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Season 03
Episode 23
Tableau Vivant

Modern Family Recap: Contentious Combinations

Characters pair up in different ways, and all the bonding time leads to a ton of bickering, of course.

Season 22
Season 03
Season 02

S.22
Ep.
'Good Cop, Bad Dog'

Modern Family Recap: I Drink Your Milkshake

Claire and Phil switch parenting roles, and there's a puppy.

S.03
Ep.22
'Disneyland'

Modern Family Recap: Disneyland Adventures

The theme-park trip is a sitcom cliché — one that Modern Family handled with great humor.

S.03
Ep.21
'Planes, Train and Cars'

Modern Family Recap: Vehicular Issues

This week, everyone has more transportation trouble than usual.

S.03
Ep.20
'The Last Walt'

Modern Family Recap: Death Comes for Walt

Smiling is just Claire's coping mechanism, okay?

S.03
Ep.19
'Election Day'

Modern Family Recap: Election Day

Everyone attempts to get out the vote for Claire. They fail miserably.

S.03
Ep.16
'Send Out the Clowns'

Modern Family Recap: Drunken Clowns

The show goes more slapstick than it has all season.

S.03
Ep.17
'Leap Day'

Modern Family Recap: That Time of the Month

The 29th.

S.03
Ep.16
'Virgin Territory'

Modern Family Recap: Cool Dad

“Dad, she’s still a sweet little doll."

S.03
Ep.15
'Aunt Mommy'

Modern Family Recap: Egg Donor

"This kid needs football.”

S.03
Ep.14
'Me? Jealous?'

Modern Family Recap: Green-Eyed Monster

“You can kiss my wife, you can take her to bed, but you cannot make her laugh."

S.03
Ep.13
'Little Bo Bleep'

Modern Family Recap: Naughty Words

“You know I have two weaknesses: children cursing and old people rapping.”

S.03
Ep.12
'Egg Drop'

Modern Family Recap: Competitive Spirit

From egg drops to sing-offs.

S.03
Ep.11
'Lifetime Supply'

Modern Family Recap: Hanging on the Telephone

“See you in hell, Klaus.”

S.03
Ep.10
'Express Christmas'

Modern Family Recap: Fast As You Can

Everyone make Christmas!

S.03
Ep.09
'Punkin Chunkin'

Modern Family Recap: What Would Phil Dunphy Do?

“It just tastes a little flat…I think this is a job for cumin.”

S.03
Ep.08
'After the Fire'

Modern Family Recap: Welcome to Relaxistan

“You have your fans. I have mine. Someday your fans are gonna work for my fans.”

S.03
Ep.07
'Treehouse'

Modern Family Recap: The Gift of the Vagi

"You’re the whole package — I just prefer somebody who has a package.”

S.03
Ep.06
'Go Bullfrogs!'

Modern Family Recap: Sex and the Suburbs

Claire channels Samantha on a rare night out on 'Modern Family.'

S.03
Ep.04
'Episode 04'

Modern Family Recap: The Tenacity of a Puggle

"I love them because they're a different mix of breeds — just like America."

S.03
Ep.03
'Door to Door'

Modern Family Recap: Stop the Madness

"Do you want a princess hat?"

S.03
Ep.02
'Episode 02'

Modern Family Recap: How Awesome Are People?

"So awesome."

S.03
Ep.01
'Episode 01'

Modern Family Recap: Saddle Up

On the heels of all those Emmy wins, 'Modern Family' begins season three.

S.02
Ep.24
'Episode 24'

Modern Family Recap: Rocking the Boat

In the season finale, Jay gets a year older.

S.02
Ep.23
'See You Next Fall'

Modern Family Recap: Falling Down

Physical comedy gets a showcase.

S.02
Ep.21
'Mother's Day'

Modern Family Recap: Mommy and Me

It's Mother's Day.

S.02
Ep.20
'Someone to Watch Over Lily'

Modern Family Recap: Child Custody

Mitch and Cam decide who gets Lily, and Claire and Phil lose Luke.

S.02
Ep.19
'The Musical Man'

Modern Family Recap: The Show Must Go On

A musical goes horribly awry, but not without some fun lyrics.

S.02
Ep.18
'Boys' Nights'

Modern Family Recap: Reconcilable Differences

This week, everyone learns to try new things.

S.02
Ep.17
'Two Monkeys and a Panda'

Modern Family Recap: Ta-Da!

"We don't want our bodies in these drawers where God cannot find us."

S.02
Ep.16
'Regrets Only'

Modern Family Recap: The Wedge

Beware the psychological dangers of the wedge salad.

S.02
Ep.15
'Princess Party'

Modern Family Recap: Death of a Party

"Whoa, you came here in a limo? Are you rich?"

S.02
Ep.14
'Bixby's Back'

Modern Family Recap: Missed Connections

"This weekend I can't wait to go see the baby pandas at the thoo."

S.02
Ep.13
'Caught in the Act'

Modern Family Recap: Sex and Juicebox Stains

Claire and Phil learn to lock their door, while Cameron learns not to prematurely spill his juice.

S.02
Ep.12
'Our Children, Ourselves'

Modern Family Recap: Croctopus

"It's an obsessive-compulsive thing, I've read like a hundred articles about it."

S.02
Ep.11
'Slow Down Your Neighbors'

Modern Family Recap: Speed

"Bullets! A laser! A laser-falcon!"

S.02
Ep.10
'Dance, Dance Revelation'

Modern Family Recap: Men! Men! Men!

How many great episodes does it take to make up for a wobbly beginning to a second season? Three, apparently.

S.02
Ep.09
'Mother Tucker'

Modern Family Recap: Hands-on Mom

"Show me on Lily's doll where my mother touched you."

S.02
Ep.08
'Manny Get Your Gun'

Modern Family Recap: Shoot ’Em Up

"You'd think growing up in a place full of death squads and drunken uncles, she'd learn to move a little faster."

S.02
Ep.07
'Chirp'

Modern Family Recap: Alarmed

"Beep beep, you're not a man!"

S.02
Ep.06
'Halloween'

Modern Family Recap: Fear and Loathing

"I'm a monogamous social drinker and Claire only sleep-hits me."

S.02
Ep.05
'Unplugged'

Modern Family Recap: Diversity Wars

"I don't get how one barking dog keeps you awake when you slept through cockfights and revolutions."

S.02
Ep.04
'Strangers on a Treadmill'

Modern Family Recap: It’s Not Funny

"I have always found your beard off-putting."

S.02
Ep.03
'Earthquake'

Modern Family Recap: Aftershocks

"It was the nineties. We'd just lost Princess Di. I was at sea.”

S.02
Ep.02
'The Kiss'

Modern Family Recap: Slap the Chicken, Kiss Your Lover

"You mess with us, we mess with you. That's the custom."

S.02
Ep.01
'The Old Wagon'

Modern Family Premiere Recap: Girls, Castles, and Automobiles

"It was my Vietnam, and I was in Vietnam."

Schedule

Wednesdays, 9 p.m.
ABC

Cast

Ed O'Neill:
‘Jay Pritchett’
Sofia Vergara:
‘Gloria Delgado-Pritchett’
Julie Bowen:
‘Claire Dunphy’
Ty Burrell:
‘Phil Dunphy’
Jesse Tyler Ferguson:
‘Mitchell Pritchett’
Eric Stonestreet:
‘Cameron Tucker’
Rico Rodriguez:
‘Manny Delgado’
Nolan Gould:
‘Luke Dunphy’
Sarah Hyland:
‘Haley Dunphy’
Ariel Winter:
‘Alex Dunphy’
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons:
‘Lily Tucker-Pritchett’

Creator

Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd

Producers

Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Chris Smirnoff, Jeffrey Morton, Paul Corrigan, Dan O'Shannon, Brad Walsh, Jason Winer, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker

Debut

September 23, 2009

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