Modern Family  was finally back this week after what felt like an eternity... or just a hiatus. This week Phil tries to advertise his business, but ends up accidentally pimping out Claire and Haley; Luke impresses Manny's crush while they rehearse fo more

I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I thought this week’s episode of MODERN FAMILY was kind of a letdown. I’ve been looking forward to it for two weeks, especially after the delightful “Boys Night,” but I have to say I didn’t love it. That’s not to say I di more

As I was watching this week's episode of Modern Family, as always, I was searching for some through line, some theme that I could focus my review around. I thought a "people need to face a disturbing reality sometimes" theme was emerging, but none of the more

We love it when Phil messes up. We just can't get enough. And tonight’s screwup was one for the books. When Claire said, "You heard your father—he's not just selling houses, he's selling us," she had no idea how true that would be. In an attempt to drum u more

Handled the wrong way, two of the three plots in this episode could have been seen as derivative and sitcommy. If you heard just the two plots -- Cam takes over the middle school musical and drives the kids crazy, and Jay finally has a heart-to-heart with more

Wow. That might be the most unfunny episode of Modern Family I've seen yet. Admittedly, I grinned at the sight of the unfortunately positioned graphic on the Dunphy van as I imagined the naughty snickers it would elicit from passersby (what former 14-year more

MODERN FAMILY  “The Musical Man” Season 2 Episode 19 -  Jay spends some time with his brother while Phil’s advertising and Cam’s musical trip around the world at Luke and Manny’s school go very much awry in “The Musical Man.” Luckily for us, the more