It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 10)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 10)
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Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	FXX
Original release	January 14 – March 18, 2015

The tenth season of the American comedy television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered on FXX on January 14, 2015. The season consists of 10 episodes and concluded on March 18, 2015.^[1] The tenth season was released on DVD in region 1 on January 5, 2016.^[2]

Cast

Main cast

• Charlie Day as Charlie Kelly (10 episodes)
• Glenn Howerton as Dennis Reynolds (10 episodes)
• Rob McElhenney as Ronald "Mac" McDonald (10 episodes)
• Kaitlin Olson as Deandra "Dee" Reynolds (10 episodes)
• Danny DeVito as Frank Reynolds (10 episodes)

Recurring cast

• David Hornsby as Matthew "Rickety Cricket" Mara (2 episodes)
• Sandy Martin as Mrs. McDonald (2 episodes)
• Lynne Stewart as Mrs. Kelly (2 episodes)
• Mary Elizabeth Ellis as The Waitress (1 episode)
• Catherine Reitman as Maureen Ponderosa (1 episode)
• Lance Barber as Bill Ponderosa (1 episode)
• Gregory Scott Cummins as Luther (1 episode)

Guest stars

• Wade Boggs as Himself ("The Gang Beats Boggs")
• Keegan Michael Key as Grant Anderson ("The Gang Goes on Family Fight")
• Dax Shepard as JoJo ("Ass Kickers United: Mac and Charlie Join a Cult")

Production

The series was renewed for a tenth season (along with its ninth season) on March 28, 2013, and was announced the series would move from FX to its sister channel FXX.^[3] The season was originally scheduled to premiere in fall 2014,^[4] but was delayed until January 2015.^[5] Glenn Howerton said in July 2013 that the series was planned to end after ten seasons,^[6] but it was renewed for an 11th and 12th season in April 2014.^[5] JD Harmeyer guest-directed a scene in the episode "The Gang Group Dates".^[7]

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
105	1	"The Gang Beats Boggs"	Todd Biermann	Dave Chernin & John Chernin	January 14, 2015	XIP10001	0.786[8]
Dennis, Dee, Charlie, and Frank attempt to honor Wade Boggs by breaking his record of drinking "50" to "70" cans of beer when they go on a cross-country flight to Los Angeles, with Mac tallying number of beers drank, due to losing the "chugging contest" to decide who qualifies for the game. Dennis and Frank try to beat each other to the mile high club, Charlie and Dee hallucinate from excessive alcohol consumption, Mac smuggles an entire suitcase of beer onboard, and Frank gives a frat boy a possibly lethal dose of sleeping pills.
106	2	"The Gang Group Dates"	Richie Keen	Rob Rosell	January 21, 2015	XIP10008	0.524[9]
The gang hosts group dating in the bar. Dennis is obsessed with a website that allows women to rate their dates with men, even trying to use The Waitress as an ally in his quest for better reviews. Frank tries to coach Mac and Charlie on how to suppress their gross, crazy, or Anti-Semitic thoughts so that they can be effective daters.
107	3	"Psycho Pete Returns"	Todd Biermann	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	January 28, 2015	XIP10002	0.511[10]
"Psycho Pete", a man Mac and Charlie know from high school who was accused of killing and eating his family, returns from a mental institution. Mac and Charlie try to make him "fun psycho" again as he now appears to be calm and soft-spoken; while Dennis, Dee and Frank try to get rid of him with some help from Rickety Cricket.
108	4	"Charlie Work"	Matt Shakman	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	February 4, 2015	XIP10004	0.554[11]
Charlie is fired up to get Paddy's ready for its annual health inspection, but the Gang's scam involving airline miles, steaks and chickens and a series of other obstacles lead to a dizzying day of problem-solving for him.
109	5	"The Gang Spies Like U.S."	Matt Shakman	David Hornsby	February 11, 2015	XIP10003	0.527[12]
A cannery owned by China opens in the neighborhood, and the Gang takes measures to assuage their paranoia while Dennis and Mac become focused on a fetish.
110	6	"The Gang Misses the Boat"	Richie Keen	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	February 18, 2015	XIP10007	0.544[13]
The gang goes in separate directions as a result of frustration from missing out on a boat ride. Dennis starts trying to control his anger, Dee and Charlie team up and start doing "def poetry" together, Frank tries to join a "new gang" who are opening a new bar, and Mac decides to start dating hotter women.
111	7	"Mac Kills His Dad"	Heath Cullens	Dave Chernin & John Chernin and David Hornsby	February 25, 2015	XIP10010	0.442[14]
Mac's unloving dad Luther is in jail on a murder charge, and Mac and Charlie seek to prove his innocence with disastrous consequences. Back at Paddy's, Bill Ponderosa has arrived and announces his plan to drink himself to death, so Frank, Dennis and Dee seek to either stop him from doing that or profit if he goes through with it.
112	8	"The Gang Goes on Family Fight"	Matt Shakman	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	March 4, 2015	XIP10005	0.445[15]
The gang appears as contestants on Family Fight, a fictional game show. Once they get there, Frank wants to spout right-wing political positions, Mac keeps mixing up which game show he's participating in, Dee aims for lowbrow humor, Dennis demands classiness but gets unnerved by the "wrong answer" buzzer, and Charlie's odd knack for getting fringe answers correct has a rational explanation—all while the host (Keegan-Michael Key) comes to absolutely hate each of them.
113	9	"Frank Retires"	Richie Keen	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	March 11, 2015	XIP10006	0.505[16]
Frank decides to retire from Paddy's, leading the rest of the gang into a fight to determine the next legal owner.
114	10	"Ass Kickers United: Mac and Charlie Join a Cult"	Heath Cullens	Scott Marder	March 18, 2015	XIP10009	0.543[17]
After finding out that Mac and Charlie have recently joined a cult, Dee finds out that Dennis has created the fake cult to trick Mac out of eating his thin mints. Dee and Frank use this to try to rebuild Mac and Dennis' old apartment.

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External links

• List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes at the Internet Movie Database
• List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 10 episodes at TV.com
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia at epguides.com