Fact-checking in reverse
Mac and Frank try to manufacture evidence for Dennis’s invented memoir claims.
Supporting source ↗CASE FILE · S04 E09
Dennis Reynolds: An Erotic Life
S04 E09Photograph not available
Mac and Frank find Dennis' erotic memoir and attempt to profit from it, while Dee and Charlie spend a day in each other's shoes.
THE SHORT VERSION · SPOILERS AHEAD
INSIDE THE CASE.
Trading daily routines
Dee tries Charlie’s bedtime routine. Charlie experiences Dee’s anxious stand-up performance and takes the stage himself.
Supporting source ↗The celebrity connection fails
Frank offers to buy an arena-football team while Mac feigns illness to meet Bon Jovi. Their pitch collapses.
Supporting source ↗An unreliable rehab story
Dennis hallucinates Sinbad and Rob Thomas. A return visit reveals a different building and an angry occupant.
Supporting source ↗THE EVIDENCE
THINGS IN THIS EPISODE.
Characters
Charlie Kelly180 other recorded episodes
Charlie offers Dee canned food in his apartment.Source ↗
Dee Reynolds179 other recorded episodes
Dee performs at the comedy-club microphone.Source ↗
Dennis Reynolds176 other recorded episodes
Dennis displays his recovered memoir at Paddy’s.Source ↗
Frank Reynolds171 other recorded episodes
Frank joins Mac across the representative’s desk.Source ↗
Rob ThomasOnly recorded here so far
Rob Thomas appears alongside Sinbad in Dennis’s hallucination.Source ↗
Locations
Charlie’s apartment48 other recorded episodes
Dee experiences Charlie’s nightly routine in the apartment.Source ↗
Logan Circle fountainOnly recorded here so far
The gang’s routines converge at the large sculptural fountain.Source ↗
Paddy’s Pub147 other recorded episodes
Dennis reads his manuscript to Mac and Frank at the pool table.Source ↗
The Laff HouseOnly recorded here so far
The Laff House sign hangs behind Dee on stage.Source ↗
Objects
Dennis’s memoir1 other recorded episode
Dennis holds the dark notebook containing his embellished life story.Source ↗
Laser pointers2 other recorded episodes
Frank shines a red laser in the cinema.Source ↗
Food & drinks
Schemes
Faking illness2 other recorded episodes
Mac claims terminal cancer to seek a private Bon Jovi concert.Source ↗
Costumes
Hospital gown7 other recorded episodes
Dennis wears a patterned patient gown in his imagined stay.Source ↗
Miscellaneous
Hallucinations9 other recorded episodes
Dee sees matching girls in the hallway during her glue-induced experience.Source ↗
Stand-up comedy1 other recorded episode
Dee delivers her routine before the club audience.Source ↗
FOLLOW THE THREAD
CONNECTED EPISODES.
S08 E06 
Connected through Bald caps, Faking illness, Paddy’s Pub and 5 more.
S09 E01 Connected through Stand-up comedy, Paddy’s Pub, Frank Reynolds and 4 more.
S11 E04 Connected through Dennis’s memoir, Paddy’s Pub, Frank Reynolds and 4 more.
S01 E04 Connected through Faking illness, Charlie’s apartment, Paddy’s Pub and 4 more.
SOURCES & NOTES.
Tags document researched occurrences, not every appearance. Read the research notes and attribution.