It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia on FX

2005, TV Show

Seasons:

1
- Charlie Gets Molested (Original Airdate Sep 13, 2005)
- The Gang Finds a Dead Guy (Original Airdate Sep 6, 2005)
- Gun Control (Original Airdate Aug 30, 2005)
- Charlie Has Cancer (Original Airdate Aug 23, 2005)
- Underage Drinking (Original Airdate Aug 16, 2005)
- Charlie Wants an Abortion (Original Airdate Aug 11, 2005)
- The Gang Gets Racist (Original Airdate Aug 4, 2005)
2
- Dennis and Dee Get a New Dad (Original Airdate Aug 17, 2006)
- Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody's A (Original Airdate Aug 10, 2006)
- The Gang Runs for Office (Original Airdate Aug 3, 2006)
- The Gang Exploits a Miracle (Original Airdate Jul 27, 2006)
- The Gang Gives Back (Original Airdate Jul 20, 2006)
- Hundred Dollar Baby (Original Airdate Jul 13, 2006)
- Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom (Original Airdate Jul 6, 2006)
- Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare (Original Airdate Jul 6, 2006)
- The Gang Goes Jihad (Original Airdate Jun 29, 2006)
- Charlie Gets Crippled (Original Airdate Jun 29, 2006)
3
- The Gang Dances Their Asses Off (Original Airdate Nov 15, 2007)
- Bums: Making a Mess All Over the City (Original Airdate Nov 8, 2007)
- The Gang Gets Whacked (Original Airdate Nov 1, 2007)
- Dennis Looks Like a Registered Sex Offender (Original Airdate Oct 25, 2007)
- Mac Is a Serial Killer (Original Airdate Oct 18, 2007)
- Sweet Dee's Dating a Retarded Person (Original Airdate Oct 11, 2007)
- The Gang Sells Out (Original Airdate Oct 4, 2007)
- Frank Sets Sweet Dee on Fire (Original Airdate Oct 4, 2007)
- The Gang Solves the North Korea Situation (Original Airdate Sep 27, 2007)
- The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty McGoo (Original Airdate Sep 27, 2007)
- The Gang Gets Held Hostage (Original Airdate Sep 20, 2007)
- Dennis and Dee’s Mom Is Dead (Original Airdate Sep 20, 2007)
- The Gang Finds a Dumpster Baby (Original Airdate Sep 13, 2007)
- The Gang Gets Invincible (Original Airdate Sep 13, 2007)
4
- The Nightman Cometh (Original Airdate Nov 20, 2008)
- The Gang Gets Extreme: Home Makeover (Original Airdate Nov 13, 2008)
- The Gang Cracks the Liberty Bell (Original Airdate Nov 6, 2008)
- Sweet Dee Has a Heart Attack (Original Airdate Oct 30, 2008)
- Dennis Reynolds: An Erotic Life (Original Airdate Oct 23, 2008)
- Paddy's Pub: The Worst Bar in Philadelphia (Original Airdate Oct 16, 2008)
- Who Pooped the Bed? (Original Airdate Oct 9, 2008)
- Mac & Charlie Die (Original Airdate Oct 2, 2008)
- Mac & Charlie Die (Original Airdate Oct 2, 2008)
- Mac's Banging the Waitress (Original Airdate Sep 25, 2008)
- America's Next Top Paddy's Billboard Model Contest (Original Airdate Sep 25, 2008)
- The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis (Original Airdate Sep 18, 2008)
- Mac & Dennis: Manhunters (Original Airdate Sep 18, 2008)
5
- The Gang Reignites the Rivalry (Original Airdate Dec 10, 2009)
- Mac and Charlie Write a Movie (Original Airdate Dec 3, 2009)
- The D.E.N.N.I.S System (Original Airdate Nov 19, 2009)
- Mac and Dennis Break Up (Original Airdate Nov 12, 2009)
- Paddy's Pub: Home of the Original Kitten Mittens (Original Airdate Nov 5, 2009)
- The Gang Wrestles for the Troops (Original Airdate Oct 29, 2009)
- The World Series Defense (Original Airdate Oct 22, 2009)
- The Waitress Is Getting Married (Original Airdate Oct 15, 2009)
- The Gang Gives Frank an Intervention (Original Airdate Oct 8, 2009)
- The Great Recession (Original Airdate Oct 1, 2009)
- The Gang Hits the Road (Original Airdate Sep 24, 2009)
- The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis (Original Airdate Sep 17, 2009)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Episode: "The Great Recession"

Season 5, Episode 3

Episode Synopsis: With a shantytown taking shape outside, Mac and Dennis try to keep Paddy's going in tough times. Meanwhile, Frank and Dee start a family business. Original Air Date: Oct 1, 2009

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Episode Recap: "The Great Recession"

Oct 2, 2009 10:24 AM ET
by Alex Rocha
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The gang is facing tough economic times. Dennis and Mac take ownership of Paddy's. Charlie hits the streets and Frank invests in a new business with Sweet Dee. It's "The Great Recession" of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Read this week's recap to find out how the gang deals.

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Premiered: August 04, 2005, on FX

Rating: TV-MA

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Premise: Seriously dark comedy about four twentysomething friends who run a struggling pub in Philadelphia. Dennis, Dee, Mac and Charlie are absolutely (even gleefully) amoral. They're 'Seinfeld' characters on steroids, clowning their way through story lines that 'Seinfeld' writers wouldn't have touched.

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