Content guide
Skip for under 13
Modern Family S10 E12, “Blasts from the Past”, scores 3/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. Phil and Claire decide to take a cycling tour through Italy before they become grandparents, and Dylan introduces them to his mom who has an interesting past. Meanwhile, Cameron and Mitchell discover some interesting reading material in Lily's room and decide to confront her about it, while Gloria and Jay discover their respective great uncles may have fought on opposing sides of a war.
Across the episode we counted 11 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (5); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Violence & injury (4); 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.
Parents need to know
Age 13+Violence, strip-club and porn references, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S10 E12, "Blasts from the Past", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for family-first; adult plots are talked around rather than shown. Driven by violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue), with porn / strippers / sex work alongside it. Violence includes Oh, did you participate in the Ivory is Murder Fun Run? - Not that I recall. Sexual content is explicit — for example, You know, my parents never talked to me - about anything sexual; Yeah, he hid in a closet during the fighting, then stole a dress and escaped by…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Oh, Joe, so adorable, you look like a little Uncle Alvaro! One last touch the pocket…. 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 5 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S10 E12:
You know, my parents never talked to me - about anything sexual.
I-I-I know this is uncomfortable, but You shouldn't be ashamed about wondering or being curious about sex.
Why do you have a 20-year-old nudie mag? Agent Mulder meant a lot to me, okay? He was brooding and handsome and obsessed with an uptight yet sexy redhead.
Oh, come on! So what? I got a little extra worked up after looking at a sexy picture.
Dylan's Mom was the hot chick in the "Sex Kitty" music video.
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Modern Family S10 E12:
Yeah, he hid in a closet during the fighting, then stole a dress and escaped by pretending to be a prostitute.
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S10 E12:
Oh, did you participate in the Ivory is Murder Fun Run? - Not that I recall.
I don't think I'm allowed to bring a knife to school.
The yoke of Spanish oppression will chafe Colombian shoulders no longer! My saber thirsts for European blood! - So cute! - Bravo! He looked it up and memorized it himself.
I got a ring of his with a tooth in it he punched out of a puma.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S10 E12:
Oh, Joe, so adorable, you look like a little Uncle Alvaro! One last touch the pocket watch, permanently broken at 3:30 after it stopped a bullet shot by a very drunk and jealous Florence Nightingale.
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