<3, Lost track of all the guest stars in @modernfam. But overall, the episode was well-received particularly by fans and as Billy Nilles of Zap2It commented, "['Modern Family' has] been known for expertly marrying its farcical comedy with a heartfelt celebration of family. Then it must have been the love letters. Phil tries to become friends with him when he and Haley meet him at the station, but he accidentally convinces Rainer to ask out Haley to which she accepts. TV Talk - Modern Family -- Season Finale -- "Goodnight, Gracie" -- 5/22/13 - Synopsis: Fred Willard ( Best in Show ) Returns as Frank Dunphy Goodnight, Gracie - Everyone flies down to Florida to be with Phil after his mom's passing. Gloria mentions that she used to live in Florida and was a wanted woman there until Mitchell saved her from trouble. In a bit taped before coronavirus and social distancing, Phil (Ty Burrell) and Claire Dunphy (Julie Bowen) revealed who they've been talking to for the last 11 seasons of TV: Jimmy Kimmel. [] When a sitcom writer can mix amazing humor and heartwarming moments together, that's the stamp of a great show. The first thing seen at the ceremony was music being played on a clarinet. Phil was livid for Claire tricking him like that, but when they got back to his father's house, they discovered his mother was right about the "vultures." Haley got some jewelry, Luke got a pocket watch because his grandmother thought men acted more dignified with them. Any TV show is inevitably going to run out of steam. It was written by Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman, and directed by Levitan. Claire helps Phil with Gracie's last wish for Frank, and the kids reflect on the gifts Grandma left for them. The family goes to Florida for Phil's mother's funeral. I believe so! "[3], Dalene Rovenstine from Paste Magazine rated the episode with 9.4/10 stating that the season was not the best but it went out with one of the strongest episodes. Episode Details & Credits ABC | Air Date: May 22, 2013 Starring: Eric Stonestreet, Julie Bowen, Ariel Winter, Ed O'Neill, Sarah Hyland, Sofa Vergara, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Rico Rodriguez II, Nolan Gould, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons Summary: When Phil's mom dies, she leaves behind a message for Phil and each of the Dunphy kids. GLORIA: Yes, that was the name of the whorehouse. Gloria had time to wait at the courthouse, but many other defendants needed a lawyer, too, so they begged Mitchell to represent them. Phil thought it was crazy his mother said Frank would follow anything with a casserole, but Phil going right for the cookies Haley made might make you think otherwise. (LUKE: Is this chain in case you swallow it?) Jay Pritchett. The family goes to Florida for Phil's mother's funeral. When Jay is talking with the neighbor he thought was his "first", she presents him with various tokens she mistakes for gifts from him. It aired on May 22, 2013. PHIL: When my dad is ready, he gets to pick his own girlfriend. (The characters striked out do not appear in this episode). Glad they let Ty Burrell show off his acting chops beyond being goofy. Entertainment Television, LLC A Division of NBCUniversal. See production, box office & company info, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950). Anyone else kept thinking of the cable promo while watching certain scenes of this episode? Alex, #ModernFamily. She lit fireworks. - Phil's mom wants him to set up his dad. And everybody heads back to California, although Manny and Luke didn't know why everyone's in such a rush. Los Angeles Watch Modern Family - Goodnight, Gracie (s4 e24) Online - Watch online anytime: Buy, Rent. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Filming & Production submission guide. Instead, it asked Phil to set his dad up with a nice lady from the neighborhood, Annie Fitzsimmons (Anita Gillette). Modern Family Season 4 Episode 24 Goodnight Gracie. It aired on May 22, 2013. Go make your mistakes with him! and was explored to an equally literal level throughout Season 4: from the birth of Gloria (Sofia Vergara) and Jay Pritchett's (Ed ONeill) baby boy, Fulgencio Joseph Pritchett, to, well, a death in the family in the finale. Fred Willard (Frank Dunphy), Guest Starring: "The season definitely wasnt the best, but its going out until next fall on one of its strongest episodes. It follows the lives of three diverse family set-ups in suburban Los Angeles, linked by patriarch Jay Pritchett. One customer saw her slip it in her pocket; it was Frank, and that's how they met. Watchlist Share Are you sure you want to leave and cancel your review? After she finished, she lit fireworks with Grace's lighter which was given to Alex. That I thought was good. Who did Chris Geere play on Modern Family? Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. Mitch Dunphy & Cam Tucker's house is at 2211 Fox Hills Drive, near Century City. #breaktherules, Cindy Bledsoe (@Cindy_Bledsoe) May 23, 2013, Teared up hardcore watching the season finale of modern family! Modern Family (2009-): Season 4, Episode 24 - Goodnight Gracie - full transcript. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! - Alex receives a special message from her grandmother. The 10 Best Guest Stars On Modern Family 1 Nathan Lane (Pepper Saltzman) 2 Reid Ewing (Dylan Marshall) 3 Fred Willard (Frank Dunphy) 4 Shelley Long (DeDe Pritchett) 5 Kevin Daniels (Longinus) 6 Kevin Hart (Andre) 7 Jon Polito (Earl Chambers) 8 Stephanie Beatriz (Sonia Delgado) 9 Chris Geere (Professor Arvin Fennerman) 10 Winston Duke (Dwight). Clearly, by retirement community standards, Frank is quite the stud. What Modern Family episode do they go to Florida? Claire helps Phil with Gracie's last wish for Frank, and the kids reflect on the gifts grandma left for them. Goodnight Gracie The family goes to Florida for Phil's mother's funeral. The three bigger plots of the night (aside from the death, of course) belong to Gloria and Mitch, Cam and some old ladies, and Claire and Phil. Alex Dunphy: [reading from her grandmother's note] This is a lighter. "Obviously the word funeral doesn't conjure up any heartwarming or humorous thoughts, but on this show that's exactly what you'll get it," wrote Leigh Raines of TV Fanatic. It explains that once he partnered with Allen they had phenomenal. After Alex had lit the fireworks, her voice-over started reading what her grandmother had written: ALEX: This is a lighter. "Goodnight Gracie" Episode 24 From time immemorial, sitcoms have been packing up their characters and sending them to Hawaii or France or Disneyworld or wherever, hoping to get a little network. She appears to have passed away in her sleep as her daughter-in-law Claire "She went very peacefully in her sleep." The funeral was attended by family and friends of Grace, including her husband Frank and also the main characters, minus Lily and Joe. 45:35. gabby iaconetti (@twistedshell) May 22, 2013, i loved the modern family finale. Given how tough-as-nails the judge was, Mitchell was quite happy to get everyone's court cases dismissed. Formerly called the 20 th Century Fox Studios, it was renamed by Disney after its acquisition of 21 st Century Fox. 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Modern Family, Season 4 on iTunes HD CC Comedy 2012 EPISODE 1 Bringing Up Baby Jay's birthday is upon us again and, as before, he makes it well-known that he wishes to keep it as low key as possible, with no grand gestures or surprises. Jay figured she would pay a fine and that would be the end of it. "Cam: Oh, who am I gonna tell?" When they get there, Jay (Ed O'Neill) runs into a woman who seems familiar to him but he cannot put his finger on where he has met the woman before. Phil's included Grace's dying wish to Phil's surprise, it's not to throw her ashes in the Pope's face. "[2], Leigh Raines of TV Fanatic rated the episode with a 5/5 saying that it was perfectly balanced. "Single men are in short supply here, and a lot of scheming harpies will swoop in before your father knows what hit him. at 121 S. Cliffwood Avenue. As for everybody else, Mitchell was glad to be there (anything to get him out of the office), as was Cameron (anything to get him away from his gossipy friends), and Gloria took her mourning seriously, even wearing a black veil. Modern Family (TV Series) Goodnight Gracie (2013) Filming & Production It looks like we don't have any Filming & Production for this title yet. Your secret's safe with me." Frank had told her the story about how they missed the Fourth of July one year because they got drunk in the afternoon and took a little catnap that ran too long, so she and Frank made their own fireworks, which grossed Alex out until he explained he lit fireworks for herthen they made love all night. (Yes, he was going Gregory Peck on everyone.) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You never know what might happen. And Jay, right before he shipped off to Vietnam, became a man thanks to her. I did enjoy Phil's moment with the old lady. Was it a special lighter? But leave it to the family to miss the mark yet again! Grace Dunphy was Phil's mother who died in this episode. The ABC TV show "Modern Family" has filmed at the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach multiple times. Alex, who insisted her relationship with Grandma Grace was deeper than that of her siblings, was shocked to receive an old lighter with an abrupt letter that read only, "This is a lighter." I don't seem to recall other cliffhangers at season's end. He kept trying to jog her memory about it, but saying he was shipping off to Vietnam and she had the ass of Ann-Margret. What he didn't expect was that he wasn't quite as memorable to her: #modernfamily Jay "It turns out she sent more boys off to war then Lyndon Johnson. Maybe first episode I've really liked this season. Jay reunites with the older woman he had a very special first experience with (wink, wink) when he was 18, before heading off to war. Phil has to honor his mom's odd last request, Jay sees a familiar face, Mitchell defends Gloria in court, and Cameron makes some new friends. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. "I've been observing the Pritchett and Dunphy families all day every day, all night every night, since 2009 like a fly on their wall," Kimmel says in the video above. For the first time in my life, I did something I wasn't supposed to and slipped it into my pocket. You had the ass of a young Ann-Margret. Eric Stonestreet (Cameron Tucker), - Manny and Luke get comfortable in the retirement community. If there's one defense attorney I would work for, it would be Mitchell Pritchett #modernfamily, Kasey Muentner (@kasespace) May 23, 2013, How many crimes has Gloria been accused of committing and in how many countries? Your secret's safe with me." Rico Rodriguez (Manny Delgado), Jay tries unsuccessfully to make her remember him, since it is revealed that many boys also lost their virginity to her back then. dismissed in a Florida court, discovers that he's still got the magic touch. director of photography Film Editing by Tony Orcena Casting By Jeff Greenberg Production Design by Richard Berg Her ex-roommate down there turned their apartment into a brothel after she left, but her name was still on the lease. You are about to exit without submitting your review. I didn't think it was too bad, but again, I was more interested in the various Dunphy plots than anything else, although Jay's wasn't horrible and Cam's started out alright. Starring: As Rachel Stein of Television Without Pity put it bluntly, "Even if I hated the rest of Season 4 (mostly just seven eighths of it, really), 'Goodnight Gracie' was one of the best episodes of 'Modern Family' ever. Apparently, Kimmel isn't the most tactful of observers, giving nicknames and constantly telling Cam (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitch (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) about gay men he meets. It belonged to my favorite actor, Paul Newman. Frank also pointed out there was more to Alex's card than "this is a lighter" (things stick together all the time in Florida). Later, Cam shares his gossips with Phil and Claire and it is revealed that the man who answered the door earlier was not the woman's boyfriend but in fact her brother. Femiecox. That customer turned out to be the love of my life: your grandfather. Nice to see. Phil has to honor his mom's odd last request, Jay sees a familiar face, Mitchell defends Gloria in court, and Cameron makes some new friends. Phil does not like the idea at all, but Claire (Julie Bowen) says that he has to honor his mother's wish, especially since it is her last one. 2023 METACRITIC, A FANDOM COMPANY. (Jay doesn't write.). It happens to the best of them. 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