Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Modern Family S7 E12, “Clean for a Day”, 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+. Before Claire officially takes over Jay's closet business, she decides she must get the house in order and make the family clean out the clutter; unfortunately, Phil and Luke can't bear to part with anything, and Alex digs up old feelings when she finds Sanjay's sweatshirt. Newly into retirement, Jay decides to get a new hobby - piloting a plane - but the danger puts Cameron into a tailspin of worry. And elsewhere, Gloria wants to connect with Jay more and decides to pick up his favorite game of golf, and ropes Mitchell into teaching her.
Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (1); 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+Violence, sex talk, affairs and cheating in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S7 E12, "Clean for a Day", 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 He's no longer a big shot in the closet industry, which is apparently a thing. Sexual content is mild but includes Is this geek foreplay? 'Cause I don't understand any of this; So what? He cheated on you. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — I love you way more than my beer making kit Oh, honey. 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 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S7 E12:
Is this geek foreplay? 'Cause I don't understand any of this.
â- Happy Easter! Yeah, I-I really cannot sleep with that going on all night.
You know, a lot of girls would have tried to look sexy to show him what he's missing.
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in Modern Family S7 E12:
So what? He cheated on you.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S7 E12:
He's no longer a big shot in the closet industry, which is apparently a thing.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S7 E12:
I love you way more than my beer making kit Oh, honey.
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