The Nightman Cometh
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The Nightman Cometh is a cult-favorite musical episode of the sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," in which Charlie stages a bizarre rock opera to win over the Waitress.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nightman | 3 |
| The Nightman Cometh canonical | 2 |
| Nightman Cometh | 1 |
| The Nightman Cometh (finale) | 1 |
| The Nightman Cometh (musical within the show) | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical episode
ⓘ
rock opera ⓘ television episode ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dayman and Nightman songs from earlier episodes ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Charlie's unrequited love for the Waitress
ⓘ
parody of musical theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cultFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| fandomStatus | one of the most popular episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
the Waitress
ⓘ
surface form:
The Waitress
|
| featuresMotif |
childlike fantasy mixed with disturbing subtext
ⓘ
misunderstood symbolism by the gang ⓘ |
| franchise |
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia franchise
|
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
musical ⓘ rock opera ⓘ |
| hasCultStatusReason |
frequent references in internet culture
ⓘ
memorable songs and quotable lines ⓘ |
| hasFanPerformances | yes ⓘ |
| hasSong |
Dayman
ⓘ
The Nightman Cometh self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nightman
The Nightman Cometh self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Nightman Cometh (finale)
|
| inspired | live stage adaptations by the cast ⓘ |
| inUniverseCreator | Charlie Kelly ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Charlie Kelly
ⓘ
Dee Reynolds ⓘ Dennis Reynolds ⓘ Frank Reynolds ⓘ Mac ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | play-within-a-show ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Charlie's onstage marriage proposal to the Waitress
ⓘ
being a cult-favorite episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia ⓘ its original songs and musical numbers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | FX ⓘ |
| partOf |
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
|
| plotSummary | Charlie stages a bizarre rock opera to impress and propose to the Waitress ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | Season 4, Episode 13 ⓘ |
| protagonistGoal |
the Waitress
ⓘ
surface form:
Charlie attempts to win the Waitress’s affection
|
| recurringElement | Dayman vs. Nightman mythology ⓘ |
| seriesSeason | Season 4 ⓘ |
| setting |
Paddy's Pub
ⓘ
surface form:
Paddy’s Pub
|
| tone | dark comedy ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nightman
this entity surface form:
The Nightman Cometh (finale)
subject surface form:
The Nightman Cometh
this entity surface form:
Nightman
this entity surface form:
The Nightman Cometh (musical within the show)
this entity surface form:
Nightman