6. Run for Your Wife
🎞️ S1 E6 ✅ All clear

Modern Family

Is Modern Family S1 E6 OK for kids?

6. Run for Your Wife

It's the first day back at school for the kids and, at the Dunphy house, Phil oversteps when he misreads how Claire is coping with an empty nest. Over at Jay's, he and Gloria are in disagreement over Manny's interesting choice of outfit for his first day of class, and Mitchell and Cameron freak out after Lily gets her first bump on the head.

📺 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

Mild — okay from about 9+

Modern Family S1 E6, “6. Run for Your Wife”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. It's the first day back at school for the kids and, at the Dunphy house, Phil oversteps when he misreads how Claire is coping with an empty nest. Over at Jay's, he and Gloria are in disagreement over Manny's interesting choice of outfit for his first day of class, and Mitchell and Cameron freak out after Lily gets her first bump on the head.

Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (1). 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 E6:

  • The poncho plus the flute plus the stupid dance -- My son will die a virgin.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S1 E6:

  • Sweet! Two at a time, two at a time, two at a -- Son of a gun, got to fix that step.

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