Charlie and Dee are constantly stealing expensive meat from Frank, so he tells them that the last steak they had, which they found the most delicious of all, was human meat. Believing they have become cannibals, Charlie and Dee decide they have to sample human meat to be sure. This leads them to the morgue, and then to kidnap a homeless man. Meanwhile, Mac and Dennis go after the most dangerous prey of all—man—by hunting Cricket. Cricket proves difficult to capture thanks to new, state-funded bi
To profit from high gas prices, Mac, Dennis, and Charlie fill barrels of gasoline and attempt to sell them door-to-door. Meanwhile, Dee and Frank plot to brand Bruce Mathis (Dennis and Dee's biological father) as a terrorist after learning that he's donating Barbara's inheritance money to a Muslim community center, but instead end up ruining a stranger's life.
Due to the gang's latest "business expenses," Paddy's is in dire need of money. Frank buys a billboard to advertise the bar, but Dee decides to create a viral video to post on YouTube for promotion. Charlie quickly joins her, leaving Frank and Mac to hold a contest for some hot models to feature on the billboard. Naturally, Dennis joins the competition to prove his worth.
Charlie learns that The Waitress has a boyfriend and enlists Mac to find out who it is, not knowing that it is in fact Mac himself. Jealous of Mac and Charlie's relationship, Dennis reveals the truth to Charlie. It turns out that Mac and the Waitress have not had sex, both having ulterior motives for wanting to do so. Frank and Dee are not featured in this episode.
Mac and Charlie use Dee's car and credit cards to fake their deaths to avoid the wrath of Mac's father, who was released from prison and is out for vengeance. Meanwhile, Frank and Dennis discover a glory hole in one of the bathroom stalls.
Dennis, Frank, and Dee find unique ways to cope with the apparent loss of their friends.
Charlie and Frank awake to find poop in their bed. Neither will confess to being the owner, so they, Mac, and Dennis try to scientifically deduce who dropped the deuce. Dee wants to do something a bit more sophisticated, so she invites the waitress and Artemis to a girls' night out.
The gang kidnaps a newspaper critic (Fisher Stevens) who dubbed Paddy's Pub "the worst bar in Philadelphia," but they also kidnap the critic's neighbor and pet cat. Frank is not featured in this episode.
Dennis plans to publish an account of his sexual exploits and lands in a rehab facility with comedian Sinbad and Matchbox 20 frontman Rob Thomas. Meanwhile, Charlie and Dee try to "walk in each other's shoes."
After Dee is hospitalized for a heart attack, she and Dennis try to adopt a healthier lifestyle; Charlie and Mac become office workers to get health insurance; while tripping on anxiety pills, Frank gets placed in a mental ward reminiscent of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a film in which DeVito appeared.
Attempting to turn Paddy's into a Philadelphia landmark, the Gang tells how Paddy's Pub was historically relevant during the Revolutionary War.
Believing that "selfless acts" will lead to good karma, The Gang sets out to renovate a poor family's home a la Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, but Charlie and Dennis end up destroying the entire building trying to demolish a wall with a propane torch; Dee and Mac hold the family captive and try to instill "American values" in them despite a poor grasp of the Spanish language.
Charlie writes a musical based on his song from "Sweet Dee's Dating a Retarded Person" and casts the gang in lead roles; it's all a grand gesture to propose to The Waitress.