# Why is Modern Family about "modern" familes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 16, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-modern-family-about-modern-familes/686238 "2014-04-16T07:44:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-modern-family-about-modern-familes/686238/21 "2014-04-17T23:22:40Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > …Unless you meant Cam & Mitch, but they’re renting their place IIRC. And the building they live in has multiple apartments. For the longest time I though the whole thing was their house; until that episode where they thought James Marsden had moved into one of the other apartments (& he was actually squatting in Lily’s playhouse). ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-modern-family-about-modern-familes/686238/22 "2014-04-18T14:20:16Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Cougar Town? Never heard of it. Are you talking about Wine Time? That would be a great title for the show, and even catchier. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-modern-family-about-modern-familes/686238/23 "2014-04-18T14:28:09Z")
You need to pay better attention to the title cards when you’re watching The Culdesac Crew. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-modern-family-about-modern-familes/686238.md?page=1)