{"id":492898,"date":"2025-11-15T08:21:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T08:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2187441"},"modified":"2025-11-15T08:21:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T08:21:47","slug":"guardians-of-the-galaxys-unclosing-fridge-door-joke-inspired-by-modern-family-creative-director-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/guardians-of-the-galaxys-unclosing-fridge-door-joke-inspired-by-modern-family-creative-director-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians of the Galaxy&#8217;s unclosing fridge door joke inspired by Modern Family, creative director says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/guardians-of-the-galaxys-unclosing-fridge-door-joke-inspired-by-modern-family-creative-director-says.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The pesky fridge door in Marvel&#8217;s Guardians of the Galaxy that never, ever, closes was inspired by long-running gags from Modern Family and Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia, its creative director has now revealed.<\/p>\n<p>While many Marvel fans were likely spending their time hanging out with Groot and co while on board the Milano, others decided to take Star Lord even deeper into the inner workings of the ship. Here, they will have come across a broken fridge door, which in itself is fairly unremarkable. This door can be interacted with, and players can try and close it if they wish, but this would ultimately be to no avail. The fridge door will never remain closed, not matter how often one tries. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-02-02-guardians-of-the-galaxy-unshutable-fridge-door-was-inspired-by-modern-family\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-02-02-guardians-of-the-galaxy-unshutable-fridge-door-was-inspired-by-modern-family\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pesky fridge door in Marvel&#8217;s Guardians of the Galaxy that never, ever, closes was inspired by long-running gags from Modern Family and Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia, its creative director has now revealed. While many Marvel fans were likely spending their time hanging out with Groot and co while on board the Milano, others decided to take Star Lord even deeper into the inner workings of the ship. Here, they will have come across a broken fridge door, which in itself is fairly unremarkable. This door can be interacted with, and players can try and close it if they wish, but this would ultimately be to no avail. The fridge door will never remain closed, not matter how often one tries. 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