Won't You Be Our Neighbor

"Won't You Be Our Neighbor"
Season	6
Episode	5
Total Episode Count	125
Written By	Paul Corrigan Brad Walsh
Directed By	Gail Mancuso
Production Code	6ARG04
Air Date	October 22, 2014
Episode Guide
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Phil is selling the house next door and he and Claire are excited by the prospect of having wonderful new neighbors, but that quickly turns into panic when a loud and obnoxious couple come to look at the house. Jay forbids Manny to see his new girlfriend when he realizes she's the granddaughter of his biggest business rival, leading to a clash of the closet titans. Elsewhere, Mitch and Cam are determined to switch Lily out of Mrs. Plank's class since she is known to rule with an iron fist - not to mention she scares them too.

Guest Starring

• Tyne Daly as Mrs. Plank
• Steve Zahn as Ronnie
• Andrea Anders as Amber
• Ben Lawson as George
• Fiona Gubelmann as Lisa
• Matt Besser as Jerry
• Jon Polito as Earl Chambers
• Brooke Sorenson as Tammy
• Finneas O'Connell as RJ
• Cheyn Cole as Sophie
• Raegan Revord as Megan

Continuity

• Jerry reappears from his very last appearance, "Halloween".
• Claire mentions that she scared an adult, which was previously mentioned in "Open House of Horrors".
• Phil remembers Claire's friend Juliette when reminded that she is black. His attraction to black women appeared previously in a line in "Hit and Run": I'll admit it. I'm turned on by powerful women. Michelle Obama, Oprah, Condoleezza Rice, Serena Williams... wait a minute....

Cultural References

• Gloria mentions "burying the machete", apparently a Colombian version of "burying the hatchet".
• Claire calls Jerry "Reefer Madness", a reference to the infamous anti-majuan film.
• Jay and Earl sold closets to Larry Hagman, while Earl later got a guest role on Dallas.
• Mrs Plank calls Mitch and Cam "Mary Ann and Ginger", a reference to Gilligan's Island.

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