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chimchooree t1_j1t4pcb wrote

"The Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award" comes to mind.

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Th4ab t1_j1ugea2 wrote

Charlie huffing paint, crawling out of the floor and trying to do his Randy Newman musical impression from earlier is one of the highlights of the whole show. Mac immediately knows and gives up all hope in one pout.

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The_Narz t1_j1vgz06 wrote

“Well you say the worlds an oyster, but oysters ain’t for me…”

True poetry from Charlie Kelly, King of the Rats

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epstnddntkllhmslf t1_j1uo026 wrote

Also the episode “Waiting for Big Mo”

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The_Narz t1_j1vgsr6 wrote

Waiting for Big Mo does handle its meta aspects well, I just don’t find it to be a very funny episode. Where The Gang Tries Desperately… is absolutely hilarious.

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epstnddntkllhmslf t1_j1vlol3 wrote

Agreed although I don’t think they were trying to be as funny in waiting for big mo. It came around the time when they still hadn’t announce if the show will continue. So I think they did a really good job at conveying the somberness of it really ending and none of the gang really grasping the meaning. Great misdirection in the end that made me cry tbh thought the show was over…

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Josey85 t1_j1u2mub wrote

Glad I didn’t have to scroll far to find this. One of my favorite episodes of the entire series.

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ajhart86 t1_j1x0tec wrote

Also “The Gang Misses The Boat”

It’s a commentary on shows jumping the shark by Flanderizing the characters and putting them in increasingly outrageous situations

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