It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 1)
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
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| Original network | FX |
| Original release | August 4, 2005 – September 15, 2005 |
The first season of the American comedy television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. The season contains 7 episodes and concluded airing on September 15, 2005.
Contents
Season synopsis
This season, the gang inadvertently turns Paddy's Pub into a gay bar after one of Sweet Dee's acting class members invites his gay friends over to drink while Mac and Charlie try to prove to Charlie's crush that they are not prejudiced against African Americans. Then Charlie becomes a father when an old flame reveals that the son she has is his—and Charlie attempts to get a paternity test at a free clinic but the old flame reveals that is not true, while Mac and Dennis frequent pro- and anti-abortion rallies to pick up women. The gang then turns their bar into a safe haven for underage drinkers—and find themselves regressing to their high school ways when they get invited to the prom. Charlie has a cancer scare and the gang looks for a woman to sleep with him before he dies.
The gang then gets gun-crazy when their bar has been robbed and Dee dates a man who may be the culprit. Following that, the gang finds a dead man in one of their booths and Dee and Dennis visit their ailing (Nazi) grandfather at a nursing home. Finally, Charlie is suspected of being a victim of child molestation when a former gym teacher is accused of sexually molesting his students—and Mac is livid that he wasn't one of the victims.
Cast
Main cast
- Charlie Day as Charlie Kelly (7 episodes)
- Glenn Howerton as Dennis Reynolds (7 episodes)
- Rob McElhenney as Mac (7 episodes)
- Kaitlin Olson as Deandra Reynolds (7 episodes)
Recurring cast
- Mary Elizabeth Ellis as The Waitress (3 episodes)
Guest stars
- Artemis Pebdani as Artemis (1 episode)
- Jimmi Simpson as Liam McPoyle (1 episode)
- Nate Mooney as Ryan McPoyle (1 episode)
- Lynne Stewart as Bonnie Kelly (1 episode)
- Brittany Daniel as Carmen (1 episode)
- Andrew Friedman as Uncle Jack Kelly (1 episode)
Episodes
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Gang Gets Racist" | John Fortenberry | Charlie Day and Rob McElhenney | August 4, 2005 | IP01001 |
| Mac, Charlie and Dennis have an awkward meeting with Sweet Dee's acting class crush, Terrell, when they find out he is African American. After finding out he is a club promoter, they decide to try to hire him to help Paddy's Pub bring in more customers. While talking about him, Charlie's crush, The Waitress, overhears him say something offensive out of context. Charlie and Mac go to a college campus and try to make friends with African American students in an attempt to prove they aren't racist, but Charlie ends up attracting Jennell, one of the African American girls. Meanwhile, the bar sees huge business from Terrell's promotion, but they discover Terrell is gay and the bar becomes one of the hottest gay bars in the city. Dee and Mac conspire to get Dennis, who is liking the attention from the gay men, drunk, and he hooks up with one of the gay men, causing him to fire Terrell. Charlie tries to use Jennell to prove to the Waitress he isn't racist, but ends up getting both to hate him. Mac, trying to prove to the gang he isn't racist, ends up being the most offensive of all. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Charlie Wants an Abortion" | John Fortenberry | Charlie Day and Rob McElhenney | August 11, 2005 | IP01003 |
| Charlie's old flame accuses Charlie of being the father of her ill-behaved son. Charlie spends time with him after he realizes that it may impress The Waitress. Meanwhile, Mac and Dennis fake being involved in the "right to life vs. pro-choice" debate (with Mac siding on "right to life" and Dennis siding on "pro-choice") in order to pick up women. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Underage Drinking: A National Concern" | Dan Attias | Rob McElhenney Story by: Charlie Day and Rob McElhenney |
August 18, 2005 | IP01006 |
| When Mac decides to make Paddy's Pub a safe haven for underage drinkers, it becomes high school all over again as Dee, Dennis and Charlie get asked to the prom. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Charlie Has Cancer" | Rob McElhenney | Rob McElhenney | August 25, 2005 | IP01004 |
| Dennis and Mac help Charlie find someone to sleep with him after Charlie announces that he's dying of cancer. Mac uses the news to his advantage as well. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Gun Fever" | Dan Attias | Glenn Howerton Story by: Glenn Howerton and Rob McElhenney |
September 1, 2005 | IP01005 |
| Everyone gets trigger happy when, in the wake of a robbery, the guys buy a gun, and Dee unknowingly dates the prime suspect. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Gang Finds a Dead Guy" | Dan Attias | Rob McElhenney Story by: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton and Rob McElhenney |
September 8, 2005 | IP01007 |
| When an old man is found dead in Paddy's, Mac and Dennis vie for the affection of his attractive granddaughter, while Charlie discovers that Dennis and Dee's anti-Semitic grandfather was a Nazi. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Charlie Got Molested" | John Fortenberry | Rob McElhenney Story by: Charlie Day and Rob McElhenney |
September 15, 2005 | IP01002 |
| When news of a former gym teacher getting arrested for molesting his students hits, Charlie suddenly gets nervous, Dee and Dennis conclude that Charlie may have been one of the gym teacher's victims, and Mac becomes jealous that he wasn't the one who got molested. | ||||||
DVD release
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Seasons One & Two | |||||
| Set Details | Special Features | ||||
Technical specifications
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| Release Dates | |||||
| Region 1 | Region 4 | ||||
| September 4, 2007[1] | June 2, 2009[2] | ||||
References
External links
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia at IMDb
- List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 1 episodes at TV.com
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia at epguides.com
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