The wrong broken tape
Mac thinks Charlie destroyed a Project Badass video. Charlie actually smashed Frank’s recording involving the Waitress.
Supporting source ↗CASE FILE · S04 E04
Mac's Banging the Waitress
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Charlie wants Mac to beat up the waitress's unknown new boyfriend. Trouble is, Mac is the boyfriend.
THE SHORT VERSION · SPOILERS AHEAD
INSIDE THE CASE.
Best-friend competition
Dennis resents Charlie naming Mac his best friend and tries to displace him during an overnight visit.
Supporting source ↗A private archive
The Waitress uses Mac to retrieve intimate recordings, while Dennis and Charlie attempt to monitor them by radio.
Supporting source ↗Back to the stunt show
Once the misunderstanding is exposed, the three men declare themselves equal friends and resume watching Mac’s dangerous performances.
Supporting source ↗THE EVIDENCE
THINGS IN THIS EPISODE.
Characters
Charlie Kelly180 other recorded episodes
Charlie arrives with a sleeping bag and a large tray of beer cans.Source ↗
Dennis Reynolds176 other recorded episodes
Dennis tries to welcome Charlie into the apartment.Source ↗
The Waitress38 other recorded episodes
The Waitress negotiates with Mac in the apartment.Source ↗
Locations
Charlie’s apartment48 other recorded episodes
Dennis and Charlie emerge together from under a blanket.Source ↗
Mac and Dennis’s apartment20 other recorded episodes
Charlie brings his overnight supplies to the shared apartment.Source ↗
Paddy’s Pub147 other recorded episodes
The three men argue beside the bar’s foosball table.Source ↗
Objects
Camcorders17 other recorded episodes
A camera stands beside Dennis’s labeled video collection.Source ↗
Foosball1 other recorded episode
Charlie stands beside the foosball table while asking for help.Source ↗
Sleeping bags1 other recorded episode
Dennis carries Charlie’s rolled bedding.Source ↗
Walkie-talkies4 other recorded episodes
Charlie holds a yellow handheld radio.Source ↗
Food & drinks
Running jokes
Project Badass1 other recorded episode
Mac records himself with fireworks attached to his clothes.Source ↗
Costumes
Bicycle helmets2 other recorded episodes
Mac addresses his camera while wearing a black helmet.Source ↗
FOLLOW THE THREAD
CONNECTED EPISODES.
S09 E07 Connected through Sleeping bags, Pizza, Paddy’s Pub and 3 more.
S09 E05 Connected through Project Badass, Camcorders, Paddy’s Pub and 3 more.
S01 E02 Connected through Foosball, The Waitress, Paddy’s Pub and 3 more.
S17 E03 Connected through Bicycle helmets, Bicycles, Dennis Reynolds and 2 more.
SOURCES & NOTES.
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