Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Modern Family S1 E22, “Airport 2010”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. For Jay's birthday, Gloria gives him the best surprise -- a romantic birthday getaway to Hawaii -- the only kicker is she invited the whole entire family to come along. Everyone arrives at the airport, and it's a maddening scene with forgotten I.D.'s, security breaches and flying phobias.
Across the episode we counted 4 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (1); Suicide & self-harm (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.
Parents need to know
Age 9+Suicide references, violence, drinking in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S1 E22, "Airport 2010", 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 suicide & self-harm (explicit, in dialogue). Suicide or self-harm is raised — for example, Just, uh, almost killed myself on your fire truck. Violence is mild but includes Why don't you question the other people on the gate, huh? Did you see the old lady with…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Are you drunk? Kinda. 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 E22:
Why don't you question the other people on the gate, huh? Did you see the old lady with the cane? What if she has a ceramic knife in there that can go through the metal detector?
Suicide & self-harm 1 moment
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Modern Family S1 E22:
Just, uh, almost killed myself on your fire truck.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S1 E22:
Are you drunk? Kinda.
I wanted to spend some time alone with my husband- drink cocktails by the pool, sleep in.
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.