"When keeping the basement rodent free drives Charlie to the brink, the gang decides to put the cynicism aside and throw a surprise party to cheer him up."
-Original Air Date: 11/18/2010-

This week we're talking about Charlie Kelly: King of the Rats, spaghetti policies, the Flanderization of Charlie Kelly and the most important employee at the spa.

This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia for the first time.

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Music: "The Gang Gets Trapped" by Reed Streets

"Robert Livingston takes a first pass at the Declaration of Independence. Rosa Parks settles in for an uncomfortable bus ride."
-Original Airdate: June 26, 2026-

As of this past Friday, all of the episodes of Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness have aired on HBO Max - and we've been reviewing them over on Patreon!

The best part is we've made them FREE to listen to, you just have to join us over there.

Listen to all other episodes at Patreon.com/NoHugging

New episodes will continue to drop over on Patreon every Monday through the end of the season.

We'll be back with regular episodes next week when we talk about about S6E10 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Charlie Kelly: King of the Rats!

"Dee takes a job as a substitute teacher and exposes her students to the culture of Paddy's with a field trip to see the gang's take on the 'Lethal Weapon' series."
-Original Air Date: 11/11/2010-

This week we're talking about our SECOND BANNED EPISODE, Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth, the introduction of Paul Walter Hauser, Tim trying to remember the names of the members of Insane Clown Posse and the cinematography of Lethal Weapon 5.

This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia for the first time.

Want more NHNL? Next week's episode drops early on Patreon! This episode was posted a week ago and it's 10 MINUTES LONGER!

Get the first seven days FREE and then it's just $5/month after that. You'll get every episode one week early with all of the extra content that we usually clip out of each release and movie reviews from the Seinfeld Extended Universe.

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Music: "The Gang Gets Trapped" by Reed Streets