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Summary The gang agrees to sell Paddy’s after getting an offer that’s too good to turn down. Problem is, Dee and Charlie, who aren’t partners, must get real jobs. Members of Frank’s “gang,” the Yellow Jacket Boys, are played by…

Summary The gang declares war on a Korean restaurateur who threatens to bump Paddy’s from its coveted and profitable spot on the city’s annual pub crawl. Meanwhile, Dee is determined to hold a talent show, primarily because she wants to…

Summary Dee gets a rude awakening when she discovers that “Fatty Magoo,” an overweight loser from her high school class, is now a svelte, successful clothing store owner. So Dee decides to design a dress for her, but Dennis decides…

Summary The McPoyles invade Paddy’s and take the gang hostage, demanding $100,000, a gassed up boat and a reversible Planet Hollywood jacket. Meanwhile, Frank is crawling through the ductwork above Paddy’s, searching for his will, when Liam McPoyle turns up…

Summary Dennis and Dee’s abrasive mother has died, and the bad news is that she stiffed them in her will, leaving all her money to her humanitarian paramour, Bruce Mathis. But at least Dennis got her house. It’s a “party…

Summary Mac, Dennis and Dee try out for the Philadelphia Eagles, but seem more interested in outdoing each other. Also trying out for the team is Doyle McPoyle, a brother of the gang’s archenemies, Ryan and Liam McPoyle. The entire…

Summary Dennis, Dee and Mac find a baby in a Dumpster, and Dee and Mac decide to raise him. They also decide to use him to raise some cash. Meanwhile, Dennis joins an environmental activist group, and isn’t exactly welcomed…

Summary Dee receives e-mails from a man who claims to be her father, so she confronts Frank and Barbara to find out what’s up. Meanwhile, Mac seeks out his own dad, who’s in prison. Our Take A strong episode with…

Summary Let freedom ring at Paddy’s! After an argument about constitutional rights and smoking in the bar, Mac and Dennis decide to lift all behavioral restrictions, and Paddy’s soon goes wild. Meanwhile, Charlie and Dee head off to an antitobacco…

Summary Frank offers the gang his political wisdom, which unsurprisingly involves bribery. Then Dennis decides to run for office himself. Our Take Confident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the hour flies by.