{"id":658,"date":"2010-04-29T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2010-04-29T17:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=658"},"modified":"2018-03-20T12:35:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T19:35:22","slug":"hd-recap-modern-family-travels-scout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/hd-recap-modern-family-travels-scout\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Modern Family’ 1.21 Recap: The Dunphy’s Get a Dog… Almost."},"content":{"rendered":"

Fred Willard guest stars in an excellent episode of ‘Modern Family’ that puts Cameron behind a drum set and Manny in fear for his life.<\/p>\n

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‘Modern Family’ is preying upon on of my greatest comedy weaknesses and I couldn’t be happier.\u00a0 It was nice to get a bit of Fred Willard in the Christmas episode ‘Undeck the Halls,’ but his expanded role in ‘Travels with Scout’ really showcased his hard to define comedy stylings.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The interactions between Phil and his dad Frank (Willard) are the highlight of the episode.\u00a0 They so earnestly bounce bad jokes off of one another that it’s nearly impossible not to laugh.\u00a0 There’s a right way and a wrong way to deliver bad jokes, and both actors do it the right way.<\/p>\n

The main story of the episode easy to relate to.\u00a0 Everyone’s got a friend or a family member who they really never talk to seriously.\u00a0 Crossing that line can be awkward and uncomfortable, and when it’s your dad it can be even stranger.\u00a0 The big reveal \u2013 Frank wanting to keep the dog \u2013 was an odd way to end things.\u00a0 It was a pretty big anticlimax, but hopefully it’ll pay off in a future episode.<\/p>\n

The episode was written by Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh, who also penned ‘Fizbo,’ one of the strongest episodes of the season.\u00a0 Just like in ‘Fizbo,’ we got a peek at yet another of Cameron’s former pastimes; this time it’s the drums.<\/p>\n

Cam’s audition for Dylan’s band was funny, as was the “You should really label those sticks” joke that followed, but the concert itself was a letdown.\u00a0 The idea of a seemingly unending drum solo is ripe for comedy, but it’s not a joke in itself.\u00a0 It seemed like there was room for something a lot funnier there, but it just didn’t happen.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Manny and Jay had a good, but short, part in last night’s episode.\u00a0 The buildup of Manny being terrified of a horror movie was strong, but, like the other segments, the payoff just wasn’t there.\u00a0 There was a comedic situation and an opportunity for a good joke, but it just didn’t come.<\/p>\n

In all, this was a good episode, but not the best.\u00a0 It ended poorly, but the strong beginning more than made up for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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