Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S3 E5, “Hit and Run”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Jay is frustrated at work, Manny is stressed out about school work, Gloria would like to help but no one seems to want it. Phil and Claire run into Councilman Duane Bailey again, who is out campaigning for his second run, and he's just as irritating as they remembered -- so much so that Claire may give him a run for his money. Mitch and Cam get into a fender bender and the other car flees, which becomes the tipping point for all the men in the family who decides to take out their frustrations on the kid giving Haley problems.
Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (5); Suicide & self-harm (1); 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 10+Suicide references, violence, drinking in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S3 E5, "Hit and Run", 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 suicide & self-harm (explicit, in dialogue). Suicide or self-harm is raised — for example, Uh, I mean, I want it to be like, bam! You know, people are gonna walk in there and go,…. Violence includes We do a papier-mache Tommy gun. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — We'd spend the rest of the afternoon drinking wine, eating food, flying a kite, you…. 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 5 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S3 E5:
We do a papier-mache Tommy gun.
" I can't even look at ketchup without seeing blood.
Shotgun! No! No weapons! In my country, it is tradition-- when the men are out seeking vengeance, the women-- they stay home, and they drink.
"Actor/writer/director who packs a punch.
Good old dad-- Oh, my goodness! - Ow! - I'm so sorry! You punched me! Dad, you gave me the drowsy kind.
Suicide & self-harm 1 moment
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Modern Family S3 E5:
Uh, I mean, I want it to be like, bam! You know, people are gonna walk in there and go, "whoa! What do I hang first?" I wanted to hang myself.
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S3 E5:
We'd spend the rest of the afternoon drinking wine, eating food, flying a kite, you know, doing montage-y stuff.
We figured if a 16-year-old could drive a tractor, he could drink a beer.
…but they saw right through me, so me and a bunch of guys drove across state lines, we got a bunch of booze, we loaded up on fireworks, and I woke up in the morning-- I kid you not-- in a Mexican strip joint.
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