EPISODE
SEASON
Modern Family - Season 1
The sitcom follows a family style in Los Angeles.
19 December 1972, Chicago, Illinois, USA
28 October 1965, Chicago, Illinois, USA
26 June 1971, California, USA
22 June 1953, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
16 October 1968, Hawaii, USA
29 August 1965, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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
The family comedy gets a welcome and winning update in ABC's Modern Family, the fall's best new sitcom.
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
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
It's a testament to the strong writing that, six episodes in, my favorite character has changed several times.
September 23, 2009
Modern Family has as assured and entertaining a start as you could hope for.
September 23, 2009
Modern Family is good. Better than good. Really good.
September 23, 2009
With its deft writing and sharp performances, the show is a telling snapshot of how families live now.
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 finds its humor in the variety and eccentricity of the characters.
