1 00:00:15,506 --> 00:00:19,242 ♪ Whoo-hoo! ♪ 2 00:00:19,310 --> 00:00:20,710 Hey, ladies and gentlemen, 3 00:00:20,777 --> 00:00:22,511 for the first time ever in her new part-time job 4 00:00:22,579 --> 00:00:24,179 in the Public Health Department at City Hall, 5 00:00:24,246 --> 00:00:26,181 it's Ann Meredith Perkins! Yay! 6 00:00:26,248 --> 00:00:28,282 Oh, Leslie, this is so nice! 7 00:00:28,350 --> 00:00:30,284 I put a poisonous gas in one of these balloons, 8 00:00:30,352 --> 00:00:32,053 so if any of them pops, you may die. 9 00:00:32,121 --> 00:00:34,388 No, April, we would all die. 10 00:00:34,456 --> 00:00:36,390 Gases fill the volume 11 00:00:36,458 --> 00:00:38,860 of whatever container they're in. 12 00:00:38,928 --> 00:00:40,194 School. 13 00:00:40,261 --> 00:00:42,896 We have activities every hour on your first day. 14 00:00:42,964 --> 00:00:44,865 10:00 A.M., Ann's first day waffle explosion. 15 00:00:44,933 --> 00:00:47,534 11:00 A.M., the start-paperwork jamboree. 16 00:00:47,602 --> 00:00:48,869 And then 12:00 noon sharp 17 00:00:48,937 --> 00:00:51,839 is the inaugural d-Ann-ce party. 18 00:00:51,906 --> 00:00:54,108 Welcome to City Hall, cupcake! 19 00:00:54,175 --> 00:00:55,775 How many of you are in here? 20 00:00:55,843 --> 00:00:57,777 There are seven. And you have an office mate. 21 00:00:57,845 --> 00:00:59,812 His name is Stuart, and he's kind of a grouch. 22 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:01,313 I have an office mate? 23 00:01:01,381 --> 00:01:03,783 Get these [Bleep] balloons out of here. 24 00:01:03,851 --> 00:01:06,219 Hi. I'm Ann. 25 00:01:06,286 --> 00:01:16,286 Sync & corrections by Alice www.addic7ed.com 26 00:01:26,472 --> 00:01:27,538 - Hey. - Hey. 27 00:01:27,606 --> 00:01:28,939 Just to let you know, 28 00:01:29,007 --> 00:01:30,608 I gave the senior center project to Donna. 29 00:01:30,676 --> 00:01:32,443 Sounds good. The meeting's at 2:00? 30 00:01:32,511 --> 00:01:33,944 Yes. Conference room "C". 31 00:01:34,012 --> 00:01:36,013 Okay. I think at some point, 32 00:01:36,081 --> 00:01:38,683 you and I should probably make out with each other. 33 00:01:38,751 --> 00:01:39,917 Yeah, good call. 34 00:01:39,985 --> 00:01:41,185 The best part of any relationship 35 00:01:41,253 --> 00:01:42,186 is the beginning. 36 00:01:42,254 --> 00:01:44,155 No problems, no fights. 37 00:01:44,222 --> 00:01:47,056 Just white wine, cuddling, 38 00:01:47,124 --> 00:01:51,295 and crazy amounts of History Channel documentaries. 39 00:01:51,362 --> 00:01:52,962 Hey, we should take separate cars 40 00:01:53,030 --> 00:01:54,063 to the restaurant tonight. 41 00:01:54,131 --> 00:01:55,899 Chris is deadly serious about this... 42 00:01:55,966 --> 00:01:57,033 I know. 43 00:01:57,101 --> 00:01:59,035 I just don't wanna talk about it, okay? 44 00:01:59,103 --> 00:02:00,136 I'll see you tonight. 45 00:02:00,204 --> 00:02:01,937 Okay. Oh, by the way, 46 00:02:02,005 --> 00:02:05,508 I have a meeting with Marlene Griggs-Knope. 47 00:02:05,575 --> 00:02:07,810 Is that any relation? 48 00:02:07,877 --> 00:02:10,145 - No. - Oh, okay. 49 00:02:10,213 --> 00:02:12,515 Just a coincidence. We get it all the time. 50 00:02:12,582 --> 00:02:13,683 We laugh about it. 51 00:02:13,750 --> 00:02:15,217 But I've never met her. 52 00:02:15,285 --> 00:02:16,718 - She's Filipino. - Mm. 53 00:02:16,786 --> 00:02:19,688 Okay, bye. 54 00:02:19,755 --> 00:02:21,823 Why don't you ju t tell Ben she's your mother? 55 00:02:21,890 --> 00:02:23,024 Because Ben and I 56 00:02:23,091 --> 00:02:25,026 are in this amazing little bubble right now, 57 00:02:25,093 --> 00:02:27,161 and there's no room in here 58 00:02:27,229 --> 00:02:29,163 for Chris' stupid rules about us not dating 59 00:02:29,231 --> 00:02:30,532 or my ball-busting mother. 60 00:02:30,599 --> 00:02:32,033 Oh, Leslie, I'm sorry, 61 00:02:32,100 --> 00:02:33,701 but I don't think you thought this through. 62 00:02:33,768 --> 00:02:35,569 You know what I should do? I should get my mother 63 00:02:35,637 --> 00:02:37,571 a one-way ticket to London, leaving today. 64 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:39,206 And that way, Ben never has to meet her 65 00:02:39,273 --> 00:02:40,874 and I could visit her in London. 66 00:02:40,942 --> 00:02:42,509 Everybody wins. 67 00:02:42,577 --> 00:02:44,211 What if he sees a picture of her on your desk? 68 00:02:44,278 --> 00:02:45,546 What if Marlene says, 69 00:02:45,613 --> 00:02:46,714 "Hey, have you met my daughter Leslie? 70 00:02:46,781 --> 00:02:48,181 She works in the Parks Department." 71 00:02:48,249 --> 00:02:51,250 Stuart, please, could you give us like 45 minutes? 72 00:02:51,318 --> 00:02:53,519 - It's my office too. - Stuart. 73 00:02:55,723 --> 00:02:56,856 Boy, that guy was rude. 74 00:02:56,923 --> 00:02:59,158 I feel that some structural changes 75 00:02:59,226 --> 00:03:01,594 could really unlock this department's potential. 76 00:03:01,662 --> 00:03:02,862 - Jerry. - Hmm? 77 00:03:02,929 --> 00:03:05,263 I believe you are capable of much more. 78 00:03:05,931 --> 00:03:07,265 - I'm not. - Nonsense. 79 00:03:07,333 --> 00:03:08,834 - Look in the mirror. - What? 80 00:03:08,901 --> 00:03:11,503 You are an intelligent, charismatic, 81 00:03:11,571 --> 00:03:13,538 beautiful superhero. 82 00:03:13,606 --> 00:03:15,674 I'm making you head of Public Relations, 83 00:03:15,742 --> 00:03:18,176 which means you'll be leading the daily briefing sessions. 84 00:03:18,244 --> 00:03:19,711 Excellent idea. 85 00:03:19,779 --> 00:03:21,379 This is my favorite part 86 00:03:21,413 --> 00:03:23,381 about having a new city manager. 87 00:03:23,448 --> 00:03:25,383 They always try to shake things up, 88 00:03:25,450 --> 00:03:27,084 and their ideas are terrible, 89 00:03:27,151 --> 00:03:30,388 and it brings City Hall to a grinding halt. 90 00:03:30,455 --> 00:03:32,055 I just grab a few donuts, 91 00:03:32,123 --> 00:03:34,258 sit back, and enjoy the show. 92 00:03:34,325 --> 00:03:37,126 April, you are too valuable 93 00:03:37,194 --> 00:03:38,961 to just be Ron's assistant. 94 00:03:39,029 --> 00:03:41,564 So from now on, you are a multitasking executive aide, 95 00:03:41,632 --> 00:03:43,032 assisting the entire office. 96 00:03:43,100 --> 00:03:44,300 Is this a nightmare? 97 00:03:44,368 --> 00:03:46,403 April, wake up. 98 00:03:46,470 --> 00:03:47,771 Tom, I just wanna say 99 00:03:47,838 --> 00:03:50,273 that you are a wonderful employee 100 00:03:50,340 --> 00:03:52,241 and a terrific human being. 101 00:03:52,309 --> 00:03:53,642 Meeting adjourned! 102 00:03:54,778 --> 00:03:55,878 Tom. 103 00:03:55,945 --> 00:03:57,546 I enjoy you. 104 00:03:57,614 --> 00:04:00,048 You know what else I enjoy? Your entrepreneurial spirit. 105 00:04:00,116 --> 00:04:02,851 I did recently sell my Chronicles of Riddick DVD 106 00:04:02,919 --> 00:04:04,586 on eBay for $10. 107 00:04:04,654 --> 00:04:06,588 Used the profits to buy the Blu-Ray. 108 00:04:06,656 --> 00:04:08,856 That's terrific. I have an amazing project 109 00:04:08,924 --> 00:04:09,990 for someone of your talents. 110 00:04:10,058 --> 00:04:11,826 You are going to digitize 111 00:04:11,894 --> 00:04:14,128 the entire city archives up on the fourth floor. 112 00:04:14,195 --> 00:04:15,530 No! I hate the fourth floor! 113 00:04:15,597 --> 00:04:16,997 Last time I was up there, 114 00:04:17,065 --> 00:04:19,099 I saw someone buy crystal meth out of a vending machine. 115 00:04:19,167 --> 00:04:20,100 It's a bad place. 116 00:04:20,168 --> 00:04:21,836 You won't be alone. Andy. 117 00:04:21,904 --> 00:04:23,170 Starting now, 118 00:04:23,238 --> 00:04:25,104 you are nobody's shoeshine boy. 119 00:04:25,172 --> 00:04:29,443 Starting now, you are an administrative assistant. 120 00:04:29,510 --> 00:04:31,645 For three weeks. Then back to shoes. 121 00:04:31,712 --> 00:04:33,647 Chris! 122 00:04:33,714 --> 00:04:35,148 I wasn't super paying attention 123 00:04:35,215 --> 00:04:36,416 to what you just said that we'll be doing, 124 00:04:36,484 --> 00:04:39,152 but I will give 110%! 125 00:04:39,219 --> 00:04:40,486 Well, as soon as you repeat yourself 126 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,187 in a more interesting way. 127 00:04:42,255 --> 00:04:45,324 - Hey, Ben. - Hey, what's up? 128 00:04:45,391 --> 00:04:47,359 Nothing much. Since I'm here, I just wanted to let you know 129 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:48,794 that Marlene Griggs-Knope is my mom. 130 00:04:48,862 --> 00:04:51,530 What? Wh.. why? 131 00:04:51,598 --> 00:04:53,499 Also, she can be cruel and difficult, 132 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:55,000 and she make snap judgments about people 133 00:04:55,068 --> 00:04:56,668 that she holds on to for a very long time. 134 00:04:56,735 --> 00:04:57,869 And she's kind of a bully. 135 00:04:57,937 --> 00:04:59,604 Okay! Go in there you're gonna be great. 136 00:04:59,638 --> 00:05:00,605 Oh God. Oh, my God. 137 00:05:00,673 --> 00:05:02,640 Oh, my God. I'm sorry. Here... Sorry! 138 00:05:02,708 --> 00:05:04,843 Hello. 139 00:05:04,910 --> 00:05:06,644 I'm Mr. Ben Wyatt. 140 00:05:06,712 --> 00:05:08,446 Looks like you got some shirt on your coffee. 141 00:05:08,514 --> 00:05:10,114 Yeah. You know what happened? 142 00:05:10,182 --> 00:05:13,617 I spilled it, but you know how it goes. 143 00:05:13,685 --> 00:05:15,486 Fun anecdote. 144 00:05:15,553 --> 00:05:17,087 The County School District 145 00:05:17,154 --> 00:05:18,755 needs four new school buses. 146 00:05:18,823 --> 00:05:20,524 I'm being stonewalled by the board, 147 00:05:20,592 --> 00:05:22,826 and I'm hoping your office can help us out. 148 00:05:22,894 --> 00:05:24,695 Okay. 149 00:05:24,762 --> 00:05:26,530 Really? That's it? 150 00:05:26,598 --> 00:05:30,032 Yeah. Actually, no. It... 151 00:05:30,100 --> 00:05:31,968 it's probably not possible. 152 00:05:32,035 --> 00:05:33,970 Then I'm confused, Ben, 153 00:05:34,037 --> 00:05:35,538 because you just told me it was. 154 00:05:35,606 --> 00:05:36,772 Five seconds ago. 155 00:05:38,041 --> 00:05:40,275 I got a second box of donuts, if anybody... 156 00:05:41,612 --> 00:05:43,713 What the [Bleep] is this? 157 00:05:43,780 --> 00:05:46,347 This, Mr. Director, is your new desk. 158 00:05:46,415 --> 00:05:47,782 Okay... 159 00:05:47,850 --> 00:05:49,283 This desk is the epitome 160 00:05:49,351 --> 00:05:52,020 of the Swedish concept of Jamstalldhet, 161 00:05:52,087 --> 00:05:53,722 or "equality." 162 00:05:53,789 --> 00:05:55,123 Imagine someone needs your attention. 163 00:05:55,190 --> 00:05:57,325 - Somebody say my name. - Chris. 164 00:05:57,393 --> 00:05:58,827 Swivel! 165 00:05:58,895 --> 00:05:59,895 What is it, Jerry? 166 00:05:59,962 --> 00:06:01,361 You told me to say your name. 167 00:06:01,429 --> 00:06:02,963 And you did a great job, superstar. 168 00:06:03,031 --> 00:06:04,532 Someone else say something. 169 00:06:04,599 --> 00:06:05,666 You look like a freak. 170 00:06:05,734 --> 00:06:07,001 Swivel! 171 00:06:07,068 --> 00:06:09,003 April, that is not a very good attitude. 172 00:06:09,070 --> 00:06:11,505 I will keep my eye on you 173 00:06:11,573 --> 00:06:13,007 from my circular desk where I can see everything. 174 00:06:13,074 --> 00:06:15,475 Tiny swivel. See how it works? 175 00:06:15,544 --> 00:06:17,644 What about my office 176 00:06:17,711 --> 00:06:19,913 and its many walls? 177 00:06:19,980 --> 00:06:21,881 That becomes a new public waiting room. 178 00:06:21,949 --> 00:06:24,984 You're gonna be more accessible than ever. 179 00:06:30,123 --> 00:06:31,658 The fourth floor... Small Claims Court, 180 00:06:31,725 --> 00:06:34,059 divorce filings, state-ordered drug tests. 181 00:06:34,126 --> 00:06:36,528 It's somehow both freezing and humid. 182 00:06:36,596 --> 00:06:38,396 There's a whole room on the fourth floor 183 00:06:38,464 --> 00:06:40,566 where they store the knives they've confiscated from people 184 00:06:40,633 --> 00:06:42,768 who went to the fourth floor to stab someone. 185 00:06:44,671 --> 00:06:47,005 - You from parks and rec? - Yeah. 186 00:06:47,073 --> 00:06:49,006 I'm here to show you around. 187 00:06:49,074 --> 00:06:50,775 Oh, nice to meet you, ma'am. What's your name? 188 00:06:50,842 --> 00:06:53,911 Ethel Beavers. Follow me. 189 00:06:55,146 --> 00:06:56,881 Okay, this is you. 190 00:06:56,949 --> 00:06:59,183 Whoa! 191 00:06:59,250 --> 00:07:01,652 Double computers? 192 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,353 I get my own office phone. 193 00:07:03,421 --> 00:07:04,588 Hello, wall street. 194 00:07:04,655 --> 00:07:06,890 Buy more stocks. Now. 195 00:07:06,958 --> 00:07:08,424 This phone kind of smells like a butt. 196 00:07:08,492 --> 00:07:09,926 Try not to move things around, 197 00:07:09,994 --> 00:07:11,327 'cause technically speaking, 198 00:07:11,395 --> 00:07:13,096 this is still a crime scene. 199 00:07:13,163 --> 00:07:15,098 Oh, here's your name tags. 200 00:07:15,165 --> 00:07:16,967 Here. 201 00:07:17,034 --> 00:07:19,502 Ethel, this shirt is from theory. 202 00:07:19,570 --> 00:07:21,403 Name tags make holes. I'm not wearing this. 203 00:07:21,471 --> 00:07:23,038 Well, do what you want. 204 00:07:24,106 --> 00:07:25,340 Bye, Ethel! 205 00:07:25,408 --> 00:07:26,541 Damn it. 206 00:07:26,610 --> 00:07:28,143 Remind me next time to ask her where she was 207 00:07:28,211 --> 00:07:29,444 when Lincoln got shot. 208 00:07:29,512 --> 00:07:33,215 Remind... Tom... Ask... something. 209 00:07:33,282 --> 00:07:34,817 You got it, boss. 210 00:07:34,884 --> 00:07:37,318 Hey! Somebody made somebody a mix! 211 00:07:37,385 --> 00:07:39,320 And I definitely heard your feedback from last time, 212 00:07:39,387 --> 00:07:41,322 so I only put five Sarah Mclachlan songs 213 00:07:41,389 --> 00:07:43,324 - on this one. - Cool. 214 00:07:43,391 --> 00:07:45,159 Should we talk about how you claimed your mom 215 00:07:45,227 --> 00:07:47,161 was a Filipino woman you'd never met? 216 00:07:47,229 --> 00:07:48,295 Should we? 217 00:07:50,032 --> 00:07:52,066 I was just trying to delay the inevitable. 218 00:07:52,134 --> 00:07:54,601 If this turns into something real, 219 00:07:54,669 --> 00:07:57,137 then we are gonna have to deal with Chris' rule, 220 00:07:57,204 --> 00:08:00,007 and parents, and annoying flossing habits, 221 00:08:00,074 --> 00:08:02,308 and a lot of un-fun stuff. 222 00:08:02,376 --> 00:08:03,710 But not yet. 223 00:08:03,778 --> 00:08:06,412 I just want to enjoy the bubble for a little while. 224 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:08,615 I'm sorry. 225 00:08:08,682 --> 00:08:09,949 Everything's good? 226 00:08:10,017 --> 00:08:11,117 No, it's not. 227 00:08:11,184 --> 00:08:12,618 I was completely flustered. 228 00:08:12,686 --> 00:08:14,120 I came off like an idiot. 229 00:08:14,187 --> 00:08:15,788 I mean, at one point, for no reason, 230 00:08:15,856 --> 00:08:18,691 I just took off my shoes and held them in my hand. 231 00:08:18,759 --> 00:08:19,859 I'm gonna go ask her how it went, 232 00:08:19,926 --> 00:08:21,527 and I bet she loved you. 233 00:08:22,696 --> 00:08:24,329 I loved him! 234 00:08:24,397 --> 00:08:27,331 He's a total pushover. 235 00:08:27,399 --> 00:08:29,600 Very odd guy, though. 236 00:08:29,669 --> 00:08:33,104 He's like a goofy, spineless jellyfish. 237 00:08:34,674 --> 00:08:36,174 Why do you ask, sweetheart? 238 00:08:36,241 --> 00:08:37,842 No reason. 239 00:08:39,141 --> 00:08:41,192 Don't worry about it. It's totally fine. 240 00:08:41,193 --> 00:08:42,460 No, it's not fine. 241 00:08:42,528 --> 00:08:43,961 What if she starts going around telling people 242 00:08:44,029 --> 00:08:45,029 I'm a pushover? 243 00:08:45,096 --> 00:08:46,196 No one's gonna believe that. 244 00:08:46,264 --> 00:08:47,364 When I first met you, 245 00:08:47,432 --> 00:08:49,233 I thought you were a fascist hardass. 246 00:08:49,300 --> 00:08:51,235 - What? - A cute fascist hardass, 247 00:08:51,302 --> 00:08:53,570 but still, you give off a very... 248 00:08:53,638 --> 00:08:55,439 Education department 249 00:08:55,507 --> 00:08:58,375 now officially requesting ten school buses. 250 00:08:58,443 --> 00:09:00,076 I thought they only wanted four. 251 00:09:00,144 --> 00:09:03,246 Well, now that I'm a pushover, why not ask for 10, or 20, 252 00:09:03,313 --> 00:09:06,249 or 100 new school buses and a fleet of school yachts? 253 00:09:06,316 --> 00:09:07,517 - How about that? - Hmm. 254 00:09:07,584 --> 00:09:08,518 Here's what we're gonna do. 255 00:09:08,585 --> 00:09:10,319 You are gonna tell me 256 00:09:10,387 --> 00:09:11,987 everything there is to know about your mom, 257 00:09:12,056 --> 00:09:13,789 and I'm gonna have another meeting with her, 258 00:09:13,857 --> 00:09:15,158 and we're gonna have it out. 259 00:09:15,225 --> 00:09:17,325 Or... we could go to Belize 260 00:09:17,393 --> 00:09:18,460 and go scuba diving. 261 00:09:18,528 --> 00:09:19,861 And we could look at the whale sharks. 262 00:09:19,929 --> 00:09:23,065 You're certified, right? Let's get you certified. 263 00:09:25,935 --> 00:09:27,369 April, do you have that usage report 264 00:09:27,437 --> 00:09:28,636 that I asked for? 265 00:09:32,074 --> 00:09:35,176 - Anything for you, Jerry. - Thank you. 266 00:09:35,243 --> 00:09:37,678 Oh, come on! Why? 267 00:09:37,745 --> 00:09:39,513 Excuse me. 268 00:09:39,581 --> 00:09:41,348 There's a sign at Ramsett Park 269 00:09:41,416 --> 00:09:43,650 that says "Do not drink the sprinkler water," 270 00:09:43,718 --> 00:09:45,086 so I made sun tea with it, 271 00:09:45,153 --> 00:09:47,088 and now I have an infection. 272 00:09:47,155 --> 00:09:48,921 Sir? 273 00:09:48,989 --> 00:09:50,590 Sir, are... are... are... 274 00:09:50,657 --> 00:09:52,092 are you listening to me, sir? 275 00:09:52,159 --> 00:09:54,760 Sir, I'm talking to you! 276 00:09:54,828 --> 00:09:55,928 Sir! 277 00:09:55,996 --> 00:09:58,098 Sir, are you aware 278 00:09:58,165 --> 00:10:00,433 that there is waste 279 00:10:00,501 --> 00:10:02,469 in your water system? 280 00:10:02,536 --> 00:10:05,670 Okay, you need to be strong, powerful, decisive. 281 00:10:05,738 --> 00:10:07,473 This is not a meeting. It's a battle. 282 00:10:07,540 --> 00:10:09,441 Normal meeting rules do not apply. 283 00:10:09,509 --> 00:10:10,775 I'll be my mom, 284 00:10:10,843 --> 00:10:12,444 and I'm gonna be very harsh with you, 285 00:10:12,512 --> 00:10:14,313 and it's only because I like you a lot. 286 00:10:14,380 --> 00:10:16,615 - Okay. - Go! 287 00:10:18,485 --> 00:10:19,851 - Hello. - Wrong. 288 00:10:19,919 --> 00:10:21,185 - What? - No preambles. 289 00:10:21,253 --> 00:10:23,521 No introductions. Just walk in and start talking. 290 00:10:23,589 --> 00:10:26,757 I'd like to discuss the new school bus. 291 00:10:26,825 --> 00:10:29,627 I'd like to discuss your rhyming, Dr. Seuss. 292 00:10:29,694 --> 00:10:31,129 And you should be sitting by now. 293 00:10:31,196 --> 00:10:32,997 - Uh, what? - Just walk in and take a seat. 294 00:10:33,064 --> 00:10:34,332 Um... 295 00:10:34,399 --> 00:10:36,066 "Um" is the sound in "dumb." 296 00:10:36,134 --> 00:10:37,634 That's what she says to people. 297 00:10:37,701 --> 00:10:39,402 And now you've crossed your legs like a woman. 298 00:10:39,470 --> 00:10:40,737 God! Okay, should we just start over? 299 00:10:40,804 --> 00:10:42,705 No. No, we need to put a pin in this. 300 00:10:42,773 --> 00:10:44,141 Here is a list 301 00:10:44,208 --> 00:10:46,643 of my mother's top 100 favorite conversation topics, 302 00:10:46,710 --> 00:10:47,844 starting with Persian rugs, 303 00:10:47,911 --> 00:10:48,978 ending with Daniel Craig. 304 00:10:49,046 --> 00:10:51,381 You have ten minutes to memorize it. 305 00:10:51,449 --> 00:10:53,582 - Deliverance the movie? - Mm-hmm. 306 00:10:53,650 --> 00:10:54,883 Oh, God. 307 00:10:54,951 --> 00:10:57,586 So Jerry is, like, basically my boss now... 308 00:10:57,654 --> 00:10:59,388 which I'm never gonna work for him... 309 00:10:59,456 --> 00:11:01,723 Ron's trapped in this weird desk prison, 310 00:11:01,791 --> 00:11:04,560 and I now work at this traveling IV station. 311 00:11:04,628 --> 00:11:06,895 This Mort Jansen's office? 312 00:11:06,963 --> 00:11:08,130 Nope. 313 00:11:16,938 --> 00:11:20,175 Tell Mort I said "your move." 314 00:11:22,811 --> 00:11:24,878 Oh, my God. I wanna work up here with you guys. 315 00:11:24,945 --> 00:11:26,046 This is awesome. 316 00:11:26,113 --> 00:11:28,382 How many more of those stupid documents do you have to scan? 317 00:11:28,449 --> 00:11:29,883 Just this one, 318 00:11:29,950 --> 00:11:32,719 and all the ones in those boxes. 319 00:11:32,787 --> 00:11:34,655 I gotta get out of here pronto. 320 00:11:34,722 --> 00:11:36,823 Time to get those old ladies to do my work for me. 321 00:11:36,891 --> 00:11:37,924 How? 322 00:11:37,992 --> 00:11:39,293 By shining down on 'em 323 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:40,826 with the Haverford charm ray. 324 00:11:40,894 --> 00:11:42,428 Wah-wah wah-wah wah-wah... 325 00:11:43,496 --> 00:11:44,530 Well, well, well, 326 00:11:44,598 --> 00:11:46,532 if it isn't Ethel Beavers. 327 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:48,367 What's up, beautiful? 328 00:11:48,435 --> 00:11:50,869 Julianne Moore just called. She wants her hair back. 329 00:11:52,105 --> 00:11:55,040 Nobody named Julien called. 330 00:11:55,108 --> 00:11:56,508 Never mind. I just need to ask you 331 00:11:56,576 --> 00:11:57,909 a couple of questions. 332 00:11:57,976 --> 00:12:01,446 One, can you help me out with this project we're doing? 333 00:12:01,514 --> 00:12:04,449 And, two, will you please invite me 334 00:12:04,517 --> 00:12:06,585 to your 30th birthday party? 335 00:12:09,121 --> 00:12:10,788 What are you doing? 336 00:12:10,856 --> 00:12:12,289 I'm making a test call to your phone 337 00:12:12,357 --> 00:12:13,524 to make sure it's working 338 00:12:13,592 --> 00:12:15,859 so you don't miss any more calls. 339 00:12:15,927 --> 00:12:17,027 You know what? Don't bother. 340 00:12:17,095 --> 00:12:18,362 Maybe I'll just find an open window 341 00:12:18,430 --> 00:12:21,365 - and plummet to my death. - Okay. 342 00:12:23,034 --> 00:12:25,869 This... isn't gonna work. 343 00:12:25,937 --> 00:12:28,505 Okay, you did not just swivel away 344 00:12:28,506 --> 00:12:29,272 while I was talking to you. 345 00:12:29,340 --> 00:12:33,109 This spaceship keyboard is driving me crazy. 346 00:12:33,176 --> 00:12:34,944 I'm down to one word a minute, 347 00:12:35,011 --> 00:12:36,479 and the word is "perflipitusclub," 348 00:12:36,547 --> 00:12:39,048 because I can't fly spaceships. 349 00:12:39,116 --> 00:12:41,351 Donna, you know as well as I do 350 00:12:41,418 --> 00:12:43,553 these city manager shakeups always Peter out. 351 00:12:43,621 --> 00:12:46,255 - You just have to wait. - Usually I'm with you. 352 00:12:46,322 --> 00:12:48,990 But this is Chris Traeger, the Six Million dollar Man. 353 00:12:49,058 --> 00:12:50,325 He won't quit. 354 00:12:50,393 --> 00:12:52,494 So you need to swivel your ass down to his office 355 00:12:52,562 --> 00:12:54,129 and have a word with him. 356 00:12:54,196 --> 00:12:55,464 Mommy. 357 00:12:55,531 --> 00:12:57,132 Oh! 358 00:12:57,199 --> 00:13:00,968 Oh, that is so thoughtful of you. 359 00:13:01,035 --> 00:13:02,470 Of course! 360 00:13:02,537 --> 00:13:03,837 I just figured, hey, 361 00:13:03,905 --> 00:13:05,973 why not put my mother in a good mood? 362 00:13:07,208 --> 00:13:08,409 So it's my understanding 363 00:13:08,477 --> 00:13:10,778 that despite what I said in our meeting, 364 00:13:10,845 --> 00:13:13,113 you have somehow increased your request 365 00:13:13,181 --> 00:13:14,248 for more school buses. 366 00:13:14,316 --> 00:13:15,583 Excuse me, 367 00:13:15,651 --> 00:13:17,850 but I'm having coffee with my daughter. 368 00:13:17,918 --> 00:13:19,185 Maybe we could do this another time. 369 00:13:19,253 --> 00:13:21,220 No, we're gonna talk about this now. 370 00:13:22,556 --> 00:13:23,856 Or if you'd prefer, 371 00:13:23,924 --> 00:13:25,425 I could put a permanent freeze on the education budget. 372 00:13:25,493 --> 00:13:27,093 It's your call. 373 00:13:27,161 --> 00:13:28,595 Wow, maybe you should talk to him, mom. 374 00:13:28,663 --> 00:13:31,464 He seems pretty self-assured. 375 00:13:32,565 --> 00:13:34,132 There's nothing left. 376 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:35,467 It's over. 377 00:13:35,535 --> 00:13:37,135 Hey, hey, hey, don't say that. 378 00:13:37,203 --> 00:13:38,804 Now, come on. 379 00:13:38,871 --> 00:13:40,306 Get yourself together 380 00:13:40,373 --> 00:13:41,707 and go out there and be the woman 381 00:13:41,775 --> 00:13:44,843 you always knew you could be. 382 00:13:44,911 --> 00:13:48,613 Thank you so much. 383 00:13:48,681 --> 00:13:50,114 Who was that? 384 00:13:50,182 --> 00:13:51,282 I don't know. 385 00:13:51,350 --> 00:13:53,818 I saw her crying, and so I helped. 386 00:13:53,885 --> 00:13:56,120 What did you wanna talk to me about? 387 00:13:56,188 --> 00:13:58,155 Look, Chris, I'm very flattered 388 00:13:58,223 --> 00:14:00,391 you thought of me for this amazing opportunity, 389 00:14:00,459 --> 00:14:03,127 but I don't really know if this gig is in my wheelhouse. 390 00:14:03,195 --> 00:14:05,662 I tend to work best with young, attractive people. 391 00:14:05,730 --> 00:14:08,332 Tom, I have made you a project leader. 392 00:14:08,399 --> 00:14:09,566 This is a big deal! 393 00:14:09,634 --> 00:14:11,668 You should keep an open mind. 394 00:14:11,736 --> 00:14:14,170 Let your brain unlock the door to your heart's future. 395 00:14:14,238 --> 00:14:16,340 I made that expression up when I was 14. 396 00:14:16,407 --> 00:14:18,342 Still in use today. By me. 397 00:14:18,409 --> 00:14:20,576 Gotta jam. 398 00:14:20,644 --> 00:14:22,511 You know what? It's just not possible. 399 00:14:22,579 --> 00:14:24,179 And don't even bother trying to outflank me either, 400 00:14:24,247 --> 00:14:25,614 because you will fail. 401 00:14:25,682 --> 00:14:27,883 Where did all this confidence come from all of a sudden? 402 00:14:27,951 --> 00:14:29,852 Hey, guys, come on. Let's relax. 403 00:14:29,919 --> 00:14:31,721 - You know, Ms. Griggs-Knope... - Marlene. 404 00:14:31,788 --> 00:14:32,988 There's probably a compromise here. 405 00:14:33,056 --> 00:14:35,424 "Compromise is usually a sign of weakness." 406 00:14:35,492 --> 00:14:37,158 Yes, it is, according to Andrew Carnegie. 407 00:14:37,226 --> 00:14:39,561 But your demands remind me of a different quote, 408 00:14:39,628 --> 00:14:40,995 from the great Bill Watterson... 409 00:14:41,063 --> 00:14:44,566 "you need a lobotomy. I'll get a saw." 410 00:14:44,633 --> 00:14:47,235 I love Calvin and Hobbes. 411 00:14:47,302 --> 00:14:49,871 Me too! 412 00:14:49,938 --> 00:14:52,706 I gotta say, this is some of my best work. 413 00:14:52,774 --> 00:14:54,140 This could not have gone better. 414 00:14:55,209 --> 00:14:56,477 They are really hitting it off. 415 00:14:56,544 --> 00:14:59,580 Thank God. Crisis averted. 416 00:15:01,044 --> 00:15:03,660 Well, I am very glad you came back up here. 417 00:15:04,544 --> 00:15:05,660 Oh... 418 00:15:05,741 --> 00:15:06,741 Yeah, me too. 419 00:15:06,759 --> 00:15:08,360 - Yeah, uh... - So you have a deal. 420 00:15:08,427 --> 00:15:10,028 Well, let me mull everything over, 421 00:15:10,096 --> 00:15:13,932 and then we can reconnect and hash things out. 422 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:15,934 It might get rough, but that can be fun. 423 00:15:16,002 --> 00:15:18,603 - Ben can handle it. - Yup, I can. 424 00:15:18,671 --> 00:15:19,871 Okay, great. 425 00:15:19,905 --> 00:15:23,007 - It was a pleasure. - Oh, mm-hmm. 426 00:15:24,676 --> 00:15:26,110 What's so great is she was impressed by you too. 427 00:15:26,178 --> 00:15:27,945 I mean, you could tell instantly that the way you guys 428 00:15:28,013 --> 00:15:29,113 were connecting was really amazing. 429 00:15:29,181 --> 00:15:30,614 Now, what I'm thinking is that maybe 430 00:15:30,682 --> 00:15:31,749 we should go over to her house... 431 00:15:31,816 --> 00:15:34,051 you two are just the cutest things 432 00:15:34,119 --> 00:15:35,118 on four legs! 433 00:15:35,186 --> 00:15:37,254 - Aw. - But why so much black? 434 00:15:37,321 --> 00:15:39,055 It's like you're going to a funeral. 435 00:15:39,123 --> 00:15:42,025 - She's got a point, babe. - So marry her then. 436 00:15:42,093 --> 00:15:43,760 I wish! 437 00:15:43,827 --> 00:15:45,962 Hey, sorry to interrupt the love fest, 438 00:15:46,030 --> 00:15:47,764 but can you hand me that folder there, please, Ethel? 439 00:15:47,831 --> 00:15:50,200 Oh, great. 440 00:15:50,268 --> 00:15:52,034 Why you gotta be like that, Ethel? 441 00:15:52,102 --> 00:15:54,203 Looks like someone got up on the wrong side of the crib. 442 00:15:55,838 --> 00:15:57,072 Stop laughing, Muriel. 443 00:15:58,308 --> 00:15:59,741 Stop it! 444 00:15:59,809 --> 00:16:01,777 I gotta say, I'm a genius. 445 00:16:01,844 --> 00:16:03,612 The only thing my mom loves more than music boxes 446 00:16:03,679 --> 00:16:05,214 is McSteamy from Grey's Anatomy. 447 00:16:05,282 --> 00:16:06,715 So I made her... 448 00:16:06,783 --> 00:16:08,749 A McSteamy-style music box, 449 00:16:08,817 --> 00:16:10,018 and I thought maybe you could give it to her. 450 00:16:10,085 --> 00:16:11,252 She would love you for it. 451 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:13,721 I think maybe that's not such a good idea. 452 00:16:13,789 --> 00:16:15,089 Why? 453 00:16:15,157 --> 00:16:16,958 I mean, it's not the best picture of him, but... 454 00:16:17,026 --> 00:16:20,728 Your mom kind of... 455 00:16:20,796 --> 00:16:22,630 Um... 456 00:16:22,697 --> 00:16:24,831 Made a pass at me. 457 00:16:27,101 --> 00:16:29,336 So Webster's dictionary 458 00:16:29,404 --> 00:16:31,538 describes a pork as a... 459 00:16:31,605 --> 00:16:34,007 no, it's park... park. 460 00:16:34,075 --> 00:16:36,776 I'm sorry. Geez, okay. So... 461 00:16:36,844 --> 00:16:38,845 You know what, can we start over? 462 00:16:38,913 --> 00:16:41,180 Let's... let's go from the first thing I said... pork... 463 00:16:41,248 --> 00:16:42,781 which, by the way, 464 00:16:42,849 --> 00:16:45,451 they have a great pork sandwich in the cafeteria today. 465 00:16:45,518 --> 00:16:47,619 - Ron Swanson. - Chris. 466 00:16:47,687 --> 00:16:50,122 You have come up with a plan 467 00:16:50,190 --> 00:16:52,191 so spectacularly horrible 468 00:16:52,259 --> 00:16:54,327 that it might ruin the entire department. 469 00:16:54,394 --> 00:16:55,660 - Now, wait a minute. - No, I mean that 470 00:16:55,727 --> 00:16:56,727 as a compliment. 471 00:16:56,795 --> 00:16:59,097 SO it pains me to say this... 472 00:16:59,165 --> 00:17:01,499 My department has to go back to the way it was. 473 00:17:01,567 --> 00:17:03,168 Give 'em time. They'll adjust. 474 00:17:03,235 --> 00:17:05,636 No, they won't. They're miserable. 475 00:17:05,704 --> 00:17:09,040 Tom only performs when there's someone to impress, 476 00:17:09,108 --> 00:17:10,808 so marooning him on freak island 477 00:17:10,876 --> 00:17:12,209 isn't helping anyone. 478 00:17:12,277 --> 00:17:14,979 And you made April assistant to everyone? 479 00:17:15,046 --> 00:17:17,147 You know who April hates? 480 00:17:17,215 --> 00:17:19,116 Everyone. 481 00:17:19,184 --> 00:17:21,718 And Jerry can only function if no one's looking. 482 00:17:21,786 --> 00:17:22,987 You shine a light on him, 483 00:17:23,054 --> 00:17:25,755 and he shrinks up faster than an eskimo's scrotum. 484 00:17:25,823 --> 00:17:27,457 Well, that's very perceptive, Ron. 485 00:17:27,524 --> 00:17:29,327 And... very graphic. 486 00:17:29,695 --> 00:17:31,063 I understand your point, 487 00:17:31,095 --> 00:17:33,363 but there's no way that I get just rolled-over on this. 488 00:17:35,765 --> 00:17:37,433 Okay. 489 00:17:37,501 --> 00:17:39,402 You won't ever hear me say this again, 490 00:17:39,470 --> 00:17:41,737 so savor this moment. 491 00:17:43,306 --> 00:17:45,707 I may have a compromise. 492 00:17:45,774 --> 00:17:47,942 Look, she was just flirting a little. 493 00:17:48,011 --> 00:17:50,412 I'm sure she's not really interested in me. 494 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:52,414 Oh, my God. I can't even have this conversation. 495 00:17:52,482 --> 00:17:54,449 The whole thing is screwed up now. 496 00:17:54,517 --> 00:17:56,485 There's so many ways to destroy a bubble, 497 00:17:56,552 --> 00:17:59,586 but my mom flirting with you is number one on the list. 498 00:17:59,654 --> 00:18:01,788 And I'm sorry, I have to say this... 499 00:18:01,856 --> 00:18:03,757 Were you asking for it in any way? 500 00:18:03,825 --> 00:18:05,126 No! 501 00:18:05,193 --> 00:18:06,593 - How were you dressed? - Oh, my God. 502 00:18:06,661 --> 00:18:08,529 - I was wearing this. - Here's what we do. 503 00:18:08,596 --> 00:18:10,131 You issue a government-wide memo 504 00:18:10,198 --> 00:18:12,233 about sexual harassment, and then you go to Mexico. 505 00:18:12,300 --> 00:18:15,068 Just for a couple of weeks. 506 00:18:15,136 --> 00:18:16,736 Where are you going? Ben! 507 00:18:16,803 --> 00:18:18,971 Ben! Wait. Just k... 508 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:20,873 Hey. Hi, mom. 509 00:18:20,941 --> 00:18:23,309 - Hi again. - Leslie and I are dating. 510 00:18:23,877 --> 00:18:25,045 We haven't told anyone 511 00:18:25,112 --> 00:18:27,480 because there's a rule against office relationships, 512 00:18:27,548 --> 00:18:29,115 but it's happening. 513 00:18:29,183 --> 00:18:31,450 I'm sorry we didn't tell you before you touched my knee, 514 00:18:31,518 --> 00:18:33,118 and I trust you won't tell anyone now, 515 00:18:33,186 --> 00:18:35,254 since it could get your daughter fired. 516 00:18:42,462 --> 00:18:44,663 That is hilarious. 517 00:18:44,730 --> 00:18:47,298 That's what we thought too. 518 00:18:47,366 --> 00:18:49,800 Well... 519 00:18:49,868 --> 00:18:52,470 Four buses. 520 00:18:52,538 --> 00:18:55,273 - Two. - Deal. 521 00:18:59,878 --> 00:19:00,978 I like this one. 522 00:19:01,546 --> 00:19:03,180 Me too. 523 00:19:03,247 --> 00:19:05,348 You keep your hands off him. 524 00:19:05,416 --> 00:19:09,018 Margaret's pecan squares. 525 00:19:09,087 --> 00:19:11,455 They are like crack. I brought you one. 526 00:19:11,522 --> 00:19:12,956 How are you so happy working here? 527 00:19:13,023 --> 00:19:14,324 I don't know, man. It's not that bad. 528 00:19:14,392 --> 00:19:15,792 A year ago I lived in a pit. 529 00:19:15,859 --> 00:19:18,528 Now I got a job, and a kickass wife, 530 00:19:18,596 --> 00:19:21,230 and my band is so good, 531 00:19:21,298 --> 00:19:23,932 and are you gonna eat that pecan square? 532 00:19:27,504 --> 00:19:31,673 When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. 533 00:19:31,741 --> 00:19:34,510 I read that once on a can of lemonade. 534 00:19:34,578 --> 00:19:37,945 I like to think that it applies to life. 535 00:19:39,948 --> 00:19:41,382 Here you go. 536 00:19:41,450 --> 00:19:43,618 Thank you. 537 00:19:48,390 --> 00:19:50,625 Kind of figured you'd be back in your office by now. 538 00:19:50,692 --> 00:19:53,227 Well, you know how new city managers are. 539 00:19:53,294 --> 00:19:55,862 Seems like everyone else is back to normal. 540 00:19:57,298 --> 00:19:58,632 How long do you have to do this? 541 00:19:58,699 --> 00:20:00,900 A week. 542 00:20:00,968 --> 00:20:03,570 Citizen request. Swivel, swivel, swivel. 543 00:20:03,638 --> 00:20:06,406 Hello. I can help you in here, sir. 544 00:20:06,474 --> 00:20:10,074 Sync & corrections by Alice www.addic7ed.com