Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S7 E5, “5. The Verdict”, scores 2/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Claire is excited to give Haley and Alex a great experience for "Bring Your Daughter to Work Day" but the staff is not making it easy, and Phil takes Luke and Manny's class out for community service day, which becomes a teachable moment in more ways than one. Elsewhere, Gloria is thrilled to be on jury duty leaving Jay to help out at Joe's pre-school and he is not happy about it at all. Cam and Mitch disagree over which of their friends to invite to their party, so could Gloria help mediate?
Across the episode we counted 12 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Violence & injury (2); Swearing (5); Alcohol & drugs (1); Racism & slurs (1); Slut-shaming (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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S7 E5:
That's a fancy way of saying you're a virgin.
You have a condom stuck to your shoe.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S7 E5:
Well, you better get used to going there, because if I get put into a murder trial, I could be gone for weeks.
Don't let your skinny jeans cut off the blood to your hearts.
Swearing 5 moments
How Swearing shows up in Modern Family S7 E5:
It's melting like a son of a bitch.
What the hell's wrong with that school? Aren't we paying them so we don't have to take care of our kid? That's not the way it works at The Learning Barn.
Damn it! That's why I need a grease pencil in the shower.
Oh, damn it.
Hey! What the hell? There he is! Mr.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S7 E5:
Jay? In here with the booze.
Racism & slurs 1 moment
How Racism & slurs shows up in Modern Family S7 E5:
I spy with my little eye a first-time volunteer! Gloria had jury duty, so no chance I could get out of this by pretending to be racist? [ Chuckles .]
Slut-shaming 1 moment
How Slut-shaming shows up in Modern Family S7 E5:
Maybe he'll bring one of those shirtless ab sluts I've seen on his Facebook page.
Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.