Ranking timestamps: 15. Season 14 00:56 14. Season 1 02:01 13. Season 15 02:50 12. Season 2 03:47 11. Season 12 05:00 10. Season 13 06:00 9. Season 10 07:09 8. Season 11 08:47 7. Season 8 09:52 6. Season 7 10:56 5. Season 4 11:44 4. Season 9 12:43 3. Season 3 14:13 2. Season 5 15:30 1. Season 6 16:34
Season 7 might be my favorite. Fat Mac is hilarious, and the high school reunion episodes are all-time classics. Plus you have Rum Ham, Jackie Denardo, CharDee MacDennis, Thunder Gun Express and more.
Season 7 for sure is the best one for me. Frank's Little Beauties and Frank's Pretty Woman are my two favorite episodes. The Gang Gets Trapped, Chardee MacDennis, Sweet Dee Gets Audited, and the Jersey Shore are all legends. Rum ham and Fat Mac forever!
I think season 16 is going to be a banger. Mainly because of the podcast and them rewatching the early seasons, they said they've hadn't watched them in over a decade. Uncle Jack and the parents will be back and hopefully some of the other side characters as well like the Mcpoyles and cricket.
it wont. they lost it, and they wont find it again, they are different people now, they changed, its the times or their age, it seems like they have nothing more to say, only draging on the cashgrab. its depressing really.
The way Dennis changes his face when he says “the implication” will never make me not laugh. My favorite cold open to title card is “the gang gives frank an intervention”.
It will always be crazy to me how there are valid arguments for how every season is GOOD. I'm not a huge fan of some of the last 3 seasons, but to say I dislike them would be the wrong word too. After all, watching Mac and Charlie beat up children, or the gang exploiting PPE loans, or even seeing them try to figure out the algorithm are some pretty amazing moments in the show.
Definitely agree with you. While I don’t think that from season 13 on is nearly as good as the previous 12 seasons, I don’t dislike any of them one bit. They all have incredibly funny moments and episodes, like the bowling episode from season 16, and also the moment during the Ireland trip in season 15 when Dennis and Dee go to rent a castle and Dennis tries to hold in a cough.
I find myself having a difficult time ranking seasons 3-9 because given my mood, the phase of the moon, and my personal life in that moment, any one of them could take the top spot.
1-11 (or really, into the first half of season 12). S1E1 to S12E7 there's only a few episodes that fall from the great or amazing category into just good. Those seasons are amazing and amongst the best seasons of a comedy TV show ever. From S12E8 and on, there are only a few episodes that make it into the great category, with most falling in the meh category.
My favorite thing about Always Sunny is the way it cleverly avoided character flanderization by, in a way, embracing it. The gang undeniably gets crazier throughout the series and their antics bigger as well, but it doesn't feel like they're leaning into jokes that they know work, but rather that they're driving each other crazy. When you rewatch Season 1 and they feel *almost* normal by comparison, it doesn't feel like the show lost sight of subtlety, but that this is the beginning of a very long downwards spiral for the gang.
You are legitimately the first person I’ve heard elevate The Gang Buys a Roller Rink episode as one of the highlights. And I appreciate that. A lot of people didn’t understand the bit they were doing. I thought it was a fun entry. For me the whole Ireland trip is what made Season 15 so good.
(Since you just saw this, might I recommend watching Dee Day if you haven’t already. The bit with Dennis in the middle is one of my favorites in the entire show.)
I used to love it, but without Danny it doesn't work for me anymore. It's like when I introduced my wife to my favourite burger place, and she insisted on putting Stilton in hers instead of American cheese. It was a massive game changer and I couldn't go back afterwards.
I think the best "social commentary episodes" are the ones that use the contentious subject as a jumping off point while letting the funny gang interactions take center stage. They rarely ever rely too heavily on "hey look at us, we're making fun of both sides, isn't that funny!?" like South Park seems to do sometimes.
@@BrickKildaguy Also true. But I'd argue that A Woman's Right To Chop was subpar because it just wasn't that funny, not because it was metaphorical. The Gang Tries Desperately To Win An Award is also a metaphor, and it's one of the best episodes.
I hate social commentary episodes, they come off as so forced and repetitive I don't mind if it's a side or background thing that's done in a subtle way, but the whole " HEY, CURRENT THING, ISN'T THE CURRENT THING CRAZY, ANALOGY, CURRENT THING, ANALOGY " Schtick that South Park and Always Sunny bash the audience over the head with just takes the life out of me I don't even care about American politics, I'd imagine it'd be infinitely more unbearable if I did. I think the show that best handled this sort of thing was King Of The Hill
I really liked seasons 11-15, certainly more than most sunny fans. I get why people don't like them as much, but to me they feel a bit more creative. It feels like they aren't going for laughs, they're going for gasps, and I'm still laughing the whole time.
My problem with seasons 11-15 is it took the underbelly of all these characters and made it who they are which basically turned them into cartoons. Dennis being a creep, mac being gay, Charlie being dumb and etc was funny when it was brought up every now and then, now it’s just who they are nonstop
Yeah I don't hate season 14, but Dee Day carries it so hard. Makes me want a "day" episode for everyone else in the gang. Hell, just the thought of an episode NAMED "Charlie Day" is funny enough for me.
Idk, i really only loved the " The Gang Texts" from 14 ...i still tearup when Mac sends Multiple Paragraph Heart Felt texts to Dennis who replies instantly, obviously not reading a word of it ... Modern Classic
It’s not season 4 that’s great it’s the crescendo into the night man cometh episode. That’s basically the peak of television. But season 4 does not have the most exceptional episodes compared to other seasons.
season 12 is one of the best for me, it has banger after banger. the gang turns black an amazing musical episode "what are the rules?" stuck in my head all the time, the gang goes to a water park is top 10 sunny for me easily, its incredibly funny and accessible and always the first episode I show people. old lady house is an overlooked sitcom satire and i love it, making dennis reynholds a murderer, hero or hate crime, ptsdee etc an incredible season all around
He probably got offended by The Gang Turns Black. He seems like that type. It's one of the best episodes in the whole series and he didn't even mention it. Says a lot. Gang Goes to the Water Park is a strong contender for the best episode of the entire series.
Gotta say for me it's Season 7. Fat mac obviously gets the headlines but right out of the gate you get three great episodes where Frank wants to marry a hooker, then they all go to the Jersey Shore, then the kids beauty pageant. Throw-in the gang getting trapped in a house looking for a vase, the crew looting a store because of a storm (and Cricket driving through the front door), Frank hijacking a tour boat to get to a movie, and the high school reunion episodes.
Season 14 was bad, but no laughs at all? "The Janitor Always Mops Twice" might be a top 10 episode. Admittedly, I hated it when it first came out. I was already pissed that it was a bad season, and as soon I realized it was an experimental episode I was too frustrated to even give it a chance. I gave it a chance later on, and thankfully I did. The jokes were solid, and I laughed a lot.
Season 3 is my favorite imo, due to some personal favorite episodes. It’s true Frank isn’t in his element, but I can see past it because of the episode quality
Season 3 is where they indulged. Too long of a season too many good episodes. I prefer Frank a bit more subdued. It’s a nice touch and has the most episodes with the characters all in the same plot in the same scene at the same time. 8 is still my goat but 3 is def my most rewatched full season
Hahaha their hush hush bromance ark is one of my favourite mainstays of the series. Mac is such a controlling girlfriend to dennis and i would expect nothing less
@Alex Schneider I mean, if that's all you've taken from the last 14 seasons, then yes. Season 1 by its very nature doesn't have all of the elements that have made up the show for the longest time, and people who watch a show for 15 seasons obviously tend to like those show-defining elements. Except for some people, I guess, who are very mature, grizzled, and ancient and have watched 14 loud, obnoxious, and disgusting seasons despite their superior sense of humor
@@diegotejada55 I never said the following seasons weren’t good. I just don’t think Rob, Danny, or Kaitlyn contribute almost anything to the humor other than being loud and obnoxious. Mac has his moments where he says some dumb shit or does his “science is a liar sometimes” type stuff, but I don’t think there’s anything thoughtful or deep AT ALL about the humor given to Frank or Dee’s characters. Again, it’s just Frank being disgusting and Dee being vulgar basically
Season 15 is one of my fav seasons for real. I think it’s insanely creative and the gags are bar none. Waking people up with stew, eating shit meatballs, going crazy in a castle, stifling a cough in a close quarter convo, and spying through eyeholes in a painting actually kill me.
I feel the love for 15 too. I just wish the Ireland story didn’t take up so much time. I also really dislike the episode that sets the whole thing up. It’s a whole episode of exposition, which Sunny rarely has to do because it’s not serialised. I wish Ireland was 2 episodes. Or like, a movie length special. I just find new episodes of Sunny are so precious, such a rare commodity, that I feel like 15 only has 5 “real”episodes that feel like sunny.
@@ginao6810 agreed, think of all the banger moments in the ireland episodes and imagine if they found a way to cut the fat and condense it down to two episodes! Would be all-time greats
Yeah, Season 4-8 is the heart of the show to me. But Seasons 9-12 also felt really strong from a writing standpoint. Also, seasons 1-3 still have so much genius in them, just didn't have the direction totally figured out yet which led to inconsistencies in the lore, some awkward moments, but there was definitely some magic in the innocence of it.
Someone might have pointed this out already, but around 4:20 you said that Artemis entered the roster in season 2, but she appeared in the 4th episode of season 1. Great video though!
Right after finishing a rewatch of the whole show: 1. Season 8 2. Season 5 3. Season 4 4. Season 10 5. Season 12 6. Season 7 7. Season 3 8. Season 6 9. Season 11 10. Season 9 11. Season 2 12. Season 1 13. Season 14 14. Season 15 15. Season 13
Fun facts: Glenn, Charlie and Rob have a podcast where they discuss each episode and making it and they said before they originally wanted the name of the show to be "Jerks" They also said that we have Danny DeVito's kids to thank for him playing Frank. He had never heard of the show (which was in its infancy at the time) when he was offered the role but his kids loved it and begged him to take the project A couple episodes of season 1 were shot with a different actress playing Dee, who was ironically enough Robs real life girlfriend at the time. She was replaced with Kaitlyn who would later marry Rob.
Do you seriously think that anyone watching this video wouldn't also know about their podcast? Or wouldn't know that the show started out with a different Dee before casting Kaitlin? Thanks for the "Intro To Sunny" course, but I think we're all squared away, guy.
The stride sunny hit between season 4 and 8 make it hard to really rank that timeline, but it really is just one scene in season 5 that makes it take the cake for me… “magnets”
I could almost list the seasons in reverse chronological order to make my worst to best list. What made the early seasons so great was that the characters were still somewhat grounded despite being horrible people. As the show has progressed, they've slowly become more and more cartoonish caracitures of themselves. Add to that, even the backdrop of the fictional world they inhabit has devolved to be almost as cartoonish and ungrounded as the main characters. The jokes dont land as well when everyone is in on it.
7 has to be one of my favorite seasons. It marked. A shift from when the show was more believable to when it went a little more out there. Its perfect in my opinion
Hearing this a lot on TikTok and am surprised. I liked a lot of the episodes and appreciated Mac's jacked-ness and the Dennis bait-and-switch. To each their own!
@@BrickKildaguy There are some really good episodes in this season but half of the season, especially when is Dennis is missing just doesn't work for me. His absence is definitely felt.
I haven't finished all the seasons but your recap really cemented how particular I am to Season 9. Flowers for Charlie might be my favorite episode of the series.
Season 14 is one of my favorites felt like it was getting back to its roots for some reason to me. So I can't give you any credibility now having it last
I actually would throw season 15 a lot higher. I felt like it was a return to form and easily the best season, overall, since season 9. The gang buys a roller rink is classic, and I love the whole Irish trip, it felt refreshing and yet familiar. But my favorite episode from season 15 is the gang replaces dee with a monkey. There are at least five moments in that episode that made me laugh out loud uncontrollably, the standouts being “go where? Purple!” and Charlie’s inability to understand the difference between cities and states.
I agree i thought 15 was strongest in a while and if it had not been so short I probably would rank it higher than i did Sidenote: I just realized when i made my list season 15 had not aired so looks like it is rewatch time - which should keep me somewhat busy till next month for season 16.
Season 15 hella underrated imo. Some of my favorite sunny moments like Dennis trying to hold in his cough and acting like he doesn’t have Covid, the shit meatballs, the idea of dropping boiling hot water on Charlie’s dad, Dennis going crazy in the castle, and then the whole shit with Charlie having to carry his dad up the mountain gets me everytime I see it. It might not be the funniest season and I can see why people wouldn’t like the serialized nature of a good chunk of it but I thought it was great and a nice change of pace from the others that makes it really stand out
When I watched Charlie Work for the first time and I saw all the times Charlie was breaking the stool during the whole thing, I knew I was watching a truly masterpiece and I didn't know why
The gang solves the gas crisis from season 4 is one of my favorites. Mac compares the gang to other iconic groups in entertainment IE: The Ghostbusters, the A-team, and Scooby doo, Frank waterboarding Dee, and Charlie as the oil man from Texas were classic scenes.
I enjoy the recent trend with the Gang Goes to Ireland episodes and Mac Finds His Pride which give heart to some of the more sympathetic members of the gang. I appreciate that while being one of the funniest shows ever they can take some time for some real pathos. Mac Finds His Pride in particular is an undeniable hit. What makes it even better is knowing that Mac will continue to be funny, and knowing the way his personality will develop so he can still be one of the worst people in the world.
The basis of removing episodes is idiotic. They meant to be terrible people and the creators are making fun of blackface being socially acceptable at one point much like Tropic Thunder.
This is such a late comment but it's an acquired taste. You either get it or you don't. Most find it just plain offensive without understanding that it's supposed to be about bad people. Those people that you find out enjoy it probably have similar humor to you. Enjoy knowing them!
nice take on Frank not coming into his own until season 4. Thats the season his hair gets crazy and he starts wearing those big glasses. It just seems to put that character in another hilarious dimension
Man i love Leon and Larry so much in curb 😂 always bickering, with my favourite interaction probably being at that hotel room where Larry is saying something like how he would sleep with himself and then asks Leon if he would but he's having none of it and just goes like: "F*** no i wouldn't have s*x with you, larry! No ok first of all, larry, i would throw the f*** up..." And proceeds to rip into Larry for even asking 😂 And then there's the "ejackalette?" scene, the storyline with the supremacy guy at the drs office and Larry slunk out... So many classic moments in that show
i understand that the newer seasons are not the same as old sunny but i dont really think they're worse, i think theyre different yk. (and MAYBE some are a little worse) like season 15, the last episode was the first i ever cried with the show and it felt so cool seeing such an amazing moment so late in its life. most shows as they grow old the seem to devolve, lose sight of the essence of the show. i think the reason why sunny is so good is that it never seems to happen to them
Mac Finds His Pride and The Gang Carries a Corpse Up a Mountain surprised me with tears. I hope each character gets an episode where they actually work through their biggest issues but then carry on being huge pricks.
Season 4 is my personal favorite. Every episode is an absolute banger, and Mac and Charlie Die is my favorite episode. If I want to show people Sunny who's never seen it before I show them any episode from season 4
Season 9 is definetly my favorite. I may have bias because it was the first season i watched as it aired but every episode to me is iconic. Even though my all time episode isnt in it : The gang gets extreme: Homemakeover edition. That scene when they kidnap the family with the music amd camera work gets me everytime😂😂😂
I’m a new IASIP convert and I don’t fully disagree. But episodes like “The Janitor Always Mops Twice” was really creative and stupid and funny, Mac’s dance, Charlie in the last episode of season 15 was nice to see. The growth of the characters and humanizing them a bit is nice and makes me happy. Not just for the fictional characters, but the men and women behind the show that’s brought a lot of laughs and comfort in sad times. I want them creatively fulfilled too.
In my opinion seasons 14 and 15 have been the worst of the show. Too many things involving American politics and as a Canadian I’m kind of tired of hearing that stuff constantly. But the good episodes were still good. Dee day was an instant classic and the Ireland stuff from season 15 was peak sunny. But the other stuff can just feel ham fisted and too much “of the times” the older episodes talking about societal issues have this timeless quality to them but these newer ones feel too much rooted in the now to be relatable in 5 or so years. However I have hope that season 16 will go back to more of the basics with their podcast having them recall what made seasons 3-12 so great.
Season 12 really is something to behold that late in a show's career. Every episode is a banger, equal parts creativity with familiarity, comedy with character development. Seasons 3 and 5 will always be the favorites for me and obviously 7 is something special as well but season 12 could easily be put right in with those in terms of quality. I do agree with you that season 14 is the worst one but it's got some good stuff in it too. I just wish modern day Kaitlin would cool it with the overacting. I feel like season 13 was the last season where Dee was Dee.
Lost me completely once season 10 was ranked 9th. You don’t put 13 over 12, or 12 over 2 (even though I’ve personally watched 12 more). You did say this is all subjective, and it is. But this list is for people who have donkey brains.
I find it remarkable that despite this show losing some of its touch, it remains truly amazing. I can't fathom why it hasn't received an Emmy nomination.
So you're just gonna ignore the Waterpark episode while discussing season 12 and pretend we didn't notice? Only 1 low point from that season (Cricket's Tale, and it's still not THAT bad). The rest is golden! Definitely a top 5 season for me. Also, the ending to PTSDee is probably the most I've laughed at an ending to any Sunny episode ever.
The gang hits the slopes is one of my favorite episodes of the series, and it didn't even get a mention in season 11. I agree with season 5-7 are peak sunny.
season 7 is my favorite but i think everything 4-9 is gold. 10-12 has some of my favorite episodes but there was a noticeable drop in consistency. season 13 was by far my least favorite. i know it's unpopular opinion but i thought the character of mac works much better when he is closeted and in denial, it works better as satire that way. the finale was hokey and as a gay guy who grew up hating will and grace i don't really like the full on gay borderline stereotypical version of mac we have today. i also feel they retconned the character because in the first few seasons he was definitely more bi, going out of his way to get girls when he didn't have to. anyway season 14 and 15 it picked back up a bit. not a fan of the storyline (season 15 spoiler!) where frank is portrayed as the conspiracy theory nutjob for not getting the vax and that kills charlies dad. even though everyone now knows it never prevented transmission. it hurt to watch blatant corporate pharma propaganda inserted into one of my favorite shows. getting off my soapbox and aside from that the actual writing for 15 was a step up and promising for whats to come.
Youve described exactly how I feel about the show and yeah I wish they just kept mac as Bi, his character has changed completely after he came out the closet
I've said that for awhile with Mac. If there was a way to toss him back in the closet, then that would be best. They also kept dumbing him down, and it went too far.
You echoed my thoughts exactly on every single point. Mac used to be such a well-rounded character, but now it feels like they've taken a lot of that away. But the other four are still pretty much the same, and they still make funny episodes, just not as often as before.
The top of my list: "I'm gonna save my dad's life!"... "Mac Kills His Dad" "I'm just pallin' around with the guys, how's anybody gonna get hurt?" "Frank Sets Sweet Dee on Fire"
My list would generally be vaguely similar, but having watched the earlier seasons when they came out(I think watching much later may be affecting some peoples perspective), I'd put season 1 far, far higher. I was super disappointed at the time with season 2, it felt like they were selling out by adding Frank in this season, with it getting better in season 3 and back to really good in season 4.
Was looking for this comment. I totally agree! For many years it was my favourite season. Overall I think the first 3 seasons remain my favourite even if there have been some iconic episodes after those.
I'd put 12 in the middle of the pack (as still an incredible season). The only duds are a cricket's tale and the gang goes to a water park (even though frank going down the slide with aids blood is probably the funniest moment of the season). On the other hand, I'd put Hero or Hate Crime, Making Dennis a Murderer, and Wolf Cola: A PR Nightmare all within the top 10 all time episodes
@@dumb525 It had its moments but the whole Dennis little girl thing didn't do it for me. Mac and Dee getting caught in the slide is pretty funny but nothing special. Charlie and Frank were overall hilarious but didn't have much screentime. I'd overall give it like a 7-7.5/10. By Always Sunny standards, that's a dud, but it's not like I wouldn't enjoy watching it generally speaking
There was something magical about the stretch run of the last episodes of season 4 and the first episodes of season 5. In order, it’s Home Makeover, Nightman, The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis, The Gang Hits the Road and The Great Recession. Probably my top 5 episodes of the show and they’re all next to each other, they were on a heater
This show is the perfect satirization of America.... ever. Every episode satirizes Americans in some hilarious way. The cycle continues into a neverending chaos 😂 It's also my favorite show and possibly media piece of all time. Thanks for sharing your perspectives with us!
"I won't change my opinion, because i dont HAVE to. Because im an AMERICAN. And I won't change my opinion, REGARDLESS of the facts and evidence set out before me. I'm dug in, and I'll never change" This quote from Mac perfectly encapsulates what you're saying, IMO. Just this absolutely preposterous-sounding person who says all the wrong things at the worst times. Satire at it's finest. And that monologue stuck with me, too. I find myself quoting it alarmingly often, usually in response to seeing people exhibit similar levels of pride in their own stubborn ignorance but unfortunately with zero irony.
@@Loctorak That's the thing with satire is it takes nuanced insight whether metaphorical and/or allegorical to really get it. I notice a lot of confusion comes from comparing it to parody which blends in with satire a little bit but whereas parody is absurdist comedy, satire is absurdist anything that mimics and mocks correctly and Mac's quote above encapsulates so many Americans including myself in my past which is another reason why you, I, and many others do get it.
I think you had it right originally; season 5 is peak Sunny. I’ve often compared it to one of the iconic rock albums of the 60s or 70s, where every track is a banger. Just comedic gold, through and through
Agreed with most of it, but the whole Ireland-saga for me has been the best stuff they've done in years! It's fresh and everybody gets their moment to shine; Charlie finding his dad, Mac becoming a priest, Dennis going full horror villain, Frank serving poop soup, Dee failing miserably and being taken advantage of at every turn. I love it 🥲♥️
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Ranking timestamps:
15. Season 14 00:56
14. Season 1 02:01
13. Season 15 02:50
12. Season 2 03:47
11. Season 12 05:00
10. Season 13 06:00
9. Season 10 07:09
8. Season 11 08:47
7. Season 8 09:52
6. Season 7 10:56
5. Season 4 11:44
4. Season 9 12:43
3. Season 3 14:13
2. Season 5 15:30
1. Season 6 16:34
Bro, you ranked Season 1 so low, lol. It's actually my second favorite season. I wish we had more 2-3 seasons like the first season.
@@HorrorMovies13 i agree , season one is brilliant despite not having danny devito
You just ruined the video bro
I loved season 14
Curious where you'd place the new season
Season 7 might be my favorite. Fat Mac is hilarious, and the high school reunion episodes are all-time classics. Plus you have Rum Ham, Jackie Denardo, CharDee MacDennis, Thunder Gun Express and more.
He’s cultivating mass.
The first three episodes of that season are amazing.
Season 7 for sure is the best one for me. Frank's Little Beauties and Frank's Pretty Woman are my two favorite episodes. The Gang Gets Trapped, Chardee MacDennis, Sweet Dee Gets Audited, and the Jersey Shore are all legends. Rum ham and Fat Mac forever!
Gun to my head I’d go with season 7 myself.
7 is the top for me 100%, especially Mac's fat shuffle across the stage in Frank's Little Beauties
I think season 16 is going to be a banger.
Mainly because of the podcast and them rewatching the early seasons, they said they've hadn't watched them in over a decade.
Uncle Jack and the parents will be back and hopefully some of the other side characters as well like the Mcpoyles and cricket.
Really good point on watching the old seasons. Maybe we get some good callbacks bc of that
Saw Hornsby getting in makeup for Cricket so he is confirmed!!!!
it wont. they lost it, and they wont find it again, they are different people now, they changed, its the times or their age, it seems like they have nothing more to say, only draging on the cashgrab. its depressing really.
@@ozy667 ok Nostradamus
@@ozy667 who hurt you
The way Dennis changes his face when he says “the implication” will never make me not laugh.
My favorite cold open to title card is “the gang gives frank an intervention”.
It’s the jaw twitch that always gets me 😂
It will always be crazy to me how there are valid arguments for how every season is GOOD. I'm not a huge fan of some of the last 3 seasons, but to say I dislike them would be the wrong word too. After all, watching Mac and Charlie beat up children, or the gang exploiting PPE loans, or even seeing them try to figure out the algorithm are some pretty amazing moments in the show.
Definitely agree with you. While I don’t think that from season 13 on is nearly as good as the previous 12 seasons, I don’t dislike any of them one bit. They all have incredibly funny moments and episodes, like the bowling episode from season 16, and also the moment during the Ireland trip in season 15 when Dennis and Dee go to rent a castle and Dennis tries to hold in a cough.
I find myself having a difficult time ranking seasons 3-9 because given my mood, the phase of the moon, and my personal life in that moment, any one of them could take the top spot.
Similar with me but 4-12
I take it further and have a hard time with 1-11.
id say 2-9
3-12 for me
1-11 (or really, into the first half of season 12). S1E1 to S12E7 there's only a few episodes that fall from the great or amazing category into just good. Those seasons are amazing and amongst the best seasons of a comedy TV show ever. From S12E8 and on, there are only a few episodes that make it into the great category, with most falling in the meh category.
My favorite thing about Always Sunny is the way it cleverly avoided character flanderization by, in a way, embracing it. The gang undeniably gets crazier throughout the series and their antics bigger as well, but it doesn't feel like they're leaning into jokes that they know work, but rather that they're driving each other crazy. When you rewatch Season 1 and they feel *almost* normal by comparison, it doesn't feel like the show lost sight of subtlety, but that this is the beginning of a very long downwards spiral for the gang.
You are legitimately the first person I’ve heard elevate The Gang Buys a Roller Rink episode as one of the highlights. And I appreciate that. A lot of people didn’t understand the bit they were doing. I thought it was a fun entry. For me the whole Ireland trip is what made Season 15 so good.
(Since you just saw this, might I recommend watching Dee Day if you haven’t already. The bit with Dennis in the middle is one of my favorites in the entire show.)
Dude season 1 is a masterpiece with or without Danny
Yeah but Danny is like...the little cherry on top.
I agree. I’ve always enjoyed a lot season 1. For me, the dullest one is season 2 an other seasons after the 10th.
I used to love it, but without Danny it doesn't work for me anymore. It's like when I introduced my wife to my favourite burger place, and she insisted on putting Stilton in hers instead of American cheese. It was a massive game changer and I couldn't go back afterwards.
It's without Danny
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I think the best "social commentary episodes" are the ones that use the contentious subject as a jumping off point while letting the funny gang interactions take center stage. They rarely ever rely too heavily on "hey look at us, we're making fun of both sides, isn't that funny!?" like South Park seems to do sometimes.
Right, but they also tend to mention the topic they're discussing, making the situation feel more real. "A Woman's Right to Chop" was just a metaphor.
@@BrickKildaguy Also true. But I'd argue that A Woman's Right To Chop was subpar because it just wasn't that funny, not because it was metaphorical. The Gang Tries Desperately To Win An Award is also a metaphor, and it's one of the best episodes.
Yes
@@BrickKildaguy The one with the dildo stationary bike is by far the best of the "social commentary" -type shows.
I hate social commentary episodes, they come off as so forced and repetitive
I don't mind if it's a side or background thing that's done in a subtle way, but the whole
" HEY, CURRENT THING, ISN'T THE CURRENT THING CRAZY, ANALOGY, CURRENT THING, ANALOGY "
Schtick that South Park and Always Sunny bash the audience over the head with just takes the life out of me
I don't even care about American politics, I'd imagine it'd be infinitely more unbearable if I did.
I think the show that best handled this sort of thing was King Of The Hill
I really liked seasons 11-15, certainly more than most sunny fans. I get why people don't like them as much, but to me they feel a bit more creative. It feels like they aren't going for laughs, they're going for gasps, and I'm still laughing the whole time.
My problem with seasons 11-15 is it took the underbelly of all these characters and made it who they are which basically turned them into cartoons. Dennis being a creep, mac being gay, Charlie being dumb and etc was funny when it was brought up every now and then, now it’s just who they are nonstop
I misread this as "seasons 1-15" and I was still happy to roll with it.
Season 11 is way better than the 4 since and is one of the best of the show but I like the newest seasons anyway
Season 14 the worst one of all for sure. Season 1 and 13 are close second and third for worst. All the rest are like near perfect (if not already).
@@DoubleE5135 I agree 100%
Dee Day is actually my favourite episode from season 14 and it actually saved it from my lowest spot
agree!!
Yeah I don't hate season 14, but Dee Day carries it so hard. Makes me want a "day" episode for everyone else in the gang. Hell, just the thought of an episode NAMED "Charlie Day" is funny enough for me.
@@franklinbadge1215 I was under the impression Mac day was always a setup for a "Charlie Day"
Idk, i really only loved the " The Gang Texts" from 14 ...i still tearup when Mac sends Multiple Paragraph Heart Felt texts to Dennis who replies instantly, obviously not reading a word of it ... Modern Classic
Totally agree it’s an amazing episode
I came here strictly for season 4. Love all the seasons but season 4 was undeniable
I deny it.
Season 4 is just OP
Saves me from writing the same
If season 4 didn’t have “who pooped the bed?”, it would be in instant contention with seasons 5 and 6
It’s not season 4 that’s great it’s the crescendo into the night man cometh episode. That’s basically the peak of television. But season 4 does not have the most exceptional episodes compared to other seasons.
season 12 is one of the best for me, it has banger after banger. the gang turns black an amazing musical episode "what are the rules?" stuck in my head all the time, the gang goes to a water park is top 10 sunny for me easily, its incredibly funny and accessible and always the first episode I show people. old lady house is an overlooked sitcom satire and i love it, making dennis reynholds a murderer, hero or hate crime, ptsdee etc an incredible season all around
Old lady house is my absolute favorite Dee episode! “Just the wacky neighbor, swinging by with the usual hijinks! Aguh, aguh, agoooo”
“**BEEEEEP!! AIDS blood, everybody out”
He probably got offended by The Gang Turns Black. He seems like that type. It's one of the best episodes in the whole series and he didn't even mention it. Says a lot.
Gang Goes to the Water Park is a strong contender for the best episode of the entire series.
I also didn't like The Gang Goes Black. Not because it was offensive, but because it was ignorant.
5 and 12!
Gotta say for me it's Season 7. Fat mac obviously gets the headlines but right out of the gate you get three great episodes where Frank wants to marry a hooker, then they all go to the Jersey Shore, then the kids beauty pageant. Throw-in the gang getting trapped in a house looking for a vase, the crew looting a store because of a storm (and Cricket driving through the front door), Frank hijacking a tour boat to get to a movie, and the high school reunion episodes.
These are just some of the examples of why 7 is my personal favorite.
Season 14 was bad, but no laughs at all? "The Janitor Always Mops Twice" might be a top 10 episode. Admittedly, I hated it when it first came out. I was already pissed that it was a bad season, and as soon I realized it was an experimental episode I was too frustrated to even give it a chance. I gave it a chance later on, and thankfully I did. The jokes were solid, and I laughed a lot.
season 1 is top 5 imo, i love danny devito on the show but something about their dynamic in those early episodes is so funny to me
100%. Every episode is absolutely golden. The topics and execution are perfect. Every character is hilarious and evil at the same time. A masterpiece.
S2 is a top 5 season, the gang gets crippled, Dennis runs for office, welfare, dee and Dennis get a new dad. So many classics.
I guess I’m the only one who really loves season 1
Not at all. Season one is fantastic it astounds me how folks can rank it so low.
@@Olmsted1319 To me its also the second worst season, even though I do absolutely love it. IASIP is unfortunately, just that good
It’s my favorite maybe
Season 1 is easily top top 10 if not higher for me. Its better than most of the newer seasons
Season 3 is my favorite imo, due to some personal favorite episodes. It’s true Frank isn’t in his element, but I can see past it because of the episode quality
The writing was just better back then. A lot of their episodes had very well written allegories. Honestly season 2 might be the peak of its writing.
@@nullakjg767 I think Sunny's peak went all the way from seasons 4 to 11 honestly, the show is just too consistent for me to narrow it down.
Season 3 is where they indulged. Too long of a season too many good episodes. I prefer Frank a bit more subdued. It’s a nice touch and has the most episodes with the characters all in the same plot in the same scene at the same time. 8 is still my goat but 3 is def my most rewatched full season
I love how in s14 mac is texting dennis a huge paragraph. i loved that scene sm
Hahaha their hush hush bromance ark is one of my favourite mainstays of the series. Mac is such a controlling girlfriend to dennis and i would expect nothing less
@@Loctorak YES he totally is and dennis is that boyfriend who seems to not care but is addicted to the toxicity.
I really don't understand why people rate first season so low. As for me it was hilarious!
Because most people have a child’s sense of humor and just want to see Danny DeVito or Dee being loud, obnoxious, and disgusting
@Alex Schneider I mean, if that's all you've taken from the last 14 seasons, then yes. Season 1 by its very nature doesn't have all of the elements that have made up the show for the longest time, and people who watch a show for 15 seasons obviously tend to like those show-defining elements. Except for some people, I guess, who are very mature, grizzled, and ancient and have watched 14 loud, obnoxious, and disgusting seasons despite their superior sense of humor
@@diegotejada55 I never said the following seasons weren’t good. I just don’t think Rob, Danny, or Kaitlyn contribute almost anything to the humor other than being loud and obnoxious. Mac has his moments where he says some dumb shit or does his “science is a liar sometimes” type stuff, but I don’t think there’s anything thoughtful or deep AT ALL about the humor given to Frank or Dee’s characters. Again, it’s just Frank being disgusting and Dee being vulgar basically
It really felt like they were testing the waters with what they could get away with in season 1, and the characters weren't really fully fleshed out.
Too short, no Danny, and the characters weren't even close to being developed yet. So jot that down.
Seasons 5,6 and 7 were peak sunny
Those are the best seasons.
Season 15 is one of my fav seasons for real. I think it’s insanely creative and the gags are bar none. Waking people up with stew, eating shit meatballs, going crazy in a castle, stifling a cough in a close quarter convo, and spying through eyeholes in a painting actually kill me.
I feel the love for 15 too. I just wish the Ireland story didn’t take up so much time.
I also really dislike the episode that sets the whole thing up. It’s a whole episode of exposition, which Sunny rarely has to do because it’s not serialised.
I wish Ireland was 2 episodes. Or like, a movie length special. I just find new episodes of Sunny are so precious, such a rare commodity, that I feel like 15 only has 5 “real”episodes that feel like sunny.
@@ginao6810 a movie length special wouldve been great
You probably like Nickelback too.
dennis behind the painting fucking slaughters me every time i watch it
@@ginao6810 agreed, think of all the banger moments in the ireland episodes and imagine if they found a way to cut the fat and condense it down to two episodes! Would be all-time greats
Yeah, Season 4-8 is the heart of the show to me. But Seasons 9-12 also felt really strong from a writing standpoint. Also, seasons 1-3 still have so much genius in them, just didn't have the direction totally figured out yet which led to inconsistencies in the lore, some awkward moments, but there was definitely some magic in the innocence of it.
What I love about this show is that you can throw on any episode from any season and you don’t feel like you need to start from the beginning
The janitor mops twice is still one of my fave episodes
Someone might have pointed this out already, but around 4:20 you said that Artemis entered the roster in season 2, but she appeared in the 4th episode of season 1. Great video though!
Right after finishing a rewatch of the whole show:
1. Season 8
2. Season 5
3. Season 4
4. Season 10
5. Season 12
6. Season 7
7. Season 3
8. Season 6
9. Season 11
10. Season 9
11. Season 2
12. Season 1
13. Season 14
14. Season 15
15. Season 13
Fun facts:
Glenn, Charlie and Rob have a podcast where they discuss each episode and making it and they said before they originally wanted the name of the show to be "Jerks"
They also said that we have Danny DeVito's kids to thank for him playing Frank. He had never heard of the show (which was in its infancy at the time) when he was offered the role but his kids loved it and begged him to take the project
A couple episodes of season 1 were shot with a different actress playing Dee, who was ironically enough Robs real life girlfriend at the time. She was replaced with Kaitlyn who would later marry Rob.
After reading the old girlfriends blog about the events that happened omg I can't believe they did her like that
@@Mel-lb3zo where can I find that?!
@@Mel-lb3zo yeah I’d like to read that too provide the source for ya boy
Do you seriously think that anyone watching this video wouldn't also know about their podcast? Or wouldn't know that the show started out with a different Dee before casting Kaitlin? Thanks for the "Intro To Sunny" course, but I think we're all squared away, guy.
@@JakeKoenig who hurt you
The stride sunny hit between season 4 and 8 make it hard to really rank that timeline, but it really is just one scene in season 5 that makes it take the cake for me… “magnets”
Cover your knees up if you're gonna be walking around everywhere.
Little green ghouls, buddy.
I could almost list the seasons in reverse chronological order to make my worst to best list. What made the early seasons so great was that the characters were still somewhat grounded despite being horrible people. As the show has progressed, they've slowly become more and more cartoonish caracitures of themselves. Add to that, even the backdrop of the fictional world they inhabit has devolved to be almost as cartoonish and ungrounded as the main characters. The jokes dont land as well when everyone is in on it.
Season 9 was the last good season. The cracks definitely started to show in 10. I only ever return to 1-9.
Sadly Dee Day has one of the best gags in the whole show - Dennis without his makeup talking to that woman in the bar. “Oysters or clams?”
7 has to be one of my favorite seasons. It marked. A shift from when the show was more believable to when it went a little more out there. Its perfect in my opinion
My favorite as well.
Plus fat Mac is my favorite version of him! Haha
Season 13 was by FAR the worst season for me.
Hearing this a lot on TikTok and am surprised. I liked a lot of the episodes and appreciated Mac's jacked-ness and the Dennis bait-and-switch. To each their own!
@@BrickKildaguy There are some really good episodes in this season but half of the season, especially when is Dennis is missing just doesn't work for me. His absence is definitely felt.
They turned Mac gay that’s why
I haven't finished all the seasons but your recap really cemented how particular I am to Season 9.
Flowers for Charlie might be my favorite episode of the series.
My top two are flowers for Charlie and Charlie work. Dennis is probably the funniest character but ones where Charlie gets to shine are top tier
You must excuse me, I’ve grown quite weary
Season 14 is one of my favorites felt like it was getting back to its roots for some reason to me. So I can't give you any credibility now having it last
I actually would throw season 15 a lot higher. I felt like it was a return to form and easily the best season, overall, since season 9. The gang buys a roller rink is classic, and I love the whole Irish trip, it felt refreshing and yet familiar. But my favorite episode from season 15 is the gang replaces dee with a monkey. There are at least five moments in that episode that made me laugh out loud uncontrollably, the standouts being “go where? Purple!” and Charlie’s inability to understand the difference between cities and states.
I agree i thought 15 was strongest in a while and if it had not been so short I probably would rank it higher than i did
Sidenote: I just realized when i made my list season 15 had not aired so looks like it is rewatch time - which should keep me somewhat busy till next month for season 16.
Season 16 was way better than 14 or 15, Risk E Rats will be one of my favorite episodes, so much so I wrote most of its fandom page 💀
Season 15 hella underrated imo. Some of my favorite sunny moments like Dennis trying to hold in his cough and acting like he doesn’t have Covid, the shit meatballs, the idea of dropping boiling hot water on Charlie’s dad, Dennis going crazy in the castle, and then the whole shit with Charlie having to carry his dad up the mountain gets me everytime I see it. It might not be the funniest season and I can see why people wouldn’t like the serialized nature of a good chunk of it but I thought it was great and a nice change of pace from the others that makes it really stand out
Dee and The Waitress in a bog was great too in my opinion.
Over rewatches, I fell in love with seasons 13-15 with some of my favourite episodes in them
Sunny is my favorite show of all time. Only show that i can rewatch over and over and watch reactions of it too
It's hands down my fav show!!
When I watched Charlie Work for the first time and I saw all the times Charlie was breaking the stool during the whole thing, I knew I was watching a truly masterpiece and I didn't know why
The gang solves the gas crisis from season 4 is one of my favorites. Mac compares the gang to other iconic groups in entertainment IE: The Ghostbusters, the A-team, and Scooby doo, Frank waterboarding Dee, and Charlie as the oil man from Texas were classic scenes.
Saying Season 14 has no good jokes at all is just stupid. It’s not the best series but it’s still got some hilarious moments.
The gang goes extreme makeover home edition is the most underrated episode of the whole show
The scene where they break in gets me EVERYTIME
Agreed! Haha
I enjoy the recent trend with the Gang Goes to Ireland episodes and Mac Finds His Pride which give heart to some of the more sympathetic members of the gang. I appreciate that while being one of the funniest shows ever they can take some time for some real pathos. Mac Finds His Pride in particular is an undeniable hit. What makes it even better is knowing that Mac will continue to be funny, and knowing the way his personality will develop so he can still be one of the worst people in the world.
The basis of removing episodes is idiotic. They meant to be terrible people and the creators are making fun of blackface being socially acceptable at one point much like Tropic Thunder.
I'm black living in Houston Texas, can't find a single person interested in this show and I'm obsessed with it
Bro what 💀
Yeah its weird man im the same i think i know like 2 people IRL that have even watched the show and im over here like.. living and breathing it 😅
This is such a late comment but it's an acquired taste. You either get it or you don't. Most find it just plain offensive without understanding that it's supposed to be about bad people. Those people that you find out enjoy it probably have similar humor to you. Enjoy knowing them!
It’s crazy how this show is so popular but so spread out that you don’t really run into other fans. Caucasoid from Louisiana btw
I'm white (not sure why race matters) in Houston, let's gooooooooo
Mac finds his pride shows that when a comedy can be serious they can strike gold
Seasons 3-8 are the best six seasons of Any show. That is the gold
Hero or hate crime is the funniest episode and alone sets the whole season at least halfway up the rankings
10-12 are honestly some of the best imo and super underrated
nice take on Frank not coming into his own until season 4. Thats the season his hair gets crazy and he starts wearing those big glasses. It just seems to put that character in another hilarious dimension
Season 1 is vastly underrated. Season 13 is the absolute worst
“Mama rats, daddy rats, grandpa rats, little baby rats. Sometimes I wonder if our lives really are worth more than theirs…”
This show and Curb Your Enthusiasm have a special place in my heart as the greatest comedy shows ever made
Man i love Leon and Larry so much in curb 😂 always bickering, with my favourite interaction probably being at that hotel room where Larry is saying something like how he would sleep with himself and then asks Leon if he would but he's having none of it and just goes like:
"F*** no i wouldn't have s*x with you, larry! No ok first of all, larry, i would throw the f*** up..."
And proceeds to rip into Larry for even asking 😂
And then there's the "ejackalette?" scene, the storyline with the supremacy guy at the drs office and Larry slunk out...
So many classic moments in that show
The consistency of the level of quality on this show is remarkable. Shows don’t stay this good this long. Ever
i understand that the newer seasons are not the same as old sunny but i dont really think they're worse, i think theyre different yk. (and MAYBE some are a little worse)
like season 15, the last episode was the first i ever cried with the show and it felt so cool seeing such an amazing moment so late in its life.
most shows as they grow old the seem to devolve, lose sight of the essence of the show. i think the reason why sunny is so good is that it never seems to happen to them
Mac Finds His Pride and The Gang Carries a Corpse Up a Mountain surprised me with tears. I hope each character gets an episode where they actually work through their biggest issues but then carry on being huge pricks.
BARNEY? WHO'S BARNEY??
You don't see Barn- oh.. shit
Where'd he
Season 4 is my personal favorite. Every episode is an absolute banger, and Mac and Charlie Die is my favorite episode. If I want to show people Sunny who's never seen it before I show them any episode from season 4
All together worst seasons of Sunny is much better than any other over hyped series's combined
Season 14 was a banger. If you havent seen Dee Day you need to watch it. Best episode of the season.
I really enjoyed 14 as well, especially Waiting for Big Mo and The Gang Texts
I definitely like Season 14 more than Season 13. But that's probably because I like Dennis, and he's absent from about half of Season 13.
Season 15 was the worse season 14 was good
I agree with the list overall, but not laughing at all at season 14??? The gang texts and the janitor always mops twice were pretty hilarious
Season 9 is definetly my favorite. I may have bias because it was the first season i watched as it aired but every episode to me is iconic. Even though my all time episode isnt in it : The gang gets extreme: Homemakeover edition. That scene when they kidnap the family with the music amd camera work gets me everytime😂😂😂
I've been genuinely laughing at some of the clips you've shown because I still remember these jokes and I still find them hilarious
I’m a new IASIP convert and I don’t fully disagree. But episodes like “The Janitor Always Mops Twice” was really creative and stupid and funny, Mac’s dance, Charlie in the last episode of season 15 was nice to see. The growth of the characters and humanizing them a bit is nice and makes me happy. Not just for the fictional characters, but the men and women behind the show that’s brought a lot of laughs and comfort in sad times. I want them creatively fulfilled too.
Agreed. It's nice to know the cast are having fun with it and exploring their creative potential in the process. Makes it feel more intimate in a way.
Hated Mindy. She acts like she is the funniest person in the room
In my opinion seasons 14 and 15 have been the worst of the show. Too many things involving American politics and as a Canadian I’m kind of tired of hearing that stuff constantly. But the good episodes were still good. Dee day was an instant classic and the Ireland stuff from season 15 was peak sunny. But the other stuff can just feel ham fisted and too much “of the times” the older episodes talking about societal issues have this timeless quality to them but these newer ones feel too much rooted in the now to be relatable in 5 or so years. However I have hope that season 16 will go back to more of the basics with their podcast having them recall what made seasons 3-12 so great.
Season 12 above season 2 is a war crime
Season 12 really is something to behold that late in a show's career. Every episode is a banger, equal parts creativity with familiarity, comedy with character development. Seasons 3 and 5 will always be the favorites for me and obviously 7 is something special as well but season 12 could easily be put right in with those in terms of quality. I do agree with you that season 14 is the worst one but it's got some good stuff in it too. I just wish modern day Kaitlin would cool it with the overacting. I feel like season 13 was the last season where Dee was Dee.
Charlie’s scene in the rain automatically makes s15 the best
Lost me completely once season 10 was ranked 9th. You don’t put 13 over 12, or 12 over 2 (even though I’ve personally watched 12 more). You did say this is all subjective, and it is. But this list is for people who have donkey brains.
I find it remarkable that despite this show losing some of its touch, it remains truly amazing. I can't fathom why it hasn't received an Emmy nomination.
This show has no bad season, objectively, and imo, no real bad episode
So you're just gonna ignore the Waterpark episode while discussing season 12 and pretend we didn't notice? Only 1 low point from that season (Cricket's Tale, and it's still not THAT bad). The rest is golden! Definitely a top 5 season for me. Also, the ending to PTSDee is probably the most I've laughed at an ending to any Sunny episode ever.
i actually like the later seasons a lot, at least more than most fans of the show. it may not be their best seasons but i still find them great
The gang hits the slopes is one of my favorite episodes of the series, and it didn't even get a mention in season 11. I agree with season 5-7 are peak sunny.
season 7 is my favorite but i think everything 4-9 is gold. 10-12 has some of my favorite episodes but there was a noticeable drop in consistency. season 13 was by far my least favorite. i know it's unpopular opinion but i thought the character of mac works much better when he is closeted and in denial, it works better as satire that way. the finale was hokey and as a gay guy who grew up hating will and grace i don't really like the full on gay borderline stereotypical version of mac we have today. i also feel they retconned the character because in the first few seasons he was definitely more bi, going out of his way to get girls when he didn't have to.
anyway season 14 and 15 it picked back up a bit. not a fan of the storyline (season 15 spoiler!) where frank is portrayed as the conspiracy theory nutjob for not getting the vax and that kills charlies dad. even though everyone now knows it never prevented transmission. it hurt to watch blatant corporate pharma propaganda inserted into one of my favorite shows. getting off my soapbox and aside from that the actual writing for 15 was a step up and promising for whats to come.
Youve described exactly how I feel about the show and yeah I wish they just kept mac as Bi, his character has changed completely after he came out the closet
I've said that for awhile with Mac. If there was a way to toss him back in the closet, then that would be best. They also kept dumbing him down, and it went too far.
You echoed my thoughts exactly on every single point. Mac used to be such a well-rounded character, but now it feels like they've taken a lot of that away. But the other four are still pretty much the same, and they still make funny episodes, just not as often as before.
My ranking is:
F: -
D: -
C: -
B: -
A: -
S: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, placeholder, placeholder, placeholder, placeholder etc
i cannot bring myself to watch this video. every season is equally good, it’s crazy how consistent they have kept the show in terms of quality.
11:25, I thought I was the only one who noticed how perfect that cold open is! Comic gold right there!
That would be an interesting video ranking the cold opens.
The top of my list:
"I'm gonna save my dad's life!"...
"Mac Kills His Dad"
"I'm just pallin' around with the guys, how's anybody gonna get hurt?"
"Frank Sets Sweet Dee on Fire"
My list would generally be vaguely similar, but having watched the earlier seasons when they came out(I think watching much later may be affecting some peoples perspective), I'd put season 1 far, far higher. I was super disappointed at the time with season 2, it felt like they were selling out by adding Frank in this season, with it getting better in season 3 and back to really good in season 4.
I share this exact opinion its: uncanny.
Was looking for this comment. I totally agree! For many years it was my favourite season. Overall I think the first 3 seasons remain my favourite even if there have been some iconic episodes after those.
Damn. Being Frank is one of my favorite episodes. I like when they experiment with the typical sitcom format.
Keep at it you're a 5 star channel
Dude, season 2 has to be one of the most brilliantly funny seasons of any sitcom, ever.
cant believe its ranked 12th here tbh, its probably my fav or 2nd fav season
Has some of the absolute highs of the series for sure. The Gang Goes Jihad used to be my introduction episode for people
Excited for 16 - first two episodes have been pretty dang good!
I'd put 12 in the middle of the pack (as still an incredible season). The only duds are a cricket's tale and the gang goes to a water park (even though frank going down the slide with aids blood is probably the funniest moment of the season). On the other hand, I'd put Hero or Hate Crime, Making Dennis a Murderer, and Wolf Cola: A PR Nightmare all within the top 10 all time episodes
Bruh the water park episode is incredible wtf are you talking about
@@dumb525 It had its moments but the whole Dennis little girl thing didn't do it for me. Mac and Dee getting caught in the slide is pretty funny but nothing special. Charlie and Frank were overall hilarious but didn't have much screentime. I'd overall give it like a 7-7.5/10. By Always Sunny standards, that's a dud, but it's not like I wouldn't enjoy watching it generally speaking
@@domskillet5744 by no means a "dud." Dennis waving the lady to sit back down and Mac with the pool drain are top moments
A frank day episode would be awesomely messed up. Lol
There was something magical about the stretch run of the last episodes of season 4 and the first episodes of season 5. In order, it’s Home Makeover, Nightman, The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis, The Gang Hits the Road and The Great Recession. Probably my top 5 episodes of the show and they’re all next to each other, they were on a heater
Dee day is one of the most funny episodes in the show
They returned to their form in season 16.great season
This show is the perfect satirization of America.... ever. Every episode satirizes Americans in some hilarious way. The cycle continues into a neverending chaos 😂
It's also my favorite show and possibly media piece of all time. Thanks for sharing your perspectives with us!
"I won't change my opinion, because i dont HAVE to. Because im an AMERICAN.
And I won't change my opinion, REGARDLESS of the facts and evidence set out before me. I'm dug in, and I'll never change"
This quote from Mac perfectly encapsulates what you're saying, IMO. Just this absolutely preposterous-sounding person who says all the wrong things at the worst times. Satire at it's finest.
And that monologue stuck with me, too. I find myself quoting it alarmingly often, usually in response to seeing people exhibit similar levels of pride in their own stubborn ignorance but unfortunately with zero irony.
@@Loctorak That's the thing with satire is it takes nuanced insight whether metaphorical and/or allegorical to really get it. I notice a lot of confusion comes from comparing it to parody which blends in with satire a little bit but whereas parody is absurdist comedy, satire is absurdist anything that mimics and mocks correctly and Mac's quote above encapsulates so many Americans including myself in my past which is another reason why you, I, and many others do get it.
Season 12 is my favourite, every episode just feels really unique and memorable
I think you had it right originally; season 5 is peak Sunny. I’ve often compared it to one of the iconic rock albums of the 60s or 70s, where every track is a banger. Just comedic gold, through and through
Flipadelphia might be the best episode of the entire series.
This is a valid ranking, but imo season 2 is way too far down. I think the entire season is hilarious tbh with no skips
It’s unfortunate considering Dee Day is the best episode in season 14, but I don’t think that would change your opinion on the season as a whole
Dennis is EASILY the best character. HES A FIVE STAR MAN!!
Charlie is the favorite of casual Sunny fans. Dennis is the favorite of hardcore fans
@@BrickKildaguy 100% agree
And everyone loves Frank
Agreed with most of it, but the whole Ireland-saga for me has been the best stuff they've done in years! It's fresh and everybody gets their moment to shine; Charlie finding his dad, Mac becoming a priest, Dennis going full horror villain, Frank serving poop soup, Dee failing miserably and being taken advantage of at every turn.
I love it 🥲♥️
It absolutely is the greatest comedy series of all time. And, anyone who knows the cruel nature of human behavior would agree🤣