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

[@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.

[@2stump944]

0:52

[@GetFitEatRight]

@@h3rpad3rpacifilis Its funny because he's only like this when working for the government. He makes millions doing just about anything private sector.

[@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.

[@asiawaffles6916]

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

[@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 🤣🤣🤣

[@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.

[@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!

[@MrDonkrypton]

@@heavyhebrew HELP!

[@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 "6K" 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."

[@acleanpairofsocks]

One of the things I really appreciate about this show is that not everything works out. They built up April getting accepted into that college, but then she dropped it bc she wasn’t feeling it. And Chris the perfect man struggling with depression and anxiety. Even Ann going through romantic crises and dating like 10 guys in a row and realizing she’s just been adopting their interests and hobbies and doesn’t really know herself that well. Very realistic and relatable stuff.

[@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!

[@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.

[@graemeholland1315]

Seeing Gina Lynnetti appearing at parks and rec just to heckle is perfectly in character.

[@eller594]

was the character actually gina cuz that would be awesome

[@SilkBuckets]

Her deliveries are so good 😂

[@harpsichordjass4670]

Gina Lynnetti is a parks and rec character who routinely escapes into other shows

[@eller594]

@@harpsichordjass4670 gina linetti transcends the limits of television

[@kalombe]

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

[@Pds-yn1hx]

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

[@jeremesmith9266]

lol it really is. What’s the pay scale? Under 19,000$ a year? LOL

[@Maxsmack]

@@jeremesmith9266for a part time assistant in 2009 that’d make sense

[@AHModuckTube]

​​​@@jeremesmith926618,750 grand per year, 1562.5 grand per month, 63 to 71 dollars per day, 7 to 8 dollars per hour(9 to 6 job) Edit: yes. For a 2008 2010 financial crisis ridden period makes sense.

[@chrisjeaaalbertos3802]

I don't see what the joke is

[@dhammaboy1203]

Ron should stay in character & run for President!

[@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

[@theredpriest]

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

[@LordBloodraven]

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

[@Empr.Palpatine]

And the way she just ended the sentence with "Does that work, sir?" In a normal sweet voice but with a sociopathic stone face is just so hilariously odd to me😅

[@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.

[@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!

[@sabin97]

i honestly had forgotten about those moments. it really surprised me.

[@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 :)

[@ImTMZ]

I'll never get over Tom saying, "puppy" 😂

[@pwnstarryan5265]

We all need a friend like Leslie Knope.

[@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.

[@bradenharris8718]

@@Movman82 they’re saying not even he realized it, it was his subconscious making sure it was April.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@slingshot1961]

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

[@Kevin_Kennelly]

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

[@jusjerm]

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

[@jrsimeon02]

Leslie's the best cheerleader anyone could ever have.

[@needleheadned]

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

[@testypresidentgaming]

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

[@friskecrisps8038]

"I just figured I might as well get paid while I'm here" Such an underrated line

[@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.

[@lizzlocke3130]

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

[@imshadi]

There's a lot of real love there. I think Amy was kind of a real mentor for Aubrey. I love them both.

[@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

[@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.

[@kdelfino1767]

Congrats dude!

[@domtom010]

Love the mother-daughter relationship with April and Leslie

[@agentscarn7270]

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

[@soggytoenail]

he’s soouuuthern

[@billsoules]

Cuz it’s cue-oot😊

[@Dctctx]

It’s supposed to be a funny running joke. But like everything else about Tom, it’s not funny.

[@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

[@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.

[@v23451]

one of my fav character developments

[@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?

[@MirandolinaAmaldin]

​@@weskerrun4647the Jagweeds

[@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

[@sayakchoudhury9711]

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

[@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?

[@sminthian]

I actually think April should have gone the mortician route.

[@timberdoodle7657]

Same

[@alphanerd7221]

She isn't strong enough.

[@GHMYahooka]

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

[@robertasanchez2929]

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

[@brunolapointe66]

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

[@naga88-u5n]

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

[@Vivozie-alt]

Not her foreshadowing agatha all along 😂 16:55

[@wolfsburgjetta2010]

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

[@RaikouGaming3D]

LOL April at 17:00 foreshadowing her role as Rio in Agatha All Along

[@XxdextriousxX]

Honestly when it comes to important life and work decisions someone like Leslie is a great person to be friends and get help from. Not only are they smart but also very supportive uplifting and approachable. It can be very hard as adults and embarrassing to ask for this kind of help

[@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

[@Robbbrwn]

The look on Alyssa’s face when Leslie said she was gonna make her another pillow was priceless 😂

[@furbyhasteeth]

Andy being amazed by the animals fake celebrity stories is so funny

[@ahsrav0]

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

[@misterchubbikins]

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

[@BUDDYCB4]

😂😂😂

[@scotttrieglaffmusic]

This was like watching a Netflix documentary about Aprils life 😊 Please make more!!!

[@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.

[@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 😂

[@MINSAESTELI]

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!

[@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.

[@captainpayne172]

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

[@jaybou007]

Ron standing in his office and staring at Jerry as Jerry wants a chat about his desk will always get to me.

[@TheTribalgame]

Why is she so adorable

[@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

[@marenstoeber7719]

she said she was an actual witch. she wasnt lying.

[@solokalnesaltam3015]

9:08 "...I'm kinda just fracking for friendship" Great line

[@LvesJoyce]

Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker.When someone receives us with open-hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our spirits expand.

[@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.

[@MateusChristopher]

The genuine support is so beautiful

[@yaboiii7085]

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

[@nolansbrickcreations]

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

[@danieldeystar2213]

Gina. Causing problems. The usual 😊

[@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.😊❤

[@pp-vf8ls]

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

[@ezmony6950]

The Cat being in Boogie Nights had me weak

[@radmyp.804]

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

[@ClaireHicks-g4q]

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

[@salomonrael8117]

18:00 April calling Leslie mom 🥰🥺

[@nathangaspacio6128]

12:05 April almost breaks character

[@SpentToken]

Where is the phone?

[@CedricThompson-s7t]

The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.

[@ArtlyssaG]

2:23 aw she felt so bad lol

[@thetruthalways7136]

Marchtemberoneteenth I’ll never forget 😂

[@Lew114]

One of my favorite shows ever.

[@Mungojerry310]

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

[@lucystoner]

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

[@chuucake]

april having a corporate glow up

[@lr5497]

I had no idea how much i needed this video

[@ItzJennyWenny]

This is my favorite show and April has one of the best arcs in tv and the end makes me sob every time

[@EnycmaPie]

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

[@oldsharkbythesea3962]

Don’t Lose Your Temper! Don’t Lose Your Temper! …Because I’d Hate You to Grow Mild! 🎶

[@growlerthedog]

Aliens appear behind April at 1:11

[@bloomazda3]

8:32 This frame is the classic April Ludgate/Aubrey Plaza look - beautiful but sinister at the same same time.

[@123cp8]

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

[@ALulzyApprentice]

This is so wholesome!

[@scottcates]

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

[@genericbee1902]

17:51 And she still carries the pillow with her

[@VincentCamp-nr5fo]

Genuine sincerity opens people's hearts, while manipulation causes them to close.

[@jaymac7349]

“This looks like an ad for nothing” 😂

[@marvelsomething1952]

the character dynamics between all members of the main cast is the biggest thing that this show does better than the office