Episode
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis
Overview
Dennis, Mac, and Frank go into real estate, while Dee sets out to be a surrogate for a wealthy couple. Charlie gets into it with an attorney over the law.
Details
- Series
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2009-09-17
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis is Episode 1 in Season 5 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It aired on 2009-09-17. The runtime is 22 min.
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