Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Modern Family S6 E10, “Haley's 21st Birthday”, scores 2/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. Haley is turning twenty-one and the whole family is taking her to a bar to celebrate! Claire really wants Haley to start seeing her as a friend rather than her uptight mom, Mitch and Cam make the sad realization that they may not be as cool as they thought, and Phil and Jay's quick pit stop to pick up Haley's gift, a new car, becomes a disaster. Back at home, Alex, Luke and Manny babysit Lily and she decides to drop the 'where do babies come from?' bomb.
Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Violence & injury (2); Alcohol & drugs (3). 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+Violence, sex talk, drinking in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S6 E10, "Haley's 21st Birthday", 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 violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes I have stabbed closer relatives than you. Sexual content is mild but includes What's that? And I said, "would you rather marry George Clooney "or have the best sex of…. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — You made me change my shirt two times before we left the house and force-fed me a cheese…. 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 4 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S6 E10:
What's that? And I said, "would you rather marry George Clooney "or have the best sex of your life for just one night with Tom Hardy?" - Who's that? - I don't know.
Come on, sexy, don't be like that.
I don't know why you Americans are so uptight about sex.
I know! I know! I know! - It's very sexy.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S6 E10:
I have stabbed closer relatives than you.
Or, like, a bird and a rifle.
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S6 E10:
You made me change my shirt two times before we left the house and force-fed me a cheese sandwich so I wouldn't get sloppy drunk.
We're like catnip to drunken bachelorette party girls.
Okay, so, a boy and a girl meet at a frat party and they both think each other is totally hot, so they pound their beers and head upstairs.
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