The BEST episodes of Modern Family
Every episode of Modern Family ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Modern Family!
This mockumentary explores the many different types of a modern family through the stories of a gay couple, comprised of Mitchell and Cameron, and their daughter Lily, a straight couple, comprised of Phil and Claire, and their three kids, Haley, Alex, and Luke, and a multi-ethnic couple, which is comprised of Jay and Gloria, and her son Manny.
#1 - Las Vegas
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/26/2014
Jay is determined to get the adults’ hotel suite upgraded; Claire tries to win back some money; Phil auditions to be a magician.
#2 - The Wedding (2)
Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/21/2014
The wedding day chaos continues as the entire party shifts from one contingency plan to another. Guests start to get testy, Mitchell and Cameron are feeling discouraged, and poor Claire shows physical wear and tear.
#3 - Connection Lost
Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/25/2015
Claire’s computer becomes the hub of all the family’s activities when she gets stuck at the airport and is desperate to reach Haley after a big fight. After FaceTiming with Phil and the rest of the family to help track her down, Claire quickly turns to online snooping which inevitably becomes disturbing real quick and everyone gets sucked into the online drama.
#4 - Finale (2)
Season 11 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/8/2020
The entire family discovers saying goodbye is much harder than it seems.
#5 - Fulgencio
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/2013
When Gloria’s mother and sister visit, they bring traditions, baby names and family baggage; Phil helps the kids with their problems; Mitchell and Cameron try to correct Lily’s bad habits.
#6 - Caught in the Act
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/2011
The kids get a surprise of their own when they take breakfast in bed to Phil and Claire on their anniversary. Jay and Gloria's Vegas vacation plans are ruined by a brutally honest email accidentally sent to Claire,. Mitchell and Cam try to get into a new restaurant owned by a mom at Lily's preschool.
#7 - Hawaii
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/12/2010
Jay's plans to do nothing but relax on vacation are interrupted by an unwelcome reality check. Meanwhile, Phil tries to make the trip romantic for Claire, Mitchell and Cameron disagree on whether they should go sight-seeing, and the kids get themselves into trouble.
#8 - American Skyper
Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/20/2015
The whole family is at Jay & Gloria’s for Alex’s graduation party, except for Phil, who ingeniously figured out a way to be there via skype and a robotic vessel after being unexpectedly detained in Seattle on a business trip. During the celebration, Jay frets about Gloria’s cousin who has overstayed his welcome, Claire stresses out about giving Alex the perfect gift, Mitch hides news of being laid off from Cam and Andy’s girlfriend, Beth, is in town stirring up a whole lot tension with Haley which finally leads to a realization that may have come too late
#9 - Baby on Board
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/23/2012
Gloria’s bilingualism comes in handy on Mitchell and Cameron’s quest to adopt another child. Meanwhile, Jay and Manny help Lily get ready for a dance recital. Alex goes to her first prom, and Haley announces her future plans, which come as a shock to her family.
#10 - Schooled
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2012
Claire and Phil embarrass Haley when they drop her off at college; Manny makes Gloria and Jay take a class; Lily gets into a tussle on her first day of kindergarten.
#11 - Treehouse
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/2011
Gloria persuades Jay to commit to a night of salsa dancing after seeing how much his friend Shorty and his girlfriend do together. Cameron makes a bet that he can get a woman’s phone number at the bar. Phil builds a tree house for Luke.
#12 - Best Men
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/2013
Mitch and Cam’s friend Sal announces she’s getting married the next day and they are in the wedding; Gloria doesn’t trust her new nanny; Claire bonds with Haley; Phil helps Luke with a girl.
#13 - Under Pressure
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2014
Gloria has an encounter with a mean mom (Jane Krakowski) during the high school open house; Mitchell meets a judgmental neighbor (Jesse Eisenberg); Alex goes to a therapist.
#14 - The Late Show
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/2013
The adults struggle to make it to a hot new restaurant in time for the reservation Jay pulled a lot of strings to get.
#15 - New Year's Eve
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2013
Jay and the family plan to celebrate New Year’s together at a hotel in Palm Springs, but the hotel doesn’t meet their expectations; Alex and Haley are faced with challenges as they try to watch the kids back at home.
#16 - Party Crasher
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/2013
Gloria and Jay try to make Manny’s 14th birthday extra special by planning a surprise party; Haley starts hanging out with a much older guy.
#17 - The Feud
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/2014
Luke competes against the son of Phil’s nemesis (Rob Riggle) in a wrestling match; Cam and Mitch ask Claire to pick up Lily from school without mentioning the recent lice incidence in her class; Gloria chaperones a field trip.
#18 - My Funky Valentine
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/2010
Phil and Claire break from their traditional Valentine's Day dinner date and plan a little "role play" excursion. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria's ideas of romance clash when he takes her to a comedy show, and Mitchell and Cameron play cupid for Manny.
#19 - Family Portrait
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/19/2010
Claire makes an effort to take a new family portrait, but everybody is too busy to cooperate: Gloria and Manny go with Phil and Alex to a Lakers game and share an awkward moment on the jumbotron, Cameron gets a job as a wedding singer while Mitchell takes care of Lilly and a stray pigeon, and Luke interviews Jay for a school project.
#20 - iSpy
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2014
Claire and Phil spy on Luke and Manny; Jay misinterprets Gloria’s anger over a dream she thinks he had for another offense he committed; Mitch tries to keep a secret from Cam; Haley tries to keep her photography exhibit from her family.
#21 - Finale (1)
Season 11 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/8/2020
Mitchell and Cam settle in on their new normal, and Phil and Claire decide that one of the kids needs to move out in order to take control of the house again. Meanwhile, as Gloria becomes more successful at work, she notices Jay, Manny and Joe don't seem to need her as much.
#22 - The Party
Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/6/2016
Manny and Luke babysit Lily so the adults in the family can have some fun, which includes Phil and Mitchell seeing a movie, Claire and Gloria going to a spa, and Jay and Cameron hitting a sports bar to watch a big fight, but Claire suspects the boys are going to throw a party.
#23 - A Hard Jay's Night
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/2/2014
Mitch struggles to hide his genuine feelings about an unflattering wedding topper Cam’s father made; Phil tries to help Gloria sell the apartment she had before Jay but they get sidetracked at a salon; Jay wants to host a nice family evening.
#24 - A Year of Birthdays
Season 10 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/2019
As the birth of Haley and Dylan’s twins approaches the family member look back on how they celebrated their birthdays this past year.
#25 - Other People's Children
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/12/2014
Jay takes Luke to the garage for some male bonding; Gloria and Claire take Lily dress shopping; Mitch, Cam, Alex and Manny spend a day at the museum; Phil helps Andy make an anniversary gift for his girlfriend.