Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia – Season 17, Episode 1 The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary

Play trailer It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia – Season 17, Episode 1 The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary Aired Jul 9, 2025 Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
80% Tomatometer 5 Reviews
Months after the Gang visited, Abbott's Principal Ava walks viewers through some of the unseen footage of the Gang's volunteerism and reveals their true intentions.
Watch on Fandango at Home Stream Now

Where to Watch

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Season 17, Episode 1

More Like This

View All
Little Demon 81% 85% Little Demon Watchlist TRAILER for Little Demon Archer 91% 85% Archer Watchlist TRAILER for Archer Sex and the City 70% 81% Sex and the City Watchlist Peep Show 96% 93% Peep Show Watchlist EastSiders % 39% EastSiders Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Cast & Crew

View All

Danny DeVito

Frank Reynolds

Charlie Day

Charlie Kelly

Kaitlin Olson

Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds

Rob McElhenney

Mac

Mary Elizabeth Ellis

Waitress

David Hornsby

Cricket
View All

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Season 17, Episode 1

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia View more photos

Critics Reviews

View More
David Bianculli NPR Jul 10
This crossover between shows is an experiment that's a total success. Both programs and both casts get served well. Go to Full Review Ben Travers IndieWire Jul 10
With “Sunny” free to be “Sunny” again and “Abbott” seizing its rare shot at uncensored comedy, “The Gang Fucks Up Abbott Elementary” is a deft approach to closing out an unusual -- and unusually successful -- crossover event. Go to Full Review Jerrica Tisdale Tell-Tale TV Jul 14
4.25/5
Some viewers may not enjoy that “The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary” has so many subplots, but it feels true to this crew. Go to Full Review Kaleena Rivera Pajiba Jul 11
Now that the double episode crossover is complete, my final verdict is that it’s a nice shakeup for the typically PG-13 series, though the blend results in what feels like a slightly muted Sunny. Go to Full Review Sam Huang TV Fanatic Jul 10
2.8/5
While it has its funny moments and the characters are the same ones we’ve grown to love, the show has gotten stale. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Months after the Gang visited, Abbott's Principal Ava walks viewers through some of the unseen footage of the Gang's volunteerism and reveals their true intentions.
Director
Todd Biermann
Executive Producer
David Hornsby, Tom Lofaro, Michael Rotenberg, Megan Ganz, Nick Frenkel, Rob Rosell, Scott Marder, Victor Hsu, Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton
Screenwriter
Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney, Keyonna Taylor
Network
FXX
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 9, 2025