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* BannedEpisode: It's one of five episodes of ''It's Always Sunny'' which is no longer available for online purchase or streaming due to its depiction of {{Blackface}}/{{Brownface}}.[[note]]The episodes are "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS04E03AmericasNextTopPaddys America's Next Top Paddy's Billboard Model Contest]]", "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS06E09ShapingAmericasYouth Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth]]", "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E02TheGangRecyclesTheirTrash The Gang Recycles Their Trash]]", "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS09E09TheGangMakesLethalWeapon6 The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 6]]", and "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS14E03DeeDay Dee Day]]".[[/note]]

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* BannedEpisode: It's one of five episodes of ''It's Always Sunny'' which is no longer available for online purchase or streaming due to its depiction of {{Blackface}}/{{Brownface}}.{{Blackface}}/{{Brownface}}/{{Yellowface}}.[[note]]The episodes are "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS04E03AmericasNextTopPaddys America's Next Top Paddy's Billboard Model Contest]]", "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS06E09ShapingAmericasYouth Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth]]", "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E02TheGangRecyclesTheirTrash The Gang Recycles Their Trash]]", "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS09E09TheGangMakesLethalWeapon6 The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 6]]", and "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS14E03DeeDay Dee Day]]".[[/note]]
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* BannedEpisode: It's one of five episodes of ''It's Always Sunny'' which is no longer available for online purchase or streaming due to its depiction of {{Blackface}}/{{Brownface}}.[[note]]The episodes are "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS04E03AmericasNextTopPaddys America's Next Top Paddy's Billboard Model Contest]]", "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS06E09ShapingAmericasYouth Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth]]", "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E02TheGangRecyclesTheirTrash The Gang Recycles Their Trash]]", "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS09E09TheGangMakesLethalWeapon6 The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 6]]", and "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS14E03DeeDay Dee Day]]".[[/note]]
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-->'''Dennis:''' My nose was chiseled by the gods themselves, Frank. My body was sculpted to the proportions of Michelangelo's ''Art/{{David}}''. You, on the other hand, well... you're a pit of despair. Frank, you disgust me. You disgust ''everyone''. And you will never, ''ever'' be on that billboard.

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-->'''Dennis:''' My nose was chiseled by the gods themselves, Frank. My body was sculpted to the proportions of Michelangelo's Creator/{{Michelangelo}}'s ''Art/{{David}}''. You, on the other hand, well... you're a pit of despair. Frank, you disgust me. You disgust ''everyone''. And you will never, ''ever'' be on that billboard.
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* YouLookFamiliar / EarlybirdCameo: Kristen [=DeLuca=], who later plays Frank's busty model Brenda in ''[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS05E08PaddysPubOriginalKittenMittens Paddy's Pub: Home of the Original Kitten Mittens]]'', can be seen in the crowd of billboard applicants.
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* STDImmunity: Averted; Dee states in one of her video diary entries that she "has a rash in a place where a sexually active person should have a rash".

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* STDImmunity: Averted; Dee states in one of her video diary entries that she "has a rash in a place where a sexually active person should have a rash".rash."



** The billboard itself is rather pointless because while it shows Frank flanked on both sides by massive female cleavage with his thumbs up, ''it’s not advertising anything.'' He just put it up as a big "screw you" to Dennis and everyone else.

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** The billboard itself is rather pointless because while it shows Frank flanked on both sides by massive female cleavage with his thumbs up, ''it’s literally not advertising anything.'' He just put it up as a big "screw "fuck you" to Dennis and everyone else.
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* AlliterativeName: Martina Martinez, Taiwan Tammy
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* {{Brownface}}: Dee browns up to play Martina Martinez, her "sassy Puerto Rican" character.

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* {{Brownface}}: Dee browns up to play Martina Martinez, her "sassy Puerto Rican" character. But just her face, her arms and neck are unaltered.
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* FlatWhat: One of the men "Martina" starts to interview has this reaction to her.
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* AsianBuckTeeth: Dee plays "Taiwan Tammy" with fake buck teeth.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Dee's characters are essentially horrific ethnic stereotypes she plays for comedy.


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* TeenyWeenie: "Martina" accuses the white guys she interviews of this.
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** The billboard itself is rather pointless because while it shows Frank flanked on both sides by massive female cleavage with his thumbs up, ''it’s not advertising anything.'' He just put it up as a big "screw you" to Dennis and everyone else.

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->'''-- Mac'''

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->'''-- Mac'''
-->-- '''Mac'''




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-->'''Dennis:''' Rex, are you kidding me? Seriously, you're just gonna step right in it?
-->'''Rex:''' I wanna win, bro.

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-->'''Dennis:''' Rex, are you kidding me? Seriously, you're just gonna step right in it?
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'''Rex:'''
I wanna win, bro.



-->'''Mac:''' I feel like we're completing each other's...
-->'''Rochelle:''' Sentences!
-->'''Mac:''' Yeah, I was gonna say sentences! Oh my God, how did you read my...?
-->'''Rochelle:''' Mind?
-->'''Mac:''' I was gonna say head.

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-->'''Mac:''' I feel like we're completing each other's...
-->'''Rochelle:''' Sentences!
-->'''Mac:'''
other's...\\
'''Rochelle:''' Sentences!\\
'''Mac:'''
Yeah, I was gonna say sentences! Oh my God, how did you read my...?
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'''Rochelle:''' Mind?\\
'''Mac:'''
I was gonna say head.
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-->'''Dennis:''' My nose was chiseled by the gods themselves, Frank. My body was sculpted to the proportions of Michelangelo's ''Art/{{David}}. You, on the other hand, well... you're a pit of despair. Frank, you disgust me. You disgust ''everyone''. And you will never, ''ever'' be on that billboard.

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-->'''Dennis:''' My nose was chiseled by the gods themselves, Frank. My body was sculpted to the proportions of Michelangelo's ''Art/{{David}}.''Art/{{David}}''. You, on the other hand, well... you're a pit of despair. Frank, you disgust me. You disgust ''everyone''. And you will never, ''ever'' be on that billboard.



** Dee's series of video diaries as "PatheticGirl43" is clearly parodying [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonelygirl15 "LonelyGirl15"]]

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** Dee's series of video diaries as "PatheticGirl43" "[=PatheticGirl43=]" is clearly parodying [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonelygirl15 "LonelyGirl15"]]"WebVideo/Lonelygirl15".

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* ShoutOut: In order to outline how superior he is to Frank, Dennis compares his own body to the muscular ''Art/{{David}}'', which is about three times larger than a normal person.

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In order to outline how superior he is to Frank, Dennis compares his own body to the muscular ''Art/{{David}}'', which is about three times larger than a normal person.person.
** Dee's series of video diaries as "PatheticGirl43" is clearly parodying [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonelygirl15 "LonelyGirl15"]]

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-->'''Dennis:''' My nose was chiseled by the gods themselves, Frank. My body was sculpted to the proportions of Michelangelo's David. You, on the other hand, well... you're a pit of despair. Frank, you disgust me. You disgust ''everyone''. And you will never, ''ever'' be on that billboard.

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-->'''Dennis:''' My nose was chiseled by the gods themselves, Frank. My body was sculpted to the proportions of Michelangelo's David.''Art/{{David}}. You, on the other hand, well... you're a pit of despair. Frank, you disgust me. You disgust ''everyone''. And you will never, ''ever'' be on that billboard.


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* ShoutOut: In order to outline how superior he is to Frank, Dennis compares his own body to the muscular ''Art/{{David}}'', which is about three times larger than a normal person.
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* GenreSavvy: Dee anticipates that the guys would refuse to let her be on the billboard and "compare her to some kind of giant bird", and cuts them off before they have a chance to do so.
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** In much the same vein, Dennis becomes [[TranquilFury absolutely enraged]] when Frank insults his "anteater nose" and (as seen below) coldly tears into Frank's own shortcomings.
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* CleopatraNose: Frank calls Dennis's an "anteater nose".

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In this parody of reality game shows like American Idol and America's Next Top Model, Mac and Frank hold a contest to find a model for a new Paddy's Pub billboard. Meanwhile, Charlie and Dee set out to film a viral video for YouTube.

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In this parody of reality game shows like American Idol ->''"Attention, ladies, gentlemen, hotties and America's beefcakes. You were brought here because you are the most beautiful people in all of Philadelphia, and as such, the honor has been bestowed upon all of you to compete in Paddy's first Next Top Model, Billboard Model Contest."''
->'''-- Mac'''

Mac and Frank hold a contest to find a model for a new Paddy's Pub billboard. billboard, but Dennis insists on taking part in order to launch his career as a male model. Meanwhile, Charlie and Dee set out to film a viral video using Dee's "crazy characters" to promote the bar.
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!This episode provides examples of the following tropes:

* AffectionateParody: Of reality shows such as ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' and ''Series/TheBachelor''.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Mac blatantly checks out Rex the male model when he takes his shirt off and positively gushes over his physique.
* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: "Taiwan Tammy", one of Dee's characters, speaks like this. Lampshaded by Charlie, who calls it "incredibly racist".
* {{Brownface}}: Dee browns up to play Martina Martinez, her "sassy Puerto Rican" character.
* CallBack: [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS03E02TheGangGetsInvincible Green Man]] returns.
* CampStraight: Dennis's modelling ambitions bring his campier tendencies to the fore.
* CastingCouch: Mac does this shamelessly, holding his own ''[[Series/TheBachelor Bachelor]]''-style competition with the female models and ultimately hiring the two that had sex with him because "this whole thing's about banging".
* CleopatraNose: Frank calls Dennis's an "anteater nose".
* TheDeterminator: Rex is willing to do things like stand in shit and eat live cockroaches in order to win the modelling competition, despite the fact that he won't even get paid to be on the billboard.
-->'''Dennis:''' Rex, are you kidding me? Seriously, you're just gonna step right in it?
-->'''Rex:''' I wanna win, bro.
* ExtremeOmnisexual: Frank is now turned on by jaguars, but he's no longer turned on by mules.
* FinishingEachOthersSentences: Parodied with Mac and Rochelle.
-->'''Mac:''' I feel like we're completing each other's...
-->'''Rochelle:''' Sentences!
-->'''Mac:''' Yeah, I was gonna say sentences! Oh my God, how did you read my...?
-->'''Rochelle:''' Mind?
-->'''Mac:''' I was gonna say head.
* GenreSavvy: Dee anticipates that the guys would refuse to let her be on the billboard and "compare her to some kind of giant bird", and cuts them off before they have a chance to do so.
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Mac seems to think so [[{{Hypocrite}} despite his usual stance on homosexuality]].
-->'''Mac:''' Dominique, you banged me. Like right away, I hardly had to do anything. Tabitha, you did the same. But most importantly, you banged each other. And you let me watch. ''Awesome.''
* GroinAttack: Charlie kicks Dennis in the crotch while wearing the Green Man suit.
* HypocriticalHumor:
-->'''Dennis:''' I don't need validation anymore, how great is that? But what I do need is, I need the company credit card so that I can buy myself a billboard, get myself out there and show the entire world that Dennis Reynolds still has a rockin' body that deserves to be worshipped.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Dennis is so insulted by Mac and Frank implying that he's not hot enough to be on a billboard that he spends the rest of the episode going to extreme lengths just to prove them wrong.
* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: Dee is mortified when she finds out that Charlie uploaded her embarrassing video diaries onto [=YouTube=]... until she finds out it's had 80,000 hits.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Several of the models leave the competition after it's revealed that they won't be getting paid.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Dennis delivers a vicious one to Frank.
-->'''Dennis:''' My nose was chiseled by the gods themselves, Frank. My body was sculpted to the proportions of Michelangelo's David. You, on the other hand, well... you're a pit of despair. Frank, you disgust me. You disgust ''everyone''. And you will never, ''ever'' be on that billboard.
* STDImmunity: Averted; Dee states in one of her video diary entries that she "has a rash in a place where a sexually active person should have a rash".
* {{Schadenfreude}}: Lampshaded by Charlie, who points out that most people want to watch videos about other people getting hurt in some way.
* SexSells: Stated word
for YouTube.word by Mac, and the reason that the guys want to put attractive models on the billboard.
* ShaggyDogStory: Frank reveals at the end of the episode that he's actually already had the billboard made, rendering the competition entirely pointless.
* ViralMarketing: InUniverse, Dee and Charlie attempt to create a viral video to promote Paddy's.
* WouldHitAGirl: Charlie hits Dee in the face with a volleyball several times.
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