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Summary 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. Our Take A middling episode that leans on recession jokes without much new to…

Summary The gang take a road trip. Destination: the Grand Canyon. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.

Summary Frank, Mac and Dennis try their hand at real estate; Dee arranges to be a surrogate mother for a rich couple; Charlie squares off with a lawyer over the intricacies of the judicial system. Our Take A solid season…

Summary Charlie puts on a rock opera based on his song “Nightman,” and he gets the rest of the gang to help him. Our Take This is the closest the show gets to a full musical episode, and Charlie’s weirdo…

Summary The gang give an extreme home makeover to an ill fated family, and they hope to receive good karma in return so that their own dreams will come true. Our Take A mean-spirited episode even by this show’s standards,…

Summary 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. Our Take A weird, mostly enjoyable detour where the gang stages an…

Summary After Dee suffers a heart attack, she and Dennis try to live a healthier lifestyle. Meanwhile, Charlie and Mac take corporate jobs to get health insurance. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character…

Summary Mac and Frank find Dennis’ erotic memoir and attempt to profit from it, while Dee and Charlie spend a day in each other’s shoes. Our Take A middling episode with a fun premise that never fully clicks. Glenn Howerton…

Summary A newspaper columnist calls Paddy’s the worst bar in Philadelphia, and the gang kidnaps him in an effort to force him to change his mind. Our Take A solid mid-season entry that leans on the gang’s escalating incompetence as…

Summary Frank and Charlie find that someone has soiled their bed, and Mac and Dennis join them as they attempt to catch the culprit. Meanwhile, Dee leads Artemis and the waitress on a “Sex and the City”-style night on the…