History Recap / ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS15E012020AYearInReview

* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/ForrestGump'', which Gary [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]].

* TakeThat: Music/KanyeWest's attempted Presidential campaign is mocked by [[DamnedByAFoolsPraise having The Gang be avid supporters of it]],

* {{Homage}}: Frank's story is stylistically influenced by Creator/MartinScorcese's films, in particular its [[Film/TheDeparted soundtrack]] and its use of food.

* BaitAndSwitch: The Gang keep using words like "Washington outsider" and "not understood by liberal media" when referring to the candidate they voted for. [[spoiler: They're not talking about UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, they voted for Music/KanyeWest]].

* ItsAllMyFault: See CuttingCorners for more details.

* PoliceAreUseless: When Mac and Dennis try to be guards at the location of the 2020 election ballot, they harass a random woman, ask her ridiculous questions and have a petty dispute that distracts them from noticing the woman leaving.

* ShoutOut: Frank's story is stylistically influenced by Scorcese's films, in particular its [[Film/TheDeparted soundtrack]] and its use of food.

* StylisticSuck: Mac's lyrics

* SurroundedByIdiots: Gary realizes he's dealing with a bunch of morons when he discovers that all of their frivolous business investments was all to help Kayne West be President.

* BeenThereShapedHistory: Every member of the Gang turns out to have played a major role in the 2021 US election.

* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gary gives one to the Gang for trying to get away with loan fraud using [[a nonsensical story about the election.

* BaitAndSwitch: The episode heavily implies the Gang voted for UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, but it's revealed near the end that they voted for Music/KanyeWest.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: All of the Gang members were involved in major events of 2020 and early 2021.

* CassandraTruth: Gary flat out refuses to believe there's any way this pack of idiots was involved in so many major events of 2020. Cut to footage of Frank at Rudy Guiliani's press conference, Dee and Charlie at the Capitol riots and Mac and Dennis messing up some voting station. As he says, they are not ''Film/ForrestGump''.

* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gary gives this to the Gang upon realizing what terrible people they are.

* CassandraTruth: Gary flat out refuses to believe there's any way this pack of idiots was involved in so many major events of 2020. Cut to footage of Frank at Rudy Guiliani's press conference, Dee and Charlie at the Capitol riots and Mac and Dennis messing up some voting station.

* SurroundedByIdiots: Gary realizes he's dealing with a bunch of morons when he discovers that all of their frivolous business investments was all to help Kayne West be President. As he says, they are not ''Film/ForrestGump''.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: When Mac and Dennis try their hand at being musicians to advertise in the 2020 election, it ended up causing a slow-down for the election since their singing ends up alienating the voters.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Mac and Dennis said that they used some of their PPE loans to get into the security business and try it out at the 2020 election. While their petty disputes did make them incompetent, they were forced to leave since the place holding the election had their own security.

** Dennis and Mac's attempt to advertise a fictitious Donovan McNabb vs. Rocky Balboa debate/fight resulted in the 2020 election's vote counting delays.

** Dennis and Mac's attempt to advertise the 2020 election resulted in the vote counting slowdown.

* BeenThereShapedHistory: All of the Gang members were involved in major events of 2020.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Mac and Dennis said that they used some of their PPE loans to get into the security business and try it out at the 2020 election. While their petty disputes did make them incompetent, they were forced to leave since the place holding the election had their own securities.

* SurroundedByIdiots: The PPE debt collector realizes he's dealing with a bunch of morons when he discovers that all of their frivolous business investments was all to help Kayne West be President. As he says, they are not ''Film/ForrestGump''.