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"En Garde" is the seventh episode of the ABC series ''Modern Family''. It premiered on ABC in the United States on November 4, 2009. In the episode, Manny takes up fencing and he is quite talented. Jay is very proud of Manny, which stirs up resentment in Mitchell. These feelings cause Mitchell to confront Claire about something from their past. The episode was written by Danny Zucker and directed by Randall Einhorn. The episode, "En Garde" became the highest rated scripted show in its timeslot and has received positive reviews from critics with Jesse Tyler Ferguson (who plays Mitchell) naming it his "personal favorite" episode. This episode won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation.〔(Nominations: Official Primetime Emmy Award Nominees ). Emmys.tv (2010-07-08).〕 ==Plot== Manny (Rico Rodriguez) becomes interested in fencing and the whole family comes to cheer him on during the match. He is really successful and he manages to reach the finals where he has to compete against a girl. Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Gloria (Sofía Vergara) are really proud of him and they want him to take the trophy. When Manny tells them that he is retired from fencing, Jay tries to change his mind when Gloria says that if Manny feels like it's not fun anymore and he wants to quit, she supports him. When Manny explains he does not want to compete against a girl, Gloria gets mad and convinces him that's not a good reason. Before the finals start, Jay and Gloria find out that the girl Manny's competing against had many bad things going on in her life and they try to tell Manny to let her win but he gets the wrong message. Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) seeing his dad being so interested in Manny's success, his childhood trauma regarding his ice skating resurfaces. He is mad on his sister, Claire (Julie Bowen) because she was the one who quit their team and stole his moment. Cam (Eric Stonestreet) knowing about the ice skating, tells Claire so she can talk with Mitchell and put an end to it, so Mitchell can move on. Meanwhile, Phil (Ty Burrell) after seeing Manny being the best in something, he is trying to find Luke's (Nolan Gould) hidden talents. He is trying baseball, but later, while Phil is showing a house to a client, discovers that Luke is "a natural" on selling. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「En Garde (Modern Family)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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