Modern Family

Every now and then I wonder if the writers of Modern Family were invisible guests at my family dinner table. Take last night's 'Family Portrait' : Claire's obsession with the flawed step, the stress of taking a family picture, and even Mitchell's reaction to a pigeon trapped indoors (see: my sister, a Lord & Taylor dressing room, last winter) were all scarily reminiscent of my own family.

After two great Hawaii-centric episodes, Modern Family went back to basics for its season finale. The simple plots - a family picture, a basketball game, a school project - could have felt boring as there were no big-name guest stars or scenic backdrops, but each of the characters' personal quirks made them endlessly entertaining (Phil's paranoia, Claire's obsessiveness, Mitchell's fear of animals, and Cameron's newly acquired Divadom). They're what make family family, and what makes this show so brilliant. Here are the 10 best lines:

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If playing Phil Dunphy is like being on vacation, then Ty Burrell doesn't want to leave.

"It's nice to be on vacation, right?" the Modern Family star tells TVGuide.com. "But that's what being Phil is - a vacation from my mind."

It was a holiday Burrell didn't know he needed until the part of the dopey, well-intentioned suburban dad came his way. The role was written with Burrell in mind by series creators Steve Levitan and Chris Lloyd, who previously worked with Burrell on the short-lived Back to You.

"First, I was like, 'Cool! This is for me?' Then it was like, 'Wait, what are you trying to say?'" he says, laughing. "But I realized I was getting a break from myself. My brain is full of neuroses and I think about everything, but Phil's brain is the complete opposite. It's like a golden meadow - just peaceful, simple and happy. ... It's so fun and refreshing to play him. He's like a child exploring the world for the first time."

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The much-watched American comedy TV series, ‘Modern Family’ has been conferring the viewers with huge enjoyment filling their quota of entertainment to the maximum. The latest interesting element for the large number of viewers of the show is Kobe Bryant’s guest appearance on this Wednesday’s episode. After hearing this, all eyes would certainly be waiting for the telecast of the show.

Well, it has been reported that Kobe Bryant would be appearing in a cameo on this Wednesday’s episode of the ‘Modern Family’. This is the big news for the viewers for sure, who will fix their eyes on their television sets at the time of the show.

When asked the channel’s authorities about Kobe’s role in the episode, they did not reveal the details. But when Kobe was asked, he briefly told that the producers asked me to be yourself, so I would be Kobe - the smart guy.

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Fortunately for Modern Family fans, the Pritchett-Dunphy clan made it out of LAX all the way to "Hawaii," this week's new episode. And although the family may have been on vacation, it's clear the writers were hard at work--creating one of the season's best half-hours.

As the group readies for Jay's birthday celebration, we learn several crucial pieces of information. Jay's father died at the same age his son is about to reach. Cameron doesn't really like to go on "adventures" when on vacation--he'd rather relax by the pool, much to uptight Mitchell's dismay. And most important, we learn that years ago, Claire and Phil were supposed to go to Hawaii on their honeymoon.

Unfortunately, Claire's unexpected pregnancy with Haley derailed both a formal wedding and the trip. Phil spends the entire show trying to have that honeymoon he and his wife never had, which means that Claire must give her kids some freedom from her constant surveillance. Which leads us to ...

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