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A sitcom that aims to marry the mockumentary style of the "The Office" to wacky "Malcolm In The Middle"-like home environments, "Modern Family" follows an extended multicultural clan that encompasses May-December American-Colombian marrieds, Caucasian homosexuals with a Vietnamese daughter, a mammoth nerd, and more.

It's from "Wings" and "Frasier" writer-producers David Levitan and Chris Lloyd.

Ty Burrell, who may have gotten his role in part because he resembles Steve Carell, plays a very Michael Scott-like head of household. The fabulous and always-busy Julie Bowen ("Ed," "Lost," "Boston Legal," "Weeds") plays his wife.

My favorite third of the pilot by far follows "John From Cincinnati" vet Ed O'Neill as the wealthy, wily oldster trying to keep up with his much younger Colombian wife and her lovelorn preteen son.

It's no "Better Off Ted," but it gets the job done.

USA Today says:

… Each family member is treated with respect, but each is also tweaked and given some funny business to play, from O'Neill's sitcom-pro chagrin at his stepson's romantic notions, to Bowen and Burell's method of dealing with a misused BB gun, to [Jesse Tyler] Ferguson's flustered reactions to [Eric] Stonestreet's flamboyance. …

The New York Times says:

… the best new half-hour of funny television in a season rife with half-hours of funny television …

The Los Angeles Times says:

… Astute in a way we haven't seen since, oh, I don't know, "Family Ties" or maybe "Married . . . With Children," "Modern Family" is sharp, timely and fresh, complicated enough to be interesting but with a soft, sweet center because, and I'm speaking loudly so even cable channels can hear, there is nothing wrong with that. …

The Chicago Tribune says:

… has the finest cast of any new fall show and, thank goodness, this excellent comedy gives these talented performers the kind of sharp material they deserve. …

The Washington Post says:

… cause not just for cheer but also for outright jubilation. The writers and producers of the domestic sitcom have found sharp new angles for tales of the great American family, and they juxtapose them in smart, savory ways. …

The San Francisco Chronicle says:

… In a fall season surprisingly flush with good sitcoms, the best new comedy by far - and it's not that close of a race …

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says:

… the fall's best new sitcom. …

The Newark Star Ledger says:

… Though I enjoyed NBC's pilot for "Community" a little bit more, "Modern Family" has as assured and entertaining a start as you could hope for. …

The Boston Herald says:

… There are some funny moments, but the series' premise and execution may be too commonplace to win a large audience. …

The Boston Globe says:

… If you're expecting a laugh riot, you'll probably be underwhelmed. "Modern Family'' finds its humor in the variety and eccentricity of the characters, in the fact that Anytown, USA, doesn't really look like "According to Jim.'' …

Variety says:

Easily the new season's best comedy pilot, "Modern Family" deftly serves up laughs on multiple levels -- from understated one-liners to grand sight gags. Flitting among three storylines, it's smart, nimble and best of all, funny, while actually making a point about the evolving nature of what constitutes "family." …

The Hollywood Reporter says:

… Long on heart, brimming with great characters, smartly cast, expertly written and funny from start to finish, "Family" is the obvious choice for best new fall comedy -- and possibly best series. …

9 p.m. Wednesday. ABC.