It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Dennis Takes a Mental Health Day (Season 16, Episode 8)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 23 min | Comedy

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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Dennis Takes a Mental Health Day (Season 16, Episode 8)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 23 min | Comedy

After a physical reveals Dennis has high blood pressure, he decides to take a day away from The Gang to de-stress at the beach. But life has other plans, and his day spirals into a string of mishaps until he can no longer contain his rage.

Showrunner

Rob Mac (as Rob McElhenney)

Director

Heath Cullens

Writers

Rob Mac (developed by) (as Rob McElhenney) (created by) (as Rob McElhenney) | Glenn Howerton (developed by) | Ross Maloney (written by)

Producers

Jeff Luini | Rob Mac (as Rob McElhenney)

Cinematographer

John Tanzer

Editor

Scott Draper (edited by)

Casting Director

Wendy O'Brien

Production Designer

Valdar Wilt

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 19, 2023

Release date

Jul 19, 2023 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 4 wins & 14 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 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 Mac Mac (as Rob McElhenney) Mac (as Rob McElhenney) 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)
Phil Abrams Doctor Doctor See fewer	Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Timothy Davis-Reed Brandon Brandon See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
Anthea Neri Best Tsuma Receptionist Tsuma Receptionist See fewer	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
Jeremy Denzlinger Police Officer Police Officer See fewer	Tulsa King (2022)
Iris Liu Susan Susan See fewer	One of Them Days (2025)
Alice Kors Cashier Cashier See fewer	Where It Happened (2022)
Michael James Johnson Phone Store Clerk Phone Store Clerk See fewer	All the Wilderness (2014)