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Guest Star: Nathan Lane

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Earthquake
Season 2, Episode 3 – Aired October 6 2010
When an earthquake hits the town, Claire gets stuck in the bathroom with a plumber. Mitchell and Cameron use the quake as an excuse to get out of brunch with their intense friend. Meanwhile, Manny re-evaluates the meaning of life while golfing with Jay.
Appeared as Pepper Saltzman
Boys’ Night
Season 2, Episode 18 – Aired March 23 2011
Phil and Claire are concerned when Luke befriends their elderly neighbour. When Jay ducks out of a night at the symphony with Gloria and Manny, he ends up joining Mitchell and Cameron on their boys’ night out. Meanwhile, Haley has adventures of her own when she babysits Lily.
Appeared as Pepper Saltzman
A Slight at the Opera
Season 4, Episode 14 – Aired February 6 2013
Cameron is putting on the school production of “Phantom of the Opera,” but when their star falls ill, Manny pulls all the stops to land the lead — even if that means going against Luke. Meanwhile, Jay teaches Phil to golf and they wind up in a golf-off with Pepper and Mitch; Gloria takes Alex along on errands which include a visit to a psychic; and Claire’s adventures in babysitting Joe and Lily become a comedy of errors.
Appeared as Pepper Saltzman
The Help
Season 5, Episode 6 – Aired October 23 2013
When Gloria hires a too-good-to-be-true male nanny (guest star Adam DeVine), Jay and Manny are pretty much dead set against it. Frank (guest star Fred Willard) is in town and feeling a bit lonely recently, so Phil and Jay take him out to help get his groove back. And, Mitch and Cam commission Pepper (guest star Nathan Lane) to plan their dream wedding, but Pepper might be dreaming a little too big.
Appeared as Pepper Saltzman
The Wedding (Part 1)
Season 5, Episode 23 – Aired May 14 2014
Mitch and Cam’s big day is finally here and nothing can ruin it, until nothing turns into a whole lot of somethings and puts wedding planner extraordinaire Pepper Saltzman (guest star Nathan Lane) to the test. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria host the Tuckers, Phil squeezes in an eye procedure before the festivities and Claire embraces her role as “best woman”.
Appeared as Pepper Saltzman
The Wedding (Part 2)
Season 5, Episode 24 – Aired May 21 2014
The wedding day chaos continues as the entire party shifts from one contingency plan to another. Guests start to get testy, Mitchell and Cameron are feeling discouraged and poor Claire shows physical wear and tear, but an unexpected turn of events leads to the ceremony we’ve all been waiting for.
Appeared as Pepper Saltzman
Fight or Flight
Season 6, Episode 15 – Aired February 18 2015
After a long reunion weekend with Phil’s old cheer buddies, Claire jumps at the chance to snag the only first class seat left on the return flight home leaving Phil in coach and both have completely opposite experiences. Meanwhile, Gloria forces Jay to teach Manny how to defend himself against a bully in his cooking class, but when things backfire it seems that the real bully might be someone else. Mitch, Cameron, Pepper and the whole gang throw Sal a belated baby shower and they are all blown away by how motherhood has changed her, or has it really?
Appeared as Pepper Saltzman
I Don’t Know How She Does It
Season 7, Episode 15 – Aired March 2 2016
Claire has somehow turned into super mom, running Jay’s closet business and yet still has time for all the duties at home. The kids could not be happier, but Phil could not be more frustrated. Unbeknownst to him, Claire has a secret weapon called a personal assistant. Meanwhile, Joe is going through a fussy phase, and Jay and Gloria are beyond sleep deprived, so they both cut some corners that they know the other would not like and go to great lengths not to get caught. And Mitch and Cam are treated like second-class guests at their friends’ wedding, which Pepper has organized, and they spend the whole time figuring why and who they offended.
Appeared as Pepper Saltzman
Sex, Lies & Kickball
Season 9, Episode 4 – Aired October 18 2017
Jay’s best friend, Shorty, is back from Costa Rica and stays at the house so they can catch up and reconnect. However, Shorty is spending more time with Gloria and seems to be avoiding Jay. Meanwhile, Alex is ready to shed her good-girl image and is going to prove to Claire that her relationship with Ben is definitely a sexual relationship.
Appeared as Pepper Saltzman
We Need to Talk About Lily
Season 10, Episode 14 – Aired January 30 2019
Phil may have conquered his biggest real estate challenge when he thinks he found Pepper his dream home. Meanwhile, in an attempt to connect with Lily, Mitch and Cam get invited to an exclusive event for her favorite vlogger.
Appeared as Pepper Saltzman
SuperShowerBabyBowl
Season 10, Episode 15 – Aired February 20 2019
Jay is hosting a Super Bowl party, and Claire is hosting a baby shower for Haley; both at Jay’s house. What could go wrong?
Appeared as Pepper Saltzman
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Guest Star: Joe Cobden

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Double Click
Season 7, Episode 22 – Aired May 18 2016
Claire can’t seem to find the right time to fire one of her employees, while, back at home, Phil thinks he caught Luke with a girl in his bed, and no one seems to notice that Alex has moved back home for the summer. Jay refuses to accept that it might be harder to reenter the workforce than he thought, and Cameron and Mitch butt heads on how to share time with Lily now that Cameron took a summer job in Kansas City.
Appeared as Tourist
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Guest Star: Ogy Durham

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She Crazy
Season 7, Episode 4 – Aired October 14 2015
Phil is all in on project hatch-the-duck-eggs, even building a whole habitat for them – no one else is as enthused about this project and Lily is the only one suckered into helping him. Claire, meanwhile, is nervous about pitching her new closet ideas to Jay and his creative team, and for good reason it seems. And, Gloria and Manny help each other out with their respective “crushes,” while Cameron develops an unhealthy attachment to the frat guys renting their upstairs unit.
Appeared as Mom
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Guest Star: Christine Lakin

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Playdates
Season 7, Episode 10 – Aired January 6 2016
Claire and Phil have dinner plans with this great couple they met on vacation; the only problem is they never pick up the bill, so Claire insists Phil be strong this time and make them pay. Gloria organizes a playdate with a couple that appears to have a lot in common with them – they also have a young son Joe’s age, but the husband is in his eighties and Jay takes it very personally. Elsewhere, Haley, Alex and Luke are surprised when Uncle Mitchell comes over to cash in on the birthday coupon they gave him for a belated celebration, so they scramble and end up on an impromptu tour of celebrity homes.
Appeared as Lisa
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