It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV Series) The Gang Goes on Family Fight (2015) User Reviews

I've been dreaming of this.

[Shcmaylor · 10/10 · 9 March 2015]

Is there anything you'd like better than to see your favourite characters act like complete fools on a live TV show? Unfortunately, that will never happen, because your favourite characters only exist on TV, but this is the next best thing.

The first thing I thought while watching this is "Dennis better lose his temper." When he started getting frustrated with the buzzer, I was laughing before they even went anywhere with it. Dennis' character is funny in nearly everything he does.

Dee, being Dee, always desperately tries to be a star, and her trying to act like Jenny McCarthy was hilarious as it was cringe- worthy. Not to mention, her desperate attempts at humour. Only "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" could make terrible jokes like fart noises, actually seem funny.

Charlie's stupidity is not always the funniest of running gags if I'm being honest, but as soon as he said "Dragon", I laughed pretty hard. This episode made use of nearly everything good the show has going for it.

This show is great for its inside jokes, and you really have to know the characters, which is one of the things I love most. All this episode was missing was them making a jab at Dee for looking like a bird, and a reference to Mac's latent sexuality.

In fact I've seen many pigs eat many men

[samzimm · 10/10 · 8 September 2020]

Charlie calls himself a common man and asks about cheese from a cottage. Yes, this episode rocks!

One of the best episodes ever

[jennycao-77006 · 9/10 · 14 August 2017]

Slight spoilers?! From the TV show host to having gags that explain each character almost so well, it has so much of which makes each character so funny. I cried so much at Charlie's answers and finding out why they appeared... It was less about scheming around as usual and less arguing than usual but allowed each characters' personalities to come out more as they're in a setting where they really have to try to be normal and fail so much to do so. Wonder if it's just as funny to those who have never seen the show before and this being their first episode. I hope so because everyone should watch it

One of the best guest stars in IASIP

[gandamaluco-613-321383 · 10/10 · 4 February 2022]

Keegan-Michael Key is great in this. The way he reacts throughout the episode is hilarious, and his interactions with the Reynolds are one of the best I've seen in this series by a guest star. What I like about this episode is how despicable the gang comes across, and yet I still find myself rooting for them to win.

And yes... dragon meat is delicious.

Enticing bowl of white

[gmacer-35004 · 10/10 · 21 September 2018]

One of the funniest episodes of Sunny ever! Right from the beginning in the green room with Charlie's confusion by cheese made in a cottage, Keegan's response to the gangs shenanigans during the game, Dennis's slow decline into madness by the buzzer and the best part when Dee uses her hands made of anvils to destory the buzzer. Just a great episode that truly showcases the gangs dysfunction.

"Hey Dennis, what is this enticing bowl of white?"

[FriedToast02 · 10/10 · 29 April 2023]

One of my all time favorite episodes of the whole show. It is just joke after joke. One of my favorite settings, with the game show and the amazing parody of Family Fued and game shows in general. There is so many amazing episodes in the show and in this season in general. I don't think it's the most consistent seasons but it would prolly be in my top 5. I honestly don't know what to write with pretty much of every second of this episode gold but we'll give it a shot.

I think this is the gang at their "best" with all of them fully drawn out at this time and everyone being perfectly aligned to their characters. I have to mention the gang talking to the host in the beginning and the audience and telling them a little bit about themselves it's so gold, dropping so many jokes that only the fans would know and just making it confusing for everyone and the face of Keegan the host is so gold. We have Frank being the best Frank just being completely chaotic and spitting out random mumbo jumbo like toe knife and his iconic "I've seen many pigs eat many men". Dennis taking it way to seriously, trying to keep everyone in "check" when at the end he was the one who had the biggest break down on live tv. Also his annoyance to the wrong sound effect is pure gold. Taking common gameshow stereotypes and turning it into jokes, it's such good writing. The fast money scene is fantastic and the reveal of them watching it is hilarious. Charlie oh my god Charlie is probably my favorite character and he was at his best with him unintentionally getting an answer right each time with the most bizarre answers like eating dragons also love the touch of one by the answers he pick each time and then the reveal that he filled out the survey for the quiz show is again really good writing. I have to mention Charlie not knowing what cottage cheese is and always makes me laugh. Then we got Mac who kills me the whole episode all of their facial expressions are amazing but Mac man was just killing me. Him mixing up all the game shows with this one like Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune and him of course saying survey says instead of the host is hilarious. Dee of course with her thought on using double entendres and what she thinks the show wants her to do, her delivery on cock always makes me crack up. As well as her breaking the buzzer is a hilarious scene great physical comedy. Now the host portrayed by Keegan-Michael Key is one of my favorite guest stars his facial expressions are gold and they picked the best actor for the host his slow demise into insanity is acted perfectly. With his discography focused heavily on comedy and in one of my favorite comedy sketch shows Key and Peele he knew exactly how to tackle the character, also I don't know if it was intentional but at some parts like when Dee says Cock his "No, No, No" reminded heavily of Steve Harvey. I also love how happy he is when Dennis starts to have his breakdown. "Alright I have never seen a more embarrassing display in my whole career. His laugh and his enthusiasm on how the show always goes up on tv is delivered perfectly, also love how the audience is also clapping against the gang.

This episode perfectly shows the characters and is an episode I would definitely recommend to someone wanting to get into the show. You don't need to have seen any of the episodes but a lot of the jokes land even better if your all caught up on your IASIP. 10/10 classic sunny.