Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Modern Family S5 E13, “Three Dinners”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. Phil and Claire take Haley out to dinner to discuss her future, but Haley manages to turn the tables. Elsewhere, Jay's friend Shorty and wife Darlene are back visiting, and they have some news that doesn't sit well with Jay. And, Mitch and Cam decide to have a nice, romantic dinner date where they don't talk about the wedding or about Lily, which then leads to a lot of awkward silences.
Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Swearing (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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S5 E13:
That's why you "Pbht" in my face! We just found the one thing you can't make sexy.
Swearing 4 moments
How Swearing shows up in Modern Family S5 E13:
I don't-- I don't know if it's the stress of planning a wedding, but we've been a little tense with each other lately, huh? Even our friend J'Marcus said how bitchy we've been.
The hell's the corkscrew? Do you want to talk about it? There's nothing to talk about! Shorty does dumb things all the time.
I admire the hell out of you, Jay.
Every damn day.
Alcohol & drugs 4 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S5 E13:
So, our specialty cocktail for tonight is a basil-infused mojito.
Join us for a specialty cocktail - on our specialty evening.
And you brought that bad wine that everybody hated.
I feel like a Margarita.
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