| "Slow Down Your Neighbors" | |
|---|---|
| Modern Family episode | |
.jpg) Claire (Julie Bowen) holding the sign she made to make the speeding car driver slow down | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 11 |
| Directed by | Gail Mancuso |
| Written by | Ilana Wernick |
| Production code | 2ARG12 |
| Original air date | January 5, 2011[1] |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Slow Down Your Neighbors" is the 11th episode of the second season of Modern Family and the 35th episode overall. It originally aired on January 5, 2011 on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The episode was written by Ilana Wernick and was directed by Gail Mancuso, who were also both credited for the previous episode, "Dance Dance Revelation". The episode features a guest appearance from James Marsden as Barry, Cameron and Mitchell's new neighbor.
In the episode, Claire becomes a neighborhood vigilante hoping to catch and stop a car that speeds through their streets. Meanwhile, Phil is busy trying to land an important listing with a difficult client, Jay struggles to teach Gloria and Manny how to ride a bike, Manny is surprisingly great at it and yet Gloria continues to try, and Mitchell and Cameron meet a charming mysterious neighbor.
"Slow Down Your Neighbors" received mostly positive reviews from critics, many of whom praised the performance of Nolan Gould. The episode was viewed by 11.756 million households and received a 4.8 rating/13% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 marking a 14% rise from the previous episode, "Dance Dance Revelation". The episode was the second highest-rated scripted program of the week behind The Simpsons which had received abnormally high ratings due to the NFL playoffs.
The episode was one of the three episodes of Modern Family that received nominations for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards with Gail Mancuso as the nominee, along with "See You Next Fall" by Steven Levitan, but lost to Michael Spiller for directing "Halloween".
Ariel Winter does not appear in the episode.[2]
- ^ Chang, Yani (December 20, 2010). "LOVE THY NEIGHBOR...?, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY"". ABC Medianet. Retrieved December 20, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Modern Family" Slow Down Your Neighbors (TV episode 2011) - IMDb. Retrieved December 10, 2012.