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| Modern Family Season 2 : |
| While fledgling fathers Cameron and Mitchell struggle with learning the ropes of parenthood long-time parents Claire and Phil try to keep the spice in their marriage amid the chaos of raising three challenging children. Meanwhile family patriarch Jay has more than his hands full with his sexy spirited wife Gloria and her sensitive son. |
| Episode 1 - [The Old Wagon] |
| Details : Phil finally agrees to sell the old station wagon but only after a family trip down memory lane; Cameron asks Jay for help when Mitchell decides to build a life-size princess castle for Lily. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Callie Thompson as Kelly | Writer : Bill Wrubel | Director : Michael Spiller | |
| Air Date : Sep. 22, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [The Kiss] |
| Details : Gloria decides to honor her late grandmother by cooking more traditional Colombian meals; Claire finds out Alex is interested in a boy; Mitchell's aversion to public displays of affection causes an argument. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Aaron Sanders as Jeremy | Director : Scott Ellis | Writer : Abraham Higginbotham | |
| Air Date : Sep. 29, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [Earthquake] |
| Details : When an earthquake hits Claire gets stuck in the bathroom with the plumber; Manny experiences an existential crisis while out with Jay; Mitchell and Cameron use the quake as an excuse to get out of a party thrown by a friend (Nathan Lane). |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman | Writer : Paul Corrigan | Writer : Brad Walsh | Director : Michael Spiller | |
| Air Date : Oct. 06, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [Strangers On The Treadmill] |
| Details : Claire tries to stop Phil from embarrassing himself at a realtors' banquet by giving an unfunny speech while Mitchell tries to convince Cameron to change his wardrobe. Meanwhile Jay and Gloria go to a quinceañera hosted by one of his employees and Haley gives Alex advice on how to be cool. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lexi Medrano as Little Girl | Director : Scott Ellis | Writer : Danny Zuker | |
| Air Date : Oct. 13, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [Unplugged] |
| Details : In an attempt to reconnect the family Phil and Claire challenge the family to see who can abstain from using their electronic devices the longest. Meanwhile Mitchell and Cameron attempt to get Lilly into the best pre-school and Gloria deals with the neighbor's barking dog. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lauren Cohan as Receptionist | Taylor Nichols as Mr. Plympton | Carla Renata as Nikki | Michael Rothhaar as Larry Paulson | Writer : Steven Levitan | Director : Michael Spiller | |
| Air Date : Oct. 20, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [Halloween] |
| Details : Claire gets ready to spookify the Dunphy house for the trick or treaters during her favorite holiday. She gives each family member a role to play but nothing goes right. Cameron won't stop hating the holiday due to a traumatic childhood experience. Mitchell had a terrible day at work and Gloria acts weird after Jay and Manny tease her about her accent. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Amir Talai as Dale | Ryan Gaul as Lance | Justin Kirk as Charlie Bingham | Matt Besser as Jerry | Writer : Jeffrey Richman | Director : Michael Spiller | |
| Air Date : Oct. 27, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [Chirp] |
| Details : Claire and Haley have a bit of quality girl time while they're stuck at home sick and Phil is preoccupied by the taunts of a chirping smoke detector. Gloria and Manny's surprise visit at Jay's work leads to headaches for Jay and Cameron gets swept up by all the lights and cameras when he goes behind Mitchell's back and takes Lily for a commercial. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall/Dr. Dylan Marshall | Darren Dupree Washington as Director | Mike Rock as Jim | Samantha Klein as Deb | Bryan Krasner as Jack | James Devoti as Ron | Director : Michael Spiller | Writer : Dan O'Shannon | |
| Air Date : Nov. 03, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [Manny Get Your Gun] |
| Details : It's Manny's birthday and the family is gathering at a restaurant to celebrate though Manny himself is depressed about getting older. Phil and Claire decide to engage in a not-so-friendly car race on the way to the restaurant and Mitch and Cam get sidetracked when they stop at the mall to pick up a gift. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Norman Lloyd as Donald | Norma Michaels as Helen | Director : Michael Spiller | |
| Air Date : Nov. 17, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 9 - [Mother Tucker] |
| Details : Mitchell tries to tell Cameron how he feels uncomfortable with his mom Barb Tucker. Meanwhile Haley breaks up with Dylan much to Phil's dismay and Claire's delight. Jay has a little stomach ache that gets exacerbated when he and Manny look it up on the Internet. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall/Dr. Dylan Marshall | Celia Weston as Barb Tucker | Writer : Paul Corrigan | Writer : Brad Walsh | Director : Michael Spiller | |
| Air Date : Nov. 24, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 10 - [Dance Dance Revelation] |
| Details : At Luke and Manny's first school dance Jay and Phil take them to the mall which turns disastrous Claire's happiness turns into jealousy when Gloria joins the school dance committee. Meanwhile Cameron and Mitchell learn about Lily biting other kids at the playground. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Danny Trejo as Gus | Julie Dretzin as Tyler's Mom | Artemis Pebdani as Bethenny | Kevin Daniels as Longinus St. Germaine | Writer : Ilana Wernick | Director : Gail Mancuso | |
| Air Date : Dec. 08, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 11 - [Slow Down Your Neighbors] |
| Details : Claire becomes a determined neighborhood vigilante hoping to catch and stop a menacing car that speeds though their streets. Meanwhile Phil is busy trying to land an important listing with a difficult client Jay teaches Manny how to ride a bike -- only to learn Gloria needs lessons too -- and Mitchell and Cameron stumble upon a mysterious neighbor who is quite the charmer. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : James Marsden as Barry | Jami Gertz as Laura | Writer : Ilana Wernick | Director : Gail Mancuso | |
| Air Date : Jan. 05, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 12 - [Our Children Ourselves] |
| Details : Phil and Claire pressure Alex to ease back on her school work but begin to worry about their own intellectual drives. Meanwhile Jay is upset when Gloria tries to befriend a new couple and Mitchell runs into an old female flame. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Mark Povinelli as Bobby | Stephnie Weir as Mrs. Hoffman | Mary Lynn Rajskub as Tracy | Adam Kulbersh as Mr. Hoffman | Ajay Mehta as Vish Patel | Anjali Bhimani as Nina Patel | Director : Adam Shankman | Writer : Bill Wrubel | Writer : Dan O'Shannon | |
| Air Date : Jan. 12, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 13 - [Caught In The Act] |
| Details : It's Phil and Claire's anniversary and when the kids go to surprise them with breakfast in bed they get a surprise of their own. Jay and Gloria's plans for a Vegas vacation are ruined because of a brutally honest email accidentally sent to Claire and Mitchell and Cam try to get into a new restaurant owned by a mom at Lily's preschool. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Rachael Harris as Amelia | Writer : Steven Levitan | Writer : Jeffrey Richman | Director : Michael Spiller | |
| Air Date : Jan. 19, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 14 - [Bixby's Back] |
| Details : Claire and Phil decide to reprise their role-playing adventure from last year's Valentine's Day. Meanwhile Jay's surprise plans for Gloria keeps getting interrupted and a secret admirer comes between Cameron and Mitchell. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jeremy Rowley as Broderick | Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall/Dr. Dylan Marshall | Director : Chris Koch | Writer : Danny Zuker | |
| Air Date : Feb. 09, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 15 - [Princess Party] |
| Details : The guest list for Lily's princess-themed birthday party gets a little out of hand when Mitchell decides to invite his mom much to Claire's dismay and disinvite Fizbo much to Cameron's dismay. Things get even more strange when DeDe shows up with Claire's old high school boyfriend in tow and Jay and Gloria each turn to their own unique methods of dealing with this gathering of misfits. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kate Reinders as Princess | Matt Dillon as Robbie Sullivan | Shelley Long as DeDe Pritchett | Director : Michael Spiller | Writer : Elaine Ko | |
| Air Date : Feb. 16, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 16 - [Regrets Only] |
| Details : Phil and Claire have a huge fight and Phil hasn't a clue as to what it was over so Gloria steps in to counsel Phil while Jay counsels Claire. Meanwhile Jay has some regret in buying Gloria a karaoke machine and Cameron is in full prep mode for a huge fund-raising event and asks Mitchell and Luke for help. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jeremy Scott Johnson as Andrew | Director : Dean Parisot | Writer : Abraham Higginbotham | |
| Air Date : Feb. 23, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 17 - [Two Monkeys And A Panda] |
| Details : Claire runs herself ragged trying to fix the relationship between Haley and Alex while Phil sneaks off to the spa. Meanwhile Gloria is horrified by Jay's morbid plans to purchase two side-by-side crypts in preparation of their death and Cameron decides he wants to write a book that celebrates the fact that Lily is adopted but soon learns something new. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jonathan McMurtry | Mary Anne McGarry as Winnie | Tangie Ambrose as Noranne | Christen Sussin as Laurie | Kaliko Kauahi as Kim | Writer : Carol Leifer | Director : Beth McCarthy-Miller | |
| Air Date : Mar. 02, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 18 - [Boys' Night] |
| Details : Luke becomes friends with a curmudgeon old neighbor which does not please Phil and Claire. Meanwhile Gloria and Manny try to get Jay to join them at the symphony but in an attempt to avoid the concert he instead ends up with Mitchell and Cameron on their boys' night out while Haley babysits for Lily. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Craig Zimmerman as Crispin | Philip Baker Hall as Walt Kleezak | Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman | Kevin Daniels as Longinus St. Germaine | Writer : Steven Levitan | Writer : Jeffrey Richman | Director : Chris Koch | |
| Air Date : Mar. 23, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 19 - [The Musical Man] |
| Details : Cameron is overzealous in his planning of the spring musical performance at Luke and Manny's school. Jay's brother visits while Phil convinces the family to be in his new ad. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jonathan Banks as Donnie Pritchett | Megan Raich as Emma | Writer : Paul Corrigan | Writer : Brad Walsh | Director : Michael Spiller | |
| Air Date : Apr. 13, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 20 - [Someone To Watch Over Lily] |
| Details : Mitchell and Cameron assess their family members in trying to decide who would best take care of Lily should anything happen to them. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Hector Osorio as Security Guard | Alice Dodd as Dr. Klausner | Writer : Bill Wrubel | Director : Michael Spiller | |
| Air Date : Apr. 20, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 21 - [Mother's Day] |
| Details : Claire and Gloria's Mother's Day excursion outdoors with the kids turns into the mother of all disasters. Meanwhile Phil and Jay share an awkward moment when they stay home to prepare dinner for everyone and Cameron worries about gender roles in his relationship with Mitchell. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Todd Weeks as Rick | Jean Villepique as Jen | Director : Michael Spiller | Writer : Dan O'Shannon | |
| Air Date : May. 04, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 22 - [Good Cop Bad Dog] |
| Details : Jay advises a dog trainer while Phil and Claire switch parenting duties to the kids' chagrin. Mitchell has an extra Lady Gaga ticket when Cameron ends up sick. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lin-Manuel Miranda as Guillermo | Director : Fred Savage | |
| Air Date : May. 11, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 23 - [See You Next Fall] |
| Details : The whole family is gathering at Jay's before heading out to Alex's graduation ceremony from middle school but while at the house Jay is preoccupied hiding a botox mishap from everyone Cameron is upset about Mitchell's habit of laughing at his expense and Phil tries to sympathize with yet also criticizes Claire on her impending breakdown over the kids growing up too fast. All of this plus a faulty gate could mean their missing Alex's big moment. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Steven Levitan | Writer : Danny Zuker | |
| Air Date : May. 18, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 24 - [The One That Got Away] |
| Details : Jay wants to go fishing on his birthday but the family insists he have a big party leading Claire and Mitchell to get trapped in their childhood yard Phil to encounter his college nemesis at the mall and Cameron to have trouble at the bakery. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Rob Huebel as Glen Whipple | Writer : Paul Corrigan | Writer : Brad Walsh | Writer : Dan O'Shannon | Director : James R. Bagdonas | |
| Air Date : May. 25, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |