It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - S1E3

Underage Drinking: A National Concern
First Aired: Tuesday August 16, 2005

After finding out they are doing good business, the gang tries a experiment to let underage kids drink in the bar. Shortly after, the gang gets involved in relationships with the high school kids and are all asked to the prom ... except for Mac.

A hilarious episode in which the gang serves alcohol to minors. The problems really start when Dee starts to go out with one of the high school kids, Trey, and when Mac and Charlie are invited to a party just to provide the alcohol. Trey's ex-girlfriend blackmails Dennis into taking her to the prom, but her and Trey make up at the pre-prom party at Paddy's leaving Dee and Dennis behind. Charlie was also asked to the prom and still ends up going. Mac had planned to crash the prom and go stag, but after the plan dissolves, he opts out.

On the acting of Mac and Charlie, again this is another episode that shines. It is fun to get a look into the background of the gang and it seems like how I thought they would be. The one who suffers the most from their high school past, though, seems to be Dennis after finding out that someone had slept with his date on prom night. He had found this out after instigating Mac and Charlie. Dee's story faltered a little, as I have noticed often, but her performance in the last five minutes more than makes up for the previous fifteen.

Score: 8.3 / 10