Gunther Thorpe was Gil Thorpe's father, and also Jay Pritchett's rival. He was seen in "The Feud".
For whatever reason, he had the knack for showing up when Jay was at his absolute worst, each time he berated Jay and called him a wuss. At Luke's wrestling match, Jay and Phil told him that no matter the result that they would be proud of him and he should just have a good time. However, when Jay and Phil realized that Luke was wrestling Gil's son, they changed their mind and told him that he had to win, but Luke was only pinned in a few seconds. Later, when they went out to eat, Luke seemed to be taking the loss really well until Gil's son began choking. The adults interpreted it as Luke attacked him, which resulted in a funny grabbing sequence, but he was actually saving his life. However, Luke later revealed that he really tried to attack him because he thought that he was mocking his wrestling with his choking sign.
Appearances[]
| 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)" | ||