It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's twist on a clip show episode didn't work

The A.V. Club

“The Gang Does A Clip Show” was "too big a surrealistic swing for Sunny to take," says Dennis Perkins, who adds that "the whole clip show premise is a little played out to start with. For one thing, how many sitcoms actually still do clip shows, those budget-conscious exercises in cynical repackaging that once littered the average show’s 24-episode seasons? For another, anytime the whole clip show conceit is announced, it’s a signal these days that a show is going to play around with the concept rather than whip out a package of greatest hits while the show’s actors spend a quick afternoon sitting around and asking, 'Hey, remember when . . ?'" ALSO: “The Gang Does A Clip Show” was one of the show's funniest-ever episodes.