1 ‘Modern Family’ Episode Featured Jesse Eisenberg as a Competitive Eco-Friendly Neighbor
Modern Family featured appearances from several celebrities. For one episode, Jesse Eisenberg portrayed an environmentally conscious neighbor, who ends up feuding with Mitchell Pritchett and their family.Ā
Hereās what we know about this character from ABCās comedy series.Ā
Jesse Eisenberg appeared on the āUnder Pressureā episode of āModern Familyā
The character Mitchell Pritchett of Modern Family considered himself pretty āgreen.ā He drove a Prius and he was an environmental lawyer. He even recycled a baby (referring to Lily, who accidentally heard that comment from her father).Ā
For Mitchellās neighbor Asher, though, what this character was doing wasnāt enough to save the planet. He went over to the Pritchett-Tucker home to complain about their Air Conditioning Unit.Ā
This environmentalist neighbor was portrayed by Jesse Eisenberg, the actor who appeared in movies like Now You See Me, Zombieland, and The Social Network. His cameo on Modern Family only lasted for one episode, titled āUnder Pressure.ā During that time, his character feuded with Mitchell Pritchett
āUnder Pressureā also featured other celebrity cameos, including Jane Krakowski
Just to prove how green he was, Mitchell Pritchett decided to go to Asherās house and brag about an award he earned as an environmental lawyer. Unfortunately, Haley dropped off a dollhouse for Lily that was protected by packing peanuts. The wind blew them into his neighborās lawn.
While he was over there was Haley cleaning up the peanuts, he knocked over Asherās drum of recycled cooking oil. While cleaning up the mess together, the two tried to make peace. It didnāt really work, but Mitchell eventually had a chance to brag about his accomplishment.Ā
This episode also featured a celebrity cameo from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidtās Jane Krakowski portrayed āDr. Donna,ā a mother of a classmate of Manny who fights against Gloria for the attention of one teacher. John Benjamin Hickey also appeared in this episode, acting as a therapist to one member of the Dunphy family.Ā
Millie Bobby Brown and other stars appeared in āModern Familyā
Eisenberg wouldnāt be the only guest star on ABCās award-winning comedy series. There were several cameos from celebrities like Kobe Bryant, Millie Bobby Brown, Billy Dee Williams, and Peyton Manning.Ā
Lin-Manuel Miranda of Broadwayās Hamilton portrayed a hopeful young inventor named Guillermo. Benjamin Bratt, of Disney and Pixarās animated film, Coco, portrayed Gloriaās ex-husband, Javier Hectoro Delgado, for several episodes.
Several Modern Family cast members went on to appear on other television shows and films. Ariel Winter voiced the Disney Junior princess, Sofia the First. Ty Burrell and Ed OāNeill voiced characters for Disney and Pixarās animated film, Finding Dory.
Episodes of Modern Family, including the episode āUnder Pressureā featuring Eisenburg, are available for streaming on Hulu.