Come join Charlie, Mac, Dennis, Sweet Dee, and Frank, the self-centered owners of
Paddy's Pub in Philadelphia who will do just about anything, no matter how reprehensible,
in an attempt to better their own situation. Coming off a season in which they performed
a musical, pooped the bed, and nearly died, you would think the gang would have
learned their lesson by now. Well, think again.
Buckle up as the gang goes on a road trip. Be sure to take notes when Dennis reveals his
secret method for seduction. From wrestling for the returning troops to stimulating the
economy to sneaking into the World Series, there's no shortage of scheming
this year for the staff at Paddy's.
This weekly, half-hour sitcom began life as an independent project cooked up by three
experienced Hollywood writers who were tired of scrounging around for jobs and decided
to create their own opportunity. With little more than a single digital camera and a
budget of 200 dollars, Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, and Glenn Howerton taped the pilot
episode for a series about three overaged slackers, friends since high school,
who ran a spectacularly unprofitable Irish bar in Philadelphia.
The trio then shopped their pilot around to various networks and cable outlets,
finally landing a weekly, half-hour slot on the FX cable service. Most of the humor
in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia arose from the inflated egos and low-watt IQs
of the three male protagonists, Mac (McElhenney), Charlie (Day), and Dennis (Howerton),
as they endeavored to maintain their blue-collar values and machismo in the face of
such sociopolitical challenges as racism, homophobia, abortion, and feminism.
Added to the cast for the series proper was Kaitlin Olson as Dennis' sister, Dee,
the most sensible of the bunch, albeit perennially unlucky in matters of the heart. Click HERE to download theme song in mp3 format.
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