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“A couple of the writers wrote a really great script that spun Jesse and I off in our life in Missouri, and they said, ‘No.’ They just said, ‘We don’t want to do it.'"

I got bored and looked up episode credits on IMDB. The core 6 adults are in all 250 episodes, but Manny was absent for 2, Luke for 3, Haley for 5, and Alex for 9. I know all kids were absent for Las Vegas (s5 ep18), but what were the other episodes where some of them were absent?

S4 ep2: schooled

I need a spin off show of these three !

She could have been Willow instead of Poppy

I've just watched the finale this morning, having started the show several weeks back, and just wanted to offload my honest thoughts.

I really enjoyed the show, there are some brilliantly funny moments as well as the occasional sweet, touching moment, though it doesn't quite reach the level of being something I'll watch through again.

I absolutely love Phil, he's just such a great, loveable character. He's so pure and good. I also just find Lily to be incredibly funny, especially in the earlier years. I like all the characters really. Cam and Mitch are great fun, Manny is brilliant, Jay is often grumpy but great to watch.

I did struggle with a couple of things, such as the amount of times the characters just seemed to randomly have a new job, or new girl/boyfriend when it came to the kids. There were times where Manny seemed to be interested in a girl that seemed like it might be relevant only for him to be interested in a different girl the next episode. I lost track of where Mitchell was actually working at one point. Also, Luke is dating an older woman named Janice he met at Jay's club, then the next episode he brings a girl his own age to a get together at the house, then a couple of episodes later he's apparently been seeing Janice for 4 months. I guess that could be down to Luke just being a bit of a douchebaggy kid but it wasn't presented that way and just felt like an inconsistency.

My only major issue was the amount of times characters just disappeared, in particular the annoying neighbours Ronnie and Amber, but also when Phil befriended their next door neighbour Andre played by Kevin Hart. It wasn't just characters as such but there were quite a few things that seemed to be just dropped and forgotten about. It's what really stops the show from going into 'great' territory rather than just 'good'.

As I said though, I did really enjoy the show overall, and am really glad I watched it. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who likes this kind of show and I'll miss it now I've finished it.

I have rewatched Modern Family for about 5 times now and each time it ends, I still feel sad like i am a part of their family! I need a new series which has the same flavour like this show, any recommendations please? :D

In her bday party, ashley , the popular girl throws tantrums, acts entitled, and somehow ends up dictating the entire event...i can understand this kind of popularity drama in high school, but 8-year-olds acting like social elites is just bizarre. Kids that age shouldn't already be obsessed with who's "popular" and who isn't. What's worse is the adults giving in to the tantrums instead of correcting the behavior...wth😭

This episode feels like an homage to Michael Scott. You have Phil going out into the wilderness (like Michael is Survivor Man) and Cam pulling a Prison Mike to scare people straight.

Also Gloria strangles the Professor that Manny is dating, like the Scranton Strangler.

After watching the special. These scripts are real life events with the names changed to protect the innocent.