Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S9 E14, “Spanks for the Memories”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. When Jay overhears Gloria on the phone talking about spanking, he assumes she is frustrated in the bedroom. When he attempts to light the spark again by giving her exactly what she wants, he realizes he might have made a mistake. Meanwhile, now that Mitchell has an amazing new job, he and Cam throw a party to rub it in Cam's friends' faces so they can no longer give him "the look of pity."
Across the episode we counted 14 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Swearing (7); Alcohol & drugs (2); 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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S9 E14:
I wish Jay was as sexy as you.
Ooh, you're gonna take me to a room where the hotel owner is going to give me a very tough, sexy talking to? No, you're gonna leave, or we're gonna call the police.
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Modern Family S9 E14:
Sir, she is not a prostitute.
I was just pretending to be a prostitute because my husband has a thing for Jane Fonda in "Klute.
Swearing 7 moments
How Swearing shows up in Modern Family S9 E14:
You catty bitches! Luke, we love you, but ever since you hit puberty, - you've been a little disgusting.
Stop! Don't you take another step! What the hell are you talking about? Claire just told me your Valentine's plans for Gloria.
"Damn it, Phil.
Ugh! This sucks.
I can't believe I let you talk me into doing this crap.
" Would it kill you to say that about me? What the hell? Amanda was here.
You came back! Damn it, I did! Why did you run off? What did I do? Everything.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S9 E14:
Do you smoke weed? Oh.
You are the foxy bad boy who sneaks over with some wine coolers Oh, radical.
Racism & slurs 1 moment
How Racism & slurs shows up in Modern Family S9 E14:
Oh, to find out how racist our high-school friends are? No, to make people in our lives feel worse about their lives.
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