It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

"It's Always Sunny" follows the story of "The Gang," a group of self-centered moron friends in their late 20s who own and run a mostly unsuccessful bar in Philadelphia. The gang is joined by Frank Reynolds, played by Danny DeVito, who is the adoptive father of two of the members of the Gang.

Episodes usually find them hatching elaborate schemes, conspiring against one another and others for personal gain, vengeance, or simply for the entertainment of watching each other's downfall. Their tactics often rely on inflicting emotional and sometimes physical pain on individuals both deserving and undeserving. They regularly use blackmail and manipulate one another and others outside of the group. Almost everything they do results in competition among themselves.

Despite their lack of worldly success, the Gang generally maintain high opinions of themselves and display an often obsessive interest in their own reputations and public images. Despite this high sense of self worth, the Gang often have little sense of shame when attempting to get what they want and will often engage in activities which others would find humiliating, disgusting, or even preposterous, such as smoking crack cocaine in order to qualify for welfare, seducing a priest, or hiding inside a leather couch in order to spy on someone.

Very simply, "It's Always Sunny" is one of the dumbest shows I've ever seen. At the same time, however, it is one of the funniest shows I've ever seen. It is very immature, yet practically every episode is hilarious. Thanks to Craig for letting me borrow the DVDs. I am currently in season 3 on the DVD set.