# Modern Family, March 12, 2014 --  "Other People's Children"

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 13, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-march-12-2014-other-peoples-children/683616 "2014-03-13T15:01:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-march-12-2014-other-peoples-children/683616/1 "2014-03-13T15:01:09Z")

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So, what did everyone think of last night’s episode?

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**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:** [March 13, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-march-12-2014-other-peoples-children/683616/2 "2014-03-13T15:05:45Z")

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> [@gytalf2000](#):
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> So, what did everyone think of last night’s episode?

In a way, I found it reminiscent of Kandinsky.

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-march-12-2014-other-peoples-children/683616/3 "2014-03-13T15:42:30Z")

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I LOL’d at a couple of Phil’s comments. There should be a name for the stuff he says that comes out wrong, or not wrong so much as unintended. Is there?

I liked that Gloria initially put her foot down with Lily about the princess dress. Mitch and Cam are too solicitous of her feelings most of the time. But I was fine with Lily getting what she wanted in the end.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-march-12-2014-other-peoples-children/683616/4 "2014-03-13T17:08:36Z")

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> [@AuntiePam](#):
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> I LOL’d at a couple of Phil’s comments. There should be a name for the stuff he says that comes out wrong, or not wrong so much as unintended. Is there?

Fünke Syndrome?

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**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-march-12-2014-other-peoples-children/683616/5 "2014-03-13T17:25:51Z")

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Cam doing La Cucaracha out the side of his mouth caused me to rewind and watch at least 3 times. Later that evening I tried but couldn’t do it as successfully because I kept laughing. I know they are actors and are trained, but how the heck did Eric S. not break up doing that? Really good ep.

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**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-march-12-2014-other-peoples-children/683616/6 "2014-03-13T18:09:55Z")

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> [@AuntiePam](#):
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> I LOL’d at a couple of Phil’s comments. There should be a name for the stuff he says that comes out wrong, or not wrong so much as unintended. Is there?
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> I liked that Gloria initially put her foot down with Lily about the princess dress. Mitch and Cam are too solicitous of her feelings most of the time. But I was fine with Lily getting what she wanted in the end.

Oh yeah, Phil’s lines are ridiculously funny!  
And I liked “stern Gloria”…
