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When Good Kids Go Bad

  • Episode aired Sep 21, 2011
  • TV-PG
  • 21m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
2.9K
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Sofía Vergara and Ed O'Neill in Modern Family (2009)
ComedyDramaRomance

Lily has problems with Mitchell and Cameron's plans to adopt another child, Jay tries to get Manny to confess to stealing a locket at school, and Claire goes to extreme lengths to prove that... Read allLily has problems with Mitchell and Cameron's plans to adopt another child, Jay tries to get Manny to confess to stealing a locket at school, and Claire goes to extreme lengths to prove that she was right in an argument.Lily has problems with Mitchell and Cameron's plans to adopt another child, Jay tries to get Manny to confess to stealing a locket at school, and Claire goes to extreme lengths to prove that she was right in an argument.

  • Director
    • Michael Spiller
  • Writers
    • Steven Levitan
    • Christopher Lloyd
    • Jeffrey Richman
  • Stars
    • Ed O'Neill
    • Sofía Vergara
    • Julie Bowen
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Spiller
    • Writers
      • Steven Levitan
      • Christopher Lloyd
      • Jeffrey Richman
    • Stars
      • Ed O'Neill
      • Sofía Vergara
      • Julie Bowen
    • 3User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Ed O'Neill
    Ed O'Neill
    • Jay Pritchett
    Sofía Vergara
    Sofía Vergara
    • Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
    Julie Bowen
    Julie Bowen
    • Claire Dunphy
    Ty Burrell
    Ty Burrell
    • Phil Dunphy
    Jesse Tyler Ferguson
    Jesse Tyler Ferguson
    • Mitchell Pritchett
    Eric Stonestreet
    Eric Stonestreet
    • Cameron Tucker
    Sarah Hyland
    Sarah Hyland
    • Haley Dunphy
    Ariel Winter
    Ariel Winter
    • Alex Dunphy
    Nolan Gould
    Nolan Gould
    • Luke Dunphy
    Rico Rodriguez
    Rico Rodriguez
    • Manny Delgado
    Aubrey Anderson-Emmons
    Aubrey Anderson-Emmons
    • Lily Tucker-Pritchett
    Laurel Coppock
    Laurel Coppock
    • Miss Elaine
    Annie Tedesco
    Annie Tedesco
    • Laura
    Amanda Musso
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    • Director
      • Michael Spiller
    • Writers
      • Steven Levitan
      • Christopher Lloyd
      • Jeffrey Richman
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    8jpapanone

    Great episode

    Almost a 9...could have easily done 9.

    Again. An early episode that made us all keep tuning in over and over again.

    Oh...if the show could stay this young forever.

    But...it had to grow up...and stop being so endearing.
    6Mothership8

    What's wrong with being right?

    What is wrong with being right? Nothing. Everyone, at some point, has gone out of their way to prove their point that they were right. Phil definitely should have apologised and so should have the kids who were being pretty cocky and loudmouthy. Gloria is forever trying to prove she's right and so too are some of the others. Point being - why was everyone so annoyed and also surprised that Claire had gone to so much trouble to prove Phil was wrong? Everyone and I mean everyone was just staring at her instead of maybe a few of them - especially Luke - should have said "good one mum" or "wow, that's impressive!" Sorry but I did not like the way it was written about Claire - I didn't find it funny, only belittling.

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    • Trivia
      Lily's reaction to the idea of a new baby mirrors Sal's reaction to her.
    • Goofs
      When Claire is correcting Lilly on how many fingers is three, in the shots from Claire's perspective the tiara on the table stays general in the same direction, but in the shots from Lilly's perspective she knocks and moves it around in different directions, out of synch with Claire's view.
    • Quotes

      Luke Dunphy: I'm not an idiot; I knew what they were up to. But I've been wanting to move for awhile. There's a line of ants going to a trick-or-treat bag in my closet, and I don't want to still be there when they get tired of candy.

    • Connections
      References The Godfather (1972)
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      Composed and Performed by Gabriel Mann

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Levitan / Lloyd
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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