Over the weekend, I saw something that absolutely warmed my heart — in her Father's Day tribute post, Sarah Hyland included a shoutout to her Modern Family onscreen dad, Ty Burrell.
Naturally, it made me rewatch the Modern Family pilot, and it's wild to see how much time has passed. So here's a look at the cast in the pilot (or their very first episode) vs. the series finale vs. IRL now:
1. Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy in the pilot:
![a younger ty](https://cdn.statically.io/img/img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/16/asset/922e497a2659/sub-buzz-1432-1687278454-1.jpg?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto)
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy in the series finale:
![closeup of ty](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/18/asset/071f11a06e0f/sub-buzz-500-1687285880-1.png)
Ty Burrell IRL now:
![ty wearing glasses and grown out facial hair](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/18/asset/b550da347aec/sub-buzz-1603-1687285961-1.jpg?crop=2876:4112;0,382)
2. Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy in the pilot:
![jullie with her hair pulled back](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/16/asset/2dd9f9d72517/sub-buzz-1824-1687278367-1.jpg)
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy in the series finale:
![julie with a bob hair cut](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/19/asset/2dd9f9d72517/sub-buzz-2544-1687290145-1.jpg?crop=969:656;0,26)
Julie Bowen IRL now:
![closeup of her in a cutout dress](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/19/asset/1b53a7d5a0ff/sub-buzz-819-1687290172-3.jpg)
3. Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy in the pilot:
![a young nolan](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/16/asset/053d35a7c24e/sub-buzz-1040-1687277035-1.jpg)
Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy in the series finale:
![teenage nolan](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/18/asset/648e2e231b5b/sub-buzz-1872-1687284810-1.png)
Nolan Gould IRL now:
![closeup of him with longer curly hair and facial hair](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/18/asset/1507992aea6a/sub-buzz-1841-1687284034-1.jpg)
4. Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy in the pilot:
![young ariel wearing glasses](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/16/asset/1507992aea6a/sub-buzz-1429-1687278165-1.jpg)
Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy in the series finale:
![teengage ariel](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/17/asset/937545975dd3/sub-buzz-5427-1687283426-1.png)
Ariel Winter IRL now:
![ariel in a slit dress at an event](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/17/asset/648e2e231b5b/sub-buzz-1749-1687283575-8.jpg)
5. Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy in the pilot:
![young sarah with long curly hair](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/16/asset/731e11390b53/sub-buzz-3888-1687278274-1.jpg)
Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy in the series finale:
![sarah with long hair](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/17/asset/09a52a1d3bbe/sub-buzz-636-1687283610-1.png)
Sarah Hyland IRL now:
![sarah in strapless dress at an event](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/17/asset/648e2e231b5b/sub-buzz-1769-1687283689-1.jpg?crop=2616:3794;0,200)
6. Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitch Pritchett in the pilot:
![closeup of jesse](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/16/asset/1c2cca45c014/sub-buzz-1478-1687278633-1.jpg)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitch Pritchett in the series finale:
![jesse with hair a little bit longer](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/17/asset/4f19be8d691f/sub-buzz-1543-1687283718-1.png)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson IRL now:
![closeup of jesse at an event](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/17/asset/1714d735b202/sub-buzz-746-1687283794-1.jpg)
7. Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker in the pilot:
![closeup of eric](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/17/asset/1c2cca45c014/sub-buzz-1576-1687280447-1.jpg)
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker in the series finale:
![eric with more greys in his hair](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/17/asset/52537076325f/sub-buzz-739-1687283924-2.png?crop=1344:783;296,9)
Eric Stonestreet IRL now:
![closeup of eric wearing glasses and holding a mic](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/17/asset/602e7b0325f7/sub-buzz-1807-1687283972-1.jpg)
8. Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett in her first episode, "Dude Ranch" (3x01):
![aubrey as a kid](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/17/asset/2ece7acd511f/sub-buzz-1461-1687281646-1.jpg)
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett in the series finale:
![aubrey as a preteen](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/19/asset/2ece7acd511f/sub-buzz-1995-1687289429-1.png?crop=1567:991;73,37)
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons IRL now:
![closep of aubrey smiling with long two-tone hair](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/19/asset/bc087262242d/sub-buzz-1138-1687289766-7.jpg)
9. Sofía Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in the pilot:
![closeup of sofia](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/17/asset/2ece7acd511f/sub-buzz-1349-1687280594-1.jpg)
Sofía Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in the series finale:
![closeup of sofia with long hair](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/18/asset/20670bdb9d40/sub-buzz-415-1687286012-1.png)
Sofía Vergara IRL now:
![sofia in a dress for an event](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/18/asset/602e7b0325f7/sub-buzz-1935-1687286130-1.jpg?crop=2122:3175;101,192)
10. Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett in the pilot:
![ed entering a room with a bedazzled hat](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/17/asset/937545975dd3/sub-buzz-5263-1687280758-3.jpg)
Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett in the series finale:
![ed sitting on a couch wearing a button-down](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/18/asset/09a52a1d3bbe/sub-buzz-828-1687286292-1.png)
Ed O'Neill IRL:
![closeup of ed with more grey hairs](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/18/asset/1b53a7d5a0ff/sub-buzz-564-1687286454-2.jpg?crop=1877:3486;360,320)
11. Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado in the pilot:
![rico as a kid](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/17/asset/053d35a7c24e/sub-buzz-1380-1687280860-2.jpg)
Rico Rodriguez as Manny Pritchett in the series finale:
![rico as a teenager](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/18/asset/b550da347aec/sub-buzz-1636-1687286595-1.png)
Rico Rodriguez IRL now:
![rico wearing glasses with long curly hair](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/18/asset/bc087262242d/sub-buzz-950-1687286648-1.jpg)
12. Jeremy Maguire as Joe Pritchett in his first episode, "Summer Lovin'" (7x01):
![jeremy as a kid with long hair](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/17/asset/5a8c1b685f45/sub-buzz-2045-1687282890-1.jpg)
Jeremy Maguire as Joe Pritchett in the series finale:
![jeremy still a kid with short hair](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/18/asset/7d3708b63dd0/sub-buzz-450-1687286763-2.png)
Jeremy Maguire IRL now:
13. Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall in the pilot:
![reid with long hair](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/17/asset/7cecca273fc9/sub-buzz-484-1687281252-1.jpg)
Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall in the series finale:
![reid with sideswept hair](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/19/asset/053d35a7c24e/sub-buzz-1866-1687288864-1.png)
Reid Ewing IRL:
![closeup of reid with long hair at an event](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/19/asset/1714d735b202/sub-buzz-1017-1687288947-1.jpg)
And finally, here's a look at the intro family portraits in the pilot vs. series finale. First up Claire and Phil's fam during the pilot:
![pilot family portrait with the family of 5](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/21/13/asset/6e5494c0605a/sub-buzz-2633-1687355235-1.png)
Claire and Phil's fam during the series finale:
![the family looking older](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/19/asset/b550da347aec/sub-buzz-1870-1687289865-5.png)
Mitchell and Cam's fam during the pilot:
![mitch and cam with baby lily](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/21/13/asset/ecd2eea6f7e5/sub-buzz-1419-1687355257-1.png)
Mitchell and Cam's fam during the series finale:
![mitch and cam with a teenage lily](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/19/asset/b550da347aec/sub-buzz-1882-1687289983-1.png)
And finally, Jay and Gloria's fam during the pilot:
![jay, gloria, and manny](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/21/13/asset/126f5c64390b/sub-buzz-895-1687355276-1.png)
And Jay and Gloria's fam during the series finale:
![jay and gloria with manny and their young son](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-06/20/19/asset/1507992aea6a/sub-buzz-2191-1687289970-1.png)