It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV Series) Charlie Gets Crippled (2006) User Reviews

Introduction of Frank

[Samuel-Shovel · 9/10 · 25 August 2017]

Season 2 kicks off with the introduction of Frank Reynolds to the series. Dennis runs over Charlie with his car and temporarily puts him in a wheelchair.

Season 2 starts off well with a very funny episode and the introduction of one of its most iconic characters. The gang has no scruples in taking advantage of others or conning their way through any situation. Frank fits in perfectly with this Mold. This is the season where I really think the show starts hitting its stride.

Sunrise in Philadelphia it all starts here

[paudieconnolly · 8/10 · 15 December 2021]

Night time in Philadelphia the gang runs to Dennis jeep get in and the sunrises in the front them in the jeep. For the first time ever the gangs altogether and paddy's pub will never be the same again.

Haven't laughed this hard in ages!

[MovieAddict2016 · 10/10 · 5 July 2006]

I don't think I've laughed as hard as I did watching "The Gang Gets Crippled" as I have since the early days of "Simpsons" and "SNL." There are so many priceless jokes in this episode that it took me about two or three times re-watching the episode to catch a lot of the gags.

The episode begins with Charlie getting run over by a car and being put in a wheelchair. The gang heads to a local strip club where they find out it's easy to score girls while disabled due to sympathy. Charlie gets two free lapdances.

Earlier that day, Dennis' and Dee's father (Danny DeVito) arrives announcing he has divorced their mother and is giving away all his money to the poor and wants to be a part of "the gang." He ends up taking advantage of Charlie's disabilities at the strip club to pick up strippers ("I want to live in filth again") and the two decide to become roommates. The next day Charlie gets a brilliant idea to dress up as a Vietnam war hero in the strip club. (And seriously, the result of this is by far the funniest single line I've heard in a TV show in years - "What happened to you, honey?" - "Viet-G**d@mn 'Nam is what happened; now go get me a beer, b**ch!" And as DeVito wheels him away: "What, I was working her!") Don't get me wrong, you have to have a sick sense of humor to enjoy this. Dennis and Rob go to the mall in wheelchairs to pick up girls, and both pretend to have Polio. ("That's why I'm rockin' the FDR look.") They end up having wheelchair races and beating each other up.

The end of the episode is a killer. I won't ruin the joke, but just make sure you don't leave in the last minute or so.

Overall this was a delightful blast of fresh air - after seeing so many stale sitcoms, this proved to me that FX really is becoming the new lead in character-driven comedy-dramas (such as the equally superb "Rescue Me" which isn't quite as funny, however).

My only hope is that "Sunny" doesn't become so popular that it attracts controversy and sells out and dumbs down its humor. Right now it's on par with the early episodes of "South Park" and "SNL" in terms of how irreverent its humor is - and personally, in my opinion, its plots are better than most comedy films I've seen within the last few years.

Definitely must-see TV.

Tiffany Haddish and Natasha Leggero?!

[jsweez87 · 10/10 · 13 October 2018]

Was just watching the old episodes and saw Natasha Leggero in a bit part as a stripper and then BAM I see Tiffany Haddish in a same bit role. Lmao that's crazy! Great show and great episode introducing Danny Devito in one of his greatest roles ever. Funny to see his beginning to where he's at now with the character. Classic episode

2x1: Charlie Gets Crippled

[FriedToast02 · 10/10 · 20 March 2022]

The first of many many classics. This really feels like the first sunny episode where they were figuring out their show. The episodes that are 10/10 are a lot different then the ones in the later seasons around season 6 or 7 where it started to drift from the controversial episodes and went more to the characters and I enjoy them both for their different ways.

This episode is amazing almost every thing from start to finish is gold. From the opening scene of Dennis hitting Charlie with a car, because of Frank coming back to see Dennis and Dee and at this time he thinks they are his kids. The writing in this episode is a huge jump up from any episode in season 1. This episode is the first one they really shows how messed up the gang is by using handicap advantages for the gangs profit. By using Charlie in a wheel chair to get sympathy points from strippers. The whole scene at the stripper with Mac, Frank, and Charlie is fantastic even though Mac is somewhat out of character here. I love that Frank is in the show, even though this isn't my favorite version of him I'm just glad Danny Devito is finally in the show. Everything with frank trying to get into Dennis and Dee's lives is great. Charlie dressing up as a war veteran to get get even more points is even better and the costumes are some of the best part of the show. We also get the iconic wheel chair race scene in the mall is fantastic. Also I think this is the episode when they really show they are gonna be king of awkward conversations. When Dennis and Mac run into the actual guy in the wheel chair is an amazing scene. Also the ending is fanatic with the guy in the wheelchair talking to Dee and the reveal of Dee in crutches never fails to make me laugh. We also get the scene of Charlie in the hospital is also amazing. The very end of the episode is also great karma for the gang which I feel like they do run away from that later in its run. When Dennis falls asleep at the wheel with Mac in the back and they crash and the jump to them in the hospital now actually crippled is great ending, and man that reveal after "at least no one important got hurt" of the guy who caught on to the gang faking being crippled. Man what an amazing episode, this is the episode that really sold me on the show and made me really love the show. Easily a 10/10 prolly closer to more of a 9.4 or 9.5 but I still have to give it the 10 just for really selling me on the show.

My sides are hurting quite a big amount.

[TheMelancholySpirit · 4 June 2022]

Out of the episodes I have seen so far of the series It's Always Sunny, this is my fave. Season 2 is off to a great start. This is easily one of the funniest comedies out there. Dark comedy done right. This show is brilliant and I know it's only gonna get better.