Charlie goes into overdrive when he's notified that the health inspector will be arriving that day. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang is trying to exploit a flaw in the air-miles reward system.
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37.9
Wins Above Replacement
“Charlie Work” ranks #128 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 75.2 — Great. The episode packs 46 scored jokes at 1.3 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.6 on impact, with Charlie landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Charlie: You flushed your shoes down the toilet? Why would you do that?
Frank: It's an anxiety thing, Charlie.
Charlie: You guys used Frank's credit card, you bought a bunch of airline miles. You used those airline miles to purchase 400 steaks...
Charlie Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Charlie: actually, what I do is I block the vents to the furnace and that fills the basement with dangerous gases. Drives the rodents away.
Charlie Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dee: That's how you make a joke stool right there! That's... Ow, Charlie! Did you do that?
Charlie: Yeah, you know what? I think I did.
Dee Charlie Callback Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Frank: Flushing things gives me control. It's a thing.
Charlie: That's not a thing.
All Jokes — 46 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Charlie: Frank, pick up! Pick up, buddy, pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up!
Mac: No time to explain it to you, you wouldn't get it anyway.
Mac Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Carmine's: A Place for Steaks.
Charlie: Yeah, we get a passing grade because I bust my ass to make sure that happens, okay?
Charlie Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Charlie, we found a loophole in the system. Yeah, it's a closing loophole; It involves airline miles and points.
Charlie: Frank, Jesus Christ, man, where are your shoes?
Frank: I lost 'em in the bathroom.
Charlie: It's not hilarious, it's just a stool with a nail sticking out of it.
Charlie Deadpan/Understatement Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Dee: Yeah, and when it pokes their butts, they scream, 'cause they just got a nail right in the butt.
Dee Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort Charlie: You flushed your shoes down the toilet? Why would you do that?
Frank: It's an anxiety thing, Charlie.
Frank: Flushing things gives me control. It's a thing.
Charlie: That's not a thing.
Charlie: Oh, son of a bitch. Did you flush your shirt?
Frank: Yep.
Mac: like, how can a whole group of people have the same idea at the same time? What, do they just say it all at once? It's ludicrous.
Mac Absurdist Character Comedy Charlie: What happened to the glory hole cover?
Mac: I took it off. I-I thought you... you put it on there by accident.
Charlie Mac Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Frank: Oh, shit! This thing's tits!
Frank Character Comedy Reaction Beat Frank: Are you sure? Maybe he's a racist, too.
Frank Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Charlie: Dee, shut up, shut up, shut up! That's, uh, G-sharp. Okay, I got it, I got it.
Charlie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Charlie: actually, what I do is I block the vents to the furnace and that fills the basement with dangerous gases. Drives the rodents away.
Charlie Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: Mac was doing that thing where he tries to casually bring something up to me, like I don't notice. Come to me like a man!
Dennis Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Delivery Guy: You want to eat here?
Delivery Guy: Uh, yeah, you know, it's a long drive back to Ohio and I figured I was gonna be here a while, unloading all these steaks.
Delivery Guy: Four hundred? You ordered 4,000.
Charlie: You guys used Frank's credit card, you bought a bunch of airline miles. You used those airline miles to purchase 400 steaks...
Charlie Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Mac: you know, we basically had already explained it to you, so...
Mac Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Charlie: Or that Dee's oversized fingers could've accidentally pressed 'zero' again when she ordered the steaks online.
Delivery Guy: Uh, this is an alley. I think I'd rather just sit inside.
Alan was let go on account of his leniency.
Health Inspector: I assume all the toilets are in working order.
Charlie: Oh, absolutely. Yeah, I wouldn't bother checking if I were you.
Sandy Cringe/Discomfort Visual Gag Dee: Oh, no, he wants a turkey burger.
Charlie: What? Why?
Dee: I don't know. I offered it to him.
Charlie: He looks like a turkey burger kind of guy?! Oh, my God, Dee
Charlie: Don't ask questions, just moan a bit, after a couple of moans say, 'I'm sorry.'
Charlie Cringe/Discomfort Absurdist ★ Rewatch Charlie: Hey, buddy, how about a courtesy cough or something next time?
Charlie Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Frank: I'm painting a shirt!
Frank Absurdist Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Delivery Guy: The steak is burnt to shit. It's not even what I ordered.
Delivery Guy: this is the worst restaurant I've ever been to.
Charlie: Give this to Frank. Tell him G-sharp. Then you got to paint him head to toe in black.
Dee: Why would I do any of that?
Charlie: I said bar, bar twice!
Charlie Character Comedy Reaction Beat Charlie: A bit excessive? Yes, I know, but I'm a little anal when it comes to securing the perishables.
Charlie Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: All right, all right, all right.
Dennis Running Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Sandy: The regulation is exactly six feet and you were at five and a half.
Charlie: Oh, that goddamn bitch!
Sandy: Congratulations.
Sandy: Oh, my... You got me with the whole Dumpster thing!
Health Inspector: However, you do have an amazingly clean bar and therefore I'm giving Paddy's Pub the highest possible grade.
Oh, yeah, we don't, we don't give a shit about that.
Mac Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Mac: We always pass, okay? We never have a hard time passing. It's not a big deal. Nobody gives a shit. You didn't do anything that special.
Mac Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dee: That's how you make a joke stool right there! That's... Ow, Charlie!
Dee Charlie Callback Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Callback Dee: That's how you make a joke stool right there! That's... Ow, Charlie! Did you do that?
Charlie: Yeah, you know what? I think I did.
Dee Charlie Callback Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
