Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S7 E2, “The Day Alex Left for College”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Alex leaves for college, but gives her parents false information about her move-in day so they can't make a big production out of it. Meanwhile, Luke tries to get out of helping Phil at his open house; and Mitch and Cam feel the stress of being landlords after deciding to rent out their upstairs unit, and the family's excuses for missing Lily's soccer game don't make their lives any easier.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (5); Alcohol & drugs (1); Sexual insults (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 10+Violence, sexual insults, drinking in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S7 E2, "The Day Alex Left for College", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for family-first; adult plots are talked around rather than shown. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Unless Jay really gets shot in the foot. Sexual content is mild but includes Ow! That stings! This is so not sexy. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, After we tramp. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Jay says, "How often do you break in here? Does that explain the white wine? We fired a cleaning lady". 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 S7 E2:
Ow! That stings! This is so not sexy.
Violence & injury 5 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S7 E2:
Unless Jay really gets shot in the foot.
I can't believe I'm saying this, once again, in only seven years of marriage, but please put the gun down.
It's a pellet gun.
Oh, and the blood.
There was so much blood.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S7 E2:
- Jay
How often do you break in here? Does that explain the white wine? We fired a cleaning lady.
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in Modern Family S7 E2:
After we tramp.
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