MODERN FAMILY: OPEN HOUSE OF HORRORS (TV)
Summary
One in this comedy series, a "mockumentary" about the eccentric individuals comprising three inter-related families in Los Angeles. In this episode, on Halloween, Claire forces herself to utilize more "family-friendly" decorations for the house and is annoyed when Phil suggests that she is "not scary" anyway. Mitchell realizes that Lily took his offhand comment about her mother being a faraway princess to heart and wonders how best to tell Cam of his faux pas, and Jay worries that he is losing his charm when he fails to talk his way out of a traffic ticket. Manny accidentally sets off the fire alarm at school and urges "hothead" Gloria not to overreact, and Claire finds that trick-or-treaters are fearfully skipping her house, all too aware of her fondness for gruesome pranks and effects. Phil shows off an open house as Gloria chases off some rude teenagers, and Manny is wracked with indecision when the "cool kids," grateful for the fire alarm, invite him to join their mischief.
Cam attempts to show off his newly slim figure at their Halloween party as Lily searches the guests for her "mother," and Claire takes advantage of Phil's fear of the empty house to prove her scary factor once and for all. Another guest upstages Cam with his own weight-loss success, and Gloria begins to fear that she is carrying an "angry baby" who is causing her mood swings. Phil frantically searches the house for Claire as he attempts to impress a prospective buyer, and when Cam finally catches wind of Lily's confusion, he and Mitch try to explain their accidental white lie, telling her that her unknown mother wished her to be with a loving family. Jay is relieved, and oblivious, when the "princess" at Cam and Mitch's party flirts with him, and Claire successfully terrifies Phil with the help of their children. Gloria finally gets her revenge on the rude teens – not realizing that she has accidentally egged her own son. Includes commercials and promos.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: October 24, 2012 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:30:58
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 109766
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: LGBTQ+ Collection - Comedy; Comedy; Families
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 2009-2020
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - "Cloud Atlas" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "Life of Pi" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "Skyfall" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - Apple Macbook Pro computers
- TV - Commercials - Cadillac automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Chili's restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Clorox bleach
- TV - Commercials - CoverGirl Blast Flipstick lipstick
- TV - Commercials - H&M clothing stores
- TV - Commercials - JCPenney stores
- TV - Commercials - Just Dance 4 video games
- TV - Commercials - Mazda automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Olive Garden restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Payless Shoesource stores
- TV - Commercials - Red Lobster restaurants
- TV - Commercials - The American Red Cross
- TV - Commercials - The Foundation For A Better Life organization
- TV - Commercials - Windows 8 computers
- TV - Promos - "Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23"
- TV - Promos - "Grey's Anatomy"
- TV - Promos - "Happy Endings"
- TV - Promos - "Last Man Standing"
- TV - Promos - "Malibu Country"
- TV - Promos - "Nashville"
- TV - Promos - "Suburgatory"
CREDITS
- Bill Wrubel … Executive Producer
- Abraham Higginbotham … Executive Producer
- Brad Walsh … Executive Producer
- Jeffrey Richman … Executive Producer
- Paul Corrigan … Executive Producer
- Dan O'Shannon … Executive Producer
- Danny Zuker … Executive Producer
- Christopher Lloyd … Executive Producer, Created by
- Steven Levitan … Executive Producer, Created by
- Ben Karlin … Co-Executive Producer
- Jeff Morton … Co-Executive Producer
- Chris Smirnoff … Producer
- Becky Mann … Producer
- Audra Sielaff … Producer
- Elaine Ko … Producer, Writer
- Sally Young … Co-Producer
- Kyle Weber … Associate Producer
- James Bagdonas … Director
- Gabriel Mann … Music by
- Ed O'Neill … Cast, Jay Pritchett
- Sofia Vergara … Cast, Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
- Julie Bowen … Cast, Claire Dunphy
- Ty Burrell … Cast, Phil Dunphy
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson … Cast, Mitchell Pritchett
- Eric Stonestreet … Cast, Cameron Tucker
- Sarah Hyland … Cast, Haley Dunphy
- Ariel Winter … Cast, Alex Dunphy
- Nolan Gould … Cast, Luke Dunphy
- Rico Rodriguez … Cast, Manny Delgado
- Aubrey Anderson-Emmons … Cast, Lily Tucker-Pritchett
- Colin Hanlon … Cast, Steven
- Rodney To … Cast, Sam
- Rodrigo Rojas … Cast, Stefan
- Kevin Cahoon … Cast, John-John
- Jackson Odell … Cast, Durkas
- Spenser McNeil … Cast, Reuben
- Katherine Disquec … Cast, Police Officer
- Davis Desmond … Cast, Chimney Sweep
- Billy Evans … Cast, Skeleton
- Marieve Herington … Cast, Chimney Sweep's Mom
- Shak Ghacha … Cast, Lemon
- Lucia Sullivan … Cast, Home Buyer #1
- Joel Spence … Cast, Home Buyer #2
- David Bloom … Cast, Einstein
- Trent Carlton … Cast, Einstein's Friend #1
- Riley Rydin … Cast, Einstein's Friend #2
- Len Cordova … Cast, Vampire's Dad
- Emmalee Rainbow Abrams … Cast, Genie
- Janie Haddad Tompkins … Cast, Genie's Mom
- Shirra Alcine … Cast, Trick or Treater #1
- Lilia Buckingham … Cast, Trick or Treater #2
- Cole Sand … Cast, Trick or Treater #3