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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…

Summary Frank, Dee and Dennis find unique ways of dealing with the loss of Mac and Charlie. The guys faked their deaths to avoid Mac’s vengeance obsessed father, who was released from prison. Our Take The back half of this…

Summary After Mac’s revenge obsessed father is released from prison, Mac and Charlie fake their deaths to save their lives. Frank, Dee and Dennis find unique ways of dealing with the loss of the guys. Our Take The fake-out death…

Summary Charlie wants Mac to beat up the waitress’s unknown new boyfriend. Trouble is, Mac is the boyfriend. Our Take A solid Charlie and Mac episode that mines a lot of awkward tension out of one dumb secret. Charlie’s slow-burn…

Summary Mac and Frank judge a contest to determine Paddy’s next top model; Dee and Charlie strive to come up with YouTube’s next sensation. Our Take A fun mid-tier episode that leans on the gang’s vanity, with Frank and Mac…

Summary Mac, Dennis, and Charlie take advantage of high gas prices by investing in barrels of gasoline and selling them door to-door; Dee and Frank plot to brand Bruce Mathis as a terrorist leader when they find out that he…