13. The Gang Gives Back | The Always Sunny Podcast

[@skindred1888]

The reason the waitress change bit works for me because part of her character is being easily forgettable. So Frank could easily have just forgot.

[@coreyperdue37]

Good take

[@406dude7]

I thought the same thing too. I thought it was intentional. 😂

[@monkfishy6348]

Frank does forget who she is, and she also forgets who he is.

[@missaniebananie6473]

It is so cool seeing other people with this opinion😂❤

[@Robert___98]

It still wouldn't explain why she thirsts after Dennis when he would've just infuriated her with the attempts to sleep with Charlie and Mac's moms that prompted her to sleep with Frank.

[@alawishus44]

I do not understand why they think they aren't doing podcasts correctly. THIS is podcast done correctly. Casual conversation from personalities people love.

[@damionbrundle1162]

The icing on the cake to me is them using the episodes as a guideline for the podcasts. I'm sure it helps to recall stories more easily, and it's just plain awesome.

[@alawishus44]

@@damionbrundle1162 💯

[@SDKdavinciono]

What’s even better is they did a podcast on the show too😂😂😂

[@BEDLAMITE-5280ft.]

The only thing they do wrong is question if they are doing it correctly

[@TheThizzelle]

I desperately wish some of my other favorites realized this. We really don't always need a subject or structure.

[@realmadrid314]

The Frank banging the waitress detail worked for me because Frank was simply trying to get laid when he slept with the waitress, he was trying to show off to the gang, not hurt Charlie. That makes it reasonable for him to have no idea what the whole situation is in the gang gives back.

[@scotttaylor9582]

My god, The Gang Gives Back is still one of my favorite episodes. The episodes that came shortly before this convinced me this was a really good, potentially great show. This is when I realized this was going to be my favorite show.

[@Munnwort]

Same dude! This episode really hit it for me

[@tdaniels151]

Thank you for an honest conversation around alcohol consumption. It really helps to hear others ask questions about their own habits. Gets me thinking about some boundaries I might need to put in place

[@romellosutters]

This was one of my first favorite Sunny episodes. The scene where Charlie dribbles down and slings the ball at the bottom of the rim and then runs down and blocks the kid was my first favorite scene of the show & is still hilarious.

[@josieschultz4241]

one of my favorite things about the episode was watching the extras in the bleachers. there is one guy standing and smiling while kids are getting bashed, a guy with a foam finger picks a fight with another guy and they gently fight each other, then foam finger man put the other guy in a choke hold

[@DG360MaN]

Bro wtf we have the same profile pic

[@josieschultz4241]

@@DG360MaN all hail bird pic ALL HAIL BIRD PIC

[@DG360MaN]

@@josieschultz4241 ALL HAIL BIRD PIC

[@itsflippint0ni]

Lol i like to think they're the kids parents fighting cuz the kids are playing dirty lol

[@gabrielanavarro9934]

19:35 Jared Padelecki hahaha SPN once again being ubiquitous

[@ladavid86]

This is probably the single best conversation I've heard in 2 years. The segment when they discuss whether or not they're alcoholics is just so naked and candid it's almost aspirational, man..

[@AtomCarlyn]

Thanks to this show I’ve started my all blue diet. I’ve never felt better, all the best foods are blue. They have anti-oxygens.

[@swisserty]

Shush

[@shemjeffs2953]

I started adding spirulina powder to my porridge a few months back, was just sitting in my cupboard so I thought why not. Turned the porridge blue, looked exactly like Frank's blue. Never felt less oxygenated, never felt better.

[@drpibisback7680]

@@shemjeffs2953 Hypoxia will do that to ya.

[@Iamaperson590]

I haven’t done the all-blue yet but I did make Charlie’s energy balls and tbh they aren’t half bad, they’re basically just health food crackers the way I made them

[@HeavensLostProperty]

Man I can't believe I've never heard of this podcast, I've got such a good binge ahead of me

[@wesleydamaschino8047]

I recently started showing It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia to my boyfriend, and I purposely had him watch The Gang Gives Back right after The Gang Goes Jihad, so just know that's at least one set of eyes experiencing this season in the proper order.

[@SilkyC]

omg....the serial killer conversation had me in tears! I love these 3 so so much

[@Splat-25]

This pod needs the recognition it deserves. I love listening to you all kinda talk about the episodes but mostly talk shit to each other. LOVE THIS. MORE PLEASE!

[@phillipsmith4221]

Do not make Dennis’ character less evil. His rage and creepiness crack me up. “Violated! Furious at the looseness of my sisters neck.” “Why is your head on? Did they reattach it? They left the skin pretty loose I see”

[@angelabernhardt6761]

Their “creative process” convo made me laugh out loud. I need merch that says “That’s the creative process.” LOL

[@the-nightmayor]

Rob: The Nightman Charlie: Going America On All Our Asses Glenn: A Totally Real Human Being Made From 100% People Flesh And Absolutely NOT Composed Of Molded Silicone.

[@TheDwightMamba]

I am doing one of my last renovations before opening a flower nursery. These episodes are magic for making a garbage workday seem shorter.

[@NuVeaux843]

2:50 that's cool to know how y'all went with Charlie Kelly!! It always was strange and entertaining to me how in the beginning his brain was actually well put together and then he just gets dumber and dumber. It's probably one of the first big things I picked up on after watching so many times. I love dumb Charlie😂😂

[@tlsoares498]

“Must’ve not meant that much to you, to do something for the community” Before Glen can finish: Charlie “Sure didn’t, sure didn’t

[@OddHominum]

You can tell Charlie has the swag when they Beat Boggs and he ropes that ball

[@Quinkerbell_3604]

The creative process of Making Dennis a Murderer at 5:00 is art

[@courtneyworsham5998]

I'm just rewatching the show with the podcast and it's so weird to hear Dee and Dennis calling Frank dad lol. Also, Charlie I love you, you're so cute 💕

[@mactallica9293]

Listening to Dennis talk about basketball is hilarious. "Wish I went to basketball camp" could have learned fundamentals. Sounds like the whitest guy of all time, definitely had sweatbands while playing

[@WoeIsLee]

This is the episode that hooked me, and its still one of my favorites.

[@venicebeachsportsnetwork6677]

The button at the end of them wearing the vests doing roadside trash pick up always cracks me up

[@WoeIsLee]

@@venicebeachsportsnetwork6677 I dont know what you're talking about, but the whole basketball scene, still makes me die everytime I watch it.

[@thereflextester]

The one with the kids who stole their bike gets me everytime too 😂😂

[@kylemossi]

26:32 As an alcoholic recovering for 3 years, I can say the problem is an alcoholic will never WANT to stop. Even when their life is in flames around them.

[@TheHutchy01]

You stop because something forces you to stop, and then you start from there.

[@dHolbach77]

It's more like they do want to stop, but they can't or ultimately won't even if they do manage to stay away for a long time, sometimes even decades.

[@01seb83]

for me the waitress inconsistency still works fir two reasons a) the waitress is forgettable b) Frank starts to lose track of stuff later on

[@Tenno222]

Finally , a podcast worth listening too and watching . Listening to this helps me get the work man . I was so happy when I found this podcast.

[@roguesample]

As soon as they talked about the menthol in the eyes the first thing I heard was the noise Dee makes at her fake baby funeral when Dennis tells her to cry

[@kamenanew9867]

The whole serial killer with the teeth and all that is why I love this so much. Just so funny without trying.

[@leifadams8511]

The meeting leader at AA, at least in my experience, is known as the "chair" of the meeting...

[@SDKdavinciono]

Yo hands down best intros without trying lmfao😂😂😂💯

[@FandralStar]

In Philly they don't have "Disturbing The Peace" they have "Disrupting The Chaos"

[@MrEdnz]

My daily routine, I start my morning with your podcasts😁

[@TBrettzky13]

We need a filmed golf game between these 3 with all the swearing and madness that these 3 bring

[@AOE123455]

I love this cast so much omg

[@user-ui7jw8ow4f]

They’re just gonna let Rob say sclerosis instead of cirrhosis with no qualms?!?

[@samanthamarko7845]

Yeah... I think you'll find few people understand us and our need to be correct, have you heard of a show called um, actually? :p

[@NativeIntelligenceCheckMyDJmix]

Alcoholism is a gnarly, relentless plight. The fact that i'm alive and sober and happy is unreal. As a young artist /musician i thought i gave myself a license to be that wild, crazy extreme partier but I came to find out much later i was duped..it was never me making decisions and I never had control..When one drop of alcohol goes into my system it sets off a chain reaction( technically called a craving) and then my body just wants more and more and more..endless. Who ever may read this, if ur alcoholic or drug addicted, If ur tired of suffering, reach out and go to the nearest help,(hospital, rehab, AA meeting) get a sponsor and take the simple suggestions..just start there......if I can over come such a grave sickness..you can too.

[@Psychmajor345]

So I am majoring in psychology and we had to learn all about addiction and Charlie is right an addiction is defined when your body believes it needs that unhealthy substance to live so you would be unable to stop drinking. Also when Glenn talks about needing more to make it fun again that’s because his body gained a tolerance for it so he needed more.

[@maplebear6527]

Charlie's antics can be summed up to his huffing. It's an easy fix for writing

[@oregonsbragia]

"Thanks dad!" "I'm not your dad."

[@voli6570]

Unfunny. Take a lap.

[@kingidiot4983]

I GOTTA HAVE MY TOOLS!

[@adriennekaericher9354]

Omg I love You guys. I wish I could chime in every time you guys talk about something I can relate to!!

[@thezululander]

The gang needs to start the video podcast

[@Kmaitland89]

Coming from a recovering addict myself, it is the complete lack of control. It isn't having one and then stopping. I would have had one, plus 15 others until I didn't know where I was. It's uncontrollable for me. it's controllable for you guys, regardless of how much you think about it.

[@Coldtidy]

these guys are pretty funny they should write a show or something

[@Talisman09]

*tumbleweed*

[@IrvingTransplant]

Oh no I mean who would watch it?

[@LAH-oq7vx]

.....

[@DretFosria]

They did! Check out AP Bio.

[@Sickwithit355]

@@DretFosria 😒😕

[@Chino-bk9fd]

cut that cut that cut that cut that cut that

[@kyledean9788]

I usually just keep an onion in my pocket in case i need to show emotion.

[@billycake5830]

27:57 I feel this

[@nadia.weiser]

The serial killer conversation cracked me up

[@zacwilkins4182]

i didnt get the best seat, i didnt get the best Baldwin

[@js6017]

FYI the "Big Book" of AA says "If when you honeatly want, you find that you cannot stop entirely, or if when drinking you have little control over the amount you drink, you may be alcoholic"

[@DderwenWyllt]

Charlie was drinking at a Wrecsam football game, ignoring the fact it was against the law to drink at the stadium, Rob was giving all the fans ocular pat-downs, I genuinely feel like the gang has moved into my town. I can't wait for the episode "the gang buys a soccer club" and we all find out this was all some elaborate bit for the show.

[@keksandwich]

Might be the best one yet!

[@mollymcdade4031]

As a Brit, it took me a few seconds to realise why Charlie got arrested for drinking at 20. America is so weird!

[@bobsagget2584]

"THEIR SURELY BROKEN" from the skiing incident is all that comes to mind Around17:20

[@ToneSherpa]

I got thrown in the drunk tank once (it was the day of my 18th birthday), and they threw this, like, methhead biker in there with me. And he was telling me about how he couldn't bend his wrists back beyond straight because he had titanium rods in his wrists like Wolverine or something. It was a small cell too. Like maybe 8 ft x 8 ft. It was literally like something out of It's Always Sunny. And they had a payphone in the cell, but you could just call anyone. Two people got thrown in there and then they made calls and were bailed out immediately. And stupid me, I didn't know you could just call anyone, so I never even tried it. But after the biker dude called someone and got let out in like ten minutes, I called my dad and was like, "hey, could you come get me?" I rotted in there for hours not knowing I could just pick up the phone that's right there and get someone to bail me out. Luckily I knew my dad's number. I stopped remembering numbers a long time ago.

[@samanthamarko7845]

Holy shit you remembered the number while you were drunk? If my actual life depended on it I wouldn't be able to give you my parents' phone numbers :/

[@ToneSherpa]

@@samanthamarko7845 It was literally the only number I could keep in my stupid head.

[@swisserty]

Stop lying

[@ToneSherpa]

@@swisserty 'tain't no lie!

[@statesminds]

I just assumed Frank didn't even remember the Waitress since he's so out there even though he had slept with her lmao

[@haleyjnewb6933]

We’re just gonna ignore Rob saying “sclerosis” instead of “cirrhosis”? That got me so good

[@andrewarmsley6806]

I like how if you look at this episode you see that the waitresses computer is old as fuck....... because she doesn't have "the online"...... this show is deep

[@dungfacchow]

Love how Rob says his family member drank themself to death. Developed “sclerosis”. It’s cerrhosis, Rob.

[@metalnickey6984]

Alcoholics light🤣🙈

[@m4cden501]

i thought yall were gonna film :(

[@MrCringedragon]

They put out 15 seasons of bangers and then be like "oh is this good"?

[@ingridsoleil]

Cocktails have never looked that great to me, but after looking up Manhattan... yeah... I want one.

[@felixd.4150]

One of the best episodes.

[@rayconnor2682]

I’ve recently felt there should be an app with a formula that tells how many drinks a night is allowed/okay to have. For example, you select your age, how many kids you have at what ages, and how many hours you work each week and then it spits out an answer. Something like, “3 kids? Well You should be having 2 Manhattan’s a night minimum.”

[@floydmora1]

Brilliant.. You have how many kids= 3 kids, career= a high pressure / high paying career, Marital status= married 17 years Results= you need to leave work early and pull an all nighter of tequila shots

[@rayconnor2682]

@@floydmora1 hahaha

[@jhonviel7381]

million dollar idea buddy

[@Yor_gamma_ix_bae]

Omg that continuity error drove me crazy. I thought it was a huge mistake. Turns out it was the network haha.

[@DanielBasham]

I'm the same age as the kids in the show and I forget sometimes I'm 26 now

[@squeakypickles]

My kids are drinking and I'm screaming.

[@shooglechic]

Charlie and his Mickey Mantle-Baby Ruth gene.

[@keksandwich]

Unfortunately I have a similar experience with privilege... well, maybe not unfortunate for me, but you know what I'm saying. When I was a minor I got charged with 3 felonies and ended up getting youthful offender and did like 5 months of unsupervised probation. I didn't even have community service... Then when I was 25 I got charged with another felony (heroin addiction man, I'm better now though), got a lawyer and ended up getting it completely dismissed... Crazy world

[@RicardoAGuitar]

They don't have any backwoods people from West Virginia, or hayseeds from the Midwest, or trailer trash from Arkansas on this podcast. For every story they told, there are lots of poor and/or undereducated whites like those I mentioned who got more punishment than they deserved. All people like Charlie Day choose to focus on are people like him who have money and connections. He doesn't know what he's talking about and isn't about to go trying to learn.

[@keksandwich]

@@RicardoAGuitar Dude what are you even talking about? Do you actually think the podcast would have been better if they literally brought on "backwoods people" from West Virginia? Maybe some "trailer trash" from Arkansas? No shit other people have it different ways. That's the thing people want to hear- what the casts' life and experiences have been. I mean what do you want them to do?

[@RicardoAGuitar]

@@keksandwich The point is that Charlie Day asserts white privilege as some sort of no-shit, everyone-knows-its-true type of phenomenon. Well, I mentioned those three types of white subgroups that would NOT breeze through the system the way Charlie Day did if they committed the same offense. Wealth and connections give one privilege, not skin color.

[@keksandwich]

@@RicardoAGuitar Is that really a focal point of this comedy podcast though? Do you want to listen to them actually discuss privilege and all of the separate subgroups? I mean sure there is wealth based privilege. Race based privilege is also very much a thing too. There is privilege that attractive people are subject to as well. The three subgroups you mentioned could all fall under the same category- poor/uneducated whites. Whether they're from Arkansas, Virginia or Alabama is sort of irrelevant.

[@keksandwich]

Just saying, wealth and connections are definitely not the only form of discriminatory privilege in society. Charlie also never asserted any of what you said. He made a joke lol

[@statesminds]

I used to not drink at all except on Friday and Saturday then I started drinking everyday even by myself. I don't drink at all anymore though unless I have dinner with friends I may have a craft beer or 2 with the food. I always have to have something to sip on though so now I just always have water lmao

[@adaalbrecht6350]

“Sclerosis”….I think he’s means cirrhosis 😂

[@reececlarke4813]

Community service for drinking a beer at 20 hahaha, what a joke

[@bassventura8813]

Just for information bc I was wondering, I researched and it is apparently much worse for your body to binge drink or get blackout drunk one night a week than to have one or two drinks daily. I was just curious so I thought someone else might be. :)

[@Doopdedoopdedoopdoop]

Makes sense

[@jhonviel7381]

18:22 rip my dream lmao

[@bdfl9313]

lol 4 felonies and only 80 hours of community service?

[@RicardoAGuitar]

Not all laws are created equal, and most are BS

[@bdfl9313]

@@RicardoAGuitar twas a joke. its called defrauding the DMV they throw charges at you to scare you into not doing it again. most people get away with just probation. If you fake your plates its a felony, but driving with no plates is just a misdemeanor lol. but yeah i agree its bs anyway you gotta pay the gov for the "privilege" of owning a vehicle.

[@406dude7]

Did you not hear the part where at 37:20 where he also mentioned being in jail?

[@lukewin]

When I drank more, I was a social binge drinker. Not a fan of beer/bloating, I liked the effects, not the taste. Normally started off with a double or triple shot.

[@jhonviel7381]

rip legend

[@RalphRoberts1]

I'm not a social drinker but I agree it's about the effect not the taste. Margaritas are good but mostly I just throw back shots of vodka.

[@MM-go4nj]

Very interesting takes on Alcohol guys - Amazing Podcast

[@Hirungolwe]

nah this episode wouldnt be a problem today (certified expert)

[@aramacsounds]

I ate a breath mint with a new covid mask the other day, and basically menthol-crystalled myself

[@Phlip-ob8fe]

This show was my therapy after my divorce 🖤💯🫡

[@jimmyk4445]

God damn these are soooo good

[@kazmiller7195]

I came because I wondered if Charlie actually hurt his leg in the intro. Anyone have a timestamp if they do talk about it?

[@jimmylaze]

good god this serial killer stuff is so funny

[@nuttspaz1]

As an Englishman it took me a while to see what Charlie did wrong. fuck 21 drinking age

[@ingridsoleil]

It's really weird to me because there is no significant brain growth between 18 -21 your brain doesn't finish until around 25. The whole "age requirement" is just so arbitrary.

[@dHolbach77]

@@ingridsoleil Brain development is very complex and basically doesn't stop until your late 20's. Any substance that is detrimental to brain development/cognitive function can and will permanently alter brain development if used too much. That's one reason why alcohol abuse is particularly harmful to brain/cognitive development before age 30 (of course it always is, but a teen/20's brain is much more susceptible to damage). Also, of course, there are many other reasons to keep the drinking age at 21, mostly being the immense societal damage that happens when young/immature people mix with alcohol. Legal teen drinking is enormously bad for society, let alone individual people. 21 is a good legal limit, but if anything raising the age to 25 would be much better for society. And as for "freedom" to drink, well, if drinking is that important to you your life is pretty impoverished. I've drank modestly for over 20 years; but if you told me I never could again because of the social damage it does I'd just shrug. No big loss. I would feel the same if I was 17 (first drink age) or 21. It's just not that important; but the pain it causes, especially to innocent bystanders (family members/friends of alcoholics, victims of alcohol fueled violence, drunk driving victims, the money it cost society in terms of lost work and health costs, etc) is.

[@robertshelton2344]

If you can carry a rifle and go die in service of your country. You should be able to drink a fucking beer. Right?

[@mollymcdade4031]

SAME!

[@driveasandwich6734]

I actually watched the show in production order for a while because of the inconsistency with what had happened or not with the Waitress.

[@aaronmartin4611]

Rob, you're not an alcoholic. As an actual alcoholic, I feel comfortable telling you that you have alcoholic tendencies, but you're not in the deep end yet ;) You're alright

[@Notepad37]

Honestly, Glenn is not a good person lol

[@christianvoorhees69]

May Anubis, The Dark God, not take a 3-coil, steaming turd on us but rather unite us as we cross the river, into the evergreen; to the land of Tula. Tula, where the cosmic waters will unite us. Freya, frito, cheetos pieces, all kinda anger & resentment

[@Deka4891]

So now we know where the pitch for AP BIO came from! Thanks, FL? 🤪

[@vegavapp]

On one of my community service days, I was painting a bathroom in a dorm for at risk youth girls. I pulled a Charlie and acted like I forgot to open the window when I was painting to get a buzz. It was a Saturday morning in the summer, and I was in my mid-teens .... how was that punishment with girls my age walking around in there underwear. JS ..... lol

[@jeepz669]

Glen is low-key the best part of the podcast 👀🍿

[@thatoneguychad420]

Not drinking all week the getting shit faced Friday and Saturday is called binge drinking and the UK is famous for it.

[@claymills771]

Lmao this didn’t age well, Charlie implying that Alec the murderer is the “better Baldwin”

[@theycallme99]

it's alcohol dependent fyi

[@JackDManheim]

Well... Charlie's a serial killer

[@tylerv8122]

Which episode does Dennis get with the waitress? I recently started watching from the beginning and must’ve missed that part

[@RalphRoberts1]

S2e4 mac bangs Dennis's mom

[@hermionexxx]

Charlie Has Cancer. Dennis goes to the coffee shop to try and convince the waitress to sleep with Charlie but she flirts with him instead. Then it cuts to the next morning and Dennis informs Mac he had sex with her. Easy to miss/forget as it's all off screen. Then later he goes on a date with her in Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom, but it's just to manipulate Charlie. And the fact they had sex back in the first season is mentioned/confirmed in Mac's Banging the Waitress, when she finds out Dennis filmed it and asks for Mac's help to get hold of and destroy the tape.

[@CommunitySkratch]

always sober in podcast studio