Phil Dunphy Struggled With His ‘Alien’-Like Kidney Stone During This ‘Modern Family’ Episode
Phil Dunphy is somewhat of a āsuper dad,ā but even he struggled with a kidney stone for one episode of Modern Family.Ā
Hereās what we know about this character from ABCās award-winning comedy series.Ā
āModern Familyā features the character Phil Dunphy for most episodes
Phil Dunphy is a self-proclaimed ācool dadā to Alex, Haley, and Luke. He knows the dances from High School Musical. He was a cheerleader in college. Heās even a professional realtor and amateur magician.Ā
There were some health problems for this character throughout Modern Family, though. He started a family cold on the night of Mitch and Camās wedding. He even had a kidney stone and was rushed to the hospital.Ā
Phil Dunphy had a kidney stone during the āUp All Nightā episode of āModern Familyā
Throughout this season 1 episode, Phil Dunphy was in a lot of pain. He didnāt know what was the problem, but he didnāt want to call for help either. To the camera, this character explained that the rescue squad in their town had a reputation for being hot.Ā
Eventually, the pain became unbearable for this father. While groaning, Phil exclaimed, āthere is an alien inside of me,ā referring to the film Alien. The family called the firemen.
To get ready for the hospital, Claire āslipped on the first thing she saw,ā which turned out to be a nice shirt, heels, and lipstick. It wasnāt just Alex and Haley Dunphy who were excited to see the hot firemen ā it was Claire, too. This character tried to deny it, even while in the hospital alongside Phil.Ā
Other āModern Familyā characters took unexpected trips to the hospital throughout this series
Of course, the surgery would go fine, but Claire didnāt want the last thing she said to her husband to be a lie. She whispered that she dressed up a little for the firemen and although Phil was going to hold that over her head for a while, he lost all credibility when a very attractive woman tried to hug him goodbye.Ā
This wouldnāt be the last time the Modern Family characters took a trip to the hospital. During the āArrestedā episode, Cam watched Alex and Luke Dunphy and accidentally gave Luke soy bacon even though he was allergic. They rushed to the hospital together.Ā
In season 2ās āMother Tucker,ā Jay wanted to stay home from the mall because of a stomach ache. Gloria just thought he was being a baby so she constantly ignored his symptoms. Eventually, Jay checked himself into the hospital where they proved something actually was wrong. Immediately, Gloria felt guilty and begged for his forgiveness.Ā
āCould you go back to not caring, please,ā Jay shouted as he was being wheeled away for surgery. Episodes of Modern Family are available for streaming on Hulu.