The Green Men Cometh

If the television show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has taught me anything about life, it's that the old saying, "monkey see, monkey do" is true with the Green Man. Charlie Day, a writer and star of the show, portrays Charlie Kelly, an illiterate janitor who owns a dive bar in South Philadelphia with his three friends.

Day and the cast came up with an idea for a persona for Charlie on the show. A green spandex suit that Charlie puts on and dances in when he is intoxicated, or in the episode, was on an accidental acid trip. It became a noticeable symbol of the show. It not only became popular in Philadelphia, it had two imitators in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada making headlines at Vancouver Canucks hockey games, who continue to do it today.

The two "green men," who go by the names Sully and Force, don the green spandex suit and create antics, distracting and mocking the visiting team's player while he's in the penalty box. What's great about this is, their seats are right next to the glass. This puts them in a position where not only do the people around them get to enjoy it, but the fans at home do on CBC and other television networks. Whether it's acrobatics, throwing waffles against the glass when Toronto came to town, or holding a cut-out of Vince Vaughn, a Chicago Blackhawks fan, wearing a Canucks jersey. Never have I seen something like this at a game, but when I saw it, I immediately thought of Charlie Kelly and Sunny.