A Tale of Three Cities[1] is the first episode from Season 8 premiere of Modern Family, it aired on September 21, 2016.
Plot Summary
After recent trips take the Dunphys to New York; Mitch, Cam and Lily to the Midwest; and Jay, Gloria, Manny and Joe to Juarez, Mexico; the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan reunites in its eighth season premiere with all of the families converging at home for Father's Day.
Episode Description
Main Cast
(The characters striked out do not appear in this episode)
- Jay Pritchett
- Gloria Pritchett
- Manny Delgado
- Joe Pritchett
- Claire Dunphy
- Phil Dunphy
- Haley Dunphy
- Alex Dunphy
- Luke Dunphy
- Mitchell Pritchett
- Cameron Tucker
- Lily Tucker-Pritchett
Guest Starring
Trivia
Continuity
- Sonia returns from "Fulgencio" and "Valentine's Day 4: Twisted Sister".
- Jay says "double click", which references his actions in Double Click.
- Claire smiling when talking about death is a callback to the episode The Last Walt where she did the same thing.
- Lily's hair is still in a perm hairstyle from Double Click.
Cultural References
- The title references the Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities.
- Cam sings "Sweet Home Alagramma", a version of "Sweet Home Alabama" that he wrote when they were kids. Cam was born in 1972 and the song was released in '76 so it is possible.
- Jay thinks that he, Joe and Manny resemble the Three Amigos.
- Magician Wikipedia:David Blaine sits in Jell-O.