Fight or Flight (Modern Family)

"**Fight or Flight**"
"Fight or Flight"
Modern Family episode
Episode no.	Season 6; Episode 15
Directed by	Steven Levitan
Written by	Abraham Higginbotham
Production code	6ARG18
Original air date	February 18, 2015
Guest appearances
	Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman; Elizabeth Banks as Sal; Christian Barrillas as Ronaldo; Penn Jillette as Edward Legrand; Lauren Robertson as Jillian; Natasha Leggero as Dana; Matthew Risch as Jotham; Kevin Daniels as Longinus; Kevin Cahoon as John-John;
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"Fight or Flight" is the fifteenth episode of the sixth season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 135th episode overall. It originally aired on February 18, 2015. The episode was written by Abraham Higginbotham and directed by Steven Levitan.

In the episode, Mitchell and Cameron organize a baby shower for Sal, who then seems to abandon her son with them. Mitchell and Cameron compete with Pepper and Ronaldo over adopting a child. Manny deals with a bully at cooking class, and Gloria insists that Jay teach Manny how to fight back. Claire has a bad experience with Phil at his college cheerleaders reunion weekend, so she dumps him to move to the single First Class seat offered on their flight home. When Alex and Haley find out that Luke likes a new girl, they totally takeover his text message break up with the girl he was already seeing, confident they can spare the girl's feelings.

"Fight or Flight" received mixed reviews from the critics, although many critics praised Elizabeth Banks' performance.