It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia: 10 Most Insane Fan Theories

10. Charlie Really Is Actually Paddy's Smartest Employee

We start with a relatively tame one compared to the rest of the theories. This dictates the motion that despite the evidence the show has to prove to the contrary, Charlie Kelly isn't only not as dumb as we think, but secretly could be a genius.

This plays into the idea that his raw natural intelligence was never seized upon as he was uneducated and grew up in poverty. But had he been raised being taught to read and write then we would have a Good Will Hunting situation on our hands.

The evidence for this is surprisingly abundant, as despite being considered to be the least intelligent member of The Gang, he seems to be the one who makes all of the best decisions. He can play multiple instruments to a high level. He knew the best way to get a cat out of a wall, and even wrote an entire musical. Finally the character had a whole episode dedicated to his intelligence in Charlie Work.

Had Charlie grown up with the privileges that Dee and Dennis had it would be easy to see him in their position and visa-versa.