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Heavy Is the Head

  • Episode aired Feb 22, 2017
  • TV-PG
  • 21m
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7.1/10
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Phil and Jay get an offer to sell a land investment for a 20 percent profit but turn it down. Cam is petrified to have an MRI so Mitchell tries to ease his fear. Gloria arranges a birthday s... Read allPhil and Jay get an offer to sell a land investment for a 20 percent profit but turn it down. Cam is petrified to have an MRI so Mitchell tries to ease his fear. Gloria arranges a birthday surprise at Claire's work at an inconvenient time.Phil and Jay get an offer to sell a land investment for a 20 percent profit but turn it down. Cam is petrified to have an MRI so Mitchell tries to ease his fear. Gloria arranges a birthday surprise at Claire's work at an inconvenient time.

  • Director
    • Ken Whittingham
  • Writers
    • Christopher Lloyd
    • Steven Levitan
    • Danny Zuker
  • Stars
    • Ed O'Neill
    • Sofía Vergara
    • Julie Bowen
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    1.7K
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    • Director
      • Ken Whittingham
    • Writers
      • Christopher Lloyd
      • Steven Levitan
      • Danny Zuker
    • Stars
      • Ed O'Neill
      • Sofía Vergara
      • Julie Bowen
    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic 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
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    Rico Rodriguez
    Rico Rodriguez
    • Manny Delgado
    Aubrey Anderson-Emmons
    Aubrey Anderson-Emmons
    • Lily Tucker-Pritchett
    Jeremy Maguire
    Jeremy Maguire
    • Joe Pritchett
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    Joe Mande
    Joe Mande
    • Ben
    Jonathan Chase
    Jonathan Chase
    • Jared Cook
    Jared Gertner
    Jared Gertner
    • Bobby
    Timothy Hornor
    Timothy Hornor
    • Scott
    Tory Devon Smith
    Tory Devon Smith
    • Mason
    Cat Alter
    Cat Alter
    • Gillian
    • Director
      • Ken Whittingham
    • Writers
      • Christopher Lloyd
      • Steven Levitan
      • Danny Zuker
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    Heavy Is the Head

    All in all a good episode of the show, with all the stories working, and some nice laughs along the way.

    Even the character of Alex is used effectively - what a nice change that is.

    It can't do it quite so often, but this show is still able to create some memorable moments.

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    • Trivia
      Lily tells Cam that if she doesn't win the science fair, it's rigged. This episode first aired Feb 22, 2017, so it was most likely filmed in Oct 2016 at the time Trump made the same claim about his run in the presidential election against Hillary Clinton.
    • Goofs
      When Cam has his MRI and Mitchell makes his feet touching contraption, the door to the MRI machine is open. MRI rooms have a large heavy duty shielded door that must be closed when machine is in use.
    • Quotes

      Cameron Tucker: [about Lily's Science Fair project] Okay, Mitchell, I love you.

      Mitchell Pritchett: But...?

      Cameron Tucker: No "but"!

      [pause]

      Cameron Tucker: *Yet* we both know I'm the more mechanically-inclined daddy.

      Mitchell Pritchett: I'm handy.

      Lily Tucker-Pritchett: If it makes you feel any better, I didn't do anything either.

      Mitchell Pritchett: No, that doesn't make me feel better. You're supposed to be learning from this.

      Lily Tucker-Pritchett: I learned a new swear word.

      Cameron Tucker: Uh, um, I got a splinter. It was worth it.

    • Connections
      References Elf (2003)

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    • Release date
      • February 22, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Steven Levitan Productions
      • Picador Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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