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Yong Fang · 02-24-2012, 10:50 AM

I like Modern Family. It's a good one. I hope Ed O'Neill is remembered in this more than the horrible "Married With Children".

But I wonder if this really should be called the "Rich Family" or the "1% Family".

They live in Southern California. Jay lives in a huge modern house with a swimming pool, jacuzzi, etc. What was Jay's job? A shoe salesman? The wife Gloria doesn't work, she shops at the mall and does whatever. Jay also sent Mitchell to college (did Clare go to college, I think so) and will pay for Manny to go to college. That is probably a $4 million dollar house (talking out of butt on the price, but this is a huge house.) Enough money that Mitchell and Clare were fretting about Manny getting their part of the estate after Jay dies (who unlike Al Bundy and Ed O'Neill is not immortal).

The Dumphy house has the father Phil as a real estate agent, supporting a non working wife and three children in a spacious home in a Southern California suburb. Seems to have enough money to send his children to college. I would think that real estate agents would be hurting now. Maybe he is a superhuman realator who can sell ice cream to Eskimos. I think they could have more scenes of Phil in his office, he could be a Michael Scott type, an idiot who miraculously knows how to do one thing very well.

Mitchell works as a lawyer, but Cameron doesn't work. Cameron doesn't really seem to have a means of making skillful income, since he last worked in a greeting card store. The character was a starting center for a BIG 10 football team, why not have him be a coach in a school somewhere (with all the humor and light drama of an openly gay man coaching a football team). Lily will be going to preschool so the writers are going to need Cameron to do something.

They also had enough money to go through the procedures of adoption and flew all the way to Vietnam to pick up the kid. They live in a spacious castle house. They have enough money to try to get their kid into a special, competitive preschool. Mitchell also upped and quit his lawyer job. Of course, his rich father got him a job with another rich guy, so Mitchell now has a job. To defend Mitchell though, he looks to be the only one who does work.

I was thinking about the Hawaii trip, when the entire Modern Family just drops whatever they were doing to all go together in Hawaii. This is six adults with eleven people in total. Mitchell the lawyer, and Phil the real estate dude just dropped what they were doing to go out to Hawaii at the last minute. This is sort of a flaw in family shows, the whole family has to go. Not to mention the expense of going to Hawaii. Must have plenty of money to stop work for two weeks and go, maybe the mortgage on their Brentwood properties are paid for.

They fly to Hawaii.

Stayed at a 5 star hotel right on the beach. I was wondering what the cost of a room in that place would cost for the night? $300? $500 a night? They would have to rent five double rooms.

Mitchell/Cameron/Lily

Dumphy Daughters

Manny and Luke

Jay and Gloria

Phil and Clare

If the rooms were $150 a night, each room would cost $1050 a week with a total of $5,250. But that place was expensive and Hawaii is expensive and a $150 a week probably rents a hammock.

The whole family (all 11 of them) went Dude Ranching or something out in Montana. Those trips are also expensive. Again, hey all 11 family members, stop whatever you are doing and lets meet on Ted Turner's ranch!

Modern Family seems like a fairy tale than anything real.

rcbrad · 02-24-2012, 08:34 PM

I had thought the same thing. The homes are large and lavishly furnished. They also have expensive cars. It seems kind of overdone, especially with the economy being bad and with the trend to cut down on consumerisim.

Steve M. · 03-01-2012, 11:26 PM

Jay runs a company, but I forget what its product is.

Steve M. · 03-01-2012, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Yong Fang

The Dumphy house has the father Phil as a real estate agent, supporting a non working wife and three children in a spacious home in a Southern California suburb. Seems to have enough money to send his children to college.

Somehow, sending Luke to college does not seem to be something Phil would ever have to worry about.

02-24-2012, 10:50 AM	#1
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	The Richest Family instead of Modern Family? I like Modern Family. It's a good one. I hope Ed O'Neill is remembered in this more than the horrible "Married With Children". But I wonder if this really should be called the "Rich Family" or the "1% Family". They live in Southern California. Jay lives in a huge modern house with a swimming pool, jacuzzi, etc. What was Jay's job? A shoe salesman? The wife Gloria doesn't work, she shops at the mall and does whatever. Jay also sent Mitchell to college (did Clare go to college, I think so) and will pay for Manny to go to college. That is probably a $4 million dollar house (talking out of butt on the price, but this is a huge house.) Enough money that Mitchell and Clare were fretting about Manny getting their part of the estate after Jay dies (who unlike Al Bundy and Ed O'Neill is not immortal). The Dumphy house has the father Phil as a real estate agent, supporting a non working wife and three children in a spacious home in a Southern California suburb. Seems to have enough money to send his children to college. I would think that real estate agents would be hurting now. Maybe he is a superhuman realator who can sell ice cream to Eskimos. I think they could have more scenes of Phil in his office, he could be a Michael Scott type, an idiot who miraculously knows how to do one thing very well. Mitchell works as a lawyer, but Cameron doesn't work. Cameron doesn't really seem to have a means of making skillful income, since he last worked in a greeting card store. The character was a starting center for a BIG 10 football team, why not have him be a coach in a school somewhere (with all the humor and light drama of an openly gay man coaching a football team). Lily will be going to preschool so the writers are going to need Cameron to do something. They also had enough money to go through the procedures of adoption and flew all the way to Vietnam to pick up the kid. They live in a spacious castle house. They have enough money to try to get their kid into a special, competitive preschool. Mitchell also upped and quit his lawyer job. Of course, his rich father got him a job with another rich guy, so Mitchell now has a job. To defend Mitchell though, he looks to be the only one who does work. I was thinking about the Hawaii trip, when the entire Modern Family just drops whatever they were doing to all go together in Hawaii. This is six adults with eleven people in total. Mitchell the lawyer, and Phil the real estate dude just dropped what they were doing to go out to Hawaii at the last minute. This is sort of a flaw in family shows, the whole family has to go. Not to mention the expense of going to Hawaii. Must have plenty of money to stop work for two weeks and go, maybe the mortgage on their Brentwood properties are paid for. They fly to Hawaii. Stayed at a 5 star hotel right on the beach. I was wondering what the cost of a room in that place would cost for the night? $300? $500 a night? They would have to rent five double rooms. Mitchell/Cameron/Lily Dumphy Daughters Manny and Luke Jay and Gloria Phil and Clare If the rooms were $150 a night, each room would cost $1050 a week with a total of $5,250. But that place was expensive and Hawaii is expensive and a $150 a week probably rents a hammock. The whole family (all 11 of them) went Dude Ranching or something out in Montana. Those trips are also expensive. Again, hey all 11 family members, stop whatever you are doing and lets meet on Ted Turner's ranch! Modern Family seems like a fairy tale than anything real.
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03-01-2012, 11:26 PM	#3
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02-24-2012, 08:34 PM	#2
rcbrad Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Posts: 479	I had thought the same thing. The homes are large and lavishly furnished. They also have expensive cars. It seems kind of overdone, especially with the economy being bad and with the trend to cut down on consumerisim.