Baby on Board
- Episode aired May 23, 2012
- TV-PG
- 20m
Jay and Manny are left to accompany Lily at her recital as Mitchell and Cameron bring Gloria along as translator as they adopt a Mexican child. Meanwhile, Haley has a surprise announcement a... Read allJay and Manny are left to accompany Lily at her recital as Mitchell and Cameron bring Gloria along as translator as they adopt a Mexican child. Meanwhile, Haley has a surprise announcement about her plans after high school.Jay and Manny are left to accompany Lily at her recital as Mitchell and Cameron bring Gloria along as translator as they adopt a Mexican child. Meanwhile, Haley has a surprise announcement about her plans after high school.
- Juanita
- (as Linda Elena Tovar)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series.
- GoofsDylan asks to borrow a tuxedo from Phil. Phil tells him that his tuxedo is double breasted, but when Dylan comes down the stairs wearing the tux it is clearly single breasted.
- Quotes
Gloria Delgado-Pritchett: There's certain moments in life that you never forget. Like when I held Manny in my arms for the very first time. I was nervous. I didn't know what I was doing. And I was so excited to see him grow up. And the more he becomes the little man I know today, the more I know I would do it all over again. Which is good, because I'm going to do it all over again. Turns out I wasn't carsick - I'm pregnant.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards (2012)
This is also a positive to the show, because in the vast majority of episodes, even if the specifics of the plot are weak, the delivery rarely is. It is a double-edged sword but everything is very well crafted and polished so that the dialogue is sharp, the characters well observed, the timing spot-on, and the performances generally very strong. It is of course a big network sitcom so it has the resources, but then there are many in the same boat that do not produce such an effective end product – they have the polish but not the shine. Modern Family has both; I do continue to wish that it could be a little less manufactured and crafted, and that more organic material and rough edges were there, but I am not really thinking this while I am laughing through the episodes.
The cast are a big part of this – or at least the main ones. The delivery and timing from all of them is excellent and it is not really possible to pick out one of them as being the heart of the show – although personally Ty Burrell has the material that often requires the best timing and delivery. Even in the child cast the situation is the same – with Gould and Winter being very good, and Anderson-Emmons turning out to be much better than I expected her to be. With them being as good as they are, I was surprised to find so many guest cameos through the season; on one hand this works because the people are good, but it also adds to the feeling of the show being a big marketing deal, and pushing reasons to watch rather than just being organic and strong in itself. Maybe I read too much into that, but even though I enjoyed the guests, I didn't always appreciate their presence.
I guess complaining about a flagship network sitcom being polished and glossy is a bit like yelling at water for being wet, and it is hard to make it such a big deal when really the show delivers such good laughs and entertainment thanks to how well crafted it is, and how good the timing and delivery is from the cast. I'm not really a network sitcom viewer, but I do like this one a lot.
- bob the moo
- Mar 5, 2015
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Details
- Runtime20 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD