MODERN FAMILY: A TALE OF THREE CITIES {EIGHTH SEASON PREMIERE} (TV)
Summary
The eighth season premiere in this comedy series, a "mockumentary" about the eccentric individuals comprising three inter-related families in Los Angeles. In this episode, after a week-long vacation in New York City, Phil and Claire send their kids home and then decide to secretly stay for a few extra days, rather than heading onto Raleigh for a "closet caucus" — unaware that the three kids have also chosen to remain in NYC. Mitch, spending the summer in Missouri, grows impatient with Cam's grandmother's extremely slow decline and is then inadvertently blamed for her demise, and in Juarez, Gloria and Jay flee a family wedding after a run-in with Gloria bizarre and jealous sister Sonia. Alex, Haley and Luke lie to their parents about being home in California, not realizing that they're actually hotel neighbors, though best buds Luke and Phil begin to miss one another while enjoying their respective sightseeing adventures.
Back at home, Jay is shocked when his Father's Day celebrations are interrupted by Manny's "kidnapping" by Sonia, but Gloria, unfazed by the familiar tactic, explains that her sister is simply trying to steal her hot sauce business. Phil and Claire sneak back into their house, and Mitch, having been "banished" by Cam's family, tells his sister all about the bizarre misunderstanding. Manny begins to develop Stockholm Syndrome as Sonia explains her side of things, and Gloria admits to Jay that the sauce family recipe actually was partially Sonia's to begin with. Sonia soon returns her nephew, annoyed by his amorous declarations, and the sisters agree that their rivalry stems from their competition over their father's love, which alarms Jay. Cam and Lily return to spend the holiday with Mitch, though Mitch and Lily are then surprised by Grams' "gifts" to them from the afterlife. Over dinner, Claire is outraged when Luke suddenly confesses to their trick, though Haley figures out that their parents did the exact same thing, and an annoyed Jay declares his family to be "bad at Father's Day." Includes commercials and promos.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: November 30, 1999 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:31:02
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 128289
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Women's Collection - Comedy; Comedy; Families; Father's Day
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 2009-2020
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - "Masterminds" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "Storks" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - AARP organization
- TV - Commercials - Apple watches
- TV - Commercials - Calia by Carrie Underwood athletic apparel
- TV - Commercials - Campbell's soups
- TV - Commercials - Fage Crossovers yogurt snacks
- TV - Commercials - Gain Flings! laundry detergent
- TV - Commercials - Mercedes-Benz automobiles
- TV - Commercials - New York Life insurance
- TV - Commercials - TJ Maxx stores
- TV - Commercials - The UPS Store
- TV - Commercials - Ulta Beauty stores
- TV - Commercials - Volkswagen Passat automobiles
- TV - Promos - "Black-ish"
- TV - Promos - "Designated Survivor"
- TV - Promos - "Dr. Ken"
- TV - Promos - "Grey's Anatomy"
- TV - Promos - "How to Get Away with Murder"
- TV - Promos - "Last Man Standing"
- TV - Promos - "Notorious"
- TV - Promos - "Shark Tank"
CREDITS
- Danny Zuker … Executive Producer
- Jeff Morton … Executive Producer
- Paul Corrigan … Executive Producer
- Brad Walsh … Executive Producer
- Abraham Higginbotham … Executive Producer
- Jeffrey Richman … Executive Producer
- Stephen Lloyd … Executive Producer
- Chuck Tatham … Executive Producer
- Vali Chandrasekaran … Executive Producer
- Steven Levitan … Executive Producer, Created by
- Elaine Ko … Executive Producer, Writer
- Andy Gordon … Co-Executive Producer
- Jon Pollack … Co-Executive Producer
- Sally Young … Producer
- Mariel Paniagua … Associate Producer
- Christy Stratton … Consulting Producer
- Rachael Field … Production Associate Producer
- Chris Koch … Director
- Christopher Lloyd … Created by
- 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
- Jeremy Maguire … Cast, Joe Pritchett
- Stephanie Beatriz … Cast, Sonia
- Celia Weston … Cast, Barb Tucker
- Dana Powell … Cast, Pameron Tucker
- Gwen Van Dam … Cast, Grams