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Season 7 Finale is Tonight!
By paddyspub on December 15th, 2011 at 1:03 pm

Well here we are again, at the end of another great season. It’s been a hell of a ride, folks, but there’s still thirty more minutes of brand new Sunny before we have to shut this bitch down until next year. We’ll pick up tonight with Part 2 of “High School Reunion”, where the gang enacts their glorious revenge for the shameful wedgie-fest inflicted on them by the cool kids. Also, let’s not forget this happened:

You can watch the preview for tonight’s episode (just in case you don’t give a shit about MASSIVE SPOILERS) on the official FX site. But hey, maybe spoilers are your thing. Personally, I run screaming out of the room any time I hear the words “next week, on…”. I like being surprised, which is why I’m so bummed out that I already know what the big surprise is at the end of this episode. Without hyping it up too much, I just want to say that the ending of tonight’s episode will leave a lot of people speechless — and also it can cure cancer. Ah there I go over-hyping again. Never mind me — just check out this behind the scenes interview with Catherine Reitman, who you may possibly recognize as Dennis’ ex-wife, Maureen Ponderosa:

And that’s not even the last of our Webisodes! We’re putting a bunch more up on the Sunny Facebook Firsts page after tonight’s episode. Boy we really uploaded a shitload of those things this year, and had a great time doing it. I feel like we should get some kind of award for sheer webisode volume — and not some stupid fake award like the ones I keep making for myself and hiding in easy-to-find places while blackout drunk. At least I think I’m making those. Either way I win, but hey this blog post isn’t about me. At least not this paragraph. This paragraph should be about you guys, the loyal fans who help keep this show alive by tuning in every week. You guys are amazing, and this isn’t just the entire bottle of whiskey I just chugged talking, but I would kiss you all on the mouth if I could. Thank you all for making this another successful season with your continued support for the show, and if you’re actually reading this — a bonus holy shit thank you for keeping up with the blog of a TV show. You must really love Sunny! And that makes you awesome.

Welp so now I am officially blackout drunk, and it’s time to hand out some awards. I know someone very special who deserves an award. Someone who has worked tirelessly to bring a sense of community to the Paddy’s Pub Blog for years now, and tonight will finally receive the recognition he deserves. This person’s name… is “Dak” — and they are the Paddy’s Pub Blog Commenter Of The Year! Here’s your award bro:

Dak, you’re always there for the blog when it has an empty comments section, even when it means you are literally the only one in there. I once saw five weeks’ worth of blog posts all in a row displaying the words “1 Comment” underneath, and I didn’t have to even GUESS that it was my dog Dak holding down the fort. I want you to take this award all the way to the bank, you earned it buddy. And I’m gonna spend tomorrow trying to figure out how to edit that image into all of your comment posts. Until then, I can only hope that you’re not really my mom in disguise and you finally found out the address to this blog.

Okay, that’s it for me folks. I’ll pop back on the blog if I find any webisodes that slipped between the cracks, but I am thorough as shit so I doubt that happened. In fact, if it turns out I missed anything, I will personally film Danny DeVito punching me in the gut and upload the video to this very blog. So anyway, hopefully this is the last you’ll hear of me for Season 7, and I can’t wait to see you beautiful people next year!  Enjoy tonight’s Season Finale everyone, you all look great, and god dammit you look great 10pm only on FX.

YOU LOOK GREAT.

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“Juuuust like high school”
By paddyspub on December 8th, 2011 at 4:26 pm

High School is by no means a wonderful or wholly useful experience when you look back on it. These were the times when we were forced to sit in an awful building full of kids all going through puberty and experimenting with awful fashion styles while trying to grasp at some early vestige of adulthood. Don’t get me wrong, I loved it at the time because I didn’t have to give a shit about anything other than doing homework and beating video games, but now that I’ve been released to the harsh realities of the outside world I’ve realized how frivolous that four years actually turned out to be.

The only purpose high school seemed to serve was to get us old enough to settle on a life path, and once we’ve decided on that life path there’s no turning back. For instance, my high school had a great arts program, and I was able to decide that for the rest of my life I would be a TV show blogger. It was the worst decision I ever made and I still cry about it. I guess my point is, why the hell would anyone ever want to go to a high school reunion?

I guess there’s some people out there who made better decisions than I, and can correlate their high school days to the decision to go into oil drilling or reality television or whatever it is that makes people millionaires right now. I can’t speak for those folks because I can’t relate to them, and if you’re reading this blog I doubt you can either.

However, to play devil’s advocate, I suppose you could see the high school reunion as a redemption of sorts. There’s no way you were as cool in high school as you are now as an adult, so why not go show everyone how cool you’ve become? It’s not a bad plan, and unfortunately I’ve never attended a reunion so I can stake no claim as to said plan’s sensibility — though thankfully the five funniest people on television are about to crack that case wide open:

In case you didn’t get it, the title of this blog is a reference to the season one episode “Underage Drinking: A National Concern”. You should go see it if you haven’t already — it’s one of the few episodes in all seven years that gives us a brief glimpse into what high school was like for the gang. It’s also referenced in tonight’s episode, in ways I can’t explain without spoilering your face off. All I can say is that there will be a ton of guest stars tonight, some who you’ll recognize and some you’d only know by name. This episode is goddamn ridiculous, and by the time it’s over you’ll be staring at everyone in the room like “whaaaaat?!” — like that day after high school when I told my Mom I wanted to be a blogger!

Also, I’ve noticed a lot of you guys posting in the comments section about rules for Chardee MacDennis. In fact, some of you seem downright mad that we haven’t been able to provide such rules on this blog. I want to take a moment to apologize, and to let you know that Chardee MacDennis… Has. No. Rules. At least not at first. Okay, so those are the official rules to Chardee MacDennis, sorry it took so long to get them to you guys. Hopefully we can provide some more official version sometime soon, perhaps as some kind of blu-ray bonus feature. Who knows, time will tell.

Anyway, tune in tonight at 10pm to see the gang’s high school reunion, and don’t forget to check out an exclusive interview with one of tonight’s special guest stars, Nick Wechsler, on our Sunny Facebook Firsts!

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Tonight: The Gang Goes To The Movies!
By paddyspub on December 1st, 2011 at 2:56 pm

Welcome back Sunny fans!  Hope your Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Sukkah-Free Sunday and Cyber Monday were chock full of holiday booty-fruit and free from any pepper spray attacks.  I spent all my mad money on gas masks for next year’s shopping season.  With the continuing decline of America’s economy, I’m pretty sure they’re gonna be huge.  Speaking of huge, now that the final stretch of Season 7 has begun, the Gang is gonna blast you in the face with some major events over the next three weeks.  But don’t take my word for it, check out this preview to find out for yourself.  According to the announcer, it’s the most exciting Sunny episode ever…

Whoa, that was way more informative than I thought it would be.  Those guys really dropped some knowledge, and yet, they didn’t spoil anything about this season.  Pretty awesome how that worked out.  I only hope we don’t lose any viewers now that you know the cast isn’t always drunk or high.  I’m sure we can slip them all some Texas Tea for Season 8.  While I work on getting a codeine prescription, you should click on over to the Sunny Facebook Firsts page for even more behind-the-scenes secrets.  And tune in Tonight at 10pm only on FX for the Thunder Gun Express!

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Tonight!: FatMacSkinnyMacFatMacSkinnyMac!
By paddyspub on November 17th, 2011 at 5:50 pm

Hey folks…has anyone else noticed that Mac has gained a little weight?  Now I know it’s part of our job in the webisode department to pay close attention to the nuances of the show, but somehow this one slipped right past me.  Maybe it was because I’ve been so distracted by the sheer hilarity of this season, or maybe I shouldn’t have been snorting Ambien during filming, who can say?  Regardless, the fact remains that Mac has undergone a metamorphosis of gargantuan proportions.  If any of you out there aren’t sure about this, lean in close to your screen…a little closer… and pay attention to the two versions of Mac in this preview.

There you go!  Clear as day.  When you put them back to back, it’s amazing how ginormous he got!  To say that this puts Rob in the annals of such staggering transformations as Charlize Theron in Monster, Marlon Brando in everything after 1978 and Calista Flockhart in The Machinist is a gross understatement.  I mean, holy shit!  What could drive a man to do that?  He must have eaten his skinny self to tack on that much mass.  I tried to pull some memories of his diet from my sleeping-pill induced haze, but I got nothin’.  Fortunately, someone shot this interview that covers it all.

Phew, that interview really saved my ass.  The only question remaining is why Mac got fat.  We’re not authorized to tell you that here, but luckily, you can tune in tonight at 10pm on FX to find out.
And after you’ve gorged yourself on tonight’s episode, go snag a tasty morsel over at Sunny Facebook Firsts.  Tonight’s webisode will give you another behind-the-scenes peek into some of the actors’ on-set rituals.  And speaking of gorging yourself, we’re gonna take next week off for Thanksgiving.  Don’t fret though, we’ll be back with three more episodes to round out the season.  Why don’t you use the time off to check out those past Facebook webisodes? It’ll give you something to do when you’re snowed-in with your family listening to your sister try to convince you that remarrying her second husband is a good idea.  Happy Thanksgiving!

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Tonight: The Gang Gets Trapped
By paddyspub on November 10th, 2011 at 11:43 am

The five or six of you out there who faithfully read this blog know that we are not about spoilers here.  There’s nothing worse than having your edge-of-your-seat anticipation ruined by a blogger who abuses the small amount of insider knowledge he has and spills the beans about an important plot point, character revelation or surprise special guest.  Most of the time the temptation to leak a prized piece of information is easily overcome, but as you can see from this preview clip, tonight’s episode is so full of mystery that any slight misstep could ruin the delicate trust we have built with you. Click the below image to check it out:

See what I mean?!?  This clip raises more questions than Herman Cain has accusers of sexual misconduct.  I’m so tempted to tell you why they broke into that house, why Mac is wearing a hat that looks oddly similar to the aforementioned presidential hopeful’s hat, and who the stranger in cowboy boots is.  Is it R. Kelly?  They are trapped in a closet after all.  Did the Gang collaborate with him to finally resolve the cliffhanger ending of his rap-opera opus?  Oh shit, if I keep typing I’m definitely going to say something I shouldn’t — I may have said too much already.  Thankfully, Sunny writer Luvh Rahke heard my plight and slipped me this interview.  He assured me it is spoiler free, so I’m sure it’s completely safe to watch…

And, as always, after you have unearthed all the mysteries of tonight’s episode, pop on over to Sunny Facebook Firsts to see an exclusive Facebook clip of Glenn Howerton answering fan questions submitted through Twitter.  I’m sure all five or six of you will love what he has to say.

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Tonight: The ANTI-Social Network
By paddyspub on November 3rd, 2011 at 10:14 am

Do you guys remember the world before the internet?  Was there ever a world before the internet?  I’m not sure, but if there was, I’m pretty sure it was a peaceful, considerate, stress-free place where you actually saw your friends in person and got to bribe Carl, the legless guy who hung out in the parking lot of Stop-n-Go, to buy your porn for you.  Alas, that kind, gentle world has been replaced with the cold, deceitful world of social networking.  There are so many scams and insincere ways to promote yourself out there.  It’s almost enough to make me want to throw this free iPad I got on Facebook out my car window. #Almost  Fortunately, tonight at 10pm on FX, the Gang is here to guide us through this treacherous gauntlet we call the internet.

I don’t know about you, but that left me feeling inspired and incredibly relaxed.  What a great way to slip into tonight’s episode!  So tune in at 10pm only on FX to see the fruits of Mr. DeVito’s labor.  Oh, and don’t forget to check out the Sunny Facebook Firsts page after the show.  We’ve got an interview with a surprise guest and a revealing behind-the-scenes look into the back story of the villain in tonight’s episode.  After you see it, you’ll have to go back and watch the episode again to fully appreciate its gravity.  Good thing you set your DVR.

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What is “Chardee MacDennis”?
By paddyspub on October 27th, 2011 at 2:38 pm

That was a frequently asked question among Sunny staff after seeing the list of episode titles for Season 7. This is before we had the script, mind you, so now of course the crew all know and have seen the thing get filmed–  But there were a few weeks where we had only a single cryptic episode title to go off, which led to some pretty wild speculations. We in the Sunny Webisode department of course realized this would be a fantastic opportunity to get to the bottom of the mystery by forcing every single crew member of the show to answer the age-old question: What the hell is Chardee MacDennis? As you can see below, they were total dicks about it.

Personally, I love a mystery. Even after the script for “Chardee MacDennis” hit our desks, I refused to read it. In fact, and I’m completely serious, I still have no goddamn idea what Chardee MacDennis is. Of course I saw little snippets of scene descriptions here and there, but for the most part I have remained spoiler-free. Maybe I’m OCD, or maybe I’ve just had too many moments of “Lost” spoiled by “friends”, but my soul gets shattered anytime I find something out that I was not meant to find out until the exact moment the creator had in mind. So with that out of the way, please click on the preview below for tonight’s episode!

Okay so I just watched it, and it’s really not that bad. Okay I’m kidding I didn’t watch it. Anyway, watch it if you don’t care about spoilers because you’re a normal person and I’ll keep waiting until the perfect moment to find out what the hell Chardee MacDennis is all about. I hear it’s a board game though.

Tune in tonight at 10pm, only on FX!

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Tonight: The Storm of the Century
By paddyspub on October 20th, 2011 at 5:03 pm

You guys remember Hurricane Irene? That giant swirling beast tore through the East Coast earlier this year, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. It sucked. Oh, and remember that 5.8 earthquake that rattled the eastern seaboard? This entire year has been full of terrifying weather phenomenon, forcing us to ask the question: is this the beginning… of the end?

Because let’s face it, we are frightened by things we can’t control. We’ve constructed our comfort zones to include an all-encompassing feeling of safety, but one strong breeze can blow those zones off into the distance and leave us feeling naked and vulnerable. That’s when we do crazy shit, like buying all the toilet paper and eggs in a grocery store or punching a dude in the face when he takes the last parking spot. We’re fragile little human beings living in an environment that experiences more violent mood swings than my bi-polar ex-girlfriend. Still, we choose to ignore our helplessness, only to be reminded when a mile-wide funnel of death descends from the sky and tears through our cities like they were made of paper mache. Now that’s not to say there aren’t some people our there perfectly equipped to “weather the storm”, so to speak, but those aren’t the people you’re going to watch tonight at 10pm only on FX:

Note: clicking that image will bring you to the Sunny Facebook page that has tonight’s preview available. I know it’s got the play button and everything, but see that’s a trick. Mostly though the trick’s on me because I just spent three hours trying to figure out how to embed Facebook videos on this blog. Guess what? I can’t! That put me so far outside my comfort level that I had to stock up on bread and milk just to feel safe again. You guys have no idea how much I love embedding videos in these blog posts. It’s a nice break in the text that lets me cut my ramblings short and hop to a new subject without any kind of transitio-

As you can see, the gang has a lot to say about the apocalyptic events that constantly loom over our heads, sneaking around like some kind of ninja cloud formation. It’s going to be a spectacular episode, pitting our favorite dive bar owners against the wrath of the elements and placing them miles away from any semblance of comfort. Tune in tonight at 10pm to see what happens when the “Storm of the Century” hits Paddy’s.

And as always, don’t forget to visit our Sunny Facebook Firsts page for more exclusive behind-the-scenes webisodes! One of tonight’s webisodes has a very special guest star that Owen Wilson once brutally killed in a movie. What?! See for yourself! If anybody needs me I’ll be in the comments section of this blog, which doubles as a storm shelter and is usually about as lively.

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“New episode tonight, and Naturi Naughton Sings Dayman For the Blog”
By paddyspub on October 13th, 2011 at 8:22 am

Hey folks, first of all here’s a special shout-out to the fans from guest star Naturi Naughton:

See I wanted to start with that just in case you hate me, because then you could be like “Oh what’s this blog asshole have to say, hey what the– a video huh? Oh wow this is a great rendition of Dayman. I’m really glad I came here to this blog and saw that. I’m pumped for tonight!  Wonder what’s underneath the video, nah just more of this asshole typing– what the, how is he typing exactly what I’m thinking?  Oh my god! How did he know I italicized that?!?! OH SHIT IT’S TOO MUCH IT’S TOO MU–GYAAAAAAAH[head explodes]“  And see that is how I murder my enemies over the internet.

Anyway, you’ll see plenty more of Naturi in tonight’s episode, which is absolutely packed with amazing guest stars. The titular character tonight is of course Frank’s Brother, Gino, played by Jon Polito. I can’t stress enough how incredible this casting choice is. Polito is simply perfect, you guys are going to lose your goddamn minds. In fact, this might be go down as one of the best episodes of Sunny ever made. Everything about it is astounding, from the set dressing to the insane story — this is going to be an unforgettable night of Sunny. And you’re gonna feel like a real jerk if you miss it, so tune in tonight at 10pm, only on FX.

And as always, we’ll have another crate full of exclusive webisodes on our Sunny Facebook Firsts page after tonight’s episode! Now I know some of you may be thinking “But I don’t have a Facebook, how am I going to watch the Sunny Facebook Firsts? Why do I have to–oh shit he’s doing it again! Oh no! NOOOOO HURRR[head explodes]“. But seriously you should get a Facebook account. I don’t know how else I’d be able to keep track of what all my friends who I don’t talk to anymore are eating for dinner. Plus you get to watch Sunny webisodes. Sold yet?

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“This may be the darkest thing we’ve ever done.” Tonight at 10pm.
By paddyspub on October 6th, 2011 at 5:08 pm

Hey everybody, sorry for the late blog post. I’m actually typing this from the “Occupy Wall Street” movement in New York so you’ll have to excuse me if I need to take a second to chant and shake my sign or fake-lunge at people in suits. Things are going really well here, and it must be some divine intervention that tonight’s episode is all about trying to take what the government rightfully owes you. On this Sunny, Dee scams the IRS with her nonexistent baby while the rest of the gang tries to install a democratic system into the way they run the bar. It’s a politically charged episode for sure, almost as politically charged as this dude getting tasered on the ground next to me.

Apparently a lot of people have been asking through Facebook what it’s like on the set of Sunny, and the answer is “pretty cool I guess” — but then again I’m not allowed on set anymore so I really have no idea what happens there. I did manage to stick around long enough to capture the first week of filming before I was caught plundering the craft services table and ejected from the building:

Anyway, I’ll keep fighting the good fight here on Wall St., as long as you guys tune in tonight at 10pm for brand new It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. And don’t forget to check out our Sunny Facebook Firsts page for more exclusive behind-the-scenes videos. You know how hard it is to design a Facebook page like that? We had to get three government bail-outs just to hire enough foreigners to code it for us. Crazy!

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Tonight: “Frank’s Little Beauties”
By paddyspub on September 29th, 2011 at 12:42 pm

Can you believe this is only the third episode of the season? The combined awesomeness of the last two episodes must have created some kind of strange dark matter time-portal because I feel like Season 7 has been around forever! I mean that in a positive way of course, because let’s face it, good times always seem to move by so quickly. One moment you’re getting out of school for summer vacation with endless possibilities in front of you, and then in the blink of an eye you’re 38 years old and blogging from your mother’s basement while chewing fistfuls of blood pressure medication just to stay “level”. You hate your life, and your fingers are too fat to use a keyboard so now you have to write your blog posts with voice-to-text software, mashing only the delete key so as to remove your own sobbing noises mistakenly placed between every other word.

Anyway the message here is that much like a fleeting summer vacation, our youthful wonder is something that seems to outrun itself quicker than we expect. If you’re reading this right now, it means you’ve obviously passed our blog’s foolproof age verification system, and it suffices to say your childhood is long gone. You’re hopeless. Sorry. But we can still ensure that the present-day youth get to enjoy every moment of their worry free pre-adolescence, unaware of all the pressures with which society is waiting to weigh them down. The children are our future, people, but we need to make sure they get all the childhood they deserve! And it goes without saying that if anyone’s going to head such a noble cause, it should be these people:

Here’s what happens tonight (click for the trailer):
Frank accidentally gets into the child pageantry business and is terrified of coming across as a ‘Diddler.’ As Dee tries to get revenge on Stage Moms everywhere, Mac, Dennis and Charlie think they’ve found their dark horse to win ‘Frank’s Little Beauties.

So I don’t actually remember typing that first paragraph up there, probably the meds wearing off or something, but we’ve got another great Sunny airing tonight!  The gang pulls out all the stops for this one, putting on an insane child pageant so full of golden moments that you’ll most likely be able to watch the whole episode in animated gif format when it’s over. Basically anytime you put the cast of Sunny on a stage and have them perform, you can bet it’s going to be nothing less than amazing. Watch it tonight, at 10pm, only on FX!

Oh and don’t forget to check out a brand new pile of webisodes posted after tonight’s show! They’re all available here on our Sunny Facebook Firsts page. If you get bored between now and airing, leave a comment below and I swear I will read it. Trust me I’m not leaving this computer anytime soon because GODDAMN MOM STILL HASN’T COOKED DINNER! MOM! CAN YOU HEAR ME UP THERE?! I SAID WHEN IS DINNER READY?! Oh shit is this thing still typi

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Tonight’s Episode Shore is Great
By paddyspub on September 22nd, 2011 at 2:36 pm

If you ask me, the Jersey shore seems to get some pretty bad press nowadays. I don’t know if it’s because  TV shows depict everyone living there as some kind of alcoholic adult child prostitute, or because nobody who lives there can correctly pronounce “water” despite living next to an ocean, or maybe it’s the stink — anyway, that’s not my point. My point is that the Jersey shore has another side to it beyond what we see on television. It is in fact a magical place. Now of course there may be the occasional drunken meathead boat party or roaming pack of feral beach dogs to contend with, but it’s all worth the trouble when you get a chance to just lay on the beach and look up at the night sky as waves crash around you, their soothing undulance seemingly stopping time as you contemplate the infinite void of space. Like I was saying, there’s a magical side to the Jersey shore that you never see on television. Until tonight, that is.

On this brand new episode of Sunny, Dee and Dennis take the gang to their favorite childhood vacation spot where things aren’t quite how they remember. While Dee and Dennis see the seedy side of the Jersey Shore, Mac, Frank and Charlie have the nights of their lives.

By the way, East Coast celebrity cameo superstar “Radioman” is in tonight’s episode. See if you can spot him! This’ll be just like Where’s Waldo, except a lot different from anything you ever saw Waldo doing. Speaking of finding things, have you guys checked out the “Sunny Facebook Firsts” page yet? It’s where all of our exclusive behind the scenes videos and scripted sketches go. We’ve already put a bunch of videos up there from last week’s episode, including a clip with Nathan Followill (the drummer from Kings of Leon) trying to tell Glenn how to do his job. Check it out to see how that goes.

But not every video we post will be Facebook exclusive. We’ll make sure we have some kind of pre-air companion piece to put up here on the blog every week. Basically we want to make sure no matter where you turn, you are getting blasted right in the face with webisodes. Oh hey look what’s that over th–BLAST!

Anyway, tonight’s episode is absolutely ridiculous, and deserves some kind of award for finally setting the record straight on the Jersey shore. Youse guys better tune in tonight, 10pm, only on FX.

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Season 7 Starts Tonight!
By paddyspub on September 15th, 2011 at 1:41 pm

Hello Sunny fans! Season 7 premieres tonight with a very special episode about love, loss, and pretty women. A lot’s changed since we last saw the gang: Dee’s back to not being pregnant, Mac is now fat as shit and, as you will see tonight, Frank is beginning to feel the weight of loneliness in his heart.

Tonight’s episode is going to be amazing!  I’m betting one scene in particular will go down in Sunny history as the most funny and disgusting thing they’ve ever gotten away with on air (you’ll know when you see it). So tune in tonight at 10pm, only on FX!

I mean, of course you’re going to tune in. You’re already reading the official blog of the show — nobody’s going to read this who hasn’t already made their mind up about tuning in. The most I can do about that is tell you to tune in harder than you were already planning on tuning in.

But hey, that doesn’t mean I’m completely useless over here! Part of my job on Sunny is to create behind-the-scenes videos and sketches for the show, which will be available exclusively on Sunny’s official Facebook page. All you have to do is “Like” the page and it’ll open up a wealth of supplemental footage and clips for you to enjoy after each episode. We have dozens of segments to upload this season and they’re all great — if you don’t believe me, just check out what we put up there after tonight’s premiere. Here’s that link one more time: http://www.facebook.com/alwayssunny

So tonight, tune in really hard and then visit the It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Facebook page for a ridiculous behind-the-scenes video of one of the grossest moments in Sunny history.

Oh, and welcome back!

-Paddy’s Pub Blog

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Flip-Flip-Flip-App-delphia!
By paddyspub on August 29th, 2011 at 9:39 pm

Haha oh shit look at that title, I’m a genius. Can you believe I never went to journalism school? Anyway I’ll be honest, I’m sort of losing my mind waiting for Season 7 of Sunny to start back on September 15th. If anyone out there feels me on that , then you’ll be delighted by the release of the official Flipadelphia App for iPhone and Android! It just became available, and it’s FREE. You should grab it right now; I’ve been playing it for hours trying to beat my own high score. Beating myself has never been this fun, and trust me I beat myself a lot. Check the bottom of this post for pictures, but here’s what you get with this totally free game:

Gameplay: Use your finger to flip each cup in the air and try to land it top-side down. It’s more challenging than it sounds, just enough that when you nail it you feel like a champion. You go down the line of cups like this, flipping and cursing and flipping — all under the duress of a ticking clock. Save your high scores and post them to Facebook, Twitter, and your mom’s e-mail. She’ll be so proud of you.

Multiplayer: Yes, multiplayer! Play against your friends over bluetooth to destroy their hopes and dreams. Friend doesn’t have the app? Well it’s free so that’s kind of a shitty excuse.

Basically this app is awesome, even if used simply for the multiplayer functionality. The single player is also fun as hell and a wonderful distraction from the month-long wait ahead of you before Season 7 premieres. The free price tag should seal the deal, so if you’re reading this and you don’t download the app right now then what the hell man? It’s like I don’t even know you anymore.

The “It’s Always Sunny in Flipadelphia” app is now available for iPhone and Android! Flip-cup for your smartphone, and it’s free! To see it in action, check out this insane promo:

P.S. Did you hear Sunny got renewed for 2 more years? Info here: http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/08/06/fx-renews-wilfred-louie
Congratulations to the cast and crew of Sunny, which is now the longest running comedy series in basic-cable history. Isn’t it strange knowing that even after the world ends in 2012, we’re still going to have another great season of Sunny to look forward to?

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Glenn Howerton Responds To Your Tweets
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Goodbye for now!
By paddyspub on January 10th, 2011 at 8:15 pm

Hey all, I know it’s been almost a month since the last episode but I just wanted to revisit the blog for a moment and let you know how much we hope you enjoyed Season 6 — hopefully as much as everyone here enjoyed making it.

Now let’s take a moment to think about where we were six years ago. Think about the changes we’ve seen, how the world around us has grown — and the growth that we’ve seen in ourselves as a response. Six years is a long time; Long enough for everyone reading this blog to remember back when they said things like “Oh what the, a show about Philadelphia? Not gonna watch that.” or “Ew, I’ll bet that’s just another dumb sitcom.” Yes, we all said lots of stupid shit when we were younger — but we only realize these errors because we are older and wiser by six years.

Luckily for us, we had the foresight to look past our own ignorance and channel into some higher state of mind that told us in its all-knowing voice, “That is not just another dumb sitcom. It’s actually pretty funny dude. You should check it out.” For some of you, the voice was that of a friend you happened to be hanging out with. Yet for others, it was during a crazy DMT trip in the middle of the Mojave desert this one time, and the voice belonged to a hallucination of an owl-faced alien with spinning algebra equations for hands that totally freaked you out and made you move into your parent’s basement for an entire winter.

That owl man was right though, and I thank him every day for turning me on to one of the funniest shows on television. Well anyway, I think that’s enough talk about The Cosby Show. Moving along to Sunny news:

Everyone on the crew wants to send a giant THANK YOU to all the fans for making this season such a big one. I’m just as much a fan as any of you, (I just get the added bonus of writing a weird blog post for each episode) and it’s exciting as hell to see how this show has steadily gained in popularity with each season — for THE PAST SIX YEARS. It certainly makes sense for a show that is, you know, actually funny and entertaining to become popular — but that’s not usually how television works. I think it has something to do with old people and Survivor.

But really the important thing is that it worked this time, and Sunny has smashed the predisposition held by a lot of people that all TV is worthless, just pried that goddamn door right open and held it there for the vast numbers of worthy shows that were looking for a way in — and it didn’t even have to get cancelled first to accomplish this. So thank you, every single one of you, for helping Sunny stay awesome over the past six years by serving as the all-knowing voice of wisdom and telling people about the show, for letting your friends borrow the DVD’s when they were unsure, and for not writing Sunny off as “just another good comedy that’ll get canned before its time so what’s the point?” Otherwise, where would we be but in a state of ignorance and dull reality television while DMT Aliens shake their owl-heads at us in shame from their floating math-castle?

Again, thanks everyone for making this another great year, and here are all the Season 6 Webisodes in case you missed one or just wanted to kill a shitload of time:

First Day of Shooting:

Glenn Getting into Character:

Dee Versus The Inflatable Dancing Green Guy:

Preston & Steve Interview:

Sunny on Ice:

Regan Burns on Being a “Guest Star”:

Glenn’s Stuntman:

Sunny Goes HD:

McPoyles Tour the Fox Lot:

Mary-Elizabeth Talks Halloween:

Cormac Bluestone & the Music of Sunny:

Glenn’s Balls:

How To Be an Action Film Star:

Charlie Kelly’s Rat Bat Bash:

An Always Sunny Baby Shower:

How Cricket Makes Friends:

We’ll see you bitches next season!

-The Paddy’s Pub Blog

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A Very Sunny Christmas Tonight!
By paddyspub on December 16th, 2010 at 7:00 am

This is it! Season 6 ends tonight with the airing of A Very Sunny Christmas. Check out the preview:

If this is your first time watching A Very Sunny Christmas, you’re in a for a real treat. It’s going to be a full hour of forceful caroling, bloody Santas, naked elves, childhood videos of the gang, and a violent claymation nightmare song! Holy shit! And if you’ve already seen it, then you know what’s in store for you tonight so I don’t have to tell you why to be excited — just get ready to be pumped full of that Sunny Christmas spirit all over again.

This is also the perfect chance to get your family into Sunny, because who doesn’t love a Christmas special? So when your parents try to pop in one of those stupid Christmas Carol or Wonderful Life movies tonight, just politely tell them to shut their mouths and sit down while you turn on FX and put the speakers on blast. They might be a little shocked and offended at first, and may even ask that you change the channel. This is when you menacingly show them the back of your hand, and after they sink back into the couch with frightened looks on their faces, quietly asking each other what’s happened to you since you’ve been away from home, just lean in real close and whisper “Merry Christmas”. Then they’ll get it, and you’ll all be stronger as a family. I promise it’ll work out great!

It’s so tough to say goodbye to you all, and I really don’t want to do it. That’s why I’m going to keep updating this blog with useless information about my life until Sunny starts back up next season — or until FX realizes I’m still on payroll and cuts me off. In any case, we’re here together now and it’s moments like these that we cherish as we move through life. So let’s all fill our glasses with some kind of egg nog and booze mixture while we watch Sunny wrap up yet another great year — something that wouldn’t be possible if it weren’t for all the awesome support from fans like yourself. Cheers to you all, and Merry Christmas bitches!

A Very Sunny Christmas airs tonight at 10pm, only on FX!

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Aaaaand Birthed
By paddyspub on December 10th, 2010 at 6:12 pm

Seeing all of Dee’s past love interests in one place really made me realize what a large family Sunny has collected over the years.  A large, drunk, coked-to-the-gills family. Sometimes though, when the cameras are off (well most of them at least), you get to see how much of a family they really are:

And if you were wondering what Cricket was smoking from that aluminum foil pipe in the waiting room, the answer is below…

But wait! There’s more! Tune in next week for a special broadcast of “A Very Sunny Christmas”, airing for the first time on FX!

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Mystery fathers! Keg showers! Egg-devouring sperm! Tonight!
By paddyspub on December 9th, 2010 at 3:09 pm

“Before Dee’s baby arrives, The Gang tries to figure out who is the father by throwing a house party for all her former flings.”

Babies and daddies, people.  Babies and daddies.  This is the day for them.  Dee is finally gonna shoot out that puppy, and you will finally know the identity of its father. I’m not one for spoilers, but, by the gods, I am just dying to drop it on all of you right now. This is how J.J. Abrams must feel everyday.

Births are cause for major celebration. They’re the culmination of two peoples’ love bringing forth new life. The beauty of all that potential embodied in a red-skinned baby with an ill-shaped head staring up at you and screaming.  Wow.  It’s almost enough to make me want to develop an intimate relationship with someone.  Of course, this event can only be made more special if you have no idea who the father is.  Also, when it’s on TV, that makes a pretty great opportunity to bring back a ton of characters — especially when the mother has banged so many dudes.

Ben, Lil’ Kev, Bill Ponderosa…I could keep going.  The list is impressively long and diverse.  I don’t think Dee has really figured out her type yet.  Or maybe she just likes to graze.  But hey, all those weirdos make for a hilarious episode. So, tune in tonight at 10pm!  Only on FX!

Oh, and come back after the show so I can birth some webisodes into your hard drive.

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Denim Chicken: The Perfect Holiday Recipe
By paddyspub on December 9th, 2010 at 2:00 pm

The holidays are almost upon us. This is a time for sharing warm moments with family around a large table, often covered with all kinds of home cooked recipes passed down through the generations. Even if you have no family, or simply don’t like hanging out with them, you should still make sure to treat yourself to this classic and luxurious dish: The Denim Chicken.

STEP ONE

Arrange your ingredients:

1 whole chicken
1 pair of jeans
1 whole stalk of celery, chopped
1 cup of olive oil
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup basil
1/2 cup oregano
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup onion powder
2 tablespoons pepper
1 onion, diced
4 carrots, chopped
1 pepper, diced
1 bundle of asparagus
1 egg

STEP TWO

Preheat oven to 500 degrees as you prepare your ingredients.

STEP THREE

Chop the celery, onion, and carrots. Save carrot tops.

STEP FOUR

In a large pot, add the celery, onion, and pepper. Toss in basil, oregano, salt, onion powder, olive oil and soy sauce.

STEP FIVE

Depending on your butcher, you may have to remove giblets and any other stray items from inside the chicken.

STEP SIX

Season chicken on outside and inside with butter, salt and pepper. Stuff asparagus inside chicken.

The asparagus will keep your Denim Chicken moist while it roasts.

STEP SEVEN

Your chicken is ready to go in the oven! Place chicken in a lightly oiled pan and bake for 45 minutes, or until juices run clear.

STEP EIGHT

While the chicken is roasting, you can move on to your denim. Lay denim flat on a large cutting surface.

Determine the best place to cut depending on the weight of the chicken. Since our chicken is four pounds, we’ll be cutting two inches down the start of the legs.

Place the cut denim in pot with vegetables.

STEP NINE

Combine denim and vegetables together. Add egg to taste.

Let denim sit in this marinade for one hour.

STEP TEN

Chickens done!

STEP ELEVEN

Heat up oil in a wok, then add jeans and stir-fry until aromescent.

STEP TWELVE

Mold jeans into proper shape on baking tray and bake in the oven at 450 degrees.

STEP THIRTEEN

Jeans should come out firmly in the shape you need. Add chicken:

And presto! You have a new friend!

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