Modern Family 1x18

There are two possibilities: either the Cricket is starting to really like Modern Family, or this is the best episode thus far, because I don’t remember laughing out loud this much watching the show before. Over at the Dunphy residence Clair and Phil have chores with Haley and Luke respectively. Phil needs to make sure that his son finishes his project on Vincent van Gogh, but gets distracted by a chair he wants to repair, then notices a flickering tube light he tries to fix, thus finding his long-lost sunglasses, and in the process knocking about half the contents off the garage shelves. Hottie Haley ain’t no dummy and tricks her mother into baking cupcakes without her help. Then, what do you know? Little Luke surprises everyone by presenting his very own poster board. Clair is baffled that Phil was right, that they should trust their children more, rather than trying to micromanage everything. She throws out the cupcakes and tells her daughter to make them herself. Consternation is written all over Haley’s face!

Meanwhile, Mitchell made plans to watch a meteor shower with his father, the only interest they share. Their bonding moment doesn’t go as Mitchell hoped, as Jay brought Manny along for the stargazing, who mocks and zings him with delighted gusto. More hilarity ensues when Mitchell gets sprayed by a skunk and has to don one of Gloria’s dresses. For his part, Cameron wants to patch up things with gorgeous Gloria after he ridiculed that Columbian lady and her little Brown man – though he was merely deriding Ivy Leaguers, it all came out wrong. Although Cam has made reservations at a fancy restaurant, Gloria rather goes to some Latina dive in her old neighborhood. Obviously he orders the most spicy dish on the menu, not to be outdone by his sweet thing. They remain my two most favorite characters – and their scenes together are adorable – but the antics of Clair and Phil really made me roar with laughter!