Open House of Horrors
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| "Open House of Horrors" | |
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| Modern Family episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | James Bagdonas |
| Written by | Elaine Ko |
| Production code | 4ARG06 |
| Original air date | October 24, 2012 |
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"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.
After last year's extreme Halloween decorations and a trick that led to a man almost having a heart attack, the neighbors have asked Claire (Julie Bowen) to keep her celebration kid-friendly this year. Claire agrees to that but even though she keeps everything kid-friendly, none of the neighborhood kids come to her home for trick-or-treat because they are afraid.
Phil (Ty Burrell) decides to hold an open house on Halloween. Before leaving their house, he says to Claire that she is not scary. Claire takes that personally and decides to prove him wrong. She and the kids go to Phil’s open house and scare him.
Mitch (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cam (Eric Stonestreet) throw a costume party and plan their costumes to show off Cam's new physique. However, there is a mistake on their costume order: Cam's matador costume comes in Mitch's size and Mitch's bull costume in Cam's size. Cam is worried that no one is going to notice that he lost weight in that costume.
Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons) has an obsession with princesses and wants to dress as a princess for the second year in a row. Cam wonders where this is coming from. The reason is that a while ago Mitch told her that her mother is a princess. Mitch was hoping that Lily would forget about it but she did not and he is now trying to hide it from Cam since they agreed that one day they both would talk to her about her mom and tell her the truth. It doesn’t stay a secret for long, though, when Lily encounters a party guest dressed as a princess and brings up her mother. The family has a talk about it and everything is settled.
Manny (Rico Rodriguez) accidentally sets off the fire alarm at school, which leads everyone to miss the test and him to be sent to the principal's office. The cool kids of the class appreciate what he did and they thank him. Manny misjudges their behavior and agrees to hang out with them.
Gloria's (Sofia Vergara) hormones make her more quick-tempered than usual but she doesn't realize it. When Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Manny point that out, Jay tells her that it is because she is pregnant and that it is normal but she takes it as the baby is angry. Jay calms her down by saying that the baby is not angry and that she is going to be a great mother.
Simultaneously, when Jay can’t flirt his way out of a speeding ticket, he worries that he has lost his charm and is starting to look old. His confidence is boosted when the party guest in the princess costume- who, unbeknownst to Jay, is actually a man (Rodney To)- compliments his looks.
Production
The open house's exterior was filmed at the Miller and Herriott House, while the interior was shot in the Holmes-Shannon House in Los Angeles.[1]
