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|Title = Legacy
  
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|airdate = January 15, 2020
  
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'''Legacy''' is the eleventh episode from [[Season 11]] of ''[[Modern Family]]'', it will air on January 15, 2020.
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'''Legacy''' is the eleventh episode from [[Season 11]] of ''[[Modern Family]]'', it aired on January 15, 2020.
   
 
==Plot Summary==
  
==Plot Summary==
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[[Phil Dunphy|Phil]] pays a visit to his dad to make sure he is ok after hearing some concerning news about him. Meanwhile, [[Jay Pritchett|Jay]] gives [[Claire Dunphy|Claire]] and [[Mitchell Pritchett|Mitch]] a bunch of their old childhood memorabilia that triggers them to reevaluate a long-held story about their first family vacation.<ref>https://www.wdtvpress.com/abc/pressrelease/modern-family-legacy-1-15/</ref>
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[[Phil Dunphy|Phil]] pays a visit to his dad to make sure he is ok after hearing some concerning news about him. Meanwhile, [[Jay Pritchett|Jay]] gives [[Claire Dunphy|Claire]] and [[Mitchell Pritchett|Mitch]] a bunch of their old childhood memorabilia that triggers them to reevaluate a long-held story about their first family vacation.<ref>https://www.spoilertv.com/2019/12/modern-family-episode-1111-legacy-press.html</ref>
   
   
 
==Episode Description==
  
==Episode Description==
   
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Phil goes to visit his dad in Florida and has fun with him, by reparing a car, meeting a couple who picks them up and cutting Frank's hair. Phil asks Frank if he ever regretted not having another child who could have taken over his family business. Frank tells him he has no regrets, as he considers the family business to be keeping things light and fun which Phil has always done. Phil states in an interview that it was one of the best days he ever had with his dad, however he didn't know it would be the last, as Frank passed away soon after. Phil gives a moving speech during his wake. 
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Claire and Mitchell who spent almost the entire episode in Jay's garage trying to prove that their dad wasn't right about everything. Through phone, Margaret helps them to realize that Jay was a bartender who paid the others for their ideas. Meanwhile, Jay wants to initiate Joe to dogbeds sale but Joe seems to be a better sailer than him. He even manages to buy a second dog which pleases Gloria.
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Gloria and Cam have both contradictory thoughts about Manny's reconciliation with his former crush and help one another Gloria with a teacher whose Cam dislikes and Cam with a rival who tries to sabotage Gloria's sale.
   
 
==Main Cast==
  
==Main Cast==
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* '''Claire Dunphy'''
  
* '''Claire Dunphy'''
 
* '''Phil Dunphy'''
  
* '''Phil Dunphy'''
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* '''Haley Dunphy (Haley Marshall)'''
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* <s>Haley Dunphy (Haley Marshall)</s>
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* '''Alex Dunphy'''
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* <s>Alex Dunphy</s>
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* '''Luke Dunphy'''
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* <s>Luke Dunphy</s>
 
* '''Mitchell Pritchett'''
  
* '''Mitchell Pritchett'''
 
* '''Cameron Tucker'''
  
* '''Cameron Tucker'''
 
* '''Lily Tucker-Pritchett'''
  
* '''Lily Tucker-Pritchett'''
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* '''Dylan Marshall'''
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* <s>Dylan Marshall</s>
   
 
==Guest Starring==
  
==Guest Starring==
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* Paula Marshall as Beverly
  
* Paula Marshall as Beverly
 
* [[Hayley Erin]] as [[Brenda Feldman]]
  
* [[Hayley Erin]] as [[Brenda Feldman]]
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* Siobhan Murphy as Fiancee
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* Todd Giebenham as Fiance
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* Melissa Greenspan as Debra
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* Eddie Alfano as Lon
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* Diego Parada as Carlos
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* Marty Ryan as Don
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* Nicole Sun as homebuyer
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* Andrew Flory as Ronald
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* Daniela Sommers Espinosa as Sue
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* Danielle Griffin as Dog Owner
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* Sheila Shaw as Freida
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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TBA
  
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* Haley, Alex, Luke and Dylan are absent in this episode. For the three formers, it's been odd since Frank is their grandpa.
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** With this, this episode has an absence reversion from [[Snapped]] in which they appeared, but Manny, Lily and Joe did not.
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* Sarah Hyland said in an interview that since she was not featured in this episode, she discovered the truth about Frank while watching it.
   
 
==Continuity==
  
==Continuity==
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*Phil talks about growing up near [[Wikipedia:Lake Okeechobee|Lake Okeechobee]], Florida.
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*This episode will air exactly six years after [[Under Pressure]].
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*This episode aired exactly six years after [[Under Pressure]].
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*Margaret's 13th episode though she is only heard.
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*Frank's 14th episode. It's also his final appearance.
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*Part of this episode revolves around a legacy, which also has been the subject of episodes [[Goodnight Gracie]], [[Good Grief]] and [[Putting Down Roots]].
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*[[Brenda Feldman]] returns from the [[Pilot]].
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* With this episode, every kid has been absent one time at least, during a granddad or grandmom's passing as [[Goodnight Gracie]] did not feature Lilly and as in [[Good Grief]] Manny and Joe were absent.
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* This is the third episode in which none of the Dunphy kids appear after [[Las Vegas]] and [[Valentine's Day 4: Twisted Sister]].
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* No mention of Lorraine and Ray at all in this episode though they were Frank's new wife and stepson in [[Frank's Wedding]].
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* Death seems to be the only theme that happens each season though characters who die aren't always seen on screen.
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** In season 1, Jay accidentally kills Manny's turtle in [[Truth Be Told|Truth Be Told]]
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** In season 2, Jay mentions his mother in [[Mother's Day]]
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** In season 3, Walt dies offscreen in [[The Last Walt]]
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** In season 4, the family gathers for Phil's mother's funeral in  [[Goodnight Gracie]]
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** In season 5, Mitch and Cam organize a false funeral for Larry's wife in [[Larry's Wife|The same title episode]]
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** In season 6, Jay loses offscreen a former navy buddy and Cam and Mitch's former neighbor Mr. Polaski also passes away on-screen in [[Marco Polo]] and [[Integrity]]
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** In season 7, Jay also loses offscreen a former buddy navy in [[The Storm]]
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** In season 8, Cam loses his granny and Gloria mentions her dad in [[A Tale of Three Cities]]
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** In season 9, Earl Chambers dies in [[In Your Head]]
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** In season 10, Dede passes in [[Good Grief]]
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** In season 11, Frank passes in this episode.
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* Phil mentions Luke in this episode and says that he used to cut his hair, something he tried to make in [[Clean for a Day]].
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* Manny is the second character to have a problem with a mechanical staircase after Phil in [[The Old Man & the Tree]]
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* Cats are mentioned again against dogs, something which occurred in [[Sleeper]]
   
 
==Cultural references==
  
==Cultural references==
   
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*Jay owns a painting by [[Wikipedia:William Perry (American football)|William "The Refrigerator" Perry]]
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*Phil says that gymnast [[Wikipedia:Mary Lou Retton|Mary Lou Retton]] put her feet in the feet
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*Mitch was a fan of [[Wikipedia:Flashdance|''Flashdance'']] as a child.
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*Claire refers to the 1980s as the Golden Age of Bullying; bullies were especially prominent in TV and movies of the period.[http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/20563/top-ten-eighties-bullies/][https://uproxx.com/movies/80s-movie-bullies/]
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*Frank wants to recreate the VJ-Day kiss and the Oswald/Ruby assassination
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*They sing "Sweet Caroline" in the car
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*Mitch and Claire claim to have seen the Monkees in 1983. In reality, they did not tour between 1969 and 1986.
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*Phil once cut a hedge into the shape of magician [[Wikipedia:Doug Henning|Doug Henning]].
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*Frank knew all the dances from ''Grease''
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* Claire and Mitch had an Atari in their youth.
   
 
==Reviews==
  
==Reviews==
   
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*The A.V. Club gave it a "B-."
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
   
 
==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==

Revision as of 02:25, 31 May 2020

Legacy is the eleventh episode from Season 11 of Modern Family, it aired on January 15, 2020.

Plot Summary

Phil pays a visit to his dad to make sure he is ok after hearing some concerning news about him. Meanwhile, Jay gives Claire and Mitch a bunch of their old childhood memorabilia that triggers them to reevaluate a long-held story about their first family vacation.[1]


Episode Description

Phil goes to visit his dad in Florida and has fun with him, by reparing a car, meeting a couple who picks them up and cutting Frank's hair. Phil asks Frank if he ever regretted not having another child who could have taken over his family business. Frank tells him he has no regrets, as he considers the family business to be keeping things light and fun which Phil has always done. Phil states in an interview that it was one of the best days he ever had with his dad, however he didn't know it would be the last, as Frank passed away soon after. Phil gives a moving speech during his wake. 

Claire and Mitchell who spent almost the entire episode in Jay's garage trying to prove that their dad wasn't right about everything. Through phone, Margaret helps them to realize that Jay was a bartender who paid the others for their ideas. Meanwhile, Jay wants to initiate Joe to dogbeds sale but Joe seems to be a better sailer than him. He even manages to buy a second dog which pleases Gloria.

Gloria and Cam have both contradictory thoughts about Manny's reconciliation with his former crush and help one another Gloria with a teacher whose Cam dislikes and Cam with a rival who tries to sabotage Gloria's sale.

Main Cast

(The characters struck out do not appear in this episode)

  • Jay Pritchett
  • Gloria Pritchett
  • Manny Delgado
  • Joe Pritchett
  • Claire Dunphy
  • Phil Dunphy
  • Haley Dunphy (Haley Marshall)
  • Alex Dunphy
  • Luke Dunphy
  • Mitchell Pritchett
  • Cameron Tucker
  • Lily Tucker-Pritchett
  • Dylan Marshall

Guest Starring

  • Fred Willard as Frank Dunphy
  • Marsha Kramer as Margaret
  • Paula Marshall as Beverly
  • Hayley Erin as Brenda Feldman
  • Siobhan Murphy as Fiancee
  • Todd Giebenham as Fiance
  • Melissa Greenspan as Debra
  • Eddie Alfano as Lon
  • Diego Parada as Carlos
  • Marty Ryan as Don
  • Nicole Sun as homebuyer
  • Andrew Flory as Ronald
  • Daniela Sommers Espinosa as Sue
  • Danielle Griffin as Dog Owner
  • Sheila Shaw as Freida

Trivia

  • Haley, Alex, Luke and Dylan are absent in this episode. For the three formers, it's been odd since Frank is their grandpa.
    • With this, this episode has an absence reversion from Snapped in which they appeared, but Manny, Lily and Joe did not.
  • Sarah Hyland said in an interview that since she was not featured in this episode, she discovered the truth about Frank while watching it.

Continuity

  • Phil talks about growing up near Lake Okeechobee, Florida.
  • This episode aired exactly six years after Under Pressure.
  • Margaret's 13th episode though she is only heard.
  • Frank's 14th episode. It's also his final appearance.
  • Part of this episode revolves around a legacy, which also has been the subject of episodes Goodnight Gracie, Good Grief and Putting Down Roots.
  • Brenda Feldman returns from the Pilot.
  • With this episode, every kid has been absent one time at least, during a granddad or grandmom's passing as Goodnight Gracie did not feature Lilly and as in Good Grief Manny and Joe were absent.
  • This is the third episode in which none of the Dunphy kids appear after Las Vegas and Valentine's Day 4: Twisted Sister.
  • No mention of Lorraine and Ray at all in this episode though they were Frank's new wife and stepson in Frank's Wedding.
  • Death seems to be the only theme that happens each season though characters who die aren't always seen on screen.
    • In season 1, Jay accidentally kills Manny's turtle in Truth Be Told
    • In season 2, Jay mentions his mother in Mother's Day
    • In season 3, Walt dies offscreen in The Last Walt
    • In season 4, the family gathers for Phil's mother's funeral in  Goodnight Gracie
    • In season 5, Mitch and Cam organize a false funeral for Larry's wife in The same title episode
    • In season 6, Jay loses offscreen a former navy buddy and Cam and Mitch's former neighbor Mr. Polaski also passes away on-screen in Marco Polo and Integrity
    • In season 7, Jay also loses offscreen a former buddy navy in The Storm
    • In season 8, Cam loses his granny and Gloria mentions her dad in A Tale of Three Cities
    • In season 9, Earl Chambers dies in In Your Head
    • In season 10, Dede passes in Good Grief
    • In season 11, Frank passes in this episode.
  • Phil mentions Luke in this episode and says that he used to cut his hair, something he tried to make in Clean for a Day.
  • Manny is the second character to have a problem with a mechanical staircase after Phil in The Old Man & the Tree
  • Cats are mentioned again against dogs, something which occurred in Sleeper

Cultural references

  • Jay owns a painting by William "The Refrigerator" Perry
  • Phil says that gymnast Mary Lou Retton put her feet in the feet
  • Mitch was a fan of Flashdance as a child.
  • Claire refers to the 1980s as the Golden Age of Bullying; bullies were especially prominent in TV and movies of the period.[1][2]
  • Frank wants to recreate the VJ-Day kiss and the Oswald/Ruby assassination
  • They sing "Sweet Caroline" in the car
  • Mitch and Claire claim to have seen the Monkees in 1983. In reality, they did not tour between 1969 and 1986.
  • Phil once cut a hedge into the shape of magician Doug Henning.
  • Frank knew all the dances from Grease
  • Claire and Mitch had an Atari in their youth.

Reviews

  • The A.V. Club gave it a "B-."

References

  1. ↑ https://www.spoilertv.com/2019/12/modern-family-episode-1111-legacy-press.html

Gallery

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