Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Modern Family S1 E18, “Starry Night”, 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+. Phil and Claire each tackle one of their kids' school projects; Jay and Mitchell set out on their traditional father-son outing to see the meteor showers, but Mitchell is surprised to see Manny will be joining them; and with the boys gone, Gloria and Cameron go out for some quality bonding time, but not without a few mishaps.
Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (1); Swearing (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+Language, violence, mild violence in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S1 E18, "Starry Night", 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 violence & injury (moderate, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes Shotgun, sucka! - [Jay Laughing.]. 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
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S1 E18:
Shotgun, sucka! - [Jay Laughing.]
Swearing 1 moment
How Swearing shows up in Modern Family S1 E18:
Who did this? You coward son of bitches!
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.