Jeri Jacquin
Now available on DVD is the Emmy Nominated zany family that
has worked its way into America ’s
hearts as 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment delivers a MODERN
FAMILY.
The Dunphy family is still living the life in New York and everybody
wants to stay a little longer. The same might not be said for the hot sauce
business when family is involved. Gloria (Sofia Vergara) is about to go
ballistic when her sister takes things into her own hands.
Back home a new family moves into the neighborhood about the
same time Jay (Ed O’Neill) is putting in security for the house. Worried that
the new family might see his move as a bit racist, he takes his nervousness a
bit too far. Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) have
to rethink their open parenting a bit when Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons) makes
a comment towards a transgender boy.
Manny (Rico Rodriguez) is running for class president and
Luke (Nolan Gould) is thinking about doing the same thing. Oh kids! Jay and
Gloria are trying to help manner and make Claire (Julie Bowen) their manager
and Haley (Sarah Hyland) is thinking now she wants her own company too.
Trying to help Manny get into Julliard, Jay works with him
to produce a video application to get the attention of the selection committee.
Cam has a house guest that isn’t making either
Mitchell or Lily happy but it’s Lily who is going to do something about it.
Halloween is here and the Dunphy family comes together to help
Luke with his party bringing unexpected guest Rod Skyhook into the mix. With
all the family madness Jay heads off to his favorite place, the country club,
to unwind and take a minute. Finding out that Phil (Ty Burrell) wants to be a
member isn’t setting too well with Jay. Claire thinks she is helping Alex
(Ariel Winter) but it might not turn out that way.
The next family holiday is here as Thanksgiving brings
Cameron his chance to do it up right. The first sign of trouble is when Haley
announces she would rather spend the day with her boyfriend. All Jay can do is
watch the family do what they do best – make him crazy. If running for the same
office wasn’t enough, the winter dance brings Manny and Luke working together.
Of course the parents are deciding their futures on the side as well.
Hearts and flowers are the order of the day but Claire
thinks maybe a little magic is needed for her and Phil’s special day. Cupid is
making his rounds as well when it becomes clear that Ben may have a tiny little
crush on Claire!
Phil is looking to invest in some property and Jay is his
target partner. That’s the least of his worries when Jay discovers that Gloria
has hired a new handyman who seems to be handier than Jay would like.
It’s getting closer to wedding and time for Frank’s bachelor
party with Phil waiting to meet the new family member. If he isn’t busy enough
he also volunteers to play basketball at a charity game with two NBA players
who aren’t going to baby him.
Frank’s wedding may have a 1920’s theme but it seems Phil
gets it wrong when asking Claire to era dress up for the occasion with crazy
results. Added to that it seems the couple is going through empty nest
syndrome.
All of that culminates to graduation day for Manny and Luke
which means the entire family gets together to celebrate. Of course if you
think everything goes beautifully then you obviously don’t know this particular
MODERN FAMILY!
Ed O’Neill and Sofia Vergara are hilarious together and it
is mainly because as different as they may be, they are also absolutely perfect
for one another. That means if these two can pull off a relationship then so
can Claire and Phil, along with Mitch and Cameron. All of their relationships
have their ups and downs yet these three couples remind us that it’s just one
foot of love in front of the other to make it believable.
The kids are hilarious but at the same time fall in line
with what kids all around me are up to. Of course some of their antics are
exaggerated and I think some of it wouldn’t fly with parents I know but it
doesn’t make it any less enjoyable to watch. The relationships with the parents
are at that point where the kids want to be older than they are and make grown
up decisions. The parents seem to have other plans though.
Special appearances by Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks,
Peyton Manning, Victor Garber, Charles Barkley, DeAndre Jordan
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The MODERN FAMILY Season 8 DVD contains the Special Features
of a hilarious and must-see Gag Reel and Deleted Scenes.
Also included are the episodes A Tale of Three Cities, A Stereotypical Day, Blindsided, Weathering
Heights, Halloween IV: Revenge of Rod Skyhook, Grab It, Thanksgiving Jamboree,
The Alliance, Snow Ball, Ringmaster Keith, Sarge & Pea, Do You Believe in
Magic, Do It Yourself, Heavy is the Head, Finding Fizbo, Basketball, Pig Moon
Rising, Five Minutes, Frank’s Wedding, All Things Being Equal, Time Alone and The Graduates. That’s 472 minutes of
family time!
MODERN FAMILY is a television show that has embraced the
diversity and differences of families without forgetting that we all have
craziness in our ranks. I love that the characters have relatibility about them
because, honestly, I know someone like each one of the Dunphy’s in my own
family.
Perhaps that is what brings us together to embrace this
series. We do know these characters and we get to laugh, share and love their
journey because it parallels our own. No one said life was easy but having
family can make the difference between not having a family at all or adding
MODERN FAMILY to our own. I’m thinking we just add the Dunphy’s to our own –
happily!
The show continues to be a television favorite with their 10th
season starting Wednesday this fall on ABC.
In the end – they may be modern but they are definitely a
family!
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