The seventh season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia aired in the fall of 2011 on FX. It ran for 13 episodes and was broadcast in 720p HD. The season was released digitally on iTunes, as well as on DVD and Blu-ray.
Season Summary[]
Frank falls in love with a prostitute named Roxy but the rest of the Gang tries to transform her into a presentable woman. Meanwhile, Dennis attempts to help Mac get healthy after gaining nearly fifty pounds. [7x1] The gang decides to take a roadtrip to the Jersey Shore so Dennis and Dee could relive their favorite childhood memories. The vacation turns nightmarish for the siblings, while Frank, Mac, and Charlie have magical experiences. [7x2] Frank accidentally finds himself in charge of a child beauty pageant and tries to squash all suspicions that he is a child predator while the rest of the gang pick contestants to mentor. [7x3]
When Dee comes into money from her surrogacy, she is forced to fake a baby funeral to avoid the IRS. The boys in the Gang attempt to start a more democratic way of running Paddy's, which ultimately resorts to more shouting. [7x4] Frank's long lost brother showed up at Paddy's, revealing secrets about Frank's former life as a club owner, drug addict, and his former lover. [7x5] The gang runs into trouble when they tried to prepare for a giant storm, and Dennis meets a woman he can't seduce. [7x6]
Season 7 TV spot logo.
On a slow news day the gang played a board game they invented (ripped off from other games) called "Chardee McDennis!". [7x7] The gang tries to track down an annoying shusher on Facebook and end up bickering about the use of the internet for Paddy's business. [7x8] While robbing a house, The Gang got caught in a precarious situation when the homeowners returned. [7x9]
Mac confessed to a priest how he gained his weight, and why the blame falls on his friends. [7x10] The gang rush to the movie theater to see the world's greatest action movie, but must avoid traffic caused by Obama. [7x11] The gang attend their high school reunion and are humiliated by the "cool kids" and other former enemies. [7x12] They then take revenge on their enemies in the form of a dance routine. [7x13]
Cast[]
Main
- Charlie Day as Charlie Kelly
- Glenn Howerton as Dennis Reynolds
- Rob McElhenney as Mac
- Kaitlin Olson as Deandra Reynolds
- Danny DeVito as Frank Reynolds
Recurring
- David Hornsby as Rickety Cricket
- Mary Elizabeth Ellis as The Waitress
- Artemis Pebdani as Artemis Dubois
- Catherine Reitman as Maureen Ponderosa
- Nick Wechsler as Brad Fisher
- Jason Sudeikis as Schmitty
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Frank's Pretty Woman" | Matt Shakman | Scott Marder & Rob Rosell | September 15, 2011 |
| Frank wants to marry a prostitute and the gang can't talk him out of it. While Dee sets out to burnish the hooker's heart of gold, Charlie takes a different tack: He tries to set Frank up with another woman. | ||||
| 2 | "The Gang Goes to the Jersey Shore" | Matt Shakman | Dave Chernin & John Chernin | September 22, 2011 |
| Dee and Dennis take the gang to their favorite childhood vacation spot on the Jersey Shore. Things aren't quite as they remember them. Still, Mac, Frank and Charlie have the times of their lives; Dee and Dennis not so much. | ||||
| 3 | "Frank Reynolds' Little Beauties" | Matt Shakman | Scott Marder & Rob Rosell | September 29, 2011 |
| Frank finds himself in the child beauty-pageant business and fears that people might think that he's in it for the wrong reasons. | ||||
| 4 | "Sweet Dee Gets Audited" | Matt Shakman | Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton & Charlie Day | October 6, 2011 |
| While Dee tries to weasel her way out of an IRS audit, the guys set up a new (and, they say, democratic) way of running Paddy's. | ||||
| 5 | "Frank's Brother" | Matt Shakman | David Hornsby | October 13, 2011 |
| Frank's long-lost brother shows up unexpectedly and spills family secrets. | ||||
| 6 | "The Storm of the Century" | Matt Shakman | Charles W. Hornsby | October 20, 2011 |
| It's not always sunny in Philadelphia: An apocalyptic storm is bearing down on the City of Brotherly Love, and everyone's in panic mode -- except for Frank. | ||||
| 7 | "Chardee MacDennis: The Game of Games" | Matt Shakman | Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney | October 27, 2011 |
| Another rainy day in Philadelphia. The gang can't go out and play, so they stay indoors and play a board game of their own devising. | ||||
| 8 | "The ANTI-Social Network" | Matt Shakman | Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton | November 3, 2011 |
| While Dennis and Charlie track down an annoying shusher the old-fashioned way, Dee and Mac cyberstalk him. Frank is online as well, trying to boost business at the bar. | ||||
| 9 | "The Gang Gets Trapped" | Matt Shakman | Luvh Rakhe | November 10, 2011 |
| The gang sneak into a residence to "extract" an "artifact," only to discover that someone is home. Uh-oh. | ||||
| 10 | "How Mac Got Fat" | Randall Einhorn & Matt Shakman | Scott Marder & Mehar Sethi | November 17, 2011 |
| Mac tells a befuddled priest why his fatness is the fault of the other members of the gang. | ||||
| 11 | "Thunder Gun Express" | Matt Shakman | Dave Chernin & John Chernin | December 1, 2011 |
| Traffic problems as a result of the President's visit to Philadelphia makes it difficult for The Gang to see the summer's biggest film - "Thunder Gun Express". | ||||
| 12 | "The High School Reunion" | Matt Shakman | Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney | December 8, 2011 |
| The Gang attends their high school reunion with a lot to prove. Old friends are met and new foes are made as the gang trips down memory lane. | ||||
| 13 | "The High School Reunion Part 2: The Gang's Revenge" | Matt Shakman | Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney | December 15, 2011 |
| The Gang hatches a plan to repair their tarnished image in the eyes of their old high school classmates. | ||||
Notes[]
- Season 7 was the first to use the shortened version of the opening title sequence.
- Rob McElhenney gained 50 pounds of weight in preparation for the season. He decided to make his character fat because he noticed that in most sitcoms, the characters get "better looking" each year as the actors' net worth grew and they are able to afford plastic surgery, orthodontics, and the like, and he wanted to do the opposite. He originally proposed that the entire main cast gain 50 pounds as well, but in the end, only Rob followed through.
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