The WORST episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Every episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia!
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 - The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary
Season 17 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/9/2025
Months after the Gang visited, Abbott's Principal Ava walks viewers through some of the unseen footage of the Gang's volunteerism and reveals their true intentions.
#2 - The Gang Beats Boggs: Ladies Reboot
Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/19/2018
To one-up the guys, Dee has organized an "all-female reboot" of the Wade Boggs challenge on a first-of-its-kind, all-female flight headed to L.A. for the women's march.
#3 - Charlie's Home Alone
Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/24/2018
It's the weekend of Super Bowl LII from Charlie's perspective. While Charlie searches the back office, Cricket steals the suit leaving Charlie home alone to defend himself.
#4 - The Gang Cracks the Liberty Bell
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/6/2008
The gang fudge history by claiming that Paddy's Pub was responsible for cracking the Liberty Bell in an attempt to turn their dive into a Philadelphia landmark.
#5 - Frank's Brother
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/2011
When Frank's long lost brother Gino shows up at the bar, the two of them tell the gang about the jazz club they ran in the 1960s and 70s, and how they fell out over Shadynasty, a singer who was the love of both of their lives.
#6 - The Gang Gets Cursed
Season 16 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/14/2023
The Gang's going to be on Bar Rescue but a series of bad omens leads them to believe they are all cursed. They set off to undo the curses and make amends to the people/things they've wronged. While Mac, who's on a run of good luck, meets Chase Utley and invites him for a catch.
#7 - Waiting for Big Mo
Season 14 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/2019
Dennis and Charlie stand guard at the entrance to their laser tag base waiting to ambush the legendary "Big Mo," but Dennis begins to ponder the reasons they play laser tag and if their pursuit of a victory is worth their effort.
#8 - The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 7
Season 15 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/1/2021
Upon discovering that their self-made “Lethal Weapon” sequels have been pulled from the local library, the Gang decides to address their political incorrectness by making another film: “Lethal Weapon 7.”
#9 - Risk E. Rat's Pizza and Amusement Center
Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/5/2023
The Gang goes to "Risk E. Rat's", their childhood version of Chuck E. Cheese, only to find all the riskiness that made it exciting has been systematically replaced with safety and overcautiousness. Dennis and Charlie try to find the old ride with the animatronic boobs. Dee takes Frank on a scavenger to find risqué jokes hidden throughout the establishment. Mac plays Skee-Ball to win tickets for a prize.
#10 - The Gang Chokes
Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2019
Annoyed that the Gang failed to react as he nearly choked to death on an appetizer, Frank decides the Waiter, his savior, is the only person who has his back.
#11 - The Gang Gets Racist
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/4/2005
The guys hire Dee's friend, Terrell to promote the bar. Meanwhile, Charlie tries to prove that he is not a racist.
#12 - Dee Sinks In A Bog
Season 15 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/2021
Guided by a young priest, Mac spends a day at the seminary to truly understand what it takes to become a priest. Dennis and Frank plan an elaborate trap at the castle to humiliate Charlie’s pen pal. Dee prepares for a date with an Irish doctor, only to find herself sinking in a bog. Having learned of his pen pal’s true identity, Charlie bonds with him and makes a choice that will forever change the Gang.
#13 - The Gang Exploits a Miracle
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/27/2006
Mac and Dee become uncomfortable when the rest of the guys decide to make some extra money by exploiting the similarities between a water stain and the Virgin Mary. A reunion with someone from the past, stirs up forbidden feelings within Dee.
#14 - Being Frank
Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2016
The gang have a new scheme and Frank tries to keep up.
#15 - Celebrity Booze: The Ultimate Cash Grab
Season 16 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/28/2023
When news spreads of Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul's visit to Philadelphia to promote their Dos Hermanos mezcal brand, the Guys decide to pitch them their own liquor. And the Gang takes to the skies to get a taste of the glamorous high life.
#16 - Gun Fever
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/30/2005
The guys buy a gun after the bar's safe is stolen.
#17 - Frank Shoots Every Member of the Gang
Season 16 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/7/2023
After Frank shoots Dennis and Dee, they resolve to take Frank's gun away. Mac and Charlie go on a road trip with their moms to get their inheritances -- for Mac, it's letters written by his grandfather which have fallen into his Uncle Donald's hands, while for Charlie, it's a jar of teeth that is now in the hands of his sisters, Bunny and Candy.
#18 - The Gang Solves Global Warming
Season 14 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2019
As a record-breaking heat wave overtakes Philly, the Gang plans to profit from global warming by pumping up the A/C so people will congregate at Paddy’s and save energy at home.
#19 - The Gang Wins the Big Game
Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/31/2018
It’s the most important weekend of their lives and Frank has treated the gang and a crew of their ragtag hangers-on with tickets to see the Eagles in the Super Bowl!
#20 - A Woman's Right to Chop
Season 14 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2019
When a trendy new hair salon opens up right next door to Paddy’s, Dennis and Frank go on the offensive to stop women from cutting off their hair. Meanwhile, Mac is reunited with his childhood dog Poppins.
#21 - Dee Made a Smut Film
Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2016
Dennis makes a movie spotlighting his erotic memoirs while Frank and Mac try to pass off Charlie as a gifted artist to make money.
#22 - Underage Drinking: A National Concern
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/18/2005
After reminiscing about high school, the guys conclude that it would be a public service if they allowed teens to drink in the bar, thus providing a safe and controlled environment for teens to party. Feeling that she missed out on a lot as a teenager due to having to wear a brace for her scoliosis, Dee begins dating a high school jock.
#23 - Charlie Has Cancer
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/23/2005
After discovering that he might have cancer, Mac and Dennis attempt to find a woman who will sleep with Charlie. In the midst of their search, Mac falls in love with a transsexual he meets at the bar named Carmen. Overwhelmed by the extra workload that she had to take on since Charlie has taken a leave of absence, Dee tries to get Dennis to hire a recently out of work actress friend to help out.
#24 - Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody's Ass
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/10/2006
Dennis and Mac make a decision to take away all rules concerning moral and behavioral etiquette at Paddy's after an argument about the Constitution. Frank uses the decision and it's following consequences to his own gain. Meanwhile, Charlie tries to convey his love for America by protesting while Dee attempts to reaffirm her goal of being an actress.
#25 - Dee Day
Season 14 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2019
The guys are in the final preparation stage for an unknown scheme when Dee enters to inform them that it is "Dee Day," and they have to do everything she wants without complaint.