Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S7 E21, “Crazy Train”, 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+. Dede is getting remarried, and Manny convinces the family to take the train up to the wedding. Jay could not be more ecstatic that Dede has moved on for good but his overenthusiasm might come back and bite him later. Claire and Mitchell work on their toast while Phil and Cam geek out over their favorite author, who is also on the train. Luke and Manny go a little girl crazy; Gloria gets stuck in coach; and Alex gets caught up in the romance of the train herself.
Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (6); 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 10+Violence, drinking, mild language in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S7 E21, "Crazy Train", 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 " The world has been waiting for the final book of the trilogy for almost, what, 10…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — There's a wine-and-cheese reception. 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
Violence & injury 6 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S7 E21:
" The world has been waiting for the final book of the trilogy for almost, what, 10 years? I missed it so much, I took a stab at writing fan fiction.
That by any chance isn't the -- the next Silverton novel, is it? You mean "Locomotive for Murder"? Crackerjack.
Well, if that's true, then the murder isn't possible.
What if we proved it could happen? Maybe there's another way for the murderer to get to the caboose and back.
We needed to prove that the crime was feasible, so I would play the role of engineer/murderer.
Jay Pritchett, I am going to strangle you! I don't know why you're pretending that you don't know me, but I'm sure it's for some stupid and selfish reason! She really is your wife? For now.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S7 E21:
There's a wine-and-cheese reception.
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