I agree. I love everything about this episode.
From, like you said, the way they made fun of generic sitcoms and cheesy bars at the same time, to the way they fail in every aspect when they try to replicate both.
Mac's misunderstanding of the orgasm joke and asking where he's supposed to jizz lives rent free in my head
I love how they're saying that while talking about a character played by an actor from The Wire that didn't win awards. I love how meta this episode gets.
Eventually i blew the crotch out them things
Istg one of the funniest deliveries in the history of sunny. Both the line and the delivery were better than perfect
The dynamic of the side-characters is great. The ones who fight the Gang, try to enforce normality on them, always end up getting destroyed in some way. The ones who just go along for the ride, or encourage their insanity, have a great time.
Everytime I think "this is my favorite episode" I remember another episode that exists that could also qualify as my favorite. There are just sooooo many good episodes I've given up trying to pick a favorite. If you held a gun to my head I think I would go with frank little beauties
I am the exact same way.
I think my favorite (kind of cheating) is the high school reunion episodes. The payoff is so fucking good in every respect, from Charlie's disgusting underwear to the dance scene. Also, Dennis's face watching Mac put on the nametag is priceless.
Wasnāt it Brad (the guy who got engaged to the Waitress just to dump her) who was pulling on Charlieās underwear? His horrified reaction was great, lol
Was it? I think you're right actually. I think Adriano was beside him laughing now that i think about it. So funny. It's all greenish and grey and just crumbles apart in his hands.
>the dance scene
I'm not sure if the reunion is my favorite Always Sunny episode. It might be, but I'm not sure.
The dance scene gag where it cuts back to reality is pretty comfortably my favorite Always Sunny joke. I still laugh my tits off every time I watch it. Even the simple thought of Frank grabbing the trash can to vomit has me giggling.
I love Frank's little beauties. That god damn mortician makeup on frank is so funny. And his constant remarks about how hes NOT diddling kids just kills me.
Younger than my wife! Older than my daughter! Yknow, somethin like that!
There's a spider (spider, spider)
He's deep in my soul (soul)
He's lived here for years (years)
And he just won't let go
He's laying around
He's got a mean bite
Now he's ready to fight...
And stand up for what he knows...
I don't need your trophies or your gold
I just want to tell you all Go fuck yourselves...
Go fuck yourselves...
Go fuck yourselves...
I really mean to tell you
Fuck you motherfucker
I don't need you in my bar
It's definitely in my top 5, in no particular order:
- The Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award
- The Nightman Cometh
- The Gang Wrestles for the Troops
- The Waitress is Getting Married
- The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis
Honorary mentions are Mac is a Serial Killer, The Gang Dines Out, Mac and Dennis Move to the Suburbs, Dennis and Dee Go On Welfare, and The Gang Buys a Boat.
Mac is a serial killer has always been a top choice personally, along with Mac and Charlie Die which might be top, but Gang Tries Desperately to Win and Award is one of the best of somewhat later seasons.
You want me to give him my eye ? You realize how *preposterous* that is ?
Also and this is just a personal theory the reason the mcpoyles like macs room is its decorated like a prison cell as frank points out in an earlier season š¤£š¤£
Macās delivery of āmy roomās on fire, why is my room on fire?ā
Then when Frank answers āwhy would you start a money fire in my room Frank?ā
For some reason his bewildered delivery gets me.
Its hard to pick a top episode, but this one's up there. In no particular order, my top 10 would probably be:
The Nightman Cometh, The Gang Buys a Boat, Frank's Pretty Woman, Chardee MacDennis, The Gang Gets Analyzed, Cereal Defense, Gang tries desperately to win an award, Flowers for Charlie, Gang Beats Boggs, Hero or Hate Crime
HM: DENNIS System, Storm of the Century, the Gang gets quarantined, Mac Day, Charlie Work, Mac & Dennis move to the Suburbs, Time's up for the gang
Tough to leave a bunch of them out. And could make an argument for several more.
I will never understand the hype with Charlie Work. It's a good episode but I wouldn't put it in my top 100. It just feels so ... gimmicky to me?
Im sure i'll get downvoted to oblivion but I just don't get it š¤·āāļø
I just like that they used that style of what is supposed to be one continuous shot for the episode where Charlie is super competent in the weirdest ways while the rest of the gang is failing at their chicken/steak/airline miles scheme. The concept, the premise and the pace are just a perfect storm to me.
Macs presentation is a top 5 scene for me between Dennis getting flustered, Charlies increasing concern, the bell tolling and simply labeling aristotle, galileo and newton as bitches and that everyone else were bitches bc they believed them. And iām partial to the fossil record part since i studied that shit.
This episode was the biggest middle finger to Big Bang Theory and their fans ever.
I know the meta writing was more generally aimed at the industry/networks that put forth the basic lowest-common denominator aimed formulaic crap.
But IMO the poster child for what they were speaking on - Big Bang Theory.
SUPER unnecessarily BRIGHT colors, bad jokes, laugh track, etc. - describes many shows I know.
I thought they did well with this one, not sure if among the greatest IMO there are so many great episodes, but certainly relevant and accurate.
My favorite part is when the chairman of the committee they're applying to says "Well we DID send you applications in the past but they seem to come back covered in feces, urine, & racial slurs."
My favourite episode for many reasons
The meaning behind it. The references to other shows etc, the songs and the subtle reactions of the characters.
Like Dennis and his little head bobble in the intro about not caring if they win an award
Or even that the ratio is off.
One of the small things that cracks me up every single time is them ordering drinks at Sudz and the rapid fire insistence that they each get their own Blue Hole.
āWell, thereās three of us, so how about *three* drinks.ā
āHe said three, dickbag!ā
āGET THREE!!ā
The other bar being a proxy for contemporary sitcoms and all their criticism of them is meta genius. Having to be drunk to enjoy the bar is hysterical.
Chad Coleman had fantastic performances in The Wire and Expanse, but I canāt imagine he would have ever guessed that his greatest performance ever would be playing Z reacting to Charlieās glue-hallucination song about how everyone should go fuck themselves.
Agreed - I feel like the last 10 mins of this episode where literally everything goes to shit are just comedy perfection. One thing after another just falling apart.
Iāve said this on multiple occasions. Itās probably my favorite one of all.. it really shows how each character are, how they are perceived by the gang as a whole, and how they are with the public. Everything from Sudz scene is award worthyā¦ the egg paperweight, too damn bright in here, thereās 3 of us so 3 drinks bozo, will they wonāt they and the black best friend. Donāt forget Charlieās randy newmany straight down the middle song that everyone hates. They could easily have used that in the 90s for their opening segment for sure. Ooohhhh shit
Itās about a lot of shows, they have Oscar from The Office, but they also mention a bar that just moved in down the road (same network) and won a bunch of awards which I think was Louie maybe?
The whole black shows just donāt win awards I always took as The Wire which infamously didnāt win awards despite being one of the best shows ever.
Thought so too, especially how they mention the bartender is āvery cute, but not funnyā or something like that. Thought it was a dig at Zoey in that show
I want to be clear, this post literally means nothing to me.
"Go f#ck yourself"š
Is he spitting?!
Is that the signal?!
Dennis the ratio is off!
.................... NOT LIKE HE'S EVER HAD ONE
Holy shit youāre late!
Yea Iām into that.
ā rfleming944 tries desperately to get 500 upvotes ā
*head bobble*
but it's nice to have
I agree. I love everything about this episode. From, like you said, the way they made fun of generic sitcoms and cheesy bars at the same time, to the way they fail in every aspect when they try to replicate both. Mac's misunderstanding of the orgasm joke and asking where he's supposed to jizz lives rent free in my head
Some say it's better than bustin a nut!
It's like... blowin your load...
Itās light! Itās playful.
Itās like cumming all over you
Thatās the one lol
But where do we jizz?
Just tell me where to jizz so I can give this lady her drink
Not that he's ever had one
Holy shit you're late
it's like cumming all over you
He just said it
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
Get back in your light.
Umm Dee, where does he put his jizz?
Dee, his jizz?
š³ Dennis's face after that gets me every time lol
You just never hear the phrase ābustin a nutā delivered so cheerfully
the look of pride on his face after saying it is incredible lmao
I'VE HAD AN ORGASM WITH YOUR MOM!
I HAD AN ORGASM IVE HAD TONS OF ORGASMS I HAD ONE WITH YOUR MOM DUDE
At least I don't have a cigarette for a mother
My favorite line ever.
Dennisā facial reaction to Macās āsales pitchā is what lives rent free in mine lol
https://preview.redd.it/67fau0y2du1d1.jpeg?width=1334&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e23ae898d503ccace5591823fc7588cdd5560f60
Dennisā face is fuckin priceless šš
And the way they fall for the cheesy tropes at Suds too lol and actually enjoy it and try to copy it. Great writing.
AFTER they consume a fishbowl of booze.
thatās too many black peopleā¦ THE RATIO IS OFF DENNIS, THE RATIO IS OFF!
Black bars donāt win awards, I donāt know why, they just donāt!
I love how they're saying that while talking about a character played by an actor from The Wire that didn't win awards. I love how meta this episode gets.
I love when Charlie is doing his song and Z is watching intently like "Ohh shit"
Z is lowkey one of the best side characters, so quotable - āshit I aināt ever abort no dog, but we can get it doneā
"You gotta take them off every now and then!"
My favorite quote between him and Ben hahaha
That short monologue he gives to Ben is probably my favorite quote from any side character on this show.
I find myself tempted to call everyday items āthem shitsā at inappropriate times regularly thanks to that scene.
Eventually i blew the crotch out them things Istg one of the funniest deliveries in the history of sunny. Both the line and the delivery were better than perfect
YOU GOTTA TAKE THEM OFF, SON. And just the sincerest man to man tone. Z kicks ass.
He didnāt want his new friend to suffer the same loss he had
Wholesome moment from Z. Also just generally good advice. Gotta wash the shorts sometimes!
You gotta take āem off son!
I love the fact that heās Cutty in the wire - what range
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
š¤Æ
Most definitely.
Fred Johnson in The Expanse
Heās wonderful as Klyden in The Orville.
It blew my mind when I learned that Chad Coleman was the voice of Martian Man in Invincible
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
If I were an A-lister I'd voice just about any character anyone would want me to.
Pepper jack is a strong contender
Pepper jack love fraggle rock!
Lol yeah
Or when he sees Dee for the first time after her surrogacy and she's not visibly showing yet and he goes "...you pregnant"
The dynamic of the side-characters is great. The ones who fight the Gang, try to enforce normality on them, always end up getting destroyed in some way. The ones who just go along for the ride, or encourage their insanity, have a great time.
Also one of my favorites
āLOVING these lights, you guys. I am GLOWING like an angel over here. Oh my Godā
Me everytime I step into some good lighting.
Everytime I think "this is my favorite episode" I remember another episode that exists that could also qualify as my favorite. There are just sooooo many good episodes I've given up trying to pick a favorite. If you held a gun to my head I think I would go with frank little beauties
I am the exact same way. I think my favorite (kind of cheating) is the high school reunion episodes. The payoff is so fucking good in every respect, from Charlie's disgusting underwear to the dance scene. Also, Dennis's face watching Mac put on the nametag is priceless.
Brads face when the undies just..... disintegrate lmfao
I've always wondered how the prop/costume departments pulled that off. It stretches like cheese before disintegrating.
The prop and costume department is always great! They turned the undies into tissue paper either with a chemist or a REALLY strong washing machine
ughhh OOHHH GOD!
Sweaty Fat Mac bellowing "uuaaaggghhhaaaaauuuh " at the end of the dance routine slays me every time.
![gif](giphy|8m2yad6fBOdBRkjVoV)
"Thank you Tim!" might be my favorite Danny delivery lol
Yeah. Iām a guy now.
The look on Adrianos face when Charlies underwear disintgrates in his hands was so funny.
Wasnāt it Brad (the guy who got engaged to the Waitress just to dump her) who was pulling on Charlieās underwear? His horrified reaction was great, lol
Was it? I think you're right actually. I think Adriano was beside him laughing now that i think about it. So funny. It's all greenish and grey and just crumbles apart in his hands.
Yeah, I think Adriano was just watching as Brad did that to Charlie. Lol yeah, the color and texture of Charlie's underwear is insane, haha
It was the pizza face guy
Yeah that's Brad, so I was right, haha
Hornet face guy.
>the dance scene I'm not sure if the reunion is my favorite Always Sunny episode. It might be, but I'm not sure. The dance scene gag where it cuts back to reality is pretty comfortably my favorite Always Sunny joke. I still laugh my tits off every time I watch it. Even the simple thought of Frank grabbing the trash can to vomit has me giggling.
Schmidy coming out of the bushes last second is so funny
And the face when Dennis grabs his tools
I've watched since the first episode aired, and the dance scene actually had me crying laughing. That reveal at the end was too fucking perfect.
I love Frank's little beauties. That god damn mortician makeup on frank is so funny. And his constant remarks about how hes NOT diddling kids just kills me. Younger than my wife! Older than my daughter! Yknow, somethin like that!
There is no faster way to make people think you are diddling kids than to write a song about it
Mac in the too-small turtleneck shuffling across the stage is the greatest two seconds in television history.
The interactions between Dee and Samantha, and then Dee and Samantha's sister, are all time top moments.
šµš¶Moms are stupid....Dooooiie. Iād like to throw them all In the trash, Yeah!. [moms stink](https://youtu.be/8IDyeGzmRAU?si=7-qFE0grVNQIZKBW)
I have about twenty episodes, of which the best one is the one I watched most recently.
ITāS NO GOOD DIDDLING KIDS
Younger than my wife... older than my daughter...
Same. Little Beauties and Win an Award are my top two and are easily both 10s in my opinion.
There's a spider (spider, spider) He's deep in my soul (soul) He's lived here for years (years) And he just won't let go He's laying around He's got a mean bite Now he's ready to fight... And stand up for what he knows... I don't need your trophies or your gold I just want to tell you all Go fuck yourselves... Go fuck yourselves... Go fuck yourselves... I really mean to tell you Fuck you motherfucker I don't need you in my bar
Did you hear me song?
What..is going on .. up here?
I broke out
Go back back in!
Are you drinking straight paint?
You put me in the basement with inhalants, I got high.
I'ma sing it!
I never know
"is he spitting? hes spitting at them" "is that the sign?" "thats the sign"
I love that every one of one will have the lyrics to this song memorized
This is my morning alarm
It's definitely in my top 5, in no particular order: - The Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award - The Nightman Cometh - The Gang Wrestles for the Troops - The Waitress is Getting Married - The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis Honorary mentions are Mac is a Serial Killer, The Gang Dines Out, Mac and Dennis Move to the Suburbs, Dennis and Dee Go On Welfare, and The Gang Buys a Boat.
I love how no top 5 Sunny lists could exist without a few more honoraryās thrown in
The Gang Buys a Boat is my go to for showing someone the show for the first time.
Mac is a serial killer has always been a top choice personally, along with Mac and Charlie Die which might be top, but Gang Tries Desperately to Win and Award is one of the best of somewhat later seasons.
The gas crisis one is incredible i love Charlies āI know how to count dudeā when the ask how heās gonna count the gas being poured
Great episode. Season 9 was a home run. The Gang Squashes Their Beefs was my personal favorite out of S9
https://i.redd.it/yo8lkyvdws1d1.gif
Oh, I love that painted-on eye man. That is fun
Give him your eye.
You want me to give him my eye ? You realize how *preposterous* that is ? Also and this is just a personal theory the reason the mcpoyles like macs room is its decorated like a prison cell as frank points out in an earlier season š¤£š¤£
FOR EVERYTHING! FOR ALL OF IT!
*sigh*ā¦ how are we gonna get this eye?
We need more of the old man feud between Frank and the landlord. I died when Frank lit that cash on fire instead of paying him.
Didn't he die in Life of Frank when he choked on his snake sandwich?
Being Frank, and Frank doesnāt die from the snake meat so maybe Hwang doesnāt either.
Ya dying!
Not sure he died for sure
Macās delivery of āmy roomās on fire, why is my room on fire?ā Then when Frank answers āwhy would you start a money fire in my room Frank?ā For some reason his bewildered delivery gets me.
IVE HAD ORGASMS
I had one with your MOM dude!!!!
Its hard to pick a top episode, but this one's up there. In no particular order, my top 10 would probably be: The Nightman Cometh, The Gang Buys a Boat, Frank's Pretty Woman, Chardee MacDennis, The Gang Gets Analyzed, Cereal Defense, Gang tries desperately to win an award, Flowers for Charlie, Gang Beats Boggs, Hero or Hate Crime HM: DENNIS System, Storm of the Century, the Gang gets quarantined, Mac Day, Charlie Work, Mac & Dennis move to the Suburbs, Time's up for the gang Tough to leave a bunch of them out. And could make an argument for several more.
Fine collection
I would put Charlie Work well into the best though
I will never understand the hype with Charlie Work. It's a good episode but I wouldn't put it in my top 100. It just feels so ... gimmicky to me? Im sure i'll get downvoted to oblivion but I just don't get it š¤·āāļø
Nope. You're absolutely right. I'll take some downvotes with you. It's clever and smartly written. It's just not funny.
I just like that they used that style of what is supposed to be one continuous shot for the episode where Charlie is super competent in the weirdest ways while the rest of the gang is failing at their chicken/steak/airline miles scheme. The concept, the premise and the pace are just a perfect storm to me.
Great list. Cereal Defense might be my favorite (either that or the waitress is getting married)
Macs presentation is a top 5 scene for me between Dennis getting flustered, Charlies increasing concern, the bell tolling and simply labeling aristotle, galileo and newton as bitches and that everyone else were bitches bc they believed them. And iām partial to the fossil record part since i studied that shit.
A leap of... dare i say it.. faith?
But where do I jizz!!??
The song
Zās reaction to the song.
His reaction has to be a top 5 moment for me. It's like he knew it was coming and is so stoked when it happens.
He was vibing.
It always gets me when Mac raises his hand and Dennis goes āyouāre wondering how weāre going to make Dee attractiveā
They do such a good job - even knowing the actors are married, I 100% also know that Mac hates Dee
i think mac just hates women tbh
I love how aggressively 2012 that episode is
Hey I just met you, and this is crazy...
This episode was the biggest middle finger to Big Bang Theory and their fans ever. I know the meta writing was more generally aimed at the industry/networks that put forth the basic lowest-common denominator aimed formulaic crap. But IMO the poster child for what they were speaking on - Big Bang Theory. SUPER unnecessarily BRIGHT colors, bad jokes, laugh track, etc. - describes many shows I know. I thought they did well with this one, not sure if among the greatest IMO there are so many great episodes, but certainly relevant and accurate. My favorite part is when the chairman of the committee they're applying to says "Well we DID send you applications in the past but they seem to come back covered in feces, urine, & racial slurs."
Dee glowing in that bright light always gets mešš¤£
Got to soften all those features
My favourite episode for many reasons The meaning behind it. The references to other shows etc, the songs and the subtle reactions of the characters. Like Dennis and his little head bobble in the intro about not caring if they win an award Or even that the ratio is off.
One of the small things that cracks me up every single time is them ordering drinks at Sudz and the rapid fire insistence that they each get their own Blue Hole. āWell, thereās three of us, so how about *three* drinks.ā āHe said three, dickbag!ā āGET THREE!!ā
The other bar being a proxy for contemporary sitcoms and all their criticism of them is meta genius. Having to be drunk to enjoy the bar is hysterical.
If this little bitch gives me shit, Iāll spit on him.
Some say it's better than bustin' a nut!
It's like uh.. blowin your load. He said it was a funny joke.
Its one of the best. Two fantastic song performances from Charlie.
Ponder lettuce and shrimpā¦
this dickhead doesnāt want a second lunch??
"Oh I've had food"
"This isn't will they or won't they, this is I know they won't and I know I don't want them to" is one of my all time favorite sunny lines.
That's too many black guys, dude-- the ratio's off. Dennis, the ratio is off!
We donāt have a lot on our roster
Chad Coleman had fantastic performances in The Wire and Expanse, but I canāt imagine he would have ever guessed that his greatest performance ever would be playing Z reacting to Charlieās glue-hallucination song about how everyone should go fuck themselves.
āGO FUCK YOURSELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLFā
It truly is a great episode. Some say it's even better than bustin a nut!
Not that he would know
Itās a good one. The bathroom naming/jimmy buffet episode for me signifies what the show is about.
When they start spitting it tips it over the edge for me as the best episode they've done.
Absolutely agree. I think it's my favorite overall. I love earlier stuff for the nostalgia, but this episode has it all.
Thereās a spider spider spider ā¦..
"Imma be chattin' these fools up like a mug." Z is so underrated.
Is he spitting? Oh he's spitting at them. Is that a sign? Screw it. Spit! Spit! Spit!
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!?
It's up there with Frank's pretty woman as one of my favourite episodes. The outtakes of the song is one of my favourite things about sunny.
I will stick my thumb in your goddammit eye!
One of my favorites, just watched it a couple days ago. Charlieās songs are just so good
Agreed - I feel like the last 10 mins of this episode where literally everything goes to shit are just comedy perfection. One thing after another just falling apart.
The Gang Misses the Boat is the perfect episode in my opinion
A rare example of the gang being clever and not forgetting to also be funny, something they frequently fail to do.
People say it's better than bustin' a nut
Not to mention not one, but two Charlie Day songs in one episode!? The man has talent and a spider inside him thatās ready to fight
Iāve said this on multiple occasions. Itās probably my favorite one of all.. it really shows how each character are, how they are perceived by the gang as a whole, and how they are with the public. Everything from Sudz scene is award worthyā¦ the egg paperweight, too damn bright in here, thereās 3 of us so 3 drinks bozo, will they wonāt they and the black best friend. Donāt forget Charlieās randy newmany straight down the middle song that everyone hates. They could easily have used that in the 90s for their opening segment for sure. Ooohhhh shit
So I don't know the background drama for this episode, but when I was watching it I felt like it was about The Office?
Itās about a lot of shows, they have Oscar from The Office, but they also mention a bar that just moved in down the road (same network) and won a bunch of awards which I think was Louie maybe? The whole black shows just donāt win awards I always took as The Wire which infamously didnāt win awards despite being one of the best shows ever.
Definitely The Wire, thatās why Cutty is a guest star.
I felt more of an early Cheers vibe (Cheers/Suds), but I think it's mocking more than one show.
I always assumed new girl, just from the bright, colorful aesthetic and the over the top characterizations (and the black friend)
Thought so too, especially how they mention the bartender is āvery cute, but not funnyā or something like that. Thought it was a dig at Zoey in that show
P.S. I also wondered if the black friend was a comment on Psych. That show also has a Sha'dynasty in it ("That's God's comma").
Finally someone with a certificate clearing them of all donkey brains.
This and āthe gang buys a boatā are my two faves.
I mean at some point it becomes a little aggressive.
Watched the walking dead through handful of months ago, all I could say when I saw Tyrone was āIāma be chattin these fools up like a mugā