Barbara hooks up with Mac to make Frank jealous, which leads to retaliation from Dennis.
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“Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom” ranks #169 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 69.1 — Mixed. The episode packs 35 scored jokes at 1.4 per minute, averaging 6.4 on craft and 6.8 on impact, with Mac landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Angie · Frank: Frank, I'm two years younger than you. That's what I'm talkin' about.
Mrs. Reynolds: And with fake hair on their heads that falls off when you're having sex with 'em. It just falls off because that's what you do, Dennis Reynolds.
Dee: Charlie is forcing me to have sex with him. Mac's getting laid. You're getting laid. Now even Charlie's getting laid? This makes me look terrible.
Dee Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Charlie: An opportunity like this only comes around once in a lifetime, right? You'd be a fool to let it slip through your fingers.
Charlie Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm The Waitress · Charlie: I'm gonna stab his face off. No, stabbing's bad. You need to do something worse... You gotta sleep with Charlie.
All Jokes — 35 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Mac Observational Absurdist Mac: Divorce is a tricky thing. Oh! I found it. I got the hair now. Found the hair. So I guess I'll just, uh, see myself out.
Mac Cringe/Discomfort Awkward Silence Mrs. Reynolds: Right. Thank you for the hair.
Mac Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Frank: Wild sex. Whoa! I mean... You name it, we did it.
Frank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dee: Why? Why would a person wipe their own shit onto a wall?
Dee Observational Cringe/Discomfort Mac: What? Cleaning toilet? No, that's what Charlie does. I'm not doing Charlie work anymore.
Mac Character Comedy Running Gag Mac: I guess it doesn't, really.
Mac Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Dennis: Are you not wearing makeup? Really? Do you have any more?
Dennis Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dennis: I'm gonna bang her tonight, probably around 10:30 or so. Now, I really don't wanna do that... so all you have to do to stop me is call my cell phone... by 10:30... and say, 'Dennis, you don't have to do Charlie work anymore.'
Dennis Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Mac: Dennis's mom tried to have sex with me. Yeah, man, she got naked, she came on to me... That woman is straight crazy, but I think I wanna bang her.
Mac Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Charlie: An opportunity like this only comes around once in a lifetime, right? You'd be a fool to let it slip through your fingers.
Charlie Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Dee: I am not having sex with you, Charlie.
Dee Reaction Beat Character Comedy Charlie: It's not sex I want from you. It's sex I don't want from Dennis.
Angie: Well, I've slowed down quite a bit once I met my husband, Carl. Oh, you told me you weren't married. Oh, I'm not. Carl passed a few years ago.
Angie Cringe/Discomfort Misdirection Frank: For starters, you've got kids and shit. And you talk about 'em. You talk about your kids, you talk about your dead husband. I mean, it's kind of bummin' me out.
Frank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Angie · Frank: Frank, I'm two years younger than you. That's what I'm talkin' about.
Dennis Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Charlie: Looks like we got a blown fuse in here. Better get on that. Blown fuses count as Charlie work.
Charlie Running Gag Character Comedy Callback Mac: That was, like, the best sex I've ever had, Mrs. Reynolds. Like something magical happened.
Mac Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Mrs. Reynolds: You're not gonna start talking about your feelings and shit, are you? No. Gay.
Charlie: It doesn't 'un-bang' your mom. You gotta do something worse... You're gonna have to bang Mac's mom.
Mrs. Mac · Dennis: I think you're an ugly man. You think I'm ugly? I'm not ugly. You're ugly.
Frank · Mac: That move always works with the ladies. Frank, you have never gotten a chick with that move. Really? Yeah. So don't go blamin' the move. The move works.
Dee: Charlie is forcing me to have sex with him. Mac's getting laid. You're getting laid. Now even Charlie's getting laid? This makes me look terrible.
Dee Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Dennis: Am I the only one around here who's not getting laid?
Dennis Observational Character Comedy The Waitress · Charlie: I'm gonna stab his face off. No, stabbing's bad. You need to do something worse... You gotta sleep with Charlie.
Charlie's Mom: I'm sorry, sweetie. I just don't find you sexually attractive.
Dennis: Are you kidding me? You don't find me sexually attractive? What in the hell is going on? What is wrong with you people?
Dennis Escalation Character Comedy Mrs. Reynolds: I only slept with you to piss Frank off. Afterward I felt like I was gonna throw up.
Dennis: Check this out. L...
Dennis Reaction Beat Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Dennis: Hey, guys, uh, can you do me a favor and not get too drunk? All right? 'Cause I got some kegs that I need changing. There's, like... There's some rats down in the rattraps.
Dennis Irony/Sarcasm Running Gag Callback Mrs. Reynolds: I had sex with your father... because, just like you, I like my sex old and ugly. And with fake hair on their heads that falls off when you're having sex with 'em.
Mrs. Reynolds: And with fake hair on their heads that falls off when you're having sex with 'em. It just falls off because that's what you do, Dennis Reynolds.
Mrs. Reynolds: You said, 'I love you,' and so I thought, 'Okay, I love you too.' How do you show love? You go and have sex with old people. So that's what I did too!
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