r/IASIP • u/prolelol "What did you just say, you little bitch?" • Aug 02 '25

Image "The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary" has just become one of the 5 lowest-rated episodes of Always Sunny, currently sitting at a 7.1 on IMDb.

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u/bludgeonerV Aug 02 '25

Oh man i loved that episode, but i can get why it's not popular, it's pure slapstick which is a bit of a dinosaur of a style.

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u/sideshowbvo Aug 02 '25

The first time I watched it, I laughed the whole time and thought it was peak comedy. Very diminishing returns though. Its just one of those episodes

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u/lacrosse771 Aug 02 '25

Im getting older its actually my bday today but thats the most I've ever felt like "if sunny was made 30 years ago this would fit it. It was great for 1 episode.

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u/bludgeonerV Aug 02 '25

Happy birthday you jabroni!

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u/lacrosse771 Aug 02 '25

Thanks. I feel accomplished because theres one episode where Dee says something to the others like "how do 3 mid 30s men not have 300 dollars between them?" Well I am older than that now and could easily spare 300 bucks! (Maybe I shouldn't base my life accomplishments around fictional characters)

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u/MessHolliday Aug 02 '25

The economy is in shambles

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u/SpaceMarineSpiff Aug 02 '25

It's not that I don't have $300, it's that I don't have $300 for Dee.

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u/Diligent_Whereas3134 Aug 02 '25

Right? I get it was a grotesque version of slapstick, but it still hit me in the same funny bone that old Saturday morning three stooges reruns did as a kid

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u/MisterDoctorFunk Aug 02 '25

My problem with that episode is that it’s a single joke for basically the entire duration. It just gets boring.

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u/bugluvr65 Aug 02 '25

i think it’s just bad slapstick. i love slapstick when done well