Undeck the Halls

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"Undeck the Halls"
Modern Family episode
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 10
Directed by Randall Einhorn
Written by Dan O'Shannon
Production code 1ARG11
Original air date December 9, 2009
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"Undeck the Halls" is the tenth episode of the ABC series Modern Family. It premiered on ABC in the United States on December 9, 2009. In the episode, Claire and Phil threaten to take away Christmas when the kids get in trouble. Cameron and Mitchell take Lily to get her first picture with Santa. Fred Willard guest stars as Phil's dad, Frank Dunphy.

The episode was written by Dan O'Shannon and directed by Randall Einhorn.[1] The episode also received positive reviews from critics and had a 3.8. in the 18–49 demographic.

Plot

While Claire (Julie Bowen), Phil (Ty Burrell) and the kids talk to Phil's dad, Frank (Fred Willard) via Skype to wish him Merry Christmas, Claire discovers a burn mark on the arm of the couch. Seeing that, they get to the conclusion that one of the kids was smoking a cigarette and they are asking them to tell them who did it. When none of the kids admit the truth, Phil reacts in an extreme manner and he takes the Christmas tree away until someone confesses.

Alex (Ariel Winter), seeing that Phil is serious about taking away the Christmas tree, admits that she tried a cigarette. Phil brings back the Christmas tree and Claire says that Alex is grounded for a whole week from December 26. While they are celebrating, they discover that the burn mark on the couch was caused by the reflecting sunlight on a Christmas ornament that Frank sent them.

Jay (Ed O'Neill) is trying to introduce Manny (Rico Rodriguez) and Gloria (Sofía Vergara) to some Pritchett Christmas traditions such as watching Miracle on 34th Street. Gloria and Manny though want to incorporate some of their country's traditions that includes jokes and fireworks. Jay does not react really well but at the end he realizes that they can have both American and Colombian traditions.

Meanwhile, Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) take Lily (Jayden and Ella Hiller) to the mall to take her first picture with Santa (Brian T. Finney). When their turn for the photo comes, they do not find the Santa jolly enough. They complain to the management about it and the guy who portrays the Santa gets fired. Feeling guilty about what they've done, they take Santa home to share dinner - with nerve-wracking results.

Reception

Ratings

In its original American broadcast, "Undeck the Halls" was viewed by an estimated 9.666 million households and received a 3.8 rating/10% share in the 18-49 demographic with a 5.6 rating/6% share Nielsen rating in the Nielsen Media Research.[2] "Undeck the Halls" finished 23rd place in the weekly ratings with.[3] The episode was the 6th highest rated show on ABC in overall viewership for the week, and was second in the 18-49 ratings for the week (following the Disney special Prep and Landing).[3]

Reviews

"Undeck the Halls" received positive reviews.

Robert Canning gave it an 8.6/10 saying it "set the bar for hopefully many more Christmas episodes to come" saying the most fun came from Cameron and Mitchell's subplot and says he looks forward to more Christmas episodes.[4]

Jason Hughes of TV Squad stated in his review "This holiday episode was lighter on the funny moments than most episodes of Modern Family, which isn't to say that it wasn't plenty funny. It substituted those with more heartfelt moments.". He also stated the best moment of the episode was when Jay surprised Gloria and Manny with fireworks.[5]

TV Fanatic gave the episode a positive review saying "The episode might not have been as funny as previous installments, but it certainly had some very sweet heart, especially when it came to Jay's storyline." But the episode was criticised for not featuring Fred Willard saying "Fred Willard is comedic genius and could have added a lot to the already amazing Modern Family cast, but was for some odd reason underused."[6]

References

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