The Best Episodes Written By Glenn Howerton

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.4/10(19 votes)

   #1 - Charlie Work

   S10:E42/4/2015

   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.

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   9.1/10(16 votes)

   #2 - Reynolds vs. Reynolds: The Cereal Defense

   S8:E1012/20/2012

   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.

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   9.1/10(22 votes)

   #3 - The Gang Hits the Road

   S5:E29/24/2009

   The gang tries to expand their horizons by going on a road trip to the Grand Canyon.

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   9.0/10(33 votes)

   #4 - The Nightman Cometh

   S4:E1311/20/2008

   In the season finale, Charlie gets the gang to help him put together a rock opera based on his song "Nightman."

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   8.9/10(25 votes)

   #5 - Hundred Dollar Baby

   S2:E57/13/2006

   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.

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   8.7/10(27 votes)

   #6 - The Gang Gets Invincible

   S3:E29/13/2007

   Mac, Dennis and Dee try out for the Philadelphia Eagles. Also interested in becoming an Eagle is Liam and Ryan McPoyle's brother, Doyle.

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   8.7/10(15 votes)

   #7 - Charlie and Dee Find Love

   S8:E411/1/2012

   Charlie and Dee become romantically involved with two members of a wealthy family, which arouses jealousy in Mac, Dennis and Frank.

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   8.6/10(34 votes)

   #8 - Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom

   S2:E47/6/2006

   Barbara hooks up with Mac to make Frank jealous, which leads to retaliation from Dennis.

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   8.5/10(22 votes)

   #9 - The Gang Gets Whacked (2)

   S3:E1311/1/2007

   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.

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    8.5/10(24 votes)

    #10 - The Gang Gets Extreme: Home Makeover Edition

    S4:E1211/13/2008

    Hoping to make their own dreams come true, the gang sets out to give an unexpected family an extreme home makeover.

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    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #11 - The Gang Goes Bowling

    S16:E77/12/2023

    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.

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12. 

    8.5/10(21 votes)

    #12 - The Gang Broke Dee

    S9:E19/4/2013

    The gang attempts to cheer up a deeply depressed Dee, realizing they are the cause for her predicament.

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13. 

    8.5/10(17 votes)

    #13 - The Gang Goes on Family Fight

    S10:E83/4/2015

    When the gang appears on a nationally broadcasted game show, Dennis does his best to keep the gang’s weirdness under wraps.

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14. 

    8.4/10(30 votes)

    #14 - Sweet Dee's Dating a Retarded Person

    S3:E910/11/2007

    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.

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15. 

    8.4/10(25 votes)

    #15 - Mac and Charlie Die (1)

    S4:E510/2/2008

    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.

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    8.3/10(24 votes)

    #16 - Hero or Hate Crime?

    S12:E62/8/2017

    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.

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    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Gun Fever Too: Still Hot

    S9:E29/11/2013

    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.

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    8.1/10(23 votes)

    #18 - Dennis Reynolds: An Erotic Life

    S4:E910/23/2008

    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.

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    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #19 - The Gang Misses the Boat

    S10:E62/18/2015

    The group separates from one another to find out who they are as individuals after another failed endeavor.

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    8.1/10(20 votes)

    #20 - Dennis' Double Life

    S12:E103/8/2017

    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.

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    8.1/10(22 votes)

    #21 - The Gang Gets Whacked (1)

    S3:E1211/1/2007

    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.

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    8.1/10(23 votes)

    #22 - The Waitress Is Getting Married

    S5:E510/15/2009

    The waitress is getting married, Dee is jealous that she's beating her to the altar, so she tries to derail the wedding.

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    8.1/10(23 votes)

    #23 - PTSDee

    S12:E72/15/2017

    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.

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    8.1/10(30 votes)

    #24 - Charlie Gets Crippled

    S2:E16/29/2006

    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.

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    8.0/10(21 votes)

    #25 - The ANTI-Social Network

    S7:E811/3/2011

    The gang uses the Internet to cyber-stalk their prey. Frank tries to drum up business for Paddy's with a viral video.

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