Modern Family: Go Bullfrogs!

So I didn't have time to talk about Modern Family last week, but I enjoyed it. This time, with lots of shows not being on this week, I have plenty of time to talk about Go Bullfrogs!, which I also enjoyed, even without Luke who was at a sleepover this week.

The episode did have plenty of Phil though, as he takes Hayley on a tour of his old college. Phil and Hayley alone is not a pairing you see often and it worked well here, as Phil let Hayley go off to a party with kids her own age, only to panic when he learned through GPS tracking that she was at a frat house. Of course the party is completely safe, as Hayley's drinking ginger ale and talking to a boy that Phil used to coach in T-Ball, as his dad watches on. So Hayley is of course, really embarassed, but after a heart-to-heart, where Phil says that he just wants to keep his daughter safe for as long as possible and Hayley points out that he won't be able to do that once she's in college, before forgiving him for his sweetness. Then they slide down the hill on lunch trays. Aww. The story had plenty of comedic moments too, like Phil mistakening someone blocking the sun with his hand as an offer for a high five or chilling with undergrads in the bar.

Meanwhile, with a rare night alone, Claire decides to go out with Mitchell, Cam and some of their gay friends instead of watching Gone With the Wind with the other moms. But when most of them cut out, she winds up spending most of her time with a man who turns out to be anything but gay (though he is french.), much to her shock. She also winds up embarassing herself in front of the other moms, who now think she hasn't changed since high school.  This wasn't the best story, but it was pretty entertaining, as was Mitchell and Cam realizing that they took the wrong car from the valet and it seems to belong to someone who has a much more exciting life than they do. Of course, the owner of the car also has a scorned wife who beats up the car with a golf club, not knowing who's in it.

And in a final story, Gloria and Jay are settled down to watch a columbian soap opera, but Gloria is distracted because Manny has gotten a mysterious package. The funniest part of the story is realizing just how engrossed with this soap opera Jay really is, to the point that when he has to go check on Manny, he calls the housekeeper to find out why one of the characters shot another character. This is a delight and the revelation that Manny had ordered a device from the internet that is supposed to make you taller was great. All in all, this was a solid episode that, while not perfect, delivered on the laughs. And as long as it does that, I won't feel slighted.

Grade: Awesome! (Good)

Memorable Moments

-No mention of Claire running for town council, which was introduced last week. That's fine, as this will be the first real story arc (apart from the second adoption thing) the show is tackling and this is a new thing for them.

-Phil corrects Claire's butchering of his high school's team name (They're the bulldogs, but Claire calls them bullfrogs): "When I talk to my old friends from college, do we croak or do we bark?"

-Cam: "I think we're going to head home. Claire: "What? Why? It's 9:30". Mitchell: "It's 9:30?!"

-Foreshadowing. Claire: "Alright ladies. Go home, roll up your hair and clap off the lights because this guy, who I just met, is gonna show me a good time". Mitchell: "If he was straight this would be just like high school".
-Claire: "I just wanted to spend my night with some fun gay people. It's not my fault this one decided to be straight!"

-Gloria: "I cannot believe he spent 50 dollars on this". Jay: "I know! He could've gotten a two-year subscription to Playboy for that."
-At the end, Cam and Mitchell run into the guy who has their car. When he sees the state his is in, he simply says: "I see you've met my wife."