The television show "Modern Family" doesn't seem to portray a real modern family. I did try to watch it when it when it came out in Australia, but I was sorely disappointed. I can't grasp the mentality around a family who love gossiping and backstabbing each other (And everone else) Mind you that I grew up in the 80's watching all the popular American television shows, like ALF, Punky Brewster, Family Ties, Who's the boss. Those television shows and many like them had something you could learn about life. Unlike "Modern Family" which IMHO has nothing to teach about life, except maybe learn how to be a terrible human being.