The sixth season of the American television sitcom Modern Family aired on ABC from September 24, 2014, to May 20, 2015.
This season was ordered on May 18, 2014. The season was produced by Steven Levitan Productions and Picador Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television, with creators Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd as showrunners.
Cast
Main cast Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett Sofía Vergara as Gloria Pritchett Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett
Recurring cast Steve Zahn as Ronnie LaFontaine Andrea Anders as Amber LaFontaine Adam DeVine as Andy Bailey
Guest cast
Rory Scovel as Carl Tyne Daly as Mrs. Plank Jon Polito as Earl Chambers Finneas O'Connell as Ronnie Jr. LaFontaine Brooke Sorenson as Tammy LaFontaine Ben Lawson as George Fiona Gubelmann as Lisa Michael Urie as Gavin Sinclair Nicholas Gonzalez as Diego Nigella Lawson as herself Rob Riggle as Gil Thorpe Fred Willard as Frank Dunphy Stephanie Beatriz as Sonia Ramirez Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman Elizabeth Banks as Sal Christian Barillas as Ronaldo Penn Jillette as Edward LeGrand Natasha Leggero as Dana Kevin Daniels as Longines Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall Joe Mande as Ben Laura Ashley Samuels as Beth Robbie Amell as Chase Will Sasso as Señor Kaplan Alyson Reed as Angela Pierce Wallace as Joe Pritchett Andrew Daly as Principal Brown Benjamin Bratt as Javier Delgado
Episodes
Reception
Reviews Modern Family's sixth season received positive reviews from television critics, with some claiming it an improvement over the previous couple of seasons that had a mixed critical reception, and a return to form for the show.
Various writers from The A.V. Club have awarded the majority of episodes a "B" grade or higher - with particular praise for "The Day We Almost Died", "Closet? You'll Love It!" and "Crying Out Loud"- marking an improvement over the repeated "C" grade given throughout the previous season. "Connection Lost" also received high acclaim, with many praising its originality and ability to transcend what could have been a "gimmicky episode". Discussing "Three Turkeys", Fourthmic stated that the episode was "another strong one in season that has seen the series return to the quality that we came to appreciate in the first couple of seasons". In her review for "Closet? You'll Love It!" Gwen Ihnat of The A.V. Club stated that the episode represents "all the reasons why we still watch Modern Family" and awarded the episode an A−. On the same site, David Kallison reviewed "Grill, Interrupted" and said "This season proves that sitcoms can survive on solid characters and solid jokes".
Sarah Hyland's performance as Haley Dunphy has received consistently positive reviews over the course of the sixth season. In his review for Queer Eyes, Full Hearts Evan Slead labelled her "truly a great comedic actress. She has a way of making the ditzy and superficial type earn some respect and notoriety". Reviewing Rash Decisions, Gwen Ihnat of The A.V. Club labelled Hyland the 'performer of the week', saying "It’s hard to picture a time when this wouldn’t be Sarah Hyland, but Haley continues to be just a whirlwind of delight".
Ratings
DVD release Modern Family: The Complete Sixth Season Set Details Special Features 24 episodes 3-disc set 1.78:1 aspect ratio English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Subtitles: English, Spanish and French Runtime: 517 minutes Awesome Halloween A Modern Thanksgiving Modern Connections - The Making of the episode "Connection Lost" A Day with Julie Deleted Scenes Gag Reel Release Dates Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 September 22, 2015 September 14, 2015 September 16, 2015
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