A NICE FAMILY BARBEQUE GETS A BIT UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN A LITTLE TOO MUCH IS SAID, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY"

"Coal Digger" � The whole family is invited to Jay and Gloria's for some barbeque and football. However an earlier incident at school between Manny and Luke makes things very awkward for Gloria and Claire, and then things escalate when a not-so-flattering label is uttered, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 (9:00-9:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast: OAD: 10/21/09)

"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sof�a Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy and Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado.

Guest cast includes Andrew Borba as Mr. Balaban.

"Coal Digger" was written by Christopher Lloyd and directed by Jason Winer.

"Modern Family" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's Selected HD Format, with 5.1 channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG,D parental guideline.

For more information on "Modern Family" please visit ABC.com.