join "Philadelphia Citizens for Justice," a neighborhood watch group. Frustrated by the group's lack of weapons and authority, they decide to become vigilantes modeled after the Guardian Angels , complete with red berets and black tank tops.
In the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode (Season 3, Episode 14), the Gang's attempt to "clean up" South Philly quickly descends into a chaotic parody of vigilantism and police corruption. The Catalyst: An Alleyway Incident Bums: Making a Mess All Over the CityIt's Alway...
Mac and Dee's attempt at community service fails spectacularly. After being dropped off in a "bad neighborhood" by actual police officers, they are quickly robbed at gunpoint by a homeless man (played by Rob McElhenney's real-life father ). The Climax: Charlie as Serpico The Catalyst: An Alleyway Incident Mac and Dee's
take a different route, purchasing a beat-up police car from a junkyard to scare off "undesirables". Escalation and Corruption Escalation and Corruption The taste of authority proves
The taste of authority proves too much for the Gang. Frank and Dennis begin wearing police uniforms and abusing their perceived power, shaking down hot dog vendors for free food and harassing jaywalkers. Meanwhile, Dennis becomes obsessed with an "indestructible" junkyard cat named .
The episode kicks off when the Gang discovers a homeless man masturbating in the alley behind Paddy’s Pub. Horrified that the neighborhood is "going to s***," they split into two groups to solve the problem: