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The Nightman cometh!
— It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia · 2005
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The phrase is the title of Charlie's musical, so it works as the announcement of its villain and as a catchphrase in its own right. It sums up the show's central joke: a clearly unhinged project taken completely seriously by everyone involved. Fans quote it when something dreadful is about to arrive, and it has outlived the episode through the live stage version.
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In context
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"The Nightman Cometh" is the thirteenth and final episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's fourth season (FX, 20 November 2008), written by Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton and Rob McElhenney. Charlie announces that he has written a rock opera and recruits the gang to perform it, with Dennis and Mac swapping the roles of the Nightman and the little boy, Frank as the Troll and Dee as the Princess. The title is a play on Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh. The cast later took the show on stage, performing it live in six US cities in 2009.
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- Wikipedia: The Nightman ComethPlot, Production and Reception sectionsReference checked
- It's Always Sunny Wiki: The Nightman ComethRecap and Musical SynopsisReference checked
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