| "Charlie Got Molested" | |||
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| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode | |||
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 7 |
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| Directed by | John Fortenberry | ||
| Written by | Rob McElhenney | ||
| Production code | 1P01002 | ||
| Original air date | September 15, 2005 | ||
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"Charlie Got Molested" is the seventh episode of the American situation comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia aired on September 15, 2005 on the FX Networks in the United States. The episode was directed by John Fortenberry and written by Rob McElhenney.
"Charlie Got Molested" was one of two episodes of the show that the Fox Network aired on broadcast television in 2006. Presumably, complaints about the show's subject matter and content--even in an edited form--forced the network to reconsider airing episodes. It would be the last time episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia would appear on broadcast television until 2011, when FX Networks offered the show for syndication.
While reading the newspaper, Mac comes across a news article about a teacher being accused of child molestation at Mac and Charlie's old school. Charlie becomes uncomfortable and leaves the room. Everyone is confused about Charlie's reaction to the news article and Dennis comes up with the idea that Charlie was one of the coach's victims.
At Dennis's apartment, Dee and Dennis talk about how to deal with Charlie getting molested. Mac was with the guys that were molested and gets upset that Dennis and Dee think the teacher gave the students oral sex. Mac wonders why he didn't get molested.
Charlie goes to the McPoyle brothers (Nate Mooney and Jimmi Simpson), the guys that got molested. Liam accidentally implies to Charlie that he is in an incestuous relationship with his brother, but then he denies it. Dee and Dennis see Charlie going to McPoyle. Charlie doesn't want the guys to go to the police and tell them the teacher molested them. The McPoyles want to make some money. They got the idea from him a year ago when he was drunk. The McPoyles took his idea seriously. No one was a victim; they were just drunk at a bar. Dee and Dennis spy on Charlie and argue what to do, to see who is better at coming up with ways to deal with Charlie's situation.
Mac goes to the former coach (played by Dennis Haskins of Saved by the Bell) in a blue t-shirt and short blue shorts, intending to get molested by the coach. Mac starts flirting with the coach, who kicks him out in disgust.
At the bar, Dee and Dennis try to comfort Charlie. The siblings start arguing. Charlie leaves. Mac comes in and did some research about the coach's behavior. Mac comes to the conclusion that Charlie wasn't molested after all.
Dee and Dennis go to Charlie's mom. She is overwhelmed and her reaction is very similar to Charlie's. Charlie comes over to his mom's house after getting a message from her. His whole family is there to help him deal with having been "abused". His mom asks him to show where he the coach touched him, on a doll. The McPoyles and Charlie go the police to report the coach on a case of sodomy. Charlie rats out the McPoyles.
At the bar, Dennis and Dee are still arguing who did a good job of getting things done. Charlie is embarrassed, everyone thinks he was molested, and his life is ruined. He goes to the back to drink and cry.
Mac resolves things with the coach. After Mac leaves, the coach mumbles to himself that Mac is going to hell.
The intervention scene where Charlie's friends and family confront him about the alleged sexual abuse prominently features "Sarabande" by George Frideric Handel.[1]