The Most Romantic Moments From ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ to Watch With Your Soul Bang-Maid
Every now and then, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia somehow manages to give us some warm, fuzzy, romantic feelings — you remember feelings, right?
It’s Valentine’s Day again, and, as It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia fans know well, Valentine’s Day is a very special time of year for Paddy’s Pub. This is the day when urban Pennsylvanian couples go out and pack their favorite shitty bar to capacity, prompting Dennis to force the rest of the Gang to actually do their jobs and try and ignore the mysterious crate left just outside the bar. As Season 12’s “The Gang Tends Bar” taught us, Valentine’s Day isn’t really a romantic occasion at Paddy’s Pub (unless you consider the relationship between Dennis and his rocket launcher romantic), and the chaotic sociopaths who call the bar home aren’t big on Hallmark holidays or sentimental displays of affection — well, most of them, anyways.
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Nevertheless, there have been a select few scenes in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia history that were authentically amorous, intimate and lovey-dovey enough to get us in the Valentine’s Day mood. Here are the most romantic moments in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, starting with…
Charlie and the Waitress Fall Asleep on the Beach
The Jersey Shore is a magical place if you’re an illiterate janitor who drinks viscous fluids and thinks that a piece of a broken glass bottle is a precious sea jewel. Charlie felt those fireworks in his heart, but that’s nothing compared to what was surging through the Waitress’ veins that night — ecstasy is the most romantic of all drugs, after all.
Charlie Unleashes Hornets on Brad for Breaking the Waitress' Heart
There may not have been anything edible and delicious inside that hornet’s nest, but Charlie’s engagement gift to the grifting, vindictive Brad in the Season Five episode “The Waitress Is Getting Married” was more romantic than even the finest box of chocolates. Siccing a swarm of enraged insects on the bastard who broke your true love’s heart is a move that’s straight out of a pulpy romance novel — one which Charlie would not be able to read.
Frank Proposes to Roxy
“I’m gonna make that whoo-ur my wife” might not be the most romantic introduction you’ll ever get to a sitcom couple, but Frank and Roxy’s brief but torrid love affair in “Frank’s Pretty Woman” was plenty passionate — fatally so, even. Sure, Roxy was a sex worker, and, yeah, Frank was only trying to marry her to stop her from banging Don Cheadle on the side, but, when Frank’s would-be bride bit the dust (and not the kind she’s into), he felt her loss in his heart and his crank alike.
Charlie Proposes to The Waitress
No one just writes, directs, produces and performs a musical for no reason, and love is the greatest reason of all to put on a Broadway-level production aimed directly at one special audience member. In “The Nightman Cometh,” Charlie’s grand gesture of affection may not have panned out — at least, not in Season Four — but that doesn’t make the effort, artistry and love he put into the play any less romantic. Even the rape scene was almost tasteful.
Charlie Loves the Waitress
Rounding out this appropriately Charlie-heavy list is the moment Charlie had been waiting for his entire life. In Season 12’s “Dennis’ Double Life,” more than a decade of effort, gestures, protection and confessions pays off and the Waitress agrees to have Charlie’s baby after he bares his soul to her and proves through rose petals, candle light and convincing charts that he’s her best shot at getting what she’s always wanted, too.
Of course, the honeymoon phase between the real-life husband and wife doesn’t even last the rest of the episode, and Charlie proves himself to be less of a devoted husband and father and more of a mad dog chasing cars — even when he catches one, it won’t stop him from rolling around in garbage.