"The Gang Finds a Dumpster Baby" is the first episode of the third season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Dennis joins up with an environmentalist group but his altruistic intentions quickly sour when he's snubbed by the activists. Meanwhile, Mac and Dee try to care for a baby boy they found in the Dumpster and Charlie and Frank become dumpster divers.
Recap
4:30PM on a Wednesday
Alliances
From an extended opening scene
- Mac and Dee become adoptive parents for D.B. and try
to make him a star. - Charlie and Frank become dumpster divers together.
Recurring Roles
- Mary Elizabeth Ellis as The Waitress
- Lynne Marie Stewart as Bonnie Kelly
Guest Stars
- Todd Grinnell as Sage
- Jackie Tohn as Asriel
- Lucy DeVito as Woman
- Danny Hill as Tan Clerk
- Isaac Gabaeff as Mountain the Hippie
- Kate Mulligan as Brenda (Baby Agent)
Trivia
- "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors starts playing at 14:48.
- In one of his interview, Glenn Howerton admit that he's really likes "South Park" (popular animated series). In this episode, his character - Dennis Reynolds - acts a lot like Eric Cartman in "Scott Tenorman Must Die" SP episode: he gets his revenge in a truly hard way.
Quotes
- Frank: What the hell is that?!!
- Mac: It's a baby we found in the trash.
- Frank: Well put it back, it doesn't belong to you!
- Mac: Are you happy, Dee? Is this what you wanted? You just gave this baby full-blown AIDS!!!
- Charlie: Dude, it's amazing. Look at this. Bro, you could chop a camel right in the hump and drink all of its milk right off the tip of this thing.
- Charlie: Ooh hello. Look who it is, the girl who ruined my life, falling in love with my best friend and having sex with this guy right here!
- Frank: Hey, how ya doing?
- The_Waitress: Gross, and grosser.
- Frank: After we made love, she did get pregnant. But she had an abortion.
- Charlie: Really?
- Frank: Yeah, yeah.
- Charlie: Well, are you sure she went through with it, dude? 'Cause she probably didn't tell you.
- Frank: She probably went right from the clinic and banged some guy and got knocked up, because your mother was a giant whore.
- Tanning Employee: You want to put your baby into a tanning bed?
- Mac: We just want to put him in there for a couple of minutes.
- Dee: Just to get a base.
- Mac: [exaggerated] Just to get a base.
From alternate take:
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— | “Oh, my God, dude. Are you still harping on that stupid global heating movie you saw?” |
| “Global warming, Charlie.” | — | 
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— | “Okay, smart guy. Why is it constantly 35 degrees in my apartment?” |
| “Because you don't pay your bills...” | — |
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| < Season 2 |
Season 3 | Season 4 > |
| 1. "The Gang Finds a Dumpster Baby" 2. "The Gang Gets Invincible" 3. "Dennis and Dee's Mom Is Dead" 4. "The Gang Gets Held Hostage" 5. "The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty Magoo" 6. "The Gang Solves the North Korea Situation" 7. "The Gang Sells Out" 8. "Frank Sets Sweet Dee on Fire" 9. "Sweet Dee's Dating a Retarded Person" 10. "Mac Is a Serial Killer" 11. "Dennis Looks Like a Registered Sex Offender" 12. "The Gang Gets Whacked (Part 1)" 13. "The Gang Gets Whacked (Part 2)" 14. "Bums: Making a Mess All Over the City" 15. "The Gang Dances Their Asses Off" |