# Modern Family 1/23 - Simply brilliant **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 24, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-1-23-simply-brilliant/648183 "2013-01-24T03:58:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-1-23-simply-brilliant/648183/61 "2013-01-26T19:46:27Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Actually, I can’t stand ANY of the kids on this show . . . probably the new baby as well. But this was a great ep, nonetheless. I like Luke. The actor’s got impressive comic delivery for a kid his age. I also like the Luke-Phil relationship; it’s one of the rare father-teenaged kid duos who actually get along on sitcoms. ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-1-23-simply-brilliant/648183/62 "2013-01-27T22:08:11Z")
Totally loved the episode, but there was one thing I didn’t understand. “Whambulance.” When we were led to believe it originated with Mitchell and Cam, I thought it was a George Michael joke that I didn’t get. Finding out it came from Claire, I realized it was a joke I didn’t get that I didn’t get. Little help? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-1-23-simply-brilliant/648183/63 "2013-01-27T22:18:12Z")
> [@Cayuga](#): > > Totally loved the episode, but there was one thing I didn’t understand. “Whambulance.” When we were led to believe it originated with Mitchell and Cam, I thought it was a George Michael joke that I didn’t get. Finding out it came from Claire, I realized it was a joke I didn’t get that I didn’t get. > > Little help? It’s a riff on ambulance when your “injury” causes you to whine (waa-waa, like a baby crying). When you’re all whiny they call you a Waaa-mbulance. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-1-23-simply-brilliant/648183/64 "2013-01-27T22:27:17Z")
> [@Cayuga](#): > > Little help? [Whambulance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT0ofNU1NzA) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-1-23-simply-brilliant/648183/65 "2013-01-28T13:22:21Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > I like Luke. The actor’s got impressive comic delivery for a kid his age. And the actress who plays Alex, who’s IMHO even better, was born the same year. ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-1-23-simply-brilliant/648183/66 "2013-01-28T14:34:42Z")
Thanks, everyone. > [@friedo](#): > > [Whambulance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT0ofNU1NzA) What movie is that from? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-1-23-simply-brilliant/648183/67 "2013-01-28T14:46:45Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > And the actress who plays Alex, who’s IMHO even better, was born the same year. I didn’t realize she was that young; that is impressive. (I did know she’s been in the news due to some type of stage mom scandal this year but I haven’t kept up with it; she’s also the much younger sister of the kid who played Pugsley in the Addams Family movies.) ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-1-23-simply-brilliant/648183/68 "2013-01-29T05:43:49Z")
> [@Cayuga](#): > > Thanks, everyone. > > What movie is that from? Disney’s The Kid. ’ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-1-23-simply-brilliant/648183.md?page=3)