It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 1)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 1

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Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 7
Broadcast
Original channel FX
Original run August 4, 2005 –
September 15, 2005
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1 September 4, 2007[1]
Region 4 June 2, 2009[2]
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List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes

The first season of 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

The Gang convert Paddy's Pub into a series of specialty bars such as a gay bar, then a bar that serves underage drinkers. The bar then gets robbed and the group decide to buy a gun to protect themselves, even with Dee and Charlie's objections. Charlie tries numerous schemes to go out with the Waitress: first he tries to prove he isn't racist, then to show her he volunteers with Big Brother, and when they fail he tricks the gang into telling her he has cancer. The Gang also engage in fighting: Mac and Dennis fight to date a girl whose grandfather died in their bar and Mac gets competitive when he thinks Charlie got molested and he didn't

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
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1 1 "The Gang Gets Racist" John Fortenberry Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) IP01001
Charlie and Mac try to prove that they are not racist after Charlie's crush overhears Charlie saying something offensive about African Americans. Meanwhile, Dee hires a black man from her acting class to boost business for Paddy's Pub -- and ends up turning the pub into a gay bar. 
2 2 "Charlie Wants an Abortion" John Fortenberry Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) IP01003
Charlie's old flame tries to pawn her son with another man off on Charlie so he can have a better father figure, but Charlie gets a paternity test to prove that he's not the father of Tommy, the ill-behaved little boy. Meanwhile, Mac and Dennis visit abortion and women's body rallies to try and pick up girls. 
3 3 "Underage Drinking: A National Concern" Dan Attias Rob McElhenney August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) 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 (2005-08-25) IP01004
Dennis and Mac help Charlie find someone to sleep with him after Charlie announces that he's dying of cancer. 
5 5 "Gun Fever" Dan Attias Glenn Howerton September 1, 2005 (2005-09-01) 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 September 8, 2005 (2005-09-08) 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 grandfather was a Nazi. 
7 7 "Charlie Got Molested" John Fortenberry Rob McElhenney September 15, 2005 (2005-09-15) 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 stage an intervention, 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:
  • 17 episodes
    • Region 1 & 4 – 3-disc DVD set

Technical specifications

  • Full Frame (1.33:1)
  • English Dolby Surround
  • English, French, and Spanish subtitles
Bonus features:
  • Scenes from the Original Pilot
  • Audio commentaries on "Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom" and "Hundred Dollar Baby"
  • Featurettes:
    • Sunny Side Up Making-of
    • Fox Movie Channel Presents Making A Scene: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
  • The Gang F**ks Up outtakes
  • Kaitlin Olson audition tapes
Release dates: Region 1 Region 4.
September 4, 2007 June 2, 2009

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