IT'S LILY'S PARTY AND EVERYONE ELSE WILL CRY IF THEY WANT TO, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY"

Matt Dillon ("The Outsiders," "Crash") Guest Stars, and Shelley Long ("Cheers," "The Money Pit") Returns as Dede Pritchett

"Princess Party" - The guest list for Lily's princess-themed birthday party gets a little out of hand when Mitchell decides to invite mom, much to Claire's dismay, and disinvite Fizbo, much to Cameron's dismay. Things get even more strange when Dede (guest star Shelley Long) shows up with Claire's old high school boyfriend (guest star Matt Dillon) in tow, and Jay and Gloria each turn to their own unique methods of dealing with this gathering of misfits, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 2/16/11)

"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 Shelley Long as Dede, Matt Dillon as Robbie and Kate Reinders as Princess.

"Princess Party" was written by Elaine Ko and directed by Michael Spiller.

"Modern Family" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's Selected HD Format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.

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