April getting her sh*t together over the course of 20 minutes | Parks and Recreation

April had one of the biggest evolutions throughout the parks tv show, so we wanted to share the journey of her career 🥺
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[@MISTAWULFY]

April having a complete anxiety attack about the government career path Leslie wanted for her is very relatable

[@FighteroftheNightman]

People like you crave attention

[@rickdeckard1075]

hey can any of the "5:5K" ppl that supposedly 'liked' this comment explain to me why there's a palladian arch in every show/movie of the last 70 years 3:15

[@miguelmarcos1971]

@@rickdeckard1075 bro chill

[@guysumpthin2974]

“Get your stupid cats out of here”

[@rickdeckard1075]

@@miguelmarcos1971 im absolute zero "bro." still dont explain the arch, "bro."

[@slithbackle]

Responding to "you hate it here", with "so do you" at a job interview is a real power move.

[@h3rpad3rpacifilis]

And probably the best play you can do with Ron. If there's anything Ron ever gives way to, its power moves.

[@maximillian875]

Andy’s career development is by far the best. I mean, he started off living in a PIT.

[@miquelr2353]

"By far the hardest thing about living in a pit is... keeping my suit pressed" 😂

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@miquelr2353 Let's be fair: he had work, so he could feed himself; it's surprisingly easy to find clean water to drink and wash with if you know what you're doing (okay he definitely doesn't if I'm being honest), but it would be _damn_ hard to keep a suit pressed in a pit.

[@laurabos661]

Except Andy mostly got lucky and April actually started to put in effort. That's the main difference.

[@miquelr2353]

@@CrayTom they should hire more people living in pits that might help with the homeless problem. Cant see them doing worse than people we have now

[@auturgicflosculator2183]

@@CoralCopperHead A flat surface, a some water and your hands would do. A little white vinegar wouldn't hurt. There's plenty of garbage in the pit, I'm sure he could manage.

[@raylampert1243]

I love the father-daughter relationship between Ron and April.

[@juliaseibs8840]

@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist4 ok

[@Yewtewba]

​@@juliaseibs8840clicked on the use; in deserving cases, the account terminated screen is a beautiful thing.

[@asdfghjsdfgg1841]

I love that April was going to fill the printer 1 sheet at a time when Jerry/etc asked her to refill it.

[@FM-gu5kt]

Gary

[@XxGamer42069xX]

@@FM-gu5ktjerry

[@annabeatrizzimmermann7708]

Jerry/etc is wild lol

[@digitalradiohacker]

@@FM-gu5kt Thanks for the clarification, Micheal.

[@thestarkissthesun]

What do you mean by Jerry/etc 🤣🤣🤣

[@asiawaffles6916]

I had forgotten that Andy convinced Ron to bring April back to work. The friendships in this show are the best!

[@theredpriest]

April: I'm evil. Leslie: I know... April: And I hate everything. Leslie: I know, I know you do...

[@joeschmoe6516]

I love how very few people get the best of April - my favorite being when Chris Traeger's positivity overwhelms April's negativity by A LOT, and she's forced to accept a Post-It compliment!

[@heavyhebrew]

GREAT JOB!

[@ODISeth]

April’s journey is one that so many young adults need to go on tbh. Most of us just kinda get stuck in whatever decision either us or our parents made for us back in high school and… that’s not right for everyone. I went into psychology for years cause that was my college major, and it wasn’t right for me. It takes guts to re-examine and acknowledge that you want and deserve a better life for yourself. Even though the “American Service Foundation” doesn’t exist, there are plenty of similar organizations out there to help identify someone’s interests and get them on the right career path for them, and I HIGHLY encourage anyone who wants better for themselves to look into said programs.

[@fatmaalthani9618]

Or even roadblocks like family limiting you from going into another field, even if you know you want to.

[@CoralCopperHead]

Problem: you need the motivation first. I didn't pursue _any_ post-secondary education because literally none of it appealed to me, now I'm in my mid-30s existing as a rent-free live-in maid (who doesn't do their job properly, if I'm behind honest) for my senior parents. The only reason for me to earn an income is to keep myself alive, but my parents' pension is enough to sustain the three of us and I don't really have any other reason to stay alive after they check out.

[@LiaaaaaaaaAAAAAHH]

Right she’s kind of the opposite of Jim from the office in the best way

[@chebaca8]

@@CoralCopperHead Bruh are you good?

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@chebaca8 Nope, kind of upset that I didn't off myself when I was 25, 'cause that was when I originally planned on doing it -- then I put it off until I was 30, and sunuvabitch, I still didn't get around to doing it. At this point I'm pretty sure I won't actually off myself and waste away instead, even if I can fully acknowledge that's worse than just slamming a knife into my throat. Thanks for asking though.

[@pranamamawadaputra146]

One thing for sure, Parks and Recreation is that one series that developed all of their characters greatly and equally. They only did wrong Tom.

[@nobody-qc7xc]

elaborate?

[@redacted8567]

@@nobody-qc7xcI’m gonna guess it’s the change in characterization. At the beginning of the series he was a normal guy with a boring job and personal life who was playing the straight man to Leslie’s eccentricity. Then as the series went on, Tom became more eccentric then Leslie, and turned into selfish, whiny little scumbag with comically decadent tastes. I also noticed his voice got higher pitched, which doesn’t have much to do with characterization, it’s just obnoxious.

[@repealthepatriotact]

Did wrong?? They tapped into Aziz's depth as a comic and elevated him into a hilarious character with more and more goofy side-story lines. Are you on drugs?

[@pranamamawadaputra146]

@@repealthepatriotact i like his character until the end, but his story not so much, his love life is too comical, Ann, Lucy, all no depth at all. Even at the end of the series, while everyone is in their major success, Tom went bankrupt, and success because of his book about failure. I dont like it, since everyone literally major success, even Jerry is major until his retirement to death.

[@pranamamawadaputra146]

@@redacted8567 exactly, he's a cool guy with boring job at first, with lot sarcasm. At the end he's a narcissist guy (which I still like) but also the most unlucky guy on earth. Its sad. He could get better ending with became an world agent of vaganza or anything fancier, instead became a success writer about characters book

[@kalombe]

The Mother & Daughter relationship of Leslie & April is the best!!

[@NickGreyden]

April and Andy had the best character arcs of the series. Granted they had the furthest to travel, but it was still great. Ron and Donna will always be my favs, but God damn that was some great character writing.

[@TheMexicanKnight]

😊

[@BlackDiamond2718]

But its still embarrassing that she had a crush on him

[@NickGreyden]

@@BlackDiamond2718 They're married!

[@BlackDiamond2718]

@@NickGreyden still…

[@NickGreyden]

@@BlackDiamond2718 :)

[@ZulqarnainAidil]

Can we have a moment to appreciate how great a mentor Tom can be?

[@KristianRobertsen]

Dude hated himself but loved everyone else

[@SunGawdRa]

A true life coach!

[@pwnstarryan5265]

We all need a friend like Leslie Knope.

[@unknown_limes]

The further into my 20s I get, the more I relate to April's journey. I'm currently 23 and working in a job I kinda fell backwards into after graduating from college last spring, honestly really similar to how April got her job as Ron's Assistant. It's a nice spot to be in, I like the people I'm working with plenty, but four months in, I already know I'm not going to be working there five years from now. This work will never make me fully happy. I just hope I can find the right people to help me when I'm ready to move on like April did.

[@pap-fr]

Work isn't supposed to make you happy and almost never will.

[@thomasgerhart4333]

@@pap-fr I dunno man, I'm currently earning minimum wage doing something that I really don't want to do for more than a couple of months but there is some real contentment (even borderline happiness) when I do something difficult and do it right. It certainly isn't always that way but I've been severely depressed before with zero motivation at all so just ...doing... feels pretty good right now.

[@Maya_hee]

​@@pap-frThis is the mindset that's killing the world. Its perfectly possible to have work that makes you happy. Are you saying that human beings are meant to be in constant misery and unhappiness 24/7? I say 24/7 because the stress of work life affects home life too, there is no escape.

[@michaelvigil3436]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@Maya_heeThey didn’t say it’s not possible to be happy at work, they said that’s not the purpose of work which is true. If you are happy or have fun at your job that’s great but they aren’t paying you to be happy or have fun, they are paying you to work and the purpose of work isn’t to make you happy or have fun. If anything is killing the world it’s your mindset, many of the most important jobs for society are not fun for anyone. Also the idea that doing work that isn’t fun means it will be stressful and then further elaborating that this stress must also come home with you because there is no escape from it. If happiness is your goal in life then you will be disappointed, even if you get the funnest job in the world and it makes you happy you won’t always be happy. When tragedy strikes you will be lost if you make happiness your priority in life.

[@michellelea8511]

Work doesn’t make you happy; you make yourself happy. Work is work, that’s why you get paid for it. Don’t do work you absolutely hate by all means but seeking happiness in a career is a fools errand. Find something that challenges you or at least you find somewhat interesting; have interests and relationships to round out your life… that’s where the sweet spot is. There is no perfect job.

[@needleheadned]

Her whimper at 4:18 is my favorite April moment of the entire series.

[@porkrind]

"As I've known about you... for the past 20 seconds... this is your dream!" Crisp Ratt was always my favorite character.

[@nosferat-ew]

Crisp Ratt 🤣

[@Tuning3434]

@@nosferat-ew also know as Owen Thunderguns

[@jamesalan3450]

Yes, that may have been the funniest line in this compilation.

[@ChrisG_90]

Ron wanted April as an assistant. Goes out and gets her attention specifically - gives her the job details with no realistic way of applying or contacting him.

[@Movman82]

Nah he just doesn't care enough and wouldn't give his personal information out.

[@Pds-yn1hx]

Ron: “in the eight years I’ve been here, I’ve saved the taxpayers over 150 grand” is an underrated joke.

[@whaddup5417]

You can’t convince me that the scene by the reflection pool where she tells Leslie she’s been a role model didnt have some real vibes coming from Aubrey speaking to Amy.

[@geniosityfilms]

That's EXACTLY what it was

[@testypresidentgaming]

"Im really glad i married you" "yea we made a good decision on that one" lol best sitcom couple

[@jusjerm]

The cat lady @6:43 is one of my favorite random citizen scenes

[@jrsimeon02]

Leslie's the best cheerleader anyone could ever have.

[@agentscarn7270]

7:24 why does Tom always say puppy like that? Lmao

[@soggytoenail]

he’s soouuuthern

[@billsoules]

Cuz it’s cue-oot😊

[@missesdimplez]

god, I wish I had a badass inspiring woman in my life like Leslie

[@michaelvigil3436]

How is she badass and why is she inspiring to you?

[@theunholysmirk]

I wish I had a badass, inspiring woman like in my life like Ron Swanson

[@michaelvigil3436]

@@theunholysmirk Good joke, poor delivery

[@user-tl9ji5pd7t]

@@michaelvigil3436 it's always the least funny people who complain other people aren't funny enough

[@relaxation_and_tax_evasion]

​​@@user-tl9ji5pd7tyeah exactly, like who the hell does that guy think he is. CEO of comedy over here

[@andrewzakrzewski2770]

As crazy as Leslie is, she loves with all her heart. She is ambitious and quirky in an establishment that usually only likes ambitious. Quirky nowadays Fetterman has us covered.

[@steakknives]

I always hoped I'd meet someone like April. And then I realized that girl was there the whole time. We're married now.

[@lineetta]

I’ve always appreciated the realism of April ending up in a career path that had nothing to do with any of her big interests as a teen / young adult, but that nonetheless fit her skills and the type of work she liked doing. It would have been easy for the writers to put her in an office job that had something to do with animals, but they didn’t, and I like that. She can be passionate about animals without making that her job!

[@robertasanchez2929]

"Job: assistant to a man. Low pay. Apply at Parks Department. "😂

[@sminthian]

I actually think April should have gone the mortician route.

[@coralcreates]

Same

[@alphanerd7221]

She isn't strong enough.

[@GHMYahooka]

ive seen six feet under she would be awful at that job

[@CausticLemons7]

Leslie Knope is the inspiration of a generation.

[@klubchez5224]

Leslie the stereotypical work boomer. Her relationship with April is how boomers wanted there kids to follow the passions.

[@GATguy98]

4:56 how come none of you told me Gina was in an episode of Parks and Rec, you JAGWEEDS?!

[@jcompton3947]

Also wrote some episodes of Parks and Rec!

[@weskerrun4647]

Who are you talking to?

[@Kevin_Kennelly]

This is one of the best 'April' videos I've ever seen. Good job Parks and Recreation channel.

[@Kevin_Kennelly]

During their unstructured chat time, when Leslie hands April the "April Ludgate-Dwyer's Official Five-Year Plan". 14:01 Freeze that frame. There is an 'About the Author' section, with a photo of Leslie.

[@zeynepyucekaya]

😂😂😂

[@giamiramontes5639]

This is amazing

[@LiaaaaaaaaAAAAAHH]

They should make a compilation of Ron being the best and worst Libertarian

[@drazicmilosovic1065]

Whiskey - you need to drink more whiskey. Then the paradox will vanish.

[@pocketinfinity6733]

you mean the bestest libertarian?

[@LordBloodraven]

"Marchtember Oneteenth." That visitor was seriously contemplating if he was in a dream or that girl was crazy.

[@v23451]

one of my fav character developments

[@kochen821]

I love how Ann trying so hard to make April like her 😂

[@lipz1399]

I feel like i’m going through the motions April did when she didn’t know what to do with her life and thought everything was just dumb and pointless, shes such a comfort character and it’s kind of nice to see them experience things you are experiencing even if its not real.

[@sayakchoudhury9711]

I am surprised seeing Tom genuinely trying to help someone who is not named Jean Ralphio!!

[@domtom010]

Love the mother-daughter relationship with April and Leslie

[@user1point0]

I like Leslie basically saying "you don't need my help but I'll help you anyways" and recognizing that she's in a position where she can help a subordinate and accepts it. Too many lesser people would just absolve themselves of that responsibility by saying "you don't need help" and patting themselves on the back for being "inspiring". You want ppl to feel empowered but the truth is from the day you were born til the day you die, you will not get anywhere without help

[@lizzlocke3130]

Two of the funniest women in the world why do all their scenes make me want to cry!!?

[@brunolapointe66]

"Urgh, mom!" Leslie is everyone's mom

[@slingshot1961]

The whole "ANN SUCKS" on her fingernails had me dying with laughter!

[@salomonrael8117]

18:00 April calling Leslie mom 🥰🥺

[@nathangaspacio6128]

12:05 April almost breaks character

[@misterchubbikins]

"I get to tell people what to do and then send them far away from me"

[@wolfsburgjetta2010]

7:55 "The internet" most accurate line muttered in that show

[@lr5497]

I had no idea how much i needed this video

[@ALulzyApprentice]

This is so wholesome!

[@bobsnow6242]

Good thing nobody at the animal adoption event knew Spuds Mackenzie was actually a girl. Would have blown Donna's carefully-constructed web of lies.

[@MartinToms]

I lost it at June 50th 😆 Never seen this show, but now I think I might.

[@steakknives]

You should. It's better than The Office in my opinion, but it's at least as good.

[@drepus]

You’re in for a fun ride.

[@normannisbet1213]

April 😍 makes me feel light headed & giddy all over. I love her crazy eyes, her inadequacy uuhhh swoon!

[@non_brewed_condiment]

Corporate Glow Up sounds like something that would be on an bulletin board focused on team building and it makes me want to drown.

[@pat2rome]

I see it being used as part of a rebrand, but same reaction lol

[@Lew114]

One of my favorite shows ever.

[@chuucake]

april having a corporate glow up

[@ahsrav0]

I wish they had included the scenes with ben and with chris. I think they helped her a lot too

[@ezmony6950]

The Cat being in Boogie Nights had me weak

[@brentamador171]

4:44 she looks adorable especially the way her hair is. You can really see her whole face including her big eyes ❤

[@JenniferPChung]

I couldn't stop smiling the whole way through BUT! I super smiled towards the end when April spoke with Les. after the DC scene. Then at the talent agency. Great job picking these scenes and ending with that.

[@yaboiii7085]

This show always makes me so emotional. It’s so relatable and not fake. One of the best shows ever created

[@TheTribalgame]

Why is she so adorable

[@growlerthedog]

Aliens appear behind April at 1:11

[@globbyakaweirdjellyguy954]

I love April and the fact she still kept her weirdness after all that time while also opening up more and allowing other people into her life.🥰🩷 Just love the proud smiles Ron gives April when she keeps him from having to deal with work and people.😊❤

[@EatCarbs]

I just love April

[@123cp8]

Every time I see P&R, I’m reminded of how much I’d like a friend like Leslie 😂

[@mi_jan]

I cried twice through this video

[@SaraMGodois]

The good thing about reels and not long youtube videos is that we can understand a whole show without watching. I love parks and recreation and never saw one episode. Love Leslie crazy exciment, Tom been just kind of cool and realistic and the fact they had triplets, April crazy darkness dating Andy the golden retriever. Ron having crazy exes named Tammy and the fact he can smell one of them but them he find Diane who is great and normal. And Chris been unrealistic positive and likeable by random peoole. And Anne been the most normal one and so nice. And because i didn't really watched, i keep seeing nice stuff from this show i never saw before 😂

[@user-gb3vi4gs5r]

Tom is not Leslies husband.

[@GHMYahooka]

the ads are way too long, they used to be 5 seconds and now they're 8-15 its bs, if any companies are reading this if you put ads on videos i will never spend money with you...looking at you expedia!

[@danieldeystar2213]

Gina. Causing problems. The usual 😊

[@muditafeeler8271]

Aww this made me cry a little

[@esbuenodun]

Ron: How many meeting do I have today? April: 93… Ron: uuuugggghhhhh… okay. Loved him ever since 😂😂😂

[@radmyp.804]

April and Ron Swanson father&daughter vibe😊 I Neeeeed friend like Leslie in my life

[@captainpayne172]

"What did he say?" "I don't recall." "Fine I'll come back."

[@nolansbrickcreations]

Ron is the best character, a claymore, shotgun, and a goddam tank trap in his OFFICE

[@G1376LOVE]

Now I have to go back and binge the show again

[@scottcates]

The cool thing is, we all know an April we love🥰

[@barryschalkwijk9388]

i love April hugging Leslie.

[@ariobumi]

Should've included the scene when Craig gave her a wake up call about her coming from an intern to working in the Parks dept

[@georgiegan]

April would probably be working retail at a mall if she hadn't been in the parks department.

[@starcrafter13terran]

Best assistant ever!!!

[@lucystoner]

"Here is April, the greatest human being ever!"

[@someshsasidharan4983]

Well we do need people like Leslie.

[@davidvaldezjr5546]

"Marchtember Oneteenth?!?!"😂😂😂

[@Snoozems]

I wish everyone had a Leslie Knope lol

[@pp-vf8ls]

Amy really like her old sister, helping when her younger sister wants to move with her life

[@genericbee1902]

17:51 And she still carries the pillow with her

[@ElenarMT]

Ron and April are THE BEST

[@silentblackhole]

What an awesome show!!

[@user-un9ez4wo5p]

April: ‘So I have to be your slave or something?’ Leslie: ‘No you have to be my friend’ April: ‘NO! THAT IS SO MUCH WORSE! Best comment, looks like a whole generation feels understood 😂

[@Idkanymorelol.]

Leslie and Ron are like April's second parents lol (platonically ofc)

[@addie_is_me]

I don't know this show at all except that I do now know I love April to pieces!!

[@Mungojerry310]

“Whhhhaaaaa ?!?! This cat was in boogie nights ?!!?” 😂

[@tyson31415]

The character arcs made this show stand out.

[@sweetyeetus]

"I just figured I might as well get paid for being here." See how she and Ron father/daughter bond. Riiiggghhht 😚

[@CarissaMurphy]

That was beautiful

[@frogswurld]

I love this show.

[@jaymac7349]

“This looks like an ad for nothing” 😂

[@LoganSmith-wu9uv]

Was that Gina lintetti?!? 5:00 love all the little cameos

[@THEMAX00000]

That was the fastest 20 minutes of my life

[@anonymoushuman8443]

April is so relatable omg