"Modern Family" Halloween (TV Episode 2010) Poster

(TV Series)

(2010)

User Reviews

Review this title
3 Reviews
Sort by:
Filter by Rating:
8/10
Trick or treat
jotix10017 February 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Some holidays are specially dear to us. Take Halloween, it is Claire's favorite occasion to create an eerie fantasy around the theme for the occasion. It is also a time to show one's originality in creating costumes that will make people stop in their tracks. Even though Halloween is a child's occasion for getting into costumes and receiving candy for their antics, grown ups make it an exceptional time in which to shine as well.

Claire and Phil have decided on a whole installation in their house. They will receive the visitors inside where a ghoulish theme could be admired. As they, and their family gather, things do not necessarily go as well as planned. The same can be said about Mitch, a lawyer by profession, who has decided to go to the law office in a costume. Some places encourage their employees to go that way. Things backfire as he notices only two other people have gone with costumes. In desperation he wears his regular suit over the Spiderman outfit, turning himself into a modified Hulk, dressed for business.

At the Pritchetts, Jay who was asked to wear a costume by Claire, has no desire to do so. Gloria tells him to try to get into the spirit of things and lighten up. Jay makes fun of some of her expressions, which Gloria does not really appreciate. They arrive at the Dunphys for the party, but everything Jay touches goes wrong.

Mihael Spiller, one of the regular directors for the sitcom was at hand to handle the shenanigans for the occasion of celebrating Halloween. The screenplay was written by Jeffrey Richaman and Elaine Ko. The show keeps getting better now that it is clear it is one of those special programs in recent memory. The cast has settled into what appears to be a fun gathering of actors that deliver fun on a weekly basis.
2 out of 5 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
Comedy at it's absolute finest!
Red_Identity27 October 2010
Modern Family is the funniest show on TV right now, no doubt about it. Halloween, though, is extremely well written and acted, even for this show. It has great story lines, believable scenarios, and the performances are all top notch here. This is he prime example of why the show won the coveted Emmy in it's first season, and is still going strong. Sofia Vergara especially has been incredible so far this season, and expect her to win the Emmy next year for Supporting Actress. All in all, this stands as the best episode of Modern Family to date, and the funniest as well. You can't do any better as far as comedies go, and consider yourself lucky Modern Family is here.
15 out of 16 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
10/10
Excellent
studioAT11 March 2020
When 'Modern Family' ends its 11 year run people I hope will stop being snobby, saying it should've gone years ago, and enjoy classic moments from it like this episode.

From start to finish this episode is great. It's a simple story, played out in ridiculous fashion, and then manages also to cram in a lovely heartfelt moment at the end.

There's not many comedies currently or previously that could do that.
10 out of 11 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

See also

Awards | FAQ | User Ratings | External Reviews | Metacritic Reviews


Recently Viewed