‘The Old Man & The Tree’
Season 5, Episode 10 - Aired December 11, 2013
Phil spends Christmas Eve on an elliptical trainer trying to win a bet he made with Claire a. As Jay and Manny head out to cut down their own Christmas tree, Gloria tries to avoid spending time with her mother, Pilar, until she sees her bonding with Claire. Meanwhile, Mitchell must brave the holiday traffic in a last minute bid to get Lily the right toy.
Quote from Phil
Phil: I'll see you in Vancouver, eh? No. Luke, do the accent again?
Claire: [o.s.] Oh, are you on that machine?
Phil: Yes, Juliana, but unlike your husband, I'll be finished before you know it. [later] You know what? It's actually easier this way! Wonder if you could patent a movement? Call it "fliptical" [later]
Alex: [o.s.] Dad, trick or treaters! We're out of candy!
Phil: Who is this dad? I'm Gandalf. Huzzah!