Modern: Family Halloween

In the pantheon of televised Halloween traditions— The Simpsons’ "Treehouse of Horror" or It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown —there exists a more grounded, yet equally chaotic contender. For eleven seasons, Modern Family turned October 31st into a high-stakes arena of marital one-upmanship, teenage embarrassment, and elaborate prosthetics.

"Lily, sweetie, we talked about this. Halloween is about fun threats, not real ones."

: The series finale for the holiday, where Phil finally succeeds in a massive, year-long prank to scare Claire. Legendary Costume Highlights www.buzzfeed.com Every "Modern Family" Halloween Episode, Ranked - BuzzFeed modern family halloween

Jay and Gloria’s house. It is eerily quiet. A single, elegant skeleton made of real Italian marble sits on the porch. A bowl of organic, gluten-free candy corn sits next to it.

"I embraced the spooky when I married you and realized your mother was moving in." In the pantheon of televised Halloween traditions— The

(off-screen, muffled): "MOM, his name is Aerosol Adam !"

"See, Jay? He gets it."

The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker Halloween Gauntlet

Everyone groans. The flaming pumpkin finally sets off the smoke alarm. Lily serves the subpoena. Fade to black on a title card: Halloween is about fun threats, not real ones

Modern: Family Halloween

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