Danny DeVito says the Season 17 finale of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia came with a “crazy” script moment that briefly had him thinking about calling his lawyer before realizing it was an April Fools’ prank, and he calls reuniting on camera with longtime friend Carol Kane “a gift.” The episode, a live TV–style riff on The Golden Bachelor that aired August 20 on FXX, capped a run DeVito describes as joyous despite the show’s appetite for mayhem.
The finale casts Frank Reynolds as the titular “Golden Bachelor,” complete with host Jesse Palmer playing himself, before the story swerves away from a rose ceremony to a bus-station proposal to Sam, played by Kane. The hour doubles as a farewell to Lynne Marie Stewart, whose final appearance as Bonnie Kelly ends with an on-screen tribute. Writing credit goes to Charlie Day and Rob McElhenney, with direction by Todd Biermann; the episode streamed the next day on Hulu.
DeVito and Kane first worked together on Taxi more than four decades ago, and both have said the reunion felt natural; producers have hinted the door is open for Kane to appear again. The veteran actor has also been frank about stepping into reality-TV satire without much prior familiarity with the franchise, leaning on the cast’s improvisational chemistry to ground the spoof.
Looking ahead, DeVito has signaled that the series will “go again,” saying the team plans to reconvene early next year, while the network’s long-standing renewal through Season 18 remains in place. The comedy, which premiered in 2005, already holds the record as the longest-running live-action scripted sitcom in American TV history.
