WARNING: SPOILERS ahead forIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 17, episodes 1 & 2.
The highly anticipated season 17 premiere ofIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiaincludes a hidden callback to a season 9 episode revolving around the ’90s boy band Boyz II Men.
Theseason 17 premiere ofIt’s Always Sunnybrings the gang back to theAbbott Elementaryset to revisit the season 4 crossover episode. This time around, the events are told primarily through the stype and perspective of theAlways Sunnycharacters, who are notably more R-rated than the Emmy-winning cast ofAbbott Elementary.
The Gang Making Abbott’s Kids Audition With Boyz II Men Songs Is A Callback To “The Gang Gets Quarantined”
Boyz II Men Is Also From Philadelphia, Where Both Shows Take Place
InIt’s Always Sunny in Philadlephiaseason 9, episode 7, “The Gang Gets Quarantined,” the initial basis of the episode is thatthe gang is auditioning to open for Boyz II Men in concert. They never end up doing it because Boyz II Men gets sick with the flu and cancels the concert.
InIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiaseason 17, episode 1, “The Gang F•••s Up Abbott Elementary,“we find out that the gang has been scouting students atAbbott Elementaryto try to form a boy band, and are making the kids audition by singing Boyz II Men songs.
Charlie, Mac, and Frank hilariously try to scout talent at theAbbott Elementaryschool sothey can profit off of any untapped musical potential they can find.Naturally, Gregory, played by Tyler James Williams, catches them in the school’s music room and asks them what in the world they are doing, which the Sunny trio has no good answer for.
SinceBoyz II Men are from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where bothIt’s Always SunnyandAbbott Elementarytake place, there is a natural connection to both series, even though Charlie, Mac, and Frank add their own twisted spin on it in thesecond Sunny/Abbott crossover episode.
It’s Always Sunny Has A Great Way To Pay Off Its Boyz II Men Obsession
Having The Classic Group Featured On The Show Would Be Amazing
The best way thatIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiacan now capitalize on these multiple Boyz II Men references is by actually having them on the show. Especially ifseason 18 is the last season ofIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiaas Charlie Day has recently suggested,it would be an awesome way to send the series out with a bang.
A future episode ofIt’s Always Sunnycould also be based on the season 9 episode premise of the gang going to a Boyz II Men concert, since they didn’t have an opportunity to see them the first time around. However the show is able to pull it off, a Boyz II Men cameo would brilliantly pay off one of the many long-running jokes inIt’s Always Sunnyin Philadlephia.
