Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Modern Family S8 E2, “A Stereotypical Day”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. A new family moves in across the street from the Pritchetts and Jay wants to make a good impression. Meanwhile, Manny hopes his deeds will catch the attention of a pretty teenage radical; the Dunphys try to look on the bright side of Alex's bout with mono; and Mitch and Cam are shocked to overhear Lily disrespect a new friend.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 4 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (2); Alcohol & drugs (1); Racism & slurs (4). 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+Racist language, violence, drinking in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S8 E2, "A Stereotypical 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 racism & slurs (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes Pretty much, the only time I'm happy is when I clean my gun. Sexual content is mild but includes (whimpers) It was hard for us to hear, but in the spirit of tolerance, we accepted the…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes racism & slurs — for example, But they'll think I made the call the minute I saw them because I'm a racist old man. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — …we are air-conditioning the outside and insist on rotting their brains by watching…. 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
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Modern Family S8 E2:
(whimpers) It was hard for us to hear, but in the spirit of tolerance, we accepted the fact that a 9-year-old might not want to fall asleep under the watchful eyes of her half-naked fathers.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S8 E2:
Pretty much, the only time I'm happy is when I clean my gun.
You know -- beakers, calculators, ray guns.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S8 E2:
…we are air-conditioning the outside and insist on rotting their brains by watching vapid housewives spit wine on each other.
Racism & slurs 4 moments
How Racism & slurs shows up in Modern Family S8 E2:
But they'll think I made the call the minute I saw them because I'm a racist old man.
Why would the neighbors just assume that you're a racist? Gloria, Gloria, Gloria.
They're getting along great, and then one little spat, and her instinct is to go all baby bigot on him? Well -- and I say this with love -- she did just get back from spending a full summer with your family in Missouri.
Well, that's interesting, because the minute it took me to accept the fact that my son was living a different kind of life than the one that I anticipated, Mitchell called me an old, straight, white bigot.
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