Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S4 E16, “Bad Hair Day”, 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+. Claire flies solo to her college reunion and runs into a professor she once dated, but when Phil shows up things get really awkward. Back at home, Jay is obsessed with winning his big bowling tournament, and Gloria is running ragged with the baby but won't admit it. Mitchell offers to take baby Joe for a while, and Cameron seizes the opportunity to use him in one of his elaborate photo shoots. However, a wig malfunction leads to unfortunate results and no one wants to be the one to face Gloria.
Across the episode we counted 4 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (3); 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 10+Violence, drinking in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S4 E16, "Bad Hair Day", 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 violence & injury (moderate, in dialogue). Violence includes Son of a gun. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Look, I've gotta run, but I'd love to have you guys by my apartment for a cocktail…. 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 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S4 E16:
Son of a gun.
Well I've regretted throwing away things way more beaten up than Claire.
Do you realize what Gloria's gonna do when she sees this? She punched me when I got Manny that henna tattoo.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S4 E16:
Look, I've gotta run, but I'd love to have you guys by my apartment for a cocktail before dinner.
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