Truth Be Told 

Jay accidentally kills Manny's pet turtle and lies about it, Claire becomes jealous when Phil's ex-girlfriend pays a visit, and Mitchell makes a bold decision after he misses a family day because he's called in to work.

Director:

Jason Winer

Writers:

Christopher Lloyd (created by), Steven Levitan (created by)

Stars:

Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
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
Judy Greer	...	Denise
Bruce Altman	...	Mr. Jennings

Storyline

Jay accidentally kills Manny's pet turtle and lies about it, Claire becomes jealous when Phil's ex-girlfriend pays a visit, and Mitchell makes a bold decision after he misses a family day because he's called in to work.

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Plot Keywords:

turtle | los angeles california | playing pool | reference to hugh grant | billiards | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

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Quotes

[Jay has accidentally killed Manny's pet turtle and lied about it]
Gloria Delgado-Pritchett: You have to tell him.
Jay Pritchett: No. I've been through this before. When Mitchell was nine, I was supposed to take care of his bird. It got out and flew into a fan. It was like a bloody pillow fight.
Gloria Delgado-Pritchett: My God. How many pets have you killed?
Jay Pritchett: Just the two. I took the heat on the bird. It was a big mistake. To this day, Mitchell looks at me, I see him thinking "That's the guy who killed Fliza Minnelli."
Gloria Delgado-Pritchett: And what if he finds out? Then what? You'll be...
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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Soundtracks

Modern Family Main Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Gabriel Mann

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Levitan / Lloyd, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min 28 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD