It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is set to return to FXX for its 17th season on July 9 and with it will come the second and final crossover episode with ABC‘s Abbott Elementary.
The gang from Paddy’s Pub appeared in season four of Abbott earlier this year, in episode nine titled “Volunteers,” in which they spent a day attempting to help out around the elementary school to earn credit toward their court-ordered community service requirement — a highly plausible plot line for the mischievous bunch.
Now in the newest season of It’s Always Sunny, “The Gang Embraces The Corporate Era,” audiences will see how Janine (Quinta Brunson), Barbara (Sheryl Lee Ralph) and the rest of the teachers at Abbott fit in on the other side of town, as the long-running comedy explores the ways in which greed and the New American Dream have consumed Paddy’s Pub.
“They represent a part of South Philly, and we represent a part of West Philly that is very real, and it wasn’t a long walk for these characters to interact,” Brunson previously told THR of executing the crossover episodes. “It just made sense immediately. And when it came to us that easy, we were like, ‘Yeah, we have to do this.’ … Charlie [Day] and Rob [McElhenney] came into the room with us one day, they were wonderful, just excellent, excellent collaborators. I can’t say enough kind words about them. We had a ball. We’ve been having a ball on set. They’re just a delight to work with.”
Day initially was a bit hesitant about pulling off two episodes, but once he met with Brunson and the writer’s room, he began to see the vision, he previously admitted to THR. “I knew that them coming on our show, we could make it funny, but I was a little nervous about what they would do with our characters because I’ve been writing these guys for 20 years; I’m pretty precious about it. But once I just sort of gave in and said, ‘Okay, you’re right. It could be really exciting,’ from then on out, it was just a fantastic experience from beginning to end.”
Season 17 of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia will premiere with the first two episodes on July 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FXX, with episodes streaming next day on Hulu.
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