Top 10 It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Episodes

An incredibly meta episode skewering the Emmy awards for never nominating the show for a big award, despite its large fanbase and long-running history. They mock the Emmys, the other shows that typically get nominated, and the ways in which the shows can fit into trends and never come close to pushing the same boundaries that Sunny does on a weekly basis. Also, another musical number by Charlie is a perfect centrepiece to this amazingly funny episode.

Tired of never being nominated as the best "bar", they decide to give the "patrons" what they want. Confused as to how other people are being awarded for doing what the gang are already doing, they decide to suck up to the judges and start analysing what other bars are doing differently in Philadelphia to win, after, naturally, contemplating spitting on the judges.

Implying that the winning bars were paying off the judges, trying to perfectly replicate what the other bars have been doing to be more accessible, and including a black guy to increase the diversity in the bar, this episode is a smart deconstruction of sitcom tropes whilst also keeping the idiocy of its central characters at the forefront.