Global InformationThe Gang Buys a Roller Rink information
| "The Gang Buys a Roller Rink" | |
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| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 15 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Richie Keen |
| Written by | Rob Rosell & David Hornsby |
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| Cinematography by | John Tanzer |
| Editing by | Scott Draper |
| Production code | XIP15003 |
| Original air date | December 8, 2021 |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
"The Gang Buys a Roller Rink" is the third episode of the fifteenth season of the American sitcom television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It is the 157th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producers Rob Rosell and David Hornsby and directed by Richie Keen. It originally aired on FXX on December 8, 2021, airing back-to-back with the follow-up episode, "The Gang Replaces Dee With a Monkey".
The series follows "The Gang", a group of five misfit friends: twins twins Dennis and Deandra "(Sweet) Dee" Reynolds, their friends Charlie Kelly and Ronald "Mac" McDonald, and Frank Reynolds, Dennis' and Dee's legal father. The Gang runs the fictional Paddy's Pub, an unsuccessful Irish bar in South Philadelphia. In the episode, when their favourite roller rink is being closed down, the Gang flashbacks to 1998 when Mac, Dennis and Charlie tried to buy the rink but instead end up buying Paddy's.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.318 million household viewers and gained a 0.18 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, some praised the exploration of the Gang's origin while others found it derivative of other flashback episodes.