Charlie Being The Real Genius of The Gang | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | FX

[@FXNetworks]

Not smart, not dumb, but a secret third thing...

[@DankManJoe]

Fr

[@lordec911]

Bird, not third...

[@MysticTech]

Donkey-brained perhaps?

[@GeorgeKing-ms1vy]

Definitely a case of savantism.

[@scottbrady6240]

STOOOPID

[@josemaria8177]

Charlie is an expert on bird law. Only a secret genius could master such a dark art

[@some1namedno1]

He was dead-right about the hummingbird law, too. Keeping a hummingbird as a pet is considered inhumane because they do poorly in captivity.

[@myblacklab7]

Charlie's mastery of Bird Law ultimately triumphed over The Lawyer's mastery of Human Law.

[@impudentquips]

It's like having two crows.

[@TophinatorStreams]

Especially in a country where Bird Law isn’t governed by reason

[@TragicHouse]

Okay, well… filibuster

[@roguesample]

Charlie Work is my favorite episode of the show - he’s the only reason they all still have a job and a bar

[@pat2rome]

It's his shining moment for sure

[@catshitonthecarpet8520]

My favorite too! Second fave is the flashback to the roller rink days when Dee was actually sweet

[@90sNostalgiaNerd]

The set up and payoff with the chair, is absolutely hysterical.

[@Quolnok]

He's also the reason they have a bar in the first place

[@kaipography]

True. Cinematography was unmatched, the legendary “oner” shot

[@soconoha]

"...The good of the scorpion is not the good of the frog." Actually good advice

[@RedlineA2Y145]

Explain 😂

[@samuelstacey2309]

So perfect for Charley to say this. So on point with everything that is Charley 😂

[@leandroagonzalez3]

​@RedlineA2Y145 what's good for the scorpion isn't good for the frog. Pretty simple.

[@melvert33]

It's an old fable about a frog giving a scorpion a lift over a river but the scorpion stings him half way across and they both drown. The frog asks why and the scorpion says that's his nature to sting.

[@Exile559]

The frog tries to help the scorpion across the river, but the scorpion can't fight his nature and stings the frog dooming them both to die in the river.

[@Nicox2]

The delivery on "What if he can smell crime?" Gets me every time

[@mrillis9259]

What if he can smell crime, before it even happens?

[@stiepanholkien605]

Wasn't that an actual premise of some show? "Sentinel" or something.

[@joecab1]

I still can't believe they got Guillermo del Toro to sit with a bird on his head under a hat.

[@joaoatilio1011]

Never knew was him. How could I?

[@joecab1]

@@joaoatilio1011 I think they met when he cast Charlie on Pacific Rim

[@EezySeven]

I still can't believe Danny Devito is part of the main cast.

[@joecab1]

@@EezySeven they didn’t even want him at first which is crazy to believe. Now they love him and it’s like he was always there from the beginning.

[@matthewmcneill301]

No way!!! 😂😂😂

[@Mel.U]

Love Charlie's mad scientist voice and vibe when giving his presentation before the scientists at the symposium

[@realplayer9603]

Struck me as Richard Attenborough in Jurrasic Park

[@jamesandrews8698]

Im feeling hhwwwwherey

[@pizzaofataco]

he’s doing his opposite scientist from Pacific Rim in front of him 😂😂😂

[@joaoatilio1011]

Love how the gang just HAD to be part of the musical.

[@NotoriousFoxxx]

Textbook manipulation by Charlie lol

[@FailsAndLuck]

I just love the bit about how he's illiterate, but only in the English language.

[@lindboknifeandtool]

How did he write a musical

[@jsmollol5753]

​@@lindboknifeandtool artemis made it legible for the gang

[@mNag]

@@lindboknifeandtool In RL he comes from a very musical family and actually wrote most of the songs "his character wrote" in the show. He's also one of the main writers for the show. Tho I believe Rob and Glen have written more episodes than him. As far as his character goes, I think this youtube illustrates quite well that despite his character being an idiot, and kinda crazy lots of the time, he also has some hidden genius. So while his english may often be suspect and possibly illegible to others, he knows exactly what he wants and is able to put it on paper in a way that he can understand.

[@Starving_indev]

​@@lindboknifeandtoolhe wrote the music, Artemis made the lyrics legible

[@christopherwilson88]

Well, it's his second language after all! His native tongue is Irish (while apparently Charlie Day does not speak the language, I've heard from Irish speakers that his pronunciation and delivery of his lines in Irish, down to accent, is nearly flawless)

[@razr7]

16 Seasons and he's only accumulated 5 mins of being smart

[@realplayer9603]

Some people don't even get that in a lifetime.

[@meetyoni]

This teaser video didn’t even scratch the surface. What about his knowledge of street hockey, defense tactics against school shooters, and automotive brake systems?

[@Jmoth792]

There are other moments where he’s isn’t smart per say, but he plays the straight man, which requires wisdom and sense.

[@FernandoMorimotoCuritiba]

@@meetyoni and when he manipulate that rich girl to get waitress attention

[@lars6826]

Just the phrase “bird law” is enough to make me laugh every time 😂

[@TheAndrewj96]

There’s actually a super overlooked grindcore band I found recently called Bird Law.

[@kamenanew9867]

​@@TheAndrewj96I must jam to this lol

[@EpicBeard815]

This compilation has made me grow quite WHEAREY

[@TheAndrewj96]

Come onnnnn…

[@wikiwikiwee1]

3:45 the way he responds with such an affirmative NO

[@Hermes8A8A]

Charlie reading and translating the Gaelic language but not understanding English is amazing

[@koolkiller35]

Charlie thinking he was becoming smart like in flowers for algernon was hysterical

[@dice6541]

did he know how it ends? 😭

[@koolkiller35]

@@dice6541 it ends differently in the book than it does in the episode but they definitely stole the concept

[@dice6541]

@@koolkiller35 man i need to stop watching clips and finally just watch the show lmfao

[@koolkiller35]

@@dice6541 agreed, always sunny is a goated show.

[@DesecratedTTV]

I like to start new people with "Charlie Work" because it gives them a false sense of competence from Charlie.

[@BlessedBuns]

Lol i show them the episode were frank gets allergies and throws a pagent

[@JenLight]

Sunny fan level: pro

[@kamenanew9867]

I show ppl the first episode I ever saw... Charlie and Dee eat raw meat. Sold me on the show immediately.

[@BlessedBuns]

@@kamenanew9867 Wasn't it human meat? But it turned out to be raccoon and the reason they kept feeling hungry. That's because they had a tapeworm

[@BlessedBuns]

What's good too? Is you could also show them the very first episode of the racist episode? How they're looking for a black friend💀

[@TBLAdmin-wh6qp]

“Vitamin energy balls” is crazy 😂😂😂😂

[@lindsyhautekeete1410]

ahead of his time really

[@My_Naginta]

"Is that safe?" "No" My dad teaching me how to be a contractor

[@scottycz4918]

This is not Charlie, this is Chrundle the Great.

[@trevander1able]

The court room scene where Charlie talks about Royal Mcpoial is so friggin hilarious hahahaha, one of the best scenes in the whole series 😂

[@taliakelly554]

He's not even illiterate he can just only write in Gaelic

[@jaredrobinson7071]

"is that safe?" "NO!" lol he says it so violently.

[@realplayer9603]

There is a Russia crime drama about a detective that solves crimes using his sense of smell.

[@RyOrtiz]

He’s obviously the most intelligent of the group. He just never applied himself.

[@isaiasceron8720]

“DOMINO BIIIACH” Is just too good 😭

[@mrwanderlive]

Imagine an alternative universe where the show is about Charlie, a genius, who constantly has to clean up the gangs mistakes

[@videohistory722]

....isn't that what he's already doing?

[@DippKlippGuy]

That's Charlie whenever a health inspector is near

[@franklingonzales9306]

The cat behind the drywall solution IS genius.

[@slicknicdwyer]

3:34 That is in fact a G#, thank you to the showrunners for not making me angry in a youtube comment section

[@jackoclubs1923]

go cobras

[@Mopark25]

That was probably Charlie Day's input

[@marcusbullock630]

learning a new language as an adult is literally a hallmark of extreme intelligence. very very very few humans can actually learn a new language as adults.

[@LargeGrizzlyBear]

“You….don’t, have a certificate?”

[@idonthaveawidowspeak3689]

Charlie ‘trundle the great’ Kelly, expert in bird law and lover of boiled denims and cheese

[@alexshank1414]

He doesn’t love cheese. He eats copious amounts of it when he’s nervous.

[@idonthaveawidowspeak3689]

@@alexshank1414 dude there’s literally an episode where Dee needs to hold him back from devouring a cheese platter

[@alexshank1414]

@@idonthaveawidowspeak3689 Because he’s nervous being around the rich and beautiful Ruby Taft…dude. Also, Dee is trying not to drink alcohol in front of Trevor Taft because she’s nervous…dude.

[@theringbearer1881]

@@alexshank1414Somehow, you’re both correct. And experts on the burgeoning field of ‘dude law.’

[@TophinatorStreams]

1:02 Perfect movie name: The Minority ReSnort

[@guythat779]

He can't read English but can read ancient gaelic

[@skim9923]

Tbh nothing can explain Charlie’s way of thinking

[@kimstuart7989]

The fact that every it's always sunny compilation I've watched has been 25 plus minutes..... And Charlie being smart only gets five just immediately made me bust out laughing 😂😂

[@alexanderhikel2350]

Dragon gets me every time lmao

[@Hair8Metal8Karen]

I love when Charlie is the smart one!

[@aiup5710]

You know I feel like Charlie. Sometimes I do not know what the hell im doing but somehow most of the time it works out

[@NOONE-v5j]

Well a broken clock is right twice a day

[@notsure1969]

Cat in the wall? Now you’re speaking my language.

[@valeriegage401]

"The Magical Gibberish Language" Is something I'm gonna remember when someone asks me if I speak Spanish or Algebra

[@ConleySmooge]

Of everyone who made out on Charlie's musical, Id say Mac was the biggest winner. He got the get in that boy soul! And do his karate.

[@Asahamana]

No-one writes a musical just because. Andrew Lloyd Webber and The Cats might disagree.

[@katherinepappas9741]

So true! Literally when someone asked him what cats “symbolizes” he just said it’s about cats 😂

[@Vajasa19]

nah, they surely wanted to bang some1

[@stephenthomas1492]

FX is the ONLY channel I still watch. It's the ONLY channel I know of that still has the BALLS to show funny programs that don't cater to people's ittle-bittle fee-fees. They ACTUALLY have humor that makes fun of everyone and it's great! I hope they never change.

[@danthacreator]

“Ive grown quite hooweearay.”

[@numberoneappgames]

Chaotic versus unstable, yeah he's Chaotic for sure!

[@valeriegage401]

"Now your doing well in the game, because you sucked." As a non gamer with a little brother... It hurts

[@zero11010]

16 seasons. 172 episodes. Roughly 24 minutes each. 4128 minutes of show. 5 minutes of him being smart.

[@cullencalderwood2370]

“The good of the scorpion is not the good of the frog” is actually smart if u think of it 😂

[@dice6541]

im like 90% its based off a real tale. just look up scorpion and the frog

[@Barnalicus]

there’s no way the one person who said dragon wasn’t just also charlie

[@brandonminkos6518]

Too insane to understand the question sounds dead on😂

[@andrewsoboeiro6979]

I love that he chose "the good of the scorpion is not the good of the frog" b/c that story is literally about how the good of the scorpion *is* the good of the frog, but the scorpion is too evil to care

[@aroha9090]

Everything I know about getting cats out of walls I learned from Charlie. It's how I've become so successful.

[@LukiferGaming05]

Charlie gets his knowledge from the night man

[@aimarketingguy]

My friend in college said I reminded her of him. Now can finally be proud of that.

[@joshuapratt3593]

I loved how he was a secret domino master. 😂😂😂😂

[@joshuapratt3593]

I’ve rewatched the show I don’t know how many times, but this was the first time I EVER noticed how Royal McPoial was wearing a tiny “crown” of some sort. (Fuckin LOVE this show!) 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@IanDoesMagic]

Smells crime before it happens, coincidentally was done in Wheel of Time of all things.

[@Carl-uf7du]

No one can go toe to toe with Charlie on bird law and come out the victor

[@ClarkPotter]

"Is that safe?" "NO!" 🤣

[@Undead666-aj]

Clearly Charlie was in the survey

[@Poppex]

"Is that safe?!" "NOOO"

[@walksaselk40]

all of these compilations show charlie saying "dragon" as an example of being dumb, they never show the follow-up

[@sgtpecker07]

You left out the Donkey-brain defense

[@gehtdianschasau8372]

I want an episode with Schwarzenegger as Franks long lost twin brother. And more episodes. I'm having serious withdrawal symptoms right now.

[@regularyoutubename]

Alcohol, cat food, and green paint must be brain fuel for him.

[@blankname6629]

He wrote a masterpiece musical

[@CustomizedUsername]

Charlie reading Gaelic 😂

[@BennytheJohnson1]

Big nose allergy commercials gave me nightmares growing up. Thanks for the reminder!

[@gofannon1943]

Don’t read Gogol!

[@vullord666]

Just a friendly reminder that Pacific Rim exists 😂

[@teotheterrible]

1:03 - What if he could smell crime?

[@JustAaron94]

"I've grown quite wheareh"

[@oscarguzman3017]

It's all about that bird law 🦅🦅🦅

[@spiritualempress6691]

Charlie Day is my birthday buddy and I concur on writing a musical for absolutely no reason 😂

[@anastasiae.5338]

Aquarians are the coolest.

[@smbsuperfan271]

1:24 that one unemployed friend at 2:30 on a tuesday

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

Charlie is Forrest Gump if he wasn't lucky.

[@iedison3839]

Five minutes from 14 seasons 😭 😭

[@mikesilva3868]

Hilarious 😅

[@kalimaude3532]

Charlie is consistently extremely intelligent. It's just also that his already nontypical brain simmering in glue fumes and alcohol for decades has resulted in him perceiving a world that is completely different from the one everyone else does, and acting accordingly. Everything he does is very rational, by the logic he observes the world to work on. As the world does not usually follow that logic in reality, most of the time he's a gibbering maniac. But every once in a while things line up so that he's experiencing the same stuff everyone else is, and when that happens he is untouchable. It makes you wonder what the world looks like to him generally, that most of what he does counts as well-considered and carefully-plotted plans, in that framework.

[@SamanthaIreneYTube]

Chicka dee dee little birdy, let’s dance…

[@JamesMaddox-s1q]

Charlie and Mac wrote the show along with Dee and Dennis of course their smart.

[@azrulashraf00]

I don't remember the domino bit, I'm gonna have to watch the whole series again 😢

[@AColonDashSix]

Is that safe? Nooohooouuu!

[@bq1013]

Flour, water, vitamins. That's absolutely genius

[@kutmulc]

it's milk bro, not water. come on you need to pay attention

[@z0uLess]

I just tried to scroll to the next youtube short

[@only257]

Hiliarous 😂

[@alexshank1414]

Love Charlie, but some of these are not smart. Two cats in the wall didn’t work and neither did cats talking to spiders. There are better examples of his genius.

[@skatinwhenican]

Bird law enthusiast rejoice!

[@jonsturgill8868]

I made my GTA character look like Charlie. I love that show, the best show about the worst people.

[@WilliamBrowning]

Only 5 and a half minutes of proof that Charlie is not completely stupid sounds about right.

[@jamesfromthecomputer]

Charlie being illiterate in English but able to read gaelic is so funny

[@Moksoory1]

what episode is the clip @ 3 min

[@josephduarte1886]

Sicksicksick

[@scottbrady6240]

OH YOU SAYIN IM TAKEOFF

[@scottbrady6240]

HEY I RESEMBLE THAT

[@dustintacohands1107]

It’s a live action looney toons with a hit of the rock

[@RellaM-wb3lo]

UHHHHH......😊😂❤

[@scottbrady6240]

BUZZINGA

[@Phike9391]

Hey is that the dad from Family matters as the judge?

[@faschwank]

Royal McPoyle.