It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 1 explained

Season Number:	1
Bgcolour:	FCD90D
Network:	FX
Num Episodes:	7
Next Season:	Season 2
Episode List:	List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes

The first season of the American television sitcom series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. The season contains 7 episodes and concluded airing on September 15, 2005.

Season synopsis

This season, the gang inadvertently turns Paddy's Pub into a gay bar after one of Sweet Dee's acting class members invites his gay friends over to drink while Mac and Charlie try to prove to Charlie's crush that they are not prejudiced against African Americans. Then Charlie becomes a father when an old flame reveals that the son she has is his—and Charlie attempts to get a paternity test at a free clinic but the old flame finally reveals that is not true, while Mac and Dennis frequent pro-choice and anti-abortion rallies to pick up women. The gang then turns their bar into a safe haven for underage drinkers—and find themselves regressing to their high school ways when they get invited to the prom. Charlie fakes a cancer diagnosis and the gang looks for a woman to sleep with him before he dies.

The gang then gets gun-crazy when their bar has been robbed and Dee dates a man who may be the culprit. Following that, the gang finds a dead man in one of their booths and Dee and Dennis visit their ailing (Nazi) grandfather at a nursing home. Finally, Charlie is suspected of being a victim of child molestation when a former gym teacher is accused of sexually molesting his students—and Mac is livid that was not one of the victims.

Cast

Main cast

• Charlie Day as Charlie Kelly
• Glenn Howerton as Dennis Reynolds
• Rob McElhenney as Ronald "Mac" McDonald
• Kaitlin Olson as Deandra "Dee" Reynolds

Recurring cast

• Mary Elizabeth Ellis as The Waitress

Guest stars

Episodes

See also: List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes.

Reception

The first season received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 78% with an average score of 7.9 out of 10 based on 18 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphias coarse humor and shabby style may be rough around the edges, but this sinful sitcom wrings a surprising amount charm from its band of charmless underachievers."^[1]

Home media

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Seasons 1 & 2
Set details			Special features
17 episodes 3-disc DVD set (Region 1 & 4) Technical specifications Full Frame (1.33:1) English Dolby Surround English, French, and Spanish subtitles			Scenes from the Original Pilot Two audio commentaries: "Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom" "Hundred Dollar Baby" Two featurettes: Sunny Side Up Making-of Fox Movie Channel Presents Making A Scene: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia The Gang F**ks Up outtakes Kaitlin Olson audition tapes
Release dates
Region 1			Region 4
September 4, 2007^[2]			June 2, 2009^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 1 (2005) . Rotten Tomatoes . November 5, 2021.
2. Web site: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia – Seasons 1 & 2 (2005) . Amazon . August 25, 2010.
3. Web site: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Seasons 1 & 2 (3 Disc Set) (DVD) . EzyDVD.com.au . March 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110412085257/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/805639 . April 12, 2011 . dead .