Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

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Synopsis:

Fred Willard ("Best in Show") Returns as Frank Dunphy

"Goodnight, Gracie" - Everyone flies down to Florida to be with Phil after his mom's passing. Claire helps Phil with Gracie's last wish for Frank, and the kids reflect on the gifts grandma left for them. Gloria has to contend with an outstanding arrest warrant in Florida, Cam finds himself fitting right into an elderly women's group at Frank's retirement community, and Jay runs into a pivotal person from his past, on the season finale of "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.



Episode 24 of 24

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

Where'd they leave Lily?

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

Good ep. Glad they let Ty Burrell show off his acting chops beyond being goofy.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

I really enjoyed this episode. All the stories were entertaining. And I must admit I got teary eyed towards the end when Phil was talking about his mom and later Alex with the fireworks.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

Maybe first episode I've really liked this season. Thought it was great and sweet.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

Glad I'm not the only one really disappointed with this season. New Girl was my go to comedy this year.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

Pretty good. I didn't think it was anything special though. I did enjoy Phil's moment with the old lady.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

I enjoyed it except for Mitch in the courtroom. I know what they were going for, but it fell flat for me.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

Anyone else kept thinking of the cable promo while watching certain scenes of this episode? :lol:

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

maybe she's babysitting Jay and Gloria's baby

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

Ha, good point. I forgot about the new baby. Doesn't Gloria's sister live in the area now? She is probably watching the baby.

Maybe they left Lily home alone to take care of the cat. Do they still have a cat?

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

Maybe Fulgencio and Lily are with Pepper?

I think Lily ate the cat.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

Hopefully for dead. At least they're smart enough not to fly with a young child, particularly one like her. ;)

Great LBJ comment. :lol:

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

My favorite part of the episode was that no Lily, no baby were in it. Really enjoyed this episode despite it being a downer of a subject

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

I didn't think that this episode was very funny and it really didn't set up next season either.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

I haven't watched it yet, but has there ever been a Modern Family that "set it up for next season" outside of the pregnancy one? I don't seem to recall other cliffhangers at season's end.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

Wasn't adopting Lily one of the setups? Eh, either way, I was hoping it would.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

I seem to recall them adopting Lily at the beginning of the pilot.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

Were the old ladies at the retirement home all former sitcom characters or something? They all looked familiar.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

I recognized the fattest one (the one who was sneaking booze) from an old Cheerios commercial which they still run.
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There were a few laughs in this episode but to me, the whole thing felt contrived and forced.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

thats racist!

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

Man, this season has been a huge disappointment. They keep it up, might be getting axed after Season 5 or 6.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

I liked the payoff, but the entire setup with Debbie Reynolds was weird. Hearing about some older guys first wasn't too entertaining until the "She sent more guys off to war than LBJ." That I thought was good.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

One was Kathleen Turner's neighbor in Serial Mom, and I *think* the woman who played Mrs. Grubman in Nip/Tuck was the youngest looking one.

Re: Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13
 

I didn't think it was too bad, but again, I was more interested in the various Dunphy plots than anything else, although Jay's wasn't horrible and Cam's started out alright.

Just add me to the camp that wasn't sad Lily didn't make the flight to Florida.