Come Fly with Me (Modern Family)
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"Come Fly With Me" is the third episode of the ABC
series Modern Family
. It premiered on ABC
in the United States
on October 7, 2009. In the episode, Jay (Ed O'Neill
) tries to spend some time alone with his model airplane, but Phil (Ty Burrell
) ruins it; Alex (Ariel Winter
) and Gloria (Sofía Vergara
) go to a mall and Gloria tries to convince Alex to wear a dress to a wedding; Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson
) goes to Costco for the first time in his life. Jay hits Phil in the nose with his model airplane on purpose and claims it was an accident, but later apologizes when Claire calls him on it.
The episode was written by Dan O'Shannon and directed by Jason Winer
. "Come Fly with Me" received a 3.4/9 in the 18-49 demographic according to the Nielsen Media Research
and received positive reviews from critics many calling it an improvement over
"The Bicycle Thief
".
Mitchell and Cameron go shopping at Costco, but Mitchell feels that he is too good to shop there. On the trip, Cameron introduces Mitchell to wholesale pricing, which excites Mitchell and the pair end up buying multiple baskets of goods.
Later on, Manny ends up having a heart-to-heart talk with his stepsister Claire.
In the end, Gloria reveals to Jay that she used to dress up Manny like a girl when he a was baby; when Manny found the pictures, Gloria had told him it was his twin
sister who had died.
.
Robert Canning of IGN
gave the episode a 8.3/10 calling it "Impressive and stated "Overall, "Come Fly With Me" was proof that this is a series with great potential." and also stated the series has almost everything (heart, comedy, dark comedy). Jason Hughes of TV Squad gave the episode a positive review saying Jay hitting Phil on purpose "harsh, but funny". Donna Bowman of A.V. Club gave the episode a A- saying "Modern Family is shaping up to be one of those rare comedies that actually derives unexpected humor from its premise."
Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly
stated "While last night’s Modern Family didn’t quite make me double over with laughter the way its first two episodes did, it nonetheless pulled off the trick of effortlessly straddling the territory between absurdist humor and genuinely moving. TV Fanatic gave the episode a positive reviews saying one of his favorite quotes of the episode was Alex telling Claire "You know, instead of trying to force me to wear a dress, why don't you worry about getting Luke to wear some pants?" James Poniewozik of Time
said "the episode as a whole showed a lot of promise by demonstrating the ways different combinations of the extended family can play off each other"
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series Modern Family
Modern Family
Modern Family is an American television comedy series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, which debuted on ABC on September 23, 2009. Lloyd and Levitan serve as showrunner and executive producers, under their Levitan-Lloyd Productions label...
. It premiered on ABC
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in the United States
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on October 7, 2009. In the episode, Jay (Ed O'Neill
Ed O'Neill
Edward Phillip "Ed" O'Neill, Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the main character, Al Bundy, on the Fox Network sitcom Married... with Children, for which he was nominated for two Golden Globes...
) tries to spend some time alone with his model airplane, but Phil (Ty Burrell
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) ruins it; Alex (Ariel Winter
Ariel Winter
Ariel Winter Workman , known in television shows and films as Ariel Winter, is an American teen actress and singer. Winter is best known for her current role as Alex Dunphy in the TV series Modern Family, for which she has won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series, along...
) and Gloria (Sofía Vergara
Sofía Vergara
Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara is a Colombian actress, comedian, television hostess and model.Vergara had been widely known for co-hosting two TV shows for Univisión in the late 1990s. Her TV career opened up for her a window of exposure to North American audiences prior to her first notable...
) go to a mall and Gloria tries to convince Alex to wear a dress to a wedding; Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson is an American actor who portrays Mitchell Pritchett on the ABC sitcom Modern Family. Previously he played the role of Richie Velch in the CBS sitcom The Class. He is openly gay.-Life and career:...
) goes to Costco for the first time in his life. Jay hits Phil in the nose with his model airplane on purpose and claims it was an accident, but later apologizes when Claire calls him on it.
The episode was written by Dan O'Shannon and directed by Jason Winer
Jason Winer
Jason Winer is an American director, producer, writer, actor and comedian. He is best known for being one of the directors on the award-winning series Modern Family on ABC.Winer was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland...
. "Come Fly with Me" received a 3.4/9 in the 18-49 demographic according to the Nielsen Media Research
Nielsen Media Research
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and received positive reviews from critics many calling it an improvement over
"The Bicycle Thief
The Bicycle Thief (Modern Family)
"The Bicycle Thief" is the second episode of the ABC series Modern Family. It originally premiered on American Broadcasting Company in the United States on September 30, 2009...
".
Plot
Phil pushes Jay to go out with him and fly his new model plane, a Vought F4U Corsair. While Phil gets his moment with Jay, the encounter does not end up as he wishes: Jay buzzes Phil with the plane and as the credits roll, the model plane crashes into Phil's nose. While Manny takes time out to play with Luke, Gloria accompanies Alex in shopping for a dress.Mitchell and Cameron go shopping at Costco, but Mitchell feels that he is too good to shop there. On the trip, Cameron introduces Mitchell to wholesale pricing, which excites Mitchell and the pair end up buying multiple baskets of goods.
Later on, Manny ends up having a heart-to-heart talk with his stepsister Claire.
In the end, Gloria reveals to Jay that she used to dress up Manny like a girl when he a was baby; when Manny found the pictures, Gloria had told him it was his twin
Twin
A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
sister who had died.
Reception
In its original American broadcast, "Come Fly With Me" was viewed by an estimated 8.823 million households with a 5.4 rating/9% share Nielsen rating and received a 3.4 rating/9% share in the 18-49 demographic going down 4 tenths in the demographic according to the Nielsen Media ResearchNielsen Media Research
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.
Robert Canning of IGN
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gave the episode a 8.3/10 calling it "Impressive and stated "Overall, "Come Fly With Me" was proof that this is a series with great potential." and also stated the series has almost everything (heart, comedy, dark comedy). Jason Hughes of TV Squad gave the episode a positive review saying Jay hitting Phil on purpose "harsh, but funny". Donna Bowman of A.V. Club gave the episode a A- saying "Modern Family is shaping up to be one of those rare comedies that actually derives unexpected humor from its premise."
Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
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stated "While last night’s Modern Family didn’t quite make me double over with laughter the way its first two episodes did, it nonetheless pulled off the trick of effortlessly straddling the territory between absurdist humor and genuinely moving. TV Fanatic gave the episode a positive reviews saying one of his favorite quotes of the episode was Alex telling Claire "You know, instead of trying to force me to wear a dress, why don't you worry about getting Luke to wear some pants?" James Poniewozik of Time
Time (magazine)
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said "the episode as a whole showed a lot of promise by demonstrating the ways different combinations of the extended family can play off each other"
External links
- "Come Fly with Me" at ABC.com