Modern Family -- "Send Out the Clowns" -- 3/14/12
03-14-12, 08:26 PM
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Modern Family -- "Send Out the Clowns" -- 3/14/12
03-14-12, 10:25 PM
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I'd go shopping for onions too.
03-14-12, 10:44 PM
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Barkin still bringin' the goods! Great episode even though the FB story kinda reminded me of South Park. Nice turn with Manny as well.
03-15-12, 12:48 AM
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There's a surprise in every box. It's called diabetes.
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03-15-12, 08:29 AM
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That was one of my least-favorite episodes this year...although I did enjoy the stuff with Luke (as always!). I also liked when Gloria called Jay "Fonzie". All of the clown stuff was unfunny...as most clowns are in real life. 
03-15-12, 09:05 AM
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Wow, I'm in the minority I guess because I didn't care for this episode at all, probably my least favorite of the series, if I'm being honest. I hated the clown stuff... in the past I could take it in small doses, but here it was overkill. The real estate rival storyline played out too cartoonishly for me. The rest of it was just okay... only Gloria got a laugh from me.
03-15-12, 09:42 AM
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Every episode seems to have at least one standout laugh. Manny's cheerleader dance with the sparklers caught me off guard. I had to watch it twice.
03-15-12, 09:45 AM
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03-15-12, 02:18 PM
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I thought the whole reveal the secret plot Phil had with Luke was totally an overkill. You can see it was obviously a plot miles away.
03-15-12, 02:36 PM
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03-15-12, 02:38 PM
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True but the joke wasn't that Luke was scamming her. The joke was that Phil was in on it. I honestly though the whole thing was going to end with Phil having his faith restored in the goodness of people while in fact it was all thanks to Luke's deception. It was a neat twist to see that Phil was actually successfully manipulating his rival.
03-15-12, 04:11 PM
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Funny, I assumed that they wanted us to believe that Phil was in on it from the beginning and that the twist was that he wasn't and it was all Luke's doing.
03-15-12, 05:59 PM
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Re: Modern Family -- "Send Out the Clowns" -- 3/14/12
Wow, I'm in the minority I guess because I didn't care for this episode at all, probably my least favorite of the series, if I'm being honest. I hated the clown stuff... in the past I could take it in small doses, but here it was overkill. The real estate rival storyline played out too cartoonishly for me. The rest of it was just okay... only Gloria got a laugh from me.
03-15-12, 06:30 PM
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Meh episode. The clown stuff didn't do anything for me. I don't find them creepy, I just find the whole thing dumb - not much better than mimes.
I loved how when Manny stated that his new friend was Griffin Cooper, not only was Jay surprised but the dog also gave a surprised expression at the same time.
Nicely done.
I loved how when Manny stated that his new friend was Griffin Cooper, not only was Jay surprised but the dog also gave a surprised expression at the same time.
Nicely done.
03-15-12, 06:49 PM
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Re: Modern Family -- "Send Out the Clowns" -- 3/14/12
Wow, I'm in the minority I guess because I didn't care for this episode at all, probably my least favorite of the series, if I'm being honest. I hated the clown stuff... in the past I could take it in small doses, but here it was overkill. The real estate rival storyline played out too cartoonishly for me. The rest of it was just okay... only Gloria got a laugh from me.
That woman Phil was rivals with was a little too villainy and the "reveal" that Phil was in on the scan with Luke was hardly a twist.
A few laughs but I wouldn't make a point to watch this one again.
03-15-12, 07:57 PM
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I wish they would spinoff Cam & Mitchell so I never would have to see them again. The clown stuff is always just dreadful.
03-15-12, 08:15 PM
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Re: Modern Family -- "Send Out the Clowns" -- 3/14/12
Not a fan of Mitchell either. He's such a whiny sourpuss.
When I was a kid, my friends and I hung out with a kid we didn't like because his mom was super hot too.
The Three Stooges are all dead.
When I was a kid, my friends and I hung out with a kid we didn't like because his mom was super hot too.
The Three Stooges are all dead.
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03-18-12, 03:26 AM
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Re: Modern Family -- "Send Out the Clowns" -- 3/14/12
The reason for the reveal was to call back to the joke with the jellybeans in Phil's hands, which got a laugh from me.
I admit I got a single tear when he said "the Three Stooges are all dead"...
Also, while the character was annoying, I do like the inclusion of Bobby Cannavale.
I admit I got a single tear when he said "the Three Stooges are all dead"...
Also, while the character was annoying, I do like the inclusion of Bobby Cannavale.