Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Modern Family S1 E13, “Fifteen Percent”, scores 2/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. Mitchell plants the seed in Jay's head that he thinks one of Jay's old buddies, Shorty, might be secretly gay. Jay doesn't believe it for a second - except for all the questionable signs he now keeps noticing. Meanwhile Gloria gives Manny's date a makeover and Claire faces off with Phil's universal remote.
Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 4 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Violence & injury (2); 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 9+Strip-club and porn references, violence, drinking in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S1 E13, "Fifteen Percent", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for family-first; adult plots are talked around rather than shown. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes Tomato soup because, you know, the tomato soup is like the blood. Sexual content is mild but includes Just- Like, the lipstick, the hair, push-up bra; " I come from a neighborhood with a lot of prostitutes. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — You know? I'll get some nice bottle of wine, a little cheese. 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
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Modern Family S1 E13:
Just- Like, the lipstick, the hair, push-up bra.
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Modern Family S1 E13:
" I come from a neighborhood with a lot of prostitutes.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S1 E13:
Tomato soup because, you know, the tomato soup is like the blood.
And the vampires like to eat the blood.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S1 E13:
You know? I'll get some nice bottle of wine, a little cheese.
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