Episode Info

Next: 4x24 -- Goodnight, Gracie (May/22/2013)

Everyone flies down to Florida to be with Phil after his mom's passing. Claire helps Phil with Gracie's last wish for Frank, and the kids reflect on the gifts grandma left for them. Gloria has to contend with an outstanding arrest warrant in Florida, Cam finds himself fitting right into an elderly women's group at Frank's retirement community, and Jay runs into a pivotal person from his past.

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Prev: 4x23 -- Games People Play (May/15/2013)

Phil gets a brand new RV with high hopes of going on a fun family road trip, and Claire decides to let him learn the hard way why this will likely be a terrible idea. Meanwhile, Manny has misplaced his backpack and Jay and Gloria go with him on a hunt for it, breaking into Claire's house and then into Mitchell's house -- where they do some over-the-top snooping; and Lily's gymnastics meet brings out an unrivaled competitive spirit in Mitch and Cam.

Cast

Ed O'Neill As Jay Pritchett	Sofía Vergara As Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
Julie Bowen As Claire Dunphy	Ty Burrell As Phil Dunphy
Jesse Tyler Ferguson As Mitchell Pritchett	Eric Stonestreet As Cameron Tucker
Sarah Hyland As Haley Dunphy	Ariel Winter As Alex Dunphy
Nolan Gould As Luke Dunphy	Rico Rodriguez As Manny Delgado
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Reviews

Kindjal Reviews: 4

Pilot EpisodeRating: 4 likes, 1 dislikes ABC throws us into the lives of a 3 generation spanning family filmed in a "mockumentary" style. I am not a big fan of "mockumentaries" but that's a personal preference. At least they keep the camera shaking and odd camera movement to a minimum. The style element used most is the "on the couch" interview of the characters which can be quite amusing at times. Read more Review posted on Thursday, September 24th 2009 at 11:52 am

DeLarah Reviews: 5

Modern FamilyRating: 1 likes, 1 dislikes I agree with Kindjal on some levels, like a very slow start for the show. I did watch the pilot just when it came out, but this show was washed away since i watch ALOT of series. Read more Review posted on Tuesday, January 11th 2011 at 2:12 pm

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4x23: Games People Play recap: The episode begins and Phil has a big announcement for the family. Thanks to a high-level real estate deal, he will get to use of an RV for the summer and is already dreaming of a family trip; perhaps to Yellowstone. Claire, knowing how the family really works, decides that Jolene (what Phil named the RV) is not going to work with three kids cooped up in it for hours and hours. But she decides to let Phil take them on a long drive just to prove she is right and so she wouldn't have to look like the evil parent. With the Dunphys gone, Jay and Gloria have a problem... read more.

4x22: My Hero recap: The scene opens with Cam and Mitchell returning from shopping. They run into Mitchell’s old boyfriend, Teddy. He invites them to a fundraiser that he is holding and they say that it would be fun. Cam tells Mitchell that they should go and Mitchell is shocked that he is alright with him hanging out with his old boyfriend. Claire is babysitting Joe. Manny comes downstairs and Claire asks why Manny has their names on a list. He says that he is still trying to see who he is going to write an essay about... read more.

4x21: Career Day recap: The episode begins with Cam and Mitch sneaking in Lily’s room in the middle of the night because she has lost a tooth. They are planning to be the tooth fairy and leave something under her pillow, while she is asleep. They enter and see that she is still awake and waiting for the arrival of the tooth fairy. At the Dunphy’s, Phil is getting ready for career day, taking place at Luke’s school. At the Pritchett’s, Jay tells Manny the different jobs he had till he became successful. He says he always wanted to write a spy novel, but never got to it because he had to make money and support a family... read more.

4x20: Flip Flop recap: The episode begins with Cam showing the Pritchetts and the Dunphys around the house that he and Claire have renovated, so they can sell it for a good price. They all raise a toast to a project successfully completed and Phil is sure people will soon be "clamoring" to buy the house. At a diner, Phil meets Gil Thorpe, a fellow real estate agent, who makes him an offer for the house. Phil turns it down, saying it’s too low. Gil argues that the market is crashing and he might not get the same offer again, but Phil is adamant and is sure he will be able to sell the house for much more... read more.

4x19: The Future Dunphys recap: The episode begins with Claire scheduled to go to the hospital for an angiogram because of the minor heart incident she had a few weeks ago. Luke is trying to build a toaster that would automatically fling the toast onto a plateful of butter, so Phil suggests he use a spring from a mattress for his experiment. Haley wants to leave her job at the store because it’s boring, but Claire advises her against it. Claire wants Alex to have more fun, but Alex wants to stay in her room and study. Claire asks Phil to talk some sense into their children, but he ends up doing just the opposite... read more.

Crew

Creator: Christopher Lloyd (2), Steven Levitan
Executive Producer: Christopher Lloyd (2), Steven Levitan
Co-Executive Producer: Jeff Morton, Abraham Higginbotham, Jeffrey Richman, Ilana Wernick, Jason Winer, Danny Zuker, Bill Wrubel

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