In the season finale, Charlie accidentally puts Paddy's up as a prize for a dance marathon, which prompts the gang to enter the competition in order to save their bar.
WAR
22.8
Wins Above Replacement
“The Gang Dances Their Asses Off” ranks #170 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 68.4 — Mixed. The episode packs 55 scored jokes at 2.0 per minute, averaging 6.6 on craft and 6.2 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: The cream always rises to the top. And I'm about to show you the white-hot cream of an eighth-grade boy.
Charlie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Charlie: You've never seen me wash my testicles, but that doesn't mean I don't do it every Friday.
Charlie Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Charlie · Dennis: I put the bar under the 'Pride' section... things that you're proud of. It's a 'Z,' Charlie! Prize!
Charlie: And you're, like, made of cream, and your cream is all over his face, man.
Dennis · Mac · Frank: We did just screw him over to kick him out of the contest, right? Absolutely, yeah. What?
All Jokes — 55 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Unknown character: Dude, I'm not gonna read this bullshit. Just get me a Coors.
Unknown character: I do not want to start acting like a business because that sounds boring as shit.
Frank · Unknown character: Too volatile. Bullshit! That is bullshit!
Frank · Dee: Too much lip and very sassy. Sassy? That doesn't make sense. Like right now. You just don't know when to shut up.
Frank Dee Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: Oh, yeah, yeah. That would be a good idea, except it's not a dance contest. It's a dance marathon.
Dennis Deadpan/Understatement Misdirection Charlie · Dennis: I put the bar under the 'Pride' section... things that you're proud of. It's a 'Z,' Charlie! Prize!
Dennis: Your illiteracy has screwed us again, Charlie! Your illiteracy is screwing us!
Dennis Character Comedy Escalation Dee: Does this make Charlie number five and I'm number four? Because in light of this new information...
Dee Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Dennis: We're gonna dance our asses off!
Dennis Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Charlie: Eighth grade dance competition. I won to this song.
Dennis: We're not gonna win the bar back with some dance you did in 1989.
Dennis Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Dennis · Cricket: Rickety Cricket. I suppose you're here to win the bar because we ruined your life.
Cricket: The latest leg brace technology courtesy of the great state of Pennsylvania.
Mac: He's got, like, a liquid hydraulic cooling system going on with that thing. That's cheating, dude.
Mac Absurdist Character Comedy Mac: It's exactly like an exoskeleton!
Mac Absurdist Character Comedy Charlie: We should kick him in the dick!
DJ: Talk about a ball and chain. I'm going through a messy divorce.
DJ Observational Wordplay/Pun Cricket · DJ: My legs! The technology failed me! He's fallen and he can't get up!
DJ: Don't be afraid to get 'sextra' close. Osmond close on Q 102.
Charlie: You've never seen me wash my testicles, but that doesn't mean I don't do it every Friday.
Charlie Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Charlie: That's glitter. I tried to make myself look a little fancy for this dance competition.
Dennis · Frank: Because you're the best at scheming. We need you on the outside running things. Take a knee.
Dennis · Mac · Frank: We did just screw him over to kick him out of the contest, right? Absolutely, yeah. What?
Mac: And by the way, Frank, when we get the bar back, you're ranked last!
Mac Escalation Character Comedy Callback Dennis: And by the way, Frank, when we get the bar back, you're ranked last!
Dennis Character Comedy Escalation Mac: I'll tire her out with my awesome movements.
Mac Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Charlie: Oh, this is great, Dee. I mean, this is so restful. I'm really building up my reserves for later, you know?
Charlie Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Mac: Just stick your knee into my groin, just like that. Grind your hips and pulse your thighs.
Mac Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Mac · Gloria: The Rococo Bang. Oh, that's funny. Isn't it?
Mac: All right now, Gloria, for this next part you're gonna want to grip my buttocks.
Mac Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Dee: I'm glad you're over it, because he's definitely gonna bang her.
Dee Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Cricket: And I will stalk the streets and live in the shadows of the night until the streets of Philadelphia run red with their blood!
Mac: I've been working so hard for so many years. The cream always rises to the top.
Mac Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Charlie · Mac: Nervous that you're gonna be ranked number one when this whole thing goes down. You think so? Absolutely!
Charlie: And you're, like, made of cream, and your cream is all over his face, man.
Dennis: 'Engaged.' That's just a word. It doesn't mean anything.
Dennis Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Dennis: Now, you're not nearly as beautiful as she is, but I can use my imagination.
Dennis Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Robert: You dropped me on purpose, asshole!
Robert Physical/Slapstick Escalation Mac · Robert: My goodness! What happened? You lost your grip? You dropped me on purpose, asshole!
Frank · Cricket: We're making brownies. The drug filled kind. Shut up, Cricket!
Frank: They're filled with sedatives. You want to help me distribute them? I'll make you my number two.
Frank Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Dee: The only way you're gonna be able to land Dennis is by making him feel he's lower on your list than a disgusting, filthy homeless guy.
Dee Character Comedy Absurdist Dee · Mac: Looks like a shit ball. No! That's an energy bar!
Dee Mac Visual Gag Character Comedy Cricket: Don't eat it, Dee! It's filled with cough medicine. I love you!
Dee · Mac: You are in cahoots with those guys? I'm not in cahoots with anybody! You've been cahooting with them! I have not been cahooting!
Charlie · Gloria: Engaged is just a word. It doesn't have any meaning. No, it's a very serious word.
Charlie: The cream always rises to the top. And I'm about to show you the white-hot cream of an eighth-grade boy.
Charlie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Mac · Dennis: It was like a ballet. How did he remember that choreography? It was 20 years ago.
Frank: Not only did I get Charlie to eat a drug filled brownie... I got everybody in here to do it.
Frank Escalation Character Comedy Frank · Mac: There is enough cough medicine in there to kill a gorilla. Bro, I can handle my sedatives.
Charlie: Karate... snow machine... chop set... What's with the chopping? I'm chopping all over my action. And mostly power.
Frank: Don't worry about it. I got an inside horse... Larry. That's my inside horse.
Frank Character Comedy Absurdist Dee · Cricket: I have a shattered kneecap! Dee, we can start again. Right? Never talk to me again, you goddamn street rat!
Frank · Dee: At least you're not ranked last anymore. Who's last now? Charlie. That kid really needs to learn how to read.
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