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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 3

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I would fall into the group of folks who began watching "Sunny" with the inception of the Dumpster Baby episode and, in turn, quickly got himself caught up with the first two seasons on DVD. Aside from the heaps of praise that "Sunny" has gotten since it first appeared, it's inclusion on the FX Network made it especially intriguing as (in my opinion) they house the best original television on basic cable today.

While the first 2 seasons are picture perfect in their own right, Season 3 delivers the funniest moments to date of this already amazing show. Anyone who is a fan already knows which moments these are (ie; Day Man). My personal favorite is the season finale, specifically the Mac vs. Dennis dance off, which is quite possibly the funniest moment in TV history.

Season 3 also includes the gang trying out for the Eagles, the death in Dennis and Dee's immediate family, battling a local Korean restaurant, Mac joining the mafia and a few drop-ins from the McPoyle family. What makes these scenarios so unique is that they are relatively serious at a glance but are filtered through some of most ridiculous and hilarious circumstances that even the largest hot button issue becomes comedy gold, leaving no one and nothing spared.

With one week until Season 4 begins anew, the public at large has the opportunity to get all caught up or give themselves a refresher of hilarity. I'll be enjoying multiple viewings.

Mac, Charlie, Dennis, and Dee are back with daddy Frank to wreak their special kind of havoc and no one is safe from their evil shenanigans. For those who have not yet had the pleasure to catch this fantastic show, take equal parts "Arrested Development" and "Seinfeld" and add in a little "South Park" and you have "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" which is truly one of the funniest shows ever aired on television.

The 1960's-style theme music makes it seem like you are about to watch an innocuous show, only to be bombarded with one of the most over the top, hysterical comedies where nothing is sacred and no one is above their particular style of scorn. Whether it is trying to capitalize on a baby they found in the dumpster by putting her in commercials (then of course putting shoe polish on her to make her more "ethnic"), determining if Dee's latest squeeze is learning impaired, getting sold into prostitution by their dad, scheming for an inheritance, cheating at being the final stop on a pub crawl tour, performing in a rock band despite not knowing how to play an instrument, sleeping on the streets because their apartment is too full of stuff from the dump, or trying out for an invincible spot on the Philadelphia Eagles, they always give it their special brand of incompetence and it always blows up in their faces.

Though many plots are straight out of other sit-coms, the Philly gang manages to "make them their own," bringing a fresh voice to the mostly cookie-cutter offerings that currently air on television. The envelope pushing humor and adult situations are not your standard fare; thankfully FX has the guts to keep it on the air (unlike Fox, which would have canceled it after 4 episodes like they did "Kitchen Confidential"). The DVD extras are not that plentiful - bloopers, commentary, a featurette on the show, a featurette on the McPoyles, and the hysterical "Dancing Guy" who shows up in "Frank Sets Dee on Fire" episode.

© Tracy Vest, September 2008

Tears streaming down my face, fall off the couch, beer through the nose, crude, rude HI-LARITY! If you ain't watching this, get out of your moms basement, put down the Playstation controller and glue your orbs to FX. This isn't feel good television, it isn't reality about dancing, surviving, singing or making over homes. It's comedy; mainlined straight to your funny bone with a chaser of guilt. Couldn't be more pure.

By far the funniest show on television. Devito is the best. This show is like Seinfeld only everyone can swear and have really evil plotlines. Do yourself a favor and rent the first two. An Irish pub in Philadelphia owned by a group of weird, competitive misfits-what's not to like?? I guarantee you it's like nothing you have ever seen on television.

Day man!
Fighter of the Night Man
Champion of the Sun
You're a Master of Karate
and Friendship
for Everyone.

I love this show.
It has cured my hammer-toes and aligned my chakras.

I started watching this show when it first came out and it was funny. The cast has gotten better with age. Season three in my opinion was the best so far. I was litterally CRYING with laughter and not too many shows can do that to you. I am chuckling right now thinking about episode "Dee gets set on fire" or the episode where Charlie is hanging out with the jockeys. This show is freaking priceless. Well written off the wall humor make this a classic in my book.

No wait, better. Charlie, Sweet Dee, Frank, Dennis and Mac all come back ready to bust comedy all over us with season 3. I've watched Sunny since it's infancy and fell in love from the start. I fell off a bit in Season 2 and then found time in my schedule again once Season 3 got rollin. And with a season like this one, you would be dumber than Lil' Kev to not get this set.

Just about every single episode is a classic. From Fatty McGoo and dating retarded people to getting whacked and the now infamous Dayman/Nightman, there is not one episode you can watch without laughing hysterically at one point or another. With memorable appearances by Rickety Cricket, Peter Nincompoop, Green Man and the McPoyles, and of course, The Electric Dream Machine, you cannot go wrong. Frank is more over the top than ever, Dennis makes a beautiful prototype dress that no model is fit to wear except him (to the tune of Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up' no less), Mac's amazing on the scene news camera reporting and makeup and watching Charlie and Dee battle another addiction (glue/paint huffing, crack and steriods before) are all instant day-makers. But there is nothing better than a rousing rendition of Dayman (uhh-aaahhhhhh!) to put a smile (or bizarre look) on the face of anyone in earshot. Even if you just saw one or two episodes from last season and liked those, this is worth the money (especially on amazon, cheaper than the stores) and you will get hooked on the show.

If last night's season premiere is any indicator, there's a lot more where that came from coming up. I mentioned in passing to my mom that she should give it a shot and since she gets everything 3 hours ahead of me, I got a phone call at 8pm where she was laughing so hard she could barely speak. With drama, drama, drama filling up the airwaves, Always Sunny is a very warm welcome and reprieve from the seriousness that will leave you struggling to breathe you are laughing so much.

Some people will say that the show has peaked, but it's not even close to peaking, and when it does peak, it will peak all over the tv.

This show is absolutely unbelievable.Like many critics who describe it,it's like Seinfeld on crack.You wont believe how many controversial issues are tackled in this show,and the writing is superb.You will get to know and love all the 5 main characters of the show like you did in Seinfeld.This shows dvd is a must buy for people who don't get FX on cable or didn't watch the show.Don't rent it,this is a keeper.

This show is probably one of the funniest shows on television. It is insanely clever and even though some may think all of the crazy situations the gang gets into are too far fetched, that is the genius of the show. With episodes like "Denis and Dee go on Welfare" and "the gang solves the North Korea problem" you can go insanely wrong! Thats what makes this show so funny!

Where would I start with this show? There hasn't been too many shows I've waited for to come on week by week in my life, but this is definitely one of them. Charlie, Mac, Dennis, Dea, and Frank are the funniest combination of people on TV since Seinfeld; and this show is pretty much "Seinfeld on crack". If you like shocking, bizarre humor, please buy this DvD or at least tune in Thursday nights at 10:00pm to FX and watch an episode! Also, you can watch any episode through the website.

http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/sunny/#/home/

Best show ever!!