'Modern Family' is an American comedy television series that interviews the members of a fictional interracial family in a parodical documentary. The Pritchetts, Dunphys, and Tuckers live in the suburbs and are a part of one extended family. The show was created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan. Modern Family' Season 6 Episode 142 "Patriot Games" airs on Wednesday, May 6 at 9|8c on ABC.
Jay, Claire, and Mitchell are members of the Pritchett family. Jay is a divorcée who re-married with Gloria, a young Colombian bombshell with a love-obsessed teenage son named Manny. Jay and Gloria have a baby together named Joe. Claire is married to Phil Dunphy, a passionate real estate agent. Claire and Phil's three children are Alex, Haley, and Luke. Alex is a bookworm, Haley loves to party, and Luke is mischievous. Mitchell, a lawyer is married to Cameron Tucker. Mitchell and "Cam" have a daughter named Lily who they adopted from Vietnam.
In "Patriot Games," Gloria studies for her U.S. citizenship exam. Javier, her ex-husband makes a surprise visit and distracts her from her goal. Mitch and Cam decide to join a mob of protestors. Together they protest against a restaurant. Alex has to compete with her rival Sunjay to become the sole Valedictorian at her high school graduation. Alex and Sunjay must run a mile to receive a better grade in gym class.
"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sofia Vergara as Gloria Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucket, Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy, Rico Rodriguez as Manny Pritchett, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett, Benjamin Bratt as Javier Delgado, and Andy Daly as Principal Brown.
Ep. 142 "Patriot Games" was written by Vali Chandrasekaran and directed by Alisa Statman. Season 6 Ep. 143 "Crying Out Loud" airs on Wednesday, May 13. "Crying Out Loud" was written by Megan Ganz, Stephen Lloyd and Chuck Tathum. Ryan Case directed the Ep. For more information visit The Futon Critic.
