Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S4 E3, “Snip”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Phil and Claire have a five-year plan, and that's to vacation and enjoy life once Luke leaves for college. In order to keep all that on track, Phil is going in for a vasectomy. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria disagree about whether or not to find out the sex of the baby; Gloria is in denial about needing maternity clothes; and now that Lily's in kindergarten, Mitchell tries to gently steer Cameron towards a part-time job to occupy all his extra time.
Across the episode we counted 3 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Violence & injury (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 10+Sex talk, violence, mild language in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S4 E3, "Snip", 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 sex & hookups (moderate, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes He had a little piece of bloody toilet paper on his neck. Sexual content includes Where's mom? Oh, my God, what is that outfit? Are you going goth? You still sleep with a…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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 S4 E3:
Where's mom? Oh, my God, what is that outfit? Are you going goth? You still sleep with a stuffed panda.
It's natural to want to know the sex.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S4 E3:
He had a little piece of bloody toilet paper on his neck.
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