Can I just start by saying, what a wonderful episode! Along with last week’s sensitive adoption topic, Modern Family flawlessly handles a few others. From this week on, I’m going to start giving a number out of 5 laughs on the funny scale and this one deserves a 3. Agree or disagree? Let me know in the comments section below!
The episode leads off with a yard sale that Manny and Luke’s school is doing to raise money for the children in Africa. Often times we forget what a blessed environment we live in and those who are less fortunate. Manny and Luke really remind us of what’s important albeit for a pizza and pool party! Jay is grumpier than ever with his driveway being the location for this yard sale. Gloria finds a box that Manny had moved out from the attic for sale without her permission. She suspiciously takes it back and will answer no questions. As curious as little boys can be, Luke and Manny sneak it away and discover a head, as Luke
Confidence was flowing through this episode with Phil as well. He gives up his…transportation contraption (I have no idea what it’s called) for a motorcycle to prove his sexiness as a man to Claire. Riding it up the mountain, he became one with the bike. He and Gloria both conquered their fears! There was a hilarious parody to the film 127 Hours (2010) when Phil gets stuck under the bike, He ends up slicing off one of the legs off of his jeans and wished he had worn his shants (shorts/pants)! Phil rides the bike back after being stuck on the mountain for a little over 31 minutes and stands up to Claire. Just because he is terrified of motorcycles doesn’t make him any less of a man. It’s okay, Phil! I don’t think you’re any less of a man either!
A nice subplot this week was Alex’s relationship with a cute boy named Michael. If you
Another theme of confidence and conquering fears was seen with Cam in this episode. He’s lost a lot of weight and wants to sell all of his fat jeans. Mitchell wants to protect Cam by saving them because whenever he gains the weight back, at least there is a safety net and he doesn’t have to buy the jeans all new again. Cam explains he can’t have a net or else it’ll be too easy to gain the weight back. Here, we see that conquering our fears is a scary thing but we don’t have to do it alone. Sometimes with a little push (like Gloria and Phil) and support from our friends and family, we can conquer anything!
Overall, this was a really great episode that explored a couple of important topics and gets a 3/5 laughs from me on the funny scale. Hayley made a short appearance via video chat and I can’t wait to see more. Did anything else stand out to you in this episode? How many laughs would you give this episode?
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I agree with the 3/5 rating. My favorite was when Jay walked in on Michael reading in the kitchen and thought he was another stranger in his house. So funny.