Modern Family

The cutaway involving Phil, Claire and the alpaca is a continuation of a flashback cutaway from the Season 3 episode, "After the Fire."

Continuity error: While Claire and Cameron are each trying to get Pam to support their position regarding a backyard water feature, Claire first had her arms crossed, suddenly was holding a water bottle, then had her arms crossed again, and then picked up the bottle.

In the end tag scene when Luke is handing back Claire and Phil the mail, the following episodes are referenced: "Dude Ranch," "Disneyland," "Treehouse," and "Virgin Territory" (twice!!)

The sporty black convertible that plays a feature role in the episode storyline is an iconic Porsche in spite of having its famous badges removed from the front rear and interior. It is always referred to by generic terms even when it seems awkward to do so. In contrast, Andre mentions Phil getting his usual Cadillac lease at the start of the episode.

Ellen Barkin (Mitzy Roth) goes on to play a real estate agent in The New Normal too.

We find out that Cam's birth date is 02/29/1972 and that his favourite movie is The Wizard of Oz.

This episode was titled "Guns and Dolls" but the name was changed to "Virgin Territory"

Goof: When Mitchell first places his award on the mantel, the camera then cuts away to Alex, but when the shot returns to mantel, the award is in a different place.

In the season one episode Benched, Phil states, "It's like walking a tightrope, which by the way I can do because I went to trapeze school", however in this episode he hadn't walked a tightrope and it was a dream of his.

At the beginning of the episode, the television in the backround the tv was playing the commercial Lily filmed in Chirp.

When Gloria is looking through the kitchen drawer for birthday candles, everything she finds in there is from previous episodes:
• The keys that she lost -- she even says "I've been looking for these!" -- and the BB gun from Manny Get Your Gun
• The "Baby Jesus" from Halloween
• The Froot Loop Necklace from Mother's Day

Almost all of the video segments in the home video reference past episodes:
- Haley is wearing her cat costume from Halloween
- Gloria is aggravated over the barking dog next door from Unplugged
- Mitchell is rehearsing for the flash mob he joined in Manny Get Your Gun
- Phil is preparing for his Valentine's date from Bixby's Back
- Cam is dressing up as Fizbo for Lily's birthday party in Princess Party
- Claire is carrying one of the signs she was posting around the neighborhood in Slow Down Your Neighbors
- Luke was wearing the space helmet he wore in the episode Chirp, and you can hear the smoke alarm

Continuity Error: Jay is shooting pool with his brother and holding a glass partially filled with scotch, in the next shot, Jay's glass is only filled with ice cubes

The character Bixby, Phil's romantic alter-ego, was created in the episode My Funky Valentine.

The song played during the Mob Flash is "Free Your Mind" by En Vogue.

Phil mentions that Angela Lansbury was the grand marshall of the tournament of roses parade, and that 'we got our butts kicked by Penn State.' Angela Lansbury was the GM of the 1993 tournament of roses parade, but Penn State did not play in the game that year. Michigan beat Washington 38-31 that year. Penn State was in the 1995 Rose Bowl when Chi Chi Rodriquez was the GM. Penn State had never won a Rose Bowl prior to that.

Continuity Error: When the family are eventually having their photo taken after mud slinging, Manny goes from muddy to clean back to being muddy again!

Goof: At the end of the episode, when Jay is reading the newspaper as he's talking to Gloria, the newspaper he's reading flips in between camera shots.

Goof: At 8:10 Phil (side profile shot) is talking, but his lips are not moving.

Goof: At 8:10 Mitchell (side profile shot) is talking, but his lips are not moving.