Princess Party

"**Princess Party**"
"Princess Party"
Modern Family episode
	Jay (Ed O'Neill) confronting Robby (Matt Dillon) at the party
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 15
Directed by	Michael Spiller
Written by	Elaine Ko
Production code	2ARG17
Original air date	February 16, 2011
Guest appearances
	Matt Dillon as Robbie Sullivan; Shelley Long as Dede Pritchett; Kate Reinders as Princess;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Bixby's Back"	Next →; "Regrets Only"
	Modern Family season 2
	List of episodes

"Princess Party" is the 15th episode of the American comedy television series, Modern Family's second season and the 39th overall. It originally aired on February 16, 2011, on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The episode was written by Elaine Ko and was directed by Michael Spiller.

The episode revolves around the guest list for Lily's princess-themed birthday party which gets a little out of hand when Mitchell decides to invite his mom, much to Claire's dismay, and disinvite Fizbo, much to Cameron's dismay. Things get even more strange when DeDe shows up with Claire's old high school boyfriend in tow, and Jay and Gloria each turn to their own unique methods of dealing with this gathering of misfits.

"Princess Party" received mixed reviews with TV Squad writer Joel Keller calling it "one of the funniest episodes of the season".^[2] The episode saw a significant drop in the ratings from the previous episode, "Bixby's Back" which reached a series high.

^ "IT'S LILY'S PARTY AND EVERYONE ELSE WILL CRY IF THEY WANT TO, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY"". ABC Media Net. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
^ "'Modern Family' Season 2, Episode 14 Recap". Tvsquad.com. Retrieved 2011-02-17.

[ep15-1] "IT'S LILY'S PARTY AND EVERYONE ELSE WILL CRY IF THEY WANT TO, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY"". ABC Media Net. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2011.

[tvsquad-2] "'Modern Family' Season 2, Episode 14 Recap". Tvsquad.com. Retrieved 2011-02-17.

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