"It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia": The Lone Voice Of Reason In The Health Care Debate? (VIDEO)

Today's the day. After months of fighting, name-calling and public-option-skewering, the House is finally set to vote. We here on the comedy page have followed the debate closely and are pretty sure the soundest dissection of American health care came from Season 4 of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," in which the female character (Sweet Dee) has a heart attack and is refused care because she has no insurance. As Charlie says "Why is the government not providing us with health insurance? What is this--some kind of Socialist country or some kind of Communist dictatorship? This is insane! This is unAmerican!"


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[monkeymuggs]

05:12 PM on 03/24/2010

Sunny is over with dude.
I miss it.

[Scent]

05:45 AM on 03/24/2010

The worst thing about all this is that we already HAVE death panels. They are called

"insurance companies".

"You're sick? - Sorry but then we will no longer insure You. Go die with dignity and let us make the profits."

[onceler]

11:57 AM on 03/23/2010

when is '...Always Sunny...' coming back on the air? they had like 8 episodes this season and then ... nothing. what happened?

[americanzutroy]

11:34 AM on 03/26/2010

They had 13 episodes this season, as they usually do. They also released a Christmas Special on DVD which was spectacular. Season 6 returns this year, most likely in the fall, and will also include 13 episodes. The show has been renewed through season 7.

[Morgantheaxe]

11:26 AM on 03/23/2010

God I would love to see a fireman pull up to some tea baggers home fire and say, "Lemme see your homowners insurance clause that covers the cost of me putting this fire out! Ahhhh yah don't have it. N.P. I'm sure a bucket brigade will take gooooood care of ya. I'm outta here load up the truck boys!!!"

[mexamerican]

08:24 PM on 03/23/2010

if only.

[Doug Flight]

09:18 AM on 03/23/2010

Bravo...Devito et al.

[GoDogGo]

07:56 PM on 03/22/2010

What's funny is that this is the realization EVERYONE goes through at some early stage of young adulthood. I remember when I "found out" that hospitals weren't free and that I would have to get my own insurance ("what's that?"). Thanks for the 30 day notice Dad.

[omegan]

07:50 PM on 03/22/2010

Praise be to Nero's Neptune.

[Hank007]

06:38 PM on 03/22/2010

GREEN MAN!

[jsarets]

05:43 PM on 03/22/2010

Definitely one of the most hilarious shows on television. I love Charlie's commercial for kitten mittens! An instant classic:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/108489/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-kitten-mittens-commercial

[KT8711]

10:42 AM on 03/23/2010

"Does your cat make TOO MUCH noise all the TIME?" When the cat falls off the table, I die laughing every

Also, I love that Charlie's illiteracy causes him to spell it "Kitten Mittons" instead of kitten mittens.

[KT8711]

10:44 AM on 03/23/2010

* every time.

[shineon23]

03:59 PM on 03/22/2010

Wild card bitches! YEEE-HAWWW

Best episode ever

[groovylib]

02:58 PM on 03/22/2010

Poor Sweet Dee, she's always getting screwed. (and not in a good way)

Why is this show so unknown? I had never heard of it until I accidentally watched it a couple of years back.... it's like the only show on TV that doesn't advertise anywhere else but its own channel. It's seriously one of the best shows on the air at the moment, and so sick and wrong (in the best possible way).

[DoctorWhoDat]

12:27 PM on 03/22/2010

Danny DeVito, one of the greatest.

[copelli21]

11:32 AM on 03/22/2010

This show is freakin' hilarious!

[jjgg5]

11:21 AM on 03/22/2010

March 21, 2010: Death of the Ignorant Tea Baggers

[OldeTymeLiberalDude]

11:06 AM on 03/22/2010

Why am I not watching this show?

[maggiee]

01:02 PM on 03/22/2010

I don't know. It's milk-coming-out-of-your-nose funny.

[LiberalJo]

01:23 PM on 03/22/2010

I don't know, but you really need to! It's awesomely hilarious!

[TheRealThunderMonkey]

03:43 PM on 03/22/2010

Agreed. I accidentally stumbled across it one evening and I haven't regretted it since. Some of the stuff still holds up on repeated viewings... which is kinda hard to say about other sitcoms. (Although, this isn't a traditional sitcom).

The best episode I've seen: "The Gang Sets Dee on Fire".