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`` Slow Down Your Neighbors '' is the 11th episode of the second season of Modern Family and the 35th episode overall .. Modern Family. Modern Family. second season. Modern Family ( season 2 ). It originally aired on January 5 , 2011 on the American Broadcasting Company -LRB- ABC -RRB- .. American Broadcasting Company. American Broadcasting Company. The episode was written by Ilana Wernick and was directed by Gail Mancuso , who were also both credited for the previous episode , `` Dance Dance Revelation '' .. Gail Mancuso. Gail Mancuso. Dance Dance Revelation. Dance Dance Revelation. The episode features a guest appearance from James Marsden as Barry , Cameron and Mitchell 's new neighbor .. James Marsden. James Marsden. Mitchell. Mitchell Pritchett. Cameron. Cameron Tucker. In the episode , Claire becomes a neighborhood vigilante hoping to catch and stop a car that speeds through their streets .. Claire. Claire Dunphy. Meanwhile , Phil is busy trying to land an important listing with a difficult client , Jay struggles to teach Gloria and Manny how to ride a bike , Manny is surprisingly great at it and yet Gloria continues to try , and Mitchell and Cameron meet a charming mysterious neighbor .. Phil. Phil Dunphy. Jay. Jay Pritchett. Mitchell. Mitchell Pritchett. Cameron. Cameron Tucker. `` Slow Down Your Neighbors '' received mostly positive reviews from critics , many of whom praised the performance of Nolan Gould .. Nolan Gould. Nolan Gould. The episode was viewed by 11.756 million households and received a 4.8 rating / 13 % share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 marking a 14 % rise from the previous episode , `` Dance Dance Revelation '' .. Dance Dance Revelation. Dance Dance Revelation. The episode was the second highest-rated scripted program of the week behind The Simpsons which had received abnormally high ratings due to the NFL playoffs .. The Simpsons. The Simpsons. NFL playoffs. NFL playoffs. The episode was one of the three episodes of Modern Family that received nominations for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards with Gail Mancuso as the nominee , along with `` See You Next Fall '' by Steven Levitan , but lost to Michael Spiller for directing `` Halloween '' .. Modern Family. Modern Family. Gail Mancuso. Gail Mancuso. Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. See You Next Fall. See You Next Fall. Steven Levitan. Steven Levitan. Michael Spiller. Michael Spiller. Halloween. Halloween ( Modern Family ). Ariel Winter does not appear in the episode .. Ariel Winter. Ariel Winter