in any of the pictures with Lily and tries to tell Cameron but he ignores him. Later at Jay's house they do not even notice he is at the house and he finally gets frustrated when everyone poses for the family portrait but no one seems to notice that he is not among them. Jay comforts him by telling him that he lives his life as he wants while he is embarrassed to say that he wants to take Stella to a dog show as a participant. The dog show starts at the same time as the family portrait was arranged and that is why Jay is so in a hurry to finish with it. The episode ends with Jay taking Stella to the dog show while the whole family is there to support them. Stella obtains a prize and at the end, she is also part of the family portrait. Reception Ratings In its original American broadcast, "Sleeper" was watched by 8.39 million; down by 1.2 from the previous episode. Critical reception "Sleeper" received mixed reviews from critics. Joshua Alston of The A.V. Club rated the episode with a C- and wrote, "What makes 'Sleeper' especially disappointing is how it diminishes Phil, Modern Familys most consistently written character, by putting him in an aimless, unfunny plot that even Ty Burrell couldn't save.". In his review for the following episode, "Message Received", he labelled "Sleeper" as "arguably the worst episode of the show's entire run". Jordan Adler from We Got This Covered gave a mixed review to the episode. He stated "Even when Modern Family feels hackneyed or rushed, it is hitting its laugh marks. You cannot help but admire the jokes that hit, even if the tone or pacing is off. An episode as manic and overstuffed as “Sleeper” should not work at all, but the cast manages to make the comedy beats work". He closed his review by saying "Sleeper is far from a great episode of Modern Family, but when it works, the comedy is no slouch". Leigh Raines of TV Fanatic was more positive towards the episode, awarding it a 4/5. She also labelled Lily as the funniest character of the episode, saying "Lily's lines were probably the best part of their scenes in this episode". References External links "Sleeper" at ABC.com Modern Family (season 5) episodes 2014 American television episodes