The gang tries to expand their horizons by going on a road trip to the Grand Canyon.
WAR
23.4
Wins Above Replacement
“The Gang Hits the Road” ranks #145 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 73.5 — Solid. The episode packs 39 scored jokes at 1.3 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.5 on impact, with Unknown landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Charlie: I eat stickers all the time, dude!
Charlie Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Charlie: I've never eaten a pear... Pears weird me out, dude. Where do you start with the pear? The top? The bottom?
Charlie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Charlie: Hey, i've never had blueberries either.
Dennis: The weird thing is, Mac had already cleared him as a security risk. Did an ocular pat-down on him.
Mac: Amazing, right?
Dennis: Are you cleared him, Mac?
Mac: I cleared him.
Dennis: I thought he was clear.
Mac: He wasn't clear.
Frank: The weird thing is, Mac had already cleared him as a security risk. Did an ocular pat-down on him.
Frank Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 39 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Dennis: Dennis insisting on 'old-school' road trip with maps from the '70s while rejecting GPS
Dennis Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Oh, shit... That's Sweet Dee?
Dennis: God damn it. What is that car. What is she doing in here?
Dee: Hey, guys!
Charlie: No i'm not scared. It's just, i haven't left Philly yet. Why i leave Philly?
Charlie Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Frank wants to see it before he dies, so...
Unknown Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement Mac: we were hoping to get out here before your bust arrive
Mac Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Charlie: I've never eaten a pear... Pears weird me out, dude. Where do you start with the pear? The top? The bottom?
Charlie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Charlie: Hey, i've never had blueberries either.
Charlie: Hey, i've never had blueberries either.
Charlie Escalation Character Comedy Callback Dennis: Ride on the side walk if you're not ride a bike, asshole!
Dennis Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Dennis: You know what? I'm gonna fire beer across his bow, give him a scare.
Dennis Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dennis: He's getting something out of his bag.
Mac: What's he getting?
Dennis: It's a pipe.
Mechanic: Plus, there's a good deal on mountain bike in your axle here, bro.
Mechanic Deadpan/Understatement Absurdist ★ Rewatch Frank: Hey! Hey you bastards! You jerks!
Dee: God damn it! Get out! It's my car, i'm driving.
Frank: You jerks.
Frank: Maybe we crack that door a little bit?
Dee: You're gonna flying out at the first corner? I don't think so, buddy.
Frank Dee Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Dennis: These people are like descendants of gypsies, they come in, they sell their shit, they bang each other
Dennis Character Comedy Dark/Subversive The weight of the door will keep the beer bottle in place.
Self-help narrator: Inner peace is an attainable goal. The first step is releasing the anger and aggression that one hold inside...
Charlie: I don't have a bucket list, dude 'cause i'm not dying.
Frank: Everybody's dying, bitch.
Frank: Those are 50 cents. I won't pay full price. So i'll give you dime.
Charlie: Tastes like sand.
Unknown: That pear is not right, dude. He burned us.
Frank: I'm calling a lot of people bozo now. It's like my new thing.
Frank Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Charlie: I can't, I just ate it.
The whole thing?
Charlie: Yeah, it was pretty gross. The stem and then the core and the...
Charlie: I eat stickers all the time, dude!
Charlie Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dennis: Frank, come on, the gipsy wants to barter, let's barter with him.
Frank: We don't have time to barter.
Dennis: I mesured the crack and the crack is smaller than the height of the grill.
Dennis Character Comedy Absurdist State naming game: 'Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont. Philly. North Virginia. South Virginia. East Virginia.'
Dennis: What do you say we smash these wicker chairs to bits, we put them in the middle of the U-Haul, which is metal, and we burn the wicker chairs, cook the hotdogs on them.
Charlie: I don't want anyone shrinking my head and shit.
Dennis: Yeah. First of all, it was not gypsies ever that did that, That's a sort of witch-doctor thing.
Mac: Well, I mean, you know, gypsies. I don't want anyone shrinking my head and shit.
Mac Absurdist Character Comedy Dee: Sweet baby, they are gonna eat you alive in Hollywood. You're definitely gonna end up doing gay porn with this tiny little body of yours.
Dee Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Trailer fire from 'poison glaze' on wicker chairs
Mac: I did an ocular assessment of the situation, garnered that he was not a security risk, and I cleared him for passage.
Mac Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Mac: The sheriff of Paddy's.
Mac Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Charlie: Last thing i remember,we were at the gas station, and you guys hopped in back, and i hopped in the front with the hitchhiker. Then i got freaked out about leaving Philly, so i asked him if he drop me off back here
Charlie Character Comedy Escalation Callback He didn't take us to the Grand Canyon, he detached the trailer, and stole my car.
Dee Escalation Irony/Sarcasm Frank: The weird thing is, Mac had already cleared him as a security risk. Did an ocular pat-down on him.
Frank Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Dennis: The weird thing is, Mac had already cleared him as a security risk. Did an ocular pat-down on him.
Mac: Amazing, right?
Dennis: Are you cleared him, Mac?
Mac: I cleared him.
Dennis: I thought he was clear.
Mac: He wasn't clear.
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