Content guide
Skip for under 13
Modern Family S9 E4, “Sex Lies Kickball”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. Jay's best friend, Shorty, is back from Costa Rica and stays at the house so they can catch up and reconnect. However, Shorty is spending more time with Gloria and seems to be avoiding Jay. Meanwhile, Alex is ready to shed her good-girl image and is going to prove to Claire that her relationship with Ben is definitely a sexual relationship.
Across the episode we counted 11 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Swearing (8); Racism & slurs (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.
Parents need to know
Age 13+Racist language, language, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S9 E4, "Sex Lies Kickball", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for family-first; adult plots are talked around rather than shown. Driven by racism & slurs (explicit, in dialogue), with swearing alongside it. Sexual content is mild but includes Sex painting on the wall means Alex was in her head. Language includes strong swearing — for example, This is when you sound racist! You come to town and you don't tell me? I ought to punch…. This episode includes racism & slurs — for example, This is when you sound racist! You come to town and you don't tell me? I ought to punch…. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S9 E4:
Sex painting on the wall means Alex was in her head.
And I'm sorry I left the sex painting for you to find.
Swearing 8 moments
How Swearing shows up in Modern Family S9 E4:
This is when you sound racist! You come to town and you don't tell me? I ought to punch you in the neck, you son of a bitch.
You son of a bitch! - You're from Lubbock, Texas.
Oh, crap, it's Alex.
He pisses me off so much! Come on! Let's do this! This doesn't feel like it's about me.
What the hell? You're right.
I'm a damn fraud.
But you said, "Don't come crying to me" But you said, "Don't come crying to me" when it all turns to hell when it all turns to hell "and I have to pick up the pieces.
And you're my best friend, damn it.
Racism & slurs 1 moment
How Racism & slurs shows up in Modern Family S9 E4:
This is when you sound racist! You come to town and you don't tell me? I ought to punch you in the neck, you son of a bitch.
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