Modern Family, November 13, 2013 -- "A Fair To Remember"

I liked the buddy cop thing going on.

Alex should be too smart to act like such an idiot.
Luke is predictably less fun now that he is moving into teenaged stories.

I don’t like the manipulative nanny at all. And now it looks like they are setting him up for some sort of romance with Haley. Is Dylan gone?

I relieved to find out that Haley is actually 22 years old.

Not related directly to the episode, but last week I caught a segment on Jimmy Kimmel called “Modern Family Feud”. It pitted Lily, Alex and Haley actors against the Luke and Manny actors. Kimmel’s sidekick, a security guard, filled in on the boy’s team.

What I found most interesting was that the kid that plays Luke seemed to be far and away the brightest bulb of the bunch, which is pretty much opposite of his character.

Didn’t he graduate high school at 13 or something?

Haley may be 22 in real life but isn’t she still just 19-20 on the show? Was kind of surprised that the underage part wasn’t mentioned with the beers (especially if she then called Gloria to admit to having broken them).

I have read he’s a member of Mensa.

Depends on if she ever got held back in school or not. Last year she started college putting her at 18 or so, so she’d be 19 or so now. But if she ever flunked (possible with how they portray her) she could potentially be older.

Yeah, but if so I’d have expected the “you do realize I’m 20, don’t you?” response to some undesirable rule.

Didn’t Cam boast in an early episode that he’s the dodgeball champion because he could throw a ball through a sheet of plywood, or something to that effect? Surprised he had so much trouble with the strongman/bell ringy thingy.

From what I know of that game, it’s not so much about strength as it is about leverage and hitting the hammer at just the right spot to get the best bounce. You’re supposed to aim for the front edge of the thingy (what would you call that?).

Could just be that they were shooting outside and he looks best when lighting is 100% controlled.

Ha! Dylan’s back. One of my favorite characters.

(I know, borderline zombie)

Even so, I would have much preferred they stayed the course that despite Cam’s sexual orientation and stereotypes thereof, he actually is quite capable and masculine. I would have liked it much better if he wrecked that hammer game.

Didn’t he play guard at Iowa State?

Center, IIRC.

Is it my imagination, or is Ariel Winters (Alex Dumphy) putting on a little weight?

Good Pic
Bad Pic 1
Bad Pic 2

I’ve decided it’s mostly just bad costumes. They need to stop having her wear unbuttoned plaid shirts and other styles that heavy people use to look better.