Making Dennis Reynolds a Murderer

"Making Dennis Reynolds a Murderer"
Information
Season	12
Episode	Five
Writer(s)	Conor Galvin
Director(s)	Maurice Marable
Air Date	February 1, 2017
Chronology
Preceded by	"Wolf Cola: A Public Relations Nightmare"
Followed by	"Hero or Hate Crime?"

"Making Dennis Reynolds a Murderer" is the fifth episode of the twelfth season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It aired on February 1, 2017.

Synopsis

An episode filmed in the true crime style of Making a Murderer and The Jinx which begins with 911 call: A cat-woman formerly known as Maureen Ponderosa has been found dead in an alley and Dennis is the prime suspect.

Cast

Starring

• Charlie Day as Charlie Kelly
• Glenn Howerton as Dennis Reynolds
• Rob McElhenney as Mac
• Kaitlin Olson as Dee Reynolds
• Danny DeVito as Frank Reynolds

Guest starring

• Jack McGee as Detective Girard
• Lance Barber as Bill Ponderosa

Co-starring

• Jay Jackson as Rick Scheil

Trivia

• The phone call between Charlie and Dennis is an homage to Buffalo ‘66
• This episode is the first to use the word "fuck" uncensored in its original airing. Previous episodes have beeped the word. The DVD release of "A Very Sunny Christmas" used it, but it was censored in the TV airing.
• The episode itself is a parody of the Netflix series "Making a Murderer", and the HBO series "The Jinx." In particular, the scene in which Frank leaves his mic on as he goes to the bathroom and is overhead saying "You're caught" is a reference to a similar scene in "The Jinx." Charlie's mumbling demeanor and constant references to wrestling reference the confession given by Brendan Dassey in "Making a Murderer."
• Maureen Ponderosa is the second recurring character confirmed to be dead after Barbara Reynolds.
• The opening credits of this episode are similar to Making a Murderer, except the title of the show itself - where it's shown on the usual black background in white font.
• Frank's sweatshop is first mentioned in the Season 2 episode "Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody's Ass", and Frank turns the basement of Paddy's into a sweatshop in the Season 3 episode "The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty Magoo."
• This is the first episode since "The Gang Goes on Family Fight" to play Temptation Sensation over the end credits.

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	1. "The Gang Turns Black" 2. "The Gang Goes to a Water Park" 3. "Old Lady House: A Situation Comedy" 4. "Wolf Cola: A Public Relations Nightmare" 5. "Making Dennis Reynolds a Murderer" 6. "Hero or Hate Crime?" 7. "PTSDee" 8. "The Gang Tends Bar" 9. "A Cricket's Tale" 10. "Dennis' Double Life"