Virgin Territory (22 Feb. 2012)

Alex accidentally reveals a secret about Haley to their dad, Cameron fakes a back injury to catch Claire in a lie, Mitchell confesses a secret about one of Jay's proudest moments, and Luke helps Manny try to impress a girl.

Director:

Jason Winer

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
Ernie Hudson	...	Miles
Will Greenberg	...	Dr. Goodall
Jack Laufer	...	Frank
Marc Vann	...	Stan

Storyline

It's a day of disturbing realizations when Mitchell manages to ruin one of Jay's proudest golf moments, Phil overhears something that may forever change how he sees his little girl, and Gloria stumbles upon Claire's dangerous little secret.

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Plot Keywords:

secret | golf | golf course | lemonade stand | cookie | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Release Date:

22 February 2012 (USA)

Company Credits

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Quotes

Phil Dunphy: We're gonna have to settle this dispute in court - the Food Court. The honorable Judge Cinnabon presiding.
Haley Dunphy: The food court? That place smells like the inside of Luke's bicycle helmet.
Alex Dunphy: I like the food court.
Lily Tucker-Pritchett: Me too.
Phil Dunphy: Don't worry, girls. We won't deprive ourselves just 'cause Hayley's aversion to...
Alex Dunphy: [laughs, then stops herself] Oh. Oh, Hayley's aversion. I thought you said... never mind.

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Connections

References Thelma & Louise (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Booty Shakin'"
(uncredited)
Administered by Bob Mair

User Reviews

Confessions

A family brunch at Claire and Phil's gather the three families for a relaxed meal. Not everything goes right. Jay remembers something that happened some time ago where his convertible got ruined because his former wife did not listen to the weather report. Claire feels guilty not having come out with the truth about that incident. Mitchell, embracing the spirit of her sister's admission, confesses he was instrumental in the 'hole-in-one' for which Jay's name is held in high respect at the club.

While taking the girls and Lily to see if a doll can be mended, Phil accidentally learns about Haley's little secret, which he knew nothing about. It clearly blows his mind to have to learn about it after the whole family knew about it before him.

Cameron has decided to rescue his Tupperware dish which he brought to Claire's and was never returned. When Cam pulls his back, he is taken to the couch to rest. He sends everyone out instead in order to locate his precious dish.

A funny episode directed by Jason Winer and written by Elaine Ko, who is a staff writer for this sitcom. Ms. Ko keeps getting better and better. Her script touches on many subjects. The most important one is about recognizing past mistakes and deal with them. Lies always have a way to come back with a vengeance as it has been the case in this chapter where things are revealed. In fact, owning up to the situation has the desired effect in the case of Jay getting closer to his two grown up children.