How do you know youve made your mark on comedy?
You hang around for long enough to find that youve influenced the shows around you.
Its Always Sunny in Philadelphiashould not be left out of here.
It was a landmark show.
Always Sunnyushered in an era of poor business decisions, musicals, and rum hams.
Only Dennis is more concerned about borrowing a basketball than consoling his friend.
This entry depicted them all at their most selfish and duplicitous.
And Dee cant act on the sidewalk for shit.
This episode highlights some classic Always Sunny failures.
Dee and Artemis lack the gift.
Frank brings some deranged shit in the bar.
Dennis and Mac once again fail sustain promotion and Charlie suffers physically for it.
Best Scene:Charlie reaches peak anger, kicking some ass in the USA.
The un-inspirational sports montages are secondary to the real character building within theAlways Sunnyteam.
While Charlie and Frank are on the sidelines, we see the start of an intimate friendship.
This episode is also marks the birth of Green Man, the mascot no one wanted.
Best Scene:Runner-up goes to the man (possible McDonalds employee) impersonating former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.
First place goes to Frank tripping on acid in a camper bathroom.
The Gang was been reduced to their truest form.
Dennis is a psycho.
Frank is a disgusting troll person.
Weve spent days in the miserable life of Charlie and Mac Day told us everything we needed to know.
Dee for the longest time tried to fight off inevitable fact that shell end up alone.
Its at this brainstorm session when their band, Electric Dream Machine, christens Dayman.
Whats the gang to do?
Buy a cop car and police uniforms.
Best Scene:Agent Jack Bauer nearly tops Charlies screaming, crooked cop speech.
Mac and Dennis: Manhunters (Season 4, Episode 1)
Man is a fickle beast.
Man need not be hunted, eaten or teabagged by another human.
Dennis and Mac learn about the human condition as they descend on a twisted manhunt for Rickety Cricket.
Here,Always Sunnyis at its most deprived and its one a hell of a hunting season.
The guy at the morgue likes yogurt and Popsicle sticks up his ass, and theyre still the weirdoes!
Best Scene:We can use so much more ofCharlie Day talking in a southern accent.
It just fills us right up!
The search for Paddys billboard model turns Mac into The Bachelor, while Dee and Charlie go viral.
Frank does those beauties one better by parading hunks around the bar and shooting them as farm animals.
Ive never been turned on by a jaguar before.
As you might imagine, by the end of the episode, everyone is considerablylesshealthy.
Accordingly, they determine the best way out of this is to fake their own deaths.
This game of cat-and-mouse is terrific in its own right as Mac strives to get acceptance from his dad.
Best Scene:Heres a great example of how strong Mac can be.
Best Scene:You gotta pay the troll toll, get into this boys hole.Its clearly soul.
Still, wed like to see the Gang get far away from Philly someday.
Best Scene:WhenCharlie and Dennis are together, they provide some of the best comedy in the series.
Also included are scenes of the Gang screaming Intervention!
at one another indiscriminately and of course: wine in a can.
Best Scene:Nobody likes salting the snail but she leaves you no choice!
That idea can be doubled down when patriotism and America with a capital-A are also concerned.
Its for the most part a whole lot of nonsense in the best possible way.
In the end The Lawyer screws them all with clauses in their contract.
Mac eats the contract, but it doesnt work though.
I love when Charlie plays lawyer in the series.
Dee also struggles to get a cat out of her wall.
Best Scene:This is a hard one to pick.
The D.E.N.N.I.S.
His delusion has hit new levels.
Throw in some Jugalos and how can you go wrong?
Like killing piles and piles of filthy rats in the creepy Paddys basement.
Best Scene:The opening of the gifts!
Best Scene:Dennis and Charlie evading the lust of a lonely trucker played by Tom Sizemore.
That no one was split open like a coconut is the real win here.
And what better place to show that than the Jersey shore?
Best of all: its hell on earth for Dee and Dennis.
Im sorry, rum ham!
Which, yes, was a child.
Frank needs to make this pageant look legitimate or he could go down too.
Guys, its patriotism!
It ends in lots of panting which only adds to inappropriateness of the whole thing.
Dee takes the guys to a hip gin bar with no sign.
Dennis and Charlie then become obsessed with finding the culprit instead of trying to build Paddys web presence.
Gets me every time.
Its these sorts of moments that would eventually happen at least once a season due to their acclaim.
Its also just a lot of fun to see how much these characters have changed since the early years.
Each member gets a one-on-one with the shrink, following Dennis suggestion.
Best Scene:Okay this is hard.
Each individual session with the therapist was so entertaining and soIts Always Sunny.
It starts with karate and ends with an intimate moment with a carefully placed pen.
Its manic, ridiculous, over-the-top, a little sad, and wonderful.
Thats the natural order of the Paddy Pub world.
This sets Dennis into a predictable and predictably sexual downward spiral.
Best Scene:Dennis final monologue.
I deleted all of your characters from the game.
I erased all of your people.
You guys all have the same password: Paddys Pub.
Because the god damn game was irritating to me.
I thought it was really stupid.
And it really is just sort of that simple.
I ended the game.
Doesnt have to be a whole big thing every single time.
You know, thats life.
Thats just sort of how shit goes.
Sometimes things just sort of end.
CUT TO: A sea turtle floating in outer-space during the end credits.
Best Scene:Is there any contest?
Its the back to back screen shots that inspired hundreds of bros joint Facebook profile pictures.
Its also always just great to see Dennis lose his shit.
Charlie asks what they should do with that information.
Dennis responds with What do you do with any information?
You just stuff it deep down inside and keep an eye on it.
Its incredible that this was even allowed to get made.
His portrayal of Franks portrayal of the villainous dead Native American chief is a sight to behold.
You forget what youre watching for a minute.
Its so nice to see DeVito just diving into this material and truly making the most out of it.
His elaborate sex scene, for instance, deserves mention.
Best Scene:Uh, the entire thing?
The beauty of this thing is that its impressively essentiallyone long, continuous shot.
So why not let the whole thing stand for itself?
Besides, who doesnt love seeing Dee fall off a stool?
The gang has realized theyve gotten too damn weird and forgotten the people they once were.
They decide to go off on their own and attempt to become the people they want to be.
Best Scene:Charlie and Dees slam poetry is amazing but doesnt compare to Dennis big moment.
I AM UNTETHERED AND MY RAGE KNOWS NO BOUNDS!
And the unsuspecting exec is totally game for it… at first.
Best Scene:The accent round.
Weve even argued before that the show is essentiallySeinfeldwith the Asshole Meter cranked to 11.
Thats why its always fun when the show goes full-borne into satirizing its own ancient medium.
Old Lady House begins with Charlies concern that Macs mother is holding his mother hostage at their shared home.
The gang sets up some cameras (one might even say multi-cameras) to investigate.
Best Scene:Theres a lot to love in this episode.
Mac and Charlies mom both turn in series-best work.
Still, its hard not to award any moment in which Dee shits her pants as a highlight.
Hero or Hate Crime seems to be created with this exact dynamic in mind.
Best Scene:I mean…its the Ass Blaster 4000, right?
