6.3/1012 votesLoading...#1 - All Things Being Equal
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2017
Gloria, Claire, Haley, Alex, Lily, Luke and Manny are equally committed to showing their support for gender equality and the women’s movement in very different ways. Meanwhile, Jay and Phil are at odds on how their parking lot attendant, Joan, should be running their lot, and jealousy ensues when Pam prefers Mitchell’s help over Cam’s with her baby.
Director: Michelle MacLaren
Writer: Christy Stratton, Ryan Walls
6.3/1011 votesLoading...#2 - The Long Goodbye
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2017
Phil and Claire realize that Alex may be more self-sufficient in college than they give her credit for when they drop in for a quick visit. Meanwhile, Manny is determined to avoid a long tearful goodbye after Gloria and Jay move him into his college dorm. Finally, Mitch may have accidentally accelerated a planned renovation, and Hayley gets an unexpected opportunity when she befriends a wealthy female member at the country club.
Director: James Alan Hensz
Writer: Brad Walsh, Paul Corrigan
6.4/1012 votesLoading...#3 - Heavy Is the Head
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 2/22/2017
Despite their lofty hopes, Phil and Jay's property investment might turn out to be a bust, forcing Phil to rethink his original dream. Meanwhile, Cam lands in the hospital due to a head injury and refuses to have an MRI thanks to a traumatic incident with a well when he was a child. Determined to finally impress Claire and keep her from re-gifting her birthday present, Gloria surprises her with a day of luxury at the office. However, after Claire had to implement some rather harsh budget cuts at work, a massage at her desk may not be sending the right message.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Danny Zuker
6.4/1012 votesLoading...#4 - Frank's Wedding
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 4/5/2017
Frank Dunphy’s Roaring 20s-themed wedding day is finally here, and to get into the spirit, Phil gets the Dunphy clan to show up in costume. Once Claire and the kids realize they are the only ones dressed-up, they feel it’s time for a “funny” intervention with Phil. Meanwhile, Jay has mastered the art of saying no, but soon realizes that if you say no too many times, people stop asking; and Cam is in for a big surprise when he finally stops hiding behind Mitchell and stands up to his sister Pam.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller
Writer: Andy Gordon
6.5/1011 votesLoading...#5 - Alone Time
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/2017
Everyone deserves a little alone time now and then, so when Mitch and Jay separately seek out a much-needed retreat from the family and end up at the same resort, it becomes clear just how “related” they really are. Meanwhile, Phil and Claire can’t seem to really enjoy the empty-nester life, and Cam, not knowing what to do with himself while Mitch is away, drops in on Gloria’s to lend a hand.
Director: James Alan Hensz
Writer: Abraham Higginbotham, Stephen Lloyd, Danny Zuker
6.5/1013 votesLoading...#6 - The Graduates
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2017
Manny’s father, Javier, shows up for his graduation and takes him out on a wild night of celebration, and then Jay steps in to pick-up the pieces. Meanwhile, the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is getting ready for Luke and Manny’s big day and dealing with the emotions that come with seeing your kids grow up and leave the nest.
Director: Steven Levitan
Writer: Jeffrey Richman, Jon Pollack
6.5/1010 votesLoading...#7 - Ten Years Later
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2017
Claire is determined to make up for her less-than-joyful mood at Jay and Gloria’s wedding by throwing their tenth-anniversary party. As part of the festivities, Phil is going to perform a magic trick featuring Gloria appearing out of thin air in her wedding dress; that is if Gloria can still get into it!
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Danny Zuker
6.6/1010 votesLoading...#8 - Sex, Lies & Kickball
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2017
Jay’s best friend, Shorty, is back from Costa Rica and stays at the house so they can catch up and reconnect. However, Shorty is spending more time with Gloria and seems to be avoiding Jay. Meanwhile, Alex is ready to shed her good-girl image and is going to prove to Claire that her relationship with Ben is definitely a sexual relationship.
Director: John Riggi
Writer: Abraham Higginbotham
6.6/1010 votesLoading...#9 - It's the Great Pumpkin, Phil Dunphy
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2017
Phil and Claire still want to celebrate Halloween in a big way, but it seems no one shares their same enthusiasm making them wonder if maybe everyone is right. Over at the Pritchett’s, Mitch and Cam are frustrated by how long Jay is taking to finish their kitchen remodel, which forces Mitch to finally stand up to his dad. Meanwhile, Gloria’s hospitality is wearing thin when Cam oversteps his boundaries as a house guest.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller
Writer: Jon Pollack
6.6/1014 votesLoading...#10 - I Love a Parade
Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2018
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan are going to be setting off more than a few fireworks when they get together at the annual Fourth of July parade where Jay will be acting as the grand marshal. Haley’s goodbye with Arvin before his trip to Switzerland doesn’t go as planned when she's distracted by the return of an old flame.
Director: James R. Bagdonas
Writer: Brad Walsh, Paul Corrigan
6.7/1014 votesLoading...#11 - Thanksgiving Jamboree
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2016
It’s going to be a Thanksgiving jamboree at the Pritchett-Tucker home this year and Cameron has spared no expense. While Phil tries to get used to Rainer Shine dating his daughter, Hayley has to break it to her dad that she would rather spend the rest of her holiday with her new boyfriend than stay for the traditional family football game.
Director: Steven Levitan
Writer: Chuck Tatham, Jon Pollack
6.7/1011 votesLoading...#12 - Tough Love
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2017
After leaving his real estate firm to strike out on his own, Phil decides a solo camping trip in the wild will be just what he needs to boost his confidence. Meanwhile, Mitchell’s plan to teach Cam a lesson in gullibility and Lily a lesson in responsibility backfires.
Director: John Riggi
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
6.7/1010 votesLoading...#13 - Dear Beloved Family
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 1/10/2018
Gloria has to rush Phil to the hospital for an emergency surgery after he experiences some intense stomach pains and rallies the entire family to be by his side.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Bill Wrubel
6.7/1012 votesLoading...#14 - A Sketchy Area
Season 10 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2018
Phil stumbles into an exciting new career after dropping by Luke’s college. Claire deals with her dad, and the merger of Pritchett’s Closets with a tech-savvy, hipper company. Mitch’s new high-profile case as an assistant district attorney is marred by an unflattering courtroom sketch by the resident artist.
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Writer: Elaine Ko
6.8/1011 votesLoading...#15 - Sarge & Pea
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2017
Cam is incensed that an anonymous and rude parent robbed him of a precious Lily moment during her recent dance recital. While he and Hayley visit Alex at her coffee shop the next day, he thinks he recognizes the culprit and goes to extremes to uncover her identity, and give her a peace of his mind. Meanwhile, Jay, Claire and Mitch attend a family wedding and unexpectedly run into Dede at the reception. Afraid their parents are going to once again make a scene, Mitch and Claire devise a plan to keep them apart. Finally, Phil and Gloria are on a college tour with Luke and Manny, and have very different ways of getting the boys ready to head out on this new adventure and also learning to let go.
Director: James R. Bagdonas
Writer: Abraham Higginbotham
6.8/1012 votesLoading...#16 - Do It Yourself
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/2017
Feeling empowered after his successful do-it-yourself project, Phil convinces Jay to co-invest in a property he has always wanted to develop. Meanwhile, Claire’s new obsession with a TV chef and her new love of cooking Sunday dinners hasn’t been as tasty as she thinks. Haley is the family’s only hope to add a little spice to the situation. At the Pritchett-Tucker house, Cam and Mitchell see that the family is too reliant on technology, so they attempt to teach Lily the importance of hard work, which ends disastrously. Back at the Pritchett’s, Jay feels replaced when he sees Gloria has hired Coach Gary to coach Joe and serve as a handy man.
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Writer: Brad Walsh, Paul Corrigan
6.8/1012 votesLoading...#17 - Basketball
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 3/8/2017
After choking at last year’s charity basketball game, Phil has been training all year to redeem himself. However, when NBA stars Charles Barkley and DeAndre Jordan attend the game and start making bets, Phil tries to not buckle under the pressure. Meanwhile, Gloria has to step-up at Manny’s school when her nemesis, Donna Duncan, tries to shame her for her lack of support at the school. Finally, Claire does whatever it takes to keep a work mistake secret from Jay, while Jay’s concerned that Joe doesn’t have a healthy fear of him at all.
Director: James Alan Hensz
Writer: Elaine Ko
6.8/1012 votesLoading...#18 - Pig Moon Rising
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 3/15/2017
Mitchell knocks over an urn filled with the ashes of Cameron's beloved pet pig Lilly while exercising in the garage, but Cameron suspects his cover-up is a load of hogwash.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Brad Walsh, Paul Corrigan
6.8/1010 votesLoading...#19 - Catch of the Day
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2017
Phil’s convinced he is going to have a day of bad luck after failing to successfully complete his daily superstition. However, Claire is eager to make it to a concert and has no time for his silly notion. Meanwhile, Mitch is certain that Cam is undermining him during their kitchen renovation, and Jay is determined to get Gloria to admit she was in a car accident.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Jeffrey Richman
6.8/1010 votesLoading...#20 - Winner Winner Turkey Dinner
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2017
During Jay's Thanksgiving toast, he honors the entire family on their recent successes, even though everyone knows that isn't quite true. As everyone desperately tries to hide the facts about their perceived triumphs, Phil works hard to master a classic magic trick and prove he's not the family failure.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller
Writer: Bill Wrubel
6.8/1011 votesLoading...#21 - Written in the Stars
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 2/28/2018
Phil thinks that Gloria is upset at Jay for dropping the ball on Valentine’s Day, so he convinces Jay to spice things up with a little role playing that doesn’t go off as planned. Meanwhile, Mitch and Cam may have unwittingly ruined Luke’s Valentine’s Day date and are forced to make things right.
Director: Jaffar Mahmood
Writer: Abraham Higginbotham, Jon Pollack
6.8/1011 votesLoading...#22 - Spanks for the Memories
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 3/7/2018
When Jay overhears Gloria on the phone talking about spanking, he assumes she is frustrated in the bedroom. When he attempts to light the spark again by giving her exactly what she wants, he realizes he might have made a mistake. Meanwhile, now that Mitchell has an amazing new job, he and Cam throw a party to rub it in Cam’s friends’ faces so they can no longer give him “the look of pity”.
Director: James R. Bagdonas
Writer: Brad Walsh, Paul Corrigan
6.8/106 votesLoading...#23 - Blasts from the Past
Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/2019
Phil and Claire decide to take a cycling tour through Italy before they become grandparents, and Dylan introduces them to his mom who has an interesting past. Meanwhile, Cameron and Mitchell discover some interesting reading material in Lily’s room and decide to confront her about it, while Gloria and Jay discover their respective great uncles may have fought on opposing sides of a war.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Vali Chandrasekaran, Stephen Lloyd
6.8/1010 votesLoading...#24 - The Last Christmas
Season 11 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2019
Cameron is hoping to keep everyone happy for their annual Christmas dinner as he hides and prepares for his big interview for a head coaching position out-of-state. Meanwhile, Haley is excited to be finally be reunited with wine and Mitchell is suspicious of Cam’s holiday trip to visit his family in Missouri.
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Writer: Abraham Higginbotham, Jon Pollack
6.9/1018 votesLoading...#25 - Spring Break
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 3/25/2015
Claire tackles spring cleaning; Haley tries to distract Alex by taking her to a music festival.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Brad Walsh, Paul Corrigan
The Worst Episodes of Modern Family
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Worst Episodes Summary
"All Things Being Equal" is the worst rated episode of "Modern Family". It scored 6.3/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Michelle MacLaren and written by Christy Stratton, Ryan Walls, it aired on 5/3/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Long Goodbye".