Fizbo
- Episode aired Nov 25, 2009
- TV-14
- 21m
Cameron breaks out his favorite clown costume to make Luke's birthday party a hit. However, a series of accidents causes the party to break into chaos and leads to an unfortunate injury.Cameron breaks out his favorite clown costume to make Luke's birthday party a hit. However, a series of accidents causes the party to break into chaos and leads to an unfortunate injury.Cameron breaks out his favorite clown costume to make Luke's birthday party a hit. However, a series of accidents causes the party to break into chaos and leads to an unfortunate injury.
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Eric Stonestreet, Cameron's trademark squeal was created in this episode when Fizbo the Clown reacted to the loose scorpion; it was how Eric "heard it in his head." The creators and writers liked it so well that they asked him to add it in other episodes. (as told to Arsenio Hall, Oct 2013)
- GoofsWhen Jungle Tanya first arrives and Phil tells her he wants the most dangerous reptile she has, she says she has an iguana that eats crickets. Yet, during the party she has a boa constrictor which she implies has eaten her cat, and a poisonous scorpion that Haley lets out - both easily scarier than a cricket-eating iguana.
- Quotes
Phil Dunphy: I am brave. Roller coasters? Love 'em. Scary movies? I've seen Ghostbusters like 7 times. I regularly drive through neighborhoods that have only recently been gentrified. So yeah I am pretty much not afraid of anything.
Cameron Tucker: [Cut to Cameron entering dressed as Fizbo the clown] Well hey hey hey hey everybody! Quit your clowning around, that's my job!
Phil Dunphy: Except clowns. Never shared that with the 'fam, so shhh! I do have an image to maintain. I am not really sure where the fear comes from, my mother says it's cause when I was a kid I found a dead clown in the woods. But who knows?
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)
The entire episode is full of potential danger, building the tension. Was it the crossbow? Was it the reptiles? The zip-line? The rock wall? What kind of injury is it? Could the tough guy at the gas station have something to do with it? All of these possibilities are suggested to the viewer to throw them off the scent and keep them guessing.
Which family member got hurt and how, exactly, did it happen?
The story revolves around Luke's birthday party. His birthday often gets lost in the Thanksgiving shuffle, so his parents decide to throw a giant extravaganza for him this year, complete with inflatable bouncy-bounces, rock climbing walls, a reptile wrangler, etc. This opens the possibility for all sorts of trouble and feeds into the lighthearted mystery.
"Modern Family" is a solid new comedy. I felt it started strong out of the gate, but I hadn't been as into the later episodes (although they had their moments). "Fizbo", the ninth episode of the show's first season, was enjoyable because of the "whatdunnit" aspect that tied together all of the crazy goings-on.
- jimjo1216
- Nov 29, 2009
Details
- Runtime21 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD