Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Modern Family S3 E18, “Send Out the Clowns”, scores 2/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. The funeral service for a beloved clown mentor reunites Cameron with his estranged ex-clown partner, Lewis ; Phil is serious about landing a very important listing, only to get trumped by a notorious bulldozer of an agent, Verna Roth ; and Manny has a cool new friend, which makes both Jay and Gloria suspicious.
Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Affairs / cheating (2); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (2); Alcohol & drugs (1). 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+Affairs and cheating, language, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S3 E18, "Send Out the Clowns", 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 affairs / cheating (moderate, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes What about you, Fizzy? You gonna come or you gonna break up this party, too? Hey,…. Sexual content is mild but includes That's why I didn't have sex with Claire last night; You said it was only for teenagers and people looking to have affairs. Some mild language appears — for example, What about you, Fizzy? You gonna come or you gonna break up this party, too? Hey,…. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Somebody had a flower that squirted Tequila. 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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S3 E18:
That's why I didn't have sex with Claire last night.
Affairs / cheating 2 moments
How Affairs / cheating shows up in Modern Family S3 E18:
You said it was only for teenagers and people looking to have affairs.
Well, I figured if you can't fight it Not the having the affair.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S3 E18:
What about you, Fizzy? You gonna come or you gonna break up this party, too? Hey, shotgun, bitches! I should, you know, probably go.
Swearing 2 moments
How Swearing shows up in Modern Family S3 E18:
What about you, Fizzy? You gonna come or you gonna break up this party, too? Hey, shotgun, bitches! I should, you know, probably go.
It's over? What the hell? You're an hour late.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S3 E18:
Somebody had a flower that squirted Tequila.
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