Over the weekend, I saw something that absolutely warmed my heart — in her Father's Day tribute post, Sarah Hyland included a shoutout to her Modern Family onscreen dad, Ty Burrell.
Naturally, it made me rewatch the Modern Family pilot, and it's wild to see how much time has passed. So here's a look at the cast in the pilot (or their very first episode) vs. the series finale vs. IRL now:
1. Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy in the pilot:
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy in the series finale:
Ty Burrell IRL now:
2. Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy in the pilot:
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy in the series finale:
Julie Bowen IRL now:
3. Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy in the pilot:
Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy in the series finale:
Nolan Gould IRL now:
4. Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy in the pilot:
Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy in the series finale:
Ariel Winter IRL now:
5. Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy in the pilot:
Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy in the series finale:
Sarah Hyland IRL now:
6. Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitch Pritchett in the pilot:
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitch Pritchett in the series finale:
Jesse Tyler Ferguson IRL now:
7. Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker in the pilot:
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker in the series finale:
Eric Stonestreet IRL now:
8. Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett in her first episode, "Dude Ranch" (3x01):
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett in the series finale:
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons IRL now:
9. Sofía Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in the pilot:
Sofía Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in the series finale:
Sofía Vergara IRL now:
10. Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett in the pilot:
Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett in the series finale:
Ed O'Neill IRL:
11. Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado in the pilot:
Rico Rodriguez as Manny Pritchett in the series finale:
Rico Rodriguez IRL now:
12. Jeremy Maguire as Joe Pritchett in his first episode, "Summer Lovin'" (7x01):
Jeremy Maguire as Joe Pritchett in the series finale:
Jeremy Maguire IRL now:
13. Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall in the pilot:
Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall in the series finale:
Reid Ewing IRL:
And finally, here's a look at the intro family portraits in the pilot vs. series finale. First up Claire and Phil's fam during the pilot:
Claire and Phil's fam during the series finale:
Mitchell and Cam's fam during the pilot:
Mitchell and Cam's fam during the series finale:
And finally, Jay and Gloria's fam during the pilot:
And Jay and Gloria's fam during the series finale:
