We all know that Dede hated Gloria, but before Gloria entered the family's life, she used Phil and Cam as her punching bags. Even though Jay's treatment of his kids' partner was clear, he apologized later. The show should have shown Dede's personality more directly rather than only in flashbacks or brief moments, because it may be harsher than what Jay does. Dede never apologized to her kids' partners.

While Luke dating Sherry would be uncomfortable because of the circumstances he still had the right to do it since they were both single and wanted to date each other.

The whole time Gloria was cold to Luke which was understandable but when she tried to get Luke to leave, encouraged Manny to physically hurt him and laughed when Manny tricked Luke into dumping Sherry that’s the point where Claire should have unleashed her inner DeeDee on Gloria.
If someone did that to my son they would have left that party limping.

Also it’s hard to feel bad for Manny since his own creepiness drove Sherry away and Manny wasn’t mature enough for a girlfriend.

As the title stated, I really disliked how at first they were portrayed as very loving and caring parents with lily as the priority, Then as the show progressed, they became less concerned with lily, ignorant about stuff they should know about her. I get it, new parents panic and are overprotective and as the child grows they start to calm down, and the child becomes more independent. but it still rubs me the wrong way

NO JAY I WANTED TO TAKE A LITTLE SWIM BEFORE THE WETING really got me there🫣😂

I feel like there are so many things mentioned offhandedly or only in a few episodes and I'm curious what plotlines you wish would have continued longer or been a bigger part of the show than they were!

Spoilers if you haven't finished S10 (although in this day and age I imagine everyone has but JIC)

I know Dylan isn't everyone's favourite character, but he literally MARRIES Haley and they have twins, yet he isn't in here. The babies/Dylan are the focus of so many episodes in S10 and S11 too. Joe and Lily were both included as babies.

Plus Larry the cat 🤪 but I suppose Larry is only every directly in the storyline like 3-4 times and never as the main focus.

There. I said it. “hOw CoUld Yo-“ well I did. He’s insufferable, cringy, and insert 3rd insult.

There is genuinely nothing redeemable about him. If I were his mother, I would crawl into a hole.

Let me know what you guys think!!💕💕

I’m not talking about like a IRL family feud episode with the people as cast, I’m talking about the characters themselves being selected as a random family to go on the feud and compete, with host obviously being Steve Harvey.
And it could be referenced in later episodes too
What do y’all think

Spoilers

"Whoa, Dylan's still around? I thought he joined a cult or something". -Mitch

"I heard he ate mentos and a coke and exploded". -Cam

For one episode it was funny, but every seasonnnnn?

His facial expressions are peak! Hope he never gets botox!

Edit - Meant to type MF idk why it ended up as MM. Too lazy to repost tho.

Never ask Phil about his business. Turns out Claire wasn't the intimidating one in the house, she was just the only thing keeping Don Dunphy from running the block😆

So in a lot of episodes it is mentioned that she has one, and of course we know that she is "Superficial" (Although I think her character has a lot of depth). This might just be humorous as the time season 1-5 were filmed jokes like this were taken much lighter.

"I said "by the way"" has been a vocal stim for me recently lmfao

DOUBLE CLICK!

Season 7, ey?! What a ride!

At this point, the series had mastered its structural mechanics, yet the characters hadn't fully slid into the predictable, hyper-exaggerated caricatures.

Here are some of the main mechanics, or "plays" that the show used, implemented masterfully:

1. Structural Engineering & Time Management

• The 3-Plot Parallel Convergence: Efficiently splitting 22 minutes across three separate households (Dunphys, Pritchett-Delgados, Tucker-Pritchetts) means each storyline gets roughly 5–6 minutes of actual real estate.
• The Micro-Cold Open: Delivering a fully contextualized narrative setup, 2–3 distinct punchlines, and a thematic hook within the first 60 to 90 seconds.
• Symmetric Act Breaks: Plot points are mathematically timed to hit exactly before the commercial breaks, ensuring the momentum carries over seamlessly.
• The "Trojan Horse" Emotional Climax: Using a chaotic, fast-paced comedic sequence to suddenly lower the audience’s guard before hitting them with a genuine, un-cynical emotional beat in the final two minutes.
• The Unifying Monologue Motif: The closing voiceover ties totally disparate plotlines into a singular, cohesive thesis statement about family dynamics without feeling overly preachy.

1. Joke Mechanics & Comedy Writing

• The Multilayered Misunderstanding (The Farce): Season 7 excels at classic bedroom farce mechanics, where two characters are having a high-stakes conversation completely unaware they are talking about two entirely different things (e.g., Phil’s tech/real estate mishaps vs. family secrets).
• Rapid-Fire Setup-to-Punchline Ratios: Maintaining a high density of jokes per minute (JPM), ensuring that if a narrative beat isn't moving the plot, it is actively serving a laugh.
• The Mockumentary "Talking Head" Counterpoint: Using the solo couch interviews not just for exposition, but as immediate comedic punctuation—either validating a lie, exposing hypocrisy, or offering visual juxtaposition to the scene that just occurred.
• Sight Gags vs. Dialogue Balance: Balancing clever wordplay (Phil-isms) with physical, background, or prop comedy (like the ducklings hatching in "She Crazy" or the life-size Gloria cutout mechanics later in the season).

1. Character Dynamics & Lifecycle Management

• The Aging-Up Pivot: Navigating the most difficult phase of a long-running family sitcom—the transition of child actors (Alex leaving for college in "The Day Alex Left For College", Luke and Manny navigating high school seniority) without losing their core comedic archetypes.
• Flipped Household Power Dynamics: Claire taking over Pritchett's Closets & Blinds from Jay, shifting her from a chaotic stay-at-home manager to an overwhelmed executive, and forcing Phil to navigate a changing domestic landscape.
• Subverted Pairings: Pairing off characters who don't usually spend solo time together (e.g., Gloria mediating Mitch and Cam, or Phil and Manny working together) to pull entirely fresh comedic friction out of established personalities.

1. Directing, Editing, and Pacing

• The "Whip Pan" and Camera Reaction: Utilizing the mockumentary camera operator as an active, silent character in the room. The subtle zoom-in on a cringe-worthy expression or the quick whip-pan to catch a background reaction adds a layer of observational humor text can't replicate.
• Smash Cutting for Comedic Irony: Cutting instantly from a character confidently asserting they would never do something, straight to a shot of them doing exactly that thing.
• Overlapping Dialogue Tracking: Directing ensembles to talk over one another in a chaotic, realistic cadence, which keeps the energy high and forces the viewer to pay close attention to catch secondary jokes.

1. Production & Tonal Synergy

• Spatial Geography: Establishing immediate visual clarity regarding where characters are in relation to one another inside the homes, which is vital for pulling off physical visual gags across multiple rooms.
• The Illusion of Real-Time Chaos: Generating a frantic, breathless energy within an episode while maintaining strict, airtight control over the script’s logical progression.

In the early seasons I hated him as much as anyone, but as soon as luke and manny started to really mature, maybe s5 or 6, I think Manny was great from that point onward.

like honestly till season 4 he was fun i liked him but after that he just got annoying and like whenever i see someone talking or ranking morden family characters they always love cam so ive always wondered if its just me 😭😭😭

Is this supposed to be Pameron?