It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 3)

The third season of the American comedy television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered on FX on September 13, 2007. The season contains 15 episodes and concluded airing on November 15, 2007.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Season 3
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Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes15
Release
Original networkFX
Original releaseSeptember 13 (2007-09-13) –
November 15, 2007 (2007-11-15)
Season chronology

Season synopsis

The Gang's narcissism spins out of control, as usual. First they decide to do good: Sweet Dee and Mac adopt a baby that was abandoned in a dumpster, Dennis volunteers with environmental rights activists, and everyone in the gang become vigilantes to solve Philadelphia's homeless problem. The gang then hatches several schemes to become famous: Mac, Frank, and Charlie try to be viral video stars by covering the local news while Dennis and Dee seek fame as spoiled, drug-addled club hoppers. Sweet Dee dates a local rapper mistakenly thought to be mentally handicapped by Mac and Dennis, the two of whom start a band, but can't quite pinpoint their genre of music—especially when Charlie comes up with a raunchy, disjointed song about a mysterious creature who violates him in his sleep.

The Gang's jealousy and greed come roaring back when they fight over Barbara's inheritance, after she wills the house to Dennis. Dee gets jealous of her high school friend (who lost weight and has a successful career in fashion design) and decides to start her very own sweatshop. The entire gang struggles to compete with a local bar owned by a Korean man who looks like Kim Jong-il, and then decide to sell out by offering Paddy's Pub to a corporate chain. Two members of the gang find themselves on the wrong side of the law due to mistaken identity: Mac is suspected to be a serial killer after becoming distant from the gang and Dennis is mistaken for a registered sex offender after a real sex offender (who looks like a fatter version of Dennis) is released from prison due to overcrowding. Meanwhile, the gang sells some cocaine found in a pair of abandoned stereo speakers, forcing them to turn to crime and prostitution to earn the money back before some local Mafia members whack them.

Finally, the gang is forced to save themselves from Charlie's mistakes. First, the McPoyles get revenge on the gang for revealing their false molestation charge (from season one's finale "Charlie Got Molested") and inadvertently shooting their brother Doyle (from this season's "The Gang Gets Invincible") after he was invited to the Eagles' training camp by taking all of them hostage in their own bar. Finally, Charlie's illiteracy screws over the gang when he accidentally puts the bar up as a prize for a dance marathon, and all the enemies made throughout the course of the series enter the contest so they can take the bar away from the gang. The gang won't let the bar go without a fight—but not before using dirty tricks on each other.

Cast
See also: List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest stars

Episodes
See also: List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
181"The Gang Finds a Dumpster Baby"Jerry LevineCharlie Day & Rob McElhenneySeptember 13, 2007 (2007-09-13)IP03001
Dee and Mac find an abandoned baby boy in a dumpster and try to look after (and make money off) him; Frank and Charlie get into dumpster-diving; Charlie is still trying to find out if Frank is his real father; and Dennis tricks an environmentalist into chaining himself to a tree to save it from being cut.
192"The Gang Gets Invincible"Fred SavageCharlie Day & David Hornsby & Glenn HowertonSeptember 13, 2007 (2007-09-13)IP03010
When the Philadelphia Eagles hold open tryouts à la the movie Invincible, Mac, Dennis, and Dee make the event their own personal competition; Frank and Charlie go to a tailgate party, where Frank trips on LSD and make things worse between them and the McPoyle family from "Charlie Got Molested" and "Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody's Ass."
203"Dennis and Dee's Mom Is Dead"Matt ShakmanDavid Hornsby & Rob McElhenneySeptember 20, 2007 (2007-09-20)IP03013
Frank's ex-wife Barbara dies (for real this time), leaving behind a big inheritance that Frank and Dee will do anything to get; Mac, Dennis, and Charlie use Barbara's house as a men's club to make new male friends ("nothing sexual").
214"The Gang Gets Held Hostage"Fred SavageStory by : Lisa Parsons
Teleplay by : Rob McElhenney		September 20, 2007 (2007-09-20)IP03009
The McPoyles hold the Gang hostage in Paddy's Pub; Frank crawls through the vents (a la Die Hard) to find his will, which Charlie hid.
225"The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty Magoo"Fred SavageCharlie Day & Glenn HowertonSeptember 27, 2007 (2007-09-27)IP03007
The Gang gets involved in the fashion-design world when Dee gets jealous of her high-school best friend (Judy Greer), who is now a successful boutique owner. Meanwhile, Frank restarts his old sweatshop business and coaches Mac on how to run one.
236"The Gang Solves the North Korea Situation"Fred SavageCharlie Day & Scott Marder & Rob RosellSeptember 27, 2007 (2007-09-27)IP03006
The Gang is at odds with a more-successful Korean pub owner who bears a striking resemblance to former North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il; Charlie becomes involved with the owner's daughter (Tania Gunadi).
247"The Gang Sells Out"Matt ShakmanCharlie Day & David HornsbyOctober 4, 2007 (2007-10-04)IP03014
When a restaurant chain offers to buy Paddy's Pub, the guys try to make the deal go through by showing the rep a good time; when Dee discovers she won't benefit from the deal, she quits her job at Paddy's (again) and pressures The Waitress to get her a job at a TGIFriday's-style restaurant.
258"Frank Sets Sweet Dee on Fire"Fred SavageStory by : Rob McElhenney
Teleplay by : Scott Marder & Rob Rosell		October 4, 2007 (2007-10-04)IP03008
The gang tries to become local celebrities by creating their own public-access news show and making it big on the hip club scene.
269"Sweet Dee's Dating a Retarded Person"Jerry LevineStory by : Glenn Howerton
Teleplay by : Scott Marder & Rob Rosell		October 11, 2007 (2007-10-11)IP03002
Dennis tells Dee that her new amateur-rapper boyfriend is mentally disabled; Frank, Charlie, and Mac start their own band but can't decide what type of music to play, especially when Charlie pens a disturbing song about being molested by a strange creature called The Night Man.
2710"Mac Is a Serial Killer"Jerry LevineStory by : Charlie Day
Teleplay by : David Hornsby		October 18, 2007 (2007-10-18)IP03003
Half of the Gang suspects that Mac might be the serial killer who's been terrorizing young women, especially when they notice how distant he's become; the other half tries to catch the serial killer themselves; meanwhile, Mac himself renews his relationship with Carmen (Brittany Daniel), the transgender woman from "Charlie Has Cancer".
2811"Dennis Looks Like a Registered Sex Offender"Jerry LevineRob McElhenneyOctober 25, 2007 (2007-10-25)IP03005
Dennis' life goes downhill when the community mistakes him for a convicted sex offender released from prison because of overcrowding; Mac and Charlie reunite with Mac's convict father.
2912"The Gang Gets Whacked (Part 1)"Matt ShakmanGlenn Howerton & Scott Marder & Rob RosellNovember 1, 2007 (2007-11-01)IP03011
The Gang finds cocaine in a pair of speakers; after they sell it, they discover it had been hidden by mobsters who want it back. To pay off the debt, they buy more drugs and try to sell them at the country club.
3013"The Gang Gets Whacked (Part 2)"Matt ShakmanScott Marder & Rob RosellNovember 1, 2007 (2007-11-01)IP03012
The Gang must find a way to avoid getting "whacked off" when their plans to pay off mob members for missing cocaine go wrong: Frank pimps out Dennis to older women; Mac tries to do gruntwork for the mob; Charlie and Dee stick to the plan to sell drugs but use them all themselves.
3114"Bums: Making a Mess All Over the City"Jerry LevineCharlie Day & David HornsbyNovember 8, 2007 (2007-11-08)IP03004
Mac and Dee become vigilantes to solve the homeless problem. Meanwhile, after buying a junkyard police car to scare the homeless away from the bar, Frank and Dennis dress in police costumes and abuse the public while Charlie dresses as Serpico and tries to expose them.
3215"The Gang Dances Their Asses Off"Matt ShakmanDavid Hornsby & Scott Marder & Rob RosellNovember 15, 2007 (2007-11-15)IP03015
Charlie inadvertently puts Paddy's Pub up as the grand prize in a radio dance marathon, so the gang must win the competition—against the enemies they've made so far in the series—to keep the bar.

Home media
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 3
Set details Special features
  • 15 episodes
  • 3-disc DVD set (Region 1 & 4)

Technical specifications

  • Full Frame (1.33:1)
  • English Dolby Surround
  • English, French, and Spanish subtitles
  • Two audio commentaries
"The Gang Solves the North Korea Situation"
"Dennis Looks Like a Registered Sex Offender"
  • Three featurettes:
Sunny Side Up Volume 2
Meet the McPoyles
Dancing Guy
  • Gag reel
  • Season 3 TV spots
Release dates
Region 1 Region 4
September 9, 2008[1] March 9, 2011[2]

References
  1. "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 3". Amazon.com. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
  2. "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia – The Complete Season 3 (3 Disc Set) (DVD)". EzyDVD.com.au. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
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