Come Fly with Me (Modern Family)

"Come Fly With Me"
Modern Family episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 3
Directed by	Jason Winer
Written by	Dan O'Shannon
Production code	1ARG04
Original air date	October 7, 2009
Guest stars
Reid Ewing as Dylan
Season 1 episodes
2009–2010 "Pilot" "The Bicycle Thief" "Come Fly With Me" "The Incident" "Coal Digger" "Run for Your Wife" "En Garde" "Great Expecations" "Fizbo" "Undeck the Halls" "Up All Night" "Not in My House" "Fifteen Percent" "Moon Landing" "My Funky Valentine" "Fears" "Truth Be Told" "Starry Night" "Game Changer" "Benched" "Travels with Scout" "Airport 2010" "Hawaii" "Family Portrait"   Season 2 →
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"Come Fly With Me" is the third episode of the ABC series Modern Family. It premiered on ABC in the United States on October 7, 2009. In the episode, Jay (Ed O'Neill) tries to spend some time alone with his model airplane, but Phil (Ty Burrell) ruins it; Alex (Ariel Winter) and Gloria (Sofía Vergara) go to a mall and Gloria tries to convince Alex to wear a dress to a wedding; Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) goes to Costco for the first time in his life. Jay hits Phil in the nose with his model airplane on purpose and claims it was an accident, but later apologizes when Claire calls him on it.

The episode was written by Dan O'Shannon and directed by Jason Winer. "Come Fly with Me" received a 3.4/9 in the 18-49 demographic according to the Nielsen Media Research and received positive reviews from critics many calling it an improvement over "The Bicycle Thief".

Plot

Phil pushes Jay to go out with him and fly his new model plane, a Vought F4U Corsair. While Phil gets his moment with Jay, the encounter does not end up as he wishes: Jay buzzes Phil with the plane and as the credits roll, the model plane crashes into Phil's nose. While Manny takes time out to play with Luke, Gloria accompanies Alex in shopping for a dress.

Mitchell and Cameron go shopping at Costco, but Mitchell feels that he is too good to shop there. On the trip, Cameron introduces Mitchell to wholesale pricing, which excites Mitchell and the pair end up buying multiple baskets of goods.

Later on, Manny ends up having a heart-to-heart talk with his stepsister Claire.

In the end, Gloria reveals to Jay that she used to dress up Manny like a girl when he a was baby; when Manny found the pictures, Gloria had told him it was his twin sister who had died.

Reception

In its original American broadcast, "Come Fly With Me" was viewed by an estimated 8.823 million households with a 5.4 rating/9% share Nielsen rating and received a 3.4 rating/9% share in the 18-49 demographic going down 4 tenths in the demographic according to the Nielsen Media Research.^[1]

Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode a 8.3/10 calling it "Impressive and stated "Overall, "Come Fly With Me" was proof that this is a series with great potential." and also stated the series has almost everything (heart, comedy, dark comedy).^[2] Jason Hughes of TV Squad gave the episode a positive review saying Jay hitting Phil on purpose "harsh, but funny".^[3] Donna Bowman of A.V. Club gave the episode a A- saying "Modern Family is shaping up to be one of those rare comedies that actually derives unexpected humor from its premise."^[4]

Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly stated "While last night’s Modern Family didn’t quite make me double over with laughter the way its first two episodes did, it nonetheless pulled off the trick of effortlessly straddling the territory between absurdist humor and genuinely moving.^[5] TV Fanatic gave the episode a positive reviews saying one of his favorite quotes of the episode was Alex telling Claire "You know, instead of trying to force me to wear a dress, why don't you worry about getting Luke to wear some pants?"^[6] James Poniewozik of Time said "the episode as a whole showed a lot of promise by demonstrating the ways different combinations of the extended family can play off each other"^[7]

References

1. ^ Robert Seidman (2009-10-09). "Wednesday Broadcast finals: Modern Family, Cougar Town, Glee, Criminal Minds tick up in finals; Old Christine down a tick". TV By The Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/10/08/tuesday-broadcast-finals-modern-family-cougar-town-glee-criminal-minds-tick-up-in-finals-old-christine-down-a-tick/29983. Retrieved 2010-03-11. 
2. ^ Canning, Robert (October 8, 2009) http://tv.ign.com/articles/103/1033109p1.html IGN Retrieved 2010-6-5
3. ^ Hughes, Jason (October 8, 2009)http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/modern-family-come-fly-with-me/ TV Squad Retrieved 2010-06-05
4. ^ http://www.avclub.com/articles/come-fly-with-me,33816/
5. ^ Slezak, Michael (October 8, 2010) http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/10/08/modern-family-episode-3-recap/ Entertainment Weekly Retrieved 2010-06-10
6. ^ The Barnacle (October 8, 2009) http://www.tvfanatic.com/2009/10/modern-family-recap-come-fly-with-me/ TV Fanatic Retrieved 2010-06-09
7. ^ Poniewozik, James (October 8, 2009) http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2009/10/08/the-morning-after-buy-it-in-bulk/ Time Retrieved 2010-06-10

External links

• "Come Fly with Me" at TV.com
• "Come Fly with Me" at the Internet Movie Database
• "Come Fly with Me" at ABC.com