‘Election Day’
Season 3, Episode 19 - Aired April 11, 2012
The whole family rallies around to help Claire on Election Day: Mitch and Cam ride around in a "Claire-mobile", the Dunphy house turns into a phone bank, and Phil volunteers to collect elderly citizens and drive them to the polls.
Quote from Luke
Luke: All right. How about this? If you vote for Claire Dunphy, you won't have to pay taxes for the rest of your life.
Alex: Vote for Claire! [hanging up] Luke! What are you doing? You can't say that!
Luke: Oh, like she'd be the first politician to make a promise she can't keep.
Quote from Jay
Jay: [aside to camera] Claire likes to win. When she was 8, a little Girl Scout friend of hers bragged she could sell the most cookies. Damn if Claire didn't walk the neighborhood till she got blisters on her feet and won by ten boxes. Best part is Claire wasn't even a Girl Scout.
Quote from Phil
Walt: Uh, we need to make a quick stop. I gotta pick up my new glasses.
Phil: No can do. I, uh I got a lot of people waitin', so-
Walt: It'll just take two minutes. I can't even see the ballot without my glasses. I mark the wrong box, next thing you know I'll be married to a guy.
Phil: Yeah, I- I don't think it's mandatory, Walt.
Walt: I'm a good dancer. They'll come for me.
Quote from Cameron
Cameron: Look at what we do with movie stars. Okay. You know? Hugh Jackman. He sings, he dances, he's dreamy! So obviously we would want him on our team! But he's straight. Trust me, I know. I said hello to him once in a restaurant, and there was absolutely no chemistry.
Mitchell: Well, if that isn't proof.
Quote from Phil
Walt: The Greeks do one thing right, and it's lamb!
Phil: All right. Let's go vote.
Walt: Why the hell does your wife want to be a politician, anyway?
Phil: You heard her. She wanted to put up a stop sign at Bristol and Greenleaf, But then she ran into-
Walt: Wait, wait, wait! That's near where I live!
Phil: Yeah. We're neighbors. Let's go!
Walt: No way I'm voting for that! Too much government already. I didn't fight a war so some politician could tell me where I have to stop my car.
Phil: You don't even drive!
Walt: That's 'cause that Barack Obama took my license away.
Phil: I don't think he was involved in the decision!
Quote from Claire
Claire: Please stop filming.
Phil: I'm just excited! After today, you are going to be a councilwoman, and I am going to be a first husband.
Claire: And if you don't stop filming, you're going to be my first husband.
Quote from Mitchell
Cameron: [over loud speaker] The choice is Claire! Vote Claire Dunphy for town council.
Claire: Aw, I love it!
Mitchell: What do you think, huh?
Claire: I love it.
Mitchell: We got it on Craigslist. [La Cucaracha plays] Came off a taco truck.
Quote from Cameron
Cameron: [over loud speaker] I can see Clairely now that Duane is gone.
Quote from Gloria
Jay: Manny, write this down.
Manny: I didn't bring a pen.
Jay: Election day is America at its finest. The people speak, and the government listens. I don't know what they do in Colombia.
Gloria: No one does, and don't ask.
Quote from Gloria
Jay: I mean, we know that voting's a privilege, but for my daughter to have her name on that ballot, it just means so much more- You know what? I think I'm gonna vote later.
Gloria: What? Where are you going?
Jay: Ah, the line is too long.
Gloria: It's only three people! And nobody has a gun!