| "Hero or Hate Crime?" | |
|---|---|
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 12 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Jamie Babbit |
| Written by | Charlie Day Glenn Howerton Rob McElhenney |
| Produced by | Tom Lofaro |
| Cinematography by | John Tanzer |
| Editing by | Tim Roche |
| Production code | XIP12002 |
| Original air date | February 8, 2017 |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Hero or Hate Crime?" is the sixth episode of the twelfth season of the American television sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It is the 130th overall episode of the series, and was written by Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton and series creator Rob McElhenney, and directed by Jamie Babbit. It originally aired on FXX on February 8, 2017.
The series follows "The Gang", a group of five misfit friends: twins Dennis and Deandra "(Sweet) Dee" Reynolds, their friends Charlie Kelly and Ronald "Mac" McDonald, and Frank Reynolds, Dennis' and Dee's legal father. The Gang runs the fictional Paddy's Pub, an unsuccessful Irish bar in South Philadelphia.
In the episode, The Gang consults three different arbiter to determine the rightful owner of a lost scratch-off lottery ticket and prove whether Frank using a homophobic slur against Mac to save him from getting crushed by a piano is considered a heroic act or a hate crime.