Content guide
Skip for under 13
Modern Family S2 E20, “Someone to Watch Over Lily”, scores 2/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. Mitchell and Cameron are looking to assign legal guardians for Lily in case anything were to happen to them, and are secretly assessing their family members. But no one is blowing their socks off, as they witness Jay giving Manny a dose of tough love, Claire secretly taking Luke to a child psychologist to assess his development, and Haley and Alex getting into some delinquent activities at school.
Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 4 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Violence & injury (1); 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 13+Strip-club and porn references, nudity, sexual insults in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S2 E20, "Someone to Watch Over Lily", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for family-first; adult plots are talked around rather than shown. Driven by porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue), with nudity & bodies alongside it. Violence is mild but includes Have I ever told you about her? Total gun nut, lives completely off the grid. Sexual content is explicit — for example, I mean, if Reuben can go with that extra nipple I'm proud of you, Manny; Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, When you and Dylan were broken up Rachel told him you were a skank and got all up on him. 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
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Modern Family S2 E20:
I mean, if Reuben can go with that extra nipple I'm proud of you, Manny.
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Modern Family S2 E20:
- Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
I think I hear future Lily sending us a message from her stripper pole.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S2 E20:
Have I ever told you about her? Total gun nut, lives completely off the grid.
Sexual insults 2 moments
How Sexual insults shows up in Modern Family S2 E20:
When you and Dylan were broken up Rachel told him you were a skank and got all up on him.
This will teach that skank a lesson.
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