Fortunately for Modern Family fans, the Pritchett-Dunphy clan made it out of LAX all the way to "Hawaii," this week‘s new episode. And although the family may have been on vacation, it‘s clear the writers were hard at work--creating one of the season‘s best half-hours. As the group readies for Jay‘s birthday celebration, we learn several crucial pieces of information. Jay‘s father died at the same age his son is about to reach. Cameron doesn‘t really like to go on "adventures" when on vacation--he‘d rather relax by the pool, much to uptight Mitchell‘s dismay. And most important, we learn that years ago, Claire and Phil were supposed to go to Hawaii on their honeymoon.
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