Goodnight Gracie
| "Goodnight Gracie" | |
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| Modern Family episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 24 |
| Directed by | Steven Levitan |
| Written by | Steven Levitan Jeffrey Richman |
| Production code | 4ARG23 |
| Original air date | May 22, 2013 |
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"Goodnight Gracie" is the 24th and final episode of the fourth season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 96th episode overall. It was aired on May 22, 2013. The episode was written by Steven Levitan & Jeffrey Richman and it was directed by Steven Levitan.
Phil's (Ty Burrell) mother passes away and the whole family flies to Florida for the funeral.
When they get there, Jay (Ed O'Neill) runs into a woman who he is sure he knows from somewhere. While talking to her he remembers that he lost his virginity to her when he was 18 but she has trouble remembering him. Jay tries everything to make her remember but it is not easy since it is revealed that many boys lost their virginity to her back then.
An arrest warrant is pending in Florida for Gloria (Sofia Vergara), because after moving and subletting her room in a house there, her roommate turned their apartment into a brothel. Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) agrees to represent her in court, and at Gloria's urging, he ends up negotiating the acquittal of numerous other defendants to the increasing ire of the judge. When he finally comes to represent Gloria, the judge settles the case since she can not stand to hear him anymore. After his success at the court, Mitchell regains confidence in his ability as a criminal attorney and wants to return to the court.
Cam (Eric Stonestreet) meets a few residents of the retirement community and when he sees that they have some common interests, he spends time with them, talking about books and playing Mahjong. The women are insatiable gossips, just like Cam, and the stories he overhears are proved valuable later.
In the meantime, Phil's mother left gifts with attached notes for Phil and her grandkids, Haley (Sarah Hyland), Alex (Ariel Winter) and Luke (Nolan Gould). In Phil's letter she writes about the last thing she would want him to do for her. That last thing is to set up his father, Frank (Fred Willard), with another woman so he will not be alone. 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.
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