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Las Vegas

  • Episode aired Mar 26, 2014
  • TV-PG
  • 21m
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9.2/10
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Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, and Ed O'Neill in Modern Family (2009)
Modern Family: Las Vegas
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On a trip to Las Vegas, Jay wheels and deals to get a better room, Claire tries to win back the money she lost last year, Phil tries to get into a magician's club, and Cameron chooses a bach... Read allOn a trip to Las Vegas, Jay wheels and deals to get a better room, Claire tries to win back the money she lost last year, Phil tries to get into a magician's club, and Cameron chooses a bachelor party over a spa day with Mitchell.On a trip to Las Vegas, Jay wheels and deals to get a better room, Claire tries to win back the money she lost last year, Phil tries to get into a magician's club, and Cameron chooses a bachelor party over a spa day with Mitchell.

  • Director
    • Gail Mancuso
  • Writers
    • Steven Levitan
    • Christopher Lloyd
    • Paul Corrigan
  • Stars
    • Ed O'Neill
    • Sofía Vergara
    • Julie Bowen
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.2/10
    5.3K
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    • Director
      • Gail Mancuso
    • Writers
      • Steven Levitan
      • Christopher Lloyd
      • Paul Corrigan
    • Stars
      • Ed O'Neill
      • Sofía Vergara
      • Julie Bowen
    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ed O'Neill
    Ed O'Neill
    • Jay Pritchett
    Sofía Vergara
    Sofía Vergara
    • Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
    Julie Bowen
    Julie Bowen
    • Claire Dunphy
    Ty Burrell
    Ty Burrell
    • Phil Dunphy
    Jesse Tyler Ferguson
    Jesse Tyler Ferguson
    • Mitchell Pritchett
    Eric Stonestreet
    Eric Stonestreet
    • Cameron Tucker
    Sarah Hyland
    Sarah Hyland
    • Haley Dunphy
    • (credit only)
    Ariel Winter
    Ariel Winter
    • Alex Dunphy
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    Nolan Gould
    Nolan Gould
    • Luke Dunphy
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    Rico Rodriguez
    Rico Rodriguez
    • Manny Delgado
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    Frances Anderson
    Frances Anderson
    • Lily Tucker-Pritchett
    • (as Aubrey Anderson-Emmons)
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    Stephen Merchant
    Stephen Merchant
    • Higgins
    Fred Armisen
    Fred Armisen
    • Langham
    Patton Oswalt
    Patton Oswalt
    • Ducky
    Jeffrey Nicholas Brown
    Jeffrey Nicholas Brown
    • Tim
    Ed Alonzo
    Ed Alonzo
    • Kaiser Mayhem
    Elaine Carroll
    Elaine Carroll
    • Female Magician
    Ray Laska
    Ray Laska
    • Burt
    • Director
      • Gail Mancuso
    • Writers
      • Steven Levitan
      • Christopher Lloyd
      • Paul Corrigan
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    User reviews7

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    10dannyboy-69253

    No camera guy In alleyway

    On the Vegas tv show. It said on the Goofs you see the camera guy in the alleyway. I watch it a couple of times and there was no camera guy in it. Doesn't matter the episode is still good and so is the show. To bad it's not on more often especially on the weekends. This show was really good and to bad it wasn't on longer than it was. I was in Vegas in 1997 a lot has changed since that show. With all the construction going on in the 1980s. I was there in November and weather was good but chilly at night but ok during the day time. Wow I can't believe you need so many words just to leave a review.
    obaggins

    Review of Episode and the other "review" here.

    The other "review" on this page, which attempts to claim that this Episode of Modern Family is plagiarized from the 'Ski Lodge' Episode of 'Frasier', is written by somebody who must be Culturally Illiterate. The Comedy Technique and Narrative Format of people going in and out of interconnected doors, with confusion and misunderstandings arising, is a Classic Comedic Technique known as a Farce. It originated in Classic Greek Theatre, and was perfected to hilarity, in French Cinema. 'Le Cage Aux Folles' is one of the best examples (Also adapted by Hollywood, in 'The Birdcage', with Robin Williams. For original American Cinema, possibly the best example of a Farce, is, surprisingly, the Sylvester Stallone film, 'Oscar'.) Pay no attention to the "review" on this page, by the person who believes that 'Frasier"....invented the Genre of Farce. That's nonsense. And the claim that the different levels of the hotel, in Modern family, being copied from 'Frasier', is equally absurd. That plot point has been used in Sitcoms long before 'Frasier' used it. Anyone who regularly watches Sitcoms, should know this. Modern family did not "copy" anyone, in using the Classic Comedy Technique of Farce, nor in using the different levels of luxury plot point in this Episode. It's a superb Comedic Episode, using Classic Narrative Themes.
    3televisiontelevision

    Las Vagas Episode (#5.18) a Rip Off of Frasier (#5.14 & #10.11)

    Very disappointed - The last couple of seasons have been a letdown but this episode is a complete rip off of 2 Frasier episodes listed below. The writers really need to be more original. Maybe Frasier ripped the ideas off someone else - I don't know - but Modern Family need to call it quits if they can't improve the writing and stop the overacting by certain members of the cast

    Frasier Season 5, Episode 14 The Ski Lodge

    All there cast going through Interconnecting doors leading to the similar confusion/misinterpretations demonstrated in this Modern Family episode

    Frasier Season 10, Episode 11 Door Jam Frasier finds out there is a different level (Gold) to the one Niles and himself are on. And once they achieve Gold level they're very happy until they find out there may be a Platinum level.
    10aboalhija

    THE BEST.

    Never laughed so hard like this in a while. Wish all com shows are like this.
    10ryanjmorris

    Is this the greatest Modern Family ever produced?

    Modern Family is my favourite show. It's been my favourite show since I began watching it midway through its first season back in 2009, and it remains so to this day. Given, it may not be to the same level of innovation now as it was back in its first two seasons, but the writing is still so consistently strong, and even episodes that may not work on a comedy level are still loaded with emotion and strong character development. The characters of Modern Family are what makes this show work.

    I was unsure about Las Vegas before watching it. I thought that maybe the writers had thrown in a new location in an attempt to breathe some new life into the formula, and overall, I doubted it would work. Then what a surprise it is to me that Las Vegas is a strong contender for the greatest Modern Family episode ever produced.

    Whilst it starts off slow, this episode builds to a roaring crescendo, and it is possibly the funniest final act we've seen since season one's Fizbo (widely perceived as the best MF episode). Modern Family employs the use of misunderstandings an awful lot, but if they work as well as they do here, what's the harm in that? The chaos that takes place between the three connected rooms of the families is pure genius, and just when you think they've reached the final laugh, another one comes. And then another. It is simply fantastic stuff.

    Modern Family may not be as strong now as it once was, but I don't think there will be a time where I stop enjoying this show. Sure, they have the occasional misfire, but what show doesn't? The fact that an episode of this quality can be sent out in Modern Family's fifth season suggests that this show is far from dead.

    This is, for me, the funniest episode of Modern Family ever.

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    • Trivia
      The episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series.
    • Quotes

      Higgins: [Watching performers from Kilty Pleasures] This reminds me of my late grandfather.

      Phil Dunphy: He was Scottish?

      Higgins: He was a stripper.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards (2014)
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      Modern Family Main Theme
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      Written by Gabriel Mann

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    • Release date
      • March 26, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • Steven Levitan Productions
      • Picador Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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      • 21m
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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