14 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia'

There's no end for the Gang in sight.
14 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia'

Can't get enough of the Gang's badly intentioned antics? Don't worry, there's no end in sight for our favorite Philly narcissists. Here are 14 fascinating facts about the production of It's Always Sunny…  

Jordan Reid played Sweet Dee in the pilot Rob McElhenney's then-girlfriend Reid was replaced after the couple broke up by Olson, who later married McElhenney. BEHIND THE SCENES CRACKED COM

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TRIVIA: We Could Have Lived With ‘Jerks’

The working title for the show was It's Always Sunny on TV Another name supposedly floated was, understandably, Jerks. BEHIND THE SCENES CRACKED COM

TRIVIA: And Probably Lots and Lots of Vodka

There's a Russian knock-off show called It's Always Sunny in Moscow In an ode to the original, the bar is named Philadelphia, instead of Paddy's Pub. BEHIND THE SCENES CRACKED COM

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Charlie has a tattoo for continuity of a one-off joke. In Season 2, Charlie writes Bad New on his forearm, and it has remained on there in every episode since then. BEHIND THE SCENES CRACKED COM

Rob McElhenney

Rob McElhenney had a nightmare that inspired the show. Glenn Howerton describes, The show started as a night terror, basically. A late-night sweating station. BEHIND THE SCENES CRACKED COM

Source: EW

Longest-Running Sitcom

It's Always Sunny is the longest-running live-action sitcom. TDENNY MUFFLER CENE Despite this, it's only received three Emmy award nominations, all for stunt coordination. BEHIND THE SCENES CRACKED COM

Source: Emmys

The Waitress and Charlie IRL

Real-life couple Mary Elizabeth Ellis (The Waitress) and Charlie Day met because he won an arm-wrestling match. They were at a bar. Day and his friend both thought she was cute and arm-wrestled to see who see who got to talk to Ellis. Day won. BEHIND THE SCENES CRACKED COM

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