How "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" Changed Comedy Forever

[@aduckwithayoutubechannel]

My favorite fan theory about the show is that the reason every episode starts with a time stamp is because all the episodes are being recounted in court and the gang are all testifying against each other.

[@Itiswhatitisitiswhatitiswhatit]

That would be very Seinfeld.

[@planescaped]

@@Itiswhatitisitiswhatitiswhatit I've always felt like Sunny was Seinfeld turned up to crazy levels.

[@placeb0fication]

@@planescaped same!

[@lergia]

@@planescaped it is they are both anti sitcoms, seinfeld is just less self aware and dark. but not by much actually, people just tend to ignore all the deaths and stuff bc of nostalgia. do you remember the episode where jerry was fucking raped? or elaine’s stalker? or the other elaine’s stalker? or susan? or all these other ppl dying or nearly dying bc of the gang? i would recommend watching it to everyone who likes its always sunny, they are extremely similar. btw george is gay and kramer s bi

[@lukewarmwaterr]

@@lergia I watched Seinfeld because I liked sunny. remember that episode that starts with someone suiciding out of a hospital window on to George's car?

[@rickdymanus7680]

I also like that the talking isn't all smooth, everyone waiting neatly for their turn to speak. The arguing, shouting through eachother makes it feel more real.

[@andyyoung4476]

They mention that on the podcast.

[@zeffmalchazeen3429]

watching old clips of big bang theory and how i met your mother, you can feel these kind of conversation.

[@AdamLacy228]

I totally concur! The exclamation point wasn't necessary, but this is the reason I don't watch shows like "Big Bang" because, as a nerd myself, I don't talk like that. It's unnatural and lame. People talk like human beings.

[@zeffmalchazeen3429]

@@AdamLacy228 also several conversations of those TV shows sometimes wait for the laugh track to stop then proceeds the conversation

[@JoMiHoppe]

as someone from a loud italian/Hispanic family this is the most realistic part of the show. even if you're not arguing your talking over others to make sure you're heard

[@michaelorlando936]

I think the charm behind dee is that in most sitcoms, the only woman is always some sort of love interest and is normally sexualized. Here, she is literally seen as the opposite and no one expects the latter.

[@aanyasrivastava9652]

Also, usually, the Girl of the group ends up with one of the guy MCs or at least has some sexual tension with them, but in this show, the only 2 eligible "bachelors" in this show don't even consider her as an option. She is not even a woman to them. Mac is deep in denial about his sexuality, Charlie and Dee actually get along well but even in the episode where she proposes that they should get married and charlie thinks they are gonna have sex for real, you cannot feel any tension between them at all.

[@skeletonbuyingpealts7134]

​@@aanyasrivastava9652 And she raped Charlie

[@Neogears1312]

Nah that’s not it. It’s that the woman is supposed to be the voice of reason in most stories. If you got rowdy hot headed guys it’s the woman who’s smart and collected. Dee however is a complete idiot. They “try” to juxtapose her as the smart straight man but the joke is she acts like the reasonable one but is usually no better.

[@SJ-ni6iy]

As I was reading this comment I saw a clip where one of the characters retell a story and instead of showing Dee, they show an ostrich 😂

[@1XSTEALTHTWINTURBOX1]

She's all over the place and I love it. Her character is one of my favorite female characters.

[@General_Grievance]

I love how Dee started off as the straight man of the group, but Kaitlen Olson saw how fucked up the rest of the gang were and was like "No I want to be worse than them"

[@matteoluiz8666]

I love Always Sunny so much they break all the rules ....so Awesome to get Danny Devito to join the gang after the first season he is so freaking funny and has went from TV to movies and back to TV....usually no one would ever leave TV for movies and go back to TV it just don't happen to often ....

[@davidgdraper6269]

The Kaitlin Olson bit with the back brace was taken from Romy and Michelle’s high school reunion. I loved her character. She just works in so many ways.

[@Scripzure]

I love that the only "straight man" in this show is just the occasional side character.

[@ztwentyfivez25]

she said they had told her "we dont know how to write a woman character" and she said "then just write another character, i'll make her a woman by being one" so they wrote her into the group as another one of the gang rather than a female addition

[@juliabythebeatles]

yesss I love that they didn’t choose to make her the voice of reason, but they’re al just equally as terrible

[@zoewww]

and for the cereal trial, that actually happened to glenn! he actually drives eating a bowl of cereal (or at least he used to) and actually got rear ended by someone. he came into the writers room furious and when they found out he was eating a bowl of cereal rob knew they had to make it an episode. rob discusses it in a rolling stone interview i believe!

[@toads13]

the fact that glenn did this, admitted it to a room full of comedy writers, and later tweeted about it to say he defends himself on it is so goddamn funny

[@Giganfan2k1]

Never walk into a writer room mad. Or do, because that episode was 🔥

[@Sleve-McDichael]

I just found this out today on their podcast!

[@InteractiveIdea]

They talk about it on thier podcast too

[@emanuelmota7217]

Who eats cereal while you're driving??

[@capcom49er48]

I love the touch that just about everyone that comes into contact with the Gang has their lives almost permanently changed for the worse, plays into the theme of the gang being awful people

[@Hugsloth]

It's similar to Breaking Bad, but where we were sympathetic to Walt and people were trying to help him, the Gang is hated by everyone they've ever met and simply deceive people to get assistance with their problems, because everyone actively avoids them as much as possible.

[@ron4202]

Except that Mexican family, they got an awesome mansion

[@Hysterii]

Except for Artemis, she's too crazy for the gang to change

[@Hugsloth]

@@Hysterii Artemis and Frank think it's fun to have sex in dumpsters... nothing left to be corrupted lol

[@lukewarmwaterr]

@@ron4202 The Mexican family loses the mansion because of property taxes in a later episode, when some of the gang are snooping around at the mansion it's revealed that the father of the family still works there as a gardener but they couldn't not afford the house :(

[@ijneb1248]

My favorite part about this show is how they maintain continuity between each episode, even to the point where an event will be referenced 5 or 6 seasons later. They manage to keep it subtle tho so you wont be missing any important plot points if you havent seen the previous episodes

[@nychereos]

same

[@ThatGuyReyansh]

Not many episodes that's why but their arcs are absolute gold

[@patrickbrehm2968]

Yep, every cricket injury/incident is referenced the next time cricket appears

[@dnrfrank]

the crack addiction lol

[@zacharypodair2656]

seriously, they brought up charlie’s sisters in like season 1 and then brought them back in season 16

[@hgbugalou]

Dee has easily done the darkest and most diabolical things in the show which is saying something with this group. The whole thing with the male stripper and his daughter was soul wrecking, darker than a moonless night, and one of the most funny events to happen on the show. Plus she instantly understood Dennis with _the_ _implications_ .

[@slayer45670]

And slept with a 16 yr old boy and SA’d charlie

[@brucewayne823]

Dee is absolutely terrible😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love her. Think of how dirty she did Cricket, too!

[@rugrugrugrug]

She probably instantly understood the implication because, as a woman, it’s somewhat applied to her as well

[@joe-tatothepotatobiden47]

Nah Mac neglecting his dog until it dies and then feeding it to Dennis ks the darkest thing in the show by far.

[@droolingpine9658]

Keep stretching and pretending like dennis doesnt literally blackmail literally every woman he gets with by filming them without their consent

[@zachsutton2113]

This show is engraved into my mind. The characters, the quotes, the crazy shenanigans, everything

[@crimesforkibble6912]

"Can I offer you a nice egg in this trying time"

[@OraEtBlavora]

dude, i had a moment last time I rewatched. I found myself dying out of laughter for the 16th time and besides that, i realised i am eternaly gratefull for these people. they have made me genuinely happy so often, not a single tv show came close (besides Peep show I guess, but they are def on a secund place)

[@alyciamarie4163]

You know it’s a good show when you can watch episodes you have already seen over and over and over

[@mejsjalv]

I know the feeling. They got me since the first season. I studied media and communication, watched an ungodly amount of TV shows from all over the world... This is one of my absolute favourites. I still watch a lot of comedy shows, like them, but they do not make laugh. It's more like a "huh, that's funny/clever". With "Sunny" I laugh my ass off and some of their stuff I just need to pause the video to blow my nose or cough or just handle the laughter attack, some stuff is just outrageous.

[@dylanjordan4747]

I only started watching it in 2017 but I feel like it’s been with me my whole life

[@richielavey1565]

This is 5 minutes of how sunny influenced things and 30 minutes of a summary of every character who was ever on screen

[@goblinsarereal4954]

Yeah it's very very difficult to find a good video essay on a piece of film you like or a show that doesn't devolve from a few interesting points and inferences into a summary. I learned in grade school when you write a book report you don't make a summary, you write about your ideas about events or characters in the book. It's sad that so few people apply that to their videos now.

[@MA-go7ee]

So many YT videos don't love up to their title it is almost hilarious. BTW everything Sunny did was done by Seinfeld two decades earlier. Seinfeld changed sitcoms, even down to their soundtracks, not Sunny.

[@goblinsarereal4954]

@@MA-go7ee ok ok that's incredibly untrue it's always sunny took EVERYTHING a step further.

[@TheRABIDdude]

Yep, pretty annoying. 30 minutes of summarising things we already know about the show, with a script that's more interesting in forcing quotes in than conveying information.

[@angelor9211]

Not talking about the characters fighting stereotypes in sitcom is a sin if you want to prove how the show is different

[@mistersonnen848]

I don't think I laughed at anything harder than when uncle Jack threw his fake hands by accident in the court

[@savitoon2287]

“NOBODY LOOK!”

[@greenwitte]

His shrieking is so funny combined with the dead silence of the courtroom

[@heavenlyheather9128]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@shasmi93]

How about Macs mom…. In any scene. Like when she says “I smell like shit” ahahahaha lmao

[@jacktubbsgalley]

This is probably my all time favourite scene

[@coleyamos]

I'm a lyft driver, I drove a lawyer one time and asked him if he practiced bird law. We didn't speak for the remaining 15 minutes.

[@karensmith1521]

Lmafoo

[@laurenmiller9143]

You did good, son. You did good.

[@Lok-TM]

He probably had a hotplate he was trying to get to.

[@Antibong]

You made yourself perfectly redundant

[@yungcancer3389]

May have lost the battle but won the war

[@Matt_D_370z]

The narrator is wrong about how Danny Devito became a cast member. Rob McElhenney did not "come knocking," in search of Devito. McElhenney has told this story in many interviews, such as the Late Show with Steven Colbert. According to McElhenney, an executive called him after season one and pitched the idea of having Devito come on to help boost ratings. Because McElhenney didn't want to mess up the chemistry of the cast, he flat out told the executive "no." Then the executive told McElhenney that if they weren't going to take on Devito, then the show was going to be canceled.

[@mistersonnen848]

Mac tried to say no, but couldn't. Because of the implications

[@Matt_D_370z]

@@mistersonnen848 LMFAO!!

[@HugoStiglitz88]

@@metapotamus absolutely lol I'm pretty much always rooting for the gang

[@JudgeDredd_]

Also Kate wasn't virtually unknown to those in comedy and tv I mean damn she's tight with LD. I mean that's the only recommendation needed by anyone not that she needed it.

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@metapotamus I disagree. They are bad people and they usually get comeuppance in the end. The normal people react to their idiocy with disgust.

[@johnychrist5475]

My favorite part of this show is that the gang almost takes turns per episode being the sane one lmao my favorite being the inspection episode, where everyone is being insane while Charlie of all people is trying to hold everything together

[@boredtolife8527]

the inspection episode has so many good “long takes” too

[@janedelmonico1494]

malcolm in the middle is seen as one of the first tv comedy users of the single camera style, so I find it really interesting that both shows tend towards the more 'ugly truth' side of poverty/family/life in general

[@alyciamarie4163]

That’s funny I liked that show too reminded me of my own family hahaha we were 3 girls though 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️😆😆

[@TrueGamer22887]

Yea bro almost everything he was saying all I was thinking was that Malcolm did it first and def inspired sunny

[@bristolrugby08]

Scrubs did the same thing with single cam

[@janedelmonico1494]

@@bristolrugby08 scrubs had a much more traditional sitcom tone than malcom or sunny, although there are still several instances of scrubs making fun of traditional sitcom tropes

[@Scrooge042]

MASH had a single camera setup all the way back in the 70s, and it didn't shy away from confronting viewers on their 'war is hell' theme. It's a bit older and as such gets overlooked in these kinds of analyses, but I think it deserves a lot of credit for trailblazing in its own right

[@ignorant1126]

A part of this show's enjoyability is how much fun the cast has making it. The actors on That 70s Show are actors. These guys? They're friends. They make episodes that remind you of being drunk with a group and laughing over nothing

[@kayzeaza]

I think in hindsight it was a good idea to set the show in Philly instead of LA. We’ve seen La in tons of shows, movies, games, books, etc. but never get to see Philly. I know this show was (hell still is) very popular here in Pennsylvania!

[@zyzzer]

Ironically it's still filmed primarily in LA tho lol

[@danielf6335]

@@zyzzer Hah that's true well the bar is in LA but alot of street scenes and others are actually in Philly

[@roems6396]

I has absolutely nothing to do with Philly, except when they have a sports themed episode.

[@donniebao]

@@roems6396 it's half filmed in philly dude, not as much anymore but weird comment

[@roems6396]

@@donniebao Huh? What in the hell is your point? It could be filmed in any city anywhere. So, like I said, it has nothing to do with Philly.

[@THExNIGHTMANxCOMETH]

I am not joking even a little: Rickety Cricket could have a 20 season spinoff stand alone. The most brilliant character arc in the history of television or novels. I don’t say that lightly.

[@BradsGonnaPlay]

If one of the upcoming seasons doesn’t have a specific focus on Cricket, I’ll be upset

[@mikebikepills]

I totally agree. Best parts of the funniest show.

[@hoqus4378]

@Sons Of Liberty That's the same as Creed in The Office.

[@mariamalzahem7512]

Gawd. An episode of Cricks teaching an Urban Survival class, showing us all the tricks he's learned lmfao. Even if his spin off just tracked his life concurrently to Always Sunny! Can you imagine!?!? First episode, him doing service at his church, having a full and pleasant day, seeing his proud and loving family for lunch... Then running into Dee. And so his life ends, even as it begins. Amazing.

[@manueldavid7369]

Norm McDonald was a fan of this show. That tells a lot. Unique comedy gold.

[@jackmiller6384]

Oh wow that's crazy? My favourite comic watches my favourite show

[@turdferguson7620]

He knew it was gonna be a big show when nobody else did

[@fredriksvard2603]

Praise doesnt come higher than that

[@CLA82529]

Fuck yes

[@ZacharyFiler]

@@jackmiller6384 well he doesn’t anymore

[@RainWelsh]

What I love best about Sunny is I watched one of those “out of context” videos of it before watching the show and it was like having a fever dream - most videos like that it’s just some funny lines where you can imagine how they got to that point, but with Sunny it was literally incomprehensible. So naturally I then watched the show itself, and even with the relevant context it’s still so deeply weird I couldn’t help but fall in love with it

[@thebackup2121]

You know I've watched this show twice already, but I still can't imagine anything more confusing than an Always Sunny out of context compilation - I'm gonna go watch one right now! 😆

[@NrettG]

Always Sunny gave me the same vibes of how Metal Gear Solid does it's storytelling. It doesn't make sense how we got here, it doesn't make sense why they played out this way, but dammit it just works and flows way too well.

[@Stavekoff]

same

[@MaikKellerhals]

I wouldn't say it has changed comedy. That would imply that it influenced other shows. I still see no other show that dares to go as far as sunny. What i don't like about most sitcoms is that they turn into dramas too often, especially in later seasons, and the comedy takes a back seat. This show is conistently funny and never falsely sentimental. I love that.

[@rpmphoenix3560]

Yes, that is true. Every other sitcom becomes a drama. The only show that comes close to always sunny in goofy characters is arrested development seasons 1-3.

[@Hal2718]

@@rpmphoenix3560 Umm... Seinfeld?

[@rpmphoenix3560]

@@Hal2718 I did not watch Seinfeld. I will give it a try.

[@cinnamon9390]

I think they were (falsely sentimental) a bit in the end. Like they directly state morals at the end of the episode, and I kind of hate it. At the end of Thunder Gun 4: Maximum Cool they literally just talk to each other about how pirating/illegally downloading things is bad and ruining movies, and is why their favorite franchise is changing

[@williamschwan207]

@@rpmphoenix3560 Seinfeld was the first show to have characters that are actually just kind of awful people. It's always sunny is like Seinfeld only the situations are way more outlandish haha. Both great shows.

[@libertas_americana]

17:45 People forget this guy hired Charlie and Mac to run the mail room. He gets fired, has to get a waiter job and has to move back into with his mother house.

[@erimgard3128]

Dennis is what Barney Stinson would be like without the laugh track and enabler friends treating his psycopathy as just fun and games

[@jackieburkhart3268]

nevertheless, i like both.

[@KushGee]

Barney was the best friend of them all though....

[@shanemccarthy3652]

As a character Barney Stinson can’t even smell the shit off Dennis Reynold’s shoes

[@DMO-DMO-DMO]

I had to look up who Barney Stinson was and I already hate the comparison

[@chaosapiant]

Dennis is a FAR darker character than the writers of that other show would ever make Barney out to be. Barney is a frat boy. Dennis is a true psychopath.

[@marcinkarpinski9163]

Mac's ballet was the most transcendent moment in the entire show. I'm so glad I got to know Sunny. It's an inspiring and life changing show.

[@luci7061]

"Nobody look!" in The Trial of the Century makes me cry laughing every time. It's my favorite episode and it's what solidified Always Sunny as my favorite show.

[@CharlesVanNoland]

The Nightman Cometh jingles have been burned into my brain since ASIP was on Netflix once upon a time but that concluding scene from the show has tears running down my face.

[@thomasthuyaaung]

2:18 "I'm getting a head of myself" with the scene where Dennis gets a head from himself.

[@shannondelima3028]

damn good catch

[@listentome271]

I love this show it’s so funny but the scary thing is that some people don’t understand it’s satirrical and meant to be showing how ridiculous This stuff is

[@DepthFromAbove]

Most people can’t recognize sarcasm or satire. Average human is dumb.

[@emanuelmota7217]

So don't be friends with anyone who doesn't get the show. Easy.

[@saviorself1164]

But they also use satire to prove a point as well.. My favorite example of this is "The Gang tries desperately to win an award" Not only did they point out how ridiculous it is for them to have not won an Emmy, they also poked fun at the people who get those awards. They showed us what they would have to become in order to win. It was masterfully done. They weren't too obvious, but we definitely got the message

[@iheartjbgccb]

@@DepthFromAbove you serious who are these people? The same ones who send death threats to actors they hate?

[@listentome271]

@@emanuelmota7217 of course but I mean I’m afraid people who don’t know much about the show will think I think like that and also just in general it’s scary there are people out there like that

[@kat8559]

I just watched the new season and it continues to amaze me how they're still making me lol with perfect characterization every time. All-time great show for sure.

[@kat8559]

Awe I hope rob's two gay moms are proud of him

[@ScottMcGoldrick]

The new season isn't out until December 1st?

[@chovue2363]

Still can't believe the episode with Frank's American oil hair dye! 🤣🤣🤣 the Ireland episodes are already among my favorite episodes.

[@BradsGonnaPlay]

It’s too bad the editing of the episodes in the new season was so amateur. You can tell the guys are still on their game but when the tech is off, it can ruin the timing

[@Hauns91]

I think what also sets this higher than most shows is that it definitely utilizes improv way more than other shows. Some of the stuff they come up with on their own. The bloopers is proof of it and are as hilarious as the show.

[@tarutrit]

yeah he doesn't even get us, man

[@bifgis]

This video is a summary of stuff that's happened on the show, but doesn't really argue the thesis claimed in the title that it has changed comedy forever.

[@Scrooge042]

Yeah it's a bit clickbait-y I agree. I'd say that Always Sunny is fine as a sitcom, but it's far from revolutionary for the format, let alone comedy in general. It's raunchy Seinfeld

[@spookuslukas]

thats such a common trend on youtube for media "analysis" its exhausting

[@ClarkieReidri]

Rob McElhenny is one of my favorite human beings of all time. His two moms did a great job

[@ginao6810]

His Dad also sounds like a legend. He raised the kids while his figured out her sexuality and moved in with her now partner. When she returned dad welcomed her and her partner back into the fold, and they are all very good friends to this day. He even lived with them for a while when his second marriage ended Rob talks about it all on his ep of Armchair Expert podcast. I re-listened to it last week. Well worth a listen if you haven’t already!

[@saviorself1164]

I don't know him as a human being, though I do realize many people who have seen interviews and listened to podcasts with him believe they know him as a person. All I know about him is this show and the man is an absolute genius as far as that goes

[@goblinsarereal4954]

@@ginao6810 his dad sounds like somebody who was a doormat too his wife and essentially let her cheat on him with no repercussion. That's not being a great human being it's ok to be angry if your partner is gay and didn't realize that even if it's not their fault. You have a really stupid view of that marriage and divorce.

[@mikedavidson6454]

@@goblinsarereal4954 your name is golins are real. Nobody and i mean NOBODY is coming to you for life advice man. Its comical youre so pompous you think otherwise lmao

[@jonnym4670]

@@saviorself1164 he fired his then-girlfriend from the show who was dee on the pilot after the show got picked up because she broke up with him and he didn't want to have to see her again

[@iamtheoceanr]

What's sad is that none of my friends or family members watch this show. How is that possible? Thank you for giving me 34 minutes of validation on why I love this show above all others.

[@kayzeaza]

Seems like you need new friends and family

[@CoryMacManusgolie]

@@kayzeaza facts. Nothing better than iasip with the boys

[@Hotpotatogal]

My family watches the show a lot. We’re just waiting for the new season to go on Hulu soon and for all of us to be off

[@CLA82529]

Yeah none of mine watches this too.

[@babyzorilla]

Ive Been watching these degenerates since 2005. And also I’m in love with Kaitlin Olson. Sorry Rob.

[@acWeishan]

I think the main reason this show works is clearly the cast have a great dynamic and work well together. The guys who made the English show Horrible Histories had a similar thing and went in to make three series with each other.

[@Drathrin]

Hey just a heads up, it was Devito's daughter who introduced him to the show and has two cameos.

[@handsdowntoo7150]

@tom tom In the episode "Mac Bangs Dennis' mom" she plays the waitress that Frank ogles (at the perfectly-timed moment that the woman Frank is dating says "aren't children wonderful?") She's also in the dumpster baby episode. She is the woman who says DB is cute enough to be used in commercials.

[@arthurdurham]

What definitely makes the show work for me besides the natural brilliant comedic talent of everyone involved, is that it is a master class in how to portray bad people in a funny way that makes you not get overwhelmed or annoyed. So many comedies try to have asshole or selfish characters and I feel like they often fail imo. While I like those shows for other reasons those aspects irk me, unlike in IASIP. Either the characters happen to be shitty but the show doesn't acknowledge it or thinks they're the heroes (How I Met Your Mother), tries to justify it (Rick & Morty), or it revels in their shittiness to a point of genuine discomfort (The League). IASIP is about the worst people you could ever meet, but they're basically real life cartoon characters in human form, one step away from Looney Tunes. They're like if the ID or someone's lizard brain was personified. Nothing really has long term damage (with a few exceptions), they're rarely so realistically awful that you can't enjoy them (it's too comical to take seriously), and the show rarely justifies their actions either which makes you laugh when they usually lose at the end.

[@rdf274]

That's a nice take. It takes uncompromised writing, I guess. If you're writing an assole character, a bad writer might feel the need to make him cartoonishly disgusting, afraid of humanizing him because of a fear that his writing might be looked upon as a reflection of the writers own personality.

[@arthurdurham]

@@rdf274 Yup. I feel like the other way as well, they'll often try to humanize them but it feels like a weird contrast when they're occasionally good so that somehow justifies their actions. IASIP just makes it so over the top and that they're all assholes that even the random humanizing moments work for me bc they're unexpected. Or you can go the other way and do a Bojack Horseman, which the character being a bad person is the point and it delves deep into that concept and the consequences of it. Neither of these shows feels like they're trying to just say being an asshole is funny, they're acutely aware the characters are bad and they run with it but in different directions.

[@kaiju2296]

The behind the scenes bits like Cricket being a producer, Charlie and the Waitress's and Mac and Dee's marriages, and the like really add to my enjoyment

[@Lyssebabz]

I love this show so much! I found out about it only 6 months ago. Dee and Dennis singing just a friend hits me.. going from bliss to crack addiction

[@danielcastillo5808]

Greatest show ever, I wish it would go on forever, and Danny was the greatest addition to the show, the episode of mac coming out to his father was so emotional, and you could see it in Frank's eyes, pure gold 🪙🪙🪙🪙🪙🪙

[@Girlyfish66]

My husband & I quote Sunny incessantly. If you want something in our house you have to pay the Troll Toll. There is not a situation where a Sunny quote doesn’t work. You know, because if the implication. My favorite episode is Charlie Work and my husbands is The Nightman Cometh.

[@jonpaulevans31]

One of my favorite aspects: IRL the gang would've long ago been put in jail or revenge-murdered, while Cricket's story would be the saddest shit ever. Somehow, they've gotten us attached to horrible people who actively try not to be any better, and had us laugh at a decent guy in a bleak downward spiral. That's just excellent writing, casting and performance. "I can fake it. On the streets, you learn how to fake it. The guys who don't fake it, they're the ones that get it the worst." While the gang never learn a lesson, Cricket has learned to get by in increasingly disturbing situations. So, negative growth.

[@theflyingroofer8182]

The numerous references to specific scenes and the fact you actually show the scene is one of many reasons why this video is so well done!

[@Me-fr7yj]

Bill’s son being his dealer is absolute gold

[@Gojeto346]

My favorite part about 19:39 is that it’s 100% not an effort by Dee to intentionally manipulate him, she just doesn’t want what she CAN have, it was the allure of the chase for her and the forbidden aspect, so when he gives up the church to be with her she literally just drops him cuz she realizes she doesn’t like him, which makes it soooooo much funnier that it all built up to that😂😂 great video

[@HolySpicoli]

Yup that misstatement earned my thumbs down.

[@dandychiggins7240]

I just can't watch shows that use laugh tracks anymore

[@trustedroot]

except old lady house

[@cheezyfilmsproductions1842]

I can still go back to old shows with laugh tracks, like Seinfeld, Friends, and How I Met Your Mother. But any newer show I can't touch. It's kind of a dead medium.

[@jasonfrost6947]

'Mac and Dennis moves to the Suburbs' is the gold star episodes I will always love. BTW great editing I honestly feel like this would be in the special features of one of the dvd or a way to convince someone to watch it.

[@zoewww]

seriously my favorite show of all time, i’m so connected to the characters that even when they drop the comedy for a bit and get sentimental i find myself actually caring. great video, thanks!

[@theseproblemsmatter1]

You know a show is a Masterpiece when it has more memes than you can remember

[@lakerlover022]

The true story behind the end of season one is more impressive. FX came to Rob, Glenn, and Charlie and told them they had to add an a-list actor, which they strongly opposed. Then FX said they’d pull the show if they didn’t, at which point they followed course

[@TheNavigator4552]

Probably ended up being one of the best things to happen to the show

[@captainforrix956]

My favorite is probably when Dennis is reading the script and Charlie is mouthing along to the utter lunacy

[@nathanheitzenroeder7688]

Thaaannk youuu. Thaaaaannnk youuu

[@bovinejoni4243]

I thought for sure “he wears the hell out of those shorts” was going to segue into Duncan with the clip of him admiring the jorts and explaining that you have to take them shits off every now and then.

[@bovinejoni4243]

@tom tom oh shit, you’re right. I always had it in my head that he was Duncan because he was the most prominent character to come out of the bridge crew.

[@beane10]

Best line in IASIP history: Mac demands that Dennis compliment him for the 1st time ever. Dennis: “Your hair looks small” 🤣

[@hucklebuckchuck7218]

Definitely my favorite show I watched it all throughout middle school, high school, and they’re still at it. I love the way they edited the best clips into this video.

[@brutanedda3107]

Frank Reynolds really sums up the whole concept of the show. You see what Danny DeVito did before IASIP and how he absolutely transformed his style of comedy nailing it in the process. It was radical, a very radical change. Total deconstruction.

[@waytospergtherebro]

You don't know too much about Danny DeVito.

[@indigo6067]

Ok this was such a brilliant video! The writing and editing were amazing. Sunny is truly the best. I'd definitely watch more if you have more to say!

[@cuckoobrain7999]

@beef business Exactly

[@vodkasoda9526]

@beef business yea but he captured great clips from the show to fit in context of what he was saying quite well. Love this show. Good effort mate.

[@NK-bz9wb]

The editing is top tier and highly appreciated! It's like miming the lyrics when you dance, winning move!

[@davidfullagar2706]

the thing i like the most is no matter how insane these characters get they always somehow make them 100% believable.

[@ihadtochangemyname5595]

Dennis singing to Mac at the restaurant had me in tears.

[@c0rn651]

honestly i never really got into sunny at first but after i was working a job from home i turned it on hulu for some background noise and ended up binging it now its my favorite live action comedy show and its even funnier seeing charlie is luigi now and the podcast adds alot of value to the jokes

[@TurbulenttJuice]

The Cricket arc has got to be one of the wildest character arcs ever on television 😂

[@Teelirious]

I love how Cricket is the gang's picture of Dorian Gray.

[@JC_Cali]

I've always wondered about this show and this is a great summary and defense! Thanks for putting it together! Might even watch it in full one of these days...

[@shanefoster2132]

I see my analytics for video essays and iasip clips and bloopers has brought me here. Good luck. May the algorithm ever be in your favor.

[@ChupieDeRasta]

I don't usually leave comments but this was the best sunny video I've watched. You can tell you are a true fan. You got each of their high points and major points of the show. Sorry if this isn't, like, a normal KZbin comment but seriously AWESOME JOB :)

[@chriscoleman5729]

I've always liked how theatrical it all seemed and what I mean by that is very little special effects. If you have a camera and some friends you could do an episode. They all seem like they got their start in drama class or a thespian group like Artemis. You could probably do most of their episodes on stage like they did with their live performance of Charlie's play and it would work and be hilarious! These guys are like Shakespeare.

[@SoftTehCustomer]

>Click on analysis video >Look inside >Plot summary

[@ChaosTheory9]

Actually Bill Ponderosa didn’t date Dee in high school…she was the aluminum monster. He was just the popular guy in school and she had a crush on him

[@Yourewrongthough87]

"Dee! You gangly, uncoordinated, bitch!" Is one of the best quotes of the whole show😂

[@FrankDaBank25]

A great concept followed by hilariously creative writing makes this show amazing.

[@reginamachamer821]

I'm so glad that they changed their occupations from aspiring actors to working at the bar. I mean.. I'm from Philly so ofc I love that part, but idk I mean it would be a completely different show. I guess it would still be good, but still I'm glad they made that change. Plus my girlfriend and I met them once years ago at Nick's. We were already there eating and the 4 of them (sadly Danny DeVito wasn't with them at the time) came in for lunch. They gave us hugs. We took a picture with Rob. I somehow managed to compose myself and not fangirl like an annoying weirdo. It was awesome.

[@tenenbaummark]

It's insane how many hours of this show I can watch, and how many hours of youtube I can watch about the show. It's the best.

[@KidFresh71]

I'm such a big fan of the show, I learned to play "Day Man" on my piano.

[@bluepuppy7]

Huge props and respect for the editing and script just .. A+ video 👩🏻‍🍳*chefs kiss*

[@MrKobayashi24]

Dude, I'm 4 minutes in and the clip selection complementing the commentary is incredibly spot on and hilarious. Fantastic job!

[@twoblacklabs904]

I’ve been a longtime viewer since Season 1 and I’m still hooked on “Wednesday Night Sunnys.” The character arc of Dennis’ psychopathy, Frank’s neuroticism and Charlie’s filth have kept this show at the top of the Wendy’s Sex Dumpster for me…

[@hotdoggington6962]

Engrossing video, thorough and just excellent. The small tribute to Roddy made me tear up a bit, what a hell of a character. Wish we got more acting roles out of him, but at least we have his legendary wrestling career.

[@spamman6369]

AS has the honor of having the greatest Christmas episode of any tv show ever.

[@Quentino808]

Uncle Jack screeching "NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK!" in a public courtroom will always be hilarious to me

[@y5mgisi]

Hard to put into words how much I love always sunny.

[@Irishhound]

I disagree with why people find the gang so fascinating. It isn't because you could never imagine yourself doing something like that and not relating to it, its because you CAN relate to it but it's also just to crazy and wrong to actually imagine yourself doing. So when you see it you go "huh, so this is what'd be like if I was completely delusional, or idiotic"

[@theindianpaladin]

It doesn't feel like a channel with 111 subs. Your video essay skills are on next level. Subscribed and Bell rung.

[@caitlinjade3815]

I totally agree with you that this show will get more popular as time goes on. In 10 years when people have had time to digest it and it lives on in streaming

[@ruthrobinson2232]

It’s always sunny is one of my all time favourites! I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hats at anything,as much as I laughed at mac on the ass pounder 4000. Every time I watch it, I laugh just as hard as I did the first time. Loved the video. I’ve subscribed ❤️

[@seanpalfy6355]

I was getting so nervous waiting for Cricket to show up. Absolutely the best supporting character 😂

[@sleepysleeper3485]

Cricket is quite literally becoming a ghoul from Fallout. He only needs some radiation poisoning.

[@Buzz_Killington]

That background "Jesus Christ" when Dee is gaging is one of my favorite parts ever!

[@emanuelmota7217]

One of THE greatest TV comedies of all time. IMHO.

[@sixwidit]

Since their last podcast, Danny said he watched season 1 with his wife and kids, and they were all fans. Once he got offered the part it was a done deal.

[@Greel97]

isn't this just wikipedia recount of the premise, characters, side characters, and episodes, with some minimal commentary thrown in

[@notsure7404]

This is by far the best explanation THERE EVER COULD BE. YOU ARE THE GOLDEN GOD OF MANSPLAINING THIS SHOW.

[@eschwarz1003]

One of the most creative unique comedically brilliant shows of all time. This and Curb are easily all time bests to me.

[@statesminds]

I started watching around 2009 and fell in love and watched all the seasons multiple times! My favorite comedy. Been watching the podcast too that I so happy they're doing. It's great too.

[@chloejm6390]

This is a video describing a show I already know very well, not how it changed comedy forever

[@Youtubesucks916]

I’m still obsessed to this day

[@pjshurm]

this video makes me wanna rewatch the entire series

[@iloveyourshoes9550]

I absolutely adore this show, and everyone behind it. Unfortunately I can’t get down with the recent seasons. I feel like I’m going crazy because everyone seems to love it just as much, if not more these days. I really want to like the newer episodes, but it’s very different

[@DimAngelProductions]

The new seasons are so goddamn bad it’s so frustrating and sad

[@gravendanger]

S15 is the only one I’m ehhhh on, the rest of the seasons only have an episode or 2 I’m not keen on

[@ryanvince1761]

It all changed season 13 - the first episode with Mindy Kaling

[@boianko]

The new seasons feel over-produced to me. The situations, costumes and locations have this "TV" feel to them, an artificiality. Maybe it's because of the higher quality camera. Season 15 I think did recover a bit from the dip in quality in seasons 13 and 14.

[@DC-ml6cv]

Yeah I dunno what it is. The last season Charlie feels so forced, and Mac. Dennis, dee and frank seem to be the only ones that haven't changed. Dunno if it's because it's been so long or what but rewatch it and tell me Charlie foe sure isn't forcing the shit out of Charlie

[@bigb2650]

There will never be a show that will ever come close to being close to as funny as this one. Ever.

[@codyb3232]

The clip choices and editing in this vid were spot on. Well done mate!

[@saviorself1164]

I wouldnt say that they dropped the Sweet Dee moniker after season 2. They referred to her as Sweet Dee right before they attempted to go to the Grand Canyon, but never made it out of Philadelphia

[@shaunsmith6703]

They're still absolutely smashing it; the most recent season even had Sunny:The Movie in the shape of those last 4 eps set in Ireland. Just a joy.