underground auditioning for a secret society of magicians, Cam ducks out of a spa day with Mitch to join their friend's bachelor party shenanigans, and Gloria is determined to hide a female version of dog butler Barkley from Jay.

19 A Hard Jay's Night

4/2/14

Season-only

Mitch struggles to hide his true feelings about the unflattering wedding topper Cam's father whittled out of soap for them, Phil tries to help Gloria sell her pre-Jay apartment but they get sidetracked at the neighborhood salon, and Claire and the kids head over to Jay's early to help him prep for the special night with the family he's hosting but they end up just butting heads.

20 Australia

4/21/14

Season-only

The entire family tags along as Phil fulfills his mom's wish for him to return to his roots and visit the country where he was conceived, Australia. Unfortunately, Phil's attempts to embrace his native land are met by a lot of rejection, while Jay and Claire let work eat into vacation time, and Mitch and Cam get reacquainted with an old friend they can't stand but is now a big-time celebrity in Australia

21 Sleeper

4/28/14

Season-only

Phil fails at his one task to stay home and wait for the repairman, forcing him to tell an elaborate lie to hide the truth from Claire, but the stress is more than he can physically handle. Meanwhile, Gloria is obsessing over the family portrait she is responsible for organizing this year. Claire accuses Cam of being too snobby to use her girls' hand-me-downs and Jay secretly enters Stella in a dog show.

22 Message Received

5/7/14

Season-only

Jay, Gloria and Manny challenge each other to step outside their comfort zone and try something new. Mitch and Cam's wedding is getting too big and costly so they resort to selling a couple of their prized possessions, and the kids play a joke on Phil and Claire.

23 The Wedding, Part 1

5/14/14

Season-only

Mitch and Cam's big day is finally here and nothing can ruin it, until nothing turns into a whole lot of somethings and puts wedding planner extraordinaire Pepper Saltzman to the test. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria host the Tuckers, Phil squeezes in an eye procedure before the festivities and Claire embraces her role as "best woman."

24 The Wedding, Part 2

5/21/14

Season-only

The wedding day chaos continues as the entire party shifts from one contingency plan to another. Guests start to get testy, Mitchell and Cameron are feeling discouraged and poor Claire shows physical wear and tear, but an unexpected turn of events leads to the ceremony we've all been waiting for.

About this show

Modern Family is a comedy series that views three different families through the lens of a documentary filmmaker and his crew. Jay Pritchett (Ed O'Neill) is the patriarch of this complicated, messy and loving modern family.

Ratings and reviews

4.7

10.8K reviews

A Google user

November 14, 2013

Modern family is basically a good show. Although like many sitcoms I do get tired of it after a while. There are however two main characters I don't really like very much. They are Phil Dunphy and his oldest daughter Haley. They are both disrespectful and immature and frequently anger and annoy me by their behavior. Phil's constant lusting after Gloria his father in law's wife as well as other women he meets is disrespectful to his wife Claire . He even once tried to pretend Gloria was his own wife to try to impress a guy he used to know in high school.He constantly lies to his wife all the time and rarely gets caught. I personally don't like him. His daughter Haley is incredibly immature selfish spoiled and not half as pretty as everyone seems to think she is ( in my opinion) ,I rarely find watching anything she says or does appealing at all. The other children are much more likeable. The rest of the cast I like and enjoy watching also .

516 people found this review helpful

Clint Byrne

November 26, 2013

Love this show. I'm not the demographic or maybe I am as this show cruises boundaries of age, gender, sexuality, the show let's you live in some one else's shoes and almost always ends on a sentimental note. You will laugh you may cry but in the end you will hopefully have a growth in respect for those you love and love you. As far as a family sitcom it doesn't get any better.

22 people found this review helpful

Jazzybear213

February 20, 2015

Arianna Jolie u were talking about Robert Loreto being over oppiniative but ur doing the same thing! Modern Family is a great show and I do enjoy watching the show. As you mentioned there are some great life lessons purposely put in the show, but if others don't think so then that's their opinion. You shouldn't judge them for it. Great now I'm judging XP well my opinion is that Modern Family is a great show and the producers should keep up the good work!👍👍 two thumbs up!

15 people found this review helpful

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