No Hugging, No Learning

"Jealous that the waitress is beating her to the altar, Dee does everything in her power to derail the wedding." -Original Air Date: 10/15/2009- This week we're talking about The Waitress Is Getting Married, whether or not the scene of building Charlie's dating profile was improv, an iconic line delivery and Hulu's awful closed captioning. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing....

"When Frank's reckless lifestyle becomes an inconvenience for the gang, they call for an intervention." -Original Air Date: 10/8/2009- This week we're talking about The Gang Gives Frank an Intervention, if the 90's rapper Snow is on Cameo, what we know Mary Lynn Rajskub from and a great visual gag in Gail the Snail's kitchen. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching It'...

"While Mac and Dennis try to keep Paddy's afloat in these tough economic times, Frank partners up with Dee to start a family business." -Original Air Date: 10/1/2009- This week we're talking about The Great Recession, Dave and Buster's, r/WhereDidTheSodaGo and trying to make sense of a reward system in a self-sustaining economy. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching...

"The gang attempts to expand their horizons by taking a road trip to the Grand Canyon." -Original Air Date: 9/24/2009- This week we're talking about The Gang Hits the Road, one of the guys having similar eating habits to Charlie, late-2000's iPod tuners and taking an Amtrak across the country. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia fo...

"While Frank, Mac and Dennis try their hand at real estate, Dee arranges to be a surrogate mother to a wealthy couple with a sweet house." -Original Air Date: 9/17/2009- This week we're talking about The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis, Janice from The Muppets, realtors wearing matching blazers and the best case scenario for a family about to lose their house. This is No Hugging, No Learning, th...

"Charlie, with the help of the rest of the gang, stages a rock opera based on his song 'Nightman.'" -Original Air Date: 11/20/2008- This week we're talking about The Nightman Cometh, phrases that have stuck with us, temperamental theatre directors and getting letters from presidents. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia for the firs...

"In an attempt to make their own dreams come true, the gang decides to pay it forward and give one unlucky family an Extreme Home Makeover." -Original Air Date: 11/13/2008- This week we're talking about The Gang Gets Extreme: Home Makeover Edition, our knowledge of The Secret, a nightmare-induced American makeover and an unfortunately-timely raid on people who are not white! This is No Hugging, No...

"In an attempt to make their bar a local landmark, the gang visits the Philadelphia Historical Society and tells the story of how Paddy's Pub was responsible for cracking the Liberty Bell." -Original Air Date: 11/5/2008- This week we're talking about The Gang Cracks the Liberty Bell, a low bar to pass for historical significance, dandy fops and an incredible sight-gag of Colonel Cricket getting hi...

"After Dee suffers a heart attack, she and Dennis try to live a healthier lifestyle. Charlie and Mac join the workforce to get health insurance." -Original Air Date: 10/30/2008- This week we're talking about Sweet Dee Has a Heart Attack, healthcare costs in America, Dennis and Dee being MAHA before MAHA and seeing THE Always Sunny meme in real time. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about...

"After finding Dennis's erotic memoir, Mac and Frank attempt to profit from the masterpiece. Dee and Charlie see what each other's life is like when they spend a day in each other's shoes." -Original Air Date: 10/23/2008- This week we're talking about Dennis Reynolds: An Erotic Life, erotica from the men's perspective, the first generation of Bluetooth headsets and alternatives to the NFL but prim...

"When a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer writes a review naming Paddy's "the worst bar in Philadelphia," the gang kidnaps the man in an effort to change his mind." -Original Air Date: 10/16/2008- This week we're talking about Paddy's Pub: The Worst Bar in Philadelphia, Short Circuit, a bathroom camera-shot that we should have had and the movie that we're definitely going to write. This is No...

"Frank and Charlie find someone has pooped in their bed, leading Mac and Dennis to join them as they attempt to crack the case of "Who Pooped the Bed?" Dee leads the Waitress and Artemis on a night out on the town, Sex and the City-style." -Original Air Date: 10/9/2008- This week we're talking about Who Pooped the Bed?, the time when every guy in America got really into poker, how dating apps can...

We're back with out first movie review in over a year AND our first Christmas special since January of 2024! We also published this episode on Patreon where it's  11 minutes longer!   New episodes of No Hugging, No learning will return on Sunday, January 18th, 2026!   "But, how does this relate to Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm or Always Sunny?" Danny DeVito Kristin Davis Gillian Vigman Fred Armis...

"After Mac's father is released from prison, Mac and Charlie stage their own deaths to save their lives." -Original Air Date: 10/2/2008- This week we're talking about Mac and Charlie Die, Part 2, the proper pluralization of "son of a bitch", the ShamWow guy running for congress in Texas and alternate takes being used for the recap scene. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing......

"After Mac's father is released from prison, Mac and Charlie stage their own deaths to save their lives." -Original Air Date: 10/2/2008- This week we're talking about Mac and Charlie Die, Part 1, reading reviews we didn't know we had from the last TWO YEARS, what we do and do not know about poppers and getting vasectomies. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching It's A...

"When Charlie asks Mac, his best friend, to beat up the waitress's new boyfriend, the only problem is that Mac is the guy. Dennis, in order to convince Charlie that he, and not Mac, is his best friend, tries to get Charlie to catch Mac red-handed." -Original Air Date: 9/25/2008- This week we're talking about Mac's Banging the Waitress, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, the worst angle of porn and AEW...

"After investing in a billboard, Frank and Mac judge a competition to find Paddy's next top model; Dee and Charlie go on a mission to create a YouTube sensation." -Original Air Date: 9/25/2008- This week we're talking about our FIRST BANNED EPISODE, America's Next Top Paddy's Billboard Model Contest, trying our best to decipher Charlie's acronym, outdated names for things and a SURPRISE when we ge...

"Mac, Dennis, and Charlie take advantage of rising gas prices by investing in barrels of gasoline and selling them door to door." -Original Air Date: 9/18/2008- This week we're talking about The Gang Solves The Gas Crisis, more late takes on the NYC Mayoral election, urinals where pissing your pants is a better option and watching Weapons without any of the jump scares. This is No Hugging, No Lear...

"After Dee and Charlie mistakenly eat some of Frank's human meat, they develop an unsatisfiable cannibalistic hunger. Meanwhile, Mac and Dennis take hunting for sport to the next level when they set their eyes on Rickety Cricket." -Original Air Date: 9/8/2008- This week we're talking about Mac and Dennis: Manhunters, the debut of out new segment "What's the worst way the episode could have stepped...

"Charlie inadvertently puts Paddy's up as the grand prize in a dance marathon, and the gang is forced to enter the competition to save their bar from The Waitress and Father Mara, who will do anything to win the bar." -Original Air Date: 11/15/2007- This week we're talking about The Gang Dances Their Asses Off, disappointing decisions from radio stations in big markets (like there's ever any good...

"To rid the neighborhood of undesirables, Mac and Dee become vigilantes a la the Guardian Angels and Frank and Dennis impersonate police officers." -Original Air Date: 11/8/2007- This week we're talking about Bums: Making A Mess All Over The City, spiking the camera lens, Al Pacino voices and a continuation of Charlie's horse fandom. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watc...

"When the gang accidentally gets mixed up with the mob and a big bag of cocaine, Sweet Dee and Charlie become dealers, Frank Dennis' pimp and Mac tries to become a gangster. (Part 2)" -Original Air Date: 11/1/2007- This week we're talking about The Gang Gets Whacked, Part 2, Jackass, "taking care of" someone's wife and being all about hips and nips. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about...

"When the gang finds themselves in debt to the mob after a misunderstanding over a set of speakers and a stash of cocaine, Dennis is forced to pimp himself as a male escort to save the gang from getting whacked. (Part 1)" -Original Air Date: 11/1/2007- This week we're talking about The Gang Gets Whacked, Part 1, similarities to Pete Davidson, small town thoughts about Donald Trump in 2015 and Chri...

"Things get shaken up when two different ex cons come around the neighborhood." -Original Air Date: 10/25/2007- This week we're talking about Dennis Looks Like a Registered Sex Offender, expensive condos in less than desirable areas, eating gray slop and Mac ratting on his dad. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia for the first time...

"Mac's unusual behavior leads Frank, Dennis, and Dee to suspect that he's the serial killer on the loose in Philly." -Original Air Date: 10/18/2007- This week we're talking about Mac is a Serial Killer, the cultural impact of Drakkar Noir, hedge clippers not being able to cut through bone (we tried) and buying a Cameo from Chris Hansen. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...w...