By John Tustin
Show creator Robert Mcelhenny (as Mac)
NBC is a mainstream television network that is responsible for airing some of the most iconic, impactful, and truly funny comedy shows ever made. As a long-time viewer I don’t think I exaggerate when I say that NBC has broadcast some of the best shows to ever grace television, such as: 30 Rock, Scrubs, Parks and Recreation, The Office, Frasier, The Golden Girls, Cheers, Friends, The Good Place, The Cosby Show, Community, Will and Grace, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Taxi, Saturday Night Live. And most importantly, the ironic God Almighty—Seinfeld.
I’ll bet that anybody who has read the list above has heard of at least one of these fan favorites. But why am I mentioning all these marvelous shows? Well, first, because they are all clean, and “family friendly.” But what if clean humor gets sorta old? That’s when you might abandon network programming for the wilder offerings of cableTV, and start watching It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
While I love Seinfeld, Cheers, Friends, Frasier, The Office, and Parks and Rec, there is something oddly enticing about It’s Always Sunny. It is dark, mean, funny, and just plain genius. Despite its edgy point of view, It’s Always Sunny has a strangely seductive feeling about it that pulls viewers in.
Kaitlin Olson (as Dee)
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia is about the various schemes and mishaps that center around Paddy’s Pub—an Irish bar with a colorful cast of co-owners and employees. “Mac” is played by Rob McElhenny; “Dennis” is played by Glenn Howerton; “Charlie” is played by Charlie Day; “Dee” is played by Kaitlin Olson, and “Frank” is played by the famous Taxi sit-com veteran, DannyDevito. Now running for 14 seasons and counting on FXX, this popular program has a twisted, sardonic sensibility. The characters will remind you a bit of a demented Seinfeld, in which everybody is selfish and self-absorbed times 100.
Charlie Day (as “Charlie”)
From making a man lose his priesthood and turning him to a life of homelessness and drugs, to the lead characters trying to solve a gas crisis by selling gasoline door-to-door, this show has it all. The series was created by Robert McElhenny, who also plays Mac.
This particular comedy has no point or educational value other than to entertain its viewers. When watching these episodes a fan has to throw away any morals they have and remember every scenario is fictional. The show is rated TV MA (for obvious reasons). WARNING: If you are watching It’s Always Sunny, and you feel bad for a character who isn’t part of the main cast, you are watching it wrong!
Danny DeVito ((as Frank)