The Pritchett clan ranks high among TV's most competitive families. In "Games People Play," we saw just how much their competitive nature can rub off on other loved ones. Yes, this week’s Modern Family divided up the storylines by family, but kept the ma more

This week on Modern Family each family is wrapped up in their own separate adventure. Jay, Gloria & Manny: Manny can’t find his backpack anywhere and this is a problem as he has a poetry reading that night. He thinks it might be at the Dunphy’s so the more

A lot could have gone wrong with “My Hero.” Modern Family isn’t always the most graceful show when it comes to extravagantly goofy premises, and so gathering the whole family at a roller rink for almost the entire episode meant a very real possibility of more

The whole " Modern Family " came together, much to Cam's surprise, at the request of Mitchell's ex-boyfriend, Teddy. He was throwing a fundraiser at a roller rink and invited everyone he knew. What surprised Cam -- who insisted he wasn't jealous that Mitc more

The best episodes of Modern Family  are the ones where everyone is united or involved in the same activity. In " My Hero " the Pritchetts and Dunphys all gathered at the rollerskating rink for a fundraiser thrown by Mitchell's ex, Teddy. You more

As made clear by the title, “Career Day,” this week’s Modern Family trades heavily in standard family sitcom plots. Of course, that’s what the show almost always does, so it’s no marks against it; it’s all about execution, and for the most part, this week more

Before we get going here, may I politely, insistently request someone fire up a petition to have Rob Riggle’s Gil Thorpe recur no fewer than five times per season from here on out? Would that be too much? Can we only handle him in small doses? I don more

Who remembers " Career Day " from grade school? Have you ever seen a more eagerly prepared dad than Phil Dunphy?  We probably remember it as a day we didn't have to do any work and got to hear stories of exciting adults. Little did we know how str more