The eighth season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ran in the Fall of 2012 on FX. It consisted of 10 episodes and was broadcast in 720p HD. The season was released on digital store-fronts as well as on DVD and Blu-ray.
Synopsis[]
This season, stay tuned to see the Gang go to therapy, hunt for Nazi treasure and try to undermine Philly’s toughest union – the trashmen! Charlie and Dee find love, Frank re-enters the business world, and Dee blurs the lines between the real and virtual worlds when she falls into an obsession with computer games. Get ready for even more disagreements, disunion and divisiveness as the Gang tries once again to scheme their way to happiness!
Season Summary[]
Dennis and Dee have to decide whether or not to "pull the plug" on their ailing grandfather, who is a former Nazi; meanwhile, Mac, Charlie and Frank set off in search of a watercolor possibly painted by Adolf Hitler. [Pop-Pop: The Final Solution] With the South Philly waste management workers on strike, Frank concocts a plan to get the contract to collect the city's trash; The Gang realize that they've ran out of original money-making schemes. [The Gang Recycles Their Trash] In a police department, The Gang explains why they've crashed on Maureen and Liam's wedding, and start to fight all invited "zombies" - Halloween, baby! [The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre] Charlie and Dee find a romantic connection with two members of one of Philly's wealthiest families; the rest of The Gang tries to get their piece of the "high life" action. [Charlie and Dee Find Love] The Gang gets Freudian in the therapist's office, who finds Dennis' psychology to be abnormal. [The Gang Gets Analyzed] As Charlie's mom battles the lung cancer, Mac, Charlie and Dennis are holding a "Beef & Beer & Jesus" fundraiser at Paddy's; Frank and Dee are in the quest for buried treasure. [Charlie's Mom Has Cancer] With Charlie under his wing, Frank cleans up so he can get his hands dirty and help out his old company with one last big merger; Dee, Dennis and Mac are tries to get some benefits out of Frank's "new" status. [Frank's Back in Business]
The whole Gang falls into an obsession with computer games. [Charlie Rules the World] The whole Gang take a night out of Paddy's and tries to put themselves on airs at Guigino's Italian Restaurant.
[The Gang Dines Out] When Frank accidentally hits Dennis' car, it's a real tragedy: Dennis spills his cereal all over himself. (Because it's totally normal to eat cereal while driving.) Of course, in order to resolve this legal issue, The Gang decides to hold a trial at Paddy's, with Dee and Charlie serving as lawyers. [Reynolds vs. Reynolds: The Cereal Defense]
Cast[]
"New cast"
Main
- Charlie Day as Charlie Kelly
- Glenn Howerton as Dennis Reynolds
- Rob McElhenney as Mac McDonald
- Kaitlin Olson as Deandra Reynolds
- Danny DeVito as Frank Reynolds
Recurring
- Mary Elizabeth Ellis as The Waitress
- David Hornsby as Rickety Cricket
- Artemis Pebdani as Artemis Dubois
- Catherine Reitman as Maureen Ponderosa
- Lance Barber as Bill Ponderosa
- Brian Unger as The Lawyer
- Tom Bower as Pop-Pop
- Lynne Marie Stewart as Bonnie Kelly
- Sandy Martin as Mrs. Mac
- Jimmi Simpson as Liam McPoyle
- Nate Mooney as Ryan McPoyle
- Thesy Surface as Margaret McPoyle
- Richard Ruccolo as Corporate Rep[3x7]
Guest stars
- Guillermo Del Toro as Pappy McPoyle[8x3]
- Kerri Kenney-Silver as Therapist[8x5]
- P. Diddy as Dr. Jinx[8x6]
- Seth Lee as Young Dennis
- Danielle Parker as Young Dee
- Kristin Carey as Rich Housewife
- Josh Casaubon as Trevor Taft
- Alexandra Daddario as Ruby Taft
- James Moses Black as Male Executive
- Sarah Domin as Attractive Woman
- Symba Smith as Vanessa
Videos[]
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pop-Pop: The Final Solution" | Matt Shakman | Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, & Rob McElhenney | October 11, 2012 |
| Dennis and Dee's ailing grandfather Pop-Pop is wasting away in the hospital, and they have to decide whether or not to pull the plug. | ||||
| 2 | "The Gang Recycles Their Trash" | Matt Shakman | Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, & Rob McElhenney | October 18, 2012 |
| Frank concocts a plan to undercut the garbage men union and get the contract to collect the city's trash. | ||||
| 3 | "The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre" | Richie Keen | Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, & Rob McElhenney | October 25, 2012 |
| Dennis and the gang crash Maureen's wedding so he can sever all ties. | ||||
| 4 | "Charlie and Dee Find Love" | Richie Keen | Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, & Rob McElhenney | November 1, 2012 |
| Charlie and Dee find a romantic connection with two members of one of Philly's wealthiest families; Mac, Dennis and Frank try to get a piece of the action. | ||||
| 5 | "The Gang Gets Analyzed" | Todd Biermann | Luvh Rakhe | November 8, 2012 |
| The Gang step into the therapist's office to work through their mountain of issues; Dennis' psychology is exposed as abnormal indeed. | ||||
| 6 | "Charlie's Mom Has Cancer" | Richie Keen | Scott Marder & Rob Rosell | November 15, 2012 |
| The Gang rallies around Charlie's mom as she battles cancer; Frank loses his memory and his mind in a quest for buried treasure. | ||||
| 7 | "Frank's Back in Business" | Richie Keen | Dave Chernin & John Chernin | November 29, 2012 |
| With Charlie under his wing, Frank cleans up so he can get his hands dirty and help out his old company with one last big merger. | ||||
| 8 | "Charlie Rules the World" | Matt Shakman | David Hornsby | December 6, 2012 |
| After slipping into an unhealthy obsession with computer games, The Gang wrestles to define the difference between the real and the virtual worlds. | ||||
| 9 | "The Gang Dines Out" | Matt Shakman | Mehar Sethi | December 13, 2012 |
| Every member of The Gang has something to celebrate at Guigino's, Philly's finest eatery. | ||||
| 10 | "Reynolds vs. Reynolds: The Cereal Defense" | Richie Keen | Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, & Rob McElhenney | December 20, 2012 |
| Frank accidentally hits Dennis' car, and The Gang decides to hold a trial at Paddy's to resolve this legal issue. | ||||
Notes[]
- Season 8 was the final season to receive a Blu-ray release. Season 9 and Season 10 only received DVD releases, and Season 11 on did not have official releases at all.
- The eighth season officially wrapped shooting on October 5, 2012 - less than a week until the first episode aired. (Their last filming location - Hilton Hotel on 168 S. Los Robles Ave, Pasadena.)
- This is the first season where no footage was shot on location in in Philadelphia.
- The premiere date was originally pushed to October because of the Kaitlin Olson's pregnancy - she gave birth to her second son on April 5, and they usually started studio shootings in April.
- Rob McElhenney: "Kaitlin was pregnant with Leo. Although she gave birth in April, we still wanted to have enough time that we could both spend not sleeping and being up three, four times a night. And being able to focus on him and not being worried about anything else. And that was a key factor. And then Charlie was doing this movie, so he was in Canada for a while, and Danny was doing a show in the West End of London".
- This season broke the record for number of episodes written by all three executive producers - five episodes.
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