1702 - Mac and Dennis Become EMTs

Written by: Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney & Nina Pedrad

Directed by: Heath Cullens

Airing as Episode 3 on July 16, 2025

Synopsis: After witnessing EMTs resuscitate a Paddy's patron, Mac and Dennis set out to become the pinnacle of masculinity; Frank tries to prove a prank's innocence with The Lawyer; Dee attempts to hack her part-time side hustle with Charlie's help as he descends into the fast-paced life of a chef.

What we know:

• Mac (and Dennis) seem to go about this via "legit means" and take a course:

• And respond to real emergencies!?

• This episode was filmed, at least in part, on October 21, 2024 on the Fox Studio Lot's "New York Streets" set:

Via Heath Cullens on Instagram

• Filming also took place on October 25 & 26, 2024, on Baker St. in Los Angeles:

  

  Via Heath Cullens on Instagram

• Ambulance scenes were filmed using this Arm Car Camera from CineMoves, which is a pretty cool piece of equipment, and indicates some more intense/complex driving scenes were shot. (You can see it in action in an unrelated project here.)
• The Ambulance is being used to deliver for Postmates (a food delivery service), and is a plot stated by Charlie to have a more classic, old-type of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia feel.  This is the Charlie and Dee B-plot, which probably comes together via Mac and Dennis!:

Charlie and Dee in the ambulance

• This is the episode which features the plot where the Gang gets addicted to hot sauce, as first teased by Rob on Hot Ones. 
• Richard Burden, a stunt driver, is credited for #1702 on IMDb. (This credit essentially guarantees that the writers noted for this episode are correct.) Kaitlin Olson also has a stunt double credit for this episode. Hugh B. Holub is credited as "Judge" for #1702 on IMDb. (These credits are as of June 12, 2025 a little conflated with Frank is in a Coma, due to it being Episode 2, but should belong to this episode and not #1707)

Predictions:

• This shot from an FX teaser likely belongs to this episode, with Charlie (and Frank) as part of Charlie's chef hussle

• There are possibly parallels between this episode and "Bums: Making a Mess All Over the City"

Questions:

• Will other members of the Gang be involved in the Ambulance-Postmates scheme, or will there be a completely separate B-plot? It seems like the B plot is the Ambulance-Postmates scheme!

Notes:

• *The writers on this episode could be swapped with Dog Track, as filming does not always happen in production order (e.g. #1602 was filmed before #1601 in 2023), however given stunt driver credits for 1702, this episode #1702 (and its corresponding writers) seems the more-likely candidate for Mac and Dennis Become EMTs.