Alone Time
🎞️ S8 E21 ✅ All clear

Modern Family

Is Modern Family S8 E21 OK for kids?

Alone Time

Mitch and Jay separately seek out a much-needed retreat from their families, and end up at the same resort. Meanwhile, Phil and Claire can't seem to enjoy the empty-nester life, and Cam, not knowing what to do with himself while Mitch is away, drops in on Gloria's to lend a hand.

📺 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 E21, “Alone Time”, 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+. Mitch and Jay separately seek out a much-needed retreat from their families, and end up at the same resort. Meanwhile, Phil and Claire can't seem to enjoy the empty-nester life, and Cam, not knowing what to do with himself while Mitch is away, drops in on Gloria's to lend a hand.

Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 3 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (3); Alcohol & drugs (2). 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 E21:

  • It's a buddy thing! - Oh, please! Buddies don't find that many opportunities to skinny-dip together.

Violence & injury 3 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S8 E21:

  • Sweet Caligula, that's a lot of blood.
  • Now comes the blood-loss migraine.
  • Maybe next week you could teach me how to street punch? Yeah.

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S8 E21:

  • Help yourself to a glass of wine, my love.
  • You could split the fish and steak and share the bottle of wine.

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