Modern Family is the family-centric answer to the Office.  Much like the Office did for workplaces, it that captures accurately the madness of family and extended family.  The fathers play a huge part, and they all come from all different places.  While they make silly mistakes, mostly to get a laugh out of us, it is always obvious that they care about their children and that they are trying to be better parents – when they aren’t wasting time talking to a camera.