Open House of Horrors
| "Open House of Horrors" | |
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| Modern Family episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Jim Bagdonas |
| Written by | Elaine Ko |
| Production code | 4ARG06 |
| Original air date | October 24, 2012 |
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"Open House of Horrors" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 77th episode overall. It aired October 24, 2012. The episode was written by Elaine Ko and directed by Jim Bagdonas.
After last year's extreme Halloween decoration and tricks that led to a man almost having a heart attack, the neighbors asked Claire (Julie Bowen) to keep her celebration kid-friendly this time. Claire agrees to that but she does not seem to have fun since even though she kept everything kid-friendly, none of the neighborhood kids come to her home for "trick or treat" because they are afraid.
Phil (Ty Burrell) decides to work and holds an open house on Halloween. Before leaving their house he says to Claire that she is not scary. Claire takes that personally and she decides to prove him wrong. She and the kids go to the house where Phil is and they try to scare him.
Mitch (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cam (Eric Stonestreet) due to the day, they decide to throw a costume party and to also celebrate Cam's new physique. But there is a mistake on their costume orders and Cam's matador costume comes in Mitch's size and Mitch's bull costume in Cam's size. Of course Cam is worried that no one is going to notice that he lost weight in that costume.
Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons) has an obsession with princesses' costumes. Cam is wondering where is that coming from. The reason of that obsession is because of something Mitch told her a while ago...that her mother is a real princess. Mitch was hoping that Lily would forget about it but she did not and now he is trying to hide it from Cam since they agreed that both would talk to her about her mom and tell her the truth. The reason though does not stay secret for long and all three of them have a talk about it and everything settles down.
Manny (Rico Rodriguez) accidentally sets the fire alarm at school and that leads everyone to miss the test and him to the principal's office. The cool kids of the school appreciate what he did and they thank him. Manny misjudges their behavior and he tries to hang out with them.
Gloria's (Sofia Vergara) hormones make her more quick-tempered than usual but she doesn't realize that. When Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Manny point that out, Jay tells her that it is because she is pregnant and that is normal but she takes it as the baby is angry. Jay calms her down by saying that the baby is not angry and that she is going to be a great mother.
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