Modern Family -- "Benched" -- 04/14/10
 

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Re: Modern Family -- "Benched" -- 04/14/10
 

Can't wait! This is the only show, other than Lost, that I go out of my way to watch.

Re: Modern Family -- "Benched" -- 04/14/10
 

The whole bit about Cam buying the greeting cards was fantastic.

Paraphrasing...

Jay: "When I'm a grandpa everyone better watch their meat."

Mitchel: "I want to fill her [Dora The Explorer] backpack with bricks and throw her in the river."

Cam: "I want to go back to being a stay-at-home dad slash trophy wife!"

Five minutes in and I'm dying.

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Claire: "I'm gonna make it up to you tonight."
Jay: "And I'll be thinking of your dad when you do."

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Gloria: "I know what you're thinking. Let's get pregnant."
Claire: "I was gonna say we get some ice cream."
Gloria: "Alright, we'll do that first."

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Claire was amazing at the end. I seriously wasn't expecting it. Brutal and hysterical. Loved it!

Loved Gloria ignoring Manny. Him sipping the coffee at the end was priceless.

Re: Modern Family -- "Benched" -- 04/14/10
 

Damn ive missed this show! Halfway through and barely stopped laughing!

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Lesson learned:&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't f-ck with Claire. :lol:

Re: Modern Family -- "Benched" -- 04/14/10
 

That part was hysterical! :lol:

Re: Modern Family -- "Benched" -- 04/14/10
 

i don't know if it was the particular mood i was in, but found this one of more entertaining/funniest episodes yet.

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Claire at the end was awesome:lol:

Re: Modern Family -- "Benched" -- 04/14/10
 

That was the only time I laughed. I LOVE this show, but thought this episode was really weak.

Re: Modern Family -- "Benched" -- 04/14/10
 

Yeah, I have to agree; it's starting to fall into the "oh look I'm being silly" style of sitcom as opposed to the clever bits from earlier in the season.

Re: Modern Family -- "Benched" -- 04/14/10
 

There were some good lines, but I didn't think it was one of the stronger episodes. Still, I liked it.

I didn't think Cam and Mitchell's story was that great, although I laughed at the car collision on the turntable.

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"Peaches and Herb" rotfl

Re: Modern Family -- "Benched" -- 04/14/10
 

Weak overall episode, but Claire was great at the end.

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I liked it.

Just read kstublen post and that was my exact same reaction to the show.

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What made Claire's Training Bra comment so great was that as the series goes on I'm realizing that daughter is Evil.

Re: Modern Family -- "Benched" -- 04/14/10
 

Now you're figuring that out? They've been pushing her being evil since the pilot.

That's the main reason I was upset with the lack of resolution with the episode where she made Luke think that a friend of their dad was Luke's mom. They made a big deal of her brother burning her twice and she being unable to think of a comback and yet they dropped that subplot and never resolved Luke being fooled into thinkin Claire was not his mother.

Anyhoo, I really dug this episode except for Manny playing basketball. It's been established before that he's very coordinated and highly competitive. His antics in the basketball court were out of character.

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I thought it was a good episode... not amazing, but there were some really good lines.

Nice to see Andy from Weeds.

Phil: I think I can help (looks over to Claire)... you're not your mom (Claire gives him a look)... Wow, that's your mom... oh, I just got chills

Jay: Phil, try not to confuse my boys ok?
Phil: Ok... (in a low voice) I sleep with your daughter
Jay: What?
Phil: Good Luck!

Loved Claire screwing over Alex at the end.

No Haley this episode. That's at least the second episode where Haley was totally missing.

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Not the strongest episode, but still rock solid. I think this show has yet to have a truly bad episode.

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i love this show, its fantasitc, I loved loved the ending with Claire, that was great. just love the characters on the show, they all add to the show and really feel like a family and real people.

Re: Modern Family -- "Benched" -- 04/14/10
 

The Claire part at the end was great, but I really didn't care for the whole Mitchell/Cameron storyline, especially Andy from Weeds (why do all shows make their millionaires new-age space cadets now?)

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This show is so great. I could see the car turntable thing a mile away, esp as it was an older Ferrari..

I loved how Cam and Mitchell both wanted the same thing, but couldn't tell each other what they really wanted.

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It might not have been the strongest episode, but I still laughed throughout.

I thought everybody got to deliver some great lines. Still hilarious. And yet again, I can't wait until season 1 DVDs are released!

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This show cracked me up! Just the fact that the basketball team was named "Lil Dribbler" was enough to make me laugh out loud!

Re: Modern Family -- "Benched" -- 04/14/10
 

Watched this episode again last night and caught a line I completely missed the first time out.

Right after Phil takes over for Jay and gives the Lil Dribblers the big pep talk...

Phil: "Let's show these guys what kind of team they're about to beat! Lil Dribblers on three!"

It's so subtle and natural I completely glossed over it the first go-round.

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http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/201...ter-05-800.jpg
She definitely doesn't need a training bra anymore :lol: