It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia The Gang Hits the Road (Season 5, Episode 2)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy

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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

The Gang Hits the Road (Season 5, Episode 2)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy

The gang takes Dee's new subcompact car and a U-haul on the road with the intentions of hitting the Grand Canyon, and Charlie attempts to expand his horizons.

Showrunner

Rob McElhenney

Director

Fred Savage

Writers

Rob McElhenney (developer) (creator) | Glenn Howerton (developer) (written by) | Charlie Day (written by) | Lee Sung Jin (executive story editor) (as Sonny Lee) | Patrick Walsh (executive story editor)

Producers

Rob McElhenney | Fred Savage

Cinematographer

Peter Smokler

Editor

Josh Drisko

Casting Director

Wendy O'Brien

Production Designer

Scott Cobb (as Michael Scott Cobb)

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 24, 2009

Release date

Sep 24, 2009 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Charlie Day Charlie Kelly Charlie Kelly See fewer	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
Glenn Howerton Dennis Reynolds Dennis Reynolds See fewer	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
Rob McElhenney Mac Mac See fewer	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
Kaitlin Olson Dee Reynolds Dee Reynolds See fewer	Finding Dory (2016)
Danny DeVito Frank Reynolds Frank Reynolds See fewer	Matilda (1996)
John 'Cha Cha' Ciarcia Fruit Vendor (as Cha Cha Garcia) Fruit Vendor (as Cha Cha Garcia) See fewer	Goodfellas (1990)
Shannon McKain Hitchhiker Hitchhiker See fewer	Transformers: Rescue Bots (2011)
Tony Devon Restaurant Manager Restaurant Manager See fewer	Pizza with Bullets (2010)
Erica Lynne Arden Market Shopper (uncredited) Market Shopper (uncredited) See fewer	Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Jessica Czop Fruit Purchaser (uncredited) Fruit Purchaser (uncredited) See fewer	Miss December (2011)
Danny Donnelly Driver (uncredited) Driver (uncredited) See fewer	Not for Nothing (2022)
Vaughn Goland Shopper (uncredited) Shopper (uncredited) See fewer	What (2011)
Damian Muziani Vendor (uncredited) Vendor (uncredited) See fewer	Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)