Content guide
Skip for under 13
Modern Family S5 E18, “Las Vegas”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. The adults are Vegas-bound when Jay hooks them up with Excelsior Level hotel accommodations courtesy of one of his big clients, but after learning there's an even higher level, Jay becomes obsessed with upgrading. Meanwhile, everyone's sneaking around when Claire secretly hits the tables to win back money she lost years ago, Phil goes underground auditioning for a secret society of magicians, Cam ducks out of a spa day with Mitch to join their friend's bachelor party shenanigans, and Gloria is determined to hide a female version of dog butler Barkley from Jay.
Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Swearing (2); 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 13+Strip-club and porn references, language, drinking in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S5 E18, "Las Vegas", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for family-first; adult plots are talked around rather than shown. Driven by porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue), with swearing alongside it. Sexual content is explicit — for example, We got to really lay it on for this guy -- best scotch, put on something sexy; Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, Son of a bitch! Come on, let me see an eight. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — You want to tell me how you "accidentally" gave someone your key? You want to tell me…. 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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S5 E18:
We got to really lay it on for this guy -- best scotch, put on something sexy.
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Modern Family S5 E18:
- Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
He was Scottish? - He was a stripper.
Swearing 2 moments
How Swearing shows up in Modern Family S5 E18:
Son of a bitch! Come on, let me see an eight.
Son of a bitch!
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S5 E18:
You want to tell me how you "accidentally" gave someone your key? You want to tell me why you spent all day sipping Tequila out of some guy's navel? - You saw that? - I guessed.
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