Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Modern Family S6 E9, “Strangers in the Night”, scores 2/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. When Alex tells Phil and Claire she has a boyfriend, they worry they've put too much pressure on her and has made up an imaginary boyfriend. Jay and Gloria both have parties that they are dragging the other to and Jay has a clever plan to get himself out of it, but Manny just might spoil everything. Mitch and Cam just got a beautiful white couch delivered but when Mitch is stuck helping out Brenda, a distressed co-worker, and allows her to stay - it is a mishap waiting to happen.
Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (1); Suicide & self-harm (1); 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 9+Suicide references, language, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S6 E9, "Strangers in the Night", 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 suicide & self-harm (explicit, in dialogue). Suicide or self-harm is raised — for example, Cam, are we terrible people? For protecting a Vanderkoff? He hanged himself last year. Violence is mild but includes Yeah, if I don't beat him to it first. Sexual content is mild but includes Well, sometimes it's good to get in and out fast, though, huh? We haven't had sex in 14…. Some mild language appears — for example, Who will outsmart whom?" Son of a bitch. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Hey, you guys have a cat? Um, how about I freshen up that wine, huh? - Oh, no. 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 S6 E9:
Well, sometimes it's good to get in and out fast, though, huh? We haven't had sex in 14 months.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S6 E9:
Yeah, if I don't beat him to it first.
Suicide & self-harm 1 moment
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Modern Family S6 E9:
Cam, are we terrible people? For protecting a Vanderkoff? He hanged himself last year.
Swearing 2 moments
How Swearing shows up in Modern Family S6 E9:
Who will outsmart whom?" Son of a bitch.
What do we do? I mean, should we send her back to that therapist? The one we've never met? No! Wait! Don't open it! Move away! It's for me! Move! Damn.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S6 E9:
Hey, you guys have a cat? Um, how about I freshen up that wine, huh? - Oh, no.
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