It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 

Five friends with big egos and slightly arrogant attitudes are the proprietors of an Irish pub in Philadelphia.

Creators:

Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney

Stars:

Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney

Top Rated TV #69 | Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Charlie Day	...	Charlie Kelly 153 episodes, 2005-2019
Glenn Howerton	...	Dennis Reynolds / ... 153 episodes, 2005-2019
Rob McElhenney	...	Mac 153 episodes, 2005-2019
Kaitlin Olson	...	Dee Reynolds 153 episodes, 2005-2019
Danny DeVito	...	Frank Reynolds 146 episodes, 2006-2019

Storyline

Five egocentric friends who run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating myriad uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.

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Plot Keywords:

black comedy | cringe comedy | satire | alcohol | crude humor | 

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Taglines:

A Circle of Jerks

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

FX Networks

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 August 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

It's Always Sunny on TV

Filming Locations:

Geno's Steaks, 1219 S. 9th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bluebush Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, FX Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite the series' "Sunny" title, the footage of the opening credits consists entirely of night time footage of Philadelphia.

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Goofs

Dee Reynolds would never be able to be a surrogate without having a child of her own first. All reputable surrogacy agencies in the US require their surrogates to have had at least one full-term, live birth before becoming a surrogate.

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Quotes

Dennis Reynolds: Let's talk about your likes and dislikes. Um, how 'bout your favorite food? What would that be?
Charlie Kelly: Oh, milk steak.
Dennis Reynolds: Hm, what?
Charlie Kelly: Milk steak.
Dennis Reynolds: I'm not putting milk steak!
Mac: Just put steak. Just put regular steak.
Dennis Reynolds: I'm gonna put steak.
Charlie Kelly: Don't put steak, put milk steak. She'll know what it is.
Dennis Reynolds: No, she won't know what it is, Charlie. Nobody knows what that is. Okay, all right. What's your favorite hobby?
Charlie Kelly: Uh, magnets.
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Crazy Credits

The show's RCH production logo (now RCG) features an image of creators/stars Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, and Glenn Howerton wearing hoodies and sunglasses. A sound clip plays backwards over the logo. In season 1 the clip says 'You are stupid for playing this forward' when reversed; in season 2 it says 'Is it brown? Is it brown? Good work. Is it brown? Is it brown?'; in season 3 it says 'Make it brown. Make it brown. Make it brown.' each actor chanting the words.

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Connections

Referenced in The Simpsons: Krusty the Clown (2018)

User Reviews

My new favorite show

Now that Arrested Development has been laid to rest (RIP), I have found the next best thing.

"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is different and funny, in a crossing-moral-lines kind of way. Good for FX that they have the cojones to put this show on.

How can you not laugh when story lines involve trying to take financial advantage of a religious miracle, or considering sleeping with your fiend's mom to get even, or tea-bagging (not the actual act, but, 'nuff said)?

I can only hope this show stays on the air long enough to gain sufficient viewers to not get canceled.