The Gang's plan to "extract" an "artifact" from a residence is jeopardized when the owners turn out to be home. Having not been noticed on the way in, they must make a plan to get the same result for the way out.
WAR
48.4
Wins Above Replacement
“The Gang Gets Trapped” ranks #74 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 79.8 — Elite. The episode packs 47 scored jokes at 1.7 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 6.9 on impact, with Dennis landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Dennis: There are far too many leather shops in Arizona as it is. You would be out of business in a week's time.
Dennis Absurdist Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Dennis: I have the grace of a falcon, and I'll be in and out like a demon's whisper
Dennis Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dennis: We should not be committing crimes based on beliefs that are two hours old.
Dennis Observational Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Mac: Hello! I am the Swedish plumber... Uh, Mac... Hey, Frank, we're out here!
Mac Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Dennis: She's trying to kill him. She's still very upset about the whole Conan thing.
Dennis Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 47 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Dee: This is as low as I go, okay? I say we bum-rush her and choke her out with her own belt.
Dee Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Dennis: We immediately escalate everything to a ten. It's ridiculous. Nobody's on the brakes. Nobody's thinking.
Dennis Meta/Self-Referential Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Dennis: Dee, your breath is hideous. I mean, it smells bad.
Dennis Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dennis: I shouldn't have stood on that table and given that awesome speech about how I was the perfect one to lead us into the house because of my wonderful grace.
Dennis Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Dennis: I definitely regret you getting quadruple onions on your burger.
Dennis Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort Callback Dennis: You nosed your way into this like you do everything. You are nothing but liabilities, Dee.
Dennis Character Comedy Running Gag Mac: Have you recovered the artifact yet? It belongs in a museum.
Mac Charlie Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mac: Indiana Jones is a dumb movie?
Mac Reaction Beat Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: I have the grace of a falcon, and I'll be in and out like a demon's whisper
Dennis Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dennis: It was very persuasive. But I regret it now. I got to pee.
Dennis Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Dennis: We should not be committing crimes based on beliefs that are two hours old.
Dennis Observational Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Charlie: There is a man getting out. The subject appears to have pointed feet of some kind.
Charlie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Charlie: He's wearing cowboy boots. His feet could be pointed on the inside, so let's be... They're definitely not pointed on the inside.
Charlie Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Frank Character Comedy Absurdist Dennis: Basically, these people are Southern, and the lady lied to the man.
Dennis Observational Setup/Punchline Mac: People from the South don't usually move up North. Oh, no, they come up. These carpetbaggers come up by the truckloads just to steal our artifacts.
Dennis: These Southerners, they probably pray for a home invasion every single day.
Dennis Dark/Subversive Absurdist Mac: You're not getting shit, okay?! If you wanted chips, you could've gotten a bag at the hamburger store.
Mac Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Frank: She's banging Leno.
Dennis: If she was banging Jay Leno, why would she have to buy a bunch of tickets to his show?
Dennis: She's trying to kill him. She's still very upset about the whole Conan thing.
Dennis Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Dennis: Those are the theories of lunatics.
Dennis Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: Never should have let him have that whip.
Dennis Visual Gag Callback Callback Dennis: Dee, you gangly, uncoordinated bitch, I am not getting hogtied over your lack of grace.
Dennis Character Comedy Escalation Callback Dee: I hope they hogtie you. And then I hope they rape you in their basement for ten years.
Dee Dark/Subversive Escalation Callback Mac: You know what? I'll be a plumber. I'll knock on the front door, tell 'em I got a deal on pipes, you guys run out the back.
Mac Absurdist Character Comedy Mac: Ooh, I'll do a Swedish accent!
Mac Escalation Character Comedy Charlie: the tasseled leathers, the turquoise studs on the leathers. All the leather.
Charlie Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Mac: I'm a Swedish plumber— I'm here to fix your pipes. That's good. That's a good accent.
Mac Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dennis: There are far too many leather shops in Arizona as it is. You would be out of business in a week's time.
Dennis Absurdist Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Mac: You got us all freaked out in here, sitting here waiting for the Southerners to tie us up to horses and then have them run in opposite directions, ripping us apart.
Mac Dark/Subversive Escalation Callback Mac: If you wanted the goddamn chami, you should have gotten the goddamn chips at the hamburger shop!
Mac Escalation Character Comedy Callback Charlie: What if this vase is cursed, okay? Get Dee to touch it.
Charlie Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Dennis: It was a time of science.
Dennis Deadpan/Understatement Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dee: How come Mac's the only one who gets to push the button on the walkie?
Frank: The little bitch has got a suitcase. Frilly little dress, pink nightie.
Frank Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Teddy Bear: Hi, I'm Albert, I love you.
Charlie: I snuck in. Mac was, like, being a dick about the walkie-talkie.
Mac: Can you go ahead and throw an extra double cheeseburger on there, please? 'Cause I'm very hungry.
Mac Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Mac: I'm a Swedish plumber— I'm here to fix your pipes. I'm gonna do a Swedish accent, because that's what Indy would do.
Mac Absurdist Callback Callback Dennis: You just walked right in the front door?
Charlie: Well, I ran, I had a little hustle going, but yeah, front door.
Frank: I'm gonna whip this little bitch in the face if she makes a peep.
Frank Dark/Subversive Escalation Dennis: We are assholes. This is a nice woman planning a surprise California vacation.
Barry: Well, I'll be your new daddy.
Barry Cringe/Discomfort Dark/Subversive Barry, I followed you, you son of a bitch. I knew something was up. You're my best friend!
Dennis: Oh, God, no. All night? I can't do all night, you guys. I don't have it in me.
Dennis Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Mac: Hello! I am the Swedish plumber... Uh, Mac... Hey, Frank, we're out here!
Mac Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Mac: It was weird that they were Asian, right?
Mac Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
