It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 8)

The eighth season of the American comedy television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered on FX on October 11, 2012. The season consists of 10 episodes, and concluded airing on December 20, 2012.[1]

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Season 8
DVD cover
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkFX
Original releaseOctober 11 (2012-10-11) –
December 20, 2012 (2012-12-20)
Season chronology

Cast
See also: List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest stars

Episodes
See also: List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
851"Pop-Pop: The Final Solution"Matt ShakmanCharlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenneyOctober 11, 2012 (2012-10-11)XIP080021.05[2]
Dennis and Dee are given the difficult decision of whether their grandfather Pop-Pop should continue to live on life support. Meanwhile, Charlie, Mac, and Frank search Pop-Pop's Nazi memorabilia for a dog painting said to be created by Adolf Hitler during his failed time as an artist.
862"The Gang Recycles Their Trash"Matt ShakmanCharlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenneyOctober 18, 2012 (2012-10-18)XIP080011.10[3]
When Philadelphia's trashmen go on strike, the Gang decides to go into business for themselves: Mac, Dennis and Charlie use a limousine to collect trash from Philadelphia's rich while Frank and Dee try to undermine the union by getting the city's garbage contract.
873"The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre"Richie KeenCharlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenneyOctober 25, 2012 (2012-10-25)XIP080091.12[4]
In this parody of zombie horror movies, Dennis, Mac, Frank, and Charlie are arrested after everyone goes on an insane rampage at the McPoyles' wedding, Dennis lives in fear of a horrible thing he did to his ex-wife Maureen, and Sweet Dee freaks out over her crashed car.
884"Charlie and Dee Find Love"Richie KeenCharlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenneyNovember 1, 2012 (2012-11-01)XIP080061.39[5]
Charlie finally lets go of The Waitress and he and Dee find themselves mingling with society's elite; each manages to find a love interest that inspires them to stick around for a tennis tournament that gets out of control.
895"The Gang Gets Analyzed"Todd BiermannLuvh RakheNovember 8, 2012 (2012-11-08)XIP080051.11[6]
The Gang visits Dee's therapist to determine whose turn it is to wash the dishes.
906"Charlie's Mom Has Cancer"Richie KeenScott Marder & Rob RosellNovember 15, 2012 (2012-11-15)XIP080080.94[7]
Charlie's mother says she has lung cancer and needs money for an operation. Meanwhile, Dee and Frank think Barbara is still alive and hiding money; and Dennis tries to shock some emotion into himself.
917"Frank's Back in Business"Richie KeenDave Chernin & John CherninNovember 29, 2012 (2012-11-29)XIP080071.08[8]
When Frank's old company runs into trouble, he puts on his CEO suit and heads into the corporate jungle, but his decision to make Charlie his right-hand man isn't the best; Dennis is mistaken for a Canadian businessman after finding his wallet at the bar and uses his new identity in disturbing ways.
928"Charlie Rules the World"Matt ShakmanDavid HornsbyDecember 6, 2012 (2012-12-06)XIP080031.01[9]
Charlie, Dee, Mac, and Frank become immersed in an online role-playing game; Dennis goes inside a sensory-deprivation tank to answer questions about reality.
939"The Gang Dines Out"Matt ShakmanMehar SethiDecember 13, 2012 (2012-12-13)XIP080040.92[10]
The Gang goes to Guigino's Italian Restaurant in separate groups, each of which causes a scene when they fear that one of the groups is planning to publicly humiliate them.
9410"Reynolds vs. Reynolds: The Cereal Defense"Richie KeenCharlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenneyDecember 20, 2012 (2012-12-20)XIP080100.94[11]
Frank and Dennis stage a mock trial after Frank crashes his car into Dennis' while Dennis was eating cereal at a red light.

DVD and Blu-ray release
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Complete Season 8
Set details Special features
  • 10 episodes
  • 2-disc set

Technical specifications:

  • Anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1)
  • English Dolby Digital 5.1 (DVD), DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (Blu-ray)
  • English SDH, French, Spanish subtitles
  • Audio commentaries on selected episodes
  • Deleted scenes
  • Gag reel
  • "Lady House" featurette
  • Frank Reynolds' How to Be a Warthog
  • "Fat Mac: In Memoriam"
Release dates
Region 1
September 3, 2013[12]
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