In the Dunphy family, While Phil’s (Ty Burrell) at work Frank (Fred Willard) comes to his house to visit with his RV and a dog named Scout without telling Claire (Julie Bowen) that he was coming. Claire as expected is angry at this as she expects the family not to help with the dog and she will do all the work. While taking the trash out Claire over hears Frank crying in his RV. Claire tells Phil, but Phil doesn’t believe this.

Claire finally convinces Phil everything is ok with Frank and when he gets ready to ask, but instead asks if he could wear pants to breakfast. Claire is even angrier and gets angry at the dog who takes her bra and puts her panties in a bunch. Although she starts bonding with the dog. Finally, Phil asks Frank what’s wrong and Frank tells Phil he fell in love making Phil think he’s parents are divorcing. Then he says he fell in love with a he…Scout. Phil tells him he can take Scout home and his mom can take allergy pills with Claire giving Scout his bra and starts getting sad. Frank then leaves with Luke chasing the RV like a dog.

In the Delgado-Pritchett family plot, Jay (Ed O’Neill) meet’s Cameron’s old acting friend who is starring in a new movie Mapple Drive. Jay, not knowing it’s a horror movie takes Manny to the movie (just like he’s father did when he took Jay to the track). Manny (Rico Rodriguez II) is completely frightened by the movie. While Jay is fixing the doorbell the doorbell rings and rings with Manny thinking it’s a demon and gets his sword. Jay tells Gloria it’s just for a while although he says they have to do something when Manny is sleeping in their bed. He asks Cameron’s old friend to come and comes with his rubber knife. He knocks on the window since the doorbell doesn’t work. and tells Manny I’m here for you making Manny and Gloria scared.

In the Pritchett and Tucker family plot, Cameron comes to meet the dog and Frank. Dylan has bad news that the drummer of his band is moving to Portland because his parents are getting back together. Cameron hears this and tells them he use to play drums before they got Lily. Cameron audition is initially bad, but tells them he “was holding the sticks in the wrong hands” and when he put them in the other hand his audition is a success.

When Mitchell finds out he is angry since they are going to a party the same day and asks him to cancel the concert. Cameron says no since he always stays with Lily so Mitchell decides to go to the concert then the party. Although he misses the party since Cameron makes his drum solo so long. Then out of the blue the old drummer comes since his parents separated again. Cameron thinks he’s going to stay, but realizes he is the one that’s going to leave.

“Travels with Scout” is the twenty-first episode of Modern Family. The episode originally aired April 28, 2010 on American Broadcasting Company (ABC).

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