'Modern Family,' Season 3, Episode 3, 'Phil on Wire': TV Recap.Naughty dogs, high-wire dreams and crash diets. Sitcom gold. Did you even remember that Jay and Gloria have a dog? I didn't! But last season Gloria forced Jay to sit through an awful business more

"Modern Family" kept the three branches of the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker family tree separate for pretty much all of this week's episode, which isn't the ideal setup to these eyes. Still, "Phil on Wire" had its moments in each of the three separate stories. more

MODERN FAMILY  “Phil on Wire” Season 3, Episode 3 – Stella might be my new favorite character on Modern Family  – if not my new favorite character, she’s definitely my new favorite television dog. I don’t know if they planned it, but it’s as if more

Hey, so did you guys catch the Modern Family Awards on Sunday night? The show swept the comedy category of the 2011 Emmys so decisively that now there will surely be legions of haters poised to cry “overrated!” or “meh” if Modern Family doesn’t consistent more

Admittedly, I was among those who bemoaned Modern Family 's sweep at the Emmy Awards this weekend -- not because I think they're undeserving. Quite the opposite. (And by that, I don't mean they think I'm undeserving.) As evident in tonight's double-episod more

MODERN FAMILY  “Dude Ranch ; When Good Kids  Go Bad” Season 3 , Episode 1 – We start off the third season of   Modern Family  in Jackson  Hole, Wyoming, where all the families (plus Dylan) have landed on a dude more

Good Governor, I just love you Phil Dunphy. You can make up raps about sandwiches any time you want for me. In " When Good Kids Go Bad ," we went back to the usual Pritchett/Dunphy family politics: arguing over who is right. In one of her more desperat more

As if the 5 Emmys and Sofia Vergara's gown didn't get you excited enough for the season three premiere of Modern Family , we got to travel with the family to Wyoming! In " Dude Ranch ", the Pritchett-Dunphy clan headed to Jackson Hole to get their cowb more