RCG began looking for a station to air their program, and found support in FX president John Landgraf. Originally, the pilot was supposed to be “Charlie Has Cancer," where Charlie pretends to have cancer so he can manipulate the gang.
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None of them could afford to hire a full crew, so the majority of the pilot was filmed in their separate apartments without professional help. The only thing they had to pay for during this shooting was gas. They drove around Philly while Howerton filmed outside his window. Knowing they had a low budget, RCG filmed the opening shots by themselves. The Always Sunny theme song is accompanied by shaky camera footage of some of Philadelphia’s most well-known landmarks. McElhenny was inspired by this, and wrote Liam, Ryan, and Margaret McPoyle as background characters. People often joked about the family being incestuous because of how many siblings they had. McElhenny grew up in the same area as a very large family. The McPoyles’s are based off real people. Hence, Olson became one of the funniest and raunchiest women on television. Just write another funny character and I’ll make it a woman.”
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Dee was originally written as a voice of reason.ĭuring the early stages of writing, McElhenny admitted that he didn’t know how to make a female character “funny.” Olson replied, “Well, don’t write for a woman. McElhenny quickly fell in love with Olson, and they were married by 2008. Howerton convinced him that Olson was perfect for the part.
Kristen Wiig was seriously considered for the role of Dee Reynolds.ĭuring casting, McElhenny favored Wiig, because Olson skipped a significant line during her audition. He has also written and co-written thirty episodes, such as “Mac Kills His Dad," “The Gang Gets Quarantined," and “The Gang Runs For Office.” 11. Rickety Cricket provides more to Always Sunny than being a hopeless street rat.ĭavid Hornsby, who plays Rickety Cricket, the ex-priest turned homeless drug addict, is a producer on the show. RCG also considered naming the show Jerks. The show was supposed to be about a group of friends who were struggling to make it as actors in Hollywood.įans theorize that this is why Dee’s pipe dream is to become an actress. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia was originally titled It’s Always Sunny on TV. He was nominated again in 20, but never won.ĩ. Hints about the metaphor are sprinkled throughout the episode.Īlways Sunny wasn’t nominated for an Emmy until 2013, when Marc Scizak, who works as a stunt coordinator on the show, was nominated for his work. This episode features the gang going to extreme measures to win a "best bar" award. “The Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award” is a metaphor for Always Sunny’s lack of Emmy nominations.
Latiano plays one of the poor women who falls for his trap.ĭeVito’s wife, Rhea Perlman, appears in the live audience edition of “The Nightman Cometh.” His daughter, Lucy, has appeared in “The Gang Finds a Dumpster Baby," “Dennis and Dee Get a New Dad," and “Mac Bangs Dennis’ Mom.” 7. In “The D.E.N.N.I.S System”, Dennis explains the crazy cycle he uses to get women to fall for him. Howerton’s wife, Jill Latiano, has guest starred on the show. Most Always Sunny fans know about the two married couples on set, Kaitlin Olson (Dee) and Mcelhenny, as well as Day and Mary Elizabeth Ellis (The Waitress.) Every main cast members' spouse has appeared on the show. Nikki Potnick never appears on screen.Ī theory spread around the Always Sunny fanbase that Nikki Potnick is The Waitress’s real name. Nikki Potnick is mentioned again six seasons later, during “The High School Reunion.” Frank steals Nikki’s name tag and sneaks into the reunion to be with the gang. The gang reminisces about crashing former high school classmate Nikki In the first ten minutes of S1EP3, “Underage Drinking: A National Concern”, You can listen to the hidden messages here. Season one’s message is “You’re stupid for playing this forward.” They are recorded backwards, and switch after every season. RCG decided to add hidden messages at the end of each episode. They are executive producers of Always Sunny and Unsupervised, which aired in 2012. McElhenny, Charlie Day (Charlie), and Glenn Howerton (Dennis), own a production company called RCG, which stands for Rob, Charlie, and Glenn.