Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Modern Family S5 E21, “Sleeper”, 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 fails at his one task to stay home and wait for the repairman, forcing him to tell an elaborate lie to hide the truth from Claire, but the stress is more than he can physically handle. Meanwhile, Gloria is obsessing over the family portrait she is responsible for organizing this year. Claire accuses Cam of being too snobby to use her girls' hand-me-downs and Jay secretly enters Stella in a dog show.
Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Affairs / cheating (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 9+Affairs and cheating, sex talk, mild language in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S5 E21, "Sleeper", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for family-first; adult plots are talked around rather than shown. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is affairs / cheating (moderate, in dialogue). Sexual content is mild but includes " "Phil!" "The soundtrack to my first sexual experience "that I think about from time to…; But then it dawned on me -- I was cheating on my wife with the red-hot memory of another…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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 E21:
" "Phil!" "The soundtrack to my first sexual experience "that I think about from time to time.
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in Modern Family S5 E21:
But then it dawned on me -- I was cheating on my wife with the red-hot memory of another woman.
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