Heavy Is the Head
🎞️ S8 E14 ✅ All clear

Modern Family

Is Modern Family S8 E14 OK for kids?

Heavy Is the Head

Despite their lofty hopes, Phil and Jay's property investment might turn out to be a bust, forcing Phil to rethink his original dream. Meanwhile, Cam lands in the hospital due to a head injury and refuses to have an MRI thanks to a traumatic incident with a well when he was a child. Determined to finally impress Claire and keep her from re-gifting her birthday present, Gloria surprises her with a day of luxury at the office. However, after Claire had to implement some rather harsh budget cuts at work, a massage at her desk may not be sending the right message

📺 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

Mild — okay from about 9+

Modern Family S8 E14, “Heavy Is the Head”, 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+. Despite their lofty hopes, Phil and Jay's property investment might turn out to be a bust, forcing Phil to rethink his original dream. Meanwhile, Cam lands in the hospital due to a head injury and refuses to have an MRI thanks to a traumatic incident with a well when he was a child. Determined to finally impress Claire and keep her from re-gifting her birthday present, Gloria surprises her with a day of luxury at the office. However, after Claire had to implement some rather harsh budget cuts at work, a massage at her desk may not be sending the right message

Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (2); Slut-shaming (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 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S8 E14:

  • " "It's sexy when a man cries.

Nudity & bodies 1 moment

How Nudity & bodies shows up in Modern Family S8 E14:

  • Well, I know this guy dies, there's lots of boobs, and I want to say a spaceship? This will go a lot faster if you don't talk.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S8 E14:

  • This woman never punches out.

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S8 E14:

  • Oh, yay, champagne.
  • A day when you've been sipping champagne while we've gone over an hour without snacks.

Slut-shaming 1 moment

How Slut-shaming shows up in Modern Family S8 E14:

  • Do you know what I went through in that well on October 14, 1987, while the whole world was focused on that media whore Jessica? - She was a baby, but yeah.

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