Desperate to stave off a public relations nightmare, the Gang embraces their newfound corporate professionalism to strategically scapegoat one Paddy's employee to fall on the proverbial sword.
WAR
47.3
Wins Above Replacement
“Thought Leadership: A Corporate Conversation” ranks #91 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 78.8 — Elite. The episode packs 52 scored jokes at 1.8 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.8 on impact, with Unknown character landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Dennis: They just wring them out like an old rag
Dennis Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Charlie: Dennis, how do they get the oil out of the baby?
Charlie Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch I'm sorry, do you think I'm a reporter? No. I'm here for the orgy
Charlie: Um, also, there's still a bunch of dudes in the basement
Charlie Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch that lamb right now could be tender and delicious, but we have kind of bigger issues
Charlie Character Comedy Misdirection ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 52 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Frank: you might want to jot down how well you're being treated at this professional establishment
Frank Irony/Sarcasm Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Because they found 500 gallons of baby oil dumped in the Schuylkill River
Well, the 200 Paddy's pub T-shirts floating around in it aren't exactly helping our case
This could be our Paddy's-gate
Nipplegate. Janet Jackson's career was never the same
We didn't go to the retreat so much as watched clips of it on YouTube
I do see your hand is still in a bit of a claw
I was ready to pounce. I had it hidden behind my head
You can let it all go under here
that lamb right now could be tender and delicious, but we have kind of bigger issues
Charlie Character Comedy Misdirection ★ Rewatch Dee: I would like to respectfully point out that the phrase is fall 'guy'
Dee Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun We could consider 'fall fish,' uh, or 'scapefish' or even 'fall bird,' and then we're back to Dee
Dee: my hand is so tightly clenched into a claw
Dee Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback No, you make sounds when you bang on it, not blow on it
Uh, you don't wanna wash the bar with a... with a water-based liquid
So we have a reason to use all this liquid
Now if I'm braising something, is that a way to cook something, or is that shellacking it?
you can actually put a tablespoon of baby oil in your coffee in the morning and it resets the pH balance of your gut biome
if you're gonna dump stuff, the best place is the ocean. I mean, you know, in a pinch, you go to a lake or a river
Charlie: Dennis, how do they get the oil out of the baby?
Charlie Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dennis: They just wring them out like an old rag
Dennis Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch it's like a rhombus on wheels
Mac: slap fighting is the future of dispute mitigation
Mac Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch We were using it to-to-to settle arguments. We were using it to end the day, to start the day, to say goodbye, to say hello...to celebrate, to mourn
We were all slapped across the proverbial cheeks with this venture
Mac: you can stick this line of logic up your various assholes
Mac Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Dennis: But chick saturation has gone down
Dennis Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Dennis: At a certain point, we stopped women from going wild. Why did we do that?
Dennis Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch They're too dry, and so they don't feel wild
Mac: My personal distaste for women aside, I think you crapped the bed on the execution
Mac Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Dennis: you're coming at me open-kimono here
Dennis Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Frank: Back in the day when we were taking down all the aluminum siding, what are we gonna do with all that asbestos that was left? We dumped it in the Schuylkill
Frank Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Yeah. Well, and you never will see 'em, Frank. Because there's only one single headlight
The lower the self-esteem, the harder the slap. And Dee could take a hit too. Years of getting slapped around by Frank
Dee: Well, I am your sister
Dee Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy The Waitress: Are you stalking me again?
Charlie: Since when did I ever stalk you? No, that's not my thing. Flirting, maybe
Charlie Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Narrator: Little did he know that she wasn't just driving that crappy car, she was living in it
Narrator Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Frank: Cybertruck not included. Can you read?
Frank Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Charlie: Frank was growing in hardness as the eroticism in the bar was increasing. And, uh, he was becoming as hard as a Cybertruck himself
Charlie Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Frank: Yo, baby. I need a prostitute
Frank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Charlie: Um, also, there's still a bunch of dudes in the basement
Charlie Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Charlie: Eleven. Eleven. Eleven's the answer
Frank: I thought it was an aquatic vehicle
Frank Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch It should be, but it's not
Dee: I think the truck is ugly
Dee Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Yes, hammer down on our brand identity and come out open commando
I'm sorry, do you think I'm a reporter? No. I'm here for the orgy
Frank: Oh. Hey, guys, the whore is here
Frank Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch That's not an orgy. That's a gangbang
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