Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Modern Family S7 E3, “The Closet Case”, 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+. Haley convinces her mom to let Dylan move in, on a temporary basis, with her dad's help, but Phil has second thoughts when he sees just what living together means. Meanwhile, Mitchell gets a consulting job with Jay's biggest rival; and Manny has a girl problem at school, but Gloria and Cameron are at odds over how he should handle it.
Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (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+Language, violence, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S7 E3, "The Closet Case", 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 swearing (moderate, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes There's room for another knife in my back. Sexual content is mild but includes "Sexy Manny"? I hope there's a number to a good therapist in here. Some mild language appears — for example, Son of that son of a bitch Jay Pritchett? Reporting for duty. 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 E3:
"Sexy Manny"? I hope there's a number to a good therapist in here.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S7 E3:
There's room for another knife in my back.
Swearing 3 moments
How Swearing shows up in Modern Family S7 E3:
Son of that son of a bitch Jay Pritchett? Reporting for duty.
What the hell? You can stay.
The hell you are! Get! Get! [ Both grunting .]
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.