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* TheManTheyCouldntHang: Frank is immune to hanging. Dee suggests his neck is too thick. The second time he tries it inside the customer's home they're trying to sell the knives and a wet vac to, he's too heavy for the ceiling fixture to support his weight and Dee and the customer find him lying on the bathroom floor covered in plaster.
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* TheManTheyCouldntHang: Frank is immune to hanging. Dee suggests his neck is too thick. The second time he tries it inside the customer's home they're trying to sell the knives and a wet vac to, too, he's too heavy for the ceiling fixture to support his weight and Dee and the customer find him lying on the bathroom floor covered in plaster.
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* StatusQuoIsGod: Frank gets his fortune back at the end of the episode, leaving him free to continue bailing the gang out at every opportunity.
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* StatusQuoIsGod: Frank gets his fortune back at the end of the episode, episode via government bail-out, leaving him free to continue bailing the gang out at every opportunity.
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* TheBlindLeadingTheBlind: At the end of the episode it's revealed that neither Mac nor Dennis understands how their "self-sustaining economy" is supposed to work and each had assumed the other was on top of things.
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* TheBlindLeadingTheBlind: At the end of the episode it's revealed that neither Mac nor Dennis understands how their "self-sustaining economy" is supposed to work and each had assumed the other was on top of things. Dennis has even completely forgotten that the whole thing was his idea.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Charlie's plan to get rid of the homeless is to slash their tires, which just makes it that much harder for them to drive away in their RVs. Mac and Dennis point out this plan makes no sense.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Charlie's plan to get rid of the homeless is to slash their tires, which just makes it that much harder for them to drive away in their RVs.their [=RVs=]. Mac and Dennis point out this plan makes no sense.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Charlie's plan to get rid of the homeless is to slash their tires. Mac and Dennis point out this plan makes no sense.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Charlie's plan to get rid of the homeless is to slash their tires.tires, which just makes it that much harder for them to drive away in their RVs. Mac and Dennis point out this plan makes no sense.
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* TheManTheyCouldntHang: Frank is immune to hanging. Dee suggests his neck is too thick.
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* TheManTheyCouldntHang: Frank is immune to hanging. Dee suggests his neck is too thick. The second time he tries it inside the customer's home they're trying to sell the knives and a wet vac to, he's too heavy for the ceiling fixture to support his weight and Dee and the customer find him lying on the bathroom floor covered in plaster.
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* LIsForDyslexia: It's revealed that Charlie has been misreading the bar's "closed" sign as ''"Coors"'' and turning it on every morning to advertise the "cold, delicious Coors" that they serve.
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* LIsForDyslexia: It's revealed that Charlie has been misreading the bar's "closed" "Closed" sign as ''"Coors"'' and turning it on every morning to advertise the "cold, delicious Coors" that they serve.
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* NouveauRiche: Inverted; Mac calls the crowds of homeless gathering outside the bar "new ''poor''" in comparison to the gang, who are "old poor".
* OhCrap: Pretty much sums up Mac and Dennis's reactions once they realize that nobody has bought any more of their "Paddy's dollars", causing them to lose a ton of money and all of their inventory.
* OhCrap: Pretty much sums up Mac and Dennis's reactions once they realize that nobody has bought any more of their "Paddy's dollars", causing them to lose a ton of money and all of their inventory.
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* NouveauRiche: Inverted; Mac calls the crowds of homeless gathering outside the bar "new ''poor''" "New ''Poor''" in comparison to the gang, who are "old poor".
"Old Poor".
* OhCrap: Pretty much sums up Mac and Dennis's reactions once they realize that nobody has bought any more of their "Paddy'sdollars", Dollars", causing them to lose a ton of money and all of their inventory.
* OhCrap: Pretty much sums up Mac and Dennis's reactions once they realize that nobody has bought any more of their "Paddy's
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* ItsAllAboutMe: The rest of the gang's reaction to Frank suddenly losing all his money is mostly to worry about how it's going to effect ''them''.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: The rest of the gang's reaction to Frank suddenly losing all his money is mostly to worry about how it's going to effect affect ''them''.
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Frank suffers a financial loss from the economic downturn and decides to start a new door-to-door sales business with Dee, while Mac and Dennis make some changes by firing Dee and Charlie and creating "Paddy's dollars", a new currency to be used in the bar and boost business. Charlie is left homeless and ends up living on the streets after Frank sublets their apartment.
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Frank suffers a financial loss from the economic downturn and decides to start a new door-to-door sales business with Dee, while Mac and Dennis make some changes by firing Dee and Charlie and creating "Paddy's dollars", Dollars", a new currency to be used in the bar and boost business. Charlie is left homeless and ends up living on the streets after Frank sublets their apartment.
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* TakeAThirdOption: PlayedForLaughs. Dee, when forced to either make Dennis a mojito or get fired, chooses neither. She cracks open a bottle of beer for him and snaps out "I quit" before storming out, greatly annoying them since she knew they were looking forward to firing her.
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* ProductionForeshadowing: While chugging merlot at Dave and Buster's, Mac's and Dennis' mouths are colored red, alluding to [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS05E04GangGivesFrankIntervention the next episode]] which includes copious wine consumption and wine-stained lips for the entire gang.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Charlie's plan to get rid of the homeless is to slash their tires. Mac and Dennis point out this plan makes no sense.
-->'''Charlie:''' Well, you start putting plans under microscopes, nothing's gonna make sense, all right?
-->'''Charlie:''' Well, you start putting plans under microscopes, nothing's gonna make sense, all right?
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* TheManTheyCouldntHang: Frank is immune to hanging. Dee suggests his neck is too thick.
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* BungledSuicide: Frank cannot hang himself because his neck is too thick for the rope. Dennis cuts Frank down before he can successfully kill himself.
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* BungledSuicide: Frank cannot hang himself quickly because his neck is too thick for the rope. Dennis cuts Frank down before he can successfully kill himself.
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* TakeThat: Frank's line to Mac and Dennis "You run the business into the ground, and you want bonuses" is a jab at the executives who did just that in the 2008 recession.
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* BungledSuicide: Frank cannot hang himself because his neck is too thick for the rope. Dennis cuts Frank down before he can successfully kill himself.
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->'''-- Frank'''
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-->'''Uncle Jack:''' You ever seen wrestling on television?
-->'''Charlie:''' I'm well aware of what wrestling is. It's just not what uncles do to their nephews.
-->'''Charlie:''' I'm well aware of what wrestling is. It's just not what uncles do to their nephews.
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-->'''Uncle Jack:''' You ever seen wrestling on television?
-->'''Charlie:'''television?\\
'''Charlie:''' I'm well aware of what wrestling is. It's just not what uncles do to their nephews.
-->'''Charlie:'''
'''Charlie:''' I'm well aware of what wrestling is. It's just not what uncles do to their nephews.
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-->'''Charlie:''' I'm sorry, do you have a better plan?
-->''(Cut to the three of them entering the bar)''
-->'''Charlie:''' Dee, sharpest item in the bar! I need it now, let's go!
-->''(Cut to the three of them entering the bar)''
-->'''Charlie:''' Dee, sharpest item in the bar! I need it now, let's go!
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-->'''Charlie:''' I'm sorry, do you have a better plan?
-->''(Cutplan?\\
''(cut to the three of them entering thebar)''
-->'''Charlie:'''bar)''\\
'''Charlie:''' Dee, sharpest item in the bar! I need it now, let's go!
-->''(Cut
''(cut to the three of them entering the
-->'''Charlie:'''
'''Charlie:''' Dee, sharpest item in the bar! I need it now, let's go!
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-->'''Dennis:''' How is ''burning trash'' green?
-->'''Charlie:''' Uh, because I'm recycling the trash into heat for the bar and lots of smoke for the bar. I'm giving the bar the good smoky smell that we all like.
-->'''Mac:''' The bar smells like trash!
-->'''Dennis:''' That's the exact opposite of green, Charlie.
-->'''Charlie:''' Oh, I'm sorry. Well, I could put the trash into a landfill where it's going to stay for millions of years, or I could burn it up and get a nice smoky smell in here and let that smoke go into the sky where it turns into stars.
-->'''Mac:''' That doesn't sound right, but I don't know enough about stars to dispute it.
-->'''Charlie:''' Uh, because I'm recycling the trash into heat for the bar and lots of smoke for the bar. I'm giving the bar the good smoky smell that we all like.
-->'''Mac:''' The bar smells like trash!
-->'''Dennis:''' That's the exact opposite of green, Charlie.
-->'''Charlie:''' Oh, I'm sorry. Well, I could put the trash into a landfill where it's going to stay for millions of years, or I could burn it up and get a nice smoky smell in here and let that smoke go into the sky where it turns into stars.
-->'''Mac:''' That doesn't sound right, but I don't know enough about stars to dispute it.
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-->'''Dennis:''' How is ''burning trash'' green?
-->'''Charlie:'''green?\\
'''Charlie:''' Uh, because I'm recycling the trash into heat for the bar and lots of smoke for the bar. I'm giving the bar the good smoky smell that we alllike.
-->'''Mac:'''like.\\
'''Mac:''' The bar smells liketrash!
-->'''Dennis:'''trash!\\
'''Dennis:''' That's the exact opposite of green,Charlie.
-->'''Charlie:'''Charlie.\\
'''Charlie:''' Oh, I'm sorry. Well, I could put the trash into a landfill where it's going to stay for millions of years, or I could burn it up and get a nice smoky smell in here and let that smoke go into the sky where it turns intostars.
-->'''Mac:'''stars.\\
'''Mac:''' That doesn't sound right, but I don't know enough about stars to dispute it.
-->'''Charlie:'''
'''Charlie:''' Uh, because I'm recycling the trash into heat for the bar and lots of smoke for the bar. I'm giving the bar the good smoky smell that we all
-->'''Mac:'''
'''Mac:''' The bar smells like
-->'''Dennis:'''
'''Dennis:''' That's the exact opposite of green,
-->'''Charlie:'''
'''Charlie:''' Oh, I'm sorry. Well, I could put the trash into a landfill where it's going to stay for millions of years, or I could burn it up and get a nice smoky smell in here and let that smoke go into the sky where it turns into
-->'''Mac:'''
'''Mac:''' That doesn't sound right, but I don't know enough about stars to dispute it.
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-->'''Mac:''' Why would you wanna be wheat?
-->'''Dennis:''' Why would you ever wanna be chaff?!
-->'''Dennis:''' Why would you ever wanna be chaff?!
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-->'''Mac:''' Why would you wanna be wheat?
-->'''Dennis:'''wheat?\\
'''Dennis:''' Why would you ever wanna be chaff?!
-->'''Dennis:'''
'''Dennis:''' Why would you ever wanna be chaff?!
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* DoorToDoorEpisode: Frank and Dee's subplot sees them becoming door-to-door knife and vacuum salsepeople.
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* DoorToDoorEpisode: Frank and Dee's subplot sees them becoming door-to-door knife and vacuum salsepeople.salespeople.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: While Mac and Dennis are discussing "Paddy's Dollars" at Dave & Busters, Charlie can be seen attempting to camp out on the restaurant's floor (before being thrown out by an employee).
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: While Mac and Dennis are discussing "Paddy's Dollars" at Dave & Busters, Charlie can be seen attempting to camp out on the restaurant's floor (before being thrown out by an employee).
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* JerkassHasAPoint: While they were clearly firing her to try to secure their own financial positions, Dennis and Mac were right that Dee is a terrible bartender. Her only skill is opening and serving bottled beer and she doesn't even know how to make mixed drinks like mojitos.
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To help the ''nouveau pauvre'' people camping outside of their bar thanks to losing everything in the 2008 economic crisis, Mac and Dennis develop their own brand of "fun money" to use in the bar. Meanwhile, Frank suffers a financial loss from the economic downturn, and cuts off the bar's funding so he can start a new business, and Charlie moves back in with his mother, but decides to move into a cardboard box after learning that his creepy uncle (who may have molested him as a child and could be the inspiration for the Nightman song) is also staying with her.
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->'''-- Frank'''
Frank suffers a financial loss from the economic
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!This episode provides examples of the following tropes:
* AskAStupidQuestion: Charlie asks Frank if he's alright while he's ''hanging from the ceiling by a noose''.
* TheBlindLeadingTheBlind: At the end of the episode it's revealed that neither Mac nor Dennis understands how their "self-sustaining economy" is supposed to work and each had assumed the other was on top of things.
* BloodyHilarious: Frank cuts himself with one of the super sharp knives he's trying to sell and ends up bleeding all over some poor woman's living room, causing Dee to gag and exclaim that she can "see his
* BrokeEpisode: Frank loses his fortune and attempts to
* CardboardBoxHome: Charlie is reduced to living in a cardboard box after
* ComedicSociopathy: The gang's reactions to Frank trying to hang himself in the bar range from apathy to amusement.
-->'''Dee:''' His neck is so thick, I feel like he's just gonna swing and dangle around for a really long time.
* CreepyUncle: Charlie's Uncle Jack, who's constantly trying to touch him and making inappropriate comments. It's implied that he either molested
-->'''Uncle Jack:''' You ever seen wrestling on television?
-->'''Charlie:''' I'm well aware of what wrestling is. It's just not what uncles do to their nephews.
* DoorToDoorEpisode: Frank and
* GilliganCut: After Mac and Dennis shoot down Charlie's idea to slash the
-->'''Charlie:''' I'm sorry, do you have a better plan?
-->''(Cut to the three of them entering the bar)''
-->'''Charlie:''' Dee, sharpest item in the bar! I need it now, let's go!
* InsaneTrollLogic: Charlie explaining his system for recycling the bar's trash.
-->'''Dennis:''' How is ''burning trash'' green?
-->'''Charlie:''' Uh, because I'm recycling the trash into heat for the
-->'''Mac:''' The bar smells like trash!
-->'''Dennis:''' That's the exact opposite of green, Charlie.
-->'''Charlie:''' Oh, I'm sorry. Well, I could put the trash into a landfill where it's going to stay for millions of years, or I could burn it up and get a nice smoky smell in here and let that smoke go into the sky where it turns into stars.
-->'''Mac:''' That doesn't sound right, but I don't know enough about stars to dispute it.
* ItsAllAboutMe: The rest of the gang's reaction to Frank suddenly losing all his money is
* KickTheDog: Frank sublets his and Charlie's apartment and then refuses to let Charlie move into his new trailer, leaving him homeless. To make matters worse, Mac and Dennis ''also'' refuse to let him crash at theirs, right after firing him from the bar.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Mac and Dennis constantly going on about the economy makes it clear that they know absolutely nothing about how it works. Lampshaded at the end of the episode:
-->'''Dennis:''' I don't understand how the ''US'' economy works, much less some sort of self-sustaining one. I don't understand how ''finances'' work.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Dee quits her job at Paddy's rather then letting Mac and Dennis fire her, much to their annoyance.
* LIsForDyslexia: It's revealed that Charlie has been misreading the bar's "closed" sign as ''"Coors"'' and turning it on every morning to advertise the "cold, delicious Coors" that they serve.
* NouveauRiche: Inverted; Mac calls the crowds of homeless gathering outside the bar "new ''poor''" in comparison to the gang, who are "old poor".
* OhCrap: Pretty much sums up Mac and Dennis's reactions once they realize that nobody has bought any more of their "Paddy's dollars", causing them to lose a ton of money and all of their inventory.
* OverlyNarrowSuperlative:
-->'''Dennis:''' Frank, if you are looking for a better steak in an arcade setting, you are shit outta luck.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The episode deals with
* SidetrackedByTheAnalogy: Happens when Dennis states that they need to "separate the wheat from the chaff" and an argument ensues over which one he and Mac would be.
-->'''Mac:''' Why would you wanna be wheat?
-->'''Dennis:''' Why would you ever wanna be chaff?!
* StatusQuoIsGod: Frank gets his fortune back at the end of the episode, leaving him free to continue bailing the gang out at every opportunity.
* SuicideAsComedy: Frank trying to kill himself twice over the course of the episode is largely played for laughs, with Dee commenting that his neck is too thick for the rope to break it.
* TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket: Frank's knife demonstration relies heavily on this.
* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: Lampshaded when Mac and Dennis claim that they don't actually know what it is Dee ''does'' around the bar.
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