Modern Family – “Snip”

Original Air Date: October 10, 2012
Starring: Frosty
Directed by: Gail Mancuso

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode!

Synopsis: Phil (Ty Burrell) prepares to have a vasectomy; Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) tries to adjust to having extra time while Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons) is in preschool.

Kitty Cameo: Larry the cat makes his first appearance in this episode. In an opening scene, Lily is eating breakfast with Larry on her lap.

Modern Family - Snip - Larry Frosty cat on Lily Aubrey Anderson-Emmons lap behind Cameron Eric Stonestreet
Modern Family - Snip - Larry Frosty cat on Lily Aubrey Anderson-Emmons lap

Cameron tells her to get some things she needs for the day. As Lily gets up, Larry jumps down from her lap, leaving a mass of fur on her clothes. Cameron suggests she put on a new outfit not covered with cat hair.

Modern Family - Snip - Larry Frosty cat jumping down from Lily Aubrey Anderson-Emmons lap
Modern Family - Snip - Larry Frosty cat jumping down from Lily Aubrey Anderson-Emmons lap

Throughout the episode Cameron eludes to a secret project he is working on. He finally admits to Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) that this project is a mermaid costume for the cat. At this point Mitchell suggests that Cameron might want to think about getting a job. At the end of the episode Jay (Ed O’Neill) and Gloria (Sofía Vergara) are looking at a photo of Cameron holding Larry wearing the mermaid costume on the internet.

Modern Family - Snip - photo on computer of Cameron Eric Stonestreet holding Larry Frosty cat in mermaid costume

Larry is played by cat actor Frosty.

Final Mewsings: Cats don’t like to be embarrassed online.

Many thanks to Stevie Holcomb for letting us know about Larry the cat in this series!

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