Five Minutes is the eighteenth episode from Season 8 of Modern Family. It aired on March 29, 2017.
Plot Summary
So much can happen to the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan in five minutes! Mitch and Cam have five minutes to catch a new flight while fighting the effects of sleeping pills they took prematurely. Then at Rainer's birthday dinner, Haley and Rainer are forced to reevaluate their entire relationship in the five minutes before the birthday cake arrives. Meanwhile, Phil and Claire pay a surprise visit to Alex and are given a five-minute surprise introduction to her new boyfriend. Finally, with only five minutes to catch a movie, Manny has to find the perfect parking space and endure Jay and Gloria's backseat argument.[1]
Episode Description
Mitchell and Cameron accidentally take sleeping pills and have to catch the right board. They manage to have it thanks to a sympathetic driver.
Manny has decided to take Jay and Gloria to theater. While searching for a good space, he can't stand anymore an argument between them.
Also, Phil and Claire visit Alex at Caltech and discover that she is in relationship with Ben. Ben also admits that he kissed Claire once.
And Haley and Rainer break-up when Haley realizes that Rainer's predictions are not always true.
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
- Nathan Fillion as Rainer Shine
- Joe Mande as Ben
- Carmella Riley as Gate Attendant #1
- Spencer Ward as College Student
- Sofia Gonzalez as Waitress
- Shannon Joy Rodgers as Gate Attendant #2
- Julius Thomas III as Cart Driver
- Daniel Acker as Hat Store Guy
Trivia
- Luke, Lily, and Joe do not appear in this episode. This is the first episode in which at least one child from the three families is missing.
- This is the third episode not to feature any interview scenes, probably because of the stories’ lengths. But this is the first episode in which none of the family houses are seen.
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