The D.E.N.N.I.S. System
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 5, Episode 10
"The D.E.N.N.I.S. System" is the tenth episode of the fifth season of the American television sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It is the 55th overall episode of the series, and was written by co-executive producers David Hornsby, Scott Marder, and Rob Rosell, and directed by Randall Einhorn. It originally aired on FX on November 19, 2009. The episode features Howerton's real life wife, Jill Latiano, as the subject of the titular system.
The series follows "The Gang", a group of five misfit friends: twins Dennis and Deandra "(Sweet) Dee" Reynolds, their friends Charlie Kelly and Mac, 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, Dennis reveals his foolproof seduction system to The Gang, the titular "D.E.N.N.I.S." system, with the example of Caylee. Charlie tries to use it on the Waitress but doesn't quite grasp the concept. The Gang tells Dee that her boyfriend, Ben, from "The Gang Wrestles for the Troops" is using the system on her, and Mac and Frank reveal their parts in the Dennis' system. The titular system is followed up in the fourth episode of the sixteenth season, "Frank vs.
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