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|director = [[Matt Shakman]]
 
|director = [[Matt Shakman]]
 
|broadcast date = October 13, 2011
 
|broadcast date = October 13, 2011
 
}}'''"Frank's Brother"''' is the fifth episode of the seventh season of ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''. It aired on October, 13, 2011.
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'''"Frank's Brother"''' is the fifth episode of the seventh season of ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''.
 
   
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==Synopsis==
 
[[Frank Reynolds|Frank]]'s long-lost brother shows up unexpectedly and spills family secrets.
 
[[Frank Reynolds|Frank]]'s long-lost brother shows up unexpectedly and spills family secrets.
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==Recap==
 
==Recap==
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'''3:50 PM on a Wednesday'''
As [[The Gang|the Gang]] makes fun of [[Frank Reynolds|Frank]] as he makes a hoagie inside of his mouth, an old man arrives. Frank and the man begin fighting. After Frank smashes a beer bottle on his head, he introduces him as his older brother [[Gino Reynolds|Gino]].
 
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As [[the Gang]] makes fun of [[Frank Reynolds|Frank]] as he makes a hoagie inside of his mouth, an old man arrives. Frank and the man begin fighting. After Frank smashes a beer bottle on his head, he introduces him as his older brother [[Gino Reynolds|Gino]].
   
The two bicker with each other about stealing the love of each other's lives from each other. The rest of the gang pulls up seats to hear about the story which takes place in the 1960's. When Frank was 19, Gino got him a job at a jazz club and he fell in love with a girl named Shadynasty.
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The two bicker with each other about stealing the love of each other's lives from each other. The rest of the gang pulls up seats to hear about the story which takes place in the 1960s. When Frank was 19, Gino got him a job at a jazz club and he fell in love with a girl named Shadynasty (pronounced sha-DYE-nuh-stee).
   
 
The Reynolds brothers eventually opened up their own club. Shadynasty's former lover Reggie came to politely yell at Frank and Gino beat him up. Gino and Reggie were sent to prison, and once they got out Gino was addicted to cocaine which Frank didn't approve of. Reggie later came to the club as a Black Panther to politely give a pamphlet to Gino, but Frank was worried he was reaching for a gun so he shoots Reggie in the arm.
 
The Reynolds brothers eventually opened up their own club. Shadynasty's former lover Reggie came to politely yell at Frank and Gino beat him up. Gino and Reggie were sent to prison, and once they got out Gino was addicted to cocaine which Frank didn't approve of. Reggie later came to the club as a Black Panther to politely give a pamphlet to Gino, but Frank was worried he was reaching for a gun so he shoots Reggie in the arm.
   
[[File:Frank_doing_cocaine.jpg|thumb|From BTS-video]]Frank flees to South America where he worked in quality control at a cocaine farm. He missed Shadynasty too much after two years so he returned to find her in the arms of Gino. She is also addicted to cocaine and he makes her choose between him and drugs and she chose drugs.
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[[File:Frank doing cocaine.jpg|thumb|From BTS-video]]Frank flees to South America where he worked in quality control at a cocaine farm. He missed Shadynasty too much after two years so he returned to find her in the arms of Gino. She is also addicted to cocaine and he makes her choose between him and drugs and she chose drugs.
   
Gino says that she left him soon after. He says that he found love letters that he believed to be Frank's. The gang then reads in a letter that she will be at the airport. The gang then goes to the airport to find Shadynasty with Reggie. Reggie is detained by airport security just for being black, and Frank and Gino leave, saying that Shadynasty didn't really age well anyway.
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Gino says that she left him soon after. He says that he found love letters that he believed to be Frank's. The gang then reads in a letter that she will be at the airport. The gang then goes to the airport to find Shadynasty with Reggie. Reggie is detained by airport security, as he is apparently on the no-fly list, and Frank and Gino leave, saying that Shadynasty didn't really age well anyway.
   
==Guest Stars==
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==Cast==
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===Starring===
* [[File:Sweet_Dee_BirdCop!.jpg|thumb|BirdCop!]]Jon Polito as [[Gino Reynolds]]
 
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* [[Charlie Day]] as [[Charlie Kelly]]
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* [[Glenn Howerton]] as [[Dennis Reynolds]]
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* [[Rob McElhenney]] as [[Mac]]
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* [[Kaitlin Olson]] as [[Dee Reynolds]]
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* [[Danny DeVito]] as [[Frank Reynolds]]
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===Guest starring===
 
[[File:Frank's Brother 5.jpg|thumb|BirdCop!]]
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* Jon Polito as [[Gino]]
 
* Naturi Naughton as Shadynasty
 
* Naturi Naughton as Shadynasty
 
* Lance Reddick as Reggie
 
* Lance Reddick as Reggie
 
* Matt Corby as Airport Security
 
* Matt Corby as Airport Security
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*Clara Golidy Holmes as Old Shadynasty
 
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===Co-starring===
*Mike Ivy as Old Reggie
 
 
* Clara Golidy Holmes as Old Shadynasty
*Nicholas Grad as Clubgoer
 
 
* Mike Ivy as Old Reggie
 
* Nicholas Grad as Clubgoer
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
* Promotional photos for this episode contain an illustration of [[Deandra Reynolds|Dee]]'s fantasy from the very beginning: "''...if I were a cop, I would have an Uzi''".
 
* Promotional photos for this episode contain an illustration of [[Deandra Reynolds|Dee]]'s fantasy from the very beginning: "''...if I were a cop, I would have an Uzi''".
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* An [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzi Uzi] fires at a rate of 600 rounds per minute, 100 times slower than the "1000 bullets in one second" that [[Dee]] suggests.
* From "[[The Gang Gets Invincible]]" we learn what Frank was in Woodstock (he spend 3 days locked in the bathroom of his cousin's Winnebago, survived on hand soap and toilet water).
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* From "[[The Gang Gets Invincible]]" we learn that Frank was at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock Woodstock] (he spent 3 days locked in the bathroom of his cousin's Winnebago, surviving on hand soap and toilet water).
[[File:Old_School,_baby!.jpg|thumb]]
 
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[[File:Old School, baby!.jpg|thumb]]
* Actually, [[Danny DeVito]] is OLDER than Jon Polito by six years.
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* Actually, [[Danny DeVito]] is older than Jon Polito by six years.
* This episode muddled up the timelines of Frank's life a little bit based on what we know from earlier seasons.
 
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* This episode muddled up the timelines of Frank's life a little bit based on what we know from earlier seasons (and even things we learn in episodes that come afterwards; for example, it's very hard to imagine that Frank could have founded Atwater, as shown in "[[Frank's Back in Business]]", in the timeframe that this episode establishes.)
* Probably, [[The Complete Season 7 DVD]] will contain some bloopers from this episode with The Gang members as an old-school cops. By the way, back in [[Season 3]] Dennis has tried on the police uniform, too - modern design though. {{Ep|3x14}}
 
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* Initially, this episode was supposed to contain some scenes with [[The Gang|the Gang]] members as old-school cops.
* "I Love the Nightlife" by Alicia Bridges plays in Shadynasty's when Frank comes back from Columbia.
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* "I Love the Nightlife" by Alicia Bridges plays in Shadynasty's when Frank comes back from Colombia.
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* The scene in which Frank repeatedly yells "You son of a bitch!" at Gino as he attacks him at the club echoes a scene in the Coen Brothers movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millers_crossing Millers Crossing]'', in which Johnny Caspar (also played by Jon Polito) attacks his enforcer, "The Dane", believing that he's betrayed him.
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* In reality, neither the gang nor Reggie would've been able to get to the waiting area at the airport. Following 9/11, a ticket is required to access such areas; as well, anyone with a ticket would've still had to check in, which would reveal whether or not someone is on the no-fly list, as Reggie was. 
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*This is the lowest rated episode on IMDB with a score of 6.6/10. The next lowest rated episode after this is rated 7.2/10.
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*The beginning of the episode states it takes place at 3:50PM on a Wednesday, but the ending implies it actually takes place near 5:00PM on a Friday.
   
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
 
{{quote|I'm going to open a jazz joint of my own. An integrated place. Where blacks and whites can get along. No Orientals, though.|frank}}
 
{{quote|I'm going to open a jazz joint of my own. An integrated place. Where blacks and whites can get along. No Orientals, though.|frank}}
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{{Qb}}
 
{{quote|You did not want to be caught out in the street in those days with a negress. They'd tear you apart!|frank}}
 
{{quote|You did not want to be caught out in the street in those days with a negress. They'd tear you apart!|frank}}
 
{{quote2|A negress?!|dee}}
 
{{quote2|A negress?!|dee}}
 
{{quote|Whatever the proper word was...|frank}}
 
{{quote|Whatever the proper word was...|frank}}
 
{{quote2|Well it's not that! It's a different word.|charlie}}
 
{{quote2|Well it's not that! It's a different word.|charlie}}
 
{{Qb}}
 
{{Quote-text|Drugs! I choose drugs!|Shadynasty}}
   
{{qb}}
 
   
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== Images ==
:'''Shadynasty''': Drugs! I choose drugs!
 
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Revision as of 18:04, 30 November 2019

"Frank's Brother" is the fifth episode of the seventh season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It aired on October, 13, 2011.

Synopsis

Frank's long-lost brother shows up unexpectedly and spills family secrets.

Recap

3:50 PM on a Wednesday

As the Gang makes fun of Frank as he makes a hoagie inside of his mouth, an old man arrives. Frank and the man begin fighting. After Frank smashes a beer bottle on his head, he introduces him as his older brother Gino.

The two bicker with each other about stealing the love of each other's lives from each other. The rest of the gang pulls up seats to hear about the story which takes place in the 1960s. When Frank was 19, Gino got him a job at a jazz club and he fell in love with a girl named Shadynasty (pronounced sha-DYE-nuh-stee).

The Reynolds brothers eventually opened up their own club. Shadynasty's former lover Reggie came to politely yell at Frank and Gino beat him up. Gino and Reggie were sent to prison, and once they got out Gino was addicted to cocaine which Frank didn't approve of. Reggie later came to the club as a Black Panther to politely give a pamphlet to Gino, but Frank was worried he was reaching for a gun so he shoots Reggie in the arm.

Frank doing cocaine

From BTS-video

Frank flees to South America where he worked in quality control at a cocaine farm. He missed Shadynasty too much after two years so he returned to find her in the arms of Gino. She is also addicted to cocaine and he makes her choose between him and drugs and she chose drugs.

Gino says that she left him soon after. He says that he found love letters that he believed to be Frank's. The gang then reads in a letter that she will be at the airport. The gang then goes to the airport to find Shadynasty with Reggie. Reggie is detained by airport security, as he is apparently on the no-fly list, and Frank and Gino leave, saying that Shadynasty didn't really age well anyway.

Cast

Starring

Guest starring

Frank's Brother 5

BirdCop!

  • Jon Polito as Gino
  • Naturi Naughton as Shadynasty
  • Lance Reddick as Reggie
  • Matt Corby as Airport Security

Co-starring

  • Clara Golidy Holmes as Old Shadynasty
  • Mike Ivy as Old Reggie
  • Nicholas Grad as Clubgoer

Trivia

  • Promotional photos for this episode contain an illustration of Dee's fantasy from the very beginning: "...if I were a cop, I would have an Uzi".
  • An Uzi fires at a rate of 600 rounds per minute, 100 times slower than the "1000 bullets in one second" that Dee suggests.
  • From "The Gang Gets Invincible" we learn that Frank was at Woodstock (he spent 3 days locked in the bathroom of his cousin's Winnebago, surviving on hand soap and toilet water).
Old School, baby!
  • Actually, Danny DeVito is older than Jon Polito by six years.
  • This episode muddled up the timelines of Frank's life a little bit based on what we know from earlier seasons (and even things we learn in episodes that come afterwards; for example, it's very hard to imagine that Frank could have founded Atwater, as shown in "Frank's Back in Business", in the timeframe that this episode establishes.)
  • Initially, this episode was supposed to contain some scenes with the Gang members as old-school cops.
  • "I Love the Nightlife" by Alicia Bridges plays in Shadynasty's when Frank comes back from Colombia.
  • The scene in which Frank repeatedly yells "You son of a bitch!" at Gino as he attacks him at the club echoes a scene in the Coen Brothers movie Millers Crossing, in which Johnny Caspar (also played by Jon Polito) attacks his enforcer, "The Dane", believing that he's betrayed him.
  • In reality, neither the gang nor Reggie would've been able to get to the waiting area at the airport. Following 9/11, a ticket is required to access such areas; as well, anyone with a ticket would've still had to check in, which would reveal whether or not someone is on the no-fly list, as Reggie was. 
  • This is the lowest rated episode on IMDB with a score of 6.6/10. The next lowest rated episode after this is rated 7.2/10.
  • The beginning of the episode states it takes place at 3:50PM on a Wednesday, but the ending implies it actually takes place near 5:00PM on a Friday.

Quotes

Mini-Frank Reynolds   I'm going to open a jazz joint of my own. An integrated place. Where blacks and whites can get along. No Orientals, though.

 


 

Mini-Frank Reynolds   You did not want to be caught out in the street in those days with a negress. They'd tear you apart!
A negress?!   Mini-Dee Reynolds
Mini-Frank Reynolds   Whatever the proper word was...
Well it's not that! It's a different word.   Mini-Charlie Kelly

 


 

Shadynasty   Drugs! I choose drugs!


Images

< Season
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Season 7 Season >
8
  1. "Frank's Pretty Woman"

2. "The Gang Goes to the Jersey Shore"
3. "Frank Reynolds' Little Beauties"
4. "Sweet Dee Gets Audited"
5. "Frank's Brother"
6. "The Storm of the Century"
7. "Chardee MacDennis: The Game of Games"
8. "The ANTI-Social Network"
9. "The Gang Gets Trapped"
10. "How Mac Got Fat"
11. "Thunder Gun Express"
12. "The High School Reunion"
13. "The High School Reunion, Part 2: The Gang's Revenge"