"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is one of the best, if not the definitive best comedy shows ever made. In this video, I break down what makes Sunny so great and how it has changed the way we view comedy forever.
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@aduckwithayoutubechannel2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Itiswhatitisitiswhatitiswhatit2 жыл бұрын
That would be very Seinfeld.
@planescaped Жыл бұрын
@@Itiswhatitisitiswhatitiswhatit I've always felt like Sunny was Seinfeld turned up to crazy levels.
@placeb0fication Жыл бұрын
@@planescaped same!
@lergia Жыл бұрын
@@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 Жыл бұрын
@@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?
@rickdymanus76802 жыл бұрын
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.
@andyyoung44762 жыл бұрын
They mention that on the podcast.
@zeffmalchazeen34292 жыл бұрын
watching old clips of big bang theory and how i met your mother, you can feel these kind of conversation.
@himdotcom2 жыл бұрын
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.
@zeffmalchazeen34292 жыл бұрын
@@himdotcom also several conversations of those TV shows sometimes wait for the laugh track to stop then proceeds the conversation
@JoMiHoppe2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@@aanyasrivastava9652 And she raped Charlie
@Neogears1312 Жыл бұрын
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-ni6iy11 ай бұрын
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 😂
@1XSTEALTHTWINTURBOX14 ай бұрын
She's all over the place and I love it. Her character is one of my favorite female characters.
@General_Grievance2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
I love that the only "straight man" in this show is just the occasional side character.
@danmcnulty7071 Жыл бұрын
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
@Millers-Mausoleum11 ай бұрын
She’s a trip
@zoewww2 жыл бұрын
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!
@toads132 жыл бұрын
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
@Giganfan2k12 жыл бұрын
Never walk into a writer room mad. Or do, because that episode was 🔥
@Sleve-McDichael2 жыл бұрын
I just found this out today on their podcast!
@InteractiveIdea2 жыл бұрын
They talk about it on thier podcast too
@emanuelmota72172 жыл бұрын
Who eats cereal while you're driving??
@capcom49er482 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Except that Mexican family, they got an awesome mansion
@Hysterii Жыл бұрын
Except for Artemis, she's too crazy for the gang to change
@Hugsloth Жыл бұрын
@@Hysterii Artemis and Frank think it's fun to have sex in dumpsters... nothing left to be corrupted lol
@lukewarmwaterr Жыл бұрын
@@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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
same
@ThatGuyReyansh Жыл бұрын
Not many episodes that's why but their arcs are absolute gold
@patrickbrehm29684 ай бұрын
Yep, every cricket injury/incident is referenced the next time cricket appears
@dnrfrank3 ай бұрын
the crack addiction lol
@zacharypodair26562 ай бұрын
seriously, they brought up charlie’s sisters in like season 1 and then brought them back in season 16
@hgbugalou2 жыл бұрын
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_ .
@slayer4567011 ай бұрын
And slept with a 16 yr old boy and SA’d charlie
@brucewayne82311 ай бұрын
Dee is absolutely terrible😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love her. Think of how dirty she did Cricket, too!
@rugrugrugrug6 ай бұрын
She probably instantly understood the implication because, as a woman, it’s somewhat applied to her as well
@joe-tatothepotatobiden476 ай бұрын
Nah Mac neglecting his dog until it dies and then feeding it to Dennis ks the darkest thing in the show by far.
@droolingpine96586 ай бұрын
Keep stretching and pretending like dennis doesnt literally blackmail literally every woman he gets with by filming them without their consent
@zachsutton21132 жыл бұрын
This show is engraved into my mind. The characters, the quotes, the crazy shenanigans, everything
@crimesforkibble69122 жыл бұрын
"Can I offer you a nice egg in this trying time"
@oraetblavora23752 жыл бұрын
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)
@alyciamarie41632 жыл бұрын
You know it’s a good show when you can watch episodes you have already seen over and over and over
@mejsjalv2 жыл бұрын
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.
@dylanjordan47472 жыл бұрын
I only started watching it in 2017 but I feel like it’s been with me my whole life
@mistersonnen8482 жыл бұрын
I don't think I laughed at anything harder than when uncle Jack threw his fake hands by accident in the court
@savitoon22872 жыл бұрын
“NOBODY LOOK!”
@greenwitte2 жыл бұрын
His shrieking is so funny combined with the dead silence of the courtroom
@heavenlyheather91282 жыл бұрын
🤣😂🤣😂
@shasmi932 жыл бұрын
How about Macs mom…. In any scene. Like when she says “I smell like shit” ahahahaha lmao
@jacktubbsgalley2 жыл бұрын
This is probably my all time favourite scene
@richielavey15652 жыл бұрын
This is 5 minutes of how sunny influenced things and 30 minutes of a summary of every character who was ever on screen
@goblinsarereal49542 жыл бұрын
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-go7ee2 жыл бұрын
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.
@goblinsarereal49542 жыл бұрын
@@MA-go7ee ok ok that's incredibly untrue it's always sunny took EVERYTHING a step further.
@TheRABIDdude2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Not talking about the characters fighting stereotypes in sitcom is a sin if you want to prove how the show is different
@johnychrist5475 Жыл бұрын
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
@boredtolife85279 күн бұрын
the inspection episode has so many good “long takes” too
@Matt_D_370z2 жыл бұрын
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.
@mistersonnen8482 жыл бұрын
Mac tried to say no, but couldn't. Because of the implications
@Matt_D_370z2 жыл бұрын
@@mistersonnen848 LMFAO!!
@HugoStiglitz882 жыл бұрын
@@metapotamus absolutely lol I'm pretty much always rooting for the gang
@JudgeDredd_2 жыл бұрын
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.
@icecreamhero23752 жыл бұрын
@@metapotamus I disagree. They are bad people and they usually get comeuppance in the end. The normal people react to their idiocy with disgust.
@janedelmonico14942 жыл бұрын
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
@alyciamarie41632 жыл бұрын
That’s funny I liked that show too reminded me of my own family hahaha we were 3 girls though 🤷♀️🤷♀️😆😆
@TrueGamer228872 жыл бұрын
Yea bro almost everything he was saying all I was thinking was that Malcolm did it first and def inspired sunny
@bristolrugby082 жыл бұрын
Scrubs did the same thing with single cam
@janedelmonico14942 жыл бұрын
@@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
@Scrooge0422 жыл бұрын
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
@coleyamos2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Lmafoo
@laurenmiller9143 Жыл бұрын
You did good, son. You did good.
@user-ld1pm9bt6l6 күн бұрын
He probably had a hotplate he was trying to get to.
@RainWelsh2 жыл бұрын
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
@thebackup21212 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Stavekoff3 ай бұрын
same
@erimgard31282 жыл бұрын
Dennis is what Barney Stinson would be like without the laugh track and enabler friends treating his psycopathy as just fun and games
@jackieburkhart32682 жыл бұрын
nevertheless, i like both.
@KushGee2 жыл бұрын
Barney was the best friend of them all though....
@shanemccarthy36522 жыл бұрын
As a character Barney Stinson can’t even smell the shit off Dennis Reynold’s shoes
@DMO-DMO-DMO2 жыл бұрын
I had to look up who Barney Stinson was and I already hate the comparison
@chaosapiant2 жыл бұрын
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.
@manueldavid73692 жыл бұрын
Norm McDonald was a fan of this show. That tells a lot. Unique comedy gold.
@jackmiller63842 жыл бұрын
Oh wow that's crazy? My favourite comic watches my favourite show
@turdferguson76202 жыл бұрын
He knew it was gonna be a big show when nobody else did
@fredriksvard26032 жыл бұрын
Praise doesnt come higher than that
@CLA825292 жыл бұрын
Fuck yes
@ZacharyFiler2 жыл бұрын
@@jackmiller6384 well he doesn’t anymore
@ignorant11269 ай бұрын
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
@THExNIGHTMANxCOMETH2 жыл бұрын
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.
@BradsGonnaPlay2 жыл бұрын
If one of the upcoming seasons doesn’t have a specific focus on Cricket, I’ll be upset
@mikebikepills2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. Best parts of the funniest show.
@hoqus43782 жыл бұрын
@Sons Of Liberty That's the same as Creed in The Office.
@mariamalzahem7512 Жыл бұрын
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.
@kayzeaza2 жыл бұрын
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!
@zyzzer2 жыл бұрын
Ironically it's still filmed primarily in LA tho lol
@danielf63352 жыл бұрын
@@zyzzer Hah that's true well the bar is in LA but alot of street scenes and others are actually in Philly
@roems63962 жыл бұрын
I has absolutely nothing to do with Philly, except when they have a sports themed episode.
@donniebao2 жыл бұрын
@@roems6396 it's half filmed in philly dude, not as much anymore but weird comment
@roems63962 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@MaikKellerhals2 жыл бұрын
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.
@rpmphoenix35602 жыл бұрын
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.
@Hal27182 жыл бұрын
@@rpmphoenix3560 Umm... Seinfeld?
@rpmphoenix35602 жыл бұрын
@@Hal2718 I did not watch Seinfeld. I will give it a try.
@cinnamon93902 жыл бұрын
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
@williamschwan2072 жыл бұрын
@@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_americana2 жыл бұрын
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.
@listentome2712 жыл бұрын
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
@DepthFromAbove2 жыл бұрын
Most people can’t recognize sarcasm or satire. Average human is dumb.
@emanuelmota72172 жыл бұрын
So don't be friends with anyone who doesn't get the show. Easy.
@saviorself11642 жыл бұрын
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
@iheartjbgccb2 жыл бұрын
@@DepthFromAbove you serious who are these people? The same ones who send death threats to actors they hate?
@listentome2712 жыл бұрын
@@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
@thomasthuyaaung2 жыл бұрын
2:18 "I'm getting a head of myself" with the scene where Dennis gets a head from himself.
@shannondelima30282 жыл бұрын
damn good catch
@kat85592 жыл бұрын
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.
@kat85592 жыл бұрын
Awe I hope rob's two gay moms are proud of him
@ScottMcGoldrick2 жыл бұрын
The new season isn't out until December 1st?
@chovue23632 жыл бұрын
Still can't believe the episode with Frank's American oil hair dye! 🤣🤣🤣 the Ireland episodes are already among my favorite episodes.
@BradsGonnaPlay2 жыл бұрын
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
@marcinkarpinski9163 Жыл бұрын
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.
@CharlesVanNoland2 жыл бұрын
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.
@ClarkieReidri2 жыл бұрын
Rob McElhenny is one of my favorite human beings of all time. His two moms did a great job
@ginao68102 жыл бұрын
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!
@saviorself11642 жыл бұрын
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
@goblinsarereal49542 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@mikedavidson64542 жыл бұрын
@@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
@jonnym46702 жыл бұрын
@@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
@luci7061 Жыл бұрын
"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.
@Hauns912 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
yeah he doesn't even get us, man
@bifgis2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Scrooge0422 жыл бұрын
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
@spookuslukas2 жыл бұрын
thats such a common trend on youtube for media "analysis" its exhausting
@iamtheoceanr2 жыл бұрын
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.
@kayzeaza2 жыл бұрын
Seems like you need new friends and family
@CoryMacManusgolie2 жыл бұрын
@@kayzeaza facts. Nothing better than iasip with the boys
@Hotpotatogal2 жыл бұрын
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
@CLA825292 жыл бұрын
Yeah none of mine watches this too.
@babyzorilla Жыл бұрын
Ive Been watching these degenerates since 2005. And also I’m in love with Kaitlin Olson. Sorry Rob.
@Drathrin2 жыл бұрын
Hey just a heads up, it was Devito's daughter who introduced him to the show and has two cameos.
@handsdowntoo71502 жыл бұрын
@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.
@dontsubcribedontlike673 Жыл бұрын
31:45 what really blew my mind was watching a BTS where Rob mentioned that the episode's premise came up because Glenn Howerton was _actually_ driving to work while eating cereal and got bumped into and he was kind of sore about it and for the rest of the day they couldn't stop thinking about what a silly incident it was and wrote an episode out of it. Fiction imitates life.
@arthurdurham2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@indigo60672 жыл бұрын
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!
@cuckoobrain79992 жыл бұрын
@beef business Exactly
@vodkasoda95262 жыл бұрын
@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.
@Yourewrongthough872 жыл бұрын
"Dee! You gangly, uncoordinated, bitch!" Is one of the best quotes of the whole show😂
@Me-fr7yj2 жыл бұрын
Bill’s son being his dealer is absolute gold
@danielcastillo58082 жыл бұрын
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 🪙🪙🪙🪙🪙🪙
@Lyssebabz2 жыл бұрын
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
@acWeishan Жыл бұрын
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.
@3dartxsi9 ай бұрын
I feel like Rickety Cricket is like this human Portrait of Dorian Grey. The gang stays the same as he defenerates further and further.
@jasonfrost69472 жыл бұрын
'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.
@Gojeto346 Жыл бұрын
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
@HolySpicoli6 ай бұрын
Yup that misstatement earned my thumbs down.
@lakerlover0222 жыл бұрын
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
@TheNavigator45526 ай бұрын
Probably ended up being one of the best things to happen to the show
@JC_Cali2 жыл бұрын
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...
@theseproblemsmatter12 жыл бұрын
You know a show is a Masterpiece when it has more memes than you can remember
@bovinejoni42432 жыл бұрын
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.
@bovinejoni42432 жыл бұрын
@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.
@bprangerz50889 ай бұрын
This show truly is legendary
@jonpaulevans312 жыл бұрын
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.
@Girlyfish662 жыл бұрын
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.
@zoewww2 жыл бұрын
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!
@hucklebuckchuck72182 жыл бұрын
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.
@theflyingroofer81824 ай бұрын
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!
@kaiju22962 жыл бұрын
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
@joebreadbin21462 жыл бұрын
What a great video! I love sunny to bits and I watch any kind of sunny content. Great job I can’t wait to watch this channel grow:)
@dandychiggins72402 жыл бұрын
I just can't watch shows that use laugh tracks anymore
@trustedroot2 жыл бұрын
except old lady house
@cheezyfilmsproductions18422 жыл бұрын
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.
@bluepuppy72 жыл бұрын
Huge props and respect for the editing and script just .. A+ video 👩🏻🍳*chefs kiss*
@brutanedda31072 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
You don't know too much about Danny DeVito.
@FrankDaBank252 жыл бұрын
A great concept followed by hilariously creative writing makes this show amazing.
@ihadtochangemyname55952 жыл бұрын
Dennis singing to Mac at the restaurant had me in tears.
@chriscoleman572911 ай бұрын
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.
@hotdoggington69622 жыл бұрын
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.
@captainforrix956 Жыл бұрын
My favorite is probably when Dennis is reading the script and Charlie is mouthing along to the utter lunacy
@amalofoto2 жыл бұрын
Such an amazing video! Great editing, amazing comedic timing, and when you started your closing remarks I was thinking "no way this was 30 minutes!". Subbed!
@codyb32322 жыл бұрын
The clip choices and editing in this vid were spot on. Well done mate!
@MrKobayashi24 Жыл бұрын
Dude, I'm 4 minutes in and the clip selection complementing the commentary is incredibly spot on and hilarious. Fantastic job!
@Caulk2meBB2 жыл бұрын
Greta job man, Good flow with the commentary didn't even feel like I watched a 30 min clip. Hope ur channel gets a bigger following. Subscribed 👍
@c0rn6512 жыл бұрын
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
@Irishhound9 ай бұрын
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"
@reginamachamer8212 жыл бұрын
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.
@anantkumar53762 жыл бұрын
It doesn't feel like a channel with 111 subs. Your video essay skills are on next level. Subscribed and Bell rung.
@shanefoster21322 жыл бұрын
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.
@ChupieDeRasta2 жыл бұрын
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 KZfaq comment but seriously AWESOME JOB :)
@Sabinex510 ай бұрын
It started off as FOUR friends making the pilot. The original Sweet Dee got pushed out without credit or recompense after she broke up with Rob. She had worked on development of the show with the three guys from the very beginning for a year prior to being picked up.
@jlouis44079 ай бұрын
Someone else played Dee?
@Sabinex59 ай бұрын
@@jlouis4407 yes, the original actress who helped develop the shoes from the beginning
@ReznorQuake7 ай бұрын
is she the actress from the unaired pilot?
@sleepysleeper3485 Жыл бұрын
Cricket is quite literally becoming a ghoul from Fallout. He only needs some radiation poisoning.
@ruthrobinson22322 жыл бұрын
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 ❤️
@statesminds2 жыл бұрын
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.
@heatherhillman7280 Жыл бұрын
Sunny is always a favorite in my home. Meee-ow.
@ChupieDeRasta2 жыл бұрын
If there was a video to perfectly describe the show and every character, this is absolutely it. You captured it all. All the props in the world. You're awesome.
@deancain18412 жыл бұрын
Great content! You got yourself a new sub! Looking forward to more videos.
@KidFresh7111 ай бұрын
I'm such a big fan of the show, I learned to play "Day Man" on my piano.
@thealvabro1852 Жыл бұрын
A perfect way to analyze this show. Brilliant work!
@emanuelmota72172 жыл бұрын
One of THE greatest TV comedies of all time. IMHO.
@davidfullagar27062 жыл бұрын
the thing i like the most is no matter how insane these characters get they always somehow make them 100% believable.
@twoblacklabs9042 жыл бұрын
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…
@Greel97 Жыл бұрын
isn't this just wikipedia recount of the premise, characters, side characters, and episodes, with some minimal commentary thrown in
@eschwarz10032 жыл бұрын
One of the most creative unique comedically brilliant shows of all time. This and Curb are easily all time bests to me.
@y5mgisi Жыл бұрын
Hard to put into words how much I love always sunny.
@oscars4608 Жыл бұрын
Great video. It’s always sunny will always be one of my favourite TV shows ever and you highlighted perfectly why that’s the case
@lacecox89209 ай бұрын
This is my fav show
@beane102 жыл бұрын
Best line in IASIP history: Mac demands that Dennis compliment him for the 1st time ever. Dennis: “Your hair looks small” 🤣
@thetits22 Жыл бұрын
Dude just had the algo recommend you/this video. Love your style/edits, really makes your commentary pop.
@jondeaux3362 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! What a great summary.
@caitlinjade38152 жыл бұрын
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
@seanpalfy6355 Жыл бұрын
I was getting so nervous waiting for Cricket to show up. Absolutely the best supporting character 😂
@mcgotes2 жыл бұрын
This is very well made 👍 Thank you
@TommyStanley-cw7tt8 күн бұрын
Dee is my current favorite character. I've gone through everyone at least once. Watch this show every night before i fall asleep. Probably watch the entire series hundreds and hundreds of times. It's so good.
@ChaosTheory92 жыл бұрын
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