Paddy's Pub

Paddy's Pub (or Paddy's Irish Pub) is an unsuccessful Irish bar in South Philadelphia.

Paddy's is owned and operated by members of "The Gang":


 * Ronald "Mac" McDonald - Mac is the pub's self-appointed bouncer, Dennis's roommate, and a co-owner of the bar.
 * Dennis Reynolds - Dennis is Dee's twin brother and a co-owner of the bar; he is the primary bartender.
 * Frank Reynolds - Frank is Dennis and Dee's legal father and a co-owner of the bar; he acts mainly as the manager to the team.
 * Charlie Kelly - Charlie is a friend of Mac and Dennis. He is the janitor of the bar, as he flagrantly sold a majority of his shares to Mac and Dennis.
 * Dee Reynolds - Dee is the waitress and doesn't own a stake in the pub, though she was given bogus merchandising rights.

Physical Layout


Paddy's Pub is dominated by a long wooden bar. The entrance to the bar is in the front. In the back is a pool table, and a door to an office. A green door leading to an alley can be found on the other side of the main room, across from the office door.

The pub contains an attic, which can be accessed through a series of vents. The vents also lead to the rooftop. (The Gang Gets Held Hostage)

Somewhere on the upper level of Paddy's is Charlie's "bad room", where Charlie goes to "be alone and break bottles." (The Gang Gets Held Hostage)

The bar is heated by a furnace, which Charlie uses to burn the trash and which gives the bar a smoky trash-like smell. (The Great Recession)

There is also a basement, which has been used as a training room for Charlie (Hundred Dollar Baby), a sweat shop (The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty Magoo), as a shooting gallery (Gun Fever), and as a gambling parlor (The Gang Gives Back). It's possible to get out of the basement and back up to the main level through a trapdoor. (The Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award) There is a "Y2K bunker" contained in a closet somewhere in the basement of the bar. The supplies stored in it were "raided" soon after Y2K passed without incident, and it's mostly been used as a place where Dennis bangs chicks (while Mac watches, apparently.)  (The Storm of the Century)

The basement has a rat problem, which forces Charlie to trap and kill the rats. (Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody's Ass, Charlie Kelly: King of the Rats)  To try to keep rats and other vermin out of the basement, Charlie reveals that he has blocked the vents on the heater, which has led to a dangerous buildup of carbon monoxide. (Charlie Work) During the COVID-19 pandemic and temporary closure of the bar, it upset the "ecosystem" of the basement and brought in an infestation of raccoons due to, in Charlie's opinion, their appetite for rat brains. This resulted in Charlie's bashing and subsequent tanning of raccoon skins in the basement. ("2020: A Year In Review")

Paddy's Pub also has a decrepit bathroom. Cleaning the bathroom is considered Charlie Work. (Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom) There is a massive ooze in the bathroom that Charlie refers to as "The Yuck Puddle" that he has, thus far, been completely unable to clean up. Charlie believes that the puddle may actually be alive. (The Gang Tends Bar)

Schemes
The bar has been converted into a series of specialty bars, as part of various schemes to make money:


 * A gay bar (The Gang Gets Racist)
 * An underage bar (Underage Drinking: A National Concern)
 * A lawless bar and gambling parlor (Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody's Ass)
 * An air conditioned party (The Gang Solves Global Warming)

Each specialty bar is wildly successful, until the scheme spirals out of control and the Gang decides to revert the bar back to its usual, unsuccessful ways.

In the episode How Mac Got Fat, flashbacks reveal that at one point the bar became wildly successful for no apparent reason, but by the time Mac is telling his story, the bar is back to its usual status of being the hangout for a few assorted bums.

Events
The bar has also hosted a number of specialty events:


 * A talent show during the annual Philadelphia Pub Crawl. (The Gang Solves the North Korea Situation)
 * A dance competition hosted by the radio station Q102 and the Q-Crew. (The Gang Dances Their Asses Off)
 * A modelling competition. (America's Next Top Paddy's Billboard Model Contest)
 * A performance by the bands Electric Dream Machine, Chemical Toilet, and surprise guest Lil' Kev. (Sweet Dee's Dating a Retarded Person)
 * A child beauty pageant (Frank Reynolds' Little Beauties)
 * A "beef and beer and Jesus" fundraiser for Bonnie Kelly, to raise funds for her treatment for cancer (which she admitted at the event she did not actually have.) (Charlie's Mom Has Cancer)
 * The premiere of Lethal Weapon 5, a movie made by the Gang. (Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth)
 * "Buncher" parties, group dates that people arrange through a website. (The Gang Group Dates)
 * Meetings of Ass Kickers United, a cult that Dennis founded in an attempt to keep Mac from eating his Thin Mint cookies. (Ass Kickers United: Mac and Charlie Join a Cult)
 * An exhibit of paintings by Rickety Cricket, mostly of him involved in a "dog orgy" (Dee Made a Smut Film)
 * A strip show featuring Dennis and Charlie (as "Daddy and the Boy") and Soldier Boy Mike, MC'd by Rickety Cricket. (PTSDee)

Promotions
The bar has engaged in several promotions to get people in the bar.


 * A radio promotion tied to a dance competition, where the prize was the bar itself. (The Gang Dances Their Asses Off)
 * A paper currency named "Paddy's Dollars" modeled after Dave & Busters, where free currency was given away in an attempt to get people to spend money at the bar. (The Great Recession)

History
According to the Gang, Paddy's Pub has been around since 1776 and acted not just as a pub but as a base for those who sought independence from the British. They claim it was slightly historical for being the location of the Liberty Bell's cracking. During this era, Paddy's Pub was known as Patrick's Pub and was owned by a 1776 version of the Gang which appeared to be their ancestors or past lives. Most of the "Gang" of this era were not supporters of independence and actually planned to gain favor with the British. However all their plans ended disastrously and they unwittingly aided the revolution after causing the death of Colonel Cricket of the British army.