The reason why "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is such a great title is because it, combined with the soundtrack, makes it seem as though you're gonna watch a old-timey sitcom in a quaint town with charming folks.
It's an ironically harsh look at the US, honestly. When I first heard the title I thought it was going to be some random old 60's show with the smooth talking radio host narrator. Ypu think it's going to be some slice of life show, maybe with some romance drama. Then you get a bunch of jackasses who are extremely insensitive and will do anything to get rich
@@magiconic That juxtaposition was definitely one of the main draws of the show for me. The very first episode I saw was the gang gets invincible. Reading the name of the show I hadn't heard of before and then hearing the cheerful theme song only to be met with an episode where danny devito trips balls on acid in a garbage can and poops himself because he thinks he's climbing into a toilet, that made me instantly fall in love with the show lol 😆.
Everytime I go back to season one I am reminded how big of a swing you guys took with the first few episodes. First Racism, then Abortion, and up next....underage drinking.🤣
This was really surprising to me too. What's more surprising is how well they handled each topic. Every single episode in Season 1 is like this, Racism, Abortions, Underage Drinking, Cancer, Child Molestation (and false accusations). There's no way a show could do that now with the way the world is.
@@Editionsz Sure man, just the creators and vast majority of the audience understand the characters as absolute jerks, but you live in your own reality champ
@@1882osr The thing is, I don’t think these characters are jerks either. Jerk is kind of an understatement when you look at some of the fucked up shit they do. Jerks would be putting it lightly, these characters can be the scum of the Earth at times.
Dee being kind of normal for the first season is something they also talk about in the first episode. I actually don’t have a problem with it. She starts off as a surrogate of the audience. She’s just constantly exhausted by everything you guys do. As she learns to be crazy the audience also learn to be crazy and lean into it for the fun. Good stuff.
This was the first episode I watched. I randomly flipped through the channel and caught it when Dennis went to an abortion rally to pick up women. It was such a stupid setup that I was hooked.
I love the title because 1) it's a mouthful and that by itself is hilarious and 2) it sounds optimistic and cheerful, when in reality any optimism in the show is from the perspective of sociopathic narcissists who are constantly bickering with each other, themselves, and others. So it's sort of subversive. And when you want to say it shorthand "Sunny" and "Always Sunny" work just fine for anyone who's watched the show.
Speak for yourself.I only allow it to be referred to as,It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.Im a fan,and I do not allow the shorthand.Please don't assume that just because you're a fan if something,that EVERYONE else is going to be just like you.We are all different people,with different likes and dislikes.
I also like it because it adds mystery to what the show is about. People were telling me you should watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and I was like WHAT is that about? Wasn't disappointed. I don't think I'd be interested in a show called Jerks
@@jeffdroog idk man, if we got into a situation where we found out we were both fans of the show and I said "Oh, you like Always Sunny too?" And you were like "Ahem" *pushes up glasses* "Actually it's called It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, not Always Sunny." I'd be like "Oh, yeah, cool..." And then leave.
@@bodkie That's my point exactly.We are different people.Being fans of the same show doesn't come with any obligation of having anything else in common.So,speak for yourself lol.
Timestamps: 0:00 Glenn is tired #1 0:43 The guys try to do an intro 1:21 Episode discussion 2:30 IASIP is a terrible, terrible title (so is Jerks) 4:05 It's Always Sunny on TV/Rob interrupts Glenn's story #1/The Sun Always Shines on TV 7:00 Charlie and Glenn do voices 7:40 Spencer Daniels (Tommy, Charlie's 'son') 8:05 Calling cut when an actor gets injured doing stunts 9:38 Benjamin ButTONs/Brad Pitt appreciation #1 10:23 IASIP is now about the thickness of limes 12:20 Megan wrote that She's a woman She's a woman 12:41 Cormac Bluestone (Jimmy Doyle the father)/IASIP music 13:20 Williamstown Theatre Festival 14:03 Glenn was pelted with eggs 15:30 Olivia Munn and Michael Madsen didn't show up 17:38 "Cut this cut this cut this--this is crazy" 17:56 Wardrobe and props in S1/Unions 18:58 Actors that don't show up 20:17 S1 is more grounded and real than S2/Making a show with no experience 22:20 Rob had an ulcer 23:30 'GLENNDORSEMENTS' #1 "BROUGHT TO YOU BY" (Coffee and cigarettes) 24:00 Rob quit smoking 24:28 'ENDORSEMENTS' #2 (Cigarettes) 24:42 Glenn misses smoking/Drunk David Hornsby/Herbal cigarettes 27:10 'ENDORSEMENTS' #3 (Cigarettes and porn) 27:45 Glenn has a splash of bipolar disorder 29:48 'ENDORSEMENTS' #4 (Depression)
Minor bipolar is called Cyclothymia and it is very real! It’s marked by less extreme shifts in mood, hypomania instead of mania. It can be a risk factor for developing bipolar
just a small addition: cyclothymia requires not only hypomanic experiences, but also depressive ones. and "experiences" because the symptoms don't meet the criteria for actual hypomanic and depressive episodes
I busted up laughing when Glenn is like "No one wants to share the small bag of chips" because Fat Mac had the big bag and was still throwing an absolute fit. It was hilarious.
I didn't start watching until a few seasons in, but I was aware of It's Always Sunny from the start because it was advertised heavily during The Simpsons. I must have heard Mac say "just to get a base" a hundred times before I finally watched the show. I've often relied on old comedy faves to lift my mood when I'm feeling down, but while other shows' ability to cheer me up tends to wane as they age, It's Always Sunny still never fails to make me feel better after all these years. I think the magic is in using a satirical take on the classic upbeat sitcom (that music!) to have sociopathic characters deal with big complicated issues. The title is a terrible title, from a marketing perspective anyway, but it perfectly reflects the way the show thrives within the tension between its content and its form. I love how each episode resolves its story without resolving the issues it raises. In fact, episodes often wrap up with the characters describing exactly how intractable the issues at hand actually are. I think that it cheers me up so reliably because it doesn't try to make me forget my problems, nor does it try to motivate me to fix my problems. It just lets me know that I can handle whatever it is that I'm dealing with -- probably better than The Gang would (even if my own gang also sometimes melts down over something as insignificant as the thickness of a lime wedge). Ultimately, the show is about acceptance.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is the perfect title and here's why.... Instantly you realize that all these characters live in fantasy worlds in their own heads. And they all treat each other as NPCs in this fantasy world. I love that in the episode where it's suppose to be a standard past clip show, it's remembered COMPLETELY different than it was presented earlier in the show, proving all these characters are living in their own little worlds. And in their worlds, it's always sunny in Philadelphia. And Dennis was super cool and had an affair with the hot librarian. And Charlie and Mac were super popular. And it's always sunny in Philadelphia. It's the perfect title because it's a fantasy, just like how the characters themselves live life. As a fantasy. Because it's never sunny in Philadelphia. But to the gang, it is. And they all convince each other it is, which in a way, brings a warm sunshine feeling, right? So maybe it really Always IS sunny in Philadelphia for our characters.
They did a clip show episode and this is exactly how it turned out. They couldn't figure what was reality and what was their imagination. Frank had long hair and long legs and so on.
saaaaaame bruh. I binged the first 12 seasons as I was recovering from a mental breakdown and losing my faith. It helped bridge the gap from one worldview to another in a big way.
@@slowfuse I lived through the Bush administration amongst a few more, and I never thought that at my 31 years of age that I’d be surrounded by such beautiful people.
The way you guys you talk about the beginning of the show (not being writers, and how the conversation about limes and thinking 'that's the show') is almost identical to listening to Seinfeld and Larry David talk about the early seasons of Seinfeld. TBH, Seinfeld also could have been called 'Jerks' at the time.
I think the show is honestly like lightning in a bottle in how all these weird impossibilities came together to make this weird bizarro sitcom and that’s truly what makes it refreshing and incredible
Literally grew up with this It's Always Sunny, and it shaped my sense of humor pretty dramatically. I'm so glad that you guys are still making it, and that ya decided to make a podcast :D
Yep this is the first one that I was like "okay I'll ACTUALLY check out that podcast" I read an article yesterday about how A. It existed and B. Was amazing, so I immediately tuned in
Honestly, I avoided this show like the plague for years, changing the channel whenever it was coming on, because the title was so terrible I assumed the show wouldn't possibly interest me. Comedy was in a pretty wild place in the 2000s, and there was a lot of stuff that other people were into that I just didn't get. Kinda just assumed the show was something like that. Ended up watching dvds of season 1 with a buddy, while working our 12-hour shifts in the military together. It's been about 10 years, since then, and I've seen every season multiple times. When I check hulu, and find a new season on there, it is the highlight of my day.
Even though I've watched all of these on other channels uploading your stuff, I'm rewatching them here so you get the views, as is fair and right. Fantastic series.
it's the only show I can bring up with my friends and know we're all going to be in tears laughing by the end of it.. so much gold. Thanks for the podcast stuff guys!
The title goes well with the theme music, which sounds like a nice family sitcom from the 50s. Then the show is the exact opposite of all of that, which is hilarious.
Honestly I think the title "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is very memorable and perfect for the type of comedy that comes from this show. The ONLY possible "downside" I could see actually stems from my own experience.. I'm from Philly, born and raised, and so back in the first 2 or 3 seasons all of my friends would tell me how hilarious this show is and I thought they only liked it bc finally there was a show about Philly lmao so I didn't actually start watching until season 3 or 4 and I immediately loved it. And ngl it is pretty fucking cool that it's set in Philly.
As a norwegian I'm just happy we had some impact on something. So on behalf of A-ha: You're welcome. Not talked to Morten Harket about this, but I'm sure he'd agree.
Fuck I'm like Glenn with smoking where no matter how many times I quit the craving never fully goes away and everytime I relapse its cause I think "Fuck it this will probably be gross, I'll just prove to myself I dont wanna smoke" then it tastes like magic, the herbal cigarettes sound gross though. Also as a fellow manic depressive sunny has definitely helped me cope and I agree about not wanting to leave the manic side behind.
them talking about how they like people talking about how the show helped their depression when i put on the podcast after a particularly bad period of migraines that left me with depression 🥺 you guys do help, a lot
I cannot believe they think It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is a bad title. Now, I'll admit that I have a great love for long, un-catchy nonsensical titles (Emo and Metalcore bands of a certain period tended to do that a lot with song names and I adore all of them), but to me it's such a perfect title for this show. "Jerks" is probably the _correct_ name for a show that's intended to be the "anti-Friends," but it's just too on-the-nose, too obviously snarky. Much like the extremely upbeat and out-of-date music the show uses for transitions, the innocent to the point of corny title creates the perfect dissonance with the frequently dark and mean-spirited content. It's just so different from the stock sitcom naming of "this one's all about Jerry Seinfeld - we'll call it Seinfeld. This one's about a modern family - we'll call it Modern Family."
The title sets the pace for the show. If it had been jerks no one would have watched it. Now people say "Did you last nights episode of Sunny?" And they know what you're talking about. And if they don't you Say "Sunny in Philly" and if they still don't know you play them the pilot. That's what hooked me. You guys care way too much about what other people think of you now.
I don't know why you guys are so hard on the first season. It was a little rough but that's what gave it character. The only valid criticism for it is Dee's character isn't quite right yet.
I am two episodes into this podcast (clearly) after planning on listening to it for a while. I expected Behind The Scenes info but instead I'm just googling celebrity names so i know who they're smoking and working out next to. Worth it.
Bipolar type 2 doesn't get as high but the lows are there, and Glenn's rationale is the exact same I used that kept me from getting the diagnosis for ages
lol i used to work on HBO Vice Principals and Bill Murray was exactly that actor that was elusive and would never show up. I was Bill’s stand-in and for a month and a half (for the opening scene of the entire series) he was slated to be on set and we would print his name on the call-sheet/sides and because of him never showing up, the majority of S1 had to be shot out of sequence.
I started watching the show in high school when I smoked a crap ton of weed and stayed home all day watching every episode on Netflix when it was on there. I was still too socially unaware to understand exactly what was so funny about it, that it was satire making fun of the worst people. I just found it hilarious that they were able to get away with the shit that they did and I silently aspired to be so confident in being completely oblivious to how others are affected by your actions. I didn't have many friends in HS but the gang was always there for me to make me giggle while I was stoned and alone. Thank you.
i would never want to encounter them what the hell they would get u into some horrifying scheme and youd probably lose everything you own cuz of them lol
Around the @10:00 mark Charlie thinks they are talking about batons when they are saying buttons in a odd way. Even once he knows it's buttons he thinks it's buttons in the shape of batons. This why I love these guys.
Great chance it's exacerbated by too much or too little sleep. Too much sleep also makes you tired. Also you must exercise or else you will counterintuitively be tired
The way I understood the title was an ironic nod to the crap this cast gets themselves into, making their lives no better than they were the day before. And yet, through their ignorance and horrid personalities, they always find a way to look forward to the next thing. Looking at “the sunny side” if you will.
They smoked real cigarettes for the filming of Mindhunter. Holt McCallany, who plays Bill Tench, is smoking real cigarettes in all of those scenes... and he's NOT a smoker in real life! That is fucking dedication.
Glen I think you're thinking of bipolar type 2 maybe? Categorized, i believe, by hypomania (less 'high' highs). But people can also have symptoms of anything without the whole disorder, too.
I remember it took my a few episodes to get the show. It was just so different and I remember they released them 2 at a time and somebody told me to sit through both and promised I'd be laughing by the end. I've been a fan ever since.
That David Hornsby incident literally happened to me about 13 years ago!!! Drunk at a Karaoke bar called Fat Louie's, that served pint-sized Long Island Ice Teas! Went home, woke up in the middle of the night to my girlfriend at the time yelling at me to stop peeing in my sock drawer! In an unrelated incident, I also shat the bed twice! Suffice it to say, that woman was a saint!
I got wasted in the Rocky Mountains & ended up pissing in my suitcase. My girlfriend was pissed. Probably pretty embarrassed too cause it was after her sister's wedding & her whole family was around. I think everyone else was passed out though.
It sounds like everything they don't like about the show is what all us re-watchers love about the show. It feels like now they try too hard instead of going with the original formular they make jokes in the show about over working stuff and remakes being terrible but their whole last four or five seasons feel like a really bad sequel movie made by a company that bought the show out while it was dying.
Holy crap, the kid in this episode is now the age these guys were when they started Always Sunny Good hing I stopped having birthdays to stay young, otherwise this news might be devastating to my psyche!
Glenn I'm depressed..it's all good,till it's not! And I like most can't get enough of you guys and have many highs watching your show,while feeling down and having life do life stuff to me. And Charlie... You are my favourite actor of this generation. Besides John Candy
i love the title talk because titles are fucking hard. I named my short film possibly the dumbest most obvious thing possible, -"brainblast" it's kind've a jimmy neutron reference which is not great, it has nothing to do with my film really except for the most on the nose literal interpretation, I just could NOT think of a better title.
