EPISODE
SEASON
Modern Family - Season 1
What is in for the family that live in suburban Los Angeles. Its all about Jay Pritchett and his family.
18 January 1971, Bordeaux, France
12 February 1973, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7 July 1985, San Diego, California, USA
5 June 1954, San Diego, California, USA
September 23, 2009
With its deft writing and sharp performances, the show is a telling snapshot of how families live now.
September 23, 2009
Our quick glimpses of the characters just being themselves suggests we'll see neurotic, blockheaded, charming, poignant and funny. In a sitcom, funny is good.
September 23, 2009
The writers and producers have found sharp new angles for tales of the great American family, and they juxtapose them in smart, savory ways.
September 23, 2009
It's a testament to the strong writing that, six episodes in, my favorite character has changed several times.
September 23, 2009
Modern Family finds its humor in the variety and eccentricity of the characters.
September 23, 2009
It's been awhile since any half-hour comedy came blazing out of the gate to declare itself with such speed and so many layers of pure seduction as Modern Family.
September 23, 2009
[Ed] O'Neill's presence on Modern Family signals that this highly agreeable new sitcom, upscale though it is, follows Married ... With Children's line of pop commentary, singing America as it is, deliberately off-key.
September 23, 2009
Modern Family is good. Better than good. Really good.
September 23, 2009
Modern Family has as assured and entertaining a start as you could hope for.
September 23, 2009
The family comedy gets a welcome and winning update in ABC's Modern Family, the fall's best new sitcom.