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MODERN FAMILY
Air Date: Wednesday, January 06, 2016
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-9:31 PM EST on ABC
Episode Title: (#709) "Playdates"
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HALEY, ALEX AND LUKE HAVE TO THINK FAST WHEN THEY ARE PUT ON THE SPOT FOR A BELATED CELEBRATION FOR UNCLE MITCHELL'S BIRTHDAY, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY"

Ray Liotta ("Goodfellas") Makes a Cameo, and Keegan-Michael Key ("Key & Peele") and Christine Lakin ("Step by Step") Guest Star

"Playdates" - Claire and Phil have dinner plans with this great couple they met on vacation; the only problem is they never pick up the bill, so Claire insists Phil be strong this time and make them pay. Gloria organizes a playdate with a couple that appears to have a lot in common with them - they also have a young son Joe's age, but the husband is in his eighties and Jay takes it very personally. Elsewhere, Haley, Alex and Luke are surprised when Uncle Mitchell comes over to cash in on the birthday coupon they gave him for a belated celebration, so they scramble and end up on an impromptu tour of celebrity homes, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 (9:00-9:31 p.m. EST) on the ABC Television Network.

"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sofia Vergara as Gloria Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker, Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy, Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett and Jeremy Maguire as Joe Pritchett.

Guest starring are Ray Liotta as himself, Keegan-Michael Key as Tom, Christine Lakin as Lisa, Tom Larochelle as Rob, Kate McDaniel as Carol, Hudson West as Monte, Mia Barron as Vicky, Orson Bean as Marty, Omar Leyva as Map Seller, Evan Egel as Waiter #1 and Brandon Espy as Waiter #2.

"Playdates" was written by Jeffrey Richman and directed by Claire Scanlon.

"Modern Family" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's Selected HD Format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.

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