The Best Episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Last Updated: Apr 2, 2019
Four egocentric friends who run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.
#1 - Charlie Work
Season 10 - Episode 4
Charlie directs The Gang in balancing a scheme involving live chickens, steaks and airline miles with a health inspection, in a fast hectic manner.
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#2 - The Nightman Cometh
Season 4 - Episode 13
In the season finale, Charlie gets the gang to help him put together a rock opera based on his song "Nightman."
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#3 - Chardee MacDennis: The Game of Games
Season 7 - Episode 7
The gang plays the most twisted board game ever. Dee and Dennis face Mac, Charlie and Frank.
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#4 - The Gang Goes to the Jersey Shore
Season 7 - Episode 2
Dee and Dennis take the gang to their favorite childhood vacation spot where things aren't quite how they remember. While Dee and Dennis see the seedy side of the Jersey Shore, Mac, Frank and Charlie have the nights of their lives.
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#5 - A Very Sunny Christmas
Season 6 - Episode 13
After years of being mistreated by Frank during the holiday season, Dennis and Dee decide to teach him a lesson. Meanwhile, Mac and Charlie reflect on their childhood Christmases, and realize that they were not as joyous and wonderful as they remembered.
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#6 - The Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award
Season 9 - Episode 3
Tired of failing to be recognized for their years of service in the bar industry, the gang changes their ways to give the patrons what they think they want.
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#7 - The Gang Goes to a Water Park
Season 12 - Episode 2
The gang takes a trip to a local water park, ripe with personal agendas and ulterior motives. Dennis feeds off his mantra of "the park provides" and takes on a protégé. Frank and Charlie are determined to ride every ride by any means necessary and Mac and Dee get stuck in a tube slide for most of the day.
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#8 - The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis
Season 4 - Episode 2
Charlie, Mac, and Dennis formulate a plan to take advantage of the rising gas prices. By purchasing excess amounts now, they can sell it in the future and profit. As usual, things don't go as planned. Dee is also out to make money when she learns that Bruce is going to give the family fortune to a Muslim cultural center. She and Frank try to stop him and get the cash for themselves.
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#9 - Thunder Gun Express
Season 7 - Episode 11
Traffic problems as a result of the President's visit to Philadelphia makes it difficult for the gang to see the summer's biggest film, "Thunder Gun Express".
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#10 - Flowers for Charlie
Season 9 - Episode 8
When an experiment successfully multiplies Charlie's intellect and takes him away from the bar, the rest of the gang find themselves struggling to complete the menial "Charlie Work" that has kept the bar running for so long.
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#11 - The D.E.N.N.I.S. System
Season 5 - Episode 10
Dennis reveals his foolproof system for seducing any woman to the rest of the gang, but they don't grasp the concept.
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#12 - The Gang Dines Out
Season 8 - Episode 9
Every member of The Gang has something to celebrate at Guigino's, Philly's finest eatery, but when Mac and Dennis' private dinner is interrupted by an unexpected sighting of Frank and Charlie, the in-fighting begins. Dee also turns up at a table for one, and over the course of the night, the "one-ups-manship" soars to new heights.
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#13 - Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth
Season 6 - Episode 9
Motivated by the drama teacher who inspired her, Dee takes a job as a substitute teacher, and exposes her students to the culture of Paddy's with a field trip to see the Gang's take on the Lethal Weapon series: Lethal Weapon 5.
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#14 - Charlie and Dee Find Love
Season 8 - Episode 4
Charlie and Dee become romantically involved with two members of a wealthy family, which arouses jealousy in Mac, Dennis, and Frank.
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#15 - The Gang Saves the Day
Season 9 - Episode 6
When a routine trip to a convenience store places the gang in the middle of an armed robbery, each of them is forced to explore how they react in extreme situations.
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#16 - Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom
Season 2 - Episode 4
Barbara hooks up with Mac to make Frank jealous, which leads to retaliation from Dennis.
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#17 - Reynolds vs. Reynolds: The Cereal Defense
Season 8 - Episode 10
Court is in session at Paddy's Pub as Frank and Dennis present their cases to the rest of the gang, resulting in a verdict that will change their lives FOREVER... but not really.
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#18 - The Gang's Revenge (2)
Season 7 - Episode 13
The gang come up with a new plan to buff their tarnished high-school reputations at their reunion.
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#19 - Mac Day
Season 9 - Episode 5
Everyone in the gang gets a day to do what they want while everyone else in the gang must participate willingly. This is Mac's Day... and its got twice the "Mac".
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#20 - The Gang Gets Quarantined
Season 9 - Episode 7
When a severe flu outbreak sweeps through Philadelphia, the gang chooses to voluntarily quarantine themselves inside of Paddy's in an attempt to keep their singing voices pristine for an upcoming singing competition.
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#21 - Hero or Hate Crime?
Season 12 - Episode 6
The gang fight over a lottery ticket and seek out an arbitrator to decide a rightful owner, who also decides if Frank is a hero or hate monger.
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#22 - The Gang Hits the Road
Season 5 - Episode 2
The gang tries to expand their horizons by going on a road trip to the Grand Canyon.
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#23 - Who Got Dee Pregnant?
Season 6 - Episode 7
The gang gets a real scare after Dee reveals she's pregnant, forcing the guys to recall their last hazy Halloween party to determine who the father is.
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#24 - The Gang Dances Their Asses Off
Season 3 - Episode 15
In the season finale, Charlie accidentally puts Paddy's up as a prize for a dance marathon, which prompts the gang to enter the competition in order to save their bar.
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#25 - The Gang Broke Dee
Season 9 - Episode 1
Dee starts to embrace the desperate, self-loathing qualities the guys have beaten into her over the years, sending her stand-up comedy career to unexpected places.
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