A booth nobody wants to clean
An elderly patron is found dead at Paddy’s. Charlie is left with the cleanup and improvises a protective outfit from trash bags and rubber gloves.
Supporting source ↗CASE FILE · S01 E06
The Gang Finds a Dead Guy
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Mac and Dennis reach a new low when they pretend to be acquainted with a patron found dead in their bar in order to get closer to his granddaughter. Meanwhile, Dee visits her bedridden grandfather, and Charlie comes along for support.
THE SHORT VERSION · SPOILERS AHEAD
INSIDE THE CASE.
Competing mourners
Dennis and Mac claim to have known Lionel Keane to impress his granddaughter Rebecca. They recruit paid attendees and improvise their way through his memorial.
Supporting source ↗Pop-Pop’s mistaken visitor
Charlie accompanies Dee to the nursing home. Pop-Pop mistakes him for Dennis and sends him to retrieve belongings from storage; the box contains Nazi memorabilia.
Supporting source ↗The box in the alley
Charlie and Mac take the uniform to a museum, where their sales pitch fails. They burn the box outside Paddy’s, then Mac reveals Pop-Pop’s past to Dennis.
Supporting source ↗THE EVIDENCE
THINGS IN THIS EPISODE.
Characters
Charlie Kelly180 other recorded episodes
Charlie wears a trash-bag covering and green gloves for the cleanup.Source ↗
Dee Reynolds179 other recorded episodes
Dee brings books to her grandfather’s bedside.Source ↗
Dennis Reynolds176 other recorded episodes
Dennis addresses the guests at Lionel Keane’s memorial.Source ↗
Lionel KeaneOnly recorded here so far
Lionel’s name and portrait appear on the memorial display; this evidence is a photograph.Source ↗
Rebecca KeaneOnly recorded here so far
Rebecca visits the bar to learn about her grandfather’s last night.Source ↗
The museum curatorOnly recorded here so far
The bespectacled man sits behind the museum office desk during the uniform presentation.Source ↗
Locations
Charlie’s apartment48 other recorded episodes
Dee visits Charlie to ask him to accompany her to the nursing home.Source ↗
Nursing homes2 other recorded episodes
Charlie and Dee walk through a busy nursing-home common area.Source ↗
Paddy’s Pub147 other recorded episodes
A covered stretcher is wheeled through the bar after the dead patron is found.Source ↗
Roxborough Storage FacilityOnly recorded here so far
Pop-Pop names Roxborough Storage Facility (unseen).Source ↗
Objects
American flags2 other recorded episodes
An American flag hangs above the room where Dennis and Mac recruit a mourner.Source ↗
Oxygen equipmentOnly recorded here so far
Clear breathing equipment rests on Pop-Pop’s chest, with tubing at his nose.Source ↗
Photographs3 other recorded episodes
Several family photographs surround Lionel’s framed portrait at the memorial.Source ↗
StretchersOnly recorded here so far
A covered body is wheeled out through Paddy’s on a stretcher.Source ↗
Trash bags7 other recorded episodes
Charlie wraps himself in black plastic bags before cleaning.Source ↗
Food & drinks
Schemes
Dating deception11 other recorded episodes
Dennis and Mac pretend they knew Lionel well while competing for Rebecca’s attention.Source ↗
Impersonation4 other recorded episodes
Charlie allows Pop-Pop to mistake him for Dennis.Source ↗
Paid mournersOnly recorded here so far
Dennis recruits a paid memorial guest.Source ↗
Running jokes
Charlie work13 other recorded episodes
Charlie handles the contaminated booth cleanup in improvised protective clothing.Source ↗
Costumes
Pop-Pop’s Nazi uniformOnly recorded here so far
Mac presents Pop-Pop’s Nazi uniform at a museum, hoping to sell it.Source ↗
Rubber gloves8 other recorded episodes
Long green rubber gloves complete Charlie’s makeshift protective outfit.Source ↗
Miscellaneous
Funerals and memorials9 other recorded episodes
Dennis delivers a speech beside Lionel Keane’s memorial display.Source ↗
Tom Brady referencesOnly recorded here so far
Dennis proposes attacking Tom Brady (mention only).Source ↗
FOLLOW THE THREAD
CONNECTED EPISODES.
S08 E01 Connected through Pop-Pop, Fires, Charlie’s apartment and 5 more.
S12 E01 Connected through Nursing homes, Mops, Dennis Reynolds and 3 more.
S01 E01 Connected through Photographs, Books, Dating deception and 5 more.
S03 E08 Connected through Nursing homes, Fires, Paddy’s Pub and 4 more.
SOURCES & NOTES.
Tags document researched occurrences, not every appearance. Read the research notes and attribution.