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I'm The Trash Man is a memorable quote said by character Frank Reynolds in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Online, the phrase has been used as an exploitable.

Origin

The line comes from Season 5, Episode 7 of Always Sunny, titled "The Gang Wrestles for the Troops" which first aired on October 29th, 2009.^[1] In the episode, Frank throws a bin full of garbage on the floor. Charlie is angry and says, "What the hell are you doing?" to which Frank responds with the quote "It's my character. I'm the trash man!" (scene shown below).

Ahhh! It's my character. I'm the trash man. I come out, I throw trash all over the ring and then I start eating garbage, and then I pick up the trash can and I bash the guy on the head.

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On May 29th, 2016, Imgur user VideoCoin posted a Straight Outta Somewhere meme that has gained 2,020 views in 5 years (shown below).

Over the following years, the scene was used in exploitable variations. For example, On February 14th, 2017, iFunny^[2] user blackgoogle_2016 combined the scene and The Lorax (shown below, left). On December 11th, 2018, Imgur^[3] user Rompelar posted a They're the Same Picture edit comparing the Trash Man and Andre the Giant (shown below, right).

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