Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Modern Family S9 E20, “Mother!”, scores 2/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. When Dede drops in unexpectedly, Mitchell and Cam come to a realization about her effect on their lives; Phil, Luke, Alex and Haley all have different bad news to break to Claire and compete about when to do it, the tiny window of time after her monthly spa day when she's her most relaxed.
Across the episode we counted 4 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (1); 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
Sex & hookups 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S9 E20:
I don't know what was more genius, bringing Dede in, or hooking the audience early with some teenage sex.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Modern Family S9 E20:
- BOTH
Naked breakfast, naked breakfast [KNOCKING.]
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S9 E20:
So, you have wine, a self-help book, a-a pillow shaped like the platonic ideal of a male torso for cuddling and/or punching And a DVD we made for you called the "Donna Summer Olympics.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S9 E20:
What the hell? Does no one know what "upscale cocktail Hollywood glamour fabulous" means? - Hello.
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