The Thick of It coincidentally ended up occurring only two days after Peter Capaldi was announced as the new star of "Doctor Who". (Even more coincidental, a cast commentary included as part of a photo gallery featurette for the episode "Rise of the Nutters" included in the DVD set, recorded several years earlier, has several cast members jokingly deciding to start a rumour that Capaldi is to be the next Doctor.) "The Thick of It: The Scripts", a book containing the scripts from the first two series and the 2007 specials, was published on 1 September 2007. A tie-in book, "The Thick Of It:
Mother Tucker (Modern Family) He also said it "continued season two's streak of improvements" Rachael Maddux of "New York" stated in her review that "After two great episodes in a row following a wonky start, Modern Family looks like it finally might be returning to its first-season form." Mother Tucker (Modern Family) "Mother Tucker" is the ninth episode of the second season of the American sitcom "Modern Family", and the 33rd episode of the series overall. It originally aired on November 24, 2010 on ABC. The episode was written by Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh and was directed by Michael Spiller. In the episode,