The Best Episodes Written By Glenn Howerton
Every TV Episode Written by Glenn Howerton Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Glenn Howerton Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Glenn Howerton is "Charlie Work", rated 9.5/10 from 15 user votes. It was "directed by Matt Shakman". "Charlie Work" aired on 2/4/2015 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Gang Hits the Road".
9.5/10 15 votes#1 - Charlie Work
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/2015
Charlie goes into overdrive when he's notified that the health inspector will be arriving that day. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang is trying to exploit a flaw in the air-miles reward system.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Glenn Howerton
9.1/10 16 votes#2 - The Gang Hits the Road
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2009
The gang tries to expand their horizons by going on a road trip to the Grand Canyon.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Glenn Howerton
9.0/10 19 votes#3 - Hundred Dollar Baby
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/13/2006
Frank runs into an old adversary at the gym when he begins teaching Dee to box after she was robbed. Hoping to make some extra money on the side, Mac and Dennis make preparations for Charlie to compete in an underground street fighting match.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.9/10 27 votes#4 - 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
8.9/10 11 votes#5 - Charlie and Dee Find Love
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2012
Charlie and Dee become romantically involved with two members of a wealthy family, which arouses jealousy in Mac, Dennis and Frank.
Director: Richie Keen
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.8/10 20 votes#6 - The Gang Gets Invincible
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/2007
Mac, Dennis and Dee try out for the Philadelphia Eagles. Also interested in becoming an Eagle is Liam and Ryan McPoyle's brother, Doyle.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.8/10 11 votes#7 - Reynolds vs. Reynolds: The Cereal Defense
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 12/20/2012
Court is in session at Paddy's Pub as Frank and Dennis present their cases to the rest of the gang, resulting in a verdict that will change their lives FOREVER... but not really.
Director: Richie Keen
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.8/10 5 votes#8 - Celebrity Booze: The Ultimate Cash Grab
Season 16 Episode 5 - Aired 6/28/2023
When news spreads of Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul’s visit to Philadelphia to promote their Dos Hermanos mezcal brand, the Guys decide to pitch them their own liquor. The Gang takes to the skies to get a taste of the glamorous high life.
Director: Megan Ganz
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.8/10 4 votes#9 - The Gang Goes Bowling
Season 16 Episode 7 - Aired 7/12/2023
The guys crash Dee's bowling league night and compete in a Battle of the Sexes at a bowling alley owned by the McPoyles. Dee, The Waitress, Artemis, and Gail the Snail versus Dennis, Mac, Charlie, and Frank in a classic match to prove who is better.
Director: Megan Ganz
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.7/10 26 votes#10 - Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/6/2006
Barbara hooks up with Mac to make Frank jealous, which leads to retaliation from Dennis.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.7/10 23 votes#11 - Sweet Dee's Dating a Retarded Person
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 10/11/2007
Dee gets involved with a famous local rapper who might be mentally challenged, and whose success inspires the rest of the gang to start a band.
Director: Jerry Levine
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.6/10 19 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
8.5/10 17 votes#13 - The Gang Gets Whacked (2)
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 11/1/2007
While paying off their debt to the mob, Charlie and Dee try to find a way to make fake cocaine in order to fool them, while Dennis ranks in thousands of dollars being pimped out at the local country club. Mac realizes his position as a mob informant isn't being utilized to its full potential.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.4/10 13 votes#14 - The Gang Goes on Family Fight
Season 10 Episode 8 - Aired 3/4/2015
When the gang appears on a nationally broadcasted game show, Dennis does his best to keep the gang’s weirdness under wraps.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.4/10 11 votes#15 - Gun Fever Too: Still Hot
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 9/11/2013
After Frank appears on Local Television advocating gun ownership, the rest of the gang takes a look at the ownership process and alternatives to find a common ground on this still heated issue.
Director: Todd Biermann
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.3/10 22 votes#16 - Charlie Gets Crippled
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/29/2006
An accident that puts Charlie in a wheelchair opens up a window of possibilities for the gang. Meanwhile, Dennis and Dee’s estranged father reenters their life in hopes of starting anew with his children and soon discovers that he enjoys the lifestyle of their friends.
Director: Rob McElhenney
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.3/10 18 votes#17 - 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
8.2/10 19 votes#18 - The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty Magoo
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 9/27/2007
Dee is shocked to learn that an overweight social outcast from her High School has become a rich and skinny fashion designer.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.2/10 17 votes#19 - The Gang Gets Whacked (1)
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/1/2007
After stumbling upon a kilo of cocaine, the gang is forced to pay off a $25,000 debt to the mob. Mac becomes a mob informant, while Frank pimps out Dennis as an escort at the local country club. Charlie stumbles upon an opportunity to sell illegal narcotics.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.2/10 20 votes#20 - 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
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.2/10 17 votes#21 - The Waitress Is Getting Married
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2009
The waitress is getting married, Dee is jealous that she's beating her to the altar, so she tries to derail the wedding.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.2/10 17 votes#22 - The Gang Broke Dee
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/2013
The gang attempts to cheer up a deeply depressed Dee, realizing they are the cause for her predicament.
Director: Richie Keen
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.1/10 17 votes#23 - 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
8.0/10 10 votes#24 - Pop-Pop: The Final Solution
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2012
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. But things get complicated when The Gang learns of Pop-Pop's history as a Nazi, and Mac, Charlie and Frank set off in search of the old man's spoils from the war.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Glenn Howerton
7.9/10 16 votes#25 - The ANTI-Social Network
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/2011
The gang uses the Internet to cyber-stalk their prey. Frank tries to drum up business for Paddy's with a viral video.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Glenn Howerton