It’s Always Sunny – Season 17 Episodes Ranked

Sunny seems to be on a hot streak at the moment – Seasons 13 and 14 were sub-par by their standards, but in my opinion each season since then has been better than the last.

I binged every episode of Season 17 as soon as they were available, and I had a lot of fun … but how would I rank the episodes?

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8 – The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary

Confession time – I’ve never seen an episode of Abbott Elementary. You can imagine how lost I was while watching “The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary”.

It’s a weak season opener in regards to how it has nothing to do with the Sunny we know and love. There were funny moments, like the 9/11 conversation, but this was definitely the weakest episode of the season by a wide margin.

7 – Overage Drinking: A National Concern

It’s wild that the showrunners can make a sequel to “Underage Drinking” from Season 1 about them being too old … and shooting it two decades after the first, so they actually are quite old now.

Mac and Charlie investigate Frank’s disappearance in one of the most tedious sub-plots of the season. Dee and Dennis, however, have some good moments when reconnecting with their past prom dates. Not a bad episode at all, but I was a bit bored.

Good

6 – Thought Leadership: A Corporate Conversation

Like how I haven’t seen Abbott Elementary, I also haven’t watched Succession – which is what I think “Thought Leadership: A Corporate Conversation” is spoofing. Maybe.

It’s still a good episode in its own right. The gang shirking blame to each other is one of the best recurring Sunny premises, and everyone’s sudden outrage when Dee reveals her true thoughts on the Cybertruck made me laugh out loud.

Great

5 – The Gang Goes to a Dog Track

The remaining five episodes were all fantastic installments in the Sunny canon. We ate good this year, Sunny fans.

Dennis and Dee degrade themselves for money, and Charlie and Mac try to find the rawest dog. The ending of “The Gang Goes to a Dog Track” with the burning caravan still lives rent-free in my mind.

4 – The Golden Bachelor Live

Any Frank-centric episode, especially one as climactic as “The Golden Bachelor Live”, will always serve up the laughs.

Danny DeVito is on top form throughout, and the romantic subplot was genuinely endearing. Oh, and the gang turning into mutant-like abominations was extremely funny.

3 – The Gang Gets Ready for Prime Time

Many people have “The Gang Gets Ready for Prime Time” as their favourite of the season, and I can absolutely see why.

It’s a chance for every member of the gang to shine, and the focus group setting is the perfect place for everyone to have a public breakdown one way or another – especially Dennis, who gives one of the best Sunny monologues ever.

2 – Frank is in a Coma

The Abbott Elementary season opener had me a little worried for a minute, but the second episode “Frank is in a Coma” immediately assured me that this would be a season for the ages.

Frank pranks everyone with cake, Dee goes through all the stages of grief, and the guys meet a potential business partner – Alex Wolff gives one of the best guest star performances in Sunny history.

Amazing

1 – Mac and Dennis Become EMTs

“The Gang Gets Ready for Prime Time” and “Frank is in a Coma” are two superb episodes that may become classics in time, but from the moment I started “Mac and Dennis Become EMTs” I knew I was watching peak Sunny.

Everyone is at their best here – Mac and Dennis breaking the law, Dee and Charlie running a ghost kitchen, and Frank trying to get back at the Lawyer are all fantastic plots. It all culminates in one of the most batshit insane Sunny finales ever.

This is the Sunny fans crave – chaotic, smart, and filled with so many jokes you don’t have time to breathe.

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