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Up All Night
Season 1, Episode 11 – Aired January 6 2010

Manny’s father, Javier, shows up bearing impressive gifts, but Jay is anything but impressed. Phil’s kidney stones cause even more pain when Claire calls the firemen. Meanwhile, Cameron and Mitchell disagree over how to handle Lily’s night-time crying.

Appeared as Javier Delgado

Lifetime Supply
Season 3, Episode 11 – Aired January 4 2012

After having a doctor’s visit but then missing the call with the test results, Phil automatically jumps to conclusions and starts saying his goodbyes. Meanwhile Javier pops up unannounced again and takes Manny to the horse races for a belated birthday celebration, and a subtle competition ensues when Mitchell brings home an environmental law award and it becomes a game of who has the bigger trophy.

Appeared as Javier Delgado

Flip Flop
Season 4, Episode 20 – Aired April 10 2013

Phil is pretty confident in his ability to sell Claire and Cam’s flipped house, but when it proves to be a little harder than he thought, he recruits the whole family into taking some desperate, borderline crazy measures. Meanwhile, Javier (guest star Benjamin Bratt) is visiting Manny and brings along his new girlfriend (guest star Paget Brewster), which doesn’t sit very well with Gloria.

Appeared as Javier Delgado

Patriot Games
Season 6, Episode 22 – Aired May 6 2015

Alex’s worst nightmare is realized when she gets news that she has to share the Valedictorian title with her number one competitor, Sunjay! Both sets of parents get equally caught up in the rivalry and convince Principal Brown to let them break the tie via a gym grade they both have not completed – a one mile run. Elsewhere, Gloria is studying for her upcoming U.S. citizenship test and a visit from Javier throws her off her game, and Mitch and Cam blindly agree to join a protest against a local restaurant that they are actually secretly excited about.

Appeared as Javier Delgado

The Graduates
Season 8, Episode 22 – Aired May 17 2017

In the season finale, Manny’s father, Javier, shows up for his graduation and takes him out on a wild night of celebration, and then Jay steps in to pick-up the pieces. Meanwhile, the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is getting ready for Luke and Manny’s big day and dealing with the emotions that come with seeing your kids grow up and leave the nest.

Appeared as Javier Delgado

Dead on A Rival
Season 11, Episode 12 – Aired January 22 2020

Mitchell learns a valuable life lesson when Murray (Paul Dooley), a former resident of the house, shows up unexpectedly. Meanwhile, the Dunphy’s old neighbor-turned-tech-titan, Kenneth (Josh Gad), comes to visit with a big surprise for Phil. Then, Manny’s dad, Javier (Benjamin Bratt), shows up with a big opportunity for his son.

Appeared as Javier Delgado