When the gang appears on a nationally broadcasted game show, Dennis does his best to keep the gang’s weirdness under wraps.
WAR
58.5
Wins Above Replacement
“The Gang Goes on Family Fight” ranks #25 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 85.4 — Elite. The episode packs 50 scored jokes at 1.8 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 7.1 on impact, with Dennis landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Charlie: I took the survey.
Charlie: I took it at the mall. I thought it was government.
Charlie Setup/Punchline Escalation Misdirection ★ Rewatch Callback 'Nightman' actually being on the board as an answer
Grant Absurdist Misdirection Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Frank: Frank wanting to change his answer because he's seen pigs eat men in a bloodbath
Frank Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Charlie: it's not a meal for peasants, it's a meal for kings, and I'm sort of a common man. But they don't eat us; they eat gold and treasure.
Charlie Character Comedy Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Dennis Escalation Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 50 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Charlie: Charlie asking if this is the green room while standing in the green room
Charlie Character Comedy Observational Frank stealing an ashtray despite not smoking and them having ashtrays at the bar
Frank: Frank wanting to lay out his political agenda on national TV
Frank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dee: Dee wanting to do a 'Jenny McCarthy thing' - super sexy but with a potty mouth
Dee Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Dennis: 'Ah-ah, no, no, Dee, you are never going to be sexy'
Dennis Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Dee: Dee hasn't eaten in three days to avoid being puffy, comparing herself to J-Mac
Dee Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dennis: 'Yeah, because J-Mac's face is stapled to the back of her head'
Dennis Dark/Subversive Irony/Sarcasm Charlie: Charlie's fart noise keychain
Charlie Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Charlie: cheese from some cottage? Whose cottage?
Charlie Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Observational ★ Rewatch Charlie: I'm a cheese guy, but I'm not a cottage guy.
Frank: Frank's inappropriate 'Sha-booyah roll call' comment to Janet
Frank Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Frank: Frank wanting to change his answer because he's seen pigs eat men in a bloodbath
Frank Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Dennis: I'm the proprietor of one of the most charming pubs in all of South Philadelphia
Dennis Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Dennis: So the question really isn't What do I do? It's What don't I do?
Dennis Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dennis Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort DENNIS: 'His talk of pigs and man flesh is confusing as it is frustrating.'
DENNIS Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement Dennis: Pierces you right down to your soul, doesn't it?
Dennis Character Comedy Escalation Dee: Well, Grant, I'll tell you what... I like to eat cock.
Dee Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun Cringe/Discomfort Dee: It's a little bit of a double entendre type of thing. I was talking about chicken, but I said cock.
Dee Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Mac: raised them but didn't sire them, might have sired Charlie
Mac Character Comedy Absurdist Cringe/Discomfort DENNIS: 'A sea urchin.'
GRANT: 'A sea... a what now?'
DENNIS: 'Sea urchin.'
Mac: Mac bringing a blood bucket for DNA testing during commercial break
Mac Dark/Subversive Absurdist Escalation The host's complete exasperation trying to explain the simple rule to Mac
Grant Mac Character Comedy Escalation Cringe/Discomfort CHARLIE Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Charlie Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Charlie: it's not a meal for peasants, it's a meal for kings, and I'm sort of a common man. But they don't eat us; they eat gold and treasure.
Charlie Character Comedy Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Dragon actually being on the board with one survey response
Grant Absurdist Misdirection Escalation ★ Rewatch Dennis: dragon is an answer but sea urchin isn't
Dennis Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Callback Charlie: I'm gonna get the steal. I'm gonna get the steal. Look, here's the thing: dragons are real, right? I saw a dragon. I'm pretty sure I saw a dragon. It had a big, long tail, and these big wings. Anyway, dragonflies are just small dragons. So if I find a dragonfly, I'm halfway to my dragon.
Everyone imitating the buzzer sound to annoy Dennis
Dennis Character Comedy Absurdist Mac: Mac suggesting bleaching cream for facial hair
Mac Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort DENNIS: 'Laser beams, Grant. Yeah, laser beam. It's the only way to completely obliterate the follicle.'
DENNIS Character Comedy Absurdist Charlie: Charlie thinking 'bride' is a grooming answer because you can't groom without a bride
Charlie Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Absurdist ★ Rewatch Charlie: I have a toe knife.
Charlie Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Charlie: Bride actually being on the board, proving Charlie right
Charlie Misdirection Absurdist Escalation Callback Dee: Dee breaking the buzzer machine
Dee Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Host: What do you got, hands made of anvils?
Grant Irony/Sarcasm Escalation Frank: Liberal yahoos taking my guns
Frank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Callback Charlie: Charlie suggesting 'The Nightman' as a fear
Charlie Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Callback Dennis: the crust on a crème brûlée burning the top of your mouth
Dennis: clowns
Dennis Character Comedy Escalation 'Nightman' actually being on the board as an answer
Grant Absurdist Misdirection Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Nightman actually being on the board and Grant not knowing what it is
Grant Absurdist Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Charlie: I took the survey.
Charlie: I took it at the mall. I thought it was government.
Charlie Setup/Punchline Escalation Misdirection ★ Rewatch Callback Cricket: Where's my five bucks?
Cricket Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Dee: Dee fainting from hunger and making fart noises
Dee Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Callback Dennis: Dennis's complete meltdown during Fast Money, repeatedly saying wrong answers
Dennis Escalation Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Dennis Escalation Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Dennis: You can't air this, you can't air this
Host: We air everything
Dennis Grant Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Irony/Sarcasm Dennis: This doesn't represent me
Dennis Character Comedy Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Top Episodes — It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
