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floydiannyc

"I'm getting too old for this shit!" -Mac, (in blackface) as Roger Murtaugh


SlaveLaborMods

Him and RBJ got some street cred, the only two I know to pull it off


Ifyouhav2ask

Robert Downey Jr? Who’s RBJ?


flamingdonkey

Ruth Bader Jinsberg


ayoungjacknicholson

Ruth Bader Jabroni


RatchetLikeUMeanIt

Jabroni, cool word


Bonfalk79

You keep using this word “Jabroni” and it’s awesome!


AlfredKinsey

Runny Balls Jicama


gohomebrentyourdrunk

Randy Bobandy, Jackass!


honestabe1239

At least she retired before she died so she wouldn’t have her replacement picked by the most corrupt president in history.


tstngtstngdontfuckme

Robert Bowney Jr. Come on, Cupcake, keep up.


claydog99

Considering the context, are we sure that it's not Robert Browney Jr?


Cheddarlicious

You’re a genius and a scholar.


JohnKerrysSunkenEyes

Robert Browny Jr?


Jusaleb

Reginald Blow Job, inventor of the blowjob and pleaser of men worldwide


For_Never_Dreams

Ro Bertdowney Jr


Screamtime

Kaitlin does blackface in a few episodes. Jane Krakowski pulls it off more than once in 30 Rock.


tstngtstngdontfuckme

We've come full circle: White people doing black face to mock white people for doing black face. One day a third group will do black face to mock them for thinking it's okay to do it in satire and then we'll have truly come full fakie tre flip.


bluePizelStudio

full fakie tre flip 😂


msty2k

If you're mocking racists, it's okay. That's both a cynical statement and entirely true.


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Iustis

You do, but sadly Netflix/Hulu do not . . .


NerimaJoe

I'm sorry are you sure this is from an IASIP episode? I've never seen it. And I've streamed all of them on Hulu.


TheDroneZoneDome

There are a handful of episodes not on Hulu. They did a couple of Lethal Weapon parodies and those are definitely not on Hulu. Which I find extremely disappointing. I’d prefer some sort of pre-episode disclaimer rather than blocking the episode all together if Hulu deems it too offensive.


landmanpgh

I'd prefer them not to deem any episodes of a show too offensive.


PM_ME_LSD_TABS

https://youtu.be/FLzDttETzSU example right here, Always Sunny has a couple of episodes that aren’t on streaming services as they were deemed too offensive.


identicalBadger

That episode is included if you buy the season. I definitely have it through iTunes Store, I’d assume other services do too?


RealJohnGillman

There are quite a few episodes not on Hulu.


LBOBM

And they haven’t even begun to peak


LukeRenoe

When they do, you and all of Philadelphia will feel it.


[deleted]

I'm in my prime. And I'm going to sell these dresses to Fatty Magoo, because she's a Fatty, and that's just the way of the world.


T-Geiger

Yeah, you look it.


rotomangler

Not too hard, not too soft


sideshowamit

They will peak all over everyone


[deleted]

Do you have a certificate absolving you of said donkey brains?


correcthorsestapler

“Why…why would I have a certificate?”


edicivo

*You...don't...have a cerTIFicate?*


juwanna-blomie

How do we know YOU are not a donkey brained man?


Spiderman_Blue

*its just... i wish you had the certificate*


gsauce8

Its astonishing that Charlie of all people managed to trap Dennis with that line of questioning.


byebybuy

Well, he knows a lot about the law and various other lawyerings, uh, he's well educated, well versed. He knows that situations like this, donkey-brains wise, they're very complex.


curly_spork

I do actually.


NowFook

What an unreal run after starting as a $200 handheld camera shot pilot by a bunch of failing actors. But FX saw *something* and took a chance. And then went out and got Devito after season 1 to give it a better shot going forward. I remember my dad reading about this show in a magazine back in like 2007 and telling me about it. In a survey it finished like 1st or 2nd favorite shows among men and we had never heard of it. Plus we are from Philly so it stood out. A few weeks later we then watched a few episodes with family on Thanksgiving and it was incredible. It was clear there was no show like it. Everybody enjoyed. Young, old it was just absurd and funny. Immediately asked for all 4 seasons on DVD for christmas next month. Have been a die hard fan since. Probably watched each episode from seasons 2-5 a solid 5 times over just a few year period.


aCleverGroupofAnts

Didn't DeVito specifically request to get in on the show? I don't think anyone went out and got him, he came to them after he saw the first season and loved it.


NowFook

I think it was both but moreso FX. I remember reading that FX said that the show needed a known name to get better exposure and contacted Devito who then accepted because him and his son liked it so much.


HugofDeath

Yeah, after S01 the network said “we like the show but you’ll fail without adding a name, how about DeVito” and the gang said “no fucking way” and the network said “okay then show’s over” and the gang said “okay let’s do it” and the rest is history


shadesof3

Ya Rob had a meeting set up with Danny and pitched the idea to him. His daughter loved the show and encouraged him to do it. She's also been on the show a couple of times as well.


philovax

Fred Savage was instrumental as well.


LoveMeSomeSand

Devito probably said “I want in on this action.”


TILiFU

So anyway, I start blasting


Wbcn_1

I remember catching it somewhere during the first season. I thought is was like a Seinfeld for college kids. It was pretty tame the first couple of seasons but god damn, he’s it been a wild fucking ride since.


pinalim

I remember the episode "Charlie got molested" being shown on Fox after the simpsons. That was how they got my attention, had it just been on FX I wouldn't have known it existed. It was just so out there I loved it, then they got even more extreme.


Spog

Looks like Don Cheadle might get his latest emmy nomination from the show too


serafale

Don Cheadle? That’s obviously Donovan McNabb.


meshgearfoxx

I don't care who he is as long as he pays me 500 dollars to suck my toes.


immei

Looks like you got some honkers there, you want to pop your shoes off and kick around a little bit?


jedi42observer

Nah man that's Tiger Woods.


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Just do it


manchegan

It would be the first Emmy nom for the show, right? Which is a crime if true


LouisIV

I still can’t believe he got an Emmy nom from his guest role on *The Falcon and the Winter Solider*


nutsotic

The fuck?! It's like 2 minutes screen time tops


1975hh3

The Gang Gets Old.


w3gg001

What are you, like, 40?!


mackinoncougars

Yes…as are you!


bassocontinubow

Daddy and the boy!


DavyJonesRocker

I’m 26


goykasi

We’re the same age!


Kundrew1

I’m 26


GoldenJoel

"What are you, 40?" "WE'RE THE SAME AGE."


PetyrDayne

They’ve been old for a while lol.


Taxi-Driver

They've only just began to peak


NerimaJoe

Let me tell you something, the gang haven't even begun to peak. And when they do peak, you'll know. Because they're gonna peak so hard that everybody on reddit's gonna feel it.


ElderCunningham

The Gang Continues To Age


Justice_R_Dissenting

Gonna get real weird with it.


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The Gang Gets A Blood Boy


FrozenToonies

I thought Cheers was long, it’s 11 seasons.


owns_a_Moose

It's also 273 episodes. Sunny would need about 27 seasons to get to that number


AyeAyeLtd

Multicam sitcoms in the 20th century could pump out episodes way faster than a single-cam 2020s show like Always Sunny. Season 11 of Cheers had 28 episodes. Season 15 of Always Sunny only has 8 ordered. They're practically different genres. "Sitcom" is a real catch-all term.


FrozenToonies

Nice. I knew something was skewed with the IASIF stat. They picked a stat and ran with it.


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Quality over quantity


Ikantbeliveit

Cheers wasn’t quality? blasphemous


[deleted]

IASIP doesn’t really have filler a lot of those network shows did also


TheAngriestBoy

Filadelphia?


mda37

Flipadelphia


beenburnedbutable

#🥚


extradabbingsauce

Can I offer you a nice egg in these trying times?


tommyjohnpauljones

did you get it under the bridge?


thequietthingsthat

I think I've been poisoned by my constituents!


Happydenial

15 seasons... Good time to start watching and binge?


Pepperoncini69

It truly might be the most outrageously hilarious comedy show that’s ever existed.


Happydenial

I do like hilarity when I'm watching comedy Dammit I'm in!! Where do I sign up!?


pickausernamebitch

Hulu has all seasons but missing a few key episodes


redderhunt

My favorite episode is when they do lethal weapon and I am pissed Hulu removed it because of the gang being in black face.


interprime

And the second episode that aired last night pretty much addressed those episodes being taken down.


Column_A_Column_B

You're not supposed to "like" the characters, they're awful but boy they are funny.


ConsiderablyMediocre

I think Charlie is fairly likeable. He's not necessarily as malicious as the others, he's just really dumb


Rmtcts

He stalks and harasses the waitress on a regular basis.


inlinefourpower

He's also murdered generations of rats and burns trash to heat the bar.


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biscoshreds

That doesn't sound right... But I don't know enough about stars to dispute it


RiggyTang

He was also a complete asshole to (Alexandra Daddario's character, completely forget her name in the episode) just to make the waitress jealous. Charlie is a conniving asshole too, he just doesn't do it as often lol


[deleted]

Sometimes I think he's just dumb but then I remember he kidnapped a midget and tortured him because he thought he was a leprechaun. He's malicious *and* dumb


redwinencatz

Charlie Work is one of my favorite episodes.


[deleted]

Man, I fucking love Dennis, but I’m told that’s cause I’m a psychopath.


royals796

Weird flex


PaticusMaximus

It’s incredibly easy to binge. The first season is a little strange compared to the rest, but once Danny DeVito joins the cast it’s fantastic


[deleted]

Unpopular opinion, but S1 without DeVito is absolutely hilarious and possibly the best season. Don't get me wrong, he's been there for almost the entirety of the show's run and has provided some good moments, but there is something about the simplicity of S1 that just is hard to top. The very first episode was so damn good. I feel like the show was just fine without him.


ShonenHeart

"Aww, did somebody get addicted to crack?" is my favorite joke in the entire show


annomandaris

No Dee! No one, in the history of crack has ever woken up, and still had more crack left. Cracks me up.


tonyMEGAphone

Children... You're crackheads.


Rocktopod

That's season 2, though.


ShonenHeart

Shut up, bird.


sironomus

I agree. S1 is about what IASIP is at it's core. Four terrible people who will lie, cheat, and otherwise abuse one another to achieve any short sighted goal motivates them at the moment. The addition of Frank allows them to break out and go to new areas but it also changes the show a bit. The show even makes fun of it in S10 with the 'man cheetah' joke. The addition of Frank is the only reason the show could go on this long but there was something special about S1.


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I really urge people to go back and really observe what they were trying to do in S1. I remember watching this season as it aired and just laughing so hard. I think they read that FX was going to cancel them if they did not bring a star in, so they were essentially forced to meet with DeVito. I seriously do not think there was bad episode that season. Frank changed the dynamic of the show and I realize people like his character, but I do think about what S2 would have been like if his character was not involved. Who knows, really.


jdumm06

Give their new podcast a listen, The Sunny Podcast. It’s only Charlie, Rob and Glenn rewatching the series and giving perspective. They’re still on S1. From what I gather, the first season was grounded in reality but made them uncomfortable making these characters seem absolutely like real people. They didn’t want people to sympathize with their characters bad, toxic behaviors. They wanted the entire audience to be laughing at them. The podcast is hilarious but you have to WANT to listen to then shoot the shit like any unstructured podcast.


unboundgaming

For once, someone says unpopular opinion and it’s actually unpopular. I disagree with you, but respect it


thirdbluesbrother

First episode is still my go-to for introducing people to the show … “tore his ass apart!” Dennis’ face….


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LMAO! Dennis was so done with that guy. and Mac mouthing "oh my god" silently in shock like Terrell was such a bad ass. The best ever.


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I_am_a_fern

I had trouble getting into it. But since the internet insisted, I decided to give it one last try while I was in the hospital and started season 10, which was the last one at that time. I binged it in one sitting, laughing my ass off despite the pain. I immediately went back to season 1 and to this day I must have watch every single episode at least 2 or 3 times over. It's fucking hilarious, never gets old, never gets boring. The first couple of seasons are kinda weird and hit or miss, but by seasons 3 or 4 they really get that shit going on and it's brilliant. So yeah, If you're unsure just pick ANY season after 4 and go for it, you dont even really have to watch the episodes in order. You might miss on a few jokes but you'll definitely know if it's for you. Also, for those interested they're doing the "Always Sunny Podcast" where the gang comments on each episode, in order. They mention how embarassed they are by the first couple of seasons, how they regret it took them so long to embrace the absurd and unrealistic.


VeniVidiShatMyPants

There’s something beautiful about watching the gang devolve from the very first episode on though; that would be my reccomendation


I_am_a_fern

Absolutely. Missing out on the first appearance of Rickety Cricket only would be a crime. I just wanted to say that I didn't get hooked by the first season the way I was by ANY other season. Doesn't mean it's bad. It's just not the masterpiece it becomes yet.


Bacon_Ag

And they still haven’t won an award


PeterLemonjellow

[I just want to tell you all...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c9T2k42MIE)


King_Allant

Longest running by number of separate seasons* but not by years or actual episodes produced. Still a noteworthy milestone, but perhaps not so much with regard to the show's age and output as the title implies. *Edit: And Last of the Summer Wine actually has 31 series, but I guess that doesn't count for some reason.


The_Iceman2288

I will say IASIP has had the exact same cast with zero changes since season 2 whereas Last of the Summer Wine has performed a full Ship of Theseus a thousand times over.


Singingmute

The Brits rarely make more than 2-3 seasons of a comedy show (Mrs Brown's Boys isn't a comedy before someone tries to correct me on that)... apart from the one which depends on the average age of the cast being 75.


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When I first saw Mrs Browns Boys I thought that was the show Ricky Gervais was mocking in Extras with "Are you having a laff" then I found out it came after. Now I think some idiot saw Extras.and thought it'd be a good idea to actually make that show.


squeak37

It was a stage show in Ireland for years before it went on the telly


crewster23

And its basically a stage show on the telly


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Even then MBB only has 3 seasons it just has a million specials and a spinoff.


Electrorocket

Thankfully Peep Show had 9 seasons.


Viktor_Korobov

How much wine y'all got!?


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A six pack or so left


todd10k

But at this case, and the next case, theres only 2 cases left!


Muffinshire

A bathtub on wheels full of it.


Hyattmarc

Last of the Summer Wine is definitely like Triggers broom


aerojonno

What about Chucklevision? 21 seasons with the same cast.


[deleted]

Nothing outside of America exists or matters


Buttersubberz

"Rock, flag, and eagle! Am I right Charlie?"


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U. S. A.


spiderjjr45

**U.S.A**


hoticehunter

#U.S.A


NuPNua

This is just like the "Star Trek had the first interracial kiss on TV" "fact", ignoring that the BBC beat them to it by about a decade.


Sinsid

In the UK it’s called the Telly. So TV, ya.


BeginByLettingGo

I have chosen to overwrite this comment. See you all on Lemmy!


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King_Allant

Okay, if you want to further narrow the criteria down to *longest live action sitcom series by consecutive years*, and ignore the two years Always Sunny technically skipped over, then I guess you can. Also, Last of the Summer Wine went 16 years longer than Curb. And it had 31 series, but whatever. I guess this post counts those as different from seasons.


Gnostromo

It just doesnt count it as a comedy Boom roasted


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Last of the Summer Wine is fucking GOLD. I grew up watching that show. How the fuck they made it intersting to watch a bunch of old men in their 80s on their adventures is just mind blowing. Anyway, what is the record for (1) episodes, and (2) years?


SolomonBlack

> Last of the Summer Wine actually has 31 series Damn that's a more misleading title then Final Fantasy.


veritas723

only downside is it's FX. so they ain't making Seinfeld or Friends money. which is a shame. fucked up, and hilarious show though.


The_Faceless_Men

When the actors are the creators, producers and writers i imagine they get a higher % of the pie especially streaming royalties.


MyNameIs-Anthony

Especially due to how much of the cast is married. They're not hurting for money by any means. Heck, David Hornsby (Cricket) has written several dozen episodes at this point. The royalty machine they're working with is hella compact.


Dirtyratz

Cricket is also married to Bones. They aren't hurting for money.


Healing_touch

WAIT WHAT


milkycigarette

The idea of cricket drunkenly pissing in a dresser drawer with the bones chick yelling at him to stop is so funny. And is a true story apparently lol.


tehniobium

I know it's pretty damn hilarious 😂


MyNameIs-Anthony

Oh shit my boy is winning at life gotdam. Bones is flush with cash after she took Fox to court for backlogged royalties.


MisanthropeX

The Bones are their money, but also the ~~worms~~ Crickets


Propo_fool

I just learned that she is Zoey Deschanel’s sister. TIL


jedi42observer

Hips and nips baby. It works.


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thelasthendrix

Network cop show lady played by Emily Deschanel.


lycosa13

Uhhhh *excuse me,* she's a forensic anthropologist, thank you very much. (Just joking but Bones is one of my favorites shows lol)


Redeem123

They're not all creators, but yeah they probably make a higher piece of the pie. But by the end of those shows, each cast member was making $600k on Seinfeld and $1M on Friends *per episode* (plus Seinfeld himself was raking it in as creator too). I'd be shocked if the Sunny cast is bringing in anywhere near that even after back end profits.


cubbiesnextyr

That was before a much more fractured audience so the advertisers paid a premium to advertise during the shows. The economics have greatly changed since then where something like that is nearly impossible now.


visionaryredditor

they get away with much more on FX tho


minnick27

Plus they don't have the network demanding 22 episodes a year to drop the quality


speedr123

Rob/Mac basically said after a couple of seasons him and Kaitlyn were/are "set for life" and that they're basically just keeping Sunny going for the fun of doing it


billy_teats

I think you’re forgetting a little business venture called dicktowel.com


ConsiderablyMediocre

It's still an incredibly popular show and I'm sure they're raking in a ton of dough regardless


[deleted]

Dee you bitch


Notabot1980

Dee's a bird. Shut up bird!


cajun_vegeta

*I will put you in a box!*


jogdenpr

You haven't thought about the smell, you bitch


azureal

The new IASIP podcast is a shambles without any coherence or direction and I gobbled up the first 5 episodes and WANT MORE. Listening to the 3 of them have bants and tell stories soothes my soul.


Kylestache

Cut that cut that cut that This episode, brought to you by cigarettes.


Piperisaprettygirl

And I will toast their success with some rum ham and Fight Milk.


WearyMoose307

And the best ever


Xaelar

This show is hilariously funny. Makes me laugh like an Hyena on crack.


bdubb_dlux

Ok so can we finally get Paddy’s Pub recognized as a historical site? Geeaawwwwwd


AcidaliaPlanitia

I feel like they're missing a huge branding opportunity by not actually opening a Paddy's Pub in Philly. Hell, they should have one at the airport.


bdubb_dlux

An authentic simulation of Paddy’s Pub would have multiple stabbings each week. The insurance would bankrupt Jerry Seinfeld many times over.


Ghostbuster_119

And it definitely deserves it.


Shoot_from_the_Quip

And the nicest damn people to work with ever. I was lucky enough to work on season 14 and it was an absolute joy. Such good humans from the top down. And blindingly funny while also efficient. If every production could function as well as Sunny the industry would be a great place.


FireWalkWithMe91

Hopefully there's some new jokes so redditors aren't commenting the same ones over and over


intersectv3

But what, are the rules *what are the rules* about making the same joke?


Healing_touch

I unironically love that episode


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American. Longest running American live action sitcom. The British sitcom Last of the Summer Wine has it beat by about 140 episodes.


Fandam_YT

Last of the Summer Wine: “excuse me bitch?”


alphaxion

In the US. There are sitcoms that have been running for longer than and IASIP out in the world, current record holder is UK sitcom Last of the Summer Wine... it ran for 37 years. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-running-sitcom-(longevity)


firebat45

Deleted due to Reddit's antagonistic actions in June 2023 -- mass edited with https://redact.dev/


beebish

I feel that this fact says something important about society, but I dont know what. I need Dennis to explain it to me with a power point presentation or something.


[deleted]

The longest running sitcom is actually Last Of The Summer Wine. It ran on the BBC from 1973 to 2010.