Mac and Dee become uncomfortable when the rest of the guys decide to make some extra money by exploiting the similarities between a water stain and the Virgin Mary. A reunion with someone from the past, stirs up forbidden feelings within Dee.
WAR
61.4
Wins Above Replacement
“The Gang Exploits a Miracle” ranks #13 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 86.4 — Elite. The episode packs 48 scored jokes at 1.6 per minute, averaging 7.3 on craft and 7.2 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
Charlie · Mac: You know what would make you feel better? You wanna tea-bag Dennis?
Charlie Mac Callback Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Mac · Dennis: Remember the time you said you'd kiss him... if he ate a horse turd? He ate the whole turd.
Mac Dennis Escalation Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Charlie: I don't know who my father is... so am I the messiah?
Charlie Character Comedy Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Charlie: Trust in God, he'll give you shoes
Charlie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis · Mac: Everybody loved those photos, Matty... My balls on your chin... I got a whole shoe box of those things
Dennis Mac Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 48 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Dennis · Frank · Dee: Dad, will you look at Sweet Dee's skin and tell me it's not blotchy?
Frank: Do I have to listen to this shit all morning?
Frank Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Charlie: I found some extensive water damage in the back office
Charlie Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Charlie: maybe I'm not such a bad guy... for passing out in there and drinking too much or whatever
Charlie Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Mac: That is the Virgin Mary
Mac Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Dennis: Listen. It could be a miracle. It could be bullshit. There's only one thing we know for sure... It's a goddamn gold mine.
Dennis Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Mac: I'd just finished praying on my rosaries. And I was doing some crunches, you know, working on my abs.
Mac Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dennis: Did my face look fat?
Dennis Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Mac: Well, what price can one put on the viewing of a miracle?
Mac Setup/Punchline Dark/Subversive Frank: I only made four dollars, Deandra
Frank Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Charlie: Taking advantage of the mother of God. Are you kidding me? That is a water stain, man.
Charlie Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Cricket: I was the only other person in physical therapy with you
Cricket Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Mac: I called it from across the bar, even without the cripple braces
Mac Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Dennis: does my face look fat to you?
Dennis Character Comedy Running Gag Callback Mac: What did we call you in high school? Rickety Cricket, dude!
Mac Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Mac · Dennis: remember how you would pass out at parties... and Dennis would tea-bag you?
Mac Dennis Cringe/Discomfort Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Dennis · Mac: Everybody loved those photos, Matty... My balls on your chin... I got a whole shoe box of those things
Dennis Mac Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Mac · Cricket: Hey, you still get balls-to-the-chin cracks? / No. Actually, that was a long time ago.
Dennis: why did you pause before you said 'no' earlier?
Dennis Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mac · Dennis: Remember the time you said you'd kiss him... if he ate a horse turd? He ate the whole turd.
Mac Dennis Escalation Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Frank · Dennis · Mac: The priest may not do it because she's getting old... Your skin's all blotchy... You got the crow's-feet
Dee: I kind of led you on a little bit back then, didn't I?
Dee Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Cricket: You do realize you're leading me on right now? I'm a priest.
Cricket Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Customer · Charlie: Could you bless me, please?... In the name of the Father, the Son, Holy Spirit. Amen.
Charlie: I may have saved that poor, wretched old person's life
Charlie: you could be my Peter... Dress a little nicer though, 'cause you look like shit
Dennis: I've been fasting for three days, so I probably look good
Dennis Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Mac: It's 'cause we said his face looks fat
Mac Character Comedy Callback Callback Father O'Grady: The cats are brown
Father O'Grady: The cats are brown. / What? / The cats are brown.
Frank: This guy's perfect. Let's go clean him up.
Frank Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Mac · Charlie: What are you doing? - What is that? - Why are you dressed like this? - Come on. It's perfect. I told you to dress nice. We look like salt and pepper shakers.
Charlie: We look like salt and pepper shakers
Charlie: I don't know who my father is... so am I the messiah?
Charlie Character Comedy Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Frank: I'm in love with a man... a man called God. Does that make me gay? Am I gay for God?
Frank Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Mac: Let's go toe-to-toe on the Bible, bitch
Mac Character Comedy Escalation Mac · Charlie: Let's go toe-to-toe on the Bible, bitch. / Ask and ye shall receive, sucker.
Dee: And, oh, Matty, I mean you could really, really have me
Dee Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Dee: And, oh, Matty, I mean you could really, really have me.
Dee Cringe/Discomfort Dark/Subversive Mac · Charlie: But what's in between the lines? / What's in between the lines is that he has to take off his damn sandals because it's sacred ground. / No! Sacred ground? Sacred ground? God doesn't worship the ground. God made the ground.
Charlie: God doesn't think Moses is gonna do it... God is gonna reward him with some sweet-ass shoes
Charlie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Charlie: Trust in God, he'll give you shoes
Charlie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Father O'Grady: Ooh, cats! And they're brown!
Dee: because you're a bad person
Dee Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Mac: The Virgin Mary has left us! She abandoned us 'cause we listen to a false prophet!
Mac Character Comedy Escalation Mac: No! No, get away from there! Get him away! Back off. Oh. What did you do, you shithead? You ruined it!
Mac Escalation Character Comedy Dee: I felt safe saying those things in the first place
Dee Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Charlie · Mac: You know what would make you feel better? You wanna tea-bag Dennis?
Charlie Mac Callback Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia