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Revision as of 02:31, 7 October 2012


Season 2 for Modern Family was announced on January 12, 2010. The first episodes of season 2 started airing on September 22, 2010.

Cast and Characters

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Guests

Episode List: 2010-2011

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 |- id="201"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |OldWagon1
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "The Old Wagon"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Bill Wrubel
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Michael Spiller
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|September 22, 2010

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

201

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

{{{total}}}
 |-
 |colspan="6"|Phil reluctantly agrees to get rid of the Dunphy station wagon, which prompts a wave of nostalgia for the old car. Meanwhile, Cameron enlists Jay's help when Mitchell tries to build a princess castle for Lily; and Manny asks a girl to come over to study.


 |- id="202"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |File:TheKiss.jpg
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "The Kiss"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Abraham Higginbotham
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Scott Ellis
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|September 29, 2010

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

{{{total}}}
 |-
 |colspan="6"|In honor of her late grandmother, Gloria decides to cook more traditional Colombian meals, which is met with some ribbing from Jay -- but see who gets the last laugh. Meanwhile Claire finds herself becoming the overbearing mom when she finds out Alex likes a boy, and Haley's idea of sisterly advice is not helping matters; and Mitchell and Cameron have a tiff over Mitchell's freakish aversion to PDA.


 |- id="203"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |1064975830
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Earthquake"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Michael Spiller
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|October 6, 2010

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

203

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

{{{total}}}
 |-
 |colspan="6"|An earthquake hits, leaving Claire stuck in the bathroom with the plumber, Manny experiencing an existential crisis while out with Jay, and Mitchell and Cameron digging themselves deeper into a lie when they use the quake to get out of a themed brunch party thrown by their friend, Pepper (Nathan Lane).


 |- id="204"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |File:Strangers on a Treadmill.jpeg
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Strangers on a Treadmill"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Danny Zuker
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Scott Ellis
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|October 13, 2010

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

204

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |colspan="6"|Claire and Mitchell enlist each other's help in trying to spare their significant others from embarrassment - Cameron from his unfortunate wardrobe choices, and Phil from his joke-ridden speech for the realtors' banquet. Meanwhile Jay tries to prove a point to Gloria by attending a quincea–era thrown by one of his employees, and Haley gives Alex sisterly advice on how to be cool.


 |- id="205"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |Unplugged
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Unplugged"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Steven Levitan
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Michael Spiller
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|October 20, 2010

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

205

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |colspan="6"|Noticing that everyone is too busy on their electronic devices to actually interact with one another, Claire and Phil declare a family challenge to see who can stay unplugged the longest. Meanwhile, it's a race against the clock as Mitchell and Cameron frantically try to get Lily into the best pre-schools, and Jayand Manny are concerned about how far Gloria will go to alleviate their problem with the neighbor's barking dog.


 |- id="206"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |Modern-family-s2e6-halloween-11-550x340-600w
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Halloween"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Jeffrey Richman
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Michael Spiller
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|October 27, 2010

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

206

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |colspan="6"|Claire loves Halloween and is gearing up to spookify the Dunphy residence for the trick or treaters. She gives each family member a role to play, but none of it goes quite right... Cameron can't shake a traumatic childhood experience and hates the holiday, Mitchell has had a terrible day at work, and Gloria is acting weird after Jay and Manny teased her about her accent.


 |- id="207"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |Chirp
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Chirp"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Dan O'Shannon
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Michael Spiller
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|November  3, 2010

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

207

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 |colspan="6"|Claire and Haley have a bit of quality girl time while they're stuck at home sick, and Phil is preoccupied by the taunts of a chirping smoke detector. Gloria and Manny's surprise visit at Jay's work leads to headaches for Jay, and Cameron gets swept up by all the lights and cameras when he goes behind Mitchell's back and takes Lily for a commercial.


 |- id="208"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |File:Seriestvblog modernfamily2x08.jpg
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Manny Get Your Gun"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Christopher Lloyd]] (story) & Danny Zuker (teleplay)
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Michael Spiller
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|November 17, 2010

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |colspan="6"|Everyone is gathering at a restaurant to celebrate Manny’s birthday, though Manny himself is experiencing a mini-life crisis about getting older. Meanwhile, on the way to the restaurant, Phil and Claire decide to engage in a not-so-friendly car race there, and Mitchell and Cameron get sidetracked when they stop at the mall to pick up a gift.


 |- id="209"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |MotherTucker
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Mother Tucker"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Michael Spiller
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|November 24, 2010

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

209

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |colspan="6"|Mitchell tries to tell Cameron how he feels uncomfortable with his mom, Barb Tucker. Meanwhile, Haley breaks up with Dylan much to Phil's dismay. Jay has a little stomach ache gets exacerbated when he and Manny look it up on the internet.


 |- id="210"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |Dancedancerevelation
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Dance Dance Revelation"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|December 8, 2010

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |-
 |colspan="6"|At Luke and Manny's first school dance, Jay and Phil take them to the mall which turns disastrous, Claire happiness turns into jealousy when Gloria joins the school dance committee. Meanwhile, Cameron and Mitchell learn about Lily biting other kids at the playground.


 |- id="211"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |Slowdownyourneighbors
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Slow Down Your Neighbors"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Ilana Wernick
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Gail Mancuso
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|January 5, 2011

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |colspan="6"|Mitch and Cam meet their new neighbor, Barry who just recently moved in an apartment upstairs; meanwhile, Claire is attempting to stop the car that speeds through their streets. Phil is very busy with his client, Laura, whom he also found out, is the speeder. Manny wants to ride a bike to school but Jay notices something strange about Manny's bike: training wheels. Jay also finds out that Gloria doesn't know how to ride a bike. Cam is telling Mitchell that he should not judge people. Luke teaches Gloria to ride the bike by shooting a water gun at her.


 |- id="212"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |3d-awesomeness
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Our Children, Ourselves"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Dan O'Shannon & Bill Wrubel
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Adam Shankman
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|January 12, 2011

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |colspan="6"|Alex's dedication to learning makes Phil & Claire question themselves. Gloria tries to meet new friends. Mitchell runs into an ex-girlfriend while out with Cameron.


 |- id="213"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |Modern-Family-Caught-in-the-Act
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Caught in the Act"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|January 19, 2011

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |colspan="6"|It's Phil and Claire's anniversary, and when the kids go to surprise them with breakfast in bed, they get a surprise of their own. Jay and Gloria's plans for a Vegas vacation are ruined because of a brutally honest email accidentally sent to Claire, and Mitchell and Cam try to get into a new restaurant owned by a mom at Lily's preschool.


 |- id="214"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |ModernFamilyseason2e14a
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Bixby's Back"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Steven Levitan & Jeffrey Richman
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Michael Spiller
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|February 9, 2011

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

214

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |-
 |colspan="6"|Claire and Phil decide to reprise their role-playing adventure from last year's Valentine's Day. Meanwhile, Jay's surprise plans for Gloria keeps getting interrupted, and a secret admirer comes between Cameron and Mitchell.


 |- id="215"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |Princessparty
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Princess Party"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Elaine Ko
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Michael Spiller
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|February 16, 2011

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |colspan="6"|It's Lily's birthday and Mitchell decides to invite his mom, much to Claire's dismay, and disinvite Fizbo, much to Cameron's dismay. Things get even more out of hand when DeDe shows up with Claire's old high school boyfriend, and Jay and Gloria each turn to their own unique methods of dealing with this gathering of misfits.


 |- id="216"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |File:2x16RegretsOnly.jpg
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Regrets Only"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Abraham Higginbotham
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Dean Parisot
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|February 23, 2011

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

216

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

{{{total}}}
 |-
 |colspan="6"|


 |- id="217"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |TwoMonkeysandaPanda1
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Two Monkeys and a Panda"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Carol Leifer
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Beth McCarthy-Miller
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|March 2, 2011

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |-
 |colspan="6"|While Claire runs herself ragged trying to play peacemaker with Haley and Alex, Phil sneaks off for a nice relaxing day at the spa. Meanwhile, Gloria is horrified by Jay's morbid plans to purchase two primo side-by-side crypts in preparation of the inevitable future, and Cameron decides he wants to write a book that celebrates the fact that Lily is adopted -- however, during the process he unearths artifacts that are quite disturbing.


 |- id="218"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |BoysNight
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Boys' Night"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Steven Levitan & Jeffrey Richman 
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Chris Koch
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|March 23, 2011

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

218

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

{{{total}}}
 |-
 |colspan="6"|Phil and Claire have some trepidation when they find out that Luke has befriended their crotchety old neighbor, Mr. Kleezak; Jay's attempt to avoid sitting through a symphony concert with Gloria and Manny lands him in the middle of Mitchell and Cameron's "boys' night out"; and Haley has her own adventures in babysitting with Lily.


 |- id="219"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |MusicalMan
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "The Musical Man"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Michael Spiller
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|April 13, 2011

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

219

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |-
 |colspan="6"|Cameron is relishing his role as interim music director at Luke and Manny's school, and he's taking on the upcoming spring musical performance with a little too much zest and fervor. Meanwhile, Jay's brother, Tommy, is in town for a visit, and their relentless brotherly ribbing goes a little too far; and Phil convinces the family to be in his new realty ad, but when he goes as far as to wrap the family minivan in the ad, the results are unexpected.


 |- id="220"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |ModernFamilySeason2
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Someone to Watch Over Lily"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Bill Wrubel
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Michael Spiller
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|April 20, 2011

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

220

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

{{{total}}}
 |-
 |colspan="6"|


 |- id="221"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |ModernFamilySeason2
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Mother's Day"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Dan O'Shannon & Ilana Wernick
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Michael Spiller
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|May 4, 2011

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

221

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

{{{total}}}
 |-
 |colspan="6"|


 |- id="222"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |ModernFamilySeason2
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "Good Cop Bad Dog"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Abraham Higginbotham & Jeffrey Richman
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Fred Savage 
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|May 11, 2011

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |colspan="6"|


 |- id="223"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |ModernFamilySeason2
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "See You Next Fall"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Danny Zuker
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Steven Levitan
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|May 18, 2011

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |colspan="6"|Alex is graduating middle school and is the Valedictorian of the class. Phil knows that Claire bottles up her emotions on adolescence until next day after the event is over, but he doesn't have the time to hear her complain the next day. He tries to hint to her that she can let her feelings out now, but she doesn't catch on.


 |- id="224"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2" rowspan="2" |Vlcsnap-2011-09-21-20h20m09s154
 |bgcolor="#ff4" style="font-size:110%; color:black"| "The One That Got Away"
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Paul Corrigan, Brad Walsh, & Dan O'Shannon 
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Jim Bagdonas
 |bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|May 25, 2011

|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|

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 |colspan="6"|Jay desires to have a quiet birthday while fishing on the lake, but the family misinterpret him as wanting a big celebration, and in their frantic scramble to put everything together, Claire and Mitchell wind up trapped in the yard of their childhood home; Phil runs into his old college nemesis while at the mall with Gloria and Lily; Cameron gets himself into trouble at the bakery, and the kids do some creative editing on grandpa's birthday video, all of which leaves Jay with a headache.