DJariya

By djariya at 2011-10-19

Synopsis:



Last new episode of 2011. Returns in January

PopcornTreeCt

The product placement for Target was ridiculous but Sarah Hyland in the bikini was worth it.

Geofferson

It all felt a bit forced...didn't care much for this episode.

Fist of Doom

at Haley's shopping prowess.

Gloria, after running over the tree: "Never look back. NEVER!"

Shady12

Worst episode I recall watching of this show. Hyland bikini gets the thumbs up though.

Flave

I swear to God -- Phil + Tazer...almost ruptured my spleen.

Shamus McAnally

Manny's reasoning for it was almost as good. haha

Liked Cam's incredulity when he thought Jay said he could give him a 45-second hug.

Charlie Goose

Mint condition!
*SPASM*
Near-mint condition!
*SPASM*
Good condition.
*SPASM*
Fair condition.
*SPASM*
Junk.

AJW

The Phil and Cam ending was a bit much

Agree about Sarah and the bikini (and I'll add her shorts at Target)

Draven

The Target stuff was a bit much, but then again, I shop Target about once a week. Makes sense to me.

Not the best, but "I have two daddies," "He's got it Lil" got a big laugh.

rfduncan

"Based on those stains, you ARE the Christmas sweater."

DRG

I'm glad I wasn't the only one transfixed by Sarah Hyland's wardrobe this episode.

Red Dog

That was my impression too. The taser thing was pretty stupid.

Michael Corvin

The opening felt especially forced when they were discussing doing Express Christmas. It just didn't flow well. It felt like actors spouting out lines. I wasn't sure if it was just me.

That was awesome.

Exactly. We're so conditioned to seeing generic stores in movies/tv that when we see an actual one that is realistic for the situation, then we cry foul.

Patman

Tazed Phil was philarious.

PopcornTreeCt

It was more about the placement of the camera. The establishing shot was in the parking lot with the giant logo on the store front.

Drav3n

I'm surprised by the few that didnt enjoy the episode. I thought it was almost hysterical from beginning to end. I really enjoyed seeing some of the characters getting paired up differently (Luke and Gloria, Cam and Manny).

The whole "look" "luke" bit had me dying especially after Luke made a comment and then said he had been waiting on that for 3 years.

Sarah Hyland looked amazing as well!

Kal-El

I loved it! Especially the Mitch/Alex combo. Also the poolside conversation about their mom's Newsletter. It was hilarious how everybody except the original Pritchetts were regular readers.

Claytonian

Totally agree! I came on to post my love of this episode and assumed there would already be a bunch of posts with the same sentiment. Very surprised that some of you didn't like it. I thought it was one of the funniest ever. I laughed out loud often and loudly. The beginning seemed so fast paced and funny....one of those "pay attention" times since there were so many subtle, little lines and mini-jokes.

The Luke/look was great, and then came:
Luke: "One is my name."
Gloria: "Juan is not your name!"

Then there was Phil and the mint-near mint-fine-garbage baseball card.

My wife and I thought this episode was hysterical.

It made me all the more happy that I bought the first two seasons on blu-ray from FoxConnect for a little over $11 each. I look forward to revisiting those seasons. Also, once we were done watching this one, I didn't delete it. That's a rare occurrence for me. I will definitely watch it again soon.

boogieman03

I thought it was a great episode. I was the whole time.

Gloria: Look Luke! oh, I hear it now.

So nice to see the return of Barkley. I want one of those.

RocShemp

Not the best pics but I thought you'd appreciate them.

Ropes Pierre

I liked Gloria shouting "El Diablo" when she saw it.

Nausicaa

Glad to see most people had the same thoughts as me. Not a great episode. Probably the worst MF ever. It wasn't terrible, but I agree it all felt really forced. But, props to the show for airing an episode when everything else is on hiatus. Still enjoyed it even if it wasn't very funny.

Nausicaa

That was the best part of the episode.

Really surprised people found Phil being tazed funny. I thought it went on too long and was a little over the top even for Phil. Mostly because the actor didn't sell it well I don't think.

MLBFan24

This was probably the most I've ever laughed during Modern Family (granted, I didn't start watching until Season 2. Haven't even seen Season 1 yet)

but damn, the Target scenes were gold