Pig Moon Rising
🎞️ S8 E17 ✅ All clear

Modern Family

Is Modern Family S8 E17 OK for kids?

Pig Moon Rising

During a quick workout session in the garage, Mitchell accidentally knocks over an urn filled with the ashes of Cam's beloved pet pig Lilly. He quickly attempts to cover up his blunder and devises an appropriate cover-up. Hoping to catch Mitchell in his lie, Cam makes up a tall tale to trap him, but his own lie soon becomes a little too big to manage.

📺 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 E17, “Pig Moon Rising”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. During a quick workout session in the garage, Mitchell accidentally knocks over an urn filled with the ashes of Cam's beloved pet pig Lilly. He quickly attempts to cover up his blunder and devises an appropriate cover-up. Hoping to catch Mitchell in his lie, Cam makes up a tall tale to trap him, but his own lie soon becomes a little too big to manage.

Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (1); 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

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S8 E17:

  • Joe, this is exactly why we're not giving you a knife until you turn 6 years old.

Alcohol & drugs 1 moment

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S8 E17:

  • Wait, Officer no! My car is only here because I was being responsible! I was babysitting my uncle Joe and got too drunk to drive home! [Grunts.]

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