Benched 

Jay and Phil vie for the same coaching position on Manny and Luke's basketball team. Mitchell helps Cameron with a job interview, and Gloria and Claire talk about their kids growing up.

Director:

Chris Koch

Writers:

Steven Levitan (created by), Christopher Lloyd (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
Ariel Winter	...	Alex Dunphy
Nolan Gould	...	Luke Dunphy
Rico Rodriguez	...	Manny Delgado
Justin Kirk	...	Charlie Bingham
Eric Lange	...	Coach Stupak
Stoney Jackson	...	Referee

Storyline

Jay and Phil vie for the same coaching position on Manny and Luke's basketball team. Mitchell helps Cameron with a job interview, and Gloria and Claire talk about their kids growing up.

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Plot Keywords:

coaching | basketball | los angeles california | reference to the captain and tenille | time out | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Cameron and Mitchell pull up to the driveway we can see what looks like a camera and 3 crew members reflected in the back window of their car.

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Quotes

Mitchell Pritchett: I am loosing my mind. As much as I love Lily, which is you know, more than life itself, I am, whoooh, not cut out to be a stay-at-home dad. But it's Cameron's turn. It's Cameron's turn to be out in the world, interacting with other grownups, while I get to stay at home and plot the death of Dora the Explorer... Fill her backpack with bricks and throw her into Candy Cane River.

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Connections

References Dora the Explorer (2000)

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Soundtracks

Modern Family
(uncredited)
Composed and Performed by Gabriel Mann

User Reviews

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 April 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Levitan / Lloyd, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min 32 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD