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* SpottingTheThread: The Gang catches onto Andy being a plant by Frank when he calls him [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay "donkey-brained"]].
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* GlobalIgnorance: Charlie has apparently never heard of Brazil, pronouncing it "Braysial." Additionally, none of the Gang knows what a Brazilian accent actually sounds like, prompting them to declare that any Latin American accent is acceptable.

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* GlobalIgnorance: Charlie has apparently never heard of Brazil, pronouncing it "Braysial." Additionally, none of the Gang knows what a Brazilian accent actually sounds like, prompting them to declare that any Latin American accent is acceptable.acceptable, so they settle on a Los Angeles cholo-style accent.
--> '''Dee:''' Oh, '''real''' racist with it, huh?

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking:
-->'''Frank:''' We used to play Purple Nurples, Sock Full of Quarters, Kick the Jew...



* BreadMilkEggsSquick: Frank's weird childhood games.
-->'''Frank:''' We used to play Purple Nurples, Sock Full of Quarters, Kick the Jew...



*** "Gentlemen... suck my dick."

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*** "Gentlemen... suck my dick.dick ."
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* AmbiguousEnding: Did Mac and Charlie really win the game, or did Charlie really break down and lose the game as [[UnreliableNarrator Dennis and Dee]] claim?

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* AmbiguousEnding: Did Mac and Charlie really win the game, or did Charlie really break down and lose the game as [[UnreliableNarrator Dennis and Dee]] claim?claim? Neither Mac or Frank are there to verify one way or the other, and it would be totally in-character for Dennis and Dee to lie in order to keep their winning streak.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: During the flag raising ceremony at the start of the game, Frank reveals [[https://i.redd.it/lrc29akfv7ty.jpg his flag.]] Dennis is... less than impressed.
-->'''Frank:''' It's four Fs. I didn't know it would turn out like that.
-->'''Dennis:''' ...pretty sure [[RacistGrandpa ya]] did.
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The gang agrees to a temporary truce in order to pitch Chardee [=MacDennis=] to an interested executive from Mattel Games, but things quickly spiral out of control.

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The gang agrees to a temporary truce in order to pitch [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS07E07ChardeeMacDennis Chardee [=MacDennis=] [=MacDennis=]]] to an interested executive from Mattel Games, but things quickly spiral out of control.
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* NonNaziSwastika: Frank's flag consists of four 'F's joined together at right angles on a white disk on a red background and strongly resembles the Nazi Party flag. He claims that he didn't know it was going to come out like that, though Dennis doesn't believe him.

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->'''Charlie:''' We tend to get a little competitive when we play.
->'''Dee:''' Yeah, we're not exactly a mellow bunch.

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->'''Charlie:''' We tend to get a little competitive when we play.
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play.\\
'''Dee:'''
Yeah, we're not exactly a mellow bunch.




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-->'''Dennis:''' Regular board games should be called ''I'm bored'' games.
-->'''Charlie:''' I don't get that one.

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-->'''Dennis:''' Regular board games should be called ''I'm bored'' games.
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games.\\
'''Charlie:'''
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-->'''Dennis:''' What made you just think of that? It's not a break-dancing competition.
-->'''Charlie:''' There's no electricity involved.

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-->'''Dennis:''' What made you just think of that? It's not a break-dancing competition.
-->'''Charlie:'''
competition.\\
'''Charlie:'''
There's no electricity involved.
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* VisualInnuendo: Mac creates a very phallic sculpture during the game. Although Mac claims it's meant to be Cupid's arrow, Charlie points out that it has a vein.
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* ShoutOut: Frank's "horror" round is modeled after the ''{{Franchise/Saw}}'' franchise, complete with him wearing a Billy mask and delivering a recorded video message to the gang, who are handcuffed in the basement and instructed to dig out a key that's been sewn into their forearms.

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* ShoutOut: Frank's "horror" round is modeled after the ''{{Franchise/Saw}}'' franchise, complete with him wearing a Billy mask and delivering a recorded video message to the gang, who are handcuffed in the basement and instructed to dig out a key that's been sewn into their forearms.
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* TheSociopath: When asked to create something out of clay representing the word "love", Dennis sculpts a woman's severed head in a box.
-->'''Dennis:''' This is not a woman's head in a box, you sick freak! This is a woman's head in a freezer, and it's supposed to represent the preservation of love forever and ever.

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* TheSociopath: When asked to create something out of clay representing the word "love", Dennis sculpts what looks like a woman's severed head in a box.
-->'''Dennis:''' This is not ''not'' a woman's head in a box, you ''you sick freak! freak!'' [[DistinctionWithoutADifference This is a woman's head in in]] ''[[DistinctionWithoutADifference a freezer, and freezer!]]'' And it's supposed to represent the preservation of love forever and ever.
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* ShoutOut: Frank's "horror" round is modeled after the ''{{Franchise/Saw}}'' franchise, complete with him wearing a Jigsaw mask and delivering a recorded video message to the gang, who are handcuffed in the basement and instructed to dig out a key that's been sewn into their forearms.

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* ShoutOut: Frank's "horror" round is modeled after the ''{{Franchise/Saw}}'' franchise, complete with him wearing a Jigsaw Billy mask and delivering a recorded video message to the gang, who are handcuffed in the basement and instructed to dig out a key that's been sewn into their forearms.
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* NonNaziSwastika: Frank's flag consists of four 'F's joined together at right angles on red background and strongly resembles a swastika. He claims that he didn't know it was going to come out like that, though Dennis doesn't believe him.

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* NonNaziSwastika: Frank's flag consists of four 'F's joined together at right angles on a white disk on a red background and strongly resembles a swastika.the Nazi Party flag. He claims that he didn't know it was going to come out like that, though Dennis doesn't believe him.
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* AmbiguousEnding: Did Mace and Charlie really win the game, or did Charlie really break down and lose the game as [[UnreliableNarrator Dennis and Dee]] claim?

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* AmbiguousEnding: Did Mace Mac and Charlie really win the game, or did Charlie really break down and lose the game as [[UnreliableNarrator Dennis and Dee]] claim?
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* GlobalIgnorance: Charlie has apparently never heard of Brazil, pronouncing it "Braysial." Additionally, none of the Gang knows what a Brazilian accent actually sounds like, prompting them to declare that any South American accent is acceptable. Mac and Charlie attempt Mexican accents. Mexico is, of course, in North America.

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* GlobalIgnorance: Charlie has apparently never heard of Brazil, pronouncing it "Braysial." Additionally, none of the Gang knows what a Brazilian accent actually sounds like, prompting them to declare that any South Latin American accent is acceptable. Mac and Charlie attempt Mexican accents. Mexico is, of course, in North America.acceptable.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: One of the games Frank fondly remembers from his childhood was called "kick the Jew."
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* YankTheDogsChain: Dennis and Dee say they weren't even thinking about the game and wouldn't smash Charlie's game pieces while he was unconscious. Within minutes of regaining consciousness, however, they smash the pieces right in Charlie's hospital room.
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* GlobalIgnorance: Charlie has apparently never heard of Brazil, pronouncing it "Braysial".

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* GlobalIgnorance: Charlie has apparently never heard of Brazil, pronouncing it "Braysial"."Braysial." Additionally, none of the Gang knows what a Brazilian accent actually sounds like, prompting them to declare that any South American accent is acceptable. Mac and Charlie attempt Mexican accents. Mexico is, of course, in North America.
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* AmbiguousEnding: Did Charlie really hallucinate his and Mac's victory? Or did he really break down and lose the game as [[UnreliableNarrator Dennis and Dee]] claim?

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* AmbiguousEnding: Did Mace and Charlie really hallucinate his and Mac's victory? Or win the game, or did he Charlie really break down and lose the game as [[UnreliableNarrator Dennis and Dee]] claim?
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* AmbiguousEnding: Did Charlie really hallucinate his and Mac's victory or did he really break down and lose the game as [[UnreliableNarrator Dennis and Dee]] claim?

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* AmbiguousEnding: Did Charlie really hallucinate his and Mac's victory or victory? Or did he really break down and lose the game as [[UnreliableNarrator Dennis and Dee]] claim?
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* AmbiguousEnding: Did Charlie really hallucinate his and Mac's victory or did he really break down and lose the game as [[UnreliableNarrator Dennis and Dee]] claim?


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* SoreLoser: A popular fan theory of the final scene is that Dennis and Dee are lying to a dazed, hospitalized Charlie because he and Mac ''really did'' win the game.
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* IncestSubtext: Frank asks Dennis if the reason he's so uncomfortable with having to keep his hand on Dee for one of the challenges is because it's making him want to have sex with her. Also, their team flag [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS07E07ChardeeMacDennis once again]] consists of their faces photoshopped onto a romance novel cover.

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* IncestSubtext: Dennis responds to Andy asking why keeping their hands on Dee, a nice lady, is supposed to be a challenge by crossly demanding that he not "sexualize" her. Frank promptly asks Dennis if the reason he's so uncomfortable with having to keep his hand on Dee for one of the challenges is because it's making him want to have sex with her. Also, their team flag [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS07E07ChardeeMacDennis once again]] consists of their faces photoshopped onto a romance novel cover.
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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: The "body" round involves the gang spinning a globe and having to talk in the accent of whatever region they stop it on for the entire round. Mac and Charlie's "Brazilian" accents are predictably racist (and as Dennis points out, sound more like Los Angeles Mexican), while Dee's attempt at a Philadelphia accent is somehow even worse.

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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: The "body" round involves the gang spinning a globe and having to talk in the accent of whatever region they stop it on for the entire round. Mac and Charlie's "Brazilian" accents are predictably racist (and as inaccurate (as Dennis points out, they sound more like Los Angeles Mexican), while Dee's attempt at a Philadelphia accent is somehow even worse.
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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: The "body" round involves the gang spinning a globe and having to talk in the accent of whatever region they stop it on for the entire round. Mac and Charlie's "Brazilian" accents are predictably racist, while Dee's attempt at a Philadelphia accent is somehow even worse.

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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: The "body" round involves the gang spinning a globe and having to talk in the accent of whatever region they stop it on for the entire round. Mac and Charlie's "Brazilian" accents are predictably racist, racist (and as Dennis points out, sound more like Los Angeles Mexican), while Dee's attempt at a Philadelphia accent is somehow even worse.
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* PlayingPictionary: One of the challenges involves one member of each team having to sculpt something representing the word "love" out of clay while the other member guesses the word they were given. Mac sculpts [[FreudWasRight what's clearly a penis]] (though he insists it's "Cupid's arrow"), while Dennis makes ''a woman's head in a freezer''.

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* PlayingPictionary: One of the challenges involves one member of each team having to sculpt something representing the word "love" out of clay while the other member guesses the word they were given. Mac sculpts [[FreudWasRight what's clearly a penis]] penis (though he insists it's "Cupid's arrow"), while Dennis makes ''a woman's head in a freezer''.

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The gang agrees to a truce while demonstrating Chardee [=MacDennis=] for an interested board game executive, but the nature of the game quickly sends things off the rails.

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->'''Charlie:''' We tend to get a little competitive when we play.
->'''Dee:''' Yeah, we're not exactly a mellow bunch.

The gang agrees to a temporary truce while demonstrating in order to pitch Chardee [=MacDennis=] for to an interested board executive from Mattel Games, but things quickly spiral out of control.
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!This episode provides examples of the following tropes:

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking:
-->'''Frank:''' We used to play Purple Nurples, Sock Full of Quarters, Kick the Jew...
* BagOfKidnapping: Dee brings in the Waitress with a bag over her head at the end of the game.
* BringMyBrownPants: Charlie soils himself during the "horror" round after digging a hole in his arm with a pair of tweezers attached to a car battery.
* CallBack:
** Several to the [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS07E07ChardeeMacDennis first game]] of Chardee [=MacDennis=]:
*** Dennis and Dee always win.
*** "Gentlemen... suck my dick."
*** Mac and Charlie once again do their "no puzzles" chant. This time around we get to see why, as they actually draw a puzzle card which requires them having to glue a bottle back together after Dennis smashes it.
*** The gang explain that they're mainlining the alcohol due to cheating in the previous game.
** The promo video that the gang show is bookeneded by footage from Mac and Charlie's [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E07FranksBackInBusiness fight milk]] video.
** Andy calls Frank a "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E10TheCerealDefense donkey-brained]] maniac".
* CalvinBall: Once again, the game's rules are almost impossible to follow for the newcomer.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Andy expresses concern over the gang's alcohol [=IV=] drips, Dennis assures him that it's fine because they're not mainlining beer.
* CompetitionFreak: This is the reason that the gang didn't actually want to ''play'' the
game while pitching it to the executive, but as they're aware of their tendency to get carried away by the nature competitive aspects.
* GlobalIgnorance: Charlie has apparently never heard
of Brazil, pronouncing it "Braysial".
* ImpairmentShot: From Charlie's perspective as the Waitress begins to lay into him while he's suffering from blood loss.
* IncestSubtext: Frank asks Dennis if the reason he's so uncomfortable with having to keep his hand on Dee for one of the challenges is because it's making him want to have sex with her. Also, their team flag [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS07E07ChardeeMacDennis once again]] consists of their faces photoshopped onto a romance novel cover.
* IncrediblyLamePun:
-->'''Dennis:''' Regular board games should be called ''I'm bored'' games.
-->'''Charlie:''' I don't get that one.
* InformedDeformity: Lampshaded; Andy is bewildered by Mac and Dennis's disgust over having to keep a hand on Dee's body, pointing out that she's actually very attractive.
* ManipulativeBastard: It's revealed that Andy isn't a Mattel executive at all; he was actually hired by Frank to allow him to win the game.
* NonNaziSwastika: Frank's flag consists of four 'F's joined together at right angles on red background and strongly resembles a swastika. He claims that he didn't know it was going to come out like that, though Dennis doesn't believe him.
* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: Referenced in the episode title itself and discussed by the gang.
-->'''Dennis:''' What made you just think of that? It's not a break-dancing competition.
-->'''Charlie:''' There's no electricity involved.
* OhCrap: The gang's reaction when they realize that Frank's "horror" round does comply with the game's rules as it's based on an existing board game: ''Operation''.
* PetTheDog: Dennis and Dee visit Charlie in the hospital at the end of the episode and tell him that they weren't even thinking about winning
the game as their only concern was for his safety after he passed out. Of course, it's subverted almost immediately when they bring his and Mac's game pieces into the room and smash them up in front of him, justifying it as he's now conscious again.
* PlayingPictionary: One of the challenges involves one member of each team having to sculpt something representing the word "love" out of clay while the other member guesses the word they were given. Mac sculpts [[FreudWasRight what's clearly a penis]] (though he insists it's "Cupid's arrow"), while Dennis makes ''a woman's head in a freezer''.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Dennis and Dee bring in the Waitress to give one to Charlie for the emotional battery challenge, and she doesn't hold back.
-->'''Waitress:''' Charlie Kelly, I have been waiting for this for a long time. You poop-smelling trash person... Your face, it looks like a troll, you have troll features! ...You scare me, there's something wrong with you, your brain is broken! I hate you! I hope you die! I hope you go to hell!
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Andy
quickly sends things off flees once he realizes his and Frank's ruse is up.
* SequelEpisode: To [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS07E07ChardeeMacDennis Chardee MacDennis: The Game of Games]].
* ShoutOut: Frank's "horror" round is modeled after
the rails.''{{Franchise/Saw}}'' franchise, complete with him wearing a Jigsaw mask and delivering a recorded video message to the gang, who are handcuffed in the basement and instructed to dig out a key that's been sewn into their forearms.
* TheSociopath: When asked to create something out of clay representing the word "love", Dennis sculpts a woman's severed head in a box.
-->'''Dennis:''' This is not a woman's head in a box, you sick freak! This is a woman's head in a freezer, and it's supposed to represent the preservation of love forever and ever.
* StylisticSuck: The promotional video that the gang made to pitch the game.
* ToiletHumor: One of the challanges is called "shits and ladders" and involves the players taking a laxative before sitting atop a ladder for as long as they can manage before shitting themselves. We don't actually get to see it, however, as Frank derails it by drugging the rest of the gang.
* TheWatson: Andy fills the role, allowing the gang to explain the rules to him.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: The "body" round involves the gang spinning a globe and having to talk in the accent of whatever region they stop it on for the entire round. Mac and Charlie's "Brazilian" accents are predictably racist, while Dee's attempt at a Philadelphia accent is somehow even worse.
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The gang agrees to a truce while demonstrating Chardee [=MacDennis=] for an interested board game executive, but the nature of the game quickly sends things off the rails.

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