{"id":1014,"date":"2011-10-01T15:19:39","date_gmt":"2011-10-01T19:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2011-10-02T19:09:18","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T23:09:18","slug":"phil-dunphy-is-inspiring-funny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/10\/phil-dunphy-is-inspiring-funny.html","title":{"rendered":"“Phil Fun-phy” Is Inspiring, Funny"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can’t and won’t watch the ABC comedy Modern Family<\/em>‘ in its entirety.<\/p>\n

I have my reasons, but that is for another blog post perhaps.<\/p>\n

The snippets I have seen of one of the dad’s, Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell) , are often smart , funny and inspiring though.<\/p>\n

This past week featured him walking a tightrope to show his son that anything is possible.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YE5K-n5hBVg<\/a>\n

It also was a nice moment for his wife and two daughters, who came upon the scene.,<\/p>\n

Funny, sweet and nice TV … if only there was more like it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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