04 2010  ‘Modern Family’ Recap: Chirp  7:43am EDT  S02E07 Modern
Family is a sweet show. At its very worst it will still deliver
a few solid laughs, and at its best it adds warmth and sincerity
on top of all the laughs. This week’s episode wasn’t one of the
best, but it still brought the funny and was better than most
shows on television.  Let’s start out with the weakest story of
the episode. Once again we find Gloria making Jay do something
he finds ridiculous and Jay has to turn to Manny for help. This
time, apparently Gloria likes to celebrate every little
anniversary possible and Jay is scrambling to remember what
they’re celebrating and where they celebrate it. However, Manny
is upset because Jay fired his friend on the loading docks. What
worked about this episode is we got a sweet little moment when
Jay admits that he thinks of Manny as “his kid” and Manny tells
Jay what he needs to know. What didn’t work was the basic
premise. How long can the writers keep Gloria having some
strange tradition and Jay