IT'S TIME FOR THE TRUTH, ON ABC'S 'MODERN FAMILY'

"Sex, Lies & Kickball" - Jay's best friend, Shorty, is back from Costa Rica and stays at the house so they can catch up and reconnect. However, Shorty is spending more time with Gloria and seems to be avoiding Jay. Meanwhile, Alex is ready to shed her good-girl image and is going to prove to Claire that her relationship with Ben is definitely a sexual relationship, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 (9:00-9:31 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network.

"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sofia Vergara as Gloria Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker, Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy, Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett and Jeremy Maguire as Joe Pritchett.

Guest starring in this episode are Nathan Lane as Pepper, Chazz Palminteri as Shorty, Christian Barillas as Ronaldo, Joe Mande as Ben, and Gabriel Maddox Maier as Lionel.

"Sex, Lies & Kickball" was written by Abraham Higginbotham and directed by John Riggi.

"Modern Family" is broadcasted in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.