The Old Wagon

"The Old Wagon"
Modern Family episode
Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) trapped inside Lily's Princess Castle
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 1
Directed byMichael Spiller
Written byBill Wrubel
Production code2ARG05
Original air dateSeptember 22, 2010 (2010-09-22)[1]
Guest appearance
  • Callie Thompson as Kelly
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"The Old Wagon" is the second season premiere of the American sitcom Modern Family and the 25th episode overall. It was aired on September 22, 2010.[1] The episode was written by Bill Wrubel and was directed by Michael Spiller. The episode is also Wrubel's first credit as co-executive producer.

In the episode, Phil finally agrees to sell the family's old station wagon but before doing it, he and the whole family goes for a trip down memory lane to say goodbye to it. Cameron asks Jay for help when Mitchell decides to build a life-size princess castle for Lily even though he is not very handy with the tools. Meanwhile, Gloria deals with the possibility of losing Manny to his girlfriend.

"The Old Wagon" received positive reviews from critics, with Samantha Zalaznick of The Huffington Post naming the Dunphy's and Phil the best part of the episode.[2] "The Old Wagon" also became the highest-rated sitcom of the week and for the series among adults between the ages of 18 and 49.

  1. ^ a b Seidman, Robert (July 8, 2010). "ABC Announces Fall 2010 Series Premiere Dates". TVbythenumbers. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
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