Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Modern Family S2 E1, “The Old Wagon”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. As ABC's Emmy Award-winning series "Modern Family" returns for its second season, Claire finally gets Phil to agree to sell their old station wagon, but not before everyone has to take it on one last ride down memory lane. Meanwhile, when a haphazard hammer-wielding Mitchell decides to build a life-size princess castle for Lily, Cameron calls Jay in for reinforcement, and Manny invites a cute girl over for a study date -- which makes Gloria a little uncomfortable -- .
Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 2 themes: Swearing (2); Alcohol & drugs (3). 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, drinking, mild language in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S2 E1, "The Old Wagon", 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 swearing (moderate, in dialogue). Some mild language appears — for example, Who's the bitch now, bitches? - Honey, it looks beautiful. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Oh, pardonnez-moi! I prefer the champagne Dijon to the standard yellow. 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
Swearing 2 moments
How Swearing shows up in Modern Family S2 E1:
Who's the bitch now, bitches? - Honey, it looks beautiful.
What the hell? Mitchell did that? Yes.
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S2 E1:
Oh, pardonnez-moi! I prefer the champagne Dijon to the standard yellow.
But you two ladies enjoy your light beers.
How you know we're having light beers? - We only have light beers.
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