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"Strangers on a Treadmill" is the fourth episode of the second season of the American sitcom, ''Modern Family'' and the 28th episode of the series overall. The episode originally aired October 13, 2010 on American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The episode was written by Danny Zucker and directed by Scott Ellis. In the episode, Claire and Mitchell try to spare their significant others from embarrassment. Haley tries to teach Alex how to be cool. Jay tries to prove to Gloria he knows his employees.〔 "Strangers on a Treadmill" received mostly positive reviews with Joel Keller saying the secondary plots "didn't quite make it", but had "fun moments". According to the Nielsen Media Research it received a 4.8 rating/13% share in the 18–49 demographic increasing 4% from the previous episode, "Earthquake". The episode also became the first of the series to become the highest-rated scripted program of the week in the 18–49 demographic. ==Plot== The episode begins with Phil (Ty Burrell) writing jokes for the SCARB (Southern California Annual Realtors Banquet) that he is hosting. Unlike what he thinks, Claire (Julie Bowen) believes he is going to bomb with his unfunny jokes. Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) decides to work out with bike shorts much to Mitchell's (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) chagrin. While working out, Claire and Mitchell decide to tell the others' spouse of their bad habit (like ''Strangers on a Train''). At the Dunphys' house Mitchell arrives to tell Phil about his bad jokes. Unfortunately Mitchell can not go through with it after seeing Phil's sad face. Meanwhile Claire tells Cameron about how he does not look good in bike shorts causing Cameron to go and cry in the hallway. Later that day Claire calls Mitchell asking him why he did not go through with their deal. While they are talking, Cameron hears the conversation and becomes sad once again. To prove their relationship can stand anything, Mitchell gets ready to cut off his beard, but after only cutting a single part of it, Cameron tells him he loves his beard. The couple kiss and make up, but they soon get into another disagreement. At the SCARB, Claire hides Phil's lines in her purse. Phil decides to go to the podium and improvise, which somehow works to Claire's confusion. At their house Phil tells her he knows she took the cards and that he is OK with what she did. Meanwhile, at Jay's house, Gloria (Sofía Vergara) reminds Jay (Ed O'Neill) about his co-workers quinceañera. Initially Jay decides not to go, but to prove a point to Gloria, Jay decides to go. When they arrive Jay convinces Manny (Rico Rodriguez) to ask everybody their name to win the fight between him and Gloria. Gloria soon realizes they are at an engagement party which is next door to the quinceañera. Gloria tries to tell him this, but Jay will not listen. Soon the engaged couple kiss each other and Jay tries to stop it. At the Dunphy house, hearing Alex (Ariel Winter) nervously calling a girl named McKenzie, Haley (Sarah Hyland) decides to help Alex become more popular by teaching her the basics of adolescent social maneuvering. Soon her help works when Alex begins to take control of the relationship with McKenzie, saying she will "try to come" to the other girl's party. It then turns into chaos when Alex mentions she has to do homework, panics and says she loves homework, becomes even more nervous and says "I love you" to McKenzie. Alex then becomes sad when Claire comes to comfort her. 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「Strangers on a Treadmill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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