THE PRITCHETT-DUNPHY-TUCKER TRIPS GET TRIPPED UP, AND GETTING EVERYONE BACK HOME IS GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE FATHERLY PERSUASION, ON ABC'S 'MODERN FAMILY'

"A Tale of Three Cities" - After recent trips take the Dunphys to New York; Mitch, Cam and Lily to the Midwest; and Jay, Gloria, Manny and Joe to Juarez, Mexico; the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan reunites in its eighth season premiere with all of the families converging at home for Father's Day, on "Modern Family," TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (9:00-9:31 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network.

"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sofia Vergara as Gloria Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker, Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy, Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett and Jeremy Maguire as Joe Pritchett. Guest starring are Celia Weston as Barb Tucker, Stephanie Beatriz as Sonia and Dana Powell as Pam Tucker.

"A Tale of Three Cities" was written by Elaine Ko and directed by Chris Koch.

"Modern Family" is broadcasted in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.