Modern Family (Season 1)

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Revision as of 08:47, 5 September 2014

Modern Family Season 1
The Simpsons Season 1 DVD
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 24
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run September 23, 2009 –
May 19, 2010
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1 September 21, 2010
Region 2 October 4, 2010
Region 4 November 3, 2010
Blu-ray Disc release
Region A September 21, 2010
Region B October 4, 2010
Season chronology
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The first season of the |television comedy series Modern Family aired between September 23, 2009, and May 19, 2010, on ABC in the United States. The season was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Lloyd-Levitan Productions with series creators Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan as executive producers.

The series focuses on Jay Pritchett (Ed O'Neill), his daughter Claire Dunphy (Julie Bowen), and his son Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) who live in Los Angeles. Claire is a homemaker mom married to Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell); they have three children. Jay is married to a much younger Colombian woman, Gloria (Sofía Vergara), and is helping her raise her pre-teen son, Manny. Mitchell and his partner Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) have adopted a Vietnamese baby, Lily (twins Ella Hiller and Jaden Hiller). Season one of Modern Family aired Wednesdays in the United States at 9 p.m. and consisted of 24 episodes.

The season received critical acclaim from most critics, many of whom named it the best new show of 2009. The episode "Fizbo" received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics, with BuddyTV naming it the second best show of 2009. It was nominated for 14 Emmy Awards; eight Primetime Emmy Awards and six Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the most nominations for a comedy series after Glee and 30 Rock. The series was also a ratings success and the first season averaged 9.39 million viewers for all 24 episodes. The ratings led to ABC renewing the series for a second season mid-way through the first. The first season DVD and Blu-ray Disc box set was released on September 21, 2010.

Contents

Production

Conception

Crew

Cast

Episodes

See also: List of Modern Family episodes

"No." refers to the episode number in relation to the entire series.

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 1 "Pilot" Jason Winer Steven Levitan & Christopher Lloyd September 23, 2009 1ARG79 12.60
Jay's family tries to function despite the age difference between himself and his second wife, Gloria. Claire's and Phil's family tries to punish their son and watch over their eldest daughter and her new boyfriend. Mitchell tries to hide the fact that he and his partner Cameron have just adopted a baby daughter in Vietnam from his family until Cameron invites Mitchell's family without consulting him (which is revealed to be the other two families, Jay being Mitchell's father and Claire being Mitchell's older sister).
2 2 "The Bicycle Thief Jason Winer Bill Wrubel September 20, 2009 1ARG02 9.99
Jay tries to show his stepson he can be a good father; Phil tries to teach his son a lesson by stealing his bike, but gets in trouble when he discovers he got the wrong bike; and Cameron and Mitchell bring Lily to a play group and try to act straight.
3 3 "Come Fly with Me" Reginald Hudlin Dan O'Shannon October 7, 2009 1ARG04 8.82
Jay tries to spend some time alone with his model airplane, but Phil ruins it; Alex and Gloria go to a mall and Gloria tries to convince Alex to wear a dress to a wedding; Mitchell goes to Costco for the first time in his life.
4 4 "The Incident" Jason Winer Steve Levitan October 14, 2009 1ARG05 9.35
Mitchell and Claire's mother visits the family months after she embarrassed Jay and Gloria in front of their family during their wedding. Phil and Claire try to judge whether Haley's boyfriend, Dylan, is acceptable to take her to a concert or not. Mitchell goes to his father's house to tell him that they are inviting his ex-wife to a party, but does not tell Gloria.
5 5 "Coal Digger" Jason Winer Christopher Lloyd October 21, 2009 1ARG03 8.66
Manny and Luke get into a fight at school. The family gathers at Jay and Gloria's to watch football. Claire and Gloria get into an argument.
6 6 "Fun for Your Wife" Jason Winer Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh October 28, 2009 1ARG01 9.32
It is the first day of school and Jay and Gloria fight about Manny's outfit. While the kids are at school, Claire wants some quiet time, but Phil has other ideas. Mitchell and Cameron freak out about a minor incident with Lily.
7 7 "En Garde" Randall Einhorn Danny Zuker November 4, 2009 1ARG06 8.77
Manny takes up fencing and he is quite talented. Jay is very proud of Manny, which stirs up resentment in Mitchell. These feelings cause Mitchell to confront Claire about something from their past.
8 8 "Great Expectations" Jason Winer Joe Lawson November 18, 2009 1ARG07 9.16
It is Claire and Phil's anniversary and Jay is having the grand kids over for the night. Meanwhile, Mitchell and Cameron reunite with an old friend.
9 9 "Fizbo" Jason Winer Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh November 25, 2009 1ARG09 7.12
When Phil and Claire try to throw a party for Luke, things go wrong and leads to a trip to the emergency room; Cameron decides to dress up as his clown character Fizbo; Manny has a hard time impressing a girl after taking advice from Jay.
10 10 "Undeck the Halls" Randall Einhorn Dan O'Shannon December 9, 2010 1ARG11 9.67
Claire and Phil threaten to take away Christmas when the kids get in trouble; Cameron and Mitchell take Lily to get her first picture with Santa.
11 11 "Up All Night" Michael Spiller Christopher Lloyd January 6, 2010 1ARG10 10.22
Manny's father, Javier (Benjamin Bratt) visits; Phil takes a trip to the hospital. Mitchell and Cameron dispute over a parenting technique.
12 12 "Not in My House" Chris Koch Caroline Williams January 13, 2010 1ARG08 7.83
Gloria hates Jay's life-sized dog butler statue. Claire freaks out when she thinks Luke has been looking at naughty pictures on the computer, but they were actually sent to Phil. Mitchell gets upset at Cameron for helping other people too much.
13 13 "Fifteen Percent" Jason Winer Steven Levitan January 20, 2010 1ARG12 9.83
Mitchell convinces Jay that his friend might be gay. Claire tries to learn how to use the TV remote. Manny has a blind date.
14 14 "Moon Landing Jason Winer Bill Wrubel February 3, 2010 1ARG13 9.19
Things get a little awkward for Jay and Cameron when they go to the gym. An old friend from work visits Claire. Gloria gets into a minor car accident and Mitchell agrees to be her lawyer.
15 15 "My Funky Valentine" Michael Spiller Jerry Collins February 10, 2010 1ARG16 9.84

Reception

Ratings

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Air Date Rating/Share
18-49 		Viewers
(million) 		Weekly rank DVR
18-49 		DVR Viewers
(millions) 		Total
18-49 		Total Viewers
(millions)

Reviews

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Modern Family

References

External links

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