The five stages of grief set in for Dee as Frank lies on his deathbed. Meanwhile, the Guys plot their new path forward by pitching their business ventures to Philadelphia's elite.
WAR
48.3
Wins Above Replacement
“Frank Is in a Coma” ranks #116 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 76.4 — Great. The episode packs 54 scored jokes at 1.6 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.8 on impact, with Character landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Dee: Frank, if you can hear me, I'm taking your big butt magazine! It's mine now!
Dee Callback Character Comedy Callback Frank: I tricked you guys. You said you could tell the difference between what was cake and what was not cake, and you couldn't. Ha!
Frank Callback Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Callback Dee: Tastes sweet.
What do you mean?
Is he supposed to taste sweet? Shouldn't it be salty, if anything?
Dee Visual Gag Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Frank Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Why can't you just die and leave us your money, you know? Like every normal human being
All Jokes — 54 analyzed
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Character: Nobody gives a shit about cake, Frank.
Dennis: I threw it in the dumpster.
Mac: That's exactly where I got it.
You going in the dumpsters these days? That's kinda my turf, no?
I mean, a bunch of rich assholes dressed to the nines, eating great food, talking about multimillion-dollar business deals.
That sounds awesome.
That sounds really fun.
Mac: That sounds awesome.
Dennis: That sounds really fun.
Character: You think we can't figure out what is or is not cake, Frank? That's so stupid.
Why can't you just die and leave us your money, you know? Like every normal human being
If it hurts, why you laughing?
Charlie: I've seen him go into a coma, like, every single night, and he always pops right up in the morning.
Mac: Well, that's just sleep.
Dennis: You're describing sleep.
No, we could. We just get a big battery or something, like a Tesla battery.
No. That's so stupid. They don't make batteries that big. Gonna have to get a generator.
Dee: Yeah, that's me. What'd I win?
Dee Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Maybe because you tickled the man to death.
Where's the expression come from? 'Tickle a man to death.' - 'Tickled to death.' That's a thing.
Dennis: Well, there aren't chairs. There's a chair, and it's covered in wax.
Mac: I believe that's cheese.
Dennis: I don't want to sit in cheese either.
Yeah. Like a Starbucks for dive bars.
schools, churches, like, little...
Dennis: And women ruin everything, we know that.
Mac: This woman does.
Dennis: All women, kind of.
Dennis: It was like dude, dude, dude, dude, woman. Right?
Dennis Absurdist Character Comedy Dee: Headed down to South America. Gonna get some cosmetic surgery done on the cheap. I won't go into too much detail, but let's just say I'll probably need two seats on the flight back.
Dee Character Comedy Escalation Dee: I'm getting my ass done. Ooh. I might get a foot reduction while I'm down there too. Although, you know what? That's not a good idea. No, I'm gonna need these feet to carry that big fat ass around.
Dee Character Comedy Absurdist Why?
Well, we're, like, the Smuckers brothers. We're purveyors of fine jellies and jams from the Deep South.
I think that you are confusing... The Smuckers brothers with the Smothers Brothers who were a folk singing duo from the '50s.
Shit. Yeah.
And they were, I think, Canadian.
Charlie: I don't feel comfortable playing myself.
Charlie Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy I don't feel comfortable playing myself. We haven't done that in ages, man.
Character Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mikey, they hate these Chardonnays. I need something nicer.
Dee: You sound like you're on the Titanic.
Dee Observational Visual Gag Dee: Five bucks! Five bucks I found!
Dee Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm The tuxes definitely make us look like bathroom attendants.
A hundred percent. Like he locked us in a zoo and then now he's released us out into the Serengeti to be devoured.
Dennis: The tuxes definitely make us look like bathroom attendants.
Dennis Observational Character Comedy I dismantle companies, sell the scraps for a marginal profit.
Simon Character Comedy Dark/Subversive No, no, I wasn't taking a shit. I was just... I was doing cocaine.
Simon Absurdist Character Comedy No, no, I wasn't taking a shit. I was just... I was doing cocaine.
Simon Character Comedy Escalation Charlie: Did you hear what he said, 'soulless reptiles'? Pizzagate!
No, no.
Charlie: Yeah. They're lizards!
Dee: BigAssButts? 1973? Goddamn it!
Dee Visual Gag Character Comedy Dee: I'll kick you a few CCs, and then you and me will take our brand-new dumpers and we'll just go, you know, flaunting around Copacabana Beach.
Dee Character Comedy Absurdist Callback Dee: Frank, if you can hear me, I'm taking your big butt magazine! It's mine now!
Dee Callback Character Comedy Callback Simon: Crystal meth?
Oh.
Simon: Can you remind me what you guys, uh, do again?
Simon: You like my money.
Mac: It's not...
Simon: You meet me in a bathroom, you do my drugs, and then I bleed green for you, for your fucking bar?
Simon: I like you, guys! I would fucking love to give you money.
Simon Character Comedy Escalation Dee: This was his most prized possession?
Dee Visual Gag Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch ♪ Follow the yellow brick road, my boys ♪
Dee Character Comedy Visual Gag What's the password?
Narcan.
Dennis: Well, that's a bit unsettling.
Narcan?
Mac: We're in, boys.
All right.
We're in.
Charlie: Isn't that what they give you when you OD or something?
Yeah.
What's the password?
Narcan.
Well, that's a bit unsettling.
Simon: Take an idea and fuck me with it.
Okay, yeah. Sure...
Simon: Right now?
Well, we just have the...
Simon: Don't overthink it, just fuck me. Fuck me with an idea.
Dee: Tastes sweet.
Dennis: What do you mean?
Dee: Is he supposed to taste sweet? Shouldn't it be salty, if anything?
Dee: Tastes sweet.
What do you mean?
Is he supposed to taste sweet? Shouldn't it be salty, if anything?
Dee Visual Gag Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Cake. It's cake.
Frank: I'm cake.
What is happening?
Frank: I tricked you guys. You said you could tell the difference between what was cake and what was not cake, and you couldn't. Ha!
Frank Callback Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Callback Frank: I commissioned a cake. I rented all of this hospital equipment, and I even had to draw that little stupid drawing with you and me holding hands. "I love Daddy. I love you, Daddy."
Frank Escalation Character Comedy Frank Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Mac: Like Starbucks for dive bars?
Dennis: He gets it. Yes.
Frank: It's a terrible idea. I hate that idea.
Frank: It's a stupid idea, man.
Frank: That's a dumb, dumb idea.
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