# Modern Family, Treehouse, Nov. 1, 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 3, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748 "2011-11-03T15:19:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [November 3, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/21 "2011-11-03T19:30:49Z")
“You would have died.” “A hero.” He nearly whispered it. I had to play it four times to catch what he said. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/22 "2011-11-03T19:36:05Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Manny: “You’re dancing, not invading Poland.” I actually had a friend tell me that once- in those words. Made me do a double take. > [@Acsenray](#): > > “You would have died.” > > “A hero.” > > He nearly whispered it. I had to play it four times to catch what he said. I couldn’t quite understand what he had done. Something about a hang glider and geese… did anybody catch it? My favorite Luke moment: “Are you Dad? Are you?” The Haley plot was the weakest link, but watchable. I hope Cam and his new friend go to her cousin’s wedding together. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/23 "2011-11-03T19:43:20Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > I actually had a friend tell me that once- in those words. Made me do a double take. > > I couldn’t quite understand what he had done. Something about a hang glider and geese… did anybody catch it? Claire complained about the time he bought a hang glider w/o asking her. He said that he was going to use it to lead a flock of geese to the wetlands. Much like this story the movie[Fly Away Home](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_Away_Home) was based on. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/24 "2011-11-03T19:47:33Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > I couldn’t quite understand what he had done. Something about a hang glider and geese… did anybody catch it? If he’d been allowed to have the hangglider the geese would have made it home. No, he’d have died. Died a hero. The implication being that he’d have lead a flock of geese on their migration, a la _[Fly Away Home](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116329/combined)_ ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/25 "2011-11-03T20:00:35Z")
Strong episode, I thought. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/26 "2011-11-03T20:06:02Z")
I loved the exchange between Phil and his neighbour - “Hi. Did you just move in?” “We’ve been here eight years. You?” “12 years.” and “Do you have a level?” “I did - I think I threw it into your yard.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/27 "2011-11-03T20:29:44Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Yes. Yes, she did. And all natural! ---
**Author:** ![Smitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Smitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smitty)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/28 "2011-11-03T20:37:08Z")
“Didn’t my 3rd grade teacher say I had ADD?” “No, she said you COULDN’T A-D-D. And she said it like that because you couldn’t S-P-E-L-L.” “Wait, slow down…” ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/29 "2011-11-03T21:48:09Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > One of the best episodes ever. You have to give this show your undivided attention, lest you miss a clever one-second exchange: > > Jay: “Don’t ask” > > Mitch: “Don’t tell.” > mmm That exchange was right up there with “offensive line” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/30 "2011-11-03T21:58:12Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > That exchange was right up there with “offensive line” 😃 ---
**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:** [November 3, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/31 "2011-11-03T22:02:31Z")
“Sometimes I think you’re not even listening to me” (I never asked, she just would’ve said no) I thought that was pretty clever. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/32 "2011-11-04T00:57:32Z")
“You’re the whole package, and I just prefer someone who has one…” I lost it. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/33 "2011-11-04T01:51:51Z")
Good episode: “Wham, Bam, Thank you Cam!” Is it just me or does Hayley look really different this season? It’s like her head is a different shape or something. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/34 "2011-11-04T02:26:04Z")
I noticed that too. I think the rest of her head just caught up with her adolescently large eyes. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/35 "2011-11-04T02:46:45Z")
_googles Jennifer Tilly_ Bonnie Swanson, that’s why her voice sounded familiar. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/36 "2011-11-04T03:05:33Z")
I’m stoked that they had Kevin Hart in this episode. Hopefully they have him more often, as I love everything he does. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/37 "2011-11-04T07:34:52Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > _googles Jennifer Tilly_ > > Bonnie Swanson, that’s why her voice sounded familiar. ## She was also in _Bullets Over Broadway_ as the talentless actress and mistress of a Mafia boss who bankrolls a play for her to star in. Chazz Palminteri, who played her husband last night, was nominated for an Oscar for playing her bodyguard (a mob soldier who finds he has a talent for tweaking troubled plays) in that movie. I liked the gay friend’s “Where’d Cam go?” when he untucked his shirt and ran his fingers through his hair to be more ‘butch’. * * * The actress who plays Haley is good, but since her character’s about to start college she’d be by far the easiest member of the cast to get rid of, so I wonder if she’s planning on leaving the show. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/38 "2011-11-04T14:04:03Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > The actress who plays Haley is good, but since her character’s about to start college she’d be by far the easiest member of the cast to get rid of, so I wonder if she’s planning on leaving the show. Not that actors and actresses always make smart decisions (see _Caruso, David_) but this would have to be one of the dumbest career decisions the girl could make. At best, she’s got a future doing whatever the next _Scary Movie_-type franchise comes along. The only way it makes sense is if the actress is really leaving to go to college, as she will probably need a fallback skill when she can no longer pass for a teenager. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/39 "2011-11-04T14:09:07Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > Not that actors and actresses always make smart decisions (see _Caruso, David_) but this would have to be one of the dumbest career decisions the girl could make. At best, she’s got a future doing whatever the next _Scary Movie_-type franchise comes along. > > The only way it makes sense is if the actress is really leaving to go to college, as she will probably need a fallback skill when she can no longer pass for a teenager. - read David Caruso, mind processed David Carrodine. - Anna Faris parlayed Scary Movie into a pretty solid movie career ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748/40 "2011-11-04T14:35:48Z")
> [@pancakes3](#): > > - Anna Faris parlayed Scary Movie into a pretty solid movie career It pays her bills and she should live comfortably. There are worse jobs for actors/actresses (like waiting tables or starring in SyFy movies-of-the-week). And she’s getting new work, so best of luck to her (Faris). However, graduating from spoofs into a full-fledged movie career isn’t something to bank on (not that there is anything wrong with ‘take the money and run’ acting career). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748.md?page=3)