Spoiler: 5/08/13 episode! MODERN FAMILY – "My Hero" – Mitch's ex-boyfriend, Teddy, a very personable and successful doctor, invites the whole family to a fundraising event at the local roller rink, and they all run circles around each other as Cam tries to play it cool around Teddy, Claire avoids talking to Jay about inheriting his closet business, Phil teaches Gloria how to skate in spectacular fashion, Haley helps Alex talk to some cute boys, and amidst all the chaos Manny and Luke try to figure out whom they'll pick in their family for their "My Hero" essay assignment, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET).
Spoiler: 5/15/13 episode! MODERN FAMILY – "Games People Play" – 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, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET).
Spoiler: 9/24/14 Season 6 Premiere episode! Modern Family "The Long Honeymoon" 9/24/14, 9pm ET/8pm CT A happy and carefree summer in the Dunphy household comes to an end in the Season 6 premiere when Alex returns from a humanitarian mission. Meanwhile, Mitchell and Cameron get back from their honeymoon, but the latter is still feeling like a newlywed; and Gloria sends a message to Jay about his slovenly appearance.
Spoiler: 10/01/14 episode A CAMPUS TOUR BECOMES AN EMOTIONALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY CHARGED EXPERIENCE, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY" "Do Not Push" – It's Jay and Gloria's anniversary and they can't seem to get on the same page on what kind of gift to give – sentimental or expensive? And, the Dunphys head to Cal Tech for Alex's college tour and while Claire is busy convincing her to choose this school and stay close to home, Phil, Luke and Haley branch off to participate in a psyche experiment. Mitch and Cam are taking a new family portrait with Lily to replace the old one above their mantel, but Lily gives some serious face, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. "Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofia Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex, Rico Rodriguez as Manny and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily. Guest cast includes Rebecca Mozo as Admissions Officer, Patrick Carlyle as Researcher, Caleb Hoffman as Jason and Aaron Landon as Slow Kid. "Do Not Push" was written by Megan Ganz and directed by Gail Mancuso.
Spoiler: 10/08/14 episode PHIL MUST GET RID OF SOME INCRIMINATING FOOTAGE ON MITCH AND CAM'S WEDDING VIDEO, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY" Guest Star Adam DeVine (Workaholics, Pitch Perfect) Returns as Andy "The Cold" – Phil is putting together Mitch and Cam's wedding video for a special family screening, but when the footage reveals that he is responsible for a horrible cold that has plagued the family, he must do some creative editing. Jay and Gloria have different ways of helping Manny cope with the stresses of high school football, while coach Cam struggles between whether or not to bench him. And, Mitchell gets strangely competitive with Lily's new friend, Sydney, who is clearly a genius, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. "Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofia Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex, Rico Rodriguez as Manny and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily. Guest cast includes Adam DeVine as Andy, Aubree Young as Sydney, Robert Desiderio as Alan Ferguson, Lisa Schurga as Sydney's Mom and Patrick J. Nicolas as Bellman. "The Cold" was written by Rick Weiner and Kenny Schwartz, and directed by Jim Hensz.
Spoiler: 10/15/14 episode TENSIONS RUN A LITTLE HIGH ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND IN THE DUNPHY'S HOTEL ROOM, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY" "Marco Polo" – The Dunphys move into a cramped hotel room while their house is getting treated for mold and Phil sees this as an opportunity to spend some quality time together but Claire and the kids are less than enthused. Gloria becomes over protective when Manny starts dating an older, popular girl, and Cameron is under a lot of pressure to maintain his team's winning streak but when he realizes Mitchell may be a jinx, emotions run high, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. "Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofia Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex, Rico Rodriguez as Manny and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily. Guest cast includes Folake Olowofoyeku as Ayoola, Rory Scovel as Carl, Guy Stevenson as Jim, Sam Lloyd as Lester, Semi Anthony as Ndulu, Cate Cohen as Patti, Madison Iseman as Sam and Zedrick Restauro as Waiter. "Marco Polo" was written by Elaine Ko and directed by Fred Savage.
Spoiler: 10/29/14 Halloween episode CLAIRE LETS PHIL TAKE CHARGE OF HALLOWEEN THIS YEAR, BUT WILL THE HALLOWEEN SPIRIT BE TOO MUCH FOR HER TO RESIST? ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY" Guest Stars Steve Zahn (Treme) and Andrea Anders (Better Off Ted) Return as the Dunphy's Neighbors "Halloween 3: AwesomeLand" – Even though Halloween is Claire's holiday, she allows Phil to take over this year so instead of her usual fright-fest theme, he decides to turn the house into AwesomeLand! Gloria picks out Princess Fiona and Shrek costumes for her and Jay but Jay decides he wants to be Prince Charming complete with a full head of gorgeous hair, and with the hair comes a new sense of confidence. Elsewhere, Cameron gets overwhelmed by the day's activities and Mitchell has closing arguments for a huge case, and it doesn't help that the stenographer is dressed like a spider, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. "Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofia Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex, Rico Rodriguez as Manny and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily. Guest cast includes Steve Zahn as Ronnie, Andrea Anders as Amber, Laura Malone Hunt as Debbie, Tucker Smallwood as Judge, Jenny Curtis as Juror, Jerry Lambert as Matt, Iris Braydon as Holly, Tom Parker as Doctor, Ramone Hamilton as Trick-or-Treater and Evan O'Toole as Kid Batman. "Halloween 3: AwesomeLand" was written by Paul Corrigan, Brad Walsh and Abraham Higginbotham, and directed by Gail Mancuso.
Spoiler: 11/12/14 episode GLORIA GETS ALONG SWIMMINGLY WITH MANNY'S NEW SPANISH TUTOR, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY" Michael Urie (Ugly Betty) Guest Stars and Adam DeVine (Pitch Perfect) Returns as Andy "Queer Eyes, Full Hearts" – Phil and Claire don't know if they should be happy or concerned that Haley and Andy are spending a lot of time together, however, they soon find things are not what they appear. Gloria is pushing Manny to learn Spanish instead of French so she goes ahead and hires a Spanish tutor, Diego, who also happens to be very handsome, much to Manny and Jay's chagrin. Meanwhile, Mitch and Cam meet a popular news reporter at a school function and one of them peaks her journalistic interest, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. "Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofia Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex, Rico Rodriguez as Manny and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily. Guest cast includes Adam DeVine as Andy, Michael Urie as Gavin, Nicholas Gonzalez as Diego, Heather Mazur as Anne, Jenn Liu as Mahnoosh and Craig Michaelson as Don. "Queer Eyes, Full Hearts" was written by Stephen Lloyd and directed by Jason Winer.
Spoiler: 11/19/14 episode "MODERN FAMILY" "Three Turkeys" – Phil is cooking Thanksgiving dinner this year with Luke as his sous chef and Claire has no confidence in them and prepares a secret turkey of her own as backup. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria had plans to spend the holiday away but when the trip gets canceled last minute, they decide not to tell anyone which quickly becomes the worst idea ever since the family dinner gets suddenly moved to their house and it turns into a mad scramble to cover their tracks. And, Mitch is tired of always being the bad cop so when Lily refuses to wear a nice dress to dinner he forces Cameron to deal with it who then comes up with a very unconventional approach, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
Spoiler: 12/03/14 episode MITCH AND CAM QUICKLY DISCOVER THAT A BRAND NEW COUCH AND AN UNEXPECTED HOUSE GUEST IS NOT A GOOD COMBINATION, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY" Kristen Johnston (3rd Rock From the Sun) Guest Stars as Mitchell's co-worker Brenda "Strangers in the Night" – When Alex tells Phil and Claire she has a boyfriend, they worry they've put too much pressure on her and has made up an imaginary boyfriend. Jay and Gloria both have parties that they are dragging the other to and Jay has a clever plan to get himself out of it, but Manny just might spoil everything. Mitch and Cam just got a beautiful white couch delivered but when Mitch is stuck helping out Brenda, a distressed co-worker, and allows her to stay – it is a mishap waiting to happen, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. "Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofia Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex, Rico Rodriguez as Manny and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily. Guest cast includes Kristen Johnston as Brenda, John Karna as Alec, Yuriy Turchyn as Teddy, Eileen Galindo as Mindy and Marcus Folmer as Photogrpaher. "Strangers in the Night" was written by Chuck Tatham and directed by Fred Savage.
Spoiler: 12/10/14 episode Modern Family "HALEY'S 21ST BIRTHDAY" 9pm ET/8pm CT on ABC Haley turns 21 and the family decide to take her to a bar to celebrate, but Claire hopes her oldest daughter will start to see her as a friend instead of just her mom. Meanwhile, Jay and Phil's errand to pick up Haley's gift—a new car—takes a wrong turn; Mitchell and Cameron learn a tough lesson about themselves; and Alex, Luke and Manny babysit Lily, whose curiosity catches them off guard. "Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofia Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex, Rico Rodriguez as Manny and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily. "Haley's 21st Birthday" was written by Abraham Higginbotham and directed by Alisa Statman.
Spoiler: 1/07/15 episode Modern Family "THE DAY WE ALMOST DIED" 9pm ET/8pm CT on ABC A brush with death on the way to breakfast has a major impact on the Dunphys, including Claire, who vows to be more carefree; Haley and Alex, who promise not to fight anymore; and Luke, who starts a bucket list. Meanwhile, Manny, who was also along for the ride, says he'll never get in a car again. "Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofia Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex, Rico Rodriguez as Manny and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily. "The Day We Almost Died" was written by Danny Zuker and directed by James Bagdonas.
Spoiler: 1/14/15 episode Modern Family "THE BIG GUNS" 9pm ET/8pm CT on ABC Fed up with Ronnie and Amber's boat on their front lawn, the Dunphys strike back by calling on Phil's dad and his retired friends to help them prove a point. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria clash over Joe's potty training; and Cameron takes Lily to clown school, but doesn't tell Mitchell about it. "Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofia Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex, Rico Rodriguez as Manny and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily. Guest-starring Elimu Nelson as Officer Clemons, and Brooke Sorenson as Tammy. "The Big Guns" was written by Vali Chandrasekaran and directed by Jeffrey Walker.
Spoiler: 2/04/15 episode WHEN FAMILY MEMBERS START JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS, HURT FEELINGS ARE SURE TO FOLLOW, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY" Aya Cash (You're the Worst) Guest Stars, and Adam DeVine (Pitch Perfect, Workaholics) Returns "Rash Decisions" – Phil is starting to feel the teenage cold shoulder from Luke, and with Andy hanging around a lot recently as his apprentice, he easily steps in as his new right hand man. Meanwhile, Gloria and the doctors suspect that Joe might be allergic to Stella which leaves Jay in a very tough predicament, and Mitchell is doing some freelance legal work at Jay's closet company and working with Claire becomes a very enlightening experience for the both of them, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. "Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofia Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex, Rico Rodriguez as Manny and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily. Guest cast includes Adam DeVine as Andy, Aya Cash as Vanessa, Chasty Ballesteros as Lucy, Craig Welzbacher as Office Worker aka Mark and Anushka Rani as Gita. "Rash Decisions" story by Anthony Lombardo and Clint McCray, and teleplay by Daisy Gardner. Directed by Jim Hensz.
Spoiler: 2/11/15 Valentine's Day episode DOES JAY HAVE MORE THAN ONE ADMIRER THIS VALENTINE'S DAY? ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY" Roger Bart (Desperate Housewives, Revenge) Guest Stars, and Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) Reprises Her Role as Gloria's Sister Sonia "Valentine's Day 4: Twisted Sister" – Valentine's Day is here again which means "Juliana" and "Clive" are back, however, things get worrisome when Claire starts sensing Phil may be more into Juliana than her! Elsewhere, Jay goes from feeling disappointed to scared when Gloria's visiting sister, Sonia (guest star Stephanie Beatriz), becomes a larger deterrence for a romantic evening with Gloria than he thought. And, Mitchell and Cameron get themselves in a very precarious situation with their good friend Anders (guest star Roger Bart), on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. "Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofia Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex, Rico Rodriguez as Manny and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily. Guest cast includes Roger Bart as Anders, Stephanie Beatriz as Sonia, Eve Brenner as Ander's Mother and Jackie Mah as Carmelina. "Valentine's Day 4: Twisted Sister" was written by Jeffrey Richman and directed by Fred Savage.