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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
S17.E4
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Thought Leadership: A Corporate Conversation

  • Episode aired Jul 23, 2025
  • TV-MA
  • 21m
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Thought Leadership: A Corporate Conversation (2025)
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Desperate to stave off a public relations nightmare, the Gang embraces their newfound corporate professionalism to strategically scapegoat one Paddy's employee to fall on the proverbial swor... Read allDesperate to stave off a public relations nightmare, the Gang embraces their newfound corporate professionalism to strategically scapegoat one Paddy's employee to fall on the proverbial sword.Desperate to stave off a public relations nightmare, the Gang embraces their newfound corporate professionalism to strategically scapegoat one Paddy's employee to fall on the proverbial sword.

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    • Zachary Knighton
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    • Rob Mac
    • Glenn Howerton
    • Charlie Day
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    • Glenn Howerton
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    • Director
      • Zachary Knighton
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      • Rob Mac
      • Glenn Howerton
      • Charlie Day
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      • Glenn Howerton
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    Charlie Day
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    • Charlie Kelly
    Glenn Howerton
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    • Dennis Reynolds
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    Kaitlin Olson
    Kaitlin Olson
    • Dee Reynolds
    Danny DeVito
    Danny DeVito
    • Frank Reynolds
    Mary Elizabeth Ellis
    Mary Elizabeth Ellis
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    Shantell Yasmine Abeydeera
    Shantell Yasmine Abeydeera
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    Heidi Pascoe
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    8L1AM

    Solid Episode

    I will definitely watch this episode again because it was excellent. It had a fresh plot setup that, while still feeling like the classic Sunny story structure, felt unique and different from previous episodes.

    It was also filled with great humor and payed subtle homage to Succession while not forcing the parody too hard like the last episode did. It kept consistent humor throughout the episode, something this season has succeeded very well at doing this season, and had a great end of the episode twist just like the other episodes this season.

    One of my favorite parts of Always Sunny is how the gang (specifically Mac, Dee, and Dennis) have such an advanced vocabulary for being as dumb as they are. So, seeing how they all attempt to be professional this episode using large vocabularies, and Charlie failing at doing so, really made this episode one of the greats for me.

    This episode is just another example of how consistent this season is in quality. I would give it a solid 8/10.
    8ycbcsbpj

    Much Better

    Finally back to their roots on this episode. I've been waiting for this for a while. Scheming their usual plans and it's taking place in the bar. I honestly don't think the show has been good since season 14. After that VERY hit or miss but mostly miss. This episode brought it back for me and was a hit.
    8SimonB-316

    Subtle Reference by Frank?

    I'm not as knowledgeable as many about the plot details of previous episodes so I may have missed something. Frank mentions at one point in this episode something about "back when they put siding on houses" or something similar. Did this happen in this show at some point or was it a subtle reference to Danny DeVito's role in the Barry Levinson movie Tin Men from several years ago?

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      The theme was replaced in this episode with music that sounds reminiscent of the theme music of the HBO show Succession.
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      References Tin Men (1987)

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      • July 23, 2025 (United States)
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