Episode 24 – “Family Portrait”
Date Aired May 20th, 2010Everything seems to be working against Claire’s plans for a new family portrait; Cameron gets a gig as a wedding singer, leaving Mitchell home alone with Lily and a wayward pigeon. ...
Everything seems to be working against Claire’s plans for a new family portrait; Cameron gets a gig as a wedding singer, leaving Mitchell home alone with Lily and a wayward pigeon. ...
An unexpected reality check dampens Jay’s plans for relaxation; Phil wants to make the trip romantic for Claire; the kids get into mischief when left to their own devices. ...
Phil tries to conquer his fear of the dark when he and Luke go on a discovery expedition underneath the house; Mitchell and Cameron invite Lily’s pediatrician over for brunch. ...
Love is in the air and all the families are preparing for Valentine’s Day. Claire and Phil are planning a special trip. Meanwhile, Jay decides to take Gloria to a comedy show for some entertainment. Also, Cameron and Mitchell try to help Manny out...
Claire is upset to find that her friend Valerie is better than her. In the meantime Mitchell helps Gloria with legal issues and Jay had a hard time in the locker room. ...
Mitchell makes Jay think that Shorty, an old friend, might be gay. Jay doesn’t think it’s true at first, but he begins to believe it after seeing several questionable signs. Meanwhile, Manny’s date gets a makeover from Gloria. Elsewhere,...
Mitchell plants the seed in Jay’s head that he thinks one of Jay’s old buddies, Shorty, might be secretly gay. Jay doesn’t believe it for a second… except for all the questionable signs he now keeps noticing. Meanwhile Gloria gives...
Gloria is unnerved by the arrival of Javier (Benjamin Bratt), her ex and Manny’s notoriously untrustworthy father; Claire takes action when Phil suffers from kidney stones; Mitchell and Cameron try to sleep-train Lily. ...
Claire and Phil threaten to take away Christmas when the kids get in trouble; Cameron and Mitchell take Lily to get her first picture with Santa. ...
Phil and Claire throw Luke the biggest and best birthday that he could want. However, Cameron arrives as Fizbo, the clown, who triggers a chain of events that leads to someone ending up in the hospital. ...
With a history of giving bad gifts, Claire is determined to surprise Phil with an amazing anniversary present – a private performance by one of their favorite musicians, Izzy LaFontaine! However, it turns out to be a surprise in more ways than one....
Manny becomes interested in fencing and the whole family comes out to cheer him on. However, with Jay being so interested in Manny’s success at fencing, Mitchell’s old childhood wound is triggered. Meanwhile, Phil tries to see if Luke has...
It’s the first day of school for the families. With all of the kids out of the house, Phil misreads how Claire is dealing with the empty house. Jay and Gloria have a disagreement over Manny’s choice of an outfit for his first day of school....
Tensions rise during a day of barbecue and football at Jay and Gloria’s in the wake of an incident between Manny and Luke at school. ...
Dede, Claire and Mitchell’s mother, stops in for a surprise visit and wants to try to make up with everyone that she offended during “the incident” that she caused at Jay and Gloria’s wedding. No one is eager to see her, but everything...
Phil pushes Jay to go out with him and fly his new model plane. While Manny takes time out to play with Luke, Gloria accompanies Alex in shopping for a dress. Later on, Manny ends up having a heart-to-heart talk with his sister Claire. ...
As Phil helps his son in showing Claire that he can be trusted with a brand new bike, Phil turns out to be the irresponsible one when he notices a hot neighbor. Meanwhile, Mitchell and Cameron bring Lily to their Mommy & Me class while Manny and...
Jay has just recently married his younger, Colombian wife, Gloria, but he’s having trouble keeping up with her and her son Manny. Claire is having trouble with her own family, especially with her husband Phil, who thinks he can be hip with his three...