7.822 minSeason 11 • Episode 18
LatestThe entire family discovers saying goodbye is much harder than it seems.
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
Acting
Ty Burrell's Phil Dunphy invented cringe comedy dad energy
Writing
Rapid-fire A-plot/B-plot/C-plot construction is sitcom masterclass
Editing
Confessionals to camera perfected the modern mockumentary form
Creators
Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd
Ed O'Neill
Jay Pritchett
Sofía Vergara
Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
Julie Bowen
Claire Dunphy
Ty Burrell
Phil Dunphy
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Mitchell Pritchett
Eric Stonestreet
Cameron Tucker
Sarah Hyland
Haley Dunphy
Ariel Winter
Alex Dunphy
Nolan Gould
Luke Dunphy
Rico Rodriguez
Manny Delgado
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons
Lily Tucker-Pritchett
Jeremy Maguire
Joe Pritchett
Reid Ewing
Dylan Marshall
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show's working title was 'My American Family' and ABC only greenlit it after Levitan promised it wasn't 'too niche' for Middle America.
Modern Family single-handedly kept the multi-camera sitcom alive while single-camera comedies dominated, proving audiences still craved traditional family warmth with a documentary twist.
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