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* StatusQuoIsGod: By the end, the gang cannot handle their success and returns to their equilibrium of three customers a night, maximum.
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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Dee does not seem to know what "zingers" and "one-liners" even ''are'' (hint: they have ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin one line]]''), so she tries to do entire comedy routines to increasingly impatient customers.
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* IntentionalWeightGain: Mac got self-conscious at how muscular his avatar was, and vowed to bulk up to match him. Being a complete idiot, he ends up overeating and gains fat instead of muscle.
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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: The real-life 3300 North Second Street intersection in Philly would not be susceptible to Frank's stop sign scheme --it has stoplights, and both roads are one-way.
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** There's also a bit of RealitySubtext for this. Rob [=McElhenney=] chose to [[DyeingForYourArt gain fifty pounds of fat]] to deliberately ''avert'' the ProgressivelyPrettier trope that often happens in sitcoms as they last longer and win more viewers ([=McElhenney=] specifically mentioned ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' as an example in an interview, pointing out that the actors were getting closer and closer to HollywoodNerd looks).
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** There's also a bit of RealitySubtext for this. Rob [=McElhenney=] chose to [[DyeingForYourArt gain fifty pounds of fat]] to deliberately ''avert'' the ProgressivelyPrettier trope that often happens in sitcoms as they last longer and win more viewers ([=McElhenney=] specifically mentioned ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' as an example in an interview, pointing out that the actors were getting closer and closer to HollywoodNerd HollywoodHomely looks).
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* FelonyMisdemeanor: Mac visits a church confessional to confess something to the priest...he's fat.
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* BrutalHonesty: Both the bar's patrons and Charlie tell Dee her jokes just aren't funny.
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* OnlySaneMan: Charlie is the only one to suggest that if the Gang actually do their jobs, they can maintain their newfound success. He eventually goes to huff turpentine with Dennis, but only to get away from the immense stress of trying to bartend by himself.
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* TheSociopath: According to Mac, Dennis frequently says "never let someone's resistance stop you from getting what you want."
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The entire episode is about what happens when the originally unpopular pub suddenly receives a burst of popularity, leading to gang to claim they've reached the "tipping point" and debate what they'll have to do now that they're successful. The entire thing feels like a meta-commentary on ''It's Always Sunny'' in general. Dennis, for example, [[{{Flanderization}} decides to go to ever-greater extremes to maintain a specific aspect of his character]], which is often the case for long-running shows.
** There's also a bit of RealitySubtext for this. Rob [=McElhenney=] chose to [[DyeingForYourArt gain fifty pounds of fat]] to deliberately ''avert'' the ProgressivelyPrettier trope that often happens in sitcoms as they last longer and win more viewers ([=McElhenney=] specifically mentioned ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' as an example in an interview, pointing out that the actors were getting closer and closer to HollywoodNerd looks). In essence, how Mac got fat is an extension of how
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** The priest in the confessional does this, too--by the end of Mac's meandering and ridiculous story, he's practically ''begging'' him to leave and agrees to "smite" his friends just to get him out of his hair.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Frank adds more stop signs on an intersection to back up traffic ForTheEvulz. The result is a four-way intersection, which Charlie points out actually makes the traffic more efficient.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Frank adds more stop signs on an intersection to back up traffic ForTheEvulz. The result is a four-way intersection, which Charlie points out actually makes the traffic more efficient.safer.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Frank adds more stop signs on an intersection to back up traffic ForTheEvulz. The result is a four-way intersection, which Charlie points out actually made the traffic more efficient.
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-->'''Charlie''': Dude, that was, like, a ''million'' plans ago! All of us, including you, we've been engaged in many other plans and schemes since then.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: As it happens, [[TheReveal this]] is a major reason why... [[TitleDrop well, guess]]. Mac still thought they were doing the avatar plan, hence him letting himself go. It takes him '''six weeks''' to find out this isn't the case.
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* NoodleIncident: We never learn much about what happened with the "giving Frank more blood" bit that Mac interrupted near the end; all we know is that ''apparently'' Charlie found bags of blood behind the hospital and was planning on boiling it so he could put it in Frank.
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** It gets better: if you do a little digging, it turns out that (at least in the original version of the episode) [[http://itsalwayssunny.wikia.com/wiki/File:6x0x_-_Alternate_take.jpg he]] ''[[http://itsalwayssunny.wikia.com/wiki/File:6x0x_-_Hair_dye,_glue,_beer_and_paint_thinner.jpg was]]''.
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* MissingEpisode: An interesting variant: the flashback portions of the episode are actually footage from a planned season 6 episode, "[[http://itsalwayssunny.wikia.com/wiki/The_Gang_Gets_Successful The Gang Gets Successful]]". For whatever reason, it never aired. In fact, the wraparound segments act as the sequel to this unaired episode.
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* MissingEpisode: An interesting variant: most[[note]]the scene where Dee and Frank stumble upon Charlie and Dennis getting high [[http://itsalwayssunny.wikia.com/wiki/File:6x0x_-_Alternate_take.jpg was]] [[http://itsalwayssunny.wikia.com/wiki/File:6x0x_-_Hair_dye,_glue,_beer_and_paint_thinner.jpg originally]] ''Mac'' and Frank stumbling in on them[[/note]] of the flashback portions of the episode are actually footage from a planned season 6 episode, "[[http://itsalwayssunny.wikia.com/wiki/The_Gang_Gets_Successful The Gang Gets Successful]]". For whatever reason, it never aired. In fact, the wraparound segments act as the sequel to this unaired episode.
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** In fact, the production code for this episode (XIP06004) is ''actually'' "The Gang Gets Successful"'s code.
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** In fact, the production code for this episode (XIP06004) is ''actually'' "The Gang Gets Successful"'s code.
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->'''Priest:''' Okay, my son. In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, what is your confession?
->'''Mac:''' ...I'm fat.
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!This episode provides examples of the following tropes:
* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Dennis, Dee and Charlie all seem to think that they're responsible for the bar's newfound success, and their egos swell accordingly.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Mac refers to his avatar as a "gorgeous muscle monster" and quite blatantly checks him out.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The gang are initially delighted when the bar actually becomes successful for a change, but quickly find that they're unable to cope with the newfound pressure.
* BigEater: At one point Mac starts eating donuts while he's still in the confessional booth, only to be reprimanded by the priest. He also has candy wrappers falling out of his pockets, much to the gang's amusement.
* CallBack:
** Mac states that Dennis always tells him [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS03E05TheAluminumMonsterVsFattyMagoo never to let someone's resistance stop him from getting what he wants]].
** Dee does her [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS06E03TheGangBuysABoat inflatable tube man dance]] again.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Despite being a supposedly devout Catholic, Mac has some very bizarre ideas on how the whole "confession" thing is supposed to work and asks the priest to smite his friends rather than repenting for his own sins.
* ContinuityNod: Mac repeatedly mentions the fact that [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS01E02CharlieWantsAnAbortion Dee is pro-abortion]].
* {{Confessional}}: The present-day portions of the episode take place with Mac in a church confessional booth, explaining to the priest how he got fat.
* CosmeticHorror: Dennis becomes even more obsessed with his appearance than usual after deciding that his good looks are the reason for the bar's success, and attempts to maintain his "physical perfection" by dyeing his hair jet black and then getting a chemical peel. The results are... not pretty.
-->'''Dennis:''' Do I look foolish?
-->'''Dee:''' Well, what in God's name have you done to your face?!
-->'''Dennis:''' I got a chemical peel.
-->'''Mac:''' You look like a monster, dude.
* EatingTheEyeCandy: Mac and Dee both do this while they're interviewing Mac's replacement for the bar, a hunky bodybuilder type.
* ForegoneConclusion: Given that the episode's flashbacks take place several months previous to the current timeline, it's inevitable from the beginning that the bar's success will eventually wear off.
* HangoverSensitivity: Mac drags himself into the bar looking somewhat worse for the wear after "drinking three bottles of champagne and hanging out with a stray dog under a bridge all night".
* TheHedonist: Unlike the rest of the gang, Frank couldn't care less about the bar's newfound success and just wants the other to participate in wacky schemes with him again.
* HotBlooded: Lampshaded.
-->'''Priest:''' Let's try and remain composed.
-->'''Mac:''' Okay, Father. I'll try, but I can't promise anything 'cause I'm pretty excitable.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Dennis is shown to be deeply insecure about his appearance, going to ridiculous lengths to maintain his looks and begging the rest of the gang not laugh at him when they inevitably go wrong.
* LaboriousLaziness: Mac and Dee are willing to go to ridiculous lengths to avoid actually doing work, and cook up a plan to hire "avatars" that will go to work at the bar in their place. This ultimately leads to Mac gaining fifty pounds in order to weigh as much as his replacement.
* NeverMyFault: Mac insists that the gang are actually to blame for his weight gain.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Dennis and Charlie eventually decide to blow off work and get high on turpentine in the back office, leaving a horde of frustrated customers at the bar.
* SkywardScream: Mac does this when he's in the confessional booth.
-->'''Mac:''' OH GREAT AND ANGRY GOD, I COMMAND THEE TO SMITE MY FRIENDS!!
* UnreliableNarrator: Most blatant when Mac recounts a scene that he wasn't actually present for; the rest of the gang start talking about how awesome he is and Dee randomly brings up the fact that she's pro-abortion for no apparent reason.
-->'''Dee:''' Oh, Mac's the best, isn't he? Also, I'm pro-abortion, so I'm probably going straight to hell!
-->'''Frank:''' Also, I got fat. I'm much fatter than Mac!
-->'''Dee:''' You got big fat titties, and I like to kill babies. Unborn babies.
-->'''Mac:''' [[LampshadeHanging I'm not exactly sure how that conversation went, but I'm pretty sure it was along those lines]].
* VillainousBreakdown: Mac has one at the end of the episode, yelling at the gang not to laugh at him before running out of the bar on the verge of tears as the others mock his fatness.
* WeightWoe: The episode revolves around Mac's weight gain and gives the first indication that he's actually bothered by it.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Most of the episode takes place at some point in the recent past before Mac got fat.
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