Dennis and Mac enlist Dee to spy on the fish factory across the street, Charlie and Frank grow suspicious and decide to do some spying of their own.
WAR
7.1
Wins Above Replacement
“The Gang Spies Like U.S.” ranks #173 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 67.1 — Mixed. The episode packs 31 scored jokes at 1.1 per minute, averaging 6.1 on craft and 6.3 on impact, with Mac landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Charlie: Asians... and cream pies.
Charlie Misdirection Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Charlie: S... spider crawled up in my ear. It was living there. Right. Sends its thoughts to me.
Charlie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mac: I'm to remember every man I've seen fall into a plate of spaghetti?
Mac Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Frank: I think what you're gonna find when you're spying on the general population is that everyone is just, uh... masturbating, constantly. I know I am.
Frank Observational Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch What kind of cream pie are you talking about? What... kind of cream pie are you talking about?
All Jokes — 31 analyzed
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Mac: That's what's good about a beer.
Dennis: Yeah. It just keeps cycling through...
Protein, omega numbers... Omega threes, fours and fives.
You get to eat all your scales.
Yeah, not eating all reptiles, just the good ones.
Mac: You're gonna help us gather intel.
Dee: Really? Let's do it, come on.
Mac Dee Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm You're completely unreliable, Dee, really. You're, like, all gangly and uncoordinated.
Frank: Something stinks here, Charlie, and it ain't just the fish.
Frank: Charlie, I trust the Chinese as far as I could throw their factory.
Frank Absurdist Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Mac: Well, you know the Chinese. It's like, business first, breathing second, goddamn it!
Mac Character Comedy Absurdist Mac: He'll love how 'pretty' and 'blonde' you are.
Mac Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Charlie: I wanted to apologize about, um, snapping earlier today with words at you guys, and then I came here to make an apology... apology words.
Charlie Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Charlie: S... spider crawled up in my ear. It was living there. Right. Sends its thoughts to me.
Charlie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Who's Roger?
Charlie: Just... thinking about legally changing my name to Roger.
Charlie: Spider, can I leave?
Spider: To the left.
Charlie Callback Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Fish Factory Worker: No. I didn't get that. You chop fish, pull gut!
Dee: It got me! It got me good! Aah! It got in my mouth!
Dee Physical/Slapstick Cringe/Discomfort Mac: I'm to remember every man I've seen fall into a plate of spaghetti?
Mac Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Dee: Uh, hell no, lady, no. Uh, look, I realize this might all be moon talk to you, but I'm not touching fish guts with my hands, okay?
Dee Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dee: Just send it all over the place! Nobody will know.
Dee Absurdist Character Comedy Frank: You're talking to me like you know me. Have we ever met?
Frank Callback Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Charlie: Asians... and cream pies.
Charlie Misdirection Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Dennis: Why do you look familiar to me?
Waiter: I'm the waiter you didn't tip earlier.
Dennis: Yeah, well, you're not gonna get tipped again with that attitude.
Charlie: I like cream pies as much as the next guy.
Mac: Oh, shh... don't-don't say it out loud.
Dennis: I do not want to taste your cream pie.
Dennis Misdirection Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Charlie: I'd love watching a kid do it.
Mac: Dude, you are gonna get in a lot of trouble.
What kind of cream pie are you talking about? What... kind of cream pie are you talking about?
Narrator: Cream pies are a rich American tradition and also delicious.
Frank: Holy shit! Holy shit...
Mac: We're out of snapper, Dee!
Mac Callback Escalation Callback Frank: I think what you're gonna find when you're spying on the general population is that everyone is just, uh... masturbating, constantly. I know I am.
Frank Observational Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Top Episodes — It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
