8.4/103,454 votes#1 - Mac and Dennis: Manhunters
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2008
Charlie and Dee have been stealing Frank's delicious meats, so Frank leaves out human meat to get back at them. Driven by their cannibalistic needs, Charlie and Dee go in search of human flesh. Mac and Dennis harass Frank for hunting defenseless animals and think it would be much more badass to hunt something that could fight back ... like a human.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Charlie Day, Jordan Young, Elijah Aron
9.1/104,616 votes#2 - The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2008
Charlie, Mac, and Dennis formulate a plan to take advantage of the rising gas prices. By purchasing excess amounts now, they can sell it in the future and profit. As usual, things don't go as planned. Dee is also out to make money when she learns that Bruce is going to give the family fortune to a Muslim cultural center. She and Frank try to stop him and get the cash for themselves.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Charlie Day, Lee Sung-jin, Patrick Walsh
8.3/102,891 votes#3 - America’s Next Top Paddy’s Billboard Model Contest
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/2008
Due to the gang's latest "business expenses," Paddy's is in dire need of money. Frank buys a billboard to advertise the bar, but Dee decides to create a viral video to post on YouTube for promotion. Charlie quickly joins her, leaving Frank and Mac to hold a contest for some hot models to feature on the billboard. Naturally, Dennis joins the competition to prove his worth.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, Adam Stein
8.5/103,307 votes#4 - Mac’s Banging the Waitress
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/25/2008
Charlie finds out that the waitress has been seeing someone. He calls on Mac, his so-called best friend, to find out more information about the guy and to beat him up. However, it turns out that Mac is the guy the waitress has supposedly been seeing. Dennis, heartbroken that he's not Charlie's best friend, tries to win him over.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: David Hornsby
9.0/103,783 votes#5 - Mac and Charlie Die (1)
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/2/2008
Part 1 of 2. Mac and Charlie fake their deaths to avoid the wrath of Mac's father who was released from prison and is out for vengeance.
Director: Fred Savage, Matt Shakman
Writer: Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day
8.5/103,325 votes#6 - Mac and Charlie Die (2)
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/2/2008
Part 2 of 2. Dennis, Frank, and Dee find unique ways of coping with the apparent loss of their friends.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day
8.3/103,694 votes#7 - Who Pooped the Bed?
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/9/2008
Charlie and Frank awake to find poop in their bed. Neither will confess to being the owner, so they, Mac, and Dennis try to scientifically deduce who dropped the deuce. Dee wants to do something a bit more sophisticated, so she invites the waitress and Artemis to a girls' night out.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Rob McElhenney, Scott Marder, Rob Rosell
8.5/103,247 votes#8 - Paddy’s Pub: The Worst Bar in Philadelphia
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 10/16/2008
A newspaper critic is kidnapped by the gang after he calls Paddy's pub the worst bar in Philadelphia.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: David Hornsby, Scott Marder, Rob Rosell
8.1/103,219 votes#9 - Dennis Reynolds: An Erotic Life
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 10/23/2008
After discovering Dennis' erotic memoir, Mac and Frank attempt to make some money off of it. Meanwhile, Dee and Charlie decide to spend a day in each other's shoes.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Glenn Howerton, Scott Marder, Rob Rosell
8.9/104,180 votes#10 - Sweet Dee Has a Heart Attack
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 10/30/2008
After Dee suffers a heart attack, she and Dennis try to live a healthier lifestyle. Meanwhile, Charlie and Mac take corporate jobs to get health insurance.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Scott Marder, Rob Rosell
7.6/103,384 votes#11 - The Gang Cracks the Liberty Bell
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/6/2008
The gang fudge history by claiming that Paddy's Pub was responsible for cracking the Liberty Bell in an attempt to turn their dive into a Philadelphia landmark.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, David Hornsby
8.3/103,277 votes#12 - The Gang Gets Extreme: Home Makeover Edition
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/13/2008
Hoping to make their own dreams come true, the gang sets out to give an unexpected family an extreme home makeover.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Glenn Howerton, Charlie Day, David Hornsby
9.7/108,543 votes#13 - The Nightman Cometh
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 11/20/2008
In the season finale, Charlie gets the gang to help him put together a rock opera based on his song "Nightman."
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day
The Best Episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 4
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Mac and Dennis: Manhunters" is the best rated episode of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" season 4. It scored 8.4/10 based on 3454 votes. Directed by Fred Savage and written by Charlie Day, Jordan Young, Elijah Aron, it aired on 9/18/2008. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis".