Knock 'Em Down

In the episode, Jay joins Cameron's bowling team to replace an injured player, not knowing that he will have to be (act) gay to play in this league.

Phil (Ty Burrell) tries to sell a house but the buyers take back their offer when they see a pornographic sculpture decorating a neighbor's home.

Phil finds out that surprisingly Ronnie (Steve Zahn) and Amber (Andrea Anders) hate the statue too and when they ask him and Claire (Julie Bowen) to join them at a restaurant for dinner they accept the offer.

Jay (Ed O'Neill) accepts to join Cameron's (Eric Stonestreet) bowling team for the night to replace an injured friend.

Whilst the night begins well, as the time passes, both Mitchell and Gloria fall asleep, realizing that they are no longer as young as they were and Cameron was right that they were unable to stay up to go clubbing.

At the end of the episode, Alex (Ariel Winter) sees her parents talking with the LaFontaines and tells Luke (Nolan Gould) that art is the best way to connect people.

Club awarded the episode a B grade, saying "Modern Family so often starts with the standard sitcom trope, but the show really excels when it rises above the norm and takes a different turn.