mom, Barb Tucker (Celia Weston), arrives to the Tucker-Pritchett house. This makes Cameron happy and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) uncomfortable, due to Barb's inappropriate touching on him. Following Claire's advice, Mitchell tries to prove to Cameron that his mother is more than handsy but every time he tries to do it, Cameron is looking the other way. When finally realizing about the situation is when Mitchell is sticking his fanny for Barb to touch. Mitchell eventually confronts Cameron about his mother's inappropriate touching, not realizing that she is behind him. This hurts Barb's feeling before she finally realizes she has touched him inappropriately and apologizes, unfortunately this happens while Mitchell is in the bathtub. Production The episode was written by Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh, their second writing credit for the season after "Earthquake". The episode was directed by Michael Spiller who had previously directed seven previous episodes of the season. The episode guest stars Celia Weston as Cameron's mother, Barb Tucker. On September 7, 2010, William Keck of TV Guide reported that Celia Weston would play Cameron's mother. Celia stated that her character "is totally accepting of Cameron and Mitchell." Eric Stonestreet, who plays Cameron Tucker, also described Barb as "somebody who made him (Cameron) the person he is". Celia had previously worked with casting director Jeff Greenberg and creators Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan on Frasier in 2004. Reception Ratings In its original American broadcast, "Mother Tucker" was viewed by an estimated 10.53 million viewers and received a 3.7 rating/12% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 becoming the lowest rated episode of the season. The episode received a significant due to it airing Thanksgiving Eve. Despite the low rating, the episode became the highest rated series of the night it aired. The episode also became the tenth highest rated series of the week it aired in the 18-49 demographic. Reviews "Mother Tucker" received mixed reviews. Joel Keller of TV Squad called the episode "among the weakest of the season, if not the weakest". He felt that while the Dunphy's had the "best (plot) of the night" he also felt "it was also uneven". Emily VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club rated the episode with a B+. She felt that it "wasn't the strongest episode of this show ever, but it was solid across the board, with more than enough laughs to buoy it along". She