"The Cover-Up" is the sixteenth episode from Season 7 of Modern Family, it aired on March 16, 2016.
Plot Summary
Phil has a new client who happens to be “his type,” and knowing that might get him in trouble with Claire, he tells some seemingly innocent lies, which then lead to more, and soon enough he’s in a full spiral. Meanwhile, Gloria suspects her yoga instructor has the hots for her and asks Claire to come with her to class, but the instructor ends up giving Claire a lot of inappropriate attention, and she likes it. Now that Jay is retired, he is filling up his time making a web show but becomes obsessed with tracking down a hateful troll who is leaving horrible comments. And Mitchell and Cameron try to teach a skittish Lily how to ride a bike by leading by example, but easier said than done.
Episode Description
TBA
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
- Jon Polito as Earl Chambers
- Mekia Cox as Angie
- Charles Justo as Ra
- Juan Antonio as Kenny
- Aubree Young as Sydney
Trivia
- Earl Chambers and Sydney's third appearances (Won't You Be Our Neighbor and The Closet Case & The Cold and Spring Break), respectively.
- The third episode in which Phil has to elaborate a lie after Sleeper and The Cold.
- Haley and Joe do not appear in this episode, though Gloria mentions them.
- Last appearance of Jon Polito, who played Earl Chambers in this episode and in the two episodes mentioned above before his death.
Continuity
Cultural References
- Manny gets bad reviews for his role as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music.
- Phil calls his client "Angie O'Plasty", a reference to angioplasty.