The Gang Gets Romantic
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Episode 1
- "Da Jodel-Rudel" by Werner Bruggermann
- "Sweetheart Serenade" by Werner Tautz
- "I Wanna Sex You Up" by Color Me Badd
- "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel
- "La Bamba" by Los Lobos
- "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer
- "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
- "Secret Garden" by Bruce Springsteen
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| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 14 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Glenn Howerton |
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| Cinematography by | John Tanzer |
| Editing by | Josh Drisko |
| Production code | XIP14001 |
| Original air date | September 25, 2019 |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
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"The Gang Gets Romantic" is the first episode of the fourteenth season of the American sitcom television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It is the 145th overall episode of the series and was written by series developers, executive producers and lead actors Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day, and directed by Glenn Howerton. It originally aired on FXX on September 25, 2019.
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, Mac and Dennis house a couple whose marriage may be on the skids through an Airbnb ad, while Charlie and Frank use an ad to invite European girls to their apartment.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.481 million household viewers and gained a 0.28 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised the humor, although some expressed disappointment at the weak follow-up to the previous season's ending.
Mac (Rob McElhenney) and Dennis (Glenn Howerton) begin working on a new scheme; they will use Dennis' apartment as an Airbnb for women, which Mac deems "meet-cute". At the same time, Charlie (Charlie Day) and Frank (Danny DeVito) are also posting ads across the city, hoping to meet young European female backpackers to crash at their house.
Mac and Dennis welcome the new guest, Lisa (Britt Lower), but are disappointed to learn that she is bringing her husband, Greg (Timm Sharp). Overhearing arguing over a person named "Teddy", Mac starts developing a "romantic comedy" solution to the problem, by having Greg get together with Dee (Kaitlin Olson), but it backfires. Frank and Charlie are delighted upon learning that two Austrians, Alexi (Alexander Leeb) and Nikki (David Agranov), have agreed to meet at their apartment. However, they are disappointed to learn that they are actually men. Although initially disgusted, they get to appreciate the men as they help them with their problems. When two girls ask to book the apartment, however, Charlie and Frank decide to kick Alexi and Nikki out.
Suspecting that Greg cheated on Lisa with Teddy, Mac decides to flirt with Greg. However, Greg and Lisa reveal that Teddy was their son, who died of leukemia. They leave in disgust, disappointing Mac that he didn't get his "romantic comedy ending." While Charlie and Frank have sex with the girls, they are not delighted over their drug addicted lives and their personalities. Receiving a "meat cube" gift from Alexi and Nikki, they decide to catch them at the bus station before they leave. While Alexi and Nikki miss them, they say they must return to Austria, but promise to come back exactly one year from now.
Production
Development
In August 2019, it was reported that the first episode of the season would be titled "The Gang Gets Romantic", and was to be written by series developers, executive producers and lead actors Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day, and directed by Glenn Howerton.[1] This was McElhenney's 52nd writing credit, Day's 58th writing credit, and Howerton's first directing credit.[2]
Filming
Filming for the episode and the season started on June 13, 2019.[3]
