Caught in the Act (Modern Family)

"Caught in the Act"
Modern Family episode
Luke (Nolan Gould), Haley (Sarah Hyland) and Alex (Ariel Winter), moments before catching their parents in the act.
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 13
Directed by	Michael Spiller
Written by	Steven Levitan Jeffrey Richman
Production code	2ARG13
Original air date	January 19, 2011 (2011-01-19)
Guest appearance
Rachael Harris as Amelia
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"Caught in the Act" is the 13th episode of the second season of the American television comedy series, Modern Family and the 37th overall episode of the series. Co-creator Steven Levitan & Jeffrey Richman wrote the episode and Michael Spiller directed it. The episode originally aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States on January 19, 2011. It featured guest star Rachael Harris as restaurant owner, Amelia.

In the episode, Gloria and Jay are about to go on vacation while Manny is away visiting his father, but their plans are interrupted when Gloria accidentally sends a rude email to Claire. When they go to the Dunphys' house to apologize or try to erase it, they find Claire and Phil in a state of dismay because their kids have just walked in on them having sex and all three of their kids hearing them moaning.

"Caught in the Act" received mixed reviews from critics. According to the Nielsen Media Research, "Caught in the Act" dropped four percent in the ratings from the last episode of the series to air in its regular timeslot and received a 4.6 rating/12% share in the 18-49 demographic. Despite this, the episode won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.^[1]

Rico Rodriguez does not appear in the episode, due to his contract only calling for him to appear in 22 episodes of the season.^[2]