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[[File:modernfamily_7069.png|frame|One big (straight, gay, multicultural, traditional) happy family.]]
{{quote|''"We're from different worlds yet we somehow fit together. Love is what binds us."''}}
'''''Modern Family''''' is an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom that centers on three families:
The Dunphys, traditional two-parent, three-child set with Ty Burrell as Phil aka the "cool dad", and Julie Bowen as Claire, an overprotective mom and [[Former Teen Rebel]]. Their kids are Haley, Alex, and Luke.
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At the end of the pilot, it's revealed that [[First Episode Spoiler|all three families are related (Claire and Mitchell are Jay's children from a past marriage) and cross over into one another's stories.]] Episodes tend to rely on standard family comedy tropes and plot lines, in a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|modern]] setting. The show uses the Docucomedy format popularized by ''[[The Office]]'', and to great effect. But despite all these gimmicks, ''Modern Family'''s greatest strength is its excellent writing and acting.
When it began its first season, ''Modern Family'' quickly reached both critical acclaim and very high Nielsen numbers, becoming one of the best new comedies of 2009. Because of this success, the program has become the flagship title of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s Comedy Wednesdays along with ''[[Cougar Town]]'' and ''[[The Middle]]''. ''Modern Family'' is currently running on its third season.{{outdated}}
[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Received the 2010 and 2011 Emmy for Best Comedy.]]
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* [[Fetish]]: Haley sends a picture of her feet to a prospective boyfriend in "Egg Drop".
* [[Forbidden Fruit]]: In Season 1 Episode 12 "Not In My House," after Claire mistakenly believes Luke has been looking at porn online, not knowing it was Phil, Phil uses that as his cover story and explains Luke's behavior to Claire using this mentality.
{{quote|'''Phil''': Breasts are like these scary, mystical things that he's drawn to like [[The Lord of the Rings|Frodo to Mordor]].}}
** Season 3 Episode 1 "Dude Ranch" has this overlap with [[Dating What Daddy Hates]] when Jay tells Claire not to try keeping Haley from seeing Dylan because it will only drive her into his arms faster.
* [[Former Teen Rebel]]: Claire.
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** Cameron too.
{{quote|'''Cameron:''' She raised four kids, two barns, and a whole lot o' hell.
'''Mitchell:''' [[Waxing Lyrical|That sounds like a country song]].
'''Cameron:''' And that song would be called "The Greatest Woman That Ever Lived".
''(pause)''
'''Mitchell:''' [[Captain Obvious|Cam loves his mom.]]}}
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: A recent episode goes from a serious discussion and realization of girls growing up quickly to Manny trying to impress a girl by slowly driving Mitch's car.
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* [[Vacation Episode]]: To Hawaii.
* [[Vignette Episode]]: The pilot seems to be one of these, until the reveal at the end.
* [[Waxing Lyrical]]: In "See You Next Fall", Haley tells Alex that the best way to give a speech is to use song lyrics and to use the lines "[[Journey (band)|don't stop believin']]" and "[[
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Phil to Jay.
** Season 1 Episode 3 [[Frank Sinatra|"Come Fly With Me"]] has Phil trying to be friends with Jay at Claire's request, as well as be accepted by Jay. Jay responds by eventually [[Crowning Moment of Funny|flying a toy airplane into Phil's face.]]
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