Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S9 E8, “Brushes with Celebrity”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan recount all their biggest celebrity encounters. Phil shows a house to his musical hero and is determined to make a good impression despite the intense pain radiating from a very inconvenient part of his body. Meanwhile, Jay's day at jury duty takes an unexpected turn when he gets to serve it alongside one of America's biggest football icons. Finally, Manny's encounter with his favorite playwright and a celebrated actor and comedian don't go exactly as you'd expect.
Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (3); Swearing (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.
Parents need to know
Age 10+Sex talk, language, nudity in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S9 E8, "Brushes with Celebrity", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for family-first; adult plots are talked around rather than shown. Sits in the gray area mainly on sex & hookups (moderate, in dialogue). Sexual content includes Everyone wants to say "hi" or they want to take a picture or they want to sleep with me; I'm not here to collect panties with phone numbers on them. Some mild language appears — for example, You know what? Let's go show him our delightful brand of bitchy friction. 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 E8:
Everyone wants to say "hi" or they want to take a picture or they want to sleep with me.
Can I help you guys? - Yeah, how about an explanation? Why aren't you picking us for your show? Yeah, what are we not sexy enough?
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Modern Family S9 E8:
I'm not here to collect panties with phone numbers on them.
The network fired me - Why? - Â when they found out that I had this website where people paid to watch me build stuff naked.
Is that so? - How naked? - Very.
Swearing 2 moments
How Swearing shows up in Modern Family S9 E8:
You know what? Let's go show him our delightful brand of bitchy friction.
Who? He wrote "The Forgetters and the Forgotten"? "Farce, American Style"? "Screw You For Reading This"? What the hell is happening? Yes, that one, too! He's my favorite playwright.
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