#like even in the gang tend to the bar or how mac got fat he like wasn’t doing anything

[angelic-charlie-kelly]

does mac ever like work??? like i don’t think I’ve ever seen him do anything in the bar

[sunnytastic]

i already wrote this in tags but @patheticboydennis is right, this deserves it's own post

let's be real. macden have been fucking every season. it's just the way they fuck changes.

like seasons 1-4 were just "competitive bros fucking around" *rolls eyes*

seasons 5 & 8 & 9 & 12 were overly romantic. (throwing up thinking about how sickenly sweet the sex was after the gang dines out) (and don't even get me started on the gang tends bar valentine's day sex)

seasons 7 & 11 were hate sex (dennis was so turned on by fat mac and he hated himself for it).

and they hate fucked all the time in the suburbs (it was the only thing for them to do and it just kept escalating in intensity). (the coal stick was about to be incorporated into the lovemaking in a very innovative way (take that how you will)).

season 6 was hate sex on mac's part but not dennis's. (mac was so mad about dennis's marriage even though HE was the one fighting gay marriage and all that homophobic bullshit).

meanwhile seasons 13-15 (but mostly 13 & 14) were hate sex on dennis's part but not mac's. (shit got way to real and dennis panicked but ofc he still couldn't stay away from mac. I mean he came all the way back from north dakota for that man).

tbh seasons 10 & 15 are kind of nebulous to me but you get the picture

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Mac and Charlie re-wearing the same clothes across seasons

Credit to @tallydelphia​ because their catalog posts made it 1000% easier to find these shirts and the episodes they appear in!

Mac and Charlie have been wearing basically the same (”random thrift store chic”) clothes for 14 years. It’s really fitting to their characters - not only are Mac and Charlie the poorest of the Gang meaning that they can’t buy new clothes, but their shared “white trash” upbringing means that they’re not used to buying new clothes or throwing out old ones. Of the two, Charlie is more guilty of never changing his clothes probably because A: in 03x05 he refuses to buy new clothes and he said he’s been sewing his clothes back together for almost his entire life and B: he doesn’t have a sense of hygiene/style anyway (and possibly C: he exhibits non-neurotypical behavior where he can’t let go of the nostalgia/comfort of the clothes he’s constantly worn since he was at least 29). 

Compare that to the more vain and richly brought up Dennis and Dee, who are much less likely to re-wear the same clothes over so many years or so many times (even Dennis’ most iconic piece of clothing - a plaid shirt - isn’t one shirt he wears constantly because I’ve counted at least 13 differently-patterned plaid shirts he’s worn throughout the show. Dennis also keeps a few clothes across seasons, but they’re in noticeably better condition than Charlie or Mac’s. The man has refined taste, after all).

Non-exhaustive list of the other pieces of clothing Mac and Charlie held on to for a long time:

Mac’s navy blue Dickies, Mac’s busted up combat boots, Mac’s collection of Tommy Bahama shirts, Charlie’s black Vans, Charlie’s "San Juan, Washington", "O'Keefe Brewery" and "Eleven Point River" shirts, and Charlie’s Adidas black and red track jacket. 

See below the cut for the episode titles of the pictures above

Of course note that I didn’t screenshot every episode where they wore that shirt! For example, Charlie has worn his horse shirt and army jacket countless times, much more than 2 or 5. Nonetheless, here are the episode sources of the pics:

Charlie’s army jacket: 

01x01 The Gang Gets Racist

04x06 Mac & Charlie Die Pt 2

08x01 Pop-Pop: The Final Solution

10x07 Mac Kills His Dad

14x01 The Gang Gets Romantic

Mac’s “RIOT” shirt:

04x01 Mac & Dennis: Manhunters

04x02 The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis

05x08 Paddy's Pub: Home of the Original Kitten Mittens

07x02 The Gang Goes to the Jersey Shore

07x10 How Mac Got Fat

Charlie’s “Magna” shirt:

03x02 The Gang Gets Invincible

05x03 The Great Recession

08x04 Charlie and Dee Find Love

12x08 The Gang Tends Bar

14x01 The Gang Gets Romantic

Mac’s “Detroit”-styled-as-a-smoking-gun shirt :

06x02 Dennis Gets Divorced

07x07 Chardee MacDennis: The Game of Games

08x07 Frank's Back in Business

10x06 The Gang Misses the Boat

11x01 Chardee MacDennis 2: Electric Boogaloo

Charlie’s horse sleepwear shirt:

01x06 The Gang Finds a Dead Guy

14x01 The Gang Gets Romantic

Charlie’s MacGregor golf hoodie:

01x01 The Gang Gets Racist

14x4 The Gang Chokes

Charlie’s “Matco - Joe’s Tool Service” shirt:

03x09 Sweet Dee's Dating a R*tarded Person

07x09 The Gang Gets Trapped

Mac’s “13″ shirt:

02x07 The Gang Exploits a Miracle

06x03 The Gang Buys a Boat

Mac’s “Red River Roughriders” shirt:

04x02 The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis Part 2

06x03 The Gang Buys a Boat

Mac’s “Happy Fading” shirt:

06x05 Mac and Charlie: White Trash

14x04 The Gang Chokes

[globrights]

iasip s5 rated by macdennis content

The Gang Exploits The Mortgage Crisis: This episode marks the first time Mac and Dennis pretend to be realtors in matching outfits. Hugh Honey and Vic Vinegar will always be iconic, and Dennis being super psyched and horny by Mac’s anger will always be... Jesus Christ. There’s no right way to describe it. It is what it is. Mac and Dennis pretend to be a gay couple, and they fucking dress up for it. They dress up for everything. I hate them. I can’t believe this episode exists. 69/10

The Gang Hits The Road: “We gotta do this old school baby!” Mac and Dennis get all excited over an old school road trip when Dennis convinces Mac that it’s a great idea. Mac rides shotgun, as usual, and they are both super fascinated by getting to barter with people at the Italian market. Mac finds a sofa by the dumpster and Dennis says “Nice! Toss that in bro,” because they’re both idiots. Mac and Dennis sleep next to each other and Dennis reaches out for Mac when he wakes up, groggy. Beautiful. 8.8/10

The Great Recession: Mac and Dennis are codependent idiots who can’t fucking function but only want to need each other. They fire everyone but each other, and it goes horribly wrong, but they’re still really clingy about it. Mac and Dennis go to T.G.I. Friday’s together on a regular basis and Mac always tries to use his Dave and Buster’s card and it annoys Dennis but he still... goes to T.G.I. Friday’s together with him. 9/10

The Gang Gives Frank an Intervention: Mac rides shotgun, checking off a box that gets checked constantly. Dennis gets real freaked when he thinks Mac is dating Gail The Snail. “You tend to be very emphatic and strong.” 7/10

The Waitress Is Getting Married: Mac and Dennis get really worried about Charlie going mad after finding out The Waitress is getting married and killing them both and decide to work together to get Charlie a new hook up. When Dee hears an unexpected knock on her door, she immediately assumes it’s Mac and Dennis wanting salad dressing, or condiments, or anything else that they want to “jam up into each other’s...” Dee been knew. 8/10 because there wasn’t anything too specific but they were stuck together like the honey that hornets don’t make

The World Series Defense: “Yeah, but you only work out your glamor muscles and you know it.” “I work out my core!” “No you do not work out your core, you’re totally arm-heavy. You’re all bis and tris and everything else is just fat and-and ribs.” Why is Dennis paying so much attention to Mac’s workout routine and his body? Let’s not think about that. You know what else we shouldn’t be thinking about? Their super dumb push-up contest. In which they were staring into each other’s eyes as they... pushed. 8/10

The Gang Wrestles for the Troops: Mac and Dennis join forces with Charlie to put on a wrestling show in which they sing and call themselves eagle men, and they draw abs on their bodies... 7/10

Paddy’s Pub: Home of the Original Kitten Mittens: Mac and Dennis come up with merchandise to sell for their bar. Dennis wears a thong to turn Mac on, and Mac makes a dick towel. Mac and Dennis also engage in a scene that can only be described as one-on-one bukkake. 9/10

Mac and Dennis Break Up: So much happened in this episode. Mac and Dennis have no idea how they’re essentially in a long term, very very clingy, romantic relationship. They spend every waking moment together, don’t go an hour without checking in, and they have movie nights! Dee makes them a lil scared of the Gay and they... break up. Oh god fucking damn it. This is ridiculous. Mac apparently has Dennis convinced that apple skin is toxic and peels all his apples for him. I don’t even know how to explain all this. It’s just very very gay. Dennis calls Charlie to secretly talk about Mac, and invites Charlie over, even though he’s not excited about that. Mac is also very interested in whether Dennis is talking about him to Charlie. And he makes Frank check out the Video Store Clerk Guy that Dennis was talking to earlier that day to see if he’s... hot. Oh god!! Oh my god!! Are you seeing this? Are you guys fucking seeing this shit? When Mac and Dennis get together they’re all smiles and full of love and I refuse! To get into the specifics! It’s too much! Too much! Too gay! Refuse to analyze this any further! “I’ve got some cash. I can get you out of this jam.” AHH!! MAKE IT STOP!! MAKE IT GO AWAY!! 10/10

The D.E.N.N.I.S. System: “Oh yeah, Mac has a very special place in my system.” Mac sleeps with every girl that Dennis sleeps with, and he basically worships Dennis’ very bullshit methods of seduction. He seems to worship Dennis’ mind in general, making him a morosexual because Dennis is an idiot. 8.5/10

Mac and Charlie Write a Movie: “He is good at coming up with awesome words.” Dennis spends the whole episode writing Mac and Charlie’s movie, because he actually thinks their ideas are brilliant. 7/10

The Gang Reignites the Rivalry: “I know you’re a legend, Charlie knows you’re a legend.” Imagine being such a pissy baby that ur boyfriend has to switch jobs in the scheme with you. 6/10