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| Episode 1 - [The Tale Of Three Cities] |
| Details : After recent trips take the Dunphys to New York; Mitch Cam and Lily to the Midwest; and Jay Gloria Manny and Joe to Juarez Mexico; the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan reunites for Father’s Day. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Celia Weston as Barb Tucker | Dana Powell as Pam Tucker | Stephanie Beatriz as Sonia Ramírez | Director : Chris Koch | Writer : Elaine Ko | |
| Air Date : Sep. 21, 2016 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [A Stereotypical Day] |
| Details : Jay does not want to give the new family moving in across the street the wrong impression and goes out of his way to make sure they know he is the best kind of neighbor while Manny decides that the best way to an attractive and radical-thinking teenage girl's heart is through his actions. Meanwhile at the Pritchett house the entire family is using Alex's recent bout of mono to their advantage. Finally Cam and Mitchell have always felt they were the most open non-judgmental and supportive parents. However when they overhear Lily insulting her new friend they have to take a quick look in the mirror before they teach her a lesson about acceptance. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Ernie Hudson as Miles | Brent Jennings as Shawn | Marsha Kramer as Margaret | Writer : Jeffrey Richman | Director : Beth McCarthy-Miller | |
| Air Date : Sep. 28, 2016 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [Blindsided] |
| Details : The Dunphys and Pritchett’s are going head-to-head when Luke decides his best chance at getting into college is running for senior class president against Manny. The outcome of this election is even more important to Jay Gloria and Claire who prove to be dubious campaign managers. Now that Haley has started her own promotion business Phil insists on introducing her to marketing guru Merv Schechter who hasn’t seen a stress ball he can’t slap a logo on yet. Meanwhile Cam finds out his star football player is moving away and makes a rash decision that is going to make home life a little cramped for Mitch and Cam. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Victoria Konefal as Rivka | Liv Mai as Leslie Kwan Collins | Christian Barillas as Ronaldo | Director : James Alan Hensz | Writer : Christy Stratton | Writer : Danny Zuker | |
| Air Date : Oct. 05, 2016 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [Weathering Heights] |
| Details : Phil can’t cover up his excitement when he’s invited to appear in a real-estate news segment for the local news. The day gets even better after meeting his “weatherman” hero Rainer Shine. Phil made one little mistake; he introduced him to Hayley. Over at the Pritchett house Jay decides to infuse a little grit into Manny’s video interview for his college application. In the Tucker-Pritchett home Lily is over their new houseguest and decides to take matters into her own hands. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nathan Fillion as Rainer Shine | Writer : Paul Corrigan | Writer : Brad Walsh | Director : Gail Mancuso | |
| Air Date : Oct. 12, 2016 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [Halloween 4 The Revenge Of Rod Skyhook] |
| Details : Luke’s Halloween party isn’t the monster bash he dreamed of and is at risk of having the worst party of the year. Sensing trouble the rest of the Dunphy’s realize all his party needs is a visit from Rod Skyhook a little promotion and some adult supervision to get it started. Meanwhile at the Tucker-Pritchett home Cam faces off with his Halloween nemesis while Lily and Mitchell try to save the day and work to keep him from going to the darkside. Finally when Jay finds out that Manny is going to a party at the home of an old enemy he enlists him to deliver a trick he will never forget. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Chase Brosamle as Darth Vader | Liv Mai as Leslie Kwan Collins | Spenser McNeil as Reuben | Director : Chris Koch | Writer : Stephen Lloyd | |
| Air Date : Oct. 26, 2016 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [Grab It] |
| Details : Jay’s favorite place in the world and only refuge may be losing some of its charm when Phil considers becoming a member. At the Dunphy house Claire mistakes her influence on Alex’s life choices and Hayley cares too much about what Alex thinks about hers. Meanwhile when Cam doesn’t give Mitchell the full story on what his play is really about it really puts Mitchell in the spotlight. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Jeffrey Richman | Director : Beth McCarthy-Miller | |
| Air Date : Nov. 09, 2016 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [Thanksgiving Jamboree] |
| Details : It’s going to be a Thanksgiving jamboree at the Pritchett-Tucker home this year and Cameron has spared no expense. While Phil tries to get used to Rainer Shine dating his daughter Hayley has to break it to her dad that she would rather spend the rest of her holiday with her new boyfriend than stay for the traditional family football game. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nathan Fillion as Rainer Shine | Matt Besser as Jerry | Director : Steven Levitan | Writer : Chuck Tatham | Writer : Jon Pollack | |
| Air Date : Nov. 16, 2016 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [The Alliance] |
| Details : Hayley's plan for a fun-filled girl's day with Rainer Shine's teen daughter may be a little more angst-filled than expected. Meanwhile Luke finds himself in a compromising position with a widow at the club and unwittingly helps his grandpa Jay with his petition. At the Pritchett-Tucker home Gloria Phil and Cam have formed a secret alliance to ensure their respective mistakes are concealed from their spouses. However their diabolical plan may be derailed when Mitchell starts suspecting something just isn't right. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nathan Fillion as Rainer Shine | Writer : Ryan Walls | Writer : Andy Gordon | Director : James R. Bagdonas | |
| Air Date : Nov. 30, 2016 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 9 - [Snow Ball] |
| Details : When Manny and Luke put on the school’s lavish winter dance and end up over their heads due to a texting error it is up to them to fix it before the end of the night. Meanwhile Gloria Claire Mitchell and Cam all volunteer at the dance while Jay’s thinly veiled guise to get out of it by pretending to want to spend time with Phil backfires. During the dance Claire and Gloria attempt to set up Marjorie an overbearing mom with the school’s principal. Finally Mitchell is unnerved to be back in high school and is shocked to see a lot of himself in the school bully and feels he needs a little guidance. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Liv Mai as Leslie Kwan Collins | Writer : Christy Stratton | Director : Beth McCarthy-Miller | Writer : Stephen Lloyd | |
| Air Date : Dec. 14, 2016 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 10 - [Ringmaster Keifth] |
| Details : Trying to recover from his Thanksgiving debacle Cam decides to treat the family to a New Year's Day feast. After realizing that Cam's recent attempt is also a complete fail and in order to salvage their meal Mitch uses a concierge gift card that he received as a Christmas gift. Cam soon discovers that the concierge who is on his way to save the day is none other than his ex-boyfriend Keifth a former circus ringmaster who left him without saying goodbye. Meanwhile Phil's dad Frank arrives with his new girlfriend who happens to be Phil's childhood babysitter which sets him on a confusing tailspin. Finally Gloria and Jay have to decide who should take care of little Joe if something should ever happen to them. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kelsey Grammer as Keifth | Fred Willard as Frank Dunphy | Director : James Alan Hensz | Writer : Vali Chandrasekaran | |
| Air Date : Jan. 04, 2017 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 11 - [Sarge And Pea] |
| Details : Cam is incensed that an anonymous and rude parent robbed him of a precious Lily moment during her recent dance recital. While he and Hayley visit Alex at her coffee shop the next day he thinks he recognizes the culprit and goes to extremes to uncover her identity and give her a peace of his mind. Meanwhile Jay Claire and Mitch attend a family wedding and unexpectedly run into Dede at the reception. Afraid their parents are going to once again make a scene Mitch and Claire devise a plan to keep them apart. Finally Phil and Gloria are on a college tour with Luke and Manny and have very different ways of getting the boys ready to head out on this new adventure and also learning to let go. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lauren Bowles as Ana | David Hoffman as Richard | Alex Marshall-Brown as Kayla | Shelley Long as DeDe Pritchett | Director : James R. Bagdonas | Writer : Abraham Higginbotham | |
| Air Date : Jan. 11, 2017 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 12 - [Do You Believe In Magic] |
| Details : Fearful that the romance between him and Claire is fizzling Phil calls upon his altar ego Clive Bixby to get Valentines day back on track. Meanwhile much to Gloria’s chagrin Jay shows a bit of child favoritism when they must deal with Joe’s inappropriate Valentine gift-giving and Manny’s dating indecisiveness. When Cam and Mitch try to empower Lily Haley and Sal to stand up to the men in their lives things don’t turn out as planned. Finally Alex discovers she has a secret admirer who may be a little too involved with family. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Julia Meltzer as Mrs. Kewley | Nathan Fillion as Rainer Shine | Joe Mande as Ben | Marsha Kramer as Margaret | Elizabeth Banks as Sal | Director : Gail Mancuso | Writer : Jon Pollack | |
| Air Date : Feb. 08, 2017 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 13 - [Do It Yourself] |
| Details : Feeling empowered after his successful do-it-yourself project Phil convinces Jay to co-invest in a property he has always wanted to develop. Meanwhile Claire’s new obsession with a TV chef and her new love of cooking Sunday dinners hasn’t been as tasty as she thinks. Haley is the family’s only hope to add a little spice to the situation. At the Pritchett-Tucker house Cam and Mitchell see that the family is too reliant on technology so they attempt to teach Lily the importance of hard work which ends disastrously. Back at the Pritchett’s Jay feels replaced when he sees Gloria has hired Coach Gary to coach Joe and serve as a handy man. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Peyton Manning as Coach Gary | Rob Riggle as Gil Thorpe | Writer : Paul Corrigan | Writer : Brad Walsh | Director : Jeffrey Walker | |
| Air Date : Feb. 15, 2017 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 14 - [Heavy Is The Head] |
| Details : Despite their lofty hopes Phil and Jay's property investment might turn out to be a bust forcing Phil to rethink his original dream. Meanwhile Cam lands in the hospital due to a head injury and refuses to have an MRI thanks to a traumatic incident with a well when he was a child. Determined to finally impress Claire and keep her from re-gifting her birthday present Gloria surprises her with a day of luxury at the office. However after Claire had to implement some rather harsh budget cuts at work a massage at her desk may not be sending the right message. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jonathan Chase as Jared Cook | Jared Gertner as Bobby | Joe Mande as Ben | |
| Air Date : Feb. 22, 2017 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★ |
| Episode 15 - [Finding Fizbo] |
| Details : Cam is enraged when he receives an online video showing someone has been desecrating his beloved Fizbo costume which sets him on a quest to restore Fizbo’s good name. Meanwhile Phil is in for quite the surprise when he finally meets his new soon-to-be step-brother at Frank’s bachelor party. Finally Manny’s newest play hits a little too close to home for Gloria Claire and Haley when he enlists them to do a read through before he submits it to a young playwright festival. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Dot-Marie Jones as Louise | John Gemberling as Ray | Oliver Platt as Martin | Will Sasso as Mr. Kaplan | Joe Mande as Ben | Fred Willard as Frank Dunphy | Writer : Chuck Tatham | Director : James R. Bagdonas | Writer : Abraham Higginbotham | |
| Air Date : Mar. 01, 2017 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 16 - [Basketball] |
| Details : After choking at last year’s charity basketball game Phil has been training all year to redeem himself. However when NBA stars Charles Barkley and DeAndre Jordan attend the game and start making bets Phil tries to not buckle under the pressure. Meanwhile Gloria has to step-up at Manny’s school when her nemesis Donna Duncan tries to shame her for her lack of support at the school. Finally Claire does whatever it takes to keep a work mistake secret from Jay while Jay’s concerned that Joe doesn’t have a healthy fear of him at all. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nathan Fillion as Rainer Shine | Jane Krakowski as Donna Duncan | Charles Barkley as Charles Barkley | DeAndre Jordan as DeAndre Jordan | Joe Mande as Ben | Sarah Baker as Shirl Chambers | |
| Air Date : Mar. 08, 2017 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 17 - [Pig Moon Rising] |
| Details : Mitchell knocks over an urn filled with the ashes of Cameron's beloved pet pig Lilly while exercising in the garage but Cameron suspects his cover-up is a load of hogwash. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Rick Holmes as Dean Hinden | Jaime Moyer as Mrs. Pasternak | |
| Air Date : Mar. 15, 2017 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 18 - [Five Minutes] |
| Details : So much can happen to the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan in five minutes! Mitch and Cam have five minutes to catch a new flight while fighting the effects of sleeping pills they took prematurely. Then at Rainer’s birthday dinner Haley and Rainer are forced to reevaluate their entire relationship in the five minutes before the birthday cake arrives. Meanwhile Phil and Claire pay a surprise visit to Alex and are given a five-minute surprise introduction to her new boyfriend. Finally with only five minutes to catch a movie Manny has to find the perfect parking space and endure Jay and Gloria’s backseat argument. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nathan Fillion as Rainer Shine | Joe Mande as Ben | Writer : Elaine Ko | Director : Gail Mancuso | |
| Air Date : Mar. 29, 2017 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 19 - [Frank’s Wedding] |
| Details : Frank Dunphy’s Roaring 20s-themed wedding day is finally here and to get into the spirit Phil gets the Dunphy clan to show up in costume. Once Claire and the kids realize they are the only ones dressed-up they feel it’s time for a “funny” intervention with Phil. Meanwhile Jay has mastered the art of saying no but soon realizes that if you say no too many times people stop asking; and Cam is in for a big surprise when he finally stops hiding behind Mitchell and stands up to his sister Pam. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : John Gemberling as Ray | Faith Prince as Lorraine | Dana Powell as Pam Tucker | Fred Willard as Frank Dunphy | Writer : Andy Gordon | Director : Beth McCarthy-Miller | |
| Air Date : Apr. 05, 2017 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★ |
| Episode 20 - [All Things Being Equal] |
| Details : Gloria Claire Haley Alex Lily Luke and Manny are equally committed to showing their support for gender equality and the women’s movement in very different ways. Meanwhile Jay and Phil are at odds on how their parking lot attendant Joan should be running their lot and jealousy ensues when Pam prefers Mitchell’s help over Cam’s with her baby. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Gabrielle Elyse as Danielle | Lindsey Kraft as Joey | Niecy Nash as Joan | Dana Powell as Pam Tucker | |
| Air Date : May. 03, 2017 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 21 - [Alone Time] |
| Details : Everyone deserves a little alone time now and then so when Mitch and Jay separately seek out a much-needed retreat from the family and end up at the same resort it becomes clear just how “related” they really are. Meanwhile Phil and Claire can’t seem to really enjoy the empty-nester life and Cam not knowing what to do with himself while Mitch is away drops in on Gloria’s to lend a hand. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall/Dr. Dylan Marshall | Jackie Seiden as Elaine Kolchek | Sedona Fuller as Betty | London Fuller as Janice | Director : James Alan Hensz | Writer : Abraham Higginbotham | Writer : Stephen Lloyd | Writer : Danny Zuker | |
| Air Date : May. 10, 2017 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 22 - [The Graduates] |
| Details : Manny’s father Javier shows up for his graduation and takes him out on a wild night of celebration and then Jay steps in to pick-up the pieces. Meanwhile the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is getting ready for Luke and Manny’s big day and dealing with the emotions that come with seeing your kids grow up and leave the nest. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Benjamin Bratt as Javier Delgado | Writer : Jeffrey Richman | Director : Steven Levitan | Writer : Jon Pollack | |
| Air Date : May. 17, 2017 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★ |