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| Modern Family Season 3 : |
| As the extended Pritchett-Dunphy clan faces an uproariously unpredictable array of family vacations holiday hassles troublesome in-laws and surprising secrets they still somehow manage to thrive together as one big loving family a even as they drive each other absolutely insane! |
| Episode 1 - [Dude Ranch] |
| Details : While vacationing on Lost Creek Ranch the three families try their hands at a little cattle herding skeet shooting and horseback riding. There are also some big firsts a huge surprise and an actual face-off between Jay and a cowboy named Hank. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Matthew Gumley as Jimmy Scrivano | Tim Blake Nelson as Hank | Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall/Dr. Dylan Marshall | Writer : Paul Corrigan | Writer : Brad Walsh | Director : Jason Winer | Writer : Dan O'Shannon | |
| Air Date : Sep. 21, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [When Good Kids Go Bad] |
| Details : Mitchell and Cameron plan an evening with the whole family to break the happy news that they're attempting to adopt another child. However things go wrong when they realize Lily may not take well to another baby in the house. Meanwhile Claire and Jay are each focused with proving a point. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Annie Tedesco as Laura | Laurel Coppock as Miss Elaine | Writer : Jeffrey Richman | Director : Michael Spiller | |
| Air Date : Sep. 21, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [Phil On Wire] |
| Details : Jay's relationship with the dog irritates Gloria. Phil and Luke try to master the tightrope. Cameron starts a juice fast. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jenica Bergere as Janet | Justin Kirk as Charlie Bingham | Director : Jason Winer | Writer : Danny Zuker | |
| Air Date : Sep. 28, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [Door To Door] |
| Details : Jay helps Manny with a school fundraiser. Claire petitions for a stop sign at a busy intersection. Phil and Luke try to create a viral video. Gloria searches for Stella. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : David Cross as Duane Bailey | Writer : Bill Wrubel | Director : Jason Winer | Director : Chris Koch | |
| Air Date : Oct. 05, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [Hit And Run] |
| Details : Gloria tries to help Jay and Manny with their problems but both are unreceptive. Claire considers running against Councilman Duane Bailey. Cam and Mitch are the victims of a hit-and-run accident. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : David Neher as Peter | Samm Levine as Josh | David Cross as Duane Bailey | Director : Jason Winer | Writer : Elaine Ko | |
| Air Date : Oct. 12, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [Go Bullfrogs!] |
| Details : Phil takes Haley to visit his alma mater. Claire goes out with Mitchell and Cameron. Gloria and Jay may have to broach a delicate subject with Manny. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jordan A. Nichols as Ben Ford | Gilles Marini as Julian | Andrea Savage as Holly | Artemis Pebdani as Bethenny | Kevin Daniels as Longinus St. Germaine | Director : Scott Ellis | Writer : Abraham Higginbotham | |
| Air Date : Oct. 19, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [Treehouse] |
| Details : Gloria persuades Jay to commit to a night of salsa dancing after seeing how much his friend Shorty and his girlfriend do together. Meanwhile Cameron makes a bet that he can get a woman's phone number at the bar and Phil builds a tree house for Luke. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Leslie Mann as Katie | Craig Zimmerman as Crispin | Kevin Hart as Andre | Jennifer Tilly as Darlene | Chazz Palminteri as Shorty | Writer : Steven Levitan | Director : Jason Winer | |
| Air Date : Nov. 02, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [After The Fire] |
| Details : The Pritchetts rally for a good cause after a neighbor's house burns down but there's a downside to their Samaritan intentions when Jay throws out his back Cameron takes on a moving truck and some donated toys fall into the wrong hands. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael Eric Reid as Abraham | Kiva Jump as Cindy | Director : Fred Savage | Writer : Danny Zuker | |
| Air Date : Nov. 16, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 9 - [Punkin Chunkin] |
| Details : When an old neighborhood kid returns to town as a hugely successful internet billionaire it gets Phil thinking of what could have been. Jay feels Manny could use a little dose of constructive criticism and Cameron is offended when Mitchell questions the authenticity of his colorful childhood stories. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Josh Gad as Kenneth | Writer : Ben Karlin | Director : Michael Spiller | |
| Air Date : Nov. 23, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 10 - [Express Christmas] |
| Details : The Pritchett clan decide to celebrate Christmas a little early (and in a hurry) so they split up to gather the holiday trappings as Mitchell Alex and Lily hunt for a tree Gloria and Luke fetch the ornaments and Claire and Haley shop for the gifts. Meanwhile Phil and Manny buy the groceries and Jay and Cameron stand by to wrap presents. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Michael Spiller | Writer : Cindy Chupack | |
| Air Date : Dec. 07, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 11 - [Lifetime Supply] |
| Details : Phil contemplates the worst after missing a call from the doctor. Elsewhere Javier Manny's biological father pays another visit to take his son to the horse races Mitchell wins an environmental law award creating a competition between Cam and himself on who has the better trophy and Gloria tutors Haley in Spanish. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Philip Baker Hall as Walt Kleezak | Benjamin Bratt as Javier Delgado | Writer : Bill Wrubel | Writer : Jeffrey Richman | Director : Chris Koch | |
| Air Date : Jan. 04, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 12 - [Egg Drop] |
| Details : Jay and Claire take control of their kids' school projects from Manny and Luke while Haley and Gloria help Phil with a real estate presentation. Elsewhere Cam and Mitchell meet with a potential birth mother. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Zoe Jarman as Lindsay | Writer : Paul Corrigan | Writer : Brad Walsh | Director : Jason Winer | |
| Air Date : Jan. 11, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 13 - [Little Bo Bleep] |
| Details : Claire prepares for her debate with Duane Bailey. Mitch and Cam try to clean up Lily's language before her turn as a flower girl. Jay blames Stella's strange behavior on Gloria. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : David Cross as Duane Bailey | Writer : Cindy Chupack | Director : Chris Koch | |
| Air Date : Jan. 18, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 14 - [Me-Jealous] |
| Details : Phil's preoccupation with a business opportunity blinds him to his new partner's inappropriate behavior around Claire. Meanwhile Jay and Gloria may regret letting Mitchell and Cameron be their temporary house guests when their home is being fumigated. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Greg Kinnear as Tad | Alexis Fowlkes as Annie | Writer : Ben Karlin | Director : Michael Spiller | |
| Air Date : Feb. 08, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 15 - [Aunt Mommy] |
| Details : Phil and Claire go overboard with drinks and divulging personal information on a night out to celebrate the sale of a house to Mitchell and Cameron's friends. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Michael Spiller | Writer : Dan O'Shannon | Writer : Abraham Higginbotham | |
| Air Date : Feb. 15, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 16 - [Virgin Territory] |
| Details : It's a day of disturbing realizations when Mitchell manages to ruin one of Jay's proudest golf moments Phil overhears something that may forever change how he sees his little girl and Gloria stumbles upon Claire's dangerous little secret. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Will Greenberg as Dr. Goodall | Jack Laufer as Frank | Ernie Hudson as Miles | Director : Jason Winer | Writer : Elaine Ko | |
| Air Date : Feb. 22, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 17 - [Leap Day] |
| Details : Mitchell feels pressured to make Cameron's birthday extra special. People start to question Jay's manliness and the girls interfere with Phil's leap day plans. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Gail Mancuso | Writer : Danny Zuker | |
| Air Date : Feb. 29, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 18 - [Send Out The Clowns] |
| Details : The funeral service for a beloved clown mentor reunites Cameron with his estranged ex-clown partner Lewis. Phil is serious about landing a very important listing only to get trumped by a notorious bulldozer of an agent Mitzi Roth. Manny has a cool new friend which makes both Jay and Gloria suspicious. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Chris Dollard as Bubbles | Guilford Adams as Chuckleberry | Joe Childs as Mourner | Bobby Cannavale as Lewis | Ellen Barkin as Mitzi Roth | Writer : Steven Levitan | Writer : Bill Wrubel | Writer : Jeffrey Richman | Director : Steven Levitan | |
| Air Date : Mar. 14, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 19 - [Election Day] |
| Details : Claire's race for town council comes to a head on Election Day as the Dunphys make phone calls for votes and Mitchell and Cameron take to the streets to campaign while the candidate endures technical problems during some last-minute interviews. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Philip Baker Hall as Walt Kleezak | Stephanie Faracy as Dottie | Melinda Page Hamilton as Sandy | Director : Bryan Cranston | Writer : Ben Karlin | |
| Air Date : Apr. 11, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 20 - [The Last Walt] |
| Details : A visit from Cameron's father features an awkward dinner for Jay and Gloria at Mitchell and Cameron's house. Meanwhile Claire helps Luke face the death of an older neighbor Phil and Alex have a father-daughter bonding experience and Haley throws a party without permission. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Stacey Travis as Kim | Mandy McMillian as Francine | Barry Corbin as Merle Tucker | Director : Michael Spiller | Writer : Dan O'Shannon | |
| Air Date : Apr. 18, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 21 - [Planes Trains And Cars] |
| Details : Phil buys a car without consulting Claire. Jay is on a mission to get to his high-school reunion with Gloria and Manny. Lily loses her favorite toy on a train. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kevin Hart as Andre | Writer : Paul Corrigan | Writer : Brad Walsh | Director : Michael Spiller | |
| Air Date : May. 02, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 22 - [Disneyland] |
| Details : When the family travels to Disneyland Phil struggles to keep up with Luke Claire is shocked when they run into Dylan Jay and Gloria disagree about what are sensible shoes for the day and Mitch and Cam must contain Lily's new affinity for running. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall/Dr. Dylan Marshall | Sarah Baker as Twins' Mom | Matt Prokop as Ethan | Writer : Cindy Chupack | Director : James R. Bagdonas | |
| Air Date : May. 09, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 23 - [Tableau Vivant] |
| Details : Gloria and Jay bicker while trying to order lunch at a diner. Claire and Cam have different theories on how to discipline kids. Luke accepts an award under false pretenses. Phil has a hard time firing Mitchell from his temporary job at the real estate agency. The entire family participates in Alex's living art display of Norman Rockwell's Thanksgiving painting. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Bill Wrubel | Writer : Jeffrey Richman | Writer : Elaine Ko | Director : Gail Mancuso | |
| Air Date : May. 16, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 24 - [Baby On Board] |
| Details : Gloria's bilingualism comes in handy on Mitchell and Cameron's quest to adopt another child. Meanwhile Jay and Manny help Lily get ready for a dance recital. Alex goes to her first prom and Haley announces her future plans which come as a shock to her family. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall/Dr. Dylan Marshall | Terri Hoyos as Abuela | Linda Elena Tovar as Juanita | Director : Steven Levitan | Writer : Abraham Higginbotham | |
| Air Date : May. 23, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |