Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Modern Family S8 E2, “2. 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.
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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