# Modern Family 10/19 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 20, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216 "2011-10-20T02:32:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/1 "2011-10-20T02:32:36Z")
Thought this was the best show (by far) of the new season. ## I stepped out for a minute, did they ever show any resolution to the car mix-up? (Why was the woman attacking Cam and Mitchel with a baseball bat?) “So Maria is carrying the Judge’s baby?” No wonder she shot him, she’s hormonal." “Renaldo!” ---
**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:** [October 20, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/2 "2011-10-20T02:38:15Z")
Guy in a silver Prius pulls up at Mitch and Cam’s. Pan over to the Prius covered in dents, back to the guy. “I see you met my wife” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/3 "2011-10-20T02:45:58Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Guy in a silver Prius pulls up at Mitch and Cam’s. Pan over to the Prius covered in dents, back to the guy. > “I see you met my wife” > > 😃 “We’re victims of a hate-crime!” ---
**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:** [October 20, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/4 "2011-10-20T02:48:18Z")
Man, the only plot I really enjoyed tonight was Jay’s entrancement with the soap opera. The others were all pretty sitcommy. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/5 "2011-10-20T03:38:37Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Man, the only plot I really enjoyed tonight was Jay’s entrancement with the soap opera. The others were all pretty sitcommy. I agree. This seemed like one of the weaker shows to me. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/6 "2011-10-20T04:41:01Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Man, the only plot I really enjoyed tonight was Jay’s entrancement with the soap opera. The others were all pretty sitcommy. \ \ ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/7 "2011-10-20T06:39:40Z")
I didn’t laugh at all. This makes me sad. ☹ ---
**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:** [October 20, 2011, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/8 "2011-10-20T11:19:34Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > \ > \ Har dee har har. If you enjoyed it, that’s great and I’m truly happy for you. I was not particularly impressed by “Oh no, the valet gave us the wrong car, omg” or Claire’s “I want a fun night off!” And, heresy though it may be, I don’t really ever care for Phil’s comedic misreadings of situations. ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/9 "2011-10-20T12:12:43Z")
Thought all the stories were hilarious in this episode, but nothing matched Gloria. Every moment she was on screen I was in stitches. Her complete lack of restraint in expressing her horror at the thought of Manny doing that thing Jay thought he might be doing was fantastic. HE NO READ THE PLAYBOY EVER! ::whack:: HE JUST A LITTLE BOY! ::whack:: ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/10 "2011-10-20T13:28:24Z")
I have to agree that it was a weak episode. So far, this season has been a little weak, IMHO\> ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/11 "2011-10-20T13:30:46Z")
“I’m not gay! I’m French!” I thought the car mix-up was poorly done. It was a set-up with no resolution. The guy drives up and says “I see you’ve met my wife”, and that’s it? No explanation about why she attacked the car with a baseball bat; did she think it was her husband in there? Couldn’t she see inside the car? I was waiting for some wrap-up which explained her outrage and possibly a resolution to the whole “we want to make friends with these people, they’re adventurous while raising a young child” thing. It left me flat. Claire looks like fun when she drinks :D. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/12 "2011-10-20T13:36:53Z")
My wife and I agreed that this was a pretty weak episode. Somehow, they even managed to make Cam boring. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/13 "2011-10-20T13:58:03Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > “I’m not gay! I’m French!” > > I thought the car mix-up was poorly done. It was a set-up with no resolution. The guy drives up and says “I see you’ve met my wife”, and that’s it? No explanation about why she attacked the car with a baseball bat; did she think it was her husband in there? Couldn’t she see inside the car? I was waiting for some wrap-up which explained her outrage and possibly a resolution to the whole “we want to make friends with these people, they’re adventurous while raising a young child” thing. It left me flat. > > Claire looks like fun when she drinks :D. color me “confused” as well… supposedly the owners of the car had an adventurous lifestyle, with evidence of trips to Cancun, triathlons, etc… the husband didn’t look like a triathlete, and I can’t figure out why the wife would attack her own car… did she think they were trespassing and were in another car? did she think her husband was cheating on her with a man? makes no sense… ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/14 "2011-10-20T14:06:32Z")
too many storylines that didn’t wrap up very nicely. i think they just ran out of time. a “college visit” story is an episode in itself. add to that the car scene, claire’s story, and a manny story that has jay’s soap opera piggybacking off it and you get a very rushed and confusing 20 minutes. maybe if they had cut out the luke’s retainer part and just gone straight to frenchy making a move on claire it would have saved more time. and yes, definitely, the car ending made zippy sense. you could almost see the writers look around, shrug, and say “well they can’t all be home runs”. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/15 "2011-10-20T14:09:35Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > color me “confused” as well… supposedly the owners of the car had an adventurous lifestyle, with evidence of trips to Cancun, triathlons, etc… the husband didn’t look like a triathlete, and I can’t figure out why the wife would attack her own car… Her husband is now with someone new and adventurous, who does look like a triathlete. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/16 "2011-10-20T14:15:04Z")
> [@pancakes3](#): > > and yes, definitely, the car ending made zippy sense. you could almost see the writers look around, shrug, and say “well they can’t all be home runs”. I liked the way the car thing ended. In fact, when the mystery woman (at the time) started bashing in the side of the car I was hoping it didn’t turn into a whole big thing (and I liked the way they worked the ‘rut’ joke back in). As far as I’m concerned, it’s a sitcom, not a drama. Not everything needs all the loose ends tied up. Yeah, if this was Breaking Bad or Dexter we’d have to know exactly how they got out of the rut, why the wife came from behind the car instead of the front (where the house was), how the husband showed up at their house even though this was well over an hour later etc…but it’s not. You’re just supposed to laugh and move on…I did. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/17 "2011-10-20T14:15:39Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Her husband is now with someone new and adventurous, who does look like a triathlete. thanks.. makes sense why she would be mad at the husband, but why beat up the car that is being driven by two men… ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/18 "2011-10-20T14:35:24Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > thanks.. makes sense why she would be mad at the husband, but why beat up the car that is being driven by two men… Because all she saw out the window of her house was her cheating husband’s car drive up (it’s not easy to see inside a car at night when it has its headlights on), and by the time she was close enough, she was already pissed off and beating the car. I agree that the stories were kind of cliche, but I still like MF’s treatment of them. Phil walking around campus in a Bullfrog sweatshirt & backpack was great. And I could watch Cam & Mitch bickering all day. “Prepare to turn right in 500 feet.” - “Notice how she didn’t wait till _after_ the turn to tell me Cam?” ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/19 "2011-10-20T16:00:02Z")
> [@Monkey\_Chews](#): > > Thought all the stories were hilarious in this episode, but nothing matched Gloria. Every moment she was on screen I was in stitches. Her complete lack of restraint in expressing her horror at the thought of Manny doing that thing Jay thought he might be doing was fantastic. > > HE NO READ THE PLAYBOY EVER! ::whack:: HE JUST A LITTLE BOY! ::whack:: Gloria is pure gold. ---
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216/20 "2011-10-20T16:07:18Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > I agree that the stories were kind of cliche, but I still like MF’s treatment of them. Phil walking around campus in a Bullfrog sweatshirt & backpack was great. And I could watch Cam & Mitch bickering all day. “Prepare to turn right in 500 feet.” - “Notice how she didn’t wait till _after_ the turn to tell me Cam?” BullDOG! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216.md?page=2)