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This episode in the series finds Cam in a state as he finds out Lily's favorite tree in the park is going to be cut. The tree has a lot of happy memories for him and his partner. Several important events have revolved around the tree. Cam is inspired to defend what he feels is right until he gets to appear in a local production of "Cats".

Phil asks Jay to come to a birthday celebration the kids will be attending. A bad choice because the two men, end up in boxing match both will later regret having been involved. Claire and Gloria's trip to the supermarket does not go as well as planned. Claire has a brush with the law, when she involuntarily takes a sweat shirt she had taken to warm her up inside.

This installment was written by one of the creators, Steven Levitan, and written by Ben Karlin. All the regulars have a chance to shine. Ed O'Neill makes a wonderful appearance as the man who wanted to blend in with a bunch of the guys out of his own league.

Haley has to do community service for assaulting a police officer when she fell on him. Cameron comes in saying that he is upset a tree is being cut down for a parking area. Jay calls in Claire to take care of Gloria for the day. Jay leaves Manny at the game and feels uncomfortable around the other parents. When Mitchell goes to see what Cam is doing he is sitting in the tree to keep it standing, also having a women maybe play him in a movie about it. Cameron then has to go because his theatre group calls for him asking Mitchell to stay in the tree for him. Alex try's to get her revenge on Haley by getting a picture of her doing her community service. After some time Jay gets used to the other fathers. Alex trying to get the photo of Haley sees that she is getting messed up instead. Claire accidentally took a shirt from the store and has to go back in. Phil notices Jay is saying to much and he wants to be the funny one. Jay and Phil go into the ring and ends up beating him. Claire is told to sign a form that she will never come back to the store but then Gloria's water breaks as a distraction. Gloria then tells Claire she faked the pregnancy to get out of trouble. Cameron's tail gets caught in a tree and Haley is the one to get the bad photo of Alex. OK episode with the funniest plot being the one involving the tree.

EPISODE GRADE: B+ (MVP: Eric Stonstreet)