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"Fears" is the 16th episode of the first season of ''Modern Family'' and the 16th episode of the series overall. It was written by co-creator, Steven Levitan and directed by Reggie Hudlin. The episode was aired March 3, 2010 and achieved a Nielsen Rating of 3.5/9 and 8.08 million viewers. The episode got positive reviews from critics. ==Plot== This episode begins with the kids being interviewed as to their fears, a theme which runs through the three family plotlines. After a cable guy tells Haley (Sarah Hyland) "that's a great collection you've got down there", Phil (Ty Burrell) and Luke (Nolan Gould) think the cable guy is talking about something else and decide to go under the house. Phil gives up, because of his fear of the dark so they send Luke's car with a camera attached on it to search the area. Unfortunately, the car crashes and gets stuck making Luke upset. Luke decides to go under, but gets his belt loop stuck on something. Phil breaks his fear of dark to save Luke and get the car. The two then decide to go farther but their discovery of some human bones rushed them out of there. They call the police just to realize the bones are Halloween decorations from the old owner. Haley is trying to get her driver's license for the third time and if she fails she has to wait six months to try again. Claire (Julie Bowen) tries to motivate her, but Haley becomes more nervous when she gets the same examiner. Claire also tries to motivate Alex (Ariel Winter) to go to a dance, because Alex thinks no one will ask her. Claire convinces her to go and that someone will ask her to dance. Haley finally gets her license, but almost loses it when she forgets to put the brake on with the teacher still in the car. Meanwhile, Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) invite Lily's pediatrician (Suzy Nakamura) (from "Run for Your Wife" episode) to their house for brunch, to get on her good side. However, it goes badly when Lily says "Mommy"—the gay couple's worst nightmare—even though she has never heard the word before. Mitch and Cam doubt their worth as parents because they believe Lily wants a mother. However, it is revealed at the end that Lily was imitating one of her favourite dolls says mommy when squeezed, not saying it due to the lack of a female role model and the sudden presence of a woman in her pediatrician. At the Pritchett house, Manny (Rico Rodriguez) is worried of a party that has a roller coaster, which happens to be his worst nightmare. Gloria (Sofía Vergara), to make Manny face his fear, tells him and Jay (Ed O'Neill) they are going fishing, but actually takes them on a roller-coaster. Manny originally says he will go, but changes his mind when Jay refuses. Gloria calls them little girls and gives them her hat and purse and goes to roller coaster. After that, Manny and Jay follow her with Manny breaking his fear.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Listings - MODERN FAMILY on ABC )〕 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「Fears (Modern Family)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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