July 17, 2025, marks the week before the mid‑season tilt for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17, and all eyes are on Episode 4.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has a long history of putting its characters, and their doomed-to-fail acquaintances, through crazy, consequence-free situations.

A theory of why “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” an excellent show about terrible people, has stayed successful throughout 20 years of changing cultural appetites.

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