The gang tries to take a vacation from their usual dynamic by going on a cruise, but old habits die hard.
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“The Gang Goes to Hell (1)” ranks #1 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 92.8 — Elite. The episode packs 66 scored jokes at 2.1 per minute, averaging 7.6 on craft and 7.5 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
Mac: I even started putting battery acid on the back of his cross necklace to burn through his skin. Why? Oh, to subtly send the message that he might be a demon.
Mac Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dennis: I also feel like maybe... you wouldn't dare.
Dennis Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Dee: Oh, my God! Oh, a bird shit on me! A bird shit in my mouth! I'm literally getting shit on!
Dee Physical/Slapstick Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Mac: Well... I'm gay.
Dennis: Yeah.
Dee: No shit.
Mac: Oh, you guys knew this already?
Dennis: That you were gay?
Dee: From the day we met.
Dee: You know where hell is, Mac? You know where hell is? It's right here. It's right now. We are in hell!
Dee Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 66 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Charlie: First of all, I'd like to say I-I personally didn't think any of us would be standing in front of you here today. No, no, I mean... Shit, no. I thought we were going straight to hell.
Charlie Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Charlie: I did what I did. You don't like it, you can kiss my ass.
Charlie Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dennis: Hey, could we be judged individually? 'Cause I don't want to be lumped in with him.
Dennis Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Frank: Goddamn, this ship is the tits!
Mac: Frank, Frank, watch your language. You know? This is a Christian cruise.
Mac: Oh, I didn't find them. They found me. And it's all, of course, a part of God's plan.
Mac Character Comedy Absurdist Charlie: Hey, Mac, is God gonna be able to protect against the ship sinking?
Mac: God protects all things, Charlie. He is an awesome god. The only way this ship is gonna sink is if the captain's drunk.
Dennis: we will each have to have a half a cap of mouthwash every day. You know, just to stave off the shakes.
Dennis Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Mac: You're supposed to say, 'And also with you.' Why is that?
Dennis: I'm not gonna say that.
Frank: I'm gonna be the captain. Charlie's gonna be the first mate.
Dee: No, no, no, I-I'm putting a stop to this right now. No costumes, no high jinks.
Dee: can we take a vacation from our usual bullshit? So don't be gluttonous. No wrath. No lust for me.
Dee Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: which is gonna be difficult, given the implications of being on a boat.
Dennis Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Frank: I got to take the cross off that Mac gave us. This thing is burning me to shit.
Frank Dark/Subversive Visual Gag Dennis: Oh! Goddamn, Frank. Oh, my God. You might actually be the devil.
Frank: I could be Satan. Screw God!
Frank Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Dennis: That being said, the timing of that big boat noise was... pretty suspect, so, Frank, maybe don't push his buttons?
Dennis Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Mac: I should have taken on a missionary position with them.
Mac Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Mac: I even started putting battery acid on the back of his cross necklace to burn through his skin. Why? Oh, to subtly send the message that he might be a demon.
Mac Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch David Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement Mac: Fun? No, no, the songs aren't supposed to be fun, they're supposed to be bleak and dreary, so we can focus on how bad we are.
Mac Character Comedy Absurdist Mac: We need to punish our ears to pay for the original sin of being born.
Mac Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Mac: I feel like I've been waiting for this my entire life.
We're glad you had fun.
Mac: Yes, yeah. I'm ready to go again.
Well, you've already gone twice. We're sort of taking turns...
Mac Cringe/Discomfort Escalation These winter coats were a good idea-- it is chilly. They're cranking the air conditioning. You don't want to be sick on a boat.
Frank: Oh, no, Charlie. That's just orange juice. There's no alcohol. Just orange juice, like the mixer?
Charlie: Yeah. People drink it. That's crazy to me.
Charlie: Oh, I had a diet cola mixer a while ago.
Frank: Was it any good?
Charlie: Yeah, oh, yeah.
Charlie: You can lie, but that burp told me the whole story.
Charlie Observational Character Comedy Charlie: Oh, this, uh, this is an empty. A pelican dropped it and we... Yeah, we picked it up.
Frank: Well, I don't want to run back and forth to the cabin all the time, it's so far away. Son of a bitch!
Frank Visual Gag Escalation ★ Rewatch Dee: That's my seat, bitch. Excuse me. Sorry. Got a little worked up. Uh, not quite in vacation mode yet. Let me try again. Um, please get your shit off my seat.
Dee Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Dennis: Well, there are certain 'see you next Tuesdays' on this ship that are making it very difficult.
Dennis Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Dennis: See this, uh, flaxen-haired seductress across the pool over here?
Dee: Dennis, she looks like she's 12 years old.
Dennis: No, she's of age. I checked.
Dennis: because of the implication. Not that you would understand. It's not what you think it is.
Dennis Callback Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Dee: No, I think I get it. We're out in the middle of the ocean. She's stuck on a boat. She couldn't possibly say no, 'cause something might go wrong for her if she did. That's... that's exactly what it is.
Dennis: How did you get that so fast?
Dennis Reaction Beat Character Comedy Dee: It's like when I'm alone with a guy, and we're messing around, and he gets all skittish about banging. So then I insinuate that it would be a shame if my account of what happened was different from his and then he ended up getting a call from the sheriff.
Dee Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Dee: Oh, my God! Oh, a bird shit on me! A bird shit in my mouth! I'm literally getting shit on!
Dee Physical/Slapstick Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Mac: I brought my cat-o'-nine-tails. You know, so, flagellate me. Three-three lashes for missing.
Mac Dark/Subversive Absurdist David: Why would you want me to do that?
Mac: So I could be a better boy.
David Mac Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Mac: Well, sure, yeah, it's a wonderful day now, but look at that storm coming. That's impending doom right there. He probably sent that storm because I keep failing him.
Mac Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Mac: In your face! I beat your asses. Gay. Gay. Gay, gay, gay, gay.
Mac Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Mac: What are you doing? Why are you two kissing?
Gay Christian: Uh, because he's my husband, and we love each other.
You think thunder is God clapping?
Dee: I knew you couldn't stop from being gluttonous. That's gone, too.
Dennis: I kind of drank... all of it.
Dennis: Charlie drank it. He needed to calm down.
Dennis: A virgin daiquiri for the virgin?
Dennis Wordplay/Pun Dark/Subversive Mac: There are two guys in this church... that are gay. Who's the other guy? I don't get the joke.
Mac Others Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mac: Well, guys, being gay is not Christian.
Mac Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dee: That's the bitch who stole my chair!
Mac: Magic? The dark arts? First the queers. Then sorcery? This cruise is going straight to hell.
Dee Mac Escalation Character Comedy Frank: So we can go anywhere we want on the ship now. That's not exactly the first mate's costume I had in mind.
Charlie: Hey, man, you said 'first mate.' That's the only guy I know.
Charlie: So, what? We're just gonna drink straight boat fuel?
Frank: No. We're gonna cut it.
Charlie: With what?
Frank: Mixers.
Mac: Well, that and the other church was getting super Vietnamese.
Mac Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Dee: Now watch while I turn these spades into stars. Oh! Oh, shit! Who's getting shit on now, bitch?
Dee: Well, what is this, boat jail? I'm not a goddamn Somali pirate, okay?
Dee Absurdist Character Comedy Frank: Fire the torpedoes! Full steam ahead!
Frank Character Comedy Absurdist Charlie: don't let him drink that! Don't let him drink our torpedo juice!
Dennis: I'm the daiquiri man, but I suspect you already knew that, didn't you?
Dennis Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Dennis: The thunder's really... It's throwing this whole thing off. It's making everything I say seem sinister, which it's not intended to be, you know what I mean?
Dennis Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: 'Come in your room.' That's not what I meant. I would like to go in your room.
Dennis Wordplay/Pun Cringe/Discomfort Dennis: I also feel like maybe... you wouldn't dare.
Dennis Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Dennis: It was a misunderstanding! The storm made it seem way worse than it is. She was never in any danger.
Dennis Irony/Sarcasm Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch David: You're soaking wet. Are you okay?
Mac: Yeah. I was out in the rain looking for a sign from God.
Mac: I'm here to convert you. From being gay.
David: You want to convert us? You realize how insulting that is?
Mac: There's no way you guys could convert me to your lifestyle.
David: Let's give it a shot.
Mac David Irony/Sarcasm Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Mac: Well... I'm gay.
Dennis: Yeah.
Dee: No shit.
Mac: Oh, you guys knew this already?
Dennis: That you were gay?
Dee: From the day we met.
Dennis: You let the door close behind you?!
Mac: I couldn't find you guys. I wanted to hang out. I had something important to tell you.
Dennis: What is it?
Mac: There is no God.
Mac: If there was a God, there's no way that he would make me queer, right?
Mac Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Mac: Honestly, what's the point anyway? There's no meaning to any of it. There's no God, there's no heaven, there's no hell.
Dee: Wrong!
Mac Dee Escalation Setup/Punchline Dee: You know where hell is, Mac? You know where hell is? It's right here. It's right now. We are in hell!
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