Pilot

Episode aired Sep 23, 2009
TV-PG
23m

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

5.2K

YOUR RATING

Eric Stonestreet in Modern Family (2009)

Comedy Drama Romance

Jay must adapt to his young new wife, Gloria and her son. Meanwhile, Claire deals with her own family. Mitchell and Cam decide to adopt a baby.Jay must adapt to his young new wife, Gloria and her son. Meanwhile, Claire deals with her own family. Mitchell and Cam decide to adopt a baby.Jay must adapt to his young new wife, Gloria and her son. Meanwhile, Claire deals with her own family. Mitchell and Cam decide to adopt a baby.

Director
- Jason Winer
Writers
- Steven Levitan
- Christopher Lloyd
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

5.2K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Jason Winer
Writers
- Steven Levitan
- Christopher Lloyd
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
ABC loved both the show pitch from Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan (a series with three family structures: a traditional similar-age WASP couple with kids, a May-December marriage with a step-kid, and a same-sex relationship who had just adopted a daughter) and the pilot episode so much that the network took the unprecedented step of showing the entire pilot at the upfront meetings for advertisers. It was so well-received that ABC then renewed the show for a 2nd season without even waiting for the Nielsen ratings for the pilot airing (which were excellent).

Goofs
In the scene where Dylan visits Haley at home, when Claire grabs Dylan as he's going up the stairs you can see a member of the crew in the mirror in the background behind Claire.

Quotes
Claire Dunphy: Honey, do you have anything to say to your daughter about her skirt?
Phil Dunphy: Sorry. Oh yeah, that looks really cute sweetheart.
Claire Dunphy: No, it's way too short. People know you're a girl; you don't need to prove it to them.

Connections
Featured in The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)

Soundtracks
Tell Me What You Need (Remix)
(uncredited)
Written by Michael Baiardi and Charles Tolbert
Produced by Michael Baiardi
Performed by Chuck The Triple Threat
Courtesy Of Soundfile Records

User reviews13

Review

Featured review

10/10

Be wind in his back not the spit in his face

It's warm when Jay said I am happy for you. It's family who always support you redardless of any misunderstanding before. I hope I could set up a family like this: try to be a cool father, try to learn how to understand children and try to accept the children's choice. I feel so sorry to miss watching this TV show for these many years.