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Modern Family on ABC

2009, TV Show

Seasons:

1
- Family Portrait (Original Airdate May 19, 2010)
- Hawaii (Original Airdate May 12, 2010)
- Airport 2010 (Original Airdate May 5, 2010)
- Travels With Scout (Original Airdate Apr 28, 2010)
- Benched (Original Airdate Apr 14, 2010)
- Game Changer (Original Airdate Mar 31, 2010)
- Starry Night (Original Airdate Mar 24, 2010)
- Truth Be Told (Original Airdate Mar 10, 2010)
- Fears (Original Airdate Mar 3, 2010)
- My Funky Valentine (Original Airdate Feb 10, 2010)
- Moon Landing (Original Airdate Feb 3, 2010)
- Fifteen Percent (Original Airdate Jan 20, 2010)
- Not in My House (Original Airdate Jan 13, 2010)
- Up All Night (Original Airdate Jan 6, 2010)
- Undeck the Halls (Original Airdate Dec 9, 2009)
- Fizbo (Original Airdate Nov 25, 2009)
- Great Expectations (Original Airdate Nov 18, 2009)
- En Garde (Original Airdate Nov 4, 2009)
- Run for Your Wife (Original Airdate Oct 28, 2009)
- Coal Digger (Original Airdate Oct 21, 2009)
- The Incident (Original Airdate Oct 14, 2009)
- Come Fly With Me (Original Airdate Oct 7, 2009)
- The Bicycle Thief (Original Airdate Sep 30, 2009)
- Pilot (Original Airdate Sep 23, 2009)
2
- The One That Got Away (Original Airdate May 25, 2011)
- See You Next Fall (Original Airdate May 18, 2011)
- Good Cop Bad Dog (Original Airdate May 11, 2011)
- Mother's Day (Original Airdate May 4, 2011)
- Someone to Watch Over Lily (Original Airdate Apr 20, 2011)
- The Musical Man (Original Airdate Apr 13, 2011)
- Boys' Night (Original Airdate Mar 23, 2011)
- Two Monkeys and a Panda (Original Airdate Mar 2, 2011)
- Regrets Only (Original Airdate Feb 23, 2011)
- Princess Party (Original Airdate Feb 16, 2011)
- Bixby's Back (Original Airdate Feb 9, 2011)
- Caught in the Act (Original Airdate Jan 19, 2011)
- Our Children, Ourselves (Original Airdate Jan 12, 2011)
- Slow Down Your Neighbors (Original Airdate Jan 5, 2011)
- Dance Dance Revelation (Original Airdate Dec 8, 2010)
- Mother Tucker (Original Airdate Nov 24, 2010)
- Manny Get Your Gun (Original Airdate Nov 17, 2010)
- Chirp (Original Airdate Nov 3, 2010)
- Halloween (Original Airdate Oct 27, 2010)
- Unplugged (Original Airdate Oct 20, 2010)
- Strangers on a Treadmill (Original Airdate Oct 13, 2010)
- Earthquake (Original Airdate Oct 6, 2010)
- The Kiss (Original Airdate Sep 29, 2010)
- The Old Wagon (Original Airdate Sep 22, 2010)
3
- Baby on Board (Original Airdate May 23, 2012)
- Tableau Vivant (Original Airdate May 16, 2012)
- Disneyland (Original Airdate May 9, 2012)
- Planes, Trains and Cars (Original Airdate May 2, 2012)
- The Last Walt (Original Airdate Apr 18, 2012)
- Election Day (Original Airdate Apr 11, 2012)
- Send Out the Clowns (Original Airdate Mar 14, 2012)
- Leap Day (Original Airdate Feb 29, 2012)
- Virgin Territory (Original Airdate Feb 22, 2012)
- Aunt Mommy (Original Airdate Feb 15, 2012)
- Me? Jealous? (Original Airdate Feb 8, 2012)
- Little Bo Bleep (Original Airdate Jan 18, 2012)
- Egg Drop (Original Airdate Jan 11, 2012)
- Lifetime Supply (Original Airdate Jan 4, 2012)
- Express Christmas (Original Airdate Dec 7, 2011)
- Punkin Chunkin (Original Airdate Nov 23, 2011)
- After the Fire (Original Airdate Nov 16, 2011)
- Treehouse (Original Airdate Nov 2, 2011)
- Go Bullfrogs! (Original Airdate Oct 19, 2011)
- Hit and Run (Original Airdate Oct 12, 2011)
- Door to Door (Original Airdate Oct 5, 2011)
- Phil on Wire (Original Airdate Sep 28, 2011)
- When Good Kids Go Bad (Original Airdate Sep 21, 2011)
- Dude Ranch (Original Airdate Sep 21, 2011)
4
- Goodnight Gracie (Original Airdate May 22, 2013)
- Games People Play (Original Airdate May 15, 2013)
- My Hero (Original Airdate May 8, 2013)
- Career Day (Original Airdate May 1, 2013)
- Flip Flop (Original Airdate Apr 10, 2013)
- The Future Dunphys (Original Airdate Apr 3, 2013)
- The Wow Factor (Original Airdate Mar 27, 2013)
- Best Men (Original Airdate Feb 27, 2013)
- Bad Hair Day (Original Airdate Feb 20, 2013)
- Heart Broken (Original Airdate Feb 13, 2013)
- A Slight at the Opera (Original Airdate Feb 6, 2013)
- Fulgencio (Original Airdate Jan 23, 2013)
- Party Crasher (Original Airdate Jan 16, 2013)
- New Year's Eve (Original Airdate Jan 9, 2013)
- Diamond in the Rough (Original Airdate Dec 12, 2012)
- When a Tree Falls (Original Airdate Nov 28, 2012)
- Mistery Date (Original Airdate Nov 14, 2012)
- Arrested (Original Airdate Nov 7, 2012)
- Yard Sale (Original Airdate Oct 31, 2012)
- Open House of Horrors (Original Airdate Oct 24, 2012)
- The Butler's Escape (Original Airdate Oct 17, 2012)
- Snip (Original Airdate Oct 10, 2012)
- Schooled (Original Airdate Oct 10, 2012)
- Bringing Up Baby (Original Airdate Sep 26, 2012)
5
- ClosetCon '13 (Original Airdate Nov 20, 2013)
- A Fair to Remember (Original Airdate Nov 13, 2013)
- The Help (Original Airdate Oct 23, 2013)
- The Late Show (Original Airdate Oct 16, 2013)
- Farm Strong (Original Airdate Oct 9, 2013)
- Larry's Wife (Original Airdate Oct 2, 2013)
- First Days (Original Airdate Sep 25, 2013)
- Suddenly, Last Summer (Original Airdate Sep 25, 2013)

Modern Family Episode: "Phil on Wire"

Season 3, Episode 3

Episode Synopsis: Jay's bond with his dog, Stella, irks Gloria; Phil and Luke take a walk on a tightrope; Claire's good intentions backfire when she tries to teach the girls a lesson; Cameron picks a bad time for a juice fast. Original Air Date: Sep 28, 2011

Guest Cast Jenica Bergere: Janet Justin Kirk: Charlie Bingham

Full Episode

Phil On a Wire

Season 3, Episode 3
The growing bond between man, Jay, and dog, Stella, is grating on Gloria's nerves; Phil and...
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Length: 21:22
Aired: 9/28/2011
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Premiered: September 23, 2009, on ABC

Rating: TV-PG

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Premise: A mockumentary-style sitcom chronicling the unusual kinship of the extended Pritchett clan, a brood that includes patriarch Jay; his younger Latina wife, Gloria, and her preteen son; Jay's daughter, Claire, and her family; and Jay's son, Mitchell, who lives with his partner, Cameron.

Cast
Ed O'Neill Jay Pritchett	Julie Bowen Claire Dunphy
Ty Burrell Phil Dunphy	Sofía Vergara Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Mitchell Pritchett	Eric Stonestreet Cameron