| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 5 | |||
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| Country of origin | United States | ||
| No. of episodes | 12 | ||
| Broadcast | |||
| Original channel | FX | ||
| Original run | September 17, 2009 – December 10, 2009 |
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| DVD release | |||
| Region 1 | September 14, 2010[1] | ||
| Region 4 | February 29, 2012[2] | ||
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| List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes | |||
The fifth season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, premiered on FX on September 17, 2009. The season contains 12 episodes and concluded airing on December 10, 2009.
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This season The Gang deals with the economic crisis, from attempting to exploit the mortgage crisis to dealing with the impact of the Great Recession on Frank's fortune. They also get up to their usual schemes, from trying to get out of traffic tickets to trying to sell Paddy's Pub-related merchandise. They also follow up on last season's musical by putting on a wrestling show for the troops.
As for The Gang's dating lives: The Waitress announces her upcoming wedding, which sends Dee into a panic. Mac and Dennis worry that Charlie will be lost without his Waitress-stalking, so they introduce him to the world of online dating. Dennis explains his dating system to the noncomprehending gang. Dee corresponds with a soldier online, but when he comes to Philadelphia he turns out to be wheelchair-bound.
Frank decides he doesn't know how much time he has in the world and becomes a slobbering drunk, attempts to hang himself after losing all his money, has sex with Artemis while she puts bacon bits in her hair, and tries to sleep with the same women as Dennis...after Mac has had his shot at them. Frank also dresses up as a trash man for his wrestling-for-the-troops persona, and decides he wants to see the Grand Canyon before he dies (but the gang's road-trip doesn't quite leave Philadelphia).
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. viewers (million) |
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| 46 | 1 | "The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis" | Randall Einhorn | Becky Mann & Audra Sielaff | 2.24[3] | September 17, 2009 | IP05008 |
| While Frank, Mac, and Dennis try their hand at real estate, Dee arranges to be a surrogate mother to a wealthy couple with a sweet house. Meanwhile, Charlie faces off with a lawyer on the intricacies of the judicial system. | |||||||
| 47 | 2 | "The Gang Hits the Road" | Fred Savage | Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton | 1.79[3] | September 24, 2009 | IP05005 |
| The gang tries to expand their horizons by going on a road trip to the Grand Canyon. Despite the rest of the gang's attempts to leave Sweet Dee behind, the entire group ends up traveling inside Dee's small car. Because the gang makes so many stops along the way (the Italian Market to buy wicker furniture for the U HAUL trailer, bathroom stops, picking up a hitchhiker) despite many hours of driving, the gang never makes it out of Philadelphia. The gang awakes to find Dee's car stolen by the hitchhiker, and the trailer left detached in front of Paddy's Pub. | |||||||
| 48 | 3 | "The Great Recession" | Fred Savage | David Hornsby | 2.01[3] | October 1, 2009 | IP05007 |
| Frank, Mac and Dennis deal with the terrible economic conditions by setting Dee and Charlie adrift. Frank later walks away from their brain-dead approach to business, while Mac and Dennis try to emulate the Dave & Busters business model and prevent Paddy's from getting overrun by street trailers filled with newly impoverished Americans, as the business ventures by Dee/Frank and Charlie quickly run aground. | |||||||
| 49 | 4 | "The Gang Gives Frank an Intervention" | Fred Savage | Scott Marder & Rob Rosell | 1.51[3] | October 8, 2009 | IP05006 |
| Dee, Dennis, and Charlie attempt to stage an intervention on Frank, whom they feel is no longer fun to drink and smoke with. Meanwhile, Frank attempts to seduce his former sister-in-law (Nora Dunn), who Mac is also interested in seducing. | |||||||
| 50 | 5 | "The Waitress Is Getting Married" | Fred Savage | Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton | 1.61[3] | October 15, 2009 | IP05004 |
| The waitress is getting married; Dee, jealous that she's beating her to the altar, tries to derail the wedding and get with the groom who she dated back in high school but cruelly dumped because of his bad acne, while Charlie finds an apt use for a box filled with live hornets. | |||||||
| 51 | 6 | "The World Series Defense" | Randall Einhorn | David Hornsby | 1.61[3] | October 22, 2009 | IP05014 |
| The gang describes the trials and tribulations they went through during Game 5 of the World Series, hoping that the judge will clear them of all the citations they received. | |||||||
| 52 | 7 | "The Gang Wrestles for the Troops" | Randall Einhorn | Scott Marder & Rob Rosell | 1.35[3] | October 29, 2009 | IP05012 |
| There's nothing more American than wrestling, and that's why the gang has decided to put on a wrestling show for the returning troops. Meanwhile, the soldier (Travis Schuldt) Dee has been chatting with online is not what she expected. | |||||||
| 53 | 8 | "Paddy's Pub: Home of the Original Kitten Mittens" | Randall Einhorn | Sonny Lee & Patrick Walsh | 1.99[3] | November 5, 2009 | IP05011 |
| When a merchandising convention comes to town, the gang tries to develop marketable products, such as Kitten Mittens and Nudey Pens in an attempt to build the Paddy's brand. They also torment the Lawyer who they previously dealt with, to their regret. | |||||||
| 54 | 9 | "Mac and Dennis Break Up" | Fred Savage | Scott Marder & Rob Rosell |
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November 12, 2009 | IP05003 |
| Mac and Dennis decide to spend some time apart after Dee compares them to an old married couple; Charlie lends his feline expertise to help Dee find her cat who somehow got stuck in the wall. | |||||||
| 55 | 10 | "The D.E.N.N.I.S. System" | Randall Einhorn | David Hornsby & Scott Marder & Rob Rosell |
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November 19, 2009 | IP05013 |
| Dennis reveals his foolproof system for seducing any woman to the rest of the gang, but they don't grasp the concept. Meanwhile, Dee reunites with her online boyfriend from "The Gang Wrestles For the Troops." | |||||||
| 56 | 11 | "Mac and Charlie Write a Movie" | Randall Einhorn | Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney | 1.89[4] | December 3, 2009 | IP05009 |
| When Dee gets a part in the new M. Night Shyamalan film, Mac and Charlie seize a chance to pitch their movie script. | |||||||
| 57 | 12 | "The Gang Reignites the Rivalry" | Randall Einhorn | Dave Chernin & Charlie Day | 1.68[5] | December 10, 2009 | IP05010 |
| After being banned for 10 years from a local drinking competition appropriately named "Flipadelphia," the gang tries to reignite their old rivalry with another local bar. Finding that they are in need of some serious practice, the guys head to Dennis' old fraternity house at the University of Pennsylvania to get their game up to speed while Dee hones her skills on her own. | |||||||
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