Claire Dunphy
Claire Dunphy is a ewe and a Meadowlands neighbor of the pack in We Can Fix Pawbert. She is married to Phil Dunphy and has organized the neighborhood for years, a role she takes up again during the climate crisis.
Background
Claire lives near Pawthorne Mansion in the Meadowlands neighborhood with her husband Phil.
Series History
Season 5
Claire and her husband are supporting an elderly armadillo with heat stroke when Pawbert crosses the lawn in "Misdirection"; she asks whether the mansion is safe with the weather systems failing, then helps carry the armadillo inside. Once Pawthorne Mansion fills with neighbors she organizes blankets and keeps the children calm. When Selma arrives to drive Pawbert to the Meadowlands Community Center, Claire overhears him hesitating over the promise he made to stay and tells him to go — she and Phil can handle the mansion, and she has organized this neighborhood for years. She later attends the double wedding with Phil in "Always".
Key Relationships
Phil Dunphy
Claire's husband. Together they anchor the neighborhood response during the climate crisis.
Pawbert Pawthorne
Claire's willingness to take over the shelter gives Pawbert the room to leave for the community center against the promise he made Luther to stay put.
Trivia
- Claire Dunphy is named after Claire Dunphy from Modern Family. All of the pack's Meadowlands neighbors are named after Modern Family characters.