The Gang gets even crazier this season when they decide to resell gas door to door, getting healthy and scamming to get health insurance, have the bar marked as an historical landmark, and kidnap a newspaper critic who gave them a bad review about Paddy's. Mac's father Luther comes up for parole, so Charlie and Mac fake their deaths to avoid his vengeance. Charlie keeps on stalking the Waitress, attempting to find out who is banging her, and then writes a musical and invites her to attend. And also, Dee and Frank band together to stop Bruce Mathis from giving away all of Barbara's money to a Muslim cultural center.
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Title |
Directed by |
Written by |
Original air date |
Production
code |
| 33 |
1 |
"Mac & Dennis: Manhunters" |
Fred Savage |
Charlie Day & Jordan Young & Elijah Aron |
September 18, 2008 (2008-09-18) |
IP04002 |
| Charlie and Dee freak out when they eat what they think is human meat Frank had stored away and become cannibals. Meanwhile, Mac and Dennis take up hunting and go after the most dangerous prey of all--man by chasing Cricket. |
| 34 |
2 |
"The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis" |
Matt Shakman |
Charlie Day & Sonny Lee & Patrick Walsh |
September 18, 2008 (2008-09-18) |
IP04009 |
| To profit from high gas prices, Mac, Dennis, and Charlie fill barrels of gasoline and sell them door-to-door. Meanwhile, Dee and Frank plot to brand Bruce Mathis (Dennis and Dee's biological father from "Dennis and Dee Get a New Dad") a terrorist after learning that Barbara's inheritance money is going to be donated to a Muslim community center. |
| 35 |
3 |
"America's Next Top Paddy's Billboard Model Contest" |
Fred Savage |
Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day & Adam Stein |
September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25) |
IP04006 |
| Mac and Frank hold a contest where the winner will be the billboard model for Paddy's Pub. Meanwhile, Charlie and Dee set out to create a viral video to put on Youtube. |
| 36 |
4 |
"Mac's Banging the Waitress" |
Fred Savage |
David Hornsby |
September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25) |
IP04011 |
| When Charlie learns that The Waitress has a boyfriend, he enlists Mac's help in catching the guy so Charlie can beat him up. Trouble is, Mac is the one who's dating the waitress while Dennis tries to convince Charlie that he is his best friend and that Mac is the one dating the waitress. |
| 37 |
5 |
"Mac and Charlie Die (Part 1)" |
Fred Savage & Matt Shakman |
Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney |
October 2, 2008 (2008-10-02) |
IP04003 |
| Mac and Charlie fake their deaths to avoid the wrath of Mac's father who was released from prison and is out for vengeance. Meanwhile, Frank and Dennis go inside the world of anonymous sex when they discover a glory hole in one of the bathroom stalls. |
| 38 |
6 |
"Mac and Charlie Die (Part 2)" |
Fred Savage |
Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney |
October 2, 2008 (2008-10-02) |
IP04004 |
| Dennis, Frank, and Dee find unique ways of coping with the apparent loss of their friends. |
| 39 |
7 |
"Who Pooped the Bed?" |
Fred Savage |
Rob McElhenney & Scott Marder & Rob Rosell |
October 9, 2008 (2008-10-09) |
IP04007 |
| Frank and Charlie find that someone has pooped in 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 town. |
| 40 |
8 |
"Paddy's Pub: The Worst Bar in Philadelphia" |
Matt Shakman |
Scott Marder & Rob Rosell & David Hornsby |
October 16, 2008 (2008-10-16) |
IP04012 |
| The gang kidnaps a newspaper critic (guest star Fisher Stevens) who dubbed Paddy's Pub "the worst bar in Philadelphia," but their plan gets out of hand when they also kidnap the critic's neighbor and pet cat. |
| 41 |
9 |
"Dennis Reynolds: An Erotic Life" |
Fred Savage |
Glenn Howerton & Rob Rosell & Scott Marder |
October 23, 2008 (2008-10-23) |
IP04005 |
| Dennis plans on publishing an account of his sexual exploits and ends up in a rehab facility along with comedian Sinbad and Matchbox 20 frontman Rob Thomas. Meanwhile, Charlie and Dee try on each other's lives for size. |
| 42 |
10 |
"Sweet Dee Has a Heart Attack" |
Matt Shakman |
Rob Rosell & Scott Marder |
October 30, 2008 (2008-10-30) |
IP04013 |
| After Dee is hospitalized for a heart attack, she and Dennis try to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Charlie and Mac become office workers to get on-the-job health insurance. While tripping on anxiety pills, Frank gets placed in a mental ward reminiscent of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a film in which DeVito appeared. |
| 43 |
11 |
"The Gang Cracks the Liberty Bell" |
Matt Shakman |
Rob McElhenney & Glenn Howerton & David Hornsby |
November 6, 2008 (2008-11-06) |
IP04010 |
| In an attempt to turn their bar into a Philadelphia landmark, the gang tells the story of how Paddy's Pub was historically relevant during the Revolutionary War, specifically cracking the Liberty Bell. |
| 44 |
12 |
"The Gang Gets Extreme: Home Makeover Edition" |
Fred Savage |
Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & David Hornsby |
November 13, 2008 (2008-11-13) |
IP04001 |
| The gang sets out to redecorate a poor family's home a la Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, believing the "selfless" act will lead to good karma. Rather than improving the house, Charlie and Dennis end up destroying the entire building after they attempt to demolish a wall with a propane torch. Meanwhile, Dee and Mac had held the family captive, trying to instill "American Values" despite a poor grasp of the Spanish language. |
| 45 |
13 |
"The Nightman Cometh" |
Matt Shakman |
Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney |
November 20, 2008 (2008-11-20) |
IP04008 |
| Charlie writes a musical based on the song he composed in "Sweet Dee's Dating a Retarded Person" and casts the gang in lead roles all in an attempt to propose to the waitress and get her to marry him. |