Season 5
🎬 24 Episodes 📅 2013 ⏱ 22 min
A simple family dinner becomes a hilarious battlefield when secrets and misunderstandings collide across three generations. Modern Family captures the messy, chaotic, yet deeply loving reality of blended families navigating relationships, parenting, and the endless surprises life throws their way. What unfolds is a genuine tapestry of comedy and heart, where laughter emerges from the everyday struggles that make family bonds unbreakable.
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📊 Season Stats
24
Episodes
2013
Year
22
min / ep
8.8
Watch Hours
5/11
Season No.
⭐ 8.6
Best Episode
Ep. 18 · Las Vegas
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🎬 Episodes 24 episodes
1
⭐ 8.1
Suddenly, Last Summer
The family is in the throes of summer activities: Phil and Claire are trying to orchestrate a kid-free week by coordinating Luke's camp with Haley's beach trip and Alex's volunteering excursion; Jay and Gloria are getting Manny ready for his first solo trip back to Colombia; and Mitch and Cam make i…
🎬 James Bagdonas ✍️ Jeffrey Richman
2
⭐ 7.4
First Days
Luke and Manny have their first day at high school, which proves to be harder for Phil and Gloria than for the boys. Elsewhere, Claire makes her big return to the workforce at Jay's closet company and is a little rusty on her first day, and Cam starts a new substituting gig at the high school, leavi…
🎬 Steven Levitan ✍️ Paul Corrigan
3
⭐ 7.5
Larry's Wife
Phil's job takes up a lot of his time; Luke has his friends over for a poker game; Gloria worries the baby is cursed; Cam hosts a funeral for the cat's imaginary wife.
🎬 Jeffrey Walker ✍️ Bill Wrubel
4
⭐ 7.6
Farm Strong
Cam's sister comes to town with good news, Phil and Claire agree to skip Luke's soccer game, Gloria refuses to admit she needs glasses, and Alex thinks Jay is cheating at Words With Friends.
🎬 Alisa Statman ✍️ Elaine Ko
5
⭐ 7.8
The Late Show
The adults struggle to make it to a hot new restaurant in time for the reservation Jay pulled a lot of strings to get.
🎬 Beth McCarthy-Miller ✍️ Abraham Higginbotham
6
⭐ 6.8
The Help
Jay and Manny oppose Gloria's decision to hire a male nanny. Phil and Jay try to cheer up Frank. Mitch and Cam ask Pepper to help plan their wedding.
🎬 James Alan Hensz ✍️ Danny Zuker
7
⭐ 7.7
A Fair to Remember
The family attends the annual school fair and Phil has a big 20th wedding anniversary surprise planned for Claire at the fairgrounds, but unfortunately, she simultaneously has a surprise for him back at home. Gloria signs Jay up to be a fair cop for the day and it gets worse when he's partnered up w…
🎬 Beth McCarthy-Miller ✍️ Emily Spivey
8
⭐ 7.7
ClosetCon '13
With some urging from Claire, Jay begrudgingly agrees to return to ClosetCon this year, and things get interesting when Jay is reunited with some old colleagues. Cam takes Mitch and Lily to the Tucker family farm for the first time and is excited to fold them into country life, that is until Grams p…
🎬 Fred Savage ✍️ Ben Karlin
9
⭐ 7.5
The Big Game
With a big football game coming up and a record to break, Coach Cam is intensely focused and showing no mercy even when the opposing team is playing with an unexpected disadvantage. Elsewhere, Claire is determined to prove to the staff that she is more than just the boss's daughter, and Phil tries t…
🎬 Beth McCarthy-Miller ✍️ Megan Ganz
10
⭐ 7.7
The Old Man & the Tree
Jay takes Manny out to cut down their own Christmas tree, and Gloria is on edge with mom in town, but changes her tune when she sees her bonding with Claire. Elsewhere, Mitchell is forced to do last minute shopping when they didn't get Lily the right gift, and Cameron takes Lily to a charity event w…
🎬 Bryan Cranston ✍️ Paul Corrigan
11
⭐ 7.4
And One to Grow On
Phil tricks Luke into taking a dance class, but the jokes on him when the white lie indirectly lands him in the slammer. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria are throwing birthday parties for both Manny and Joe and are concerned Manny might be going for girls out of his league, and Mitch and Cam get a rude awa…
🎬 Gail Mancuso ✍️ Jeffrey Richman
12
⭐ 8.0
Under Pressure
The high school open house puts the parents in a bit of a time warp when Claire finds herself stressed out by all the pressure, Gloria encounters a “mean girl” mom and Jay teaches Phil how to play a little hookie. Elsewhere, Mitchell gets defensive when he encounters his judgemental, environmentalis…
🎬 James Bagdonas ✍️ Elaine Ko
13
⭐ 7.8
Three Dinners
Haley turns the tables when Claire and Phil try to talk with her about her future; Jay receives news from his friend Shorty and his wife, Darlene; Cam and Mitch go on a romantic date.
🎬 Steven Levitan ✍️ Abraham Higginbotham
14
⭐ 7.7
iSpy
Claire and Phil decide to spy on Luke and Manny as they're hanging out with one of their more questionable friends. Meanwhile, Gloria is furious with Jay because she thinks he had a dream about another woman, but Jay misinterprets her anger for another offense he committed. And, Cam secretly uses Mi…
🎬 Gail Mancuso ✍️ Abraham Higginbotham
15
⭐ 7.7
The Feud
Phil is upset to have lost his elected office of social chair to his nemesis Gil Thorpe, and when he finds out Luke is competing against Gil's kid in a wrestling match, it becomes his own personal battle. Claire is nervous for a big client meeting but things get extra hairy when Mitch and Cam ask he…
🎬 Ryan Case ✍️ Christopher Lloyd
16
⭐ 7.7
Spring-a-Ding-Fling
Cameron is in charge of the school's big spring dance, but when a popular teacher returns from sabbatical, a bit of not-so-friendly competition blooms. And with Claire on chaperone duty at the dance, Phil gets Haley to accompany him to his annual realtor's banquet and is looking forward to impressin…
🎬 Gail Mancuso ✍️ Ben Karlin
17
⭐ 7.5
Other People's Children
It's male-bonding day when Jay takes Luke into the garage to show him the way around tools and impart some manly wisdom, and Gloria goes with Claire and Lily to shop for Lily's flower girl dress. Elsewhere, Mitch, Cam, Alex and Manny go for a cultured day at the museum but it eventually becomes surv…
🎬 James Alan Hensz ✍️ Megan Ganz
18
⭐ 8.6
Las Vegas
he adults are Vegas-bound when Jay hooks them up with Excelsior Level hotel accommodations courtesy of one of his big clients, but after learning there's an even higher level, Jay becomes obsessed with upgrading. Meanwhile, everyone's sneaking around when Claire secretly hits the tables to win back …
🎬 Gail Mancuso ✍️ Paul Corrigan
19
⭐ 7.6
A Hard Jay's Night
Mitch struggles to hide his true feelings about the unflattering wedding topper Cam's father whittled out of soap for them, Phil tries to help Gloria sell her pre-Jay apartment but they get sidetracked at the neighborhood salon, and Claire and the kids head over to Jay's early to help him prep for t…
🎬 Beth McCarthy-Miller ✍️ Ben Karlin
20
⭐ 7.5
Australia
The entire family tags along as Phil fulfills his mom's wish for him to return to his roots and visit the country where he was conceived, Australia. Unfortunately, Phil's attempts to embrace his native land are met by a lot of rejection, while Jay and Claire let work eat into vacation time, and Mitc…
🎬 Steven Levitan ✍️ Elaine Ko
21
⭐ 7.3
Sleeper
Phil fails at his one task to stay home and wait for the repairman, forcing him to tell an elaborate lie to hide the truth from Claire, but the stress is more than he can physically handle. Meanwhile, Gloria is obsessing over the family portrait she is responsible for organizing this year. Claire ac…
🎬 Ryan Case ✍️ Paul Corrigan
22
⭐ 7.9
Message Received
Jay, Gloria and Manny challenge each other to step outside their comfort zone and try something new. Mitch and Cam's wedding is getting too big and costly so they resort to selling a couple of their prized possessions, and the kids play a joke on Phil and Claire.
🎬 Jeffrey Walker ✍️ Steven Levitan
23
⭐ 7.7
The Wedding (1)
Mitch and Cam's big day is finally here and nothing can ruin it, until nothing turns into a whole lot of somethings and puts wedding planner extraordinaire Pepper Saltzman to the test. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria host the Tuckers, Phil squeezes in an eye procedure before the festivities and Claire emb…
🎬 Steven Levitan ✍️ Abraham Higginbotham
24
⭐ 7.8
The Wedding (2)
The wedding day chaos continue as the entire party shifts from one contingency plan to another. Guests start to get testy, Mitchell and Cameron are feeling discouraged and poor Claire shows physical wear and tear, but an unexpected turn of events leads to the ceremony we've all been waiting for.
🎬 Alisa Statman ✍️ Christopher Lloyd