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* EvenEvilHasItsStandards: Frank is visibly disturbed when Jack reveals he's driving around in an ice cream truck that doesn't sell ice-cream, [[DownplayedTrope though otherwise doesn't show much concern over anything he says or dose]].

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* EvenEvilHasItsStandards: EvenEvilHasStandards: Frank is visibly disturbed when Jack reveals he's driving around in an ice cream truck that doesn't sell ice-cream, [[DownplayedTrope though otherwise doesn't show much concern over anything he says or dose]].
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* EvenEvilHasItsStandards: Frank is visibly disturbed when Jack reveals he's driving around in an ice cream truck that doesn't sell ice-cream, [[DownplayedTrope though otherwise doesn't show much concern over anything he says or dose]].
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* {{Flanderization}}: In [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS01E07CharlieGotMolested Season 1]], Uncle Jack just expressed creepy excitement at Charlie touching a naked child doll. Now, it's Season 16, and [[CreepyUncle Uncle Jack]] all but admits to having molested Charlie himself, tries to videotape children for private perusal, and owns an ice cream truck specifically to interact with children.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Dennis created a system for attracting men and fails to answer when Mac and Dee ask why. He has also been sexting Mac for quite some time pretending to be a man named "Johnny."

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* AmbiguouslyBi: Dennis created a system for attracting men and fails to answer when just agressively shushes Mac and Dee when they ask why. He has also been sexting Mac for quite some time pretending to be a man named "Johnny."



* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Mac continuously fails to understand that Dennis is actually Mac's "boyfriend" and has been controlling the sex toy the entire time.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Mac continuously fails to understand that Dennis is actually Mac's "boyfriend" and has been controlling the sex toy anal beads the entire time.
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* SdrawkcabName: Mac and Dee are underwhelmed by the S.I.N.N.E.D., saying it doesn't flow as well as the D.E.N.N.I.S. system, until Dennis triumphantly reveals that S.I.N.N.E.D. is D.E.N.N.I.S. spelled backwards.

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* SdrawkcabName: Mac and Dee are underwhelmed by the S.I.N.N.E.D., system, saying it doesn't flow as well as the D.E.N.N.I.S. system, until Dennis triumphantly reveals that S.I.N.N.E.D. is D.E.N.N.I.S. spelled backwards.
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* ContinuityNod: Mac mentions that Frank [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS13E10MacFindsHisPride gets him now.]]

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* ContinuityNod: Mac mentions that Frank says he gets Mac and gayness now [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS13E10MacFindsHisPride gets him now.since he saw the dance.]]
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* FunWithAcronyms: Dennis has a new system for attracting a man, the S.I.N.N.E.D. system: '''S'''upress your instincts, '''I'''nflate his ego, '''N'''eed his power, '''N'''egate his power, '''E'''ngage physically, "'''D'''o you need a tissue?"


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* SdrawkcabName: Mac and Dee are underwhelmed by the S.I.N.N.E.D., saying it doesn't flow as well as the D.E.N.N.I.S. system, until Dennis triumphantly reveals that S.I.N.N.E.D. is D.E.N.N.I.S. spelled backwards.
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* ImplausibleDeniability: Mac is completely unwilling to accept that Dennis had been Johnny the entire time despite the overwhelming evidence Dennis shows him that confirms it. This culminates with Dennis outright showing Mac the texts he'd been sending Mac 'as' Johnny, and Mac's response is to accuse Dennis of stealing Johnny's phone.
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* PsychologicalProjection: The [=SINNED=] system is really just a system for seducing Dennis, because--just like he thinks all women are the same--he believes all men are control-hungry psychopaths with mommy issues just like he is. Unbelievably, it ''works''.
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** Frank moves first in the game despite playing black - white always goes first in chess.
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* {{Catfishing}}: Mac's boyfriend Johnny, who he's never met in person and only communicated with through texting and the anal beads, turns out to actually be Dennis.
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-->'''Dennis''': Anyone can get a guy to bang them once.
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* FreezeFrameEnding: The episode ends with one as an homage to the 80's sports movies its parodying, specifically the Rocky franchise.
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* ArtisticLicenseSports: Frank gets checkmate by placing his king directly adjacent to the opponent's king, which is not a legal chess move.
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** Uncle Jack's creepiness is more blatant here than it's ever been; he outright''taunts'' Charlie with the fact that they "played" when he was younger, and openly brags about his ice cream truck that doesn't have ice cream.

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** Uncle Jack's creepiness is more blatant here than it's ever been; he outright''taunts'' outright ''taunts'' Charlie with the fact that they "played" when he was younger, and openly brags about his ice cream truck that doesn't have ice cream.
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** Dee is outright called a rapist by Mac for what she does with her date, not that she cares.

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** Dee is outright called a rapist by Mac for what she does with her date, not that she cares. She's also more than happy to supply Dennis with roofies for Frank.

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* BlackComedyRape: Dee is outright called a rapist by Mac for what she does with her date, not that she cares, and Dennis cackles with vengeful delight at buzzing the buttplug on Frank.

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* BlackComedyRape: BlackComedyRape:
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Dee is outright called a rapist by Mac for what she does with her date, not that she cares, and cares.
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Dennis cackles with vengeful delight at buzzing the buttplug on Frank.Frank; and pretends to be a different person when he does it to Mac, which is deception.
** Uncle Jack's creepiness is more blatant here than it's ever been; he outright''taunts'' Charlie with the fact that they "played" when he was younger, and openly brags about his ice cream truck that doesn't have ice cream.
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* ForTheEvuls: While the method is [[ShipTease suspect]], Dennis has been catfishing Mac to get him out of the house when he’s being irritating. Also because it’s funny.

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* ForTheEvuls: ForTheEvulz: While the method is [[ShipTease suspect]], Dennis has been catfishing Mac to get him out of the house when he’s being irritating. Also because it’s funny.
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* ForTheEvuls: While the method is [[ShipTease suspect]], Dennis has been catfishing Mac to get him out of the house when he’s being irritating. Also because it’s funny.
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* UnusualEuphemism: Dee refers to roofies as "Mommy's magic beans."

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* UnusualEuphemism: Dee refers to roofies as "Mommy's magic beans.beans" and sex as "getting her guts pumped."
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* BadHumorTruck: Uncle Jack shows up to the tournament in an empty ice cream truck, in which he spies on the kid Frank is playing against.

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* AmbiguouslyBi: Dennis created a system for attracting men and fails to answer when Mac and Dee ask why.

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* AmbiguouslyBi: Dennis created a system for attracting men and fails to answer when Mac and Dee ask why. He has also been sexting Mac for quite some time pretending to be a man named "Johnny."



* LikeParentLikeSpouse: Dennis believes that all men want to date someone who reminds them of their mom; the final step in his SINNED system is to offer to pat the guy's tears dry with a tissue.



* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Inspired by a [[https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/chess-cheating-anal-beads-conspiracy-hans-niemann real life chess conspiracy theory]] from 2022.

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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Inspired by a [[https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/chess-cheating-anal-beads-conspiracy-hans-niemann real life chess conspiracy theory]] from 2022.2022, in which young grandmaster Hans Niemann was accused of using anal beads to cheat in his victory over world champion Magnus Carlsen.
* UnusualEuphemism: Dee refers to roofies as "Mommy's magic beans."
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* BlackComedyRape: Dee is outright called a rapist by Mac for what she does with her date, not that she cares, and Dennis cackles with vengeful delight at buzzing the buttplug on Frank.
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* IncestSubtext: Dennis is having far too much fun torturing Frank with a vibrating buttplug, projects that every man will fall in love with you if you remind him of his mother, and both him and Dee are as usual delighted by each other torturing someone else.

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* IncestSubtext: Dennis is having far too much fun torturing Frank with a vibrating buttplug, buttplug (and Dee helps him out with roofies), projects that every man will fall in love with you if you remind him of his mother, and both him and Dee are as usual delighted by each other torturing someone else.
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* IncestSubtext: Dennis is having far too much fun torturing Frank with a vibrating buttplug, projects that every man will fall in love with you if you remind him of his mother, and both him and Dee are as usual delighted by each other torturing someone else.
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* AbusiveParents: To the surprise of nobody, a lot of Dennis's insane sex behaviour and issues stem from Barbara and desperately seeking her validation.

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* CallBack: Dennis [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS05E10TheDENNISSystem brings back his system]] and adopts a new one centered on attracting men.

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* CallBack: Dennis [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS05E10TheDENNISSystem brings back his system]] and adopts creates a new one centered on attracting men.



* GilliganCut: Dennis tells Mac and Dee subtly make their dates feel inadequate. The next cut has Mac claiming he's slept with UsefulNotes/LeBronJames.
* InMediasRes: The episode begins with Frank being awakened and heading to the chess match. The episode then flashes back to show how he got to that point.

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* GilliganCut: Dennis tells Mac and Dee to subtly make their dates feel inadequate. The next cut has Mac claiming he's slept with UsefulNotes/LeBronJames.
UsefulNotes/LeBronJames. Later, he tells them to engage physically but do so in an appropriate manner. Dee then grabs her date's penis under the table.
* InMediasRes: The episode begins with Frank being awakened and heading to the chess match. The episode then flashes back to show how he got to that point.point.
* NaughtyUnderTheTable: Dee does this to her date.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Inspired by a [[https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/chess-cheating-anal-beads-conspiracy-hans-niemann real life chess conspiracy theory]] from 2022.
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Frank squares off in a chess match against a Russian Chess master. Dennis helps Mac and Dee get men with a new system.

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Frank squares off in a chess match against a Russian Chess chess master. Dennis helps Mac and Dee get men with a new system.



* CallBack: Dennis [[[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS05E10TheDENNISSystem brings back his system]] and adopts a new one centered on attracting men.

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* CallBack: Dennis [[[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS05E10TheDENNISSystem [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS05E10TheDENNISSystem brings back his system]] and adopts a new one centered on attracting men.
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Frank squares off in a chess match against a Russian Chess master. Dennis helps Mac and Dee get men with a new system.
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!!This episode provides examples of the following tropes:

* AmbiguouslyBi: Dennis created a system for attracting men and fails to answer when Mac and Dee ask why.
* CallBack: Dennis [[[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS05E10TheDENNISSystem brings back his system]] and adopts a new one centered on attracting men.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Mac continuously fails to understand that Dennis is actually Mac's "boyfriend" and has been controlling the sex toy the entire time.
* ContinuityNod: Mac mentions that Frank [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS13E10MacFindsHisPride gets him now.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Dennis tells Frank everything he needs is inside him. It's later revealed they plan on cheating by having a vibrating sex toy in Frank's butt.
* GilliganCut: Dennis tells Mac and Dee subtly make their dates feel inadequate. The next cut has Mac claiming he's slept with UsefulNotes/LeBronJames.
* InMediasRes: The episode begins with Frank being awakened and heading to the chess match. The episode then flashes back to show how he got to that point.

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