It looks like the eighth episode of Modern Family's second season is going to be a massive family affair as everybody converges for Manny the Manboy's birthday. Guest starring Norman Lloyd of St. Elsewhere fame as Donald and Norma Michaels as Helen. Episode synopsis: Everyone gathers at a restaurant for Manny's birthday when Manny has a mini-life crisis of getting older, Phil and Claire have a race to see who can get there faster, and Mitchell and Cam get stuck at the mall looking for a gift. I read that the show's producer Steve Levitan inspired the main plot of this episode - he and his wife always argue over the quickest way home when they're out at a restaurant: read more