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  • choose your fighter: ron swanson last minute wedding or ron swanson surprise baby?
    We put together some of our favourite underrated Parks and Recreation cold opens for your perusal. Whether it's Ron Swanson's escape from Tammy One, the invention of the Cones of Dunshire or Ron and Diane's impromptu wedding, it's here. Did we miss your favourite cold open? Let us know in the comments!
    From "Parks & Recreation": a mockumentary series following Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), the deputy director of the Parks and Recreation department in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. Leslie is determined to improve her small world through her job, despite resistance from Parks Director Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman), an anti-government Libertarian. The series also stars Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari and Retta.
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Komentáře • 248

  • @Inumakitoge99
    @Inumakitoge99 Před 2 lety +4320

    You know Ron Swanson is in a really good mood or a really bad mood when he runs

  • @papl20
    @papl20 Před 2 lety +3570

    The way Ben explains the cones of dunshire is SO PERFECT! The way Adam represents the deep focus of a creative nerd is factastic.

    • @JesseClaus
      @JesseClaus Před 2 lety +59

      So many creative nerds are facttastic!

    • @papl20
      @papl20 Před 2 lety +10

      @@JesseClaus nothing but faxs here

    • @rhettorical
      @rhettorical Před 2 lety +109

      I have longed for a real version of Cones of Dunshire for so many years

    • @MrSqurk
      @MrSqurk Před 2 lety +115

      My favourite part is it requires 8+ people to play

    • @Sullivabry13
      @Sullivabry13 Před 2 lety +1

      @@papl20 l

  • @johnclavis
    @johnclavis Před rokem +1553

    "Hey Ron, cool baby!" "Thank you, Andrew." Ron is a curmudgeon, but he appreciates a simple, sincere word of kindness.

    • @dudumangs7140
      @dudumangs7140 Před rokem +43

      Read 'curmudgeon' fast as "c** dungeon" and was very confused

    • @itsCrispyB
      @itsCrispyB Před rokem +4

      He also said the wrong name to make sure Andy knows Ron doesn't care about him, I love continuity

    • @alexanderjusem-laporte7501
      @alexanderjusem-laporte7501 Před rokem +26

      @@itsCrispyB Andrew is Andy's full name. That's what Ron calls him.

    • @itsCrispyB
      @itsCrispyB Před rokem +2

      @@alexanderjusem-laporte7501 Nuh uh

  • @blueschild61
    @blueschild61 Před 2 lety +1727

    When she starts softly slapping herself in the face with meat it just kills me every time. I'm just amazed that they were able to get that take without everybody cracking up.

    • @erik-newman
      @erik-newman Před rokem +115

      Leslie (softly): Oh my god she's amazing

    • @MaidenOfMusic
      @MaidenOfMusic Před rokem +161

      The Tammy and Ron scenes are even funnier knowing that they're actually married in real life

    • @sarroumarbeu6810
      @sarroumarbeu6810 Před rokem +28

      @@MaidenOfMusic ikr 😂😂😂 getting to do that type of shenanigans for money and memories must be amazing

  • @globbyakaweirdjellyguy954
    @globbyakaweirdjellyguy954 Před 2 lety +1941

    The fact that Ron has an escape plan for Tammy 1 as well as keeps ground meat in his desk is hilarious.😆
    (But I don’t blame him for reacting that way for Tammy 1).😥

    • @tianapitesr8553
      @tianapitesr8553 Před 2 lety +17

      The weakness for her in the first place. Shame on Ron.

    • @winendesertrose
      @winendesertrose Před 2 lety +52

      @@tianapitesr8553 shame on Tammy one she was his babysitter

    • @melbell0865
      @melbell0865 Před rokem +27

      I think Ron had a bit of mommy issues growing up: his mom’s name is Tammy, his first wife’s name is Tammy, and his second wife’s name is Tammy. Thank god he met Diane when he did.

    • @kessakuinoue8488
      @kessakuinoue8488 Před rokem +33

      Tammy 2 is Ron being weak true, but Tammy 1 is just him being a victim of abuse and manipulation, she basically groomed him since he was born

  • @Plumgoblin
    @Plumgoblin Před rokem +399

    April choking up over how much she loves Andy is my absolute favorite thing

  • @cobra5275
    @cobra5275 Před 2 lety +743

    “With whom” really shows off Tammy’s librarianicity

    • @neolexiousneolexian6079
      @neolexiousneolexian6079 Před rokem +5

      "Librarianicity" implies that the adjective form would be "Librarianic", but surely the adjective form should just be "Librarian", in which case the noun of the property/trait should probably be something like "Librarianess" or "Librarianality".

    • @iankim6236
      @iankim6236 Před rokem +2

      @@neolexiousneolexian6079 there is no adjective form of "librarian", so it could be librarianic.

    • @foreveralpha3856
      @foreveralpha3856 Před rokem

      Noo, "Whomever" is never actually right.

    • @gamingwithmini2656
      @gamingwithmini2656 Před 11 měsíci

      THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYIN!

  • @Nicomancer001
    @Nicomancer001 Před 2 lety +836

    I just realized the bit about Leslie carrying those sacks shows that she already failed to carry 3 of them and had them slide accidentally down the pit lol.

    • @oldvlognewtricks
      @oldvlognewtricks Před 2 lety +31

      Environmental Storytelling 201

    • @charlespettit7149
      @charlespettit7149 Před rokem +8

      Why is no one talking about her not realizing it's weed planted there 😭

    • @liv97497
      @liv97497 Před rokem +12

      ​@@charlespettit7149 well because that's the main joke

  • @vinosmanuel
    @vinosmanuel Před 2 lety +257

    I don't care about gardening but I have people in my life that do.
    "Those ludacrises are coming in great" has come up more than once.

  • @lostopportunity4701
    @lostopportunity4701 Před 2 lety +625

    I love how ton and Tammy are married in real life so their scenes together are amazingly great comedy

    • @husaynbootwala1729
      @husaynbootwala1729 Před rokem +21

      Ton and Tammy lol 😂

    • @2MeatyOwlLegs
      @2MeatyOwlLegs Před rokem +16

      @@husaynbootwala1729 Ton and Rammy?

    • @josepha.4072
      @josepha.4072 Před rokem +5

      Her slapping that jerky across her face like that while leslie remarks "shes amazing" in the background

  • @beyoncenoona
    @beyoncenoona Před rokem +241

    Leslie having a very happy meltdown before Ron and Diane's "wedding" is by far one of my favorite Parks and Rec moments

    • @MichaelKudra
      @MichaelKudra Před rokem +11

      WHY IS THERE NO RICE IN THIS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING 3:37

    • @littlefishy98
      @littlefishy98 Před rokem +1

      PRETEND THIS IS RICE!!!!

  • @kurthorton2385
    @kurthorton2385 Před 2 lety +846

    It's always struck me as odd how Jerry was talking to Ben in the courtyard, and in the span of 24 seconds: quits talking to Ben, re-enters the building by another door, somewhere acquires cake, and makes it all the way to where Ron was running.

    • @Darkwell
      @Darkwell Před 2 lety +150

      Look, if Jerry senses cake there's nothing on earth that can stop him from getting some.

    • @TheYoutubeTick
      @TheYoutubeTick Před 2 lety +17

      Man nice catch lol

    • @Steve-dv4hy
      @Steve-dv4hy Před 2 lety +19

      It's like The Prestige

    • @bluesdjben
      @bluesdjben Před 2 lety +11

      @@Darkwell The office snack radar is real.

    • @thunblot78
      @thunblot78 Před 2 lety

      @@Steve-dv4hy So the real Jerry is either dead or just gone? That movie was so confusing I can't remember.

  • @evercitoes
    @evercitoes Před rokem +65

    Im not physically capable of not laughing every time I hear Leslie whisper “oh my god, she’s amazing” when Tammy starts slapping herself with jerky
    Leslie was more affected by that interaction than Ron was

    • @ames_elaine
      @ames_elaine Před 9 měsíci

      they said bisexual representation

  • @ryanv1279
    @ryanv1279 Před rokem +106

    2:25 I always liked that Tammy uses the word “whom” correctly here since she is a librarian.

    • @TheDragonsRose
      @TheDragonsRose Před rokem +2

      I'm not a librarian and I use this word correctly in all settings.

    • @ryanv1279
      @ryanv1279 Před rokem +10

      @@TheDragonsRose woahhhhhh mr dictionary over here

    • @TheDragonsRose
      @TheDragonsRose Před rokem +2

      @@ryanv1279 Am I? Basic English is hard to master, apparently.

    • @ryanv1279
      @ryanv1279 Před rokem +1

      @@TheDragonsRose maybe not but you are a fuckin loser for using grammar to stroke your ego. “Actually I use the word correctly everytime cause im a genius🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓” get a life man its pathetic.

    • @neolexiousneolexian6079
      @neolexiousneolexian6079 Před rokem +1

      ​@@TheDragonsRose Technical syntactic correctness is not perfectly correlated with, and is not worth compromising, clarity of communication and of expression. Learn to use the colloquial and the vernacular where fit, in the lexicon of which "whom" simply does not exist as a word.

  • @talaveraleonardo
    @talaveraleonardo Před 2 lety +108

    "You roll 3 dice to see how many dice you roll. Ah, 16 perfect lots of choices!!"

  • @valsteno
    @valsteno Před 2 lety +316

    I can only imagine how much fun Nick and Megan had filming their scenes.

  • @StrictlyStrange67
    @StrictlyStrange67 Před 2 lety +209

    Probably the best show from the first episode to the very last episode.. they answer every question so you don't end up wondering what they end up doing.. first season is pretty slow but after that it gradually gets better and better.. and anyone can watch. Such a good show

  • @jonajon91
    @jonajon91 Před 2 lety +184

    I refuse to believe Leslie would 'Webster dictionary defines' ANY speech.

    • @saracarr3382
      @saracarr3382 Před rokem +15

      To be fair she had very little prep time with this one, but good point! 😂 haha I agree!

    • @stefanmarin123
      @stefanmarin123 Před rokem +6

      She had a creative block because she was overwhelmed

  • @graceholbert2126
    @graceholbert2126 Před rokem +57

    Councilman Hauser giving confused glances at Andy while Andy avoids eye contact 😆

  • @golfnz34me
    @golfnz34me Před 2 lety +165

    The fact that Ron has a Claymore on his desk is frickin' hilarious.

    • @tfcbioshock
      @tfcbioshock Před 2 lety +2

      You find out it's filled with confetti

  • @jpfizzle1
    @jpfizzle1 Před rokem +154

    Ron owning and caring for a fish is legitimately surprising

    • @tyrannicaltyr7200
      @tyrannicaltyr7200 Před rokem +14

      I imagine he only said that to make Leslie rush off and tire herself out much quicker

    • @jpfizzle1
      @jpfizzle1 Před rokem +8

      @@tyrannicaltyr7200 that’s genius tbh 😂

    • @Watch.Write.Ramble
      @Watch.Write.Ramble Před rokem

      I thought maybe it belonged to one of his step-daughters

  • @Deut6.8
    @Deut6.8 Před 2 lety +92

    I resisted parks and rec but my brother described it as the office but you care about everyone, not just Jim and Pam.

  • @Merylstreep1949
    @Merylstreep1949 Před 2 lety +225

    Calzones from The No Cal Calzone Zone are the perfect food for playing the Cones of Dunshire or running away from your first wife Tammy One

    • @tommerker8063
      @tommerker8063 Před rokem

      lol, ron swanson would propably never touch low cal food

  • @markuscalip6076
    @markuscalip6076 Před 2 lety +131

    0:38 I’m convinced he didn’t have to push Jerry and just did it for fun.

  • @NikolakiH
    @NikolakiH Před 2 lety +79

    That is the kind of wedding I hope to have one day; short, as few people as possible, and the reception is held at each person’s house individually. Literally the perfect wedding.

  • @b.valentine5283
    @b.valentine5283 Před rokem +28

    "I'm tired of not being married to this woman" is so sweet!

  • @ravenkahne8484
    @ravenkahne8484 Před 2 lety +71

    The fact that Ron Swanson is still deathly terrified of Tammy 1 is all you need to know that yes, she is actually the Devil.

  • @stevenm11920
    @stevenm11920 Před rokem +6

    “are the cones a metaphor? Well yes and no” is still so funny every time I see it idk why it gets me

  • @meenakshikanniganti5833
    @meenakshikanniganti5833 Před rokem +42

    Love how innocently excited Ben looks when he says "Ooh let's do that instead" as if they're about to roll around in the front yard and not under the bedsheets ... so cute 😍

  • @stephieirene1
    @stephieirene1 Před 2 lety +250

    I think we all know the writers based Ron's relationship with Tammy 2 based on Nick and Megan's real-life relationship.

    • @CollinMcLean
      @CollinMcLean Před 2 lety +17

      @bladrey Although they have described it as being like therapy for their marriage.

    • @Kieru88
      @Kieru88 Před 2 lety +3

      according what i see in the interviews it's completly different. like, no toxic :D

    • @AttackoftheJoe
      @AttackoftheJoe Před 2 lety +16

      The jerky stuff was real.

  • @thornwall6303
    @thornwall6303 Před 2 lety +28

    7:45 in the background you can see the gift Leslie and Ben got for Ron from Hawaii, that's a nice callback and attention to detail

  • @siddhantbhosale5909
    @siddhantbhosale5909 Před 2 lety +79

    oh Ron... cool baby

  • @ryant1506
    @ryant1506 Před 2 lety +60

    I love that Ron has a 'go' bag! 😆

  • @ethanhorn6093
    @ethanhorn6093 Před rokem +5

    My favorite cold open weirdly is the Andy Piggyback riding. Something about Leslie not dismounting and letting him walk and talk the councilman (and him taking her seriously and making eye contact) is without question one of the most beautiful, dumb, and funniest things I have ever seen. It's so strangely charming to see government work be done with such a stupid premise.

  • @firiel2366
    @firiel2366 Před 2 lety +54

    Why is there no rice in this municipal government building 😭💀

  • @bullshark3771
    @bullshark3771 Před 2 lety +58

    The cones of Dunshire and accounting form episode is one of my personal favorites.

  • @banjobill8420
    @banjobill8420 Před rokem +16

    I wish they had done a 5 year reunion where the cast plays a game of Cones of Dunshire.

  • @mahriellafrancis6150
    @mahriellafrancis6150 Před 2 lety +35

    "piggy back bam piggy back bam maaaarrrrrk brendaaanawicz"

  • @ryanhanson7093
    @ryanhanson7093 Před 2 lety +51

    I love how Tammy 2 is actually Nick Offermans wife in real life

    • @parryyotter
      @parryyotter Před rokem +1

      I bet you thought we didn’t all know that for over a decade

    • @HuplesCat
      @HuplesCat Před rokem +2

      @@parryyotter I had no idea

  • @cgreen399
    @cgreen399 Před 2 lety +57

    We all need to be Ron Swanson and have an evacuation plan

    • @6JoJo6
      @6JoJo6 Před rokem

      You’re not a man if you don’t have a plan

  • @alltheprettyflowers
    @alltheprettyflowers Před rokem +11

    "just checking myself for scoliosis" 😂💀

  • @cherishmerritt877
    @cherishmerritt877 Před rokem +12

    Ben is a freaking genius- he came up with that in a WEEK. Seven days. Dude literally might be God. Not A God. THE God.

  • @gabriellealtman
    @gabriellealtman Před rokem +25

    I have ADHD and I see so much of myself in Ben, although that could just be because I'm also a huge nerd. I'd love to play cones of dunshire, it looks so fun.

    • @tommerker8063
      @tommerker8063 Před rokem +1

      i love tabletop games but cones of dunshire looks like a nightmare

  • @schubertuk
    @schubertuk Před 2 lety +60

    I love the Cones of Dunshire, and how Lesley so doesn't get it.

  • @riveroforchids
    @riveroforchids Před 2 lety +11

    I just realized that Leslie and Monica from Friends would get along so well

  • @mattypants
    @mattypants Před rokem +14

    Quite possibly one of the greatest shows ever made.

  • @cocotandon7115
    @cocotandon7115 Před 2 lety +21

    The game in reverse is actually pretty clever

  • @brandtcarroll9316
    @brandtcarroll9316 Před 2 lety +38

    I love the ex wife buggout bag 😂

  • @natskis
    @natskis Před rokem +6

    I love that the bug out bag has "Tammy 1" labelled on it... 😂

  • @elizabethrios1523
    @elizabethrios1523 Před 2 lety +14

    I think that leslie kind of liked it when tammy was doing the beef jerky thing

  • @TangoCharlie-mz8lh
    @TangoCharlie-mz8lh Před rokem +3

    The chaos of Ron fleeing is absolutely perfect

  • @biddnoro2736
    @biddnoro2736 Před 2 lety +10

    I love how the cones comes back later lol

  • @extrastorage4953
    @extrastorage4953 Před 2 lety +9

    ben says waffle mix then proceeds to hold up a can of cooking spray

  • @thesearchbegins
    @thesearchbegins Před rokem +12

    "The reception will be held in each of our individual houses alone." ROFLMAO

  • @ryanrapoza3795
    @ryanrapoza3795 Před rokem +4

    The Ron and Tammy conflict has to be my favorite part of this show.

  • @sondra2774
    @sondra2774 Před 2 lety +10

    7:49 WHEN DID YO GET A FISH?!!! 🐟

  • @Ve55el
    @Ve55el Před rokem +2

    ...I just think the fact they are married in real life makes Tammy and Ron even more funny...filming those scenes must've been a blast.

  • @madmax6470
    @madmax6470 Před 2 lety +16

    Whale tale whale tale! Run Ron!!!

  • @cloudwatcher608
    @cloudwatcher608 Před 2 lety +13

    “Oh! I’ll walk with you” 😂

  • @charlespettit7149
    @charlespettit7149 Před rokem +3

    Why is there no one talking about Leslie not knowing the weed plant in the gardening scene and Tom's response!😭😂

  • @davidbakin1953
    @davidbakin1953 Před 2 lety +6

    "Just let her tire herself out ..."

  • @vega.victor
    @vega.victor Před 2 lety +10

    I completely forgot Mark existed

  • @blokvader8283
    @blokvader8283 Před 2 lety +26

    How are Cones of Dunshire and John [Middle Name Redacted] Swanson niche?

  • @alaskawashington
    @alaskawashington Před rokem +5

    genuinely, I would buy the Cones of Dunshire so freaking fast.

  • @WitchlingFairyelle
    @WitchlingFairyelle Před rokem +3

    It was at 8:22-9:26 I realized when I first watched this show many years ago, I was an April Ludgate through and through, now I’m a Ben Wyatt. I’m not sure how that happened but I’m okay with it.

  • @Itz_Cliffy
    @Itz_Cliffy Před 2 lety +39

    Peak comedy

  • @TheOddTexan
    @TheOddTexan Před 2 lety +6

    those ludacris's are coming in great🤣

  • @thisisjuulz
    @thisisjuulz Před 10 měsíci

    I know this is super random and not the point of the video at all but I really love that little interaction between Leslie & Ann at the very beginning. I just adore their friendship so much.

  • @FernandoRomeroTirado
    @FernandoRomeroTirado Před 2 lety +14

    Cones of Sunshire needs to become something real.

    • @joculp
      @joculp Před rokem +1

      Legit, the cones of dunshire kickstarter is what got me into P&R

  • @lumberjackofalltrades
    @lumberjackofalltrades Před rokem +1

    *narrator voice* he proceeded to not throw it in the trash. he ended up publishing the game, then years later, he ended up wrecking some noobs who didn't believe he was the original creator

  • @whatupguys1
    @whatupguys1 Před rokem +2

    4:04 she's like a golden retriever in human form

  • @thisislegalright
    @thisislegalright Před rokem +1

    "the reception will be held at each of our individual houses, alone"

  • @andrewli2656
    @andrewli2656 Před 2 lety +31

    Just finished the show. Nice.

  • @madmax6470
    @madmax6470 Před 2 lety +17

    Ahhhh yes the cones of dunshire

  • @shefelldown1
    @shefelldown1 Před rokem +2

    Why is there no rice in this municipal government building is my favorite line.

  • @michaeleskridge8903
    @michaeleskridge8903 Před 2 lety +7

    the only thing on Ron's desktop is the trash icon

  • @vivianaespinoza5281
    @vivianaespinoza5281 Před 2 lety +11

    5:04-5:19
    Like Cj casagrande wanting a piggyback ride

  • @collineagen7524
    @collineagen7524 Před rokem +1

    3:30 is one of my favorite quotes. Why is there no rice in this government building!

  • @silverfawkes1219
    @silverfawkes1219 Před 2 lety +5

    Oh, Ron! Cool baby!

  • @johngifford7725
    @johngifford7725 Před rokem +1

    You can't love Ben, without first loving Leslie.

  • @VenerableBede2510
    @VenerableBede2510 Před 2 lety +10

    The justice of the peace that married Ron and Diane, was Mitch Daniel’s.

  • @TheFansOfFiction
    @TheFansOfFiction Před 11 měsíci

    I wish I had Ben's productivity and brand of procrastination. He even publishes the game and distributes it!

  • @arielbanks5557
    @arielbanks5557 Před 2 lety +4

    1:31 the Cypress Hill's

  • @henrikherkel3036
    @henrikherkel3036 Před 10 měsíci

    Honestly The Cones of Dunshire sounds like a great game

  • @ameliaf921
    @ameliaf921 Před rokem

    god this show is genuinely genius

  • @Vevulsbruh510
    @Vevulsbruh510 Před rokem

    Not go lie bro when Tammy slapped the jerky tho yeah that got me going 😂😂😂

  • @Monkey.D.Marimo
    @Monkey.D.Marimo Před 2 lety +6

    Ron is like a grown als dwight

  • @thesnowqueen89
    @thesnowqueen89 Před 2 lety +2

    the cones of dunshire is my favorite parks and rec opening

  • @Ponch2007
    @Ponch2007 Před 2 lety +5

    Still wondering what Roblox has to do with the Cones of Dunshire at 8:49

  • @melaniethompson8919
    @melaniethompson8919 Před rokem

    My fave was the puppy eating Ron’s mustache

  • @shaggybubbles8520
    @shaggybubbles8520 Před rokem +1

    John, middle name redacted swonson. He was born some time ago weighing multiple pounds and ounces

  • @void_thesilentmary9655
    @void_thesilentmary9655 Před rokem +1

    I love that Tammy 2 is his real wife

  • @ProjectLethargic
    @ProjectLethargic Před 2 lety +6

    I want to play cones of dunshire

  • @timmym4381
    @timmym4381 Před rokem

    The Cones of Dunshire is one of my favorite tabletop games.

  • @Smuelaham
    @Smuelaham Před 10 měsíci

    "why is there no rice in this municipal government building?"

  • @agustinrubinstein3221

    Cones of dunshire is my favourite running gag.

  • @idanlewenhoff2295
    @idanlewenhoff2295 Před 2 lety +6

    hey Ron
    cool baby

  • @Science-bi8dp
    @Science-bi8dp Před rokem

    I love how that it is wife in real life as she smacks the jerky on her face

  • @RobDawg1197
    @RobDawg1197 Před rokem

    1:48 you know that room was stankin

  • @Jakuboooooooooo
    @Jakuboooooooooo Před 2 lety +1

    I love this show so much