8.5/104,921 votes#1 - The Gang Turns Black
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2017
After an electric heating blanket shorts out while the gang watches the Wiz they look in the mirror and realize they've turned black. They have to figure out how to get back to being themselves by going through all the classic body switch movie shenanigans they encounter.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day
9.5/105,850 votes#2 - The Gang Goes to a Water Park
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/2017
The gang takes a trip to a local waterpark. Dennis takes on a protégé. Frank and Charlie are determined to ride every ride. Mac and Dee get stuck in a tube slide.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Eric Ledgin
8.5/103,246 votes#3 - Old Lady House: A Situation Comedy
Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 1/18/2017
Charlie thinks Mac's mom is holding his mom hostage so the gang installs spy cameras in their house. They discover the moms are quite entertaining once Dennis makes edits to the footage.
Director: Maurice Marable
8.0/102,801 votes#4 - Wolf Cola: A Public Relations Nightmare
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 1/25/2017
Franks Fluids LLC is in big trouble after a news segment. Dee and Dennis help with the PR nightmare and Charlie and Mac work on a scheme to make Fight Milk the official drink of the UFC.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: David Hornsby, Scott Marder
8.6/103,328 votes#5 - Making Dennis Reynolds a Murderer
Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/2017
A cat-woman is killed and Dennis becomes the main suspect.
Director: Maurice Marable
Writer: Conor Galvin
9.4/105,065 votes#6 - Hero or Hate Crime?
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/2017
The gang fight over a lottery ticket and seek out an arbitrator to decide a rightful owner, who also decides if Frank is a hero or hate monger.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day
8.6/103,029 votes#7 - PTSDee
Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 2/15/2017
Dee dates a male stripper and tries to prove her worth after learning she's his "rock bottom." Elsewhere: Mac and Frank get sucked into a VR war game, leading Mac to develop a case PTSD.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day
8.1/102,571 votes#8 - The Gang Tends Bar
Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 2/22/2017
It’s Valentine’s Day and Paddy’s is packed with customers. Dennis implores the gang to do one day of actual work but everyone else is distracted by a mystery crate Cricket spotted in the alley. Eventually, the gang becomes convinced Dennis really wants them to work on their relationships and everyone shares their grievances without much resolution.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Megan Ganz
7.3/102,696 votes#9 - A Cricket's Tale
Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 3/1/2017
We get to see a typical day in Cricket's world and then a possible redemption when his family intervenes. Will Cricket finally move on from the gang, finding love in the process? Will Cricket go from filthy beast to his former self, Matthew Mara?
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: David Hornsby, Scott Marder
8.5/102,789 votes#10 - Dennis' Double Life
Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 3/8/2017
Dennis reveals he has a baby after his Wade Boggs layover in North Dakota and the gang try to help him get out of the jam, but their suggestions border on the extreme.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day
The Best Episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 12
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Season 12 Ratings Summary
"The Gang Turns Black" is the best rated episode of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" season 12. It scored 8.5/10 based on 4921 votes. Directed by Matt Shakman and written by Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, it aired on 1/4/2017. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Gang Goes to a Water Park".