3. Blindsided
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Modern Family

Is Modern Family S8 E3 OK for kids?

3. Blindsided

Luke and Manny go head-to-head in a race to be class president, but the campaign might be more of a battle between their parents. Meanwhile, Phil introduces Haley to a marketing genius to help with her promotion business; and Cam goes to extremes to keep his best football player from leaving the school.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 10+

Modern Family S8 E3, “3. Blindsided”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Luke and Manny go head-to-head in a race to be class president, but the campaign might be more of a battle between their parents. Meanwhile, Phil introduces Haley to a marketing genius to help with her promotion business; and Cam goes to extremes to keep his best football player from leaving the school.

Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (6). 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 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S8 E3:

  • Me either -- not very sexy.

Violence & injury 6 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S8 E3:

  • I'm so glad you like the house! Hey, so a few things -- One, all the appliances are included, two, the previous residents were murdered there, and three, it just passed mold inspection.
  • You're gonna sell that murder house.
  • "Ahh, Get this blood off me!" What? Wh-- Off who? [Marker scribbles.]
  • Hey, Jay, do you need to julienne any vegetables? - What? - If so, you can use the knife your grandson jammed in my back.
  • I'm running on a gun platform.
  • What are you talking about? I'm talking about my guns.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.