History Characters / ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaRecurringCharacters

* IgnoredEpiphany: She continues to be obsessed with Dennis despite witnessing over and over what a total bastard he is. The lesson finally sticks by the time of "The Gang Goes Bowling", where she calls him out for his bullying of Dee and tells him he's a horrible person who's even worse.

* NonIndicativeName: As of Season 16, she's still referred to as "The Waitress" even though it's been years since she's actually worked as one.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Has a problem with Charlie stalking her but has no problem obsessing over Dennis.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In "Dee Gets Stuck in a Bog", the Waitress decides to lend Dee a helping hand after a few hours of mocking her for getting herself stuck in the first place and refusing to pull her pit unless she says her real name. Dee pulls the Waitress into the bog and uses her as leverage to climb out, then doesn't bother to help her when the Waitress pleads for Dee to do so.

* StalkerWithACrush: A recipient of this from Charlie. Sometimes acts this way herself, to Dennis.

* WhiteSheep: Of the popular kids. There's no evidence he participated in Adriano's bullying, he definently didn't take part in it at the reunion, and he [[spoiler: didn't sleep with Dennis's Prom date]]; he's by all accounts the nicest and most well-adjusted of his clique.

* TwoDecadesBehind: In Season 10's "The Gang Group Dates" it’s shown she uses a cell phone that came from the late 90's and doesn't use or understand anything about the internet. Although by Season 16 she is shown with an iPhone, implying she got with the times since.

** She also finally falls for Charlie when he flat out, quite brutally tells her how much of a disaster her life has been.

* FromBadToWorse: Employed much more subtly than with Cricket. As she continues to appear her living situation gets substantially worse, with her falling into alcoholism and drug addiction. She is living in a women's shelter by Season 12 and it’s unknown if her living situation has improved since. Interestingly, she is one of the few characters whose declining life ''can't'' be directly tied back to the Gang (though they certainly haven't been helping her), and it's suggested her problems are mostly her own.

* LoveMartyr: For Dennis, but much less pronounced than Cricket is for Dee. She is extremely forgiving of all of the horrible things he's done to her in the past if it means starting a relationship with him.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In "Dee Gets Stuck in a Bog", the Waitress decides to lend Dee a helping hand after a few hours of mocking her for getting herself stuck in the first place. Dee pulls the Waitress into the bog and uses her as leverage to climb out, then doesn't bother to help her when the Waitress pleads for Dee to do so.

* FourthDateMarriage: Played With. She and Dennis knew each other in high school. They met up again, now older. They have one more date before getting married. Dennis falls out of love with her the next day.

* TransNature: Starts identifying as a cat later on, to the point of demanding that others treat her like one, and making feline noises during serious conversation:

* WomanChild: Maureen is so childishly impulsive that she quickly marries Dennis after just reuniting with him since high school and she's so obsessed with cats that she ends up getting to look like one and wishes to be identified as a cat.

[[caption-width-right:300:''"Where do you keep your Pledge?"'']]

* ButNotTooBlack: Almost said word for word by Mac. When they try to win an award they invite Z to try and add some diversity but Mac says that he's too black and is just going to intimidate the judges.

The object of Charlie's affections. Initially employed at a coffee shop near Paddy's, the Gang's meddling causes her to lose several jobs across the series.

* FromBadToWorse: Employed much more subtly than with Cricket. As she continues to appear her living situation gets substantially worse, with her falling into alcoholism and drug addiction. By her latest appearance she is living in a women's shelter. Interestingly, she is one of the few characters whose declining life ''can't'' be directly tied back to the Gang (though they certainly haven't been helping her), and it's suggested her problems are mostly her own.

* NonIndicativeName: As of Season 15, she's still referred to as "The Waitress" even though it's been years since she's actually worked as one.

* ReallyGetsAround: Which makes it all the more ironic that Charlie still hasn't had sex with her. [[spoiler: Until the Season 12 finale, that is.]]

* TwoDecadesBehind: Uses a cell phone that looks like it came from the late 90's and doesn't use or understand anything about the internet.

* TheGrotesque: By his later appearances, other characters retch at the sight of him. By Season 14, Dennis outright describes him as subhuman.

* CommutingOnABus: A recurring character in early seasons, her appearances have grown increasingly more sporadic over time.

* TransEqualsGay: Averted with Carmen, who is now a woman and identifies as straight.

[[folder:Ernie]]
!!Ernie the Barfly
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/DavidZdunich
!!!'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS03E05TheAluminumMonsterVsFattyMagoo The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty Magoo]]"

* RecurringExtra: He's a barfly who shows up in the background multiple times.
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* OnlySaneEmployee: On the set of ''Lethal Weapon 7''.

* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Averted, to the Gang's confusion. He's exclusively attracted to men, but this doesn't mean he's attracted to ''every'' man (as [[{{Gonk}} Frank]] found out when he tried to seducd him) or that he wants to hear Dennis go on a tangent about bears, otters, and power bottoms.

** Despite knowing what a scumbag Dennis is, there are times where she ignores all common sense and still finds herself pining for him. She always winds up coming to regret it, yet [[AesopAmnesia the lesson never sticks]]. ** She also finally falls for Charlie when he flat out, quite brutally tells her how much of a disaster her life has been.

* DeadpanSnarker: Frequently threw out sarcastic remarks at the Gang's way in the earlier seasons, especially to Charlie. Overtime however, she gradually lost the "deadpan" part.

** In "The Gang Goes Bowling", she finally stands up to Dennis for being a misogynistic bully and tells him that he's a worse person than even Dee, who she hates with a passion.

* IgnoredEpiphany: Despite witnessing what a total bastard Dennis is a number of times, she continues to be obsessed with him. The lesson finally sticks by the time of "The Gang Goes Bowling", where she calls him out for his bullying of Dee and tells him he's a horrible person who's even worse.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Despite knowing what a scumbag Dennis is, there are times where she ignores all common sense and still finds herself pining for him. She always winds up coming to regret it, yet [[AesopAmnesia the lesson never sticks]]. Finally falls for Charlie when he flat out, quite brutally tells her how much of a disaster her life has been.

* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:She clearly relishes replacing Dee in what was supposed to be her role in an Irish TV show in "The Gang Goes to Ireland".]]

[[folder: Geoffrey Owens]]

* HiddenDepths: When he takes over the production of Lethal Weapon 7, he retools it to be a documentary about the Gang's latent racism, white guilt, and white savior complex; showing an understanding of and interest in the complexities of race relations. (Either a genuine interest or just [[ManipulativeBastard knowing what the public would want and exploiting it]]).

* OnlySaneEmployee: On the set of Lethal Weapon 7.

[[folder: The Corporate Executive]]

* FacialHorror: The first time we see him in Season 8, he has a scar over his eye, which he got from an off-screen incident that was, for once, entirely his fault. After [[ManOnFire his fate]] in "The Gang Squashes Their Beefs," he now looks like [[Franchise/BatMan Two-Face.]]

* {{Animorphism}}: The Runninggag of her using Dennis' alimony payments for unnecessary cosmetic surgeries ends up with her trying to turn herself into a cat.

* AdamWesting / AsHimself: Implied to be a fictionalized version the real Geoffrey Owens; they recognize him as the "guy from the Cosby show", and he's portrayed as a somewhat sleazy guy with a foot fetish.

* AdamWesting / AsHimself: Implied; they recognize him as the "guy from the Cosby show", and he's portrayed as a somewhat sleazy guy with a foot fetish.
* BlatantLies: Showing up to the Eagles tryout claiming to be Donovan [=McNabb=]; then later claiming to be Tiger Woods. The only thing he has in common with any of the men he impersonates is that he's Black.
* {{Fetish}}: Pays prostitutes $500 to let him massage their feet.

* OnlySaneMan: On the set of Lethal Weapon 7.

[[folder:Pepper Jack]]
!!Pepper Jack
!!!'''Played By:''' Malcolm Barrett
!!!'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS03E10MacIsASerialKiller Mac is a Serial Killer]]"

A pimp who encounters Dennis and Dee.

* TheBusCameBack: After not being seen since Season 3, he returns twelve seasons later as the person the Gang hires to play Murtaugh in ''Lethal Weapon 7''.
* BadassInANiceSuit: "Badass" might be questionable, but he's undeniably intimidating and unafraid of violence, yet is dressed to the nines in his first appearance.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Turns out Pepper Jack is a big fan of ''Series/FraggleRock''.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He seems like a personable enough guy, but he's still a pimp and a criminal who threatens Dennis and Dee at knife point.
* HairTriggerTemper: While he can be quite charming, Pepper Jack will turn to violence at a moment's notice.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Constantly refers to himself in the third person.
* VerbalTic: Seems to refer to every single woman he encounters as "bitch." Even children.

[[folder:Rex]]
!!Rex
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/TJHoban
!!!'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS04E03AmericasNextTopPaddys America's Next Top Paddy's Billboard Model Contest]]"

A local male model. Introduced as one of many attractive people vying for the position of the Paddy's Pub billboard model, he has been repeatedly rehired by the Gang whenever their schemes require some sex appeal.

[[folder: Fake Donovan McNabb / Fake Tiger Woods / Fake Don Cheadle]]

!!!'''Played By:''' Geoffrey Owens
!!!'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS03E06TheGangGetsInvincible The Gang Gets Invincible]]"

A local actor who impersonates various celebrities.