- 1 Pilot
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Jay has just recently married his younger, Colombian wife, Gloria, but he's having trouble keeping up with her and her son Manny. Claire is having trouble with her own family, especially with her husband Phil, who thinks he can be hip with his three kids. Also, Mitchell and his partner Cameron adopt a Vietnamese baby, Lily.
Average Episode Rating: 3.9 | Air Date: 2009-09-23
- 2 The Bicycle Thief
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As Phil helps his son in showing Claire he can be trusted with a brand new bike, Phil turns out to be the irresponsible one at the sight of a hot neighbor. Mitchell and Cameron bring Lily to their Mommy & Me class while Manny and Jay uncomfortably spend time together.
Average Episode Rating: 4.4 | Air Date: 2009-09-30
- 3 Come Fly With Me
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Phil pushes Jay to go out with him and fly his new model plane. While Manny takes time out to play with Luke, Gloria accompanies Alex in shopping for a dress. Later on, Manny ends up having a heart-to-heart talk with his sister Claire.
Average Episode Rating: 4.2 | Air Date: 2009-10-07
- 4 The Incident
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Claire and Mitchell's mother, Dede, drops in for a surprise visit and is determined to make amends with everyone she offended during what has been deemed "the incident" at Jay and Gloria's wedding. Needless to say, no one is thrilled to see her and everything comes to a head when the whole family shows up to dinner at Claire's house.
Average Episode Rating: 4.0 | Air Date: 2009-10-14
- 5 Coal Digger
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A family barbecue gets uncomfortable for Gloria and Claire after an incident at school involving Manny and Luke.
Average Episode Rating: 3.6 | Air Date: 2009-10-21
- 6 Run For Your Wife
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Phil is happy to have the house to himself on the first day of school, but Claire does not share his enthusiasm.
Average Episode Rating: 4.0 | Air Date: 2009-10-28
- 7 En Garde
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The whole family comes out to support Manny's newfound interest - fencing. It turns out he's quite masterful in the sport, but Jay's proud enthusiasm triggers an old childhood wound for Mitchell. Meanwhile Phil is determined to find where Luke's hidden talents lie.
Average Episode Rating: 4.0 | Air Date: 2009-11-04
- 8 Great Expectations
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With a history of giving bad gifts, Claire is determined to surprise Phil with an amazing anniversary present: a private performance by one of their favorite musicians, Izzy LaFontaine (Edward Norton). However, it turns out to be unexpected in more ways than one. Meanwhile, Mitchell and Cameron call up their "party-girl bestie", Sal (Elizabeth Banks), for a long overdue night out on the town.
Average Episode Rating: 3.5 | Air Date: 2009-11-18
- 9 Fizbo
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Nothing is too big when Phil and Claire decide to throw Luke the biggest and best birthday party a boy could ever want, but when Cameron shows up as Fizbo the Clown, it sets off a chain of events that ends with someone in the hospital.
Average Episode Rating: 4.3 | Air Date: 2009-11-25
- 10 Undeck the Halls
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The Dunphy kids are in trouble again, but this time Claire and Phil are threatening to take Christmas away. Gloria and Manny want to incorporate some of their Colombian practices into Jay's holiday traditions, but he wants to keep it his way. Meanwhile Cameron and Mitchell take Lily to the mall for her first picture with Santa, however this Santa isn't very jolly.
Average Episode Rating: 3.5 | Air Date: 2009-12-09
- 11 Up All Night
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Gloria does not like Jay's reaction to the arrival of Manny's father; Phil is rushed to the hospital; Mitchell and Cameron try to sleep train Lily.
Average Episode Rating: 3.3 | Air Date: 2010-01-06
- 12 Not in My House
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When Claire finds a dirty picture on the computer and assumes it's Luke's doing, a guilty Phil doesn't necessarily correct her. Jay and Gloria disagree over his beloved life-sized dog butler statue, and Cameron gets sucked into their gardener's woes.
Average Episode Rating: 4.7 | Air Date: 2010-01-13
- 13 Fifteen Percent
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Mitchell plants the seed in Jay's head that he thinks one of Jay's old buddies might be secretly gay. Jay doesn't believe it for a second... except for all the questionable signs he now keeps noticing. Meanwhile Gloria gives Manny's date a makeover and Claire faces off with Phil's universal remote.
Average Episode Rating: 3.8 | Air Date: 2010-01-20
- 14 Moon Landing
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Claire is upset to find that her friend Valerie is better than her. In the meantime Mitchell helps Gloria with legal issues and Jay had a hard time in the locker room.
Average Episode Rating: 3.8 | Air Date: 2010-02-03
- 15 My Funky Valentine
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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.
Average Episode Rating: 4.4 | Air Date: 2010-02-10
- 16 Fears
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Phil and Luke go into crawlspace under the house, Hayley takes her drivers test, Manny tries to get over his fear of roller coasters and Lily says "Mommy" which upsets Cameron and Mitchell.
Average Episode Rating: 4.0 | Air Date: 2010-03-03
- 17 Truth be Told
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Phil meets an old girlfriend on Facebook. Jay accidentally kills Manny's turtle. Mitchell tells his boss the truth.
Average Episode Rating: 3.3 | Air Date: 2010-03-10
- 18 Starry Night
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Jay and Mitchell go on their traditional father-and-son outing to see the meteor showers, but Mitchell is upset when he finds out that Manny will be joining them. Cameron and Gloria spend some quality time together, with some minor incidents, while Phil and Claire both take on one of their child's school projects.
Average Episode Rating: 3.3 | Air Date: 2010-03-24
- 19 Game Changer
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iPad release day falls on Phil's birthday, giving Claire an opportunity to finally score an ideal gift for her technophile husband. Manny and Gloria humor Jay—a sore loser at board games—by suppressing their superior chess skills. Mitchell questions his ability to protect his family, while crossed baby monitor signals compel Cameron to secretly intervene in the love life of a neighboring couple.
Average Episode Rating: 3.6 | Air Date: 2010-03-31
- 20 Benched
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During an intense basketball game, Luke and Manny's coach quits, which leads to Jay and Phil stepping in to help out. Meanwhile, Mitchell helps Cameron find a prospective employer.
Average Episode Rating: 4.0 | Air Date: 2010-04-14
- 21 Travels with Scout
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Claire is caught off guard when Phil's father shows up in an RV with a little four legged friend, and she becomes suspicious that he might be hiding a larger reason for the visit. Meanwhile, when Cameron hears Dylan is down a drummer in his band, he enthusiastically offers to fill in, and Jay and Gloria have to pay the consequences of accidentally taking Manny to see a traumatizing horror movie.
Average Episode Rating: 3.8 | Air Date: 2010-04-28
- 22 Airport 2010
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For Jay's birthday, Gloria gives him the best surprise -- a romantic birthday getaway to Hawaii -- the only kicker is she invited the whole entire family to come along. Everyone arrives at the airport, and it's a maddening scene with forgotten I.D.'s, security breaches and flying phobias.
Average Episode Rating: 4.5 | Air Date: 2010-05-05
- 23 Hawaii
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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.
Average Episode Rating: 3.3 | Air Date: 2010-05-12
- 24 Family Portrait
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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.
Average Episode Rating: 4.0 | Air Date: 2010-05-19