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- "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" has been around for 13 seasons.
- The concept of "It's Always Sunny" was born out of a nightmare.
- Most of the time, all the actors do their own stunts.
It's hard to believe that the gang from Paddy's Pub has been around for a full 13 seasons. The group of overgrown degenerates has tackled the most controversial subjects and found a way to transform it into slapstick comedy.
We rounded up some things you may not know about "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
The concept of "It's Always Sunny" was born out of a nightmare.
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Rob McElhenney, who plays Mac, told Entertainment Weekly that the idea for the show actually came about through his "night terror" about a cancer-plagued man and his insensitive friend. By 2005, they create their pilot episode: which was tastefully titled, "Charlie Has Cancer."
The "pilot" episode was made on a $100-$200 budget.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the show's first ever episode was on an extremely tight budget — around $100-$200 (other sources have it at less than $100). Eventually, the video got a green light, thanks to FX general manager John Landgraf, and the budget was increased to $400,000, according to The LA Times.
Most of the time, the actors do their own stunts.
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This one is pretty surprising, considering the fact that the gang usually ends up in some pretty dangerous situations. Kaitlin Olson told Yahoo News that during an episode for season four, she actually rammed her head into a car door.
"They had a stunt double there, and I was like, 'Yeah, but you're going to watch [me] all the way out and then [the double] throw her body,'" Olson said. "I think that's part of the acting. I don't want someone else to do it for me. So, yeah, I needed to see a chiropractor many times afterwards, but whatever, it worked"
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