Manny Get Your Gun

"**Manny Get Your Gun**"
"Manny Get Your Gun"
Modern Family episode
	Manny (Rico Rodriguez) giving a speech at his birthday dinner
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 8
Directed by	Michael Spiller
Story by	Christopher Lloyd
Teleplay by	Danny Zuker
Production code	2ARG11
Original air date	November 17, 2010
Guest appearances
	Norman Lloyd as Donald; Norma Michaels as Helen;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Chirp"	Next →; "Mother Tucker"
	Modern Family season 2
	List of episodes

"Manny Get Your Gun" is the eighth episode of the second season of the sitcom, Modern Family and the 32nd overall. It originally aired November 17, 2010 on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The episode was written by Danny Zuker, from a story by Modern Family co-creator, Christopher Lloyd and was directed by Michael Spiller.

In the episode, everyone gathers at a restaurant for Manny's birthday when Manny has a mini-life crisis of getting older; Phil and Claire have a race to see who can get there faster; and Mitchell and Cam get stuck at the mall looking for a gift.

"Manny Get Your Gun" received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics with Joel Keller of TV Squad naming it "one of the better ones of the season.^[2] According to the Nielsen Media Research, the episode received the same ratings as the previous episode, "Chirp" and became the second highest rated scripted series of the original week it aired.

^ Chang, Yani (November 3, 2010). "MANNY'S BIRTHDAY BRINGS A LOT OF COMMOTION, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY"". abcmedianet. Retrieved 2010-11-03. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ Keller, Joel (November 18, 2010). "'Modern Family' Season 2, Episode 8 Recap". TV Squad. Retrieved 2010-11-18.

[ep08-1] Chang, Yani (November 3, 2010). "MANNY'S BIRTHDAY BRINGS A LOT OF COMMOTION, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY"". abcmedianet. Retrieved 2010-11-03. ^{[dead link‍]}

[tvsquad-2] Keller, Joel (November 18, 2010). "'Modern Family' Season 2, Episode 8 Recap". TV Squad. Retrieved 2010-11-18.

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