The gang puts together a wrestling show for returning troops. Meanwhile, Dee finally meets the soldier that she has been communicating with over the internet.
WAR
30.4
Wins Above Replacement
“The Gang Wrestles for the Troops” ranks #148 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 72.9 — Solid. The episode packs 44 scored jokes at 1.8 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.7 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
Mac: Oh, you got kids Maniac?
The Maniac: Nah, not anymore.
Artemis: I dated a lot of disable men in my past, so... I enjoyed the power.
Artemis Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Frank: That's my character, I'm the Trash Man. I come out, I throw trash all over... all over the ring... And then, I start eating garbage.
Frank Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Frank Callback Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Callback Mac: No, he kept calling you the N word earlier...
Charlie: He was calling me the N word. Every time you turned your back. He's like you stupid N, go get me grease.
All Jokes — 44 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Mac: What's going on with Hulk Hogan's hair? It's blond and yet it's silken, like that of a Chinese man.
Mac Observational Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dennis: Blonde, Chinese hair... And skin of a hot dog.
Dennis Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dee: Hey sexy! I can't get you out of my mind.
Dee Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Mac: So that would make you Desert Rose.
Dee: Yes it would.
Dennis: Wow! What a couple of losers!
Charlie: High suicide rates for this guy. He's going to be crushed.
Charlie Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mac: And when Hogan was doing his thing, and we were killing Iranians, or whatever... I mean we were proud!
Mac Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mac Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Charlie: That's right. We're the Pigeon Boys! Pigeon Boys!
Mac: Doesn't sound that cool now as an adult. You're right.
Mac Reaction Beat Character Comedy Charlie: I don't know. I feel like pigeons are survivors though.
Charlie Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch The Maniac: This is uh... Parking ticket. You betcha. You have fun with it. Okay?
The Maniac: $30 bucks, weekdays. $50 bucks, weekends...
Dee: Well, my chat name is Desert Rose, so I dressed like a rose, I'm going to give him a rose, and I'm going to play Kiss From a Rose by Seal.
Dee Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Dee: You bought him a pair of jean shorts?
Dee Character Comedy Observational Dee: Great girl. Uh. She just wanted me to come here so that I could tell you. That she wasn't going to be able to show up here. Today.
Dee Cringe/Discomfort Misdirection Dee: You thought it because of this and the. It's fine. Don't blame yourself. You're not, you're not dumb. You're just.
Dee Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch I don't give a rat's ass about your collection agency. And as for the $15 co-payment.... Eat shit and die!
Frank: That's my character, I'm the Trash Man. I come out, I throw trash all over... all over the ring... And then, I start eating garbage.
Frank Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch A sixty year old man eating trash, who wants to see that?
Mac Reaction Beat Observational Charlie: How we like to protect our eggs from predators. And our young, we regurgitate to our... All the...
Charlie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mac: Okay, well I was under the impression that we were presenting ourselves as bird men. Which, to me... Is infinitely cooler than just sorta being a bird.
Mac Character Comedy Observational Artemis: I dated a lot of disable men in my past, so... I enjoyed the power.
Artemis Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Artemis: Fine, then I'll be Desert Grape.
Artemis Wordplay/Pun Deadpan/Understatement Artemis: Hey, did he send you any dick pics. Because it could be a mess down there.
Artemis Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Oh, you're biting my lips.
Ben Cringe/Discomfort Physical/Slapstick Ben the Soldier: Oh no, no I... I twisted my knee getting of a plane in Germany. I'm uh. I was just trying to stay off of it.
Artemis: Oh, hit me with your best shot you stupid bitch!
Mac: Oh, you got kids Maniac?
The Maniac: Nah, not anymore.
Mac: Look at this dude, that's just a bucket of chestnuts. What, is he just foraging for his food?
Mac Observational Character Comedy Charlie: No, he kept calling you the N word earlier. Every time you turned your back. He's like you stupid N, go get me grease.
Mac: No, he kept calling you the N word earlier...
Charlie: He was calling me the N word. Every time you turned your back. He's like you stupid N, go get me grease.
Cricket: I don't give a shit about the troops.
Cricket Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: I don't feel we're reading as eagles.
Mac: No bro, we look like assholes.
Charlie: I'm getting more of a chicken vibe.
Mac: Maybe we can go with the chicken thing.
Charlie: The chicken boys!
Mac: We're not changing the songs.
The Maniac: Even with your f... I love you.
Charlie: We love you too, man.
Mac: I don't love him. I don't love him at all
Announcer: Introducing America's most hated terrorist. The Taliban.
Cricket: America sucks! The terrorists rule. Ah la la la!
Cricket Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy The eagles are out of ... It flies through the night... Don't you mess with it's heads now.... Or you'll see a fight. Yes, we have feathers, ah! But the muscles are man.
They are not responding to the pageantry at all.
Dennis Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Dee: I'm your real Desert Rose. That strange woman you been hanging out with. She's an impostor. Baby... Yeah, bitch! She is a slut!
Dee Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Mac: Oh come on ref. Is that even legal?
Dennis: I didn't see nothing.
Frank Callback Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Callback Cricket: I must had an itch.
Cricket Deadpan/Understatement Physical/Slapstick Charlie: I knew this shit wasn't fake.
Charlie Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
