Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S8 E1, “1. The Tale of Three Cities”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. After recent trips take the Dunphys to New York; Mitch, Cam andLily to the Midwest; and Jay,Gloria, Manny and Joe to Juarez, Mexico; the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan reunites.
Across the episode we counted 12 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (2); Violence & injury (3); Swearing (4); 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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S8 E1:
I love my sexy little closet nerd.
The people next door kept me up all night with their sex noises.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Modern Family S8 E1:
Oh, my God! Is this you naked?! What? Why? Honey, will you send my dad a picture of that closet before I forget? [Clears throat.]
I've got one son who's a kleptomaniac, the other who's in love with his own aunt -- creepy even by your standards -- and a daughter who I was forced to see naked as the day she was born.
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S8 E1:
Says the murderer.
They were murdered from behind? The three things I want you to pay attention to are bouquet, texture, and finish.
Is this blood sausage? Because mine's pink.
Swearing 4 moments
How Swearing shows up in Modern Family S8 E1:
Son of a bitch, that's good! Hola, Jay.
You wait till the last minute, you wind up eating chicken and apple, like some damn hippie.
Let go, Grams! What the hell are you telling her? [Flatline.]
Taxi! - Damn it! It's already taken! Okay, so I think I got us on a flight through Denver.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S8 E1:
My eyes are but lifeless orbs compared to -- Yeah, go get me a beer.
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