Modern Family
Contemporary domestic unit
Modern Family is an American television comedy (2009–2024) following three related households in Los Angeles.
The show popularized the mockumentary sitcom format, using direct-to-camera interviews and handheld camerawork.
Its depiction of a gay couple raising a child was notably mainstream for its era.
The title plays on both the blended, nontraditional family structure and contemporary family life generally.
Television industry accolade
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- trophyAward for winning
honors · distinction · prize · victory · achievement · ceremony · nomination · winner
Satirical fake nonfiction film
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- confessionalBooth for admitting sins
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
Dunphy · multicultural · stepfamily · adoptive · LGBTQ · patriarch · quirky · ABC
State of being related
- marriageFormal union between partners
- siblingsFellow offspring
- parentingNurturing and guiding children
- in-lawsRelatives through marriage
stepfamily · adoption · blended · bonding · affection · support · trust · commitment
State of varied elements
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- smartphonesHandheld touchscreen computers
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
multicultural · suburban · adoption · immigration · generational gap · work-life balance
Emmy
Television industry accolade
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
trophy · honors · distinction · prize · victory · achievement · ceremony · nomination · winner · Screen Actors Guild
mockumentary
Satirical fake nonfiction film
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- confessionalBooth for admitting sins
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
Dunphy · suburban · multicultural · stepfamily · adoptive · LGBTQ · patriarch · quirky · ABC · primetime
kinship
State of being related
- marriageFormal union between partners
- siblingsFellow offspring
- parentingNurturing and guiding children
in-laws · stepfamily · adoption · blended · bonding · affection · support · trust · commitment · intimacy
diversity
State of varied elements
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- smartphonesHandheld touchscreen computers
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
LGBTQ · multicultural · suburban · adoption · immigration · generational gap · work-life balance
humor
Amusing quality
farce · satire · jokes · punchline · gag · shtick · hilarity · improv · parody · caricature
- MockumentariesThis Is Spinal Tap, The Office, Borat, mockumentary, Bruno
- TV showsTV shows, sitcom, The Office, cartoon, game show
- TV comedysitcom, sketch comedy, late night show, variety show, mockumentary
Modern Familynuclear family
Parents plus their offspring
traditional family · two-parent household · single-parent family
Modern FamilyLeave It to Beaver
Fifties domestic comedy series
Father Knows Best · The Brady Bunch · The Cosby Show · Family Ties · Good Times
family, modern, modernize, modernized, ultramodern, modernist, modernity, modernism, modernization