Leigh Raines from '' TV Fanatic '' gave the episode 4/5 saying that " The episode was like a ball of tension , under a weight of pressure , occurring during the time of the month for three feisty women . Or Satan 's trifecta , according to Phil . Since the combined levels of screaming between Claire , Haley and Alex have left me with residual anxiety , I would say that Phil was pretty accurate . " Christine N. Ziemba of '' Paste Magazine '' gave the episode 9/10 saying that Leap Day should be turned into a national holiday , thanks to Phil Dunphy and Cam Tucker . " With “ Leap Day , ” this show made us do something that we have n't done many times throughout the season — laugh out loud — a lot . It 's too bad that every day ca n't be Leap Day for '' Modern Family '' . " Cory Worrell of '' Ape Donkey '' gave a good review to the episode saying that " Leap Day " may be the best one of the season 's episodes yet . " So many great moments in “ Leap Day ” including a candidate for line of the year courtesy of one Phil Dunphy , “ Like when Wolfman , Dracula and Frankenstein showed up in the same movie … . except this was n’t awesome !! ” “ Leap Day ” was just pure , unadulterated hilarity . " Shayelizatrotter of '' The Comedy Critic '' gave an A - rate to the episode stating that " Modern Family ” took advantage of the opportunity of a holiday day to produce a more than amusing episode . " Overall , “ Leap Day ” was an episode that made a rather bizarre holiday into something quite funny ! " Despite the general positive reviews , Phil Dyess-Nugent from '' The A.V. Club '' gave a C rate to the episode saying : " Tonight 's episode was n't the show at its best , and it demonstrated just how pointless this skillfully polished comedy projectile can feel when it really loses its direction in the course of an episode and spends the bulk of half an hour aimlessly wandering the parking lot . It also demonstrated just how second-hand it can feel when it fails to put its stamp on the ideas it 's borrowed from feistier shows . " Jesse Tyler Ferguson submitted this episode for consideration due to his nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards
64th Primetime Emmy Awards
64th Primetime Emmy Awards
Leap Day (Modern Family)