Rob McElhenney — Writer
Episodes 58
The Gang Gets Racist
The guys hire Dee's friend, Terrell to promote the bar. Meanwhile, Charlie tries to prove that he is not a racist.
Read MoreCharlie Wants an Abortion
A girl from Charlie's past reveals they have a child together. Mac sees the benefits in being a pro-life advocate, while Dennis uses an abortion rally to meet women.
Read MoreUnderage Drinking: A National Concern
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.
Read MoreCharlie Has Cancer
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.
Read MoreThe Gang Finds a Dead Guy
Mac and Dennis befriend a patron found dead at their bar in order to win the affection of his granddaughter.
Read MoreCharlie Got Molested
Charlie and Mac's old high school gym teacher is accused of molestation.
Read MoreCharlie Gets Crippled
An accident that puts Charlie in a wheelchair opens up a window of possibilities for the gang. Meanwhile, Dennis and Dee’s estranged father reenters their life in hopes of starting anew with his children and soon discovers that he enjoys the lifestyle of their friends.
Read MoreThe Gang Goes Jihad
When the gang learns that they are in danger of losing their bar due to a zoning mishap, they resort to some outlandish and extreme methods to prevent that from happening. Meanwhile, Frank isn’t too happy when his wife returns to town.
Read MoreDennis and Dee Go on Welfare
After quitting their job due to Frank's continuing interference, Dennis and Dee decide to seek alternative income by going on welfare. Meanwhile, Mac and Charlie must now bear the consequences of their friends’ departures from the business.
Read MoreHundred Dollar Baby
Frank runs into an old adversary at the gym when he begins teaching Dee to box after she was robbed. Hoping to make some extra money on the side, Mac and Dennis make preparations for Charlie to compete in an underground street fighting match.
Read MoreCharlie Goes America All Over Everybody's Ass
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.
Read MoreDennis and Dee Get a New Dad
Dee receives e-mails from a stranger claiming to be her and Dennis' real father. Meanwhile, Mac decides to visit his father who is in prison.
Read MoreThe Gang Finds a Dumpster Baby
Dennis joins up with an environmentalist group, but his altruistic intentions quickly sour when he's snubbed by the activists. Dee and Mac decide to raise a baby they find in the dumpster, but quickly find out that it's not nearly as fun as they thought it would be, and Frank and Charlie take the concept of recycling a bit too far.
Read MoreDennis and Dee's Mom Is Dead
After Barbara's death, Dee and Frank are unhappy to learn that she left them both out of the will, while Dennis inherits the mansion which he plans to turn into a party pad.
Read MoreThe Gang Gets Held Hostage
The McPoyles hold the entire gang hostage at Paddys while Frank is busy searching for his will in the air ducts.
Read MoreFrank Sets Sweet Dee On Fire
Mac teams up with Frank and Charlie to create a public access newscast after he misses his chance at fame in the news. Meanwhile, Dennis and Dee try to make it big in the club scene.
Read MoreDennis Looks Like a Registered Sex Offender
When Dennis is mistaken for a recently released child molester, he is more bothered by the fact that the guy is overweight rather than him being a sex offender. Meanwhile, Mac tries once again to bond with his ex-con father, who shows an interest in Dee.
Read MoreAmerica’s Next Top Paddy’s Billboard Model Contest
Due to the gang's latest "business expenses," Paddy's is in dire need of money. Frank buys a billboard to advertise the bar, but Dee decides to create a viral video to post on YouTube for promotion. Charlie quickly joins her, leaving Frank and Mac to hold a contest for some hot models to feature on the billboard. Naturally, Dennis joins the competition to prove his worth.
Read MoreMac and Charlie Die (1)
Part 1 of 2. Mac and Charlie fake their deaths to avoid the wrath of Mac's father who was released from prison and is out for vengeance.
Read MoreMac and Charlie Die (2)
Part 2 of 2. Dennis, Frank, and Dee find unique ways of coping with the apparent loss of their friends.
Read MoreWho Pooped the Bed?
Charlie and Frank awake to find poop in their bed. Neither will confess to being the owner, so they, Mac, and Dennis try to scientifically deduce who dropped the deuce. Dee wants to do something a bit more sophisticated, so she invites the waitress and Artemis to a girls' night out.
Read MoreThe Gang Cracks the Liberty Bell
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.
Read MoreThe Nightman Cometh
In the season finale, Charlie gets the gang to help him put together a rock opera based on his song "Nightman."
Read MoreMac and Charlie Write a Movie
When Dee gets a part in the new M. Night Shyamalan film, Mac and Charlie seize a chance to pitch their movie script.
Read MoreThe Gang Buys a Boat
The gang attempts to find adventure on the sea after they purchase their 'new' boat.
Read MoreWho Got Dee Pregnant?
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.
Read MoreA Very Sunny Christmas
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.
Read MoreSweet Dee Gets Audited
Dee faces an IRS audit over her claim that the baby she carried as a surrogate is her dependent, while the guys decide to run the bar in an unemotional, democratic manner rather than their typical method of shouting and personal attacks.
Read MoreChardee MacDennis: The Game of Games
The gang plays the most twisted board game ever. Dee and Dennis face Mac, Charlie and Frank.
Read MoreThe High School Reunion (1)
The gang have much to prove when they attend their high-school reunion. They meet old friends and make new foes as they stroll down memory lane.
Read MoreThe High School Reunion (2): The Gang's Revenge
The gang come up with a new plan to buff their tarnished high-school reputations at their reunion.
Read MorePop-Pop: The Final Solution
Dennis and Dee's ailing grandfather Pop-Pop is wasting away in the hospital, and they have to decide whether or not to pull the plug. But things get complicated when The Gang learns of Pop-Pop's history as a Nazi, and Mac, Charlie and Frank set off in search of the old man's spoils from the war.
Read MoreThe Gang Recycles Their Trash
With the garbage men of Philadelphia on strike, Frank concocts a plan to undercut the union and get the contract to collect the city's trash.
Read MoreThe Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre
The gang make a disturbing discovery after crashing Maureen's wedding.
Read MoreCharlie and Dee Find Love
Charlie and Dee become romantically involved with two members of a wealthy family, which arouses jealousy in Mac, Dennis and Frank.
Read MoreReynolds vs. Reynolds: The Cereal Defense
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.
Read MoreThe Gang Broke Dee
The gang attempts to cheer up a deeply depressed Dee, realizing they are the cause for her predicament.
Read MoreGun Fever Too: Still Hot
After Frank appears on Local Television advocating gun ownership, the rest of the gang takes a look at the ownership process and alternatives to find a common ground on this still heated issue.
Read MorePsycho Pete Returns
When Psycho Pete, long lost member of the freight train, is released from the mental hospital, Dennis and Dee rush to get him recommitted while Charlie and Mac attempt to restore him to his former hard-partying form.
Read MoreCharlie Work
Charlie goes into overdrive when he's notified that the health inspector will be arriving that day. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang is trying to exploit a flaw in the air-miles reward system. Written by David Hornsby; directed by Matt Shakman.
Read MoreThe Gang Misses the Boat
The group separates from one another to find out who they are as individuals after another failed endeavor.
Read MoreThe Gang Goes on Family Fight
When the gang appears on a nationally broadcasted game show, Dennis does his best to keep the gang’s weirdness under wraps.
Read MoreFrank Retires
Frank decides to retire; the foursome begin to plot and plan ways for each of them to take control of the bar.
Read MoreChardee MacDennis 2: Electric Boogaloo
The gang agrees to a truce while demonstrating Chardee MacDennis for an interested board game executive, but the nature of the game quickly sends things off the rails
Read MoreThe Gang Turns Black
After an electric heating blanket shorts out while the gang watches the Wiz they look in the mirror and realize they've turned black. They have to figure out how to get back to being themselves by going through all the classic body switch movie shenanigans they encounter.
Read MoreHero or Hate Crime?
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.
Read MoreDennis' Double Life
Dennis reveals he has a baby after his Wade Boggs layover in North Dakota and the gang try to help him get out of the jam, but their suggestions border on the extreme.
Read MoreMac Finds His Pride
Frank tries to recruit Mac for the gang’s kickass float for the Gay Pride Parade. It dawns on Frank that Mac will never be secure with his sexual identity unless he comes out to his father.
Read MoreThe Gang Gets Romantic
Mac concocts a scheme to attract single women to Airbnb Dennis' bedroom, while Frank and Charlie concoct similar plans to attract young, European coeds. But neither ad attracts their intended target.
Read MoreThe Gang Texts
During their trip to the Philadelphia Zoo, Mac sets up a text group chain for The Gang, but confusion sets in and The Gang must learn from the meerkats on how to communicate properly in a group.
Read MoreThe Gang Solves Global Warming
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.
Read More2020: A Year in Review
The Gang looks back on 2020 to justify their numerous PPE loans. In doing so, it is revealed that they contributed to the chaos of the past political year way more than anyone could have imagined.
Read MoreThe Gang Goes to Ireland
The gang's in Dublin where Dennis ends up helping Frank with some of his business's dirty work. Mac and Charlie learn about their Irish heritage. Dee rushes to the set of an Irish soap opera, where she will play an "Obnoxious American MILF."
Read MoreThe Gang's Still in Ireland
Dennis and Dee explore their new accommodations in the countryside. Frank accompanies Charlie to find the truth about Charlie's Irish childhood pen pal. Mac has an identity crisis and decides to join the seminary.
Read MoreCelebrity Booze: The Ultimate Cash Grab
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. The Gang takes to the skies to get a taste of the glamorous high life.
Read MoreThe Gang Goes Bowling
The guys crash Dee's bowling league night and compete in a Battle of the Sexes at a bowling alley owned by the McPoyles. Dee, The Waitress, Artemis, and Gail the Snail versus Dennis, Mac, Charlie, and Frank in a classic match to prove who is better.
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