Modern Family (S6E11) - "The Day We Almost Died" - 1/7/15
01-07-15, 11:31 AM
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Modern Family (S6E11) - "The Day We Almost Died" - 1/7/15
A NEAR MISS FROM A CRASH HAS EVERYONE IN THE CAR EITHER ON EDGE OR ADOPTING A NEW CARPE DIEM MENTALITY, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY"
Guest Star Rob Riggle ("The Daily Show," The Hangover") Returns as Gil Thorpe
"The Day We Almost Died" - While driving out to get breakfast, the Dunphys including Manny have a near death experience causing everyone to reevaluate their lives. Claire resolves to be more fun and less uptight, Haley and Alex agree not to fight anymore, Manny refuses to ever ride in a car again, Luke wants to check off his bucket list, Phil decides to be a take action type of guy and the rest of the family has to bear the brunt of all the new attitudes, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
Guest Star Rob Riggle ("The Daily Show," The Hangover") Returns as Gil Thorpe
"The Day We Almost Died" - While driving out to get breakfast, the Dunphys including Manny have a near death experience causing everyone to reevaluate their lives. Claire resolves to be more fun and less uptight, Haley and Alex agree not to fight anymore, Manny refuses to ever ride in a car again, Luke wants to check off his bucket list, Phil decides to be a take action type of guy and the rest of the family has to bear the brunt of all the new attitudes, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
01-08-15, 12:55 PM
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01-08-15, 08:23 PM
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Re: Modern Family (S6E11) - "The Day We Almost Died" - 1/7/15
Poor Manny, to have his mom rolling all over him in the car like that. 
01-08-15, 09:22 PM
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Re: Modern Family (S6E11) - "The Day We Almost Died" - 1/7/15
I thought this was a great episode. Loved Luke's "why'd we stop?"
Claire walking in on Alex attacking Hailey and Luke with his mentos rocket pack, hilarious.
"come on, karate chop me or something"
Phil threatening Gil's life, and Cam's reaction.
Claire walking in on Alex attacking Hailey and Luke with his mentos rocket pack, hilarious.
"come on, karate chop me or something"
Phil threatening Gil's life, and Cam's reaction.
01-08-15, 11:34 PM
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Re: Modern Family (S6E11) - "The Day We Almost Died" - 1/7/15
An off episode, but a good one at that. The non-linear storyline worked well. Loved Cam's moment with Phil.
01-08-15, 11:44 PM
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Strong episode and really enjoyed the non-linear storytelling aspect of it.
That whole interaction was the best part of the episode for me. Gil thought Phil was taking the high road and he went for the low blows and was stone cold. Loved it.
That whole interaction was the best part of the episode for me. Gil thought Phil was taking the high road and he went for the low blows and was stone cold. Loved it.
01-08-15, 11:58 PM
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Re: Modern Family (S6E11) - "The Day We Almost Died" - 1/7/15
This was the first MF episode I ever watched. Um, how long has Ed O'Neill been on this show and where the hell was I?
01-09-15, 12:02 AM
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Re: Modern Family (S6E11) - "The Day We Almost Died" - 1/7/15
EDIT: If you were into Married... With Children (which I'm guessing you are), you'll get a kick out of this:
Funnily enough, this is pretty much the only newspaper anyone on television/movies ever reads apparently:
Spoiler:
Neat little article about it here and a list of even more appearances here.
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01-09-15, 12:03 AM
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He's been in almost every episode since the first, so 107 episodes over 5 or so years. Him and Katey Sagal were nominated for emmys in the same year a few years ago. Its cool, i find caves calming too.
01-09-15, 12:16 PM
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01-09-15, 12:18 PM
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Re: Modern Family (S6E11) - "The Day We Almost Died" - 1/7/15
Kind of surprised at the number of likes this ep is getting in this thread. For me it all felt kind of forced and unfunny (though there were a few things that made me laugh).
And usually I find most of the eps pretty entertaining, even when the discussions here usually bemoan too much "Cam and Mitchell" - who I tend to find funny. Oh well...
And usually I find most of the eps pretty entertaining, even when the discussions here usually bemoan too much "Cam and Mitchell" - who I tend to find funny. Oh well...
