"Run for Your Wife" is the sixth episode of the American family sitcom television series Modern Family. It premiered on ABC in the United States on October 28, 2009. The episode was written by Brad Walsh & Paul Corrigan and directed by Jason Winer. "Run for Your Wife" received positive reviews from the critics and became the highest rated scripted program of the night. On the DVD release in the U.S. and the U.K., this episode is restored to its production order as the second episode of the series.