Moon Landing (Modern Family)

"**Moon Landing**"
"Moon Landing"
Modern Family episode
	Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) at the gym's locker-room
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 14
Directed by	Jason Winer
Written by	Bill Wrubel
Production code	1ARG13
Original air date	February 3, 2010
Guest appearances
	Minnie Driver as Valerie; Reid Ewing as Dylan;
Episode chronology
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"Moon Landing" is the fourteenth episode of the first season of the American family sitcom television series Modern Family and the fourteenth episode of the series overall. It was originally scheduled to premiere on ABC on January 27, 2010, but it was preempted by the State of the Union address and pushed back a week to February 3, 2010.^[1] The episode was written by Bill Wrubel and directed by Jason Winer.

In the episode, Mitchell tries to offer his legal advice to Gloria after a car crash she was involved, believing that it was not her fault. Claire meets an old friend from work, Valerie, and thinks that Valerie pities her for leaving her job years back to raise her family. Claire wants to prove to her that she made the right decision. Jay and Cameron go to the gym to play racquetball but an incident in the locker room does not allow Jay to concentrate on the game.

The episode achieved a Nielsen rating of 3.9/10, attracted 9.19 million viewers and received positive reviews from critics.

^ Seidman, Robert (January 18, 2010). "4-Featured, Broadcast TV: State of the Union Scheduled For January 27; Look For Human Target To Get Bumped". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 22, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.

[1] Seidman, Robert (January 18, 2010). "4-Featured, Broadcast TV: State of the Union Scheduled For January 27; Look For Human Target To Get Bumped". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 22, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.

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