Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S2 E19, “The Musical Man”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Cameron is relishing his role as interim music director at Luke and Manny's school, and he's taking on the upcoming spring musical performance with a little too much zest and fervor. Meanwhile, Jay's brother, Tommy, is in town for a visit, and their relentless brotherly ribbing goes a little too far; and Phil convinces the family to be in his new realty ad, but when he goes as far as to wrap the family minivan in the ad, the results are unexpected.
Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 2 themes: Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Swearing (7). 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+Strip-club and porn references, language, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S2 E19, "The Musical Man", 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 porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue). Sexual content includes That makes me look like a prostitute. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, How you doing, you dumb son of a bitch? Hey, you old mick. 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
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Modern Family S2 E19:
That makes me look like a prostitute.
You're just selling your time, whereas a prostitute Okay, Phil, I have been driving around in this all day.
Swearing 7 moments
How Swearing shows up in Modern Family S2 E19:
How you doing, you dumb son of a bitch? Hey, you old mick.
You son of a bitch.
Irene, how the hell do I know where your glasses are? And there's Frisbee golf, and you go snow sledding on cafeteria trays.
Yeah? And that's the whole damn point.
Do you think I don't know that crap? I have known you cared about me since we were eight and 10 years old and that mook Joey Calieri stole my bike and you put his head in the ice.
Lower the We love the What the hell? No.
I can't believe we trusted you to put this on the car - after the debacle of that last picture and all the - Damn it.
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.