Phil on Wire
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| Modern Family episode | |
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Phil (Ty Burrell) walking on the tightrope
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| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Jason Winer |
| Story by | Bianca Douglas Danny Zuker |
| Teleplay by | Danny Zuker |
| Production code | 3ARG01 |
| Original air date | September 28, 2011 |
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"Phil on Wire" is the third episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family and the show's 51st episode overall. The episode originally aired on September 28, 2011 on American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The episode was written by Danny Zuker, with the story co-written by Zucker and Bianca Douglas. Jason Winer directed the episode. Justin Kirk guest stars in the episode as Mitchell's boss, Charlie Bingham.
Cam (Eric Stonestreet) decides to go on a juice fast and Mitch (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) tries to change his mind because he has a gathering at his boss' (Justin Kirk) house and Cam is not at his best when he is doing a juice fast. Cam takes Mitch's reaction as not supporting and then Mitch decides to go on juice fast with him to prove his support.
At the Dunphy's house, Phil (Ty Burrell) and Luke (Nolan Gould) are watching the Man on Wire and Phil gets inspired and attempts to go on a tightrope. Claire (Julie Bowen) tries to teach Alex (Ariel Winter) and Haley (Sarah Hyland) a life lesson after the girls fight for being in the same math class. She tells them that they have to rise above and work together to help each other. The girls take her advice but not the way Claire was hoping they would and they both end up in the principal's office. Coming back home, Phil successfully walks the tightrope and Claire realizes that all day she was trying to talk to the girls to teach them few things when Phil without saying anything, gave them a life lesson by actions.
The third story of the episode revolves around the growing bond between Jay (Ed O'Neill) and the dog Stella (Brigitte), something that gets on Gloria's (Sofía Vergara) nerves. Stella is chewing all of her things and in her attempt to make her chew some of Jay's things, she ends up embarrassing herself in front of Jay and Manny (Rico Rodriguez).
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