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Hit and Run (Modern Family)

"Hit and Run"
Modern Family episode
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Cam (Eric Stonestreet), Jay (Ed O'Neill), Mitch (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Phil (Ty Burrell) before they deal with the person who took Haley's money.
Episode no. Season 3
Episode 5
Directed by Jason Winer
Written by Elaine Ko
Production code 3ARG06
Original air date October 12, 2011
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"Hit and Run" is the fifth episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family and the series' 53rd episode overall. "Hit and Run" first aired on October 12, 2011, on ABC. The episode was written by Elaine Ko and was directed by Jason Winer. It featured guest star David Cross as Councilman Duane Bailey.

"Hit and Run" received mixed reviews from critics with Michael Arbeiter of Hollywood.com calling it "one of the least funny episodes I’ve seen in a long time". According to the Nielsen Media Research, the episode was viewed by 13.65 million viewers and received a 5.9 rating/14% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 and became the highest-rated scripted series of the week it aired, after Two and a Half Men.

Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Manny (Rico Rodriguez) are both stressed out; Jay tries to get a new client and Manny has to write an essay for the school. Gloria (Sofía Vergara) would like to help them but no one seems to want her help despite the fact that Gloria insists that she has all the answers. Jay goes to the meeting with the potential new client, Josh (Samm Levine) but things do not go really well.

Meanwhile, Phil (Ty Burrell) and Claire (Julie Bowen) run into the town councilman Duane Bailey (David Cross), the same council man who rejected Claire's request for a stop sign in the previous episode (Door to Door). Duane is campaigning for his sixth run for town council and Phil convinces Claire that she should run too and he will take care of the kids and everything in the house.

Claire takes Phil advice and while she is out to submit her candidacy for town council, Phil does not do really well back home; he accidentally hits Luke (Nolan Gould) while he is trying to open a band aid, gives Alex (Ariel Winter) the night medicine for her allergies that make her sleepy and Haley (Sarah Hyland) gets herself into trouble and she needs $900.


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