Franklin Bernard "Frank" Dunphy was Phil Dunphy's father. He joked a lot with his son and was first seen during a video chat in "Undeck the Halls". He had a dog, Scout, who he got really close to while traveling.
In "Travels with Scout", Frank visited the Dunphys to give them the dog, and he seemed upset because later on they found out that he really wanted to keep the dog. Claire ended up missing the dog too when he left.
According to Phil, in "The Day Alex Left for College", Frank used to work in a grocery store.
In "Frank's Wedding", he married his second wife, Lorraine, who he met while on jury duty. In "Ringmaster Keifth", he almost decides not to propose after finding out that Phil didn't like him being with his (Phil's) former babysitter.
Frank died of old age in the season 11 episode "Legacy".
Personality[]
Frank was known to be kind, easy going, incredibly and endlessly goofy. He always had a good relationship with his son, Phil. It may have been the reason why Phil and Luke have a great father and son relationship.
He could have been emotional sometimes however as shown in several episodes which Phil could be at times as a way to cope with overwhelming emotions, a soft trait he had inherited from his father.
Appearances[]
Note: In "The Wow Factor", "ClosetCon '13", "Undeck the Halls" and “Can’t Elope” he only appeared through web cam or a telerobot. In the latter, he is credited as "Phil's Dad". He appeared in 14 episodes
| Modern Family, Season 1 | |||||||
| #01 | "Pilot" | #09 | "Fizbo" | #17 | "Truth Be Told" | ||
| #02 | "The Bicycle Thief" | #10 | "Undeck the Halls" | #18 | "Starry Night" | ||
| #03 | "Come Fly With Me" | #11 | "Up All Night" | #19 | "Game Changer" | ||
| #04 | "The Incident" | #12 | "Not in My House" | #20 | "Benched" | ||
| #05 | "Coal Digger" | #13 | "Fifteen Percent" | #21 | "Travels with Scout" | ||
| #06 | "Run for Your Wife" | #14 | "Moon Landing" | #22 | "Airport 2010" | ||
| #07 | "En Garde" | #15 | "My Funky Valentine" | #23 | "Hawai" | ||
| #08 | "Great Expectations" | #16 | "Fears" | #24 | "Family Portrait" | ||
| Modern Family, Season 4 | |||||||
| #01 | "Bringing Up Baby" | #09 | "When a Tree Falls" | #17 | "Best Men" | ||
| #02 | "Schooled" | #10 | ""Diamond in the Rough" | #18 | "The Wow Factor" | ||
| #03 | "Snip" | #11 | "New Year's Eve" | #19 | "The Future Dunphys" | ||
| #04 | "The Butler's Escape" | #12 | "Party Crasher" | #20 | "Flip Flop" | ||
| #05 | "Open House of Horrors" | #13 | "Fulgencio" | #21 | "Career Day" | ||
| #06 | "Yard Sale" | #14 | "A Slight at the Opera" | #22 | "My Hero" | ||
| #07 | "Arrested" | #15 | "Heart Broken" | #23 | "Games People Play" | ||
| #08 | "Mistery Date" | #16 | "Bad Hair Day" | #24 | "Goodnight Gracie" | ||
| Modern Family, Season 5 | |||||||
| #01 | "Suddenly, Last Summer" | #09 | "The Big Game" | #17 | "Other People's Children" | ||
| #02 | "First Days" | #10 | ""The Old Man & the Tree" | #18 | "Las Vegas" | ||
| #03 | "Larry's Wife" | #11 | "And One to Grow On" | #19 | "A Hard Jay's Night" | ||
| #04 | "Farm Strong" | #12 | "Under Pressure" | #20 | "Australia" | ||
| #05 | "The Late Show" | #13 | "Three Dinners" | #21 | "Sleeper" | ||
| #06 | "The Help" | #14 | "ISpy" | #22 | "Message Received" | ||
| #07 | "A Fair to Remember" | #15 | "The Feud" | #23 | "The Wedding (Part 1)" | ||
| #08 | "ClosetCon '13" | #16 | "Spring-a-Ding-Fling" | #24 | "The Wedding (Part 2)" | ||
| Modern Family, season 6 | |||||||
| #01 | "The Long Honeymoon" | #09 | "Strangers in the Night" | #17 | "Closet? You'll Love It!" | ||
| #02 | "Do Not Push" | #10 | ""Haley's 21st Birthday" | #18 | "Spring Break" | ||
| #03 | "The Cold" | #11 | "The Day We Almost Died" | #19 | "Grill, Interrupted" | ||
| #04 | "Marco Polo" | #12 | "The Big Guns" | #20 | "Knock 'Em Down" | ||
| #05 | "Won't You Be Our Neighbor" | #13 | "Rash Decisions" | #21 | "Integrity" | ||
| #06 | "Halloween 3: AwesomeLand" | #14 | "Valentine's Day 4: Twisted Sister" | #22 | "Patriot Games" | ||
| #07 | "Queer Eyes, Full Hearts" | #15 | "Fight or Flight" | #23 | "Crying Out Loud" | ||
| #08 | "Three Turkeys" | #16 | "Connection Lost" | #24 | "American Skyper" | ||
| Modern Family, season 8 | |||||
| #01 | "A Tale of Three Cities" | #09 | "Snow Ball" | #17 | "Pig Moon Rising" |
| #02 | "A Stereotypical Day" | #10 | "Ringmaster Keifth" | #18 | "Five Minutes" |
| #03 | "Blindsided" | #11 | "Sarge & Pea" | #19 | "Frank's Wedding" |
| #04 | "Weathering Heights" | #12 | "Do You Believe in Magic" | #20 | "All Things Being Equal" |
| #05 | "Halloween 4: Revenge of Rod Skyhook" | #13 | "Do It Yourself" | #21 | "Alone Time" |
| #06 | "Grab It" | #14 | "Heavy is the Head" | #22 | "The Graduates" |
| #07 | "Thanksgiving Jamboree" | #15 | "Finding Fizbo" | ||
| #08 | "The Alliance" | #16 | "Basketball" | ||
| Modern Family, season 9 | |||||
| #01 | "Lake Life" | #09 | "Though Love" | #17 | "Royal Visit" |
| #02 | "The Long Goodbye" | #10 | ""No Small Feet" | #18 | "Daddy Issues" |
| #03 | "Catch of the Day" | #11 | "He Said, She Shed" | #19 | "CHiPs and Salsa" |
| #04 | "Sex,Lies & Kickball" | #12 | "Dear Beloved Family" | #20 | "Mother!" |
| #05 | "It's The Great Pumpkin, Phil Dunphy" | #13 | "In Your Head" | #21 | "The Escape" |
| #06 | "Ten Years Later" | #14 | "Written in the Stars" | #22 | "Clash of Swords" |
| #07 | "Winner Winner Turkey Dinner" | #15 | "Spanks for the Memories" | ||
| #08 | "Brushes with Celebrity" | #16 | "Wine Weekend" | ||
| Modern Family, season 10 | |||||
| #01 | "I Love a Parade" | #09 | "Putting Down Roots" | #17 | "The Wild" |
| #02 | "Kiss and Tell" | #10 | ""Stuck in A Moment" | #18 | "Stand by Your Man" |
| #03 | "A Sketchy Area" | #11 | "A Moving Day" | #19 | "Yes-Woman" |
| #04 | "Torn Between Two Lovers" | #12 | " Blasts from the Past" | #20 | "Can't Elope" |
| #05 | "Good Grief" | #13 | "Whanex?" | #21 | "Commencement" |
| #06 | "On the Same Paige" | #14 | "We Need to Talk About Lily" | #22 | "A Year of Birthdays" |
| #07 | "Did the Chicken Cross the Road?" | #15 | "SuperShowerBabyBowl" | ||
| #08 | "Kids These Days" | #16 | "Red Alert" | ||
| Modern Family, season 11 | |||||
| #01 | "New Kids on the Block" | #09 | "The Last Christmas" | #17 | "Finale (Part 1)" |
| #02 | "Snapped" | #10 | ""The Prescott" | #18 | "Finale (Part 2)" |
| #03 | "Perfect Pairs" | #11 | "Legacy" | ||
| #04 | "Pool Party" | #12 | " Dead On A Rival" | ||
| #05 | "The Last Halloween" | #13 | "Paris" | ||
| #06 | "A Game of Chicken" | #14 | "Spuds" | ||
| #07 | "The Last Thanksgiving" | #15 | "Baby Steps" | ||
| #08 | "Tree's A Crowd" | #16 | "I'm Going to Miss This" | ||
Trivia[]
- He served in the military at some point in his life.
- He used humor as a coping mechanism.
- His personality was much like his son Phil's.
- He mistaked Dylan for Andy
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- ↑ Phil mentioned in an episode that he had a grandfather who died when he was still a child.