"Blindsided" is the third episode of the eighth season of the American

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''. It aired on October 5, 2016, on

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(ABC). The episode is directed by Ryan Case and written by Stephen Levitan.

Plot

Alex ( Ariel Winter) still has mono and is not allowed to talk for two days. Haley (

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) decides to start her own business and enlists Phil's (

Ty Burrell Tyler Gerald Burrell (born August 22, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. Burrell is best known for his role as Phil Dunphy on the ABC sitcom ''Modern Family'', for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor i ...

) help. He introduces her to Merv Schechter, a promotion expert, but Haley isn't thrilled to meet him, and Phil accidentally tells her he does not believe in her at all. Later, Haley proves to be capable when she offers help to her dad who has trouble selling a house where the previous owners were murdered. Claire (

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) and Luke (

Nolan Gould Nolan Gould (born October 28, 1998) is an American actor known for his role as Luke Dunphy on the ABC sitcom ''Modern Family''. Early life and education Gould was born in New York City, the son of Angela and Edwin Gould. Shortly after his bi ...

) are called in to Principal Brown's office to discuss Luke's future and learn that he has a bad file and has no chance to go to college unless he chooses an extra-curricular activity. He decides to be a candidate at the student president election with Claire as his campaign manager. Jay (

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) and Gloria (

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) are not comfortable with this, because Manny ( Rico Rodriguez) is also running. Both teenagers are pressured by their parents with Luke being forced to wear a suit and Manny to act like a rapper. Luke wins the election. Mitchell ( Jesse Tyler Ferguson) is unhappy that Cameron (

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) let his star football player Dwight (

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) live with them after his father moved away without asking him first. Lily (

Aubrey Anderson-Emmons Aubrey Frances Anderson-Emmons (born 6 June 2007) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Lily Tucker-Pritchett on ABC's ''Modern Family''. Personal life Anderson-Emmons is the daughter of Korean American Amy Anderson and Kent Em ...

) is also unhappy due to the amount of food that Dwight eats. Cameron decides to ask Dwight to leave, but Mitchell is so flattered by the public acclaim he receives for saving the team's star player he agrees to let him stay.

Reception

Kyle Fowle of ''

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'' gave the episode a B.

References

External links

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