After stumbling upon a kilo of cocaine, the gang is forced to pay off a $25,000 debt to the mob. Mac becomes a mob informant, while Frank pimps out Dennis as an escort at the local country club. Charlie stumbles upon an opportunity to sell illegal narcotics.
WAR
46.5
Wins Above Replacement
“The Gang Gets Whacked (1)” ranks #121 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 76.0 — Great. The episode packs 55 scored jokes at 1.8 per minute, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.9 on impact, with Mac landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
Get weekly comedy rankings
Join comedy fans getting new analyses, score drops, and the funniest moments each week. Free, no spam.
Top Jokes
Charlie: We're saying we're gonna do the drugs... and then we're gonna try and fix all the lights.
Charlie Character Comedy Misdirection ★ Rewatch Mac · Charlie: I was using 'Dead Presidents' as a cover. You didn't get that? He said to the man he wanted many, many thousands of green people from history times.
Charlie: So come on, you old son of a gun and let Buster do a line off your boner.
Charlie Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Dee: Who wants to buy some drugs?
Dee Cringe/Discomfort Misdirection Buster: So come on, you old son of a gun... and-and let Buster do a line off your boner. No?
Buster Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort All Jokes — 55 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Mac · Dennis: Maybe you should jump up into midair and do it... If you jump into the air and grab a live wire... you won't get electrocuted. But then if you land on the ground and you're still holding that wire... you'll be blown to bits. I saw it in Tango and Cash.
Dennis: So I'm supposed to risk my life based on something... that you saw in the movie Tango and Cash?
Dennis Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Frank: Dennis, get me a harness 'cause I'll have to be swinging in the air to do this.
Frank Escalation Absurdist Callback Mac: They fell off the back of a truck.
Mac Irony/Sarcasm Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Dennis: We don't have any electricity! That's why we needed the flashlight.
Dennis Irony/Sarcasm Reaction Beat Callback Dennis: That's a... big bag of drugs.
Dennis Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat Mac: But, like, what's the worst that could happen?
Mac Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Dee · Dennis · Charlie: The elaborate disposal debate - kids with shovels, fume situations, solving society's drug problem
Charlie: We're saying we're gonna do the drugs... and then we're gonna try and fix all the lights.
Charlie Character Comedy Misdirection ★ Rewatch Dee: That's asinine... Your way's terrible.
Dee Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Frank: Back in my day, only the biggest pieces of shit dealt drugs.
Frank Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mac: Hey, Bingo. Frank sent us.
Mac Irony/Sarcasm Setup/Punchline Bingo: Frank, huh? I'm gonna skin that son of a bitch and wear his face.
Bingo Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Mac: We got a bucket of nose clams fresh from the sea... Sweet, delicious nose clams that are looking for a home
Mac Wordplay/Pun Absurdist ★ Rewatch Mac: These are the kind of nose clams that make you want to dance the night away.
Mac Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Mac: These are the kind of nose clams that you crush up into a line of white powder... They come from Colombia. They're illegal. And they rhyme with 'propane.'
Mac Escalation Misdirection ★ Rewatch Callback Bingo: Perfect. You found a perfect medium ground there... Why didn't you just come out and say that? Instead of dancing around it. That is so tacky.
Bingo Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Bingo: That is the kindergarten behavior of drug dealing.
Bingo Absurdist Character Comedy Gangster: The certain someone/certain something speech
Mac: Fellas, we're about six beers' deep. So I think you're gonna have to... be a little bit more clear
Mac Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Gangster: Well, Friday is the day... that we may or may not be forced... to chop your limbs off... and distribute them evenly amongst your friends and your family.
Gangster: Well, Friday is the day that we may or may not be forced to chop your limbs off and distribute them evenly amongst your friends and your family.
Gangster Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dee: You guys, those drugs were worth 25 grand!
Dee Setup/Punchline Escalation Dee · Charlie: You guys, those drugs were worth 25 grand!... Oh, dude... a one, a two... a $300!
Charlie · Dee: I was using 'Dead Presidents' as a cover... He said to the man he wanted many, many thousands of green people... From history times.
Mac · Charlie: I was using 'Dead Presidents' as a cover. You didn't get that? He said to the man he wanted many, many thousands of green people from history times.
Dennis: We are going to get whacked off by a bunch of scary Italian guys... They implied they wanted to whack us all off!
Dennis Wordplay/Pun Cringe/Discomfort Dennis · Bingo: What can we get for 300 then? Uh, you want an exotic bird?
Dennis · Mac: How do three men in their 30s not have $800 between them? They're... The economy is in shambles... The NASDAQ! Dow Jones! It's up then down.
Mac: The economy is in shambles. Have you taken a close look at the marketplace right now? The NASDAQ! Dow Jones! It's up then down.
Mac Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Charlie: The economy is in shambles. Have you taken a close look at the marketplace right now? The NASDAQ! Dow Jones! It's up then down.
Dennis · Bingo: You are gonna get us into that country club... And we're gonna sell the pills there... You can't make no $25,000 from that amount of pills... You're gonna have to turn a trick or two.
Charlie · Frank: I'll do it... Charlie, you're not quite cut from the right cloth... Mac, you're too low class... I was thinking about Dennis.
Charlie · Mac: Holy shit. Did you guys see that midget dressed like a lawn jockey? That's a jockey, Charlie... That's a real jockey. The ones that ride on the horses...
Charlie Mac Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Mac: That's a jockey, Charlie. That's a real jockey. The ones that ride on the horses...
Mac Character Comedy Visual Gag Charlie: Holy shit. You can talk? I would've figured if anything, your voice would be like super high.
Charlie Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Callback Charlie: Holy shit. You can talk?
Charlie Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Charlie: I would've figured if anything, your voice would be like super high.
Charlie Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Mac · Dee: Now, there's only one thing that these rich old men understand. And that is money... And you are going to be my secretary, Linda.
Mac Dee Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Mac: Jameson is investing in new technologies... Lasers. Lasers!... Lasers, Linda!
Mac Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Dee: Who wants to buy some drugs?
Dee Cringe/Discomfort Misdirection Gigolo · Dennis: You could make a killing here, bro... Really? I wouldn't have to bang these ladies? No... it's all fancy dinners, exotic vacations.
Buster · Charlie: Ah, you know what they say. Nobody parties like a jockey! I was not familiar with that expression, Buster.
Charlie · Buster: I think maybe... I was a centaur in my past life... Well, something tells me you probably were never half-man, half-horse.
Buster: So come on, you old son of a gun... and-and let Buster do a line off your boner. No?
Buster Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort Charlie: So come on, you old son of a gun and let Buster do a line off your boner.
Charlie Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Charlie · Dennis: Dude, I think I was a centaur in my past life... You smell like cheese... It's horse shit... The horse was eating a lot of cheese.
Charlie: Dude, I think I was a centaur in my past life. It totally occurred to me.
Charlie Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Frank: Don't talk to me that way. Don't talk to me. I am your pimp. You are my ho.
Frank Character Comedy Escalation Frank · Dennis: Dennis is a prostitute now... No, I'm not prostitute, okay? Yes, he is... There's no banging old ladies and dudes.
Frank: You're supposed to walk like the rest of the Americans. You walk, you know? On their two feet!
Frank Character Comedy Absurdist Frank · Mac: How am I supposed to get home? You're supposed to walk like the rest of the Americans. You walk, you know? On their two feet!
Frank · Gangsters: I did have absolutely nothing to do with it... You did or you didn't? I did... You did have something to do with it? No. No. I did have absolutely nothing to do with it.
Gangster · Frank: You want to join our crew, huh?... Okay, first things first. You gotta prove your loyalty... I want you... to go clean the bathrooms.
Gangster: I'm gonna make him our bitch till Friday... And after that? I wanna whack him off irregardless.
Gangster Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Callback Top Episodes — It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
