Halloween Modern Family Episode [TESTED]

Every year, I tell myself: this is the year I relax. No spreadsheets. No emergency backup candy. No tactical lighting maps. (beat) Then I remember that last year, Luke used our fog machine to hotbox the garage, and I find myself at 6 a.m. googling “industrial-grade animatronic scarecrow.”

He pulls a single fun-size Snickers from his ear.

Final shot: The Dunphy living room. Claire is asleep on the couch, still wearing the “Hello, I’m Exhausted” tag. Phil covers her with a blanket. He looks at the camera and whispers. halloween modern family episode

Best part of Halloween? When it’s over. No, I’m serious. You spend weeks planning, everyone gets stressed, someone cries over a costume malfunction, and then—boom—it’s November. And you can just sit. (beat) That’s the real treat.

She takes a piece of candy from a bowl and walks away. Every year, I tell myself: this is the year I relax

Exactly. Control group.

In Colombia, we celebrate the spirits of the dead. We sing. We dance. We put marigolds everywhere. Here? You put a inflatable ghost on your lawn and call it a day. This year, I show them real spooky. No tactical lighting maps

Define “emergency.” Because I was having a blood sugar crisis around 2 p.m., and the emergency candy—heroically—responded.