<p><em>PHOTO: Eric Stonestreet lands in Sydney. (Courtesy of <a href="http://www.splashnews.com" target="_blank">www.splashnews.com</a>)</em></p> <p>Fans of "Modern Family" lined up to see <strong>Jesse Tyler Ferguson</strong> and <strong>Aubrey Anderson Emmons</strong> arrive at Sydney International Airport on Sunday, Feb. 16. </p> <p>The cast will be filming their <a href="http://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/hit-show-modern-family-coming-to-australia.html" target="_blank">highly anticipated Australian episode</a> over the next couple of weeks.</p> <p>Jesse and Aubrey were met by plenty of fanfare, with "Modern Family" groupies swarming the castmembers and having their pictures taken with the actors.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p>Just seen <a href="https://twitter.com/jessetyler">@jessetyler</a> from Modern Family get mobbed in Sydney airport by fans and paparazzi <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23popularguy&amp;src=hash">#popularguy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23modernfamily&amp;src=hash">#modernfamily</a> <a href="http://t.co/Imt1Fn54tD">pic.twitter.com/Imt1Fn54tD</a></p> - Kieron Hall (@KieronHall90) <a href="https://twitter.com/KieronHall90/statuses/435166426337275904">February 16, 2014</a></blockquote> <p>Aubrey, who arrived Down Under on the same flight as Jesse, <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">was joined by her comedian mother <strong>Amy Anderson</strong>, who took the opportunity to do a celebrity meet-and-greet of her own. </span></p> <p>She posted a picture on Facebook of her daughter meeting <strong>Paula Abdul</strong>.</p> <![CDATA[<invalidtag> <p>It looks like Aubrey had quite the experience, considering this is her first time out of the country! Plus, according to Jesse and Aubrey's mom, Qantas treated the castmembers like royalty.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p>Boarding our plane to Australia! It's this little girls first time out of the country! (Aubrey's...not�� <a href="http://t.co/I2dBZPcmbh">http://t.co/I2dBZPcmbh</a></p> - Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) <a href="https://twitter.com/jessetyler/statuses/434930691680522240">February 16, 2014</a></blockquote> <p>While <strong>Eric Stonestreet </strong>arrived on Saturday, Feb. 15, the rest of the cast is expected to land later this week, with series co-creator <strong>Steven Levitan</strong> already in town scouting out possible locations.</p> <p>"We are going to start scouting which means we are going to go around the city and pick out where we are going to shoot everything. <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">We are [also] going to hire a few actors," h</span>e told <em><a href="http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/modern-family-stars-jesse-tyler-ferguson-and-aubrey-andersonemmons-arrive-in-sydney/story-fni0cvc9-1226829064072" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Daily Telegraph</a></em>.</p> <p>In January, <strong>Nolan Gould</strong>, who plays Luke in the series, told <a href="http://www.kiis1065.com.au/shows/breakfast/listen/modern-family-locations-revealed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KIIS 1065's</a> Jackie O and Kyle, that there will be <a href="http://www.travelpulse.com/news/entertainment/modern-familys-nolan-gould-shares-secrets-from-upcoming-australian-episode.html" target="_blank">lots of mishaps befalling the characters</a> as they get involved in a range of activities from the Sydney Bridge Climb to hanging out at Bondi Beach and visiting the Great Barrier Reef. </p> <p>We're so excited to see Australia more up close when the episode airs sometime this spring! How do you feel? Is there a specific location you hope to see on Modern Family?</p> <p><em style="line-height: 1.6em;">Follow me on Twitter </em><a href="https://mail.travalliance.com/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx" style="line-height: 1.6em;" target="_blank"><em>@ChrisRogers86</em></a></p> </invalidtag>]]></invalidtag>]]></invalidtag>]]>

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