Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S1 E11, “Up All Night”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Gloria is less than pleased with Jay's reaction to the arrival of Javier, Manny's infamously unreliable dad. Meanwhile, Phil is suffering from kidney stones and his dramatics leave Claire no other choice but to call for the hot firemen to rush him to the hospital, and Mitchell and Cameron have a harder time than Lily as they attempt to sleep train her.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (5); Alcohol & drugs (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.
Parents need to know
Age 10+Language, violence, drinking in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S1 E11, "Up All Night", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for family-first; adult plots are talked around rather than shown. Sits in the gray area mainly on swearing (moderate, in dialogue). Violence includes Machine Gun Fire. Sexual content is mild but includes Into that sexy, clingy- Oh, my God. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, Son of a bitch. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Wow! And I have some nice wine, a good Cuban cigar for Jay. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S1 E11:
Into that sexy, clingy- Oh, my God.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S1 E11:
- Machine Gun Fire.
Swearing 5 moments
How Swearing shows up in Modern Family S1 E11:
Son of a bitch.
What the hell? Dad! There's my boy! [Laughs.]
The hell is he doing here? Jay.
Damn it! I'm sorry.
Oh, damn it! [Gloria.]
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S1 E11:
Wow! And I have some nice wine, a good Cuban cigar for Jay.
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