In 2009, ABC released "Modern Family," an American mockumentary-style sitcom series that received 11 seasons and ended in 2020. The story follows three interconnected families in broad strokes as they live their daily lives, from which hilarity often ensues. The main cast includes Ed O'Neil, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Eric Stonestreet. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the series was incredibly well-reviewed by both critics and audiences, with phrases like "eccentric but exceedingly likable" and "ingenious sitcom" being handily tossed around.
In Season 8 Episode 4, entitled "Weathering Heights," Caleb Alexander Smith portrays a nameless "police officer," a title that is only in quotation marks because he's a stripper. Mitchell (Ferguson) and Cameron (Stonestreet) call in a favor which leads to this "cop" pretending to arrest Dwight (Winston Duke) for underage drinking. The intent behind the favor is to guilt their daughter Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons) into admitting that she had been unnaturally cruel to Dwight, who, at that time, was staying in their home.
