Frank falls out the window causing him to think it's 2006, the gang approaches it as a do-over and attempts to fix their past mistakes.
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“Frank Falls Out the Window” ranks #132 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 75.0 — Great. The episode packs 48 scored jokes at 1.5 per minute, averaging 6.9 on craft and 6.8 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: Charlie trying to throw the waitress out the window to send her back to 2006
Charlie: shows Frank his toe knife and explains using it to dig scum out of his toes
Charlie's roommate interviews including cat food questions and Frank saying he'd always eat it
Bank Teller: can't cash the check because it's dated 2006
All Jokes — 48 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Charlie: makes Frank hang his ass out the window for farting from eating rum ham on a Grilled Charlie
Frank: 'If I'm gonna stick my ass out the window, I'm gonna eat.'
Frank Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Frank: Frank falls out the window with crashing and shattering sounds
Frank Physical/Slapstick Escalation Frank: I was just kidding. Your mother's not really dead. I dropped that bomb to soften the blow. We're getting divorced.
Frank Dark/Subversive Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dennis: You're not a funny guy. Don't do bits. They never play.
Dennis Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Mac Dark/Subversive Visual Gag Charlie: What day is it?
Frank: It's Thursday.
Mac: No, it's Friday.
Charlie: Yeah, it's Friday.
Frank: Did I lose a day?
Mac: What is the capital of Pennsylvania?
Frank: Philadelphia.
Mac: No.
Frank: Is it Pittsburgh?
Charlie: At one point, it was Philly.
Mac: I don't think they change it, Charlie.
Who's the President?
Frank: George Bush.
Nah, I was just kidding. The real president is Dick Cheney. He's pulling all the strings.
Frank Character Comedy Observational Charlie: Charlie's theory that Frank went through a time portal window to 2006
Charlie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mac and Dennis: No, they haven't. No, they haven't.
Dennis: We can't repeat the same mistakes of the past. Keep Charlie away from Frank. He's drawn to him for some inexplicable reason.
Dennis Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Dee: Dee suggests Wyclef Jean charity scam, then sings 'Gone Till November' incorrectly
Dee Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Frank: How do you not have fish?
Dennis: Two can play at that game. Banging your sister is perverted.
Dennis: I'm working toward becoming a veterinarian
Dee: I have Broadway dreams
Dennis Dee Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Frank: You're what, 25, 26?
Dennis: Yeah.
Frank: There was a disaster in Haiti?
Dee: I invented the phone.
Frank Dee Cringe/Discomfort Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dennis · Dee: Dennis and Dee competing over who invented the phone with increasingly ridiculous claims
Mac: This time, you and I are gonna be the ones that bang the strippers.
Charlie: Why do you want to bang them?
Mac: Cause it's 2006, and you're still into women.
Mac Charlie Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Charlie: shows Frank his toe knife and explains using it to dig scum out of his toes
Charlie Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Stripper: Botched toe! Frank, that is disgusting!
Frank: Toe knife. Maybe I ought to try that.
Mac: He is on a bang path straight to the waitress.
Mac Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Dennis: It's done. You were too old in 2006. You're way too old now. And you're bad at it.
Dennis Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dee: I feel like the only reason you wanted to be a vet was to keep the skins.
Dee Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dee: You want to keep the skins, don't you?
Dennis: There's no denying the skins are fascinating.
Dee Dennis Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dee: You're going bald and you have back fat.
Dennis: I am not going bald, and I do not have back fat.
Dee Dennis Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dee: Also you're going bald.
Dennis: I'm going bald?! Where in the hell am I possibly going bald?!
Dennis: There's no reason why a bald man who enjoys skins who has extra something-something around his belly can't be a goddamn veterinarian!
Dennis Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dee: I see fat spilling over the back of your pants on a pretty regular basis
Dee Character Comedy Escalation Dennis and Dee wake up with a crack pipe, having smoked crack despite trying to stay clean
Dennis: We'll get back on crack. I mean, on track. Unless you have more crack.
Dennis Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Dee: No one in the history of crack has ever woken up in the morning with more crack.
Dee Observational Dark/Subversive Dennis: I'm a recovering crackhead, and this is my donkey-brained sister that I take care of.
Dennis Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Callback Forged document where they crossed out 'Frank' and wrote 'Dee' and crossed out 'not' from 'not donkey brained'
Dennis Dee Visual Gag Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Welfare Worker: I'm done with this bullshit
Dennis: Obama just gives you the money; it's great.
Dennis Irony/Sarcasm Dark/Subversive Charlie: All the gang ending up at the welfare store, Charlie still insisting it's 2006
Frank · Lauren: Frank's lawyer introducing herself and Frank calling her 'toots' then cackling
Lawyer: Mr. Doran? He passed away.
Frank: Frank laughing and calling for Jerry to stop the bit
Frank: You goddamn bitch! You wouldn't know a good idea if it smacked you in a tit!
Frank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dennis: You goddamn bitch! You wouldn't know a good idea if it smacked you in a tit!
Dennis Escalation Character Comedy Frank writes them a check but it's dated 2006, making it invalid
Frank Irony/Sarcasm Escalation ★ Rewatch Charlie's roommate interviews including cat food questions and Frank saying he'd always eat it
Charlie: Charlie trying to throw the waitress out the window to send her back to 2006
Frank: We having a gang bang?
Frank Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Bank Teller: can't cash the check because it's dated 2006
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