Nathan Lane will be appearing on the October 6 new episode of Modern Family.  Below are three sneak peeks and a synopsis for the episode from ABC.

WHEN THE EARTH SHAKES, PEOPLE GET A LITTLE RATTLED, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY"

Multiple Tony and Emmy Award winner Nathan Lane ("The Producers") Guest Stars as Pepper

"Earthquake" - An earthquake hits, leaving Claire stuck in the bathroom with the plumber, Manny experiencing an existential crisis while out with Jay, and Mitchell and Cameron digging themselves deeper into a lie when they use the quake to get out of a themed brunch party thrown by their friend, Pepper, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sof’a Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy and Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado.

Guest cast includes Nathan Lane as Pepper and Vic Polizos as Plumber.