| "The Gang Gets Held Hostage" | |
|---|---|
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Fred Savage |
| Story by | Lisa Parsons |
| Teleplay by | Rob McElhenney |
| Produced by | Tom Lofaro |
| Cinematography by | Peter Smokler |
| Editing by | Josh Drisko |
| Production code | IP03009 |
| Original air date | September 20, 2007 |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"The Gang Gets Held Hostage" is the fourth episode of the third season of the American television sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It is the 22nd overall episode of the series, and was written by series creator Rob McElhenney from a story by Lisa Parsons, and directed by producer Fred Savage. It originally aired on FX on September 20, 2007, airing back-to-back with the previous episode, "Dennis and Dee's Mom Is Dead".[1]
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 McPoyles hold The Gang hostage in Paddy's Pub while Frank crawls through the vents to find his will, which Charlie hid. The episode has many homages to Die Hard, and is a bottle episode.
- ^ Savage, Fred (2007-09-20), The Gang Gets Held Hostage, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, retrieved 2024-07-03