The BEST episodes of Modern Family season 10

Every episode of Modern Family season 10, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Modern Family season 10!

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.

Last Updated: 9/14/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
A Year of Birthdays
star
7.87
1559 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Steven Levitan
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Kiss and Tell
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7.64
1960 votes

#2 - Kiss and Tell

Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2018

Haley needs a little help deciding whether to tell Arvin about her kiss with Dylan and goes to Mitch and Cam for their advice. Gloria suspects Manny's Canadian girlfriend is made up and wants to find out the real truth.

Directors: Steven Levitan
Watch Now:Apple TV
Stuck in a Moment
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7.60
1705 votes

#3 - Stuck in a Moment

Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2018

Hayley works to figure out the best time to give the family a Christmas gift they will never forget. Phil borrows the family Christmas tree for a house-showing. Jay, Gloria, and Joe deal with unwelcome holiday visitors.

Directors: Fred Savage
Writer: Elaine Ko
Watch Now:Apple TV
Can't Elope
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7.60
1552 votes

#4 - Can't Elope

Season 10 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/10/2019

Haley and Dylan’s plan to quietly elope before the babies are born doesn’t go as smoothly as they had hoped. Jay continues to try and get his new business off the ground by courting an Instagram celebrity.

Directors: Jeff Walker
Writer: Danny Zuker
Watch Now:Apple TV
Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
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7.56
1828 votes

#5 - Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2018

Cam decides he needs to reconnect with his country roots and get a chicken. Alex is up for a prestigious government job. Haley and Dylan think it might be time they grew up a little. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria disagree over Joe's education.

Directors: Eric Dean Seaton
Writer: Bill Wrubel
Watch Now:Apple TV
Yes-Woman
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7.56
1583 votes

#6 - Yes-Woman

Season 10 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/3/2019

In an effort to be less negative, Claire is rebranding herself as the girl who says “yes” and inadvertently approves of Luke’s new relationship with someone from his work. Phil tries to surprise Alex at school right before she receives an award she didn’t tell him about.

Directors: Fred Savage
Watch Now:Apple TV
Torn Between Two Lovers
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7.51
1897 votes

#7 - Torn Between Two Lovers

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2018

Haley can’t seem to choose between her past and present relationships. Manny returns to college and dorm life while his girlfriend, Sherry, continues to stay at Jay and Gloria’s, and might be overstaying her welcome.

Watch Now:Apple TV
We Need to Talk About Lily
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7.50
1694 votes

#8 - We Need to Talk About Lily

Season 10 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/30/2019

Phil thinks he has found Pepper his dream home. In an attempt to connect with Lily, Mitch and Cam get invited to an exclusive event for her favorite vlogger.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Putting Down Roots
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7.49
1696 votes

#9 - Putting Down Roots

Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/2018

Dede’s husband, Jerry, comes to town to bequeath her possessions to the family. Mitch and Claire receive a little more of Dede than they really know what to do with, and Jay and Gloria feel sorry for Jerry and invite him to stay with them while he is in town.

Writer: Jack Burditt
Watch Now:Apple TV
Kids These Days
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7.49
1736 votes

#10 - Kids These Days

Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/2018

Haley needs a little motherly advice from Claire as she considers her future with Dylan and her career. Jay and Cam’s less-than-politically-correct coaching style earns them a class on sensitivity from Manny and Phil. Mitch runs into Phil’s nemesis, Gil, at an unlikely place.

Directors: James Bagdonas
Watch Now:Apple TV
Stand By Your Man
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7.43
1595 votes

#11 - Stand By Your Man

Season 10 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/20/2019

Dylan and Luke are really impressed with Bill’s tales of heroism and survival as a firefighter, which emasculates Phil. To impress the guys, Phil invites them over for a little male-bonding moment that goes terribly wrong.

Directors: Jim Hensz
Watch Now:Apple TV
Red Alert
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7.43
1531 votes

#12 - Red Alert

Season 10 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/2019

Lily has reached a womanly milestone that Cam and Mitch are not prepared for – at all – so they call in reinforcements.

Directors: Julie Bowen
Watch Now:Apple TV
A Sketchy Area
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7.43
1948 votes

#13 - A Sketchy Area

Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2018

Phil stumbles into an exciting new career after dropping by Luke’s college. Claire deals with her dad, Jay, and the merger of Pritchett’s Closets with a tech-savvy, hipper company. Mitch’s new high-profile case as an assistant district attorney is marred by an unflattering courtroom sketch by the resident artist.

Directors: Jeffrey Walker
Writer: Elaine Ko
Watch Now:Apple TV
Whanex?
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7.43
1705 votes

#14 - Whanex?

Season 10 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/2019

Cam must contend with a bully at the school. Jay has a little technical trouble during his video conference and the local mall holds a photo shoot for its new ad campaign and Gloria tricks Phil and Joe into participating.

Directors: Elaine Ko
Writer: Bill Wrubel
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Wild
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7.43
1545 votes

#15 - The Wild

Season 10 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/13/2019

Mitch, Cam, and Phil crash Jay’s annual hiking trip to find an elusive bald eagle after Gloria asks them to keep an eye on him. Gloria, Alex, Claire, and Haley get together to plan her baby shower.

Directors: Jim Bagdonas
Writer: Elaine Ko
Watch Now:Apple TV
SuperShowerBabyBowl
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7.42
1597 votes

#16 - SuperShowerBabyBowl

Season 10 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/20/2019

Jay hosts a Super Bowl party, while Claire also hosts a baby shower for Haley at Jay's house.

Directors: Helena Lamb
Watch Now:Apple TV
Good Grief
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7.41
1893 votes

#17 - Good Grief

Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2018

It’s another epic Halloween full of costumes, tricks and treats for the Dunphy-Pritchett-Tucker clan as they deal with huge, unexpected news.

Watch Now:Apple TV
On the Same Paige
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7.40
1834 votes

#18 - On the Same Paige

Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2018

Phil learns that his real estate class will be cancelled if any additional students drop it. Jay may unknowingly be flirting with the mother of Joe’s classmate and tries to set boundaries.

Directors: Ryan Case
Writer: Ryan Walls
Watch Now:Apple TV
Commencement
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7.39
1541 votes

#19 - Commencement

Season 10 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2019

Cam finally gets a chance to shine when he is asked to preside over the high school graduation ceremony at the last minute. Jay gives the commencement address. Claire runs into her former high school rival who brings out the worst in her.

Directors: Eric Dean Seaton
Watch Now:Apple TV
A Moving Day
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7.38
1742 votes

#20 - A Moving Day

Season 10 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2019

Claire and Phil aren’t convinced that Haley and Dylan can make it on their own as they move them into their new apartment before the baby arrives. Pam gets out of prison early and has a bone to pick with Mitchell.

Directors: Iwona Sapienza
Watch Now:Apple TV
I Love a Parade
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7.33
1949 votes

#21 - I Love a Parade

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2018

The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan get together at the annual Fourth of July parade where Jay will be acting as the grand marshal. Haley's goodbye with Arvin before his trip to Switzerland doesn't go as well as she pictured it and is distracted by the return of an old flame.

Directors: James Bagdonas
Watch Now:Apple TV
Blasts from the Past
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7.33
1686 votes

#22 - Blasts from the Past

Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/2019

Phil and Claire decide to take a cycling tour through Italy, while Dylan's hippy mother comes for a visit. Cameron and Mitchell discover some interesting reading material in Lily’s room. Meanwhile, Gloria and Manny investigate the legend of Jay's heroic great uncle.

Directors: Fred Savage
Watch Now:Apple TV