Modern Family - Travels With Scout - Recap

Phil's dad pays the family a surprise visit in his RV and plants himself in their driveway. Claire isn't happy to see him but I don't really see the big deal in Phil forgetting to tell her he was coming. He brings a new dog with him as a gift for the family and this I can understand Claire getting mad over. It's always the mother getting stuck taking care of the dog. A frustrated Claire gets out of the house while the dog continues to chew all her underwear and overhears Phil's dad sobbing in his trailer. She thinks Phil's dad may be lying about why he's really there to see him and could have possibly split from his wife. Phil fails at trying to properly communicate with his dad and chooses a couple of well placed crotch jokes instead. When his dad announces he's leaving with a sad look on his face Phil finally decides to try and get his dad to open up. All that's bothering him is leaving the dog behind so Phil hands him over. Claire glares daggers at Phil after falling in love with the dog overnight. He'll be sleeping on the couch tonight.

While taking Manny to the dentist, Jay runs into an old friend of Mitchell's who is now an actor. Excited to see someone he knows in a movie, Jay takes Manny to see a horror movie. Lots of blood, boobs, and murder by dagger. Manny proceeds to hyperventilate in his popcorn bag and Jay thinks nothing of it. He feels a little guilty and agrees to double check the doorbell. He ends up disconnecting it instead when it won't stop ringing. Manny grabs his fencing sword and volunteers to keep watch at night. That doesn't last long and he's soon sleeping in Jay and Gloria's bed. Sensing that it's probably the right time to actually do something to ease Manny's fears, he asks his friend from the movie to stop by and meet Manny and prove he's a nice guy. When he arrives however, the doorbell of course doesn't work and he peers through the window at Manny while holding a dagger. Yep. That's not gonna end well. Manny bolts as fast as his little feet can carry him.

Haley's boyfriend drops by the house and announces in the most Emo way possible that his drummer is moving away and his band is screwed. Cam used to be a music teacher and immediately volunteers. He auditions and kicks some major ass while doing so. Who knew Cam could rock so hard? Mitchell isn't happy with Cam blowing off his other commitments to go become a rock star but he puts his bitching aside to go see Cam play with the rest of the family. He shows up in a really large fuzzy sweater. Now THAT'S bitchin. Not to be outdone by his hubby, Cam glams it up with some guyliner and an Xlarge rock tshirt. Really there's no other way to do things. Cam rocks it out and Mitchell shows his love by stripping off his sweater in the middle of the show. Note to writers, tight black shirts work very well for Mitchell. Cam wears out his welcome with an extra long solo and before you know it his career as a drummer for that band is over. It's okay Cam, you still have the fondue parties.

Funniest Quotes of the Night:

Jay: The doorbell won't stop ringing.
Manny: Maybe a demon is ringing it.

Phil: I always felt bad for people with emotionally distant fathers. It turns out I was one of them. It's a miracle I didn't end up a stripper.

Cam: Did you hear that one lady screaming my name?
Mitchell: That was Phil..he had a red bull.