Party Crasher
🎞️ S4 E12 ✅ All clear

Modern Family

Is Modern Family S4 E12 OK for kids?

Party Crasher

With the baby coming soon, Jay and Gloria go to great lengths to throw Manny an extra special surprise party for his 14th birthday -- and there are plenty of surprises to go around! Meanwhile, Phil and Claire deal with a new much older guy that Haley has started hanging out with, and Cam becomes jealous of the special bond Lily seems to have with Mitch.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Mild — okay from about 9+

Modern Family S4 E12, “Party Crasher”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. With the baby coming soon, Jay and Gloria go to great lengths to throw Manny an extra special surprise party for his 14th birthday -- and there are plenty of surprises to go around! Meanwhile, Phil and Claire deal with a new much older guy that Haley has started hanging out with, and Cam becomes jealous of the special bond Lily seems to have with Mitch.

Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (1); 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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S4 E12:

  • I just gave them a full-blown sex scandal.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S4 E12:

  • " And them I was like, "bam!" And then I slapped the study onto Charlie's desk, and Carol was like, "but--but--but--" and then I was like, "chu on that!" You said that? Well, not with my mouth.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.