After the Fire (16 Nov. 2011)

As the family collects goods for a family whose house burned down, Jay makes an embarrassing remark to Phil during a massage, Claire is jealous of Mitchell's friendship with Gloria, and Cameron struggles with a moving van in a parking lot.

Director:

Fred Savage

Writers:

Steven Levitan (creator), Christopher Lloyd (creator),

Stars:

Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ed O'Neill	...	Jay Pritchett
Sofía Vergara	...	Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
Julie Bowen	...	Claire Dunphy
Ty Burrell	...	Phil Dunphy
Jesse Tyler Ferguson	...	Mitchell Pritchett
Eric Stonestreet	...	Cameron Tucker
Sarah Hyland	...	Haley Dunphy
Ariel Winter	...	Alex Dunphy
Nolan Gould	...	Luke Dunphy
Rico Rodriguez	...	Manny Delgado
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons	...	Lily Tucker-Pritchett (credit only)
Michael Eric Reid	...	Abraham (as Mikey Reid)
Tyler Alexander Mann	...	Nerd (as Tyler Mann)
Kiva Jump	...	Cindy
Josh Latzer	...	Trucker

Storyline

After a neighbor's home burns down, the whole family rallies and organizes a community drive to help do some good - though it's not all good, as Jay throws out his back, Cameron does some posturing with a huge moving truck, Claire discovers that Mitchell and Gloria have been spending a lot of time together, and Luke and Manny get their hands on some of the donated toys.

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Plot Keywords:

stepmother | text message | truck driver | masseur | house fire | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

16 November 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Levitan / Lloyd, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The T-shirt Alex is wearing says "And God said let there be [a series of equations] and there was light". The equations are Maxwell's equations which describe electromagnetic radiation, one manifestation of which is light.

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Quotes

[after Alex gets some nerds to give back a toy helicopter]
Haley Dunphy: What just happened?
Alex Dunphy: You have your fans, I have mine. One day, your fans will be working for my fans.

User Reviews

Helping the neighbors

After a tragic fire in a house in their neighborhood, there is a drive to help the unfortunate friends get their life back on track. Claire started to rally the neighbors to donate clothes, furniture, and other things for the friends in need. That brings out the best in her as an organizer. The three families set out to do the best they can.

As Jay and Gloria join Claire in the donation, Jay's back goes out of whack from the lifting he is not so used to doing anymore. As a result, he is in agony because of the pain. Never fear, his son-in-law Phil promises a massage that will make him feel like new. At the same time, he is in a quandary because two associates have decided to go on their own to open their office and they want him on board. But first, he must convince Jay to lay down naked with a towel over his butt while he gives his father-in-law a massage.

Manny and Luke are also engaged in gathering toys for the children of the burnt house. Gloria buys a toy helicopter, something that both would have wanted to have for themselves. The boys decide to try to operate, but the toy flies away into the hands of a group of geeks who do not want to return the helicopter. Alex, passing the scene, gets out of the car and rescues the boys from a nasty confrontation.

Gloria and Mitch have become close, something Claire does not appreciate. She does not like the idea of her brother getting that intimate with her step-mother. It is just envy on her part. Mitch is pleasant about the whole situation. Cam turns up sleeping in a clown costume to bed. Driving the small truck to carry the donations has clearly unnerved him.

Fred Savage directed. Danny Zucker wrote the screenplay.