Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S5 E1, “Suddenly, Last Summer”, 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+. In the first half of the hour -- "Suddenly, Last Summer" -- the family is in the throes of summer activities: Phil and Claire are trying to orchestrate a kid-free week by coordinating Luke's camp with Haley's beach trip and Alex's volunteering excursion; Jay and Gloria are getting Manny ready for his first solo trip back to Colombia; and Mitch and Cam make it a summer to remember. In the second half-hour - "First Days" -- Luke and Manny have their first day at high school, which proves to be harder for Phil and Gloria than for the boys. Elsewhere, Claire makes her big return to the workforce at Jay's closet company and is a little rusty on her first day, and Cam starts a new substituting gig at the high school, leaving Mitch to try to juggle Lily's first day of pre-school and a very important meeting at work.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (4); Alcohol & drugs (4). 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+Drinking, violence in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S5 E1, "Suddenly, Last Summer", 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 alcohol & drugs (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes He jumped the gun. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — He goes from agony to ecstasy! It's so romantic. 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 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S5 E1:
He jumped the gun.
Yeah, couple of days away from my perfect, romantic husband, who is far too good for this cold-hearted, bloodless wife-bot.
You have blood.
I hope that my cousins don't take him riding the horses or shooting the guns.
Alcohol & drugs 4 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S5 E1:
He goes from agony to ecstasy! It's so romantic.
You open the best bottle of wine.
So while we're at dinner, Claire is setting up two rocking chairs next to the fireplace, with a bottle of champagne.
Patrick's hangover.
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