An ode to Phil Dunphy
So the intention is that the tenth season of Modern Family will be the very last one. Yes, shitty news, I know. Emotionally, it feels like I'm going back thirteen years in time, when the last episode of Friends was aired, after which the creators also decided that it was enough after ten seasons. The only nice thing is that we know there are still two seasons coming, because they are currently only working on the eighth. That means we still have two seasons to enjoy the most awkward yet hilarious TV dad Phil Dunphy.
Yes, secretly I just have a huge crush on this man. If you're a loyal follower of the series, you know that Phil definitely has the best dance moves ever; he would finish you off in a competition of ‘Who is the biggest Harry Potter fanatic?’, he doesn't do boring pets (who wouldn't want an alpaca at home?), his word pun skills (I'm a sucker for) are on point and the fact that he thinks WTF stands for ‘why the face’ makes him so intensely adorable that there really should be a spin-off for this guy, because a life without Phil seems like hell on earth to me.
Anyway, for now we are luckily not rid of him yet, so for today: the most brilliant verbal poetry (yes, that's what I'm going to call it) and life lessons from the one and only:
– ‘Always keep the rhythm in your feet and a little party in your shoulders.’
– ‘I’ve always said that if my son thinks of me as one of his idiot friends, I’ve succeeded as a dad.’
– ‘Success is 1% inspiration, 98% perspiration and 2% attention to detail.’
– ‘If you love something, set it free… Unless it’s a tiger.’
– ‘That was hardly porn. It was a topless woman on a tractor. You know what they call that in Europe? A cereal commercial.’
– ‘When life gives you lemonade, make lemons. Life will be all like ‘What?!?!”
– ‘Key to a good birthday? Low expectations.’
– Alex: ‘So dumb guys go for dumb girls, and smart guys go for dumb girls? What do smart girls get?’ Phil: ‘Cats mostly.’
– ‘Always look people in the eye, even if they’re blind. Just say: ‘I’m looking you in the eye.”
– ‘Think inside the box. That’s right. I said inside. Because while everyone is chasing each other outside, what is the box? Empty.’
– ‘I listen with my mind. And if you pay attention, women will tell you what they want by telling you the opposite of what they want. The other day Claire was like: ‘You need to move your car. There’s no room in the garage for both our cars.’ What she’s really saying, you know, I should probably get a sports car.’
If it were to happen that I ended up somewhere on a deserted island and I could choose one person to keep me company, I would vote for Phil. Including his alpaca.
