Modern Family, March 14, 2012 -- "Send Out The Clowns"

The show is using clowns in the same way it’s using sitcoms: Doing the exact same played out gags that they do, but from a sort of meta perspective, so that we can laugh at it again.

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gloria was hot, so the episode can only slip to a 5 at worst. luke and manny delivered as always, which is always good for a +1.5 boost. the rest was rather meh. i don’t like how cam’s only accomplishments in life are clown-centric.

Ok, it is hokey but when the dog and Manny were on the stairs above the table I laughed when the dog reacted with shock to Manny saying Griffin was coming over.

I enjoyed the turnabout that Claire’s youthful exploits were the ones exposed on facebook.

I think I want to have known Claire in college. Evidently she was… lots of fun.

My sentiments, exactly.

Your wife is not alone. You could dress him in a burlap sack, and he’d still be sizzlin’ hot.

And when I die, I definitely want a clown funeral.

For me, it’s Phil.