Lifetime Supply

Last updated
"Lifetime Supply"
Modern Family episode
Lifetime Supply (Modern Family).jpg
Phil (Ty Burrell) discovers that his lifetime supply of razor blades has run out.
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 11
Directed by Chris Koch
Written by Jeffrey Richman
Bill Wrubel
Production code3ARG11
Original air dateJanuary 4, 2012 (2012-01-04)
Guest appearances
Episode chronology
← Previous
"Express Christmas"		Next →
"Egg Drop"
Modern Family season 3
List of episodes

"Lifetime Supply" is the 11th episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family , and the series' 59th episode overall. It was aired on January 4, 2012. The episode was written by Jeffrey Richman & Bill Wrubel and directed by Chris Koch.

Contents

Plot

Phil (Ty Burrell) goes to the doctor (Don Lake) for a check up. The doctor runs some tests telling him that he will call him if something is wrong. On Saturday he receives a call from the doctor but he misses it because he is in the shower. He calls back at his office but he can not reach the doctor since he is flying to London and he assumes the worst, starting to think that he is dying. Mitch (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) wins an environmental law award, an achievement that creates a competition between Cam (Eric Stonestreet) and himself. Cam, after Mitch's win, pulls out the award he won for fishing back in his hometown, and he displays it right next to Mitch's. Mitch thinks that Cam did that because he was jealous, but Cam says he was hiding it, along with all his other awards, so Mitch won't feel bad for not having any.

Alex (Ariel Winter) tells Mitch that she knows exactly how he feels because her mom does the same when she wins something by displaying Luke's (Nolan Gould) "awards" next to hers. The discussion with Alex makes Mitch realize that he is acting like a 14-year-old girl and he decides to make a display for Cam with all his awards. He goes to the garage and he is surprised of how many awards Cam won as a teenager but he was keeping them hidden to not hurt his feelings. The moment he tries to carry the box with the awards in the house, he sees a mouse and drops it, and starts kicking the box. Cam sees that and he believes that Mitch acts that way because he is jealous of his many awards.

Gloria (Sofía Vergara) tells Jay (Ed O'Neill) that she saw a black mouse in her dream the previous night and she is worried because in her country, a black mouse in a dream is a bad sign.

Manny's (Rico Rodriguez) dad Javier (Benjamin Bratt) comes to town to spend some time with his son. He tells Manny that he will take him to the horse races despite the fact that Jay tells Javier that he and Manny have plans to play golf. The three of them (Javier, Manny and Jay) end up all together at the races.

Gloria goes to the Dunphy house to help Haley (Sarah Hyland) with her Spanish. Phil tells her about the doctor, she combines her bad dream with that but she tries to not make Phil worried more. Another bad sign reinforces her concerns when Phil tells her that his lifetime supply of razor blades he won in a TV Game a few years ago, ran out that day.

Gloria talks about her omen fears to the whole family, who meet at the Dunphy's to support Phil and Claire (Julie Bowen). While all are gathered together, the doctor calls to tell Phil that everything is fine and that he was just calling him to ask him to be his real estate agent.

Reception

Ratings

In its original American broadcast, "Lifetime Supply" was watched by 14.03 million; the third most watched episode of the season and series. [1]

Reviews

"Lifetime Supply" received positive reviews.

Donna Bowman from The A.V. Club gave an A− to the episode saying that "...the show has had a rough third season in the eyes of critics, but the viewers keep showing up. [...] Give this excellent cast the right script and the right director, and they will kick it to the finish line strong every time." She stated that "Lifetime Supply" put together three strong plotlines and she closes her review: "This show’s not in any trouble. It needs more consistent writing, and it needs to learn from its body of work where its strengths and weaknesses lie. But there’s no reason we can’t see episodes like this one more weeks than not." [2]

Maria Mercedes Lara from Wet Paint rated the episode with 4.5/5 and said that the episode was "a refreshing start to the second half of Season 3 for the series." [3]

JeffEightyOne from Ape Donkey said that "Lifetime Supply" is "maybe the best episode of MF in a long time." [4]

Will of Two Cents TV gave a good review to the episode saying that it was an excellent episode and that the return of Modern Family never fails to disappoint. "It is 30 minutes of pure entertainment! All of the actors and actresses all have this wonderful chemistry which makes the show award worthy." [5]

Christine N. Ziemba of Paste Magazine gave the episode 7.5/10. "Modern Family is a good sitcom with a great cast—the laughs come fast and furious. The accolades are deserved, but at some point we wish that the storylines would entice us to come back as much as the one-liners and throwaway jokes." [6]

Leigh Raines of TV Fanatic rated the episode with 3/5 saying that it was "a weak episode back overall". [7]

Accolades

Ty Burrell submitted this episode for consideration due to his nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phil on Wire</span> 3rd episode of the 3rd season of Modern Family

"Phil on Wire" is the third episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family and the show's 51st episode overall. The episode originally aired on September 28, 2011 on American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The episode was written by Danny Zuker, with the story co-written by Zucker and Bianca Douglas. Jason Winer directed the episode. Justin Kirk guest stars in the episode as Mitchell's boss, Charlie Bingham.

Treehouse (<i>Modern Family</i>) 7th episode of the 3rd season of Modern Family

"Treehouse" is the seventh episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 55th episode overall. It aired on November 2, 2011. The episode was written by series co-creator Steven Levitan and was directed by Jason Winer. It featured guest appearances from Jennifer Tilly and Leslie Mann, and the second guest appearance of Chazz Palminteri.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Little Bo Bleep</span> 13th episode of the 3rd season of Modern Family

"Little Bo Bleep" is the 13th episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family. It premiered on ABC on January 18, 2012. The episode was written by Cindy Chupack and directed by Chris Koch.

Punkin Chunkin (<i>Modern Family</i>) 9th episode of the 3rd season of Modern Family

"Punkin Chunkin" is the ninth episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 57th episode overall. It aired on November 23, 2011. The episode was written by Ben Karlin and directed by Michael Spiller.

"Egg Drop" is the 12th episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 60th episode overall. It was aired on January 11, 2012. The episode was written by Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh and directed by Jason Winer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Me? Jealous?</span> 14th episode of the 3rd season of Modern Family

"Me? Jealous?" is the 14th episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family and the series' 61st episode overall. It was aired on February 8, 2012. The episode was written by Ben Karlin and directed by Michael Spiller.

"Aunt Mommy" is the 15th episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 63rd episode overall. It was aired on February 15, 2012. The episode discusses the antics surrounding the surrogacy of Cam and Mitch's second child. There are problems surrounding the issue of which father would be the child's biological child, so Claire offers them her egg. This would mean that both fathers share genetics with the child, but it would mean that Mitchell's child would be the child of his sister as well. Another plot line within the episode entails Manny getting hurt while Jay was trying to convince him to play football because he thinks his son is too similar to his mother. Overall, the episode received positive reviews, but was not viewed by as many people compared to the previous episode. The episode was written by Abraham Higginbotham & Dan O'Shannon and directed by Michael Spiller.

"Leap Day" is the 17th episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 65th episode overall. It aired on February 29, 2012. The episode was written by Danny Zuker and directed by Gail Mancuso.

"Send Out the Clowns" is the 18th episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 66th episode overall. It aired on March 14, 2012. The episode was written by Steven Levitan, Jeffrey Richman & Bill Wrubel and directed by Steven Levitan.

"The Last Walt" is the 20th episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family and the series' 68th episode overall. This episode originally aired on ABC on April 18, 2012. It was written by Dan O'Shannon, Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh and directed by Michael Spiller.

"Planes, Trains, and Cars" is the 21st episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family and the series' 69th episode overall. It aired on ABC on May 2, 2012 and was written by Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh and directed by Michael Spiller.

"Baby on Board" is the 24th episode of the third season, as well as the season finale of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 72nd episode overall. It aired on May 23, 2012 on ABC. The episode was written by Abraham Higginbotham and directed by Steven Levitan. The episode features guest actors Reid Ewing and Terri Hoyos. It was viewed by 10.07 million people in its original US broadcast.

"Bringing Up Baby" is the first episode of the fourth season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 73rd episode overall. It aired on September 26, 2012. The episode was written by Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh and directed by Steven Levitan.

"Open House of Horrors" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 77th episode overall. It aired October 24, 2012. The episode was written by Elaine Ko and directed by James Bagdonas.

"A Fair to Remember" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 103rd overall. It was aired on November 13, 2013. The episode was written by Emily Spivey and directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller.

"The Big Game" is the ninth episode of the fifth season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 105th overall. It was aired on December 4, 2013. The episode was written by Megan Ganz and directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller.

"The Feud" is the 15th episode of the fifth season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 111th overall. It was aired on February 26, 2014. The episode's story was written by Christopher Lloyd and the teleplay by Dan O'Shannon. "The Feud" was directed by Ryan Case. Julie Bowen submitted this episode for consideration due to her nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards.

"Do Not Push" is the second episode of the sixth season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 122nd episode overall. It originally aired on October 1, 2014. The episode was written by Megan Ganz and directed by Gail Mancuso.

"Queer Eyes, Full Hearts" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 127th episode overall. It originally aired on November 12, 2014. The episode was written by Stephen Lloyd and directed by Jason Winer.

References

  1. ↑ Gorman, Bill (January 5, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Modern Family' Adjusted Up; 'Happy Endings' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ Bowman, Donna (January 4, 2012). "Lifetime Supply". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ Lara, Maria Mercedes (January 4, 2012). "Modern Family Review: Rate Season 3, Episode 11: Lifetime Supply". Wet Paint.
  4. ↑ JeffEightyOne (January 16, 2012). "Modern Family – "Lifetime Supply" and "Egg Drop" Reviews". Ape Donkey. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ Will, Will (January 5, 2012). "Modern Family – Recap & Review – Lifetime Supply". Two Cents TV.
  6. ↑ Ziemba, Christine (January 5, 2012). "Modern Family Review: "Lifetime Supply" (Episode 3.11)". Paste Magazine.
  7. ↑ Raines, Leigh (January 4, 2012). "Modern Family Review: Competition and Paranoia". TV Fanatic.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.