Heavy is the Head is the fourteenth episode from Season 8 of Modern Family, it will air on February 22, 2017.
Plot Summary
Despite their lofty hopes, Phil and Jay's property investment might turn out to be a bust, forcing Phil to rethink his original dream. Meanwhile, Cam lands in the hospital due to a head injury and refuses to have an MRI thanks to a traumatic incident with a well when he was a child. Determined to finally impress Claire and keep her from re-gifting her birthday present, Gloria surprises her with a day of luxury at the office. However, after Claire had to implement some rather harsh budget cuts at work, a massage at her desk may not be sending the right message.[1]
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
- Joe Mande as Ben
- Jonathan Chase as Jared Cook
- Jared Gerner as Bobby
- Timothy Horner as Scott
- Tory Devon Smith as Mason
- Cat Alter as Gillian
- Robert Baker as Pete
- Kasey Mahaffey as Dom
- Roy Jenkins as Kenny
- Rahnuma Panthaky as Josie
- Artie O’Daly as Joshua
- Lisa-Marie Long as Mariel
Trivia
Continuity
Cultural References
"Heavy is [lies] the head that wears the crown" is a common misquote from Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2 ("Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.")
- Haley learns from Manny about Game of Thrones
- Cam talks about "that media whore Jessica", referring to Jessica McClure