That's the red-headed guy from Modern Family!" he yells out to the streets of Manhattan, as Ferguson, who was walking down the sidewalk in the clip, turns around and laughs.

Before “Modern Family,” television’s family sitcoms tended to be about traditional families. Mom. Dad. Kids. Sometimes grandparents. If you think back to the very first episode of “Modern ...

In fact, no other shows that consider men as fathers appear until the five-way tie for 20th that includes "Family Guy." What does "Modern Family" tell us about contemporary fatherhood?