About Claire and Phil Dunphy

Season 1

Claire and Phil are the parents of Luke, Alex, and Haley. Phil is more of a fun parent and Claire is more strict. In "Great Expectations" they celebrate their anniversary. This episode first aired November 18, 2009. In "Hawii", Claire reveals that before marrying Phil she was pregnant with Haley, who was born in February 1994. In "Game Changer", Claire tries to get Phil a birthday gift. This episode first aired March 31, 2010.

Season 2

Claire doesn't think Phil is funny, but Phil soon changes that in "Strangers on a Treadmill". In "Caught in the Act" the kids prepare breakfast in bed for Phil and Claire's anniversary. This episode first aired January 19, 2011. This conflicts with "Great Expectations", which implies that they got married in November. That could've been the anniversary of when they started dating, which is why they wanted the kids out of the house. Maybe they didn't want their kids to know they only dated two months before getting married because of Haley's conception. Although if Haley was born in February, she should've been concieved in May, though it's possible Claire and Phil had sex one time and didn't start dating until six months later when they got engaged and decided to raise the baby together. In "The One That Got Away" Phil runs into his college rival Glen Whipple. Glen dated Claire in college and was surprised to see Phil with Gloria (who he thought was his wife) because he always thought Phil would end up with Claire.

Season 3

Claire decides to run for city council after the current councilman Duane Bailey ignored her request for a stop sign. She looses the election, but still gets the stop sign. In "Go Bullfrogs" Claire still can't remember what the mascot was at Phil's college. This implies that they did not go to the same college, possibly conflicting with "The One That Got Away", although it is possible they met at many college parties. In "After the Fire", Gloria says that she's only 11 months youger than Claire. Gloria was born in February, so Claire must have been born in March, the same month as Phil. Phil proves to be the jealous type in "Me Jealous".

Season 4

Claire and Phil drive Haley up to college only to learn that she gets kicked out 6 weeks later. Claire flips a house with her brother-in-law Cam and tries to bond with Haley more. On Valentine's Day Claire suffers from some heart problems. In "Career Day" Claire is offered a job by Phil's competitor. She takes it, but quits soon after. In that episode her age is stated as 42. This implies that she was born in 1971 and graduated college in 1993, only a year before Haley was born. This implies that she concieved Haley while still in college. Claire's father offers her a job, but Claire does not want to work for him. In the season finale the family goes to Florida after Phil's mother dies.

Season 5

Claire begins working for her father and is no longer a stay at home mom. In "A Fair To Remember", Claire and Phil celebrate their twentieth anniversary.