Ben

Ben
Portrayed By	Joe Mande
First Seen	Closet? You'll Love It!
Last Seen	It's the Great Pumpkin, Phil Dunphy
Full Name	Ben
Gender	Male
Origin	California, USA
Occupation	Marketing manager at Pritchett's Closets & Blinds
Family	Unnamed Mother
Seasons	S1 - S2 - S3 - S4 - S5 - S6 - S7 - S8 - S9

Ben works for Pritchett's Closets & Blinds. He still lives with his mother, who is an alcoholic. He looks up to Jay and is often seen working for Claire, even though neither one of them seem to think highly of him. Ben starts dating Alex in "Do You Believe in Magic" after she finds out he has been sending her flowers as a secret admirer. They would later break up in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Phil Dunphy".

Appearances

Season 6

• "Closet? You'll Love It!"

Season 7

• "She Crazy"
• "I Don't Know How She Does It"
• "Promposal"
• "Double Click"

Season 8

• "Do You Believe in Magic"
• "Heavy Is the Head"
• "Finding Fizbo"
• "Basketball"
• "Five Minutes"

Season 9

• "Lake Life"
• "Sex, Lies & Kickball"
• "It's the Great Pumpkin, Phil Dunphy""

Trivia

• Ben has a tattoo of a Tasmanian devil on his butt. ("Finding Fizbo")
• Ben once kissed Claire when he thought she was coming on to him and was afraid he would lose his job if he refused. ("Five Minutes")

Quotes

Season 8

Ben: [after being kissed by<br>Alex Wow. Aha. Okay, that was very cool but you should know that I have dedicated my life to closets, I am obsessed with your grandfather and I sleep with a body pillow that I put a nightgown on. Alex: Stop, you're making it better!