It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 2
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
 DVD cover consisting of Seasons 1 & 2 | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | FX |
| Original release | June 29 – August 17, 2006 |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of the American comedy television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered on FX on June 29, 2006. The season contains 10 episodes and concluded airing on August 17, 2006.
Season synopsis
The series' second season introduces veteran actor[1][2] Danny DeVito portraying Dennis and Dee's father Frank, who moves in with a wheelchair-bound Charlie following a car accident and blackmails his way into the group. Anne Archer also has a recurring role as Barbara Reynolds, Dee and Dennis's promiscuous, cold-hearted mother. Meanwhile, Mac has sex with Barbara and spins a web of lies and deception in order to throw the rest of the gang off his tracks.
The gang ups their efforts on the scheming front: the gang tries to fight back against a property anomaly that leaves their bar in the path of an Israeli immigrant's new place, Dennis and Dee quit their jobs and hatch a plot to get on welfare so they can live out their dream careers, and Frank—along with Charlie and Mac—exploit the religious when they discover a water stain in the back room that resembles The Virgin Mary. Charlie and Dee fight against cigarette smoking, with hilarious results, while Frank, Mac, and Dennis fight back against their freedoms being encroached by making their bar an "anything goes" establishment that first attracts drunk college girls willing to flash their breasts for beads, but goes pearshape when heroin addicts, Vietnamese gamblers, and the incestuous McPoyle siblings get in on the action. At the end of the season, Dennis and Dee find a man on MySpace who claims (and turns out) to be their biological father, while Mac reunites with his convict dad, and Charlie is still trying to find the identity of his missing father.
Production
Before production of the second season began, series creator Rob McElhenney found out that Danny DeVito was a fan of the show and a friend of FX president, John Landgraf. McElhenney asked Landgraf to set up a meeting. McElhenney met DeVito at his home and pitched DeVito's character, Frank Reynolds. DeVito agreed to star in the show, but was only available for twenty days. To have Frank Reynolds in all ten episodes of the second season, all of DeVito's scenes were filmed before filming the season.[3]
Cast
Main cast
- Charlie Day as Charlie Kelly
- Glenn Howerton as Dennis Reynolds
- Rob McElhenney as Mac
- Kaitlin Olson as Dee Reynolds
- Danny DeVito as Frank Reynolds
Recurring cast
- Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Waitress
- Anne Archer as Barbara Reynolds
Guest stars
- Natasha Leggero as Stripper #1
- Eddie Pepitone as Tony
- Aisha Hinds as Caseworker
- Lucy DeVito as Jenny
- Lynne Marie Stewart as Mrs. Kelly
- Eddie Mekka as Bobby Thunderson
- Patrick Hallahan as AA Director
- David Hornsby as Father Matthew Mara
- Artemis Pebdani as Artemis
- Stephen Collins as Bruce
- Tiffany Haddish as Stripper
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | "Charlie Gets Crippled" | Rob McElhenney | Story by : Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney Teleplay by : Rob McElhenney | June 29, 2006 | IP02001 |
| 9 | 2 | "The Gang Goes Jihad" | Dan Attias | Story by : Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney Teleplay by : Rob McElhenney | June 29, 2006 | IP02002 |
| 10 | 3 | "Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare" | Dan Attias | Story by : Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney Teleplay by : Rob McElhenney | July 6, 2006 | IP02004 |
| 11 | 4 | "Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom" | Dan Attias | Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton | July 6, 2006 | IP02005 |
| 12 | 5 | "Hundred Dollar Baby" | Dan Attias | Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney | July 13, 2006 | IP02007 |
| 13 | 6 | "The Gang Gives Back" | Dan Attias | Charlie Day | July 20, 2006 | IP02003 |
| 14 | 7 | "The Gang Exploits a Miracle" | Dan Attias | Charlie Day & Eric Falconer & Chris Romano | July 27, 2006 | IP02009 |
| 15 | 8 | "The Gang Runs for Office" | Dan Attias | David Hornsby | August 3, 2006 | IP02006 |
| 16 | 9 | "Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody's Ass" | Dan Attias | Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney | August 10, 2006 | IP02008 |
| 17 | 10 | "Dennis and Dee Get a New Dad" | Dan Attias | Story by : Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney Teleplay by : Rob McElhenney | August 17, 2006 | IP02010 |
DVD release
The season two episodes are presented in production order, rather than their original broadcast order.
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Seasons 1 & 2 | |||||
| Set details | Special features | ||||
Technical specifications
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| Release dates | |||||
| Region 1 | Region 4 | ||||
| September 4, 2007[4] | June 2, 2009[5] | ||||
References
- ^ Davis, William Scott (March 11, 2015). "Here's how Danny DeVito saved 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' from getting canceled". Business Insider. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "Looking At The 'Sunny' Side Of Life". NPR. September 17, 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Seasons One & Two — "Sunny Side Up" featurette. 20th Century Fox. September 4, 2007.
- ^ "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Seasons 1 & 2 (2005)". Amazon.com. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Seasons 1 & 2 (3 Disc Set) (DVD)". EzyDVD.com.au. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
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