The Gang Goes Jihad

"The Gang Goes Jihad" is the ninth episode of the American situation comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" aired on June 29, 2006 on the FX Network in the United States. The episode was directed by Dan Attias and written by Rob McElhenney.

Plot
While discussing if Frank is part of the gang down at the bar a man named Ari Frenkel (Ravi Patel) enters. He tells them that he has recently moved to USA from Israel (leading to an awkward moment since no one in the gang seems to know where Israel is) and has bought the property next door. He tells them that according to the zoning grid the property he bought extends 100 feet in to their bar, which is right in the middle of the bar. He hands over a notice to vacate the property.

Dennis and Dee's mother Barbara (Anne Archer) makes an unexpected visit to Charlie's apartment to talk with Frank. Frank stands up for him self and tells her that this is the life he wants to live. She accepts that but tells him that she want her things back. Unaware of the fact that Dennis and Dee stole everything Frank tells her he has no idea what she is talking about. Barbara slaps Charlie and storms out of the apartment.

Charlie, Mac and Dennis seeks legal advice on how to resolve the land issue only to be told that they had been offered to buy the remaining land several times but always turning it down. The lawyer informs them that they have no "legal" recourse. The gang takes that as a hint that they need to take matters in their own hands to resolve the issue. This is not what the lawyer meant and he kicks them out.

The gang starts to plan out how they can get rid of the guy without being anti semitic. This leads to a big discussion about whether you are allowed to call someone a Jew without being a racist.

Barbara goes to the bar and meets up with Dee. She spots a pair of ear rings that belongs to her and she finds out that Dennis and Dee were the ones who stole all of her things.

Outside the guys are still planning how to get rid of guy. Charlie suggests that they should throw a flaming bag of poo through the window. His idea is not that popular though and they end up throwing toilet paper on the walls.

Frank goes over to Barbara’s house to return some stuff only to find that Ari Frenkel is there. Frank is jealous because Barbara seems to be happy so he and Dee breaks in to the house later that day and steals her dog to get back at her.

Meanwhile at the bar Charlie has bought eggs that he plans on throwing at the other building. When they exit the bar they discover that Ari Frenkel has put up fences all around the bar so they can't get to his building.

Ari Frenkel pays a visit to Dee's apartment to retrieve the dog Frank and Dee stole. He tells Frank that he is losing with patience with the gang and all the stuff they are doing, and on top of that he tells Frank that there is a gas leak in the property he bought. Frank tells him that he has a business proposition.

Charlie, Mac and Dennis takes Ari Frenkel's recent actions as a sign that they need to take drastic measures. Dennis and Mac dresses up as middle eastern terrorists and they make a Jihad video threatening Ari Frenkel by uttering sounds sounding like Arabic (to show that they really mean business Mac holds a hammer in a threatening way since they didn't have any other weapon). When they watch the tape they decide that they can't send it since it is too stupid and illegal and that they should rather throw the bag of poo through the window. Charlie secretly keeps the tape.

In the evening the guys and Dee take action and they throw in the burning bag of poo. Because of the gas leak in the building this leads to a big explosion in the property and the gang runs from the scene.

The next day Frank goes down to the bar and tells them that he knows that they blew up the property. He also tells them that he bought the property and the bar and that if he can't be part of the gang then he will tell the police who did it.

Mac and Charlie agree to this but Dennis and Dee refuses and they start to fight each other. The episode ends when two FBI detectives enter the bar and demands to speak with Mac, Charlie and Dennis. It turns out they found the Jihad tape outside since Charlie dropped it when the building exploded.