3. Come Fly With Me
🎞️ S1 E3 ✅ All clear

Modern Family

Is Modern Family S1 E3 OK for kids?

3. Come Fly With Me

After some nudging, Jay begrudgingly takes Phil out to fly his new model airplane -- that is until a maneuver goes awry. Meanwhile, when Gloria drops Manny off to play with Luke, she ends up volunteering to take Alex dress shopping, and Claire finds herself sitting down for an unexpected brother and sister heart-to-heart with Manny.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Usually fine — about 9+

Modern Family S1 E3, “3. Come Fly With Me”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 1/5 — Usually fine — about 9+. After some nudging, Jay begrudgingly takes Phil out to fly his new model airplane -- that is until a maneuver goes awry. Meanwhile, when Gloria drops Manny off to play with Luke, she ends up volunteering to take Alex dress shopping, and Claire finds herself sitting down for an unexpected brother and sister heart-to-heart with Manny.

Across the episode we counted 3 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Alcohol & drugs (2). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S1 E3:

  • Did you do it to look sexy? No, did you do it for a guy? Does grandpa like it? No, no, and yes.

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S1 E3:

  • " Can we just please get the diapers and get out of here? Fine, but I want to stop by the wine section first.
  • There's a wine section? Yeah, a really good one -- just past the tires.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.