"Modern Family" season 5 spoilers ahead! If you haven't caught up with season you might want to avoid reading but if you can't wait or have watched the latest episode of "Modern Family" season 5 then go ahead and keep on reading!
According to TV Guide "Thanks to a partnership with Qantas airlines, the ABC comedy will film an upcoming family vacation in Australia, TVGuide.com has learned. Qantas will fly the cast and crew out in February for a two-week shoot. The Dunphy-Pritchett-Tucker clan previously traveled to Wyoming, Hawaii and Disneyland."
"We are so excited about our trip down under and we promise not to do any 'down under' jokes," said creator Steve Levitan, who will join the cast in Australia. "We look forward to a fantastic shoot in many exotic locations. We loved the family vacation episodes we shot in Hawaii and Wyoming - this one is certainly our most ambitious yet. We promise to feature a kangaroo, a koala and a boomerang. I'm sure there will be lots more, but so far that's all we know about Australia - our American school system is a disaster. So we thank Qantas for this amazing opportunity to broaden our horizons. Plus it'll be nice to go to a place where everyone looks like Hugh Jackman and Miranda Kerr. Aussie, Aussie Aussie!"
According to Steve Levitan, the entire clan will go to Australia for reasons very personal to Phil. Ty Burrell also revealed that in a different episode, Phil will host the "Southern California Annual Realtors Banquet" or the "SCARB" but unlike his previous hosting duty, he will make some jokes that won't connect to the audience.
"Phil is charged with hosting the Southern California annual realtors banquet, He does it Billy Crystal-style and tries to do a big number and stuff. Unfortunately, Phil's jokes won't quite land the way he hoped they would".