With Charlie under his wing, Frank cleans up so he can get his hands dirty and help out his old company with one last big merger. An unwritten rule of the bar gets the rest of the gang caught up in a case of mistaken identity.
WAR
35.1
Wins Above Replacement
“Frank's Back in Business” ranks #103 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 77.8 — Great. The episode packs 39 scored jokes at 1.5 per minute, averaging 6.9 on craft and 6.9 on impact, with Frank landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Mac: Fight Milk! The first alcoholic, dairy-based protein drink for bodyguards... By bodyguards!
Dennis: This is about the thrill of wearing another man's skin. Feeling his innermost wants and desires and being in control of his every single move.
Dennis Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Charlie: This guy here... He's like, 'Dude, get a fingerprint.' And I heard, 'Get a fingertip.' And I chopped his finger off really quick
Charlie Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Mac: Dennis, if I had a gun with me, I'd be spraying bullets into the air as I fell.
Mac Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dennis: Some women just don't know how.
Dee: What?!
Dennis: I don't know what it is. Sometimes it's only the guy who gets off.
Dennis Dee Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 39 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Charlie: Hey, Frank, how do you know that these are crow's eggs?
Frank: Because I saw a crow.
Mac: Oh, boom, 24 hours is up. The found wallet is ours. Let's pop this bad boy open and see what we've won. Mr. Brian LeFeve from Quebec, you lose.
Mac Dennis Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Mac: Oh, shit. Is that Canadian? Ah, throw it in the trash.
Dennis: I'm not gonna throw it in the trash. Might be worth more than ours.
Frank: Charlie can't read. He'll adapt. He'll adapt to reading?
Mac Frank Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dennis: What are you gonna do if he comes looking for it?
Mac: Uh, tell him to suck a boner.
Mac: Free shit, free shit. Jesus Christ. Act like you belong here.
Mac: All right, I'll run the op. This the only entrance and/or exit, therefore if somebody comes in, I will spring off the balcony to safety.
Mac Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Mac: Dennis, if I had a gun with me, I'd be spraying bullets into the air as I fell.
Mac Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Oh, uh, yeah, yeah, hi... It's nice to finally put a face to the name.
Mac: Vic Vinegar, bodyguard. I don't shake, so don't even try.
Mac Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Frank: Also, there are too many minorities and women working here. What's up with that?
Frank Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Frank: Let me ask you a question. Did I just do your job for you?
Employee: Uh, I-I guess so.
Frank: You're fired.
Dee: I seen better-looking moose turds in Rick Moranis' backyard, ya hosers.
Dee Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Dennis: This is about the thrill of wearing another man's skin. Feeling his innermost wants and desires and being in control of his every single move.
Dennis Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: That's how you get off. Now don't you guys want to get off with me?
Dennis Wordplay/Pun Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Frank: Charlie, Charlie, Charlie, we don't build anything. Leave that to the Chinks.
Frank Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Frank: No, I want to eat sushi off of some Jap broad's tits.
Frank Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort Mac: Um, bodyguards. What about bodyguards? Training bodyguards, putting them in a facility and... What about them? Oh, what about a resort?
Mac Dennis Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Masseuse: I was told there'd just be one, but I can take both of you. Might get a little sore, but I'll manage.
Masseuse Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Dennis: That's your goddamn problem, pal, you don't know your limits 'cause you're not willing to push yourself.
Mac: I know my limits! This is my limit.
Charlie: Brian LeFeve. Who? Brian LeFeve.
Frank: The wallet they found?
Charlie: Holy shit!
Charlie: What are you talking broken English for? I thought they could understand me better if I...
Charlie: You bring us a great honor to join with us, and we have many a naked woman and the fish of pleasure for you...
Charlie Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Charlie: There's been an abundance of crow eggs all around Philly. And crows seem to be getting bigger. By the year and the day, even.
Charlie Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Frank: You're fired... You keep talking about products and quality and making things... You're out.
Frank Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Mac: Fight Milk! The first alcoholic, dairy-based protein drink for bodyguards... By bodyguards!
Charlie: I drink it every morning so I can fight like the crow.
Charlie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Mac: Well, that's not Brian LeFeve! This is Brian LeFeve.
Mac Setup/Punchline Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Charlie: This guy here... He's like, 'Dude, get a fingerprint.' And I heard, 'Get a fingertip.' And I chopped his finger off really quick
Charlie Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dennis: Just a couple of people who totally got off, bro.
Dennis Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Dennis: Just a couple of people who totally got off, bro.
Mac: You did?
Dennis: Mm-hmm, yeah.
Mac: Big time, yeah.
Dennis Mac Callback Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Callback Dennis: Some women just don't know how.
Dee: What?!
Dennis: I don't know what it is. Sometimes it's only the guy who gets off.
Dennis Dee Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Dennis: Some women just don't know how.
Dennis Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Frank: I stripped the company, sold it to the Chinks, and they shut it down. In a sense, you're all fired.
Frank Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Frank: I stripped the company, sold it to the Chinks, and they shut it down. In a sense, you're all fired.
Frank Dark/Subversive Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Charlie: I thought you loved the company.
Frank: I do. But not more than money.
Frank: I do. But not more than money.
Frank Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Frank: Speaking of which, tell me more about this Crowtein.
Frank Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
