En Garde (Modern Family)
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Claire (Julie Bowen) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) ice-dancing together
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Randall Einhorn |
| Written by | Danny Zuker |
| Production code | 1ARG06 |
| Original air date | November 4, 2009 |
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"En Garde" is the seventh episode of the ABC sitcom Modern Family and the seventh episode of the series overall. It premiered on ABC in the United States on November 4, 2009. The episode was written by Danny Zuker and directed by Randall Einhorn.
In the episode, Manny takes up fencing and he is quite talented. Jay is very proud of Manny, something that causes Mitchell's childhood ice skating trauma to resurface. These feelings cause Mitchell to confront Claire about it, who he finds responsible for it. Phil tries to find Luke's hidden talents after Manny's success but without any luck.
"En Garde" became the highest rated scripted show in its timeslot and has received positive reviews from critics with Jesse Tyler Ferguson naming it his "personal favorite" episode. It also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation.
Manny (Rico Rodriguez) becomes interested in fencing and the whole family comes to cheer him on during the match. He is really successful and he manages to reach the finals where he has to compete against a girl. Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Gloria (Sofía Vergara) are really proud of him and they want him to take the trophy. Instead of wanting to compete though, Manny tells them that he is retired from fencing. Jay tries to change his mind while Gloria supports Manny's decision and says that if Manny feels like it is not fun for him anymore and wants to quit, then he should quit. When Manny explains his decision - he does not want to compete against a girl - Gloria gets mad and convinces him that this is not a good reason to quit.
Before the finals start, Jay and Gloria find out that the girl Manny is competing against, had many bad things going on in her life and they try to tell Manny to let her win. Their signals though send him the wrong message and Manny wins the competition. Jay is not sure if he has to be proud or not with Manny's trophy.
Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) seeing his dad being so interested in Manny's success, his childhood trauma regarding his ice skating resurfaces. He is mad on Claire (Julie Bowen) because she was the one who quit their team years ago and stole his moment to shine. Cam (Eric Stonestreet), knowing about the ice skating, talks to Claire and asks her to talk to Mitchell about it so he can move on. The two siblings chat and Mitchell is now free to move on, but not before having a last "ice skating moment" with Claire.
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