Putting Down Roots is the ninth episode from Season 10 of Modern Family, it will air on December 5, 2018.
Plot Summary
Dede's husband, Jerry, comes to town to bequeath her possessions to the family. Mitch and Claire receive a little more of Dede than they really know what to do with, and Jay and Gloria feel sorry for Jerry and invite him to stay with them while he is in town.[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
- Ed Begley Jr. as Jerry
Trivia
- This marks the first time that Dede's husband appears on screen. He shares this name with the Dunphy's former neighbor.
Continuity
- Jay and Gloria previously allowed Shorty to stay with them in "Sex, Lies & Kickball".
- This is the second episode in which Haley, Alex and Luke receive an inheritance after "Goodnight Gracie" which was also an episode in which they lost their grandmother.
- This episode was initially untitled "The Tree of Strife".