"The Incident" is the name of the fourth episode of the ABC series Modern Family. It premiered on ABC in the United States on October 14, 2009. The episode was written by Steven Levitan and directed by Jason Winer. Mitchell and Claire's mother visit the family months after she embarrassed Jay in front of his family on his wedding day. Phil and Claire try to judge whether Haley's boyfriend is acceptable to take her to a concert or not. Mitchell goes to his father's house to tell him that they are inviting his ex-wife to a party, but doesn't tell Gloria. At the reunion, Gloria and Jay's ex-wife begin to fight, but Haley's boyfriend stops them.
Plot
Dede (Shelley Long), Claire and Mitchell's mother, stops in for a surprise visit and wants to try to make up with everyone that she offended during "the incident" that she caused at Jay and Gloria's wedding. Dede had become progressively drunk during the event, eventually having to be carried out, making a scene. Haley wants to attend a concert with her boyfriend, Dylan (Reid Ewing) but Claire and Phil refuse to let her go.
Later, everything comes into play when the whole family meets at Claire's house for dinner.
Reception
The episode was viewed by 9.353 million viewers and got a Nielsen rating of 5.8/9.
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