Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S2 E9, “Mother Tucker”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Cameron loves his mom, so Mitchell isn't quite sure how to tell Cam that she makes him a little uncomfortable. Meanwhile, when Haley finally breaks up with Dylan, Phil takes it harder than anyone else, and Jay's little stomach ache gets exacerbated when he and Manny start looking things up on a medical website.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Violence & injury (4); Sexual insults (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 10+Violence, sexual insults, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S2 E9, "Mother Tucker", 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 violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Let me show you where you stabbed my mama. Sexual content is mild but includes So, Haley, how long have I been paying this guy to make out with you? Uh, about a week. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, Oh, is that the skank? - No. 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 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S2 E9:
So, Haley, how long have I been paying this guy to make out with you? Uh, about a week.
I don't know if this is just sexual or Crazytown but your mother cannot keep her hands off of me and it's creeping me out.
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S2 E9:
Let me show you where you stabbed my mama.
It's like I'm being stabbed.
But also like I ate a bad scallop that's stabbing me from the inside.
One time I added salt to her casserole and he went into the garage and punched the car.
Sexual insults 2 moments
How Sexual insults shows up in Modern Family S2 E9:
Oh, is that the skank? - No.
No, there's there's no skank.
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