Ben Moves In With April and Andy | Parks and Recreation

[@stonewalljackson2734]

I like the fact that Ben kept faith in Andy and April after he got shot by marshmallows

[@etherealsalad2698]

well there was a 30% chance they'd both die so it could've been worse

[@justsomeguy2967]

Yep

[@MauiWowieOwie]

was before, but they did buy most(or some) of the stuff he told them to get!

[@NormAppleton]

because he's an adult

[@e.s._berry]

I just bought vegan minis!

[@ARVETDEG]

I love that Ben did succeed in teaching them how to adult and did become responsible

[@KrypticWarrior2]

oh thank god lol

[@tommyslamp9227]

,,You always seperate your darks from whites.” ,,That’s racist.”

[@manulito2]

The line itself is semi-funny. But Aubrey Plaza's delivery is just flawless

[@loudtaste1046]

Made laugh so hard

[@hydraxc2478]

Thousandth like haha.

[@arkay238]

There was a joke like that in All in the Family.

[@slewone4905]

THis is how I was taught how to do the laundry. Year 1 Separate the whites from the colored clothing's. Year 2 Separate the color clothing with lights and dark Year 3 separate the reds from the other color year 4 separate the delicates (WHICH I HAVE NONE because I'm a dude. ) Year 5 separate the pants from the other laundry. My laundry now consist my underwear , with a few white shirts. 3 red items, a small pile of work pants. a small pile of Jeans that are not to be washed that often. (suggestion now is to freeze them or spritz it with booze) A grey and light blue pile. And a black and dark blue pile with an occasional brown. Oh wait, I also forgot another rule. things with zipper are to be separated, because it causes more wear and tear on other clothes.

[@Lilsweetings]

Ben really taught them how to grow up. I’m so happy to see everyone’s character development in this show omg

[@Merjia]

This is what happens when two manic pixie dream girls date eachother.

[@MrCaboose]

It's funny to watch but to actually be Ben in this situation is a nightmare. You live with two adult children who don't know or don't care about the basics of functioning as people because you have no where else to go. It would suck so bad.

[@77arceus]

Oh deer

[@schmassbinder]

Someone's been watching the take.

[@katiee2682]

Speaking from personal experience, I can confirm that that’s 100% accurate lol

[@rhettorical]

I was married to one. DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID

[@vraven-tc6cg]

I don't know how he kept a straight face while getting shot by marshmallows lol

[@b-ratedideas8560]

"I,d say there is a 30% chance they both die."

[@ShadowElite646]

Honestly that's pretty accurate to how all my friends lived in their first apartments/rented houses in college. No freezing their bills, but general mess, empty keg on the floor. Washing dishes was basically a game of chicken among the roommates.

[@CraigGrande]

The scene where they’re eating turkey chili for breakfast out of frisbees is the most accurate early 20s vibes

[@aprilfaith765]

I know right! 😸 lol

[@MaciejBogdanStepien]

Andy's parents must have been two truly happy people.

[@yasinemirmenekse9020]

andy's father is dead for sure. never mentions his mother tho.

[@Red_1911]

Dad? You’re alive? What the hell

[@mattpaul173]

Either that or his parents were miserable misers that hated each other, and Andy felt like he had to be happy all the time.

[@heshwuan]

Andy's parents were the type of people that piss off their neighbors constantly.

[@coolst0rybruh]

his dad was a planet that put a tumor in his mother.

[@Logan_Baron]

Honestly that's pretty accurate to how all my friends lived in their first apartments/rented houses in college. No freezing their bills, but general mess, empty keg on the floor. Washing dishes was basically a game of chicken among the roommates.

[@friedrice207]

this makes me feel a little better about the state of my apartment LOL

[@rdtworld9720]

Speak for yourself. I froze my bills!

[@kristjanveski]

0:57 "You know it's not free, right? It's important to me that you know it's not free.." All said in a look.

[@delusionsalyer]

Sometime utilities included in the rent.

[@ssgoko88]

@@delusionsalyer water, not power. At least in the 21st century, I'm sure some dinosaur wants to tell me about the 80s but yeah

[@Lana-dt1se]

@@ssgoko88 I live in nyc in a building where I don’t need to pay electricity, it’s pretty common

[@CGBalla1014]

@@Lana-dt1se this is clearly a house, and not an apartment building in a big city. I’d say, in houses it is pretty common to have to pay for electricity, along with other utilities, separate from the rent of living in the house. When you’re in a big city, your situation is probably more common.

[@Swiftbow]

@@delusionsalyer Even if it's included in the rent, it's still not free. You're just paying for it via the rent.

[@3manthing]

"So you always separate your lights from your darks..." "That's racist."😂😂😂

[@Sam19509]

Lol Ben could probably easily afford his own apartment rental, condo or even a house. He easily makes six figures working for the governement but he wants roommates because he is lonely.

[@greengiant1017]

No. Because this show has quite a bad script.

[@EternalShadow1667]

GreenGiant but hilarious improv

[@greengiant1017]

@@EternalShadow1667 yes i like it its funny but some bad scripting parts ruins it..it could had been a big sucess if writing been more logical

[@Sam19509]

@FlappableBean yes most make six figures if they work full time especially city managers and people in the finance department. And lol the ones that make less than six figures likely are pretty close and make it over the edge if you were to appraise the value of their health insurance the government pays for.

[@JotaC]

@@Sam19509 at that stage on the show, he was just starting a new job in a low position. In the end of the series he was probably making 6 figures, but definitely not at that point.

[@plastikkman]

If you ever speak to me in spanish please use the formal 'usted' - 😂

[@Liusila]

Leandro Femia Except she pronounced it with “th” completely incorrectly.

[@plastikkman]

@@Liusila It's just a funny remark...

[@Blue24675]

@@Liusila It's not that serious. It's a common mistake.

[@justinthesen5896]

Its funny because she speaks Portuguese not Spanish.

[@icarus4631]

@@justinthesen5896 Aubrey speaks potuguese?

[@e_cabrera_0455]

Ben - Mature & Responsible Older Brother April - Chaotic, Evil Middle Child Andy - The innocent youngest, fun & kind hearted kid

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

Siblings 2 and 3 have been doing a lot of things they shouldn't be doing with each other then, lol.

[@KrXYT]

@@theevilascotcompany9255 Evil meets innocent lol

[@vapingfury4460]

​@@theevilascotcompany9255huh?

[@justinbryan6249]

​@@vapingfury4460They're saying that Andy and April can't be siblings in this scenario because they're sleeping with each other.

[@vapingfury4460]

@@justinbryan6249 no they're implying that they are incestuous

[@en273]

I’m really worried they might not have de-iced the freezer in a while.

[@anna8328]

what makes you say that....

[@Lorkisen]

You're supposed to de-ice a freezer?

[@anna8328]

@@Lorkisen You... don't know you should once in a while de-ice the freezer?

[@Lorkisen]

@@anna8328 Kind of, I remove the ice when it starts to annoy me. It takes up space in the freezer, reduces the effectivity the freezer, etc. But I remove it mostly because it gets in the way. I like clean lines, ice accumulation can limit my ability to organize things in an aesthetically pleasing manner. OCD is my primary reason for cleaning in general :P

[@flameace78]

@@Lorkisen That, my friend, is the definition of de-icing a freezer.

[@specifikmc]

"Well they both make bubbles sooooooo...."

[@karmabum21]

he delivered that line perfectly

[@clansymbiont8688]

As a kid, I used to heat up marbles (the transparent ones with, or without, the swirls), then carefully put them in cold water. The exterior of the marbles would remain smooth, but the interior would crack beautifully. They looked like jewels. Unfortunately, if they're hit by another marble, or if they fall to the floor, they'll shatter.

[@bbittercoffee]

Have you ever thought about making swords, per chance?

[@Mikael0]

1:28 that face always kills me.

[@etcetraetcetra3173]

I curious to how Andy upbringing was like.

[@johntowers1213]

I think he was raised by Labradors .....which would explain a lot .

[@devxv]

I think he's got 5 elder brothers maybe 4, you can see them in the wedding episode, those big guys standing behind him, they're his brothers

[@CountTentacula]

Evidently his father was absent...deceased, actually, is the mot juste.

[@jbwarner8626]

@@CountTentacula Well, there was the episode where he took the police exam and they asked him what he'd do if he pulled over his own father for speeding. "I'd say something like, 'Oh my god, Dad! You're alive?! What the hell?! ...Also, do you know where my catcher's mitt is?'"

[@michaelgarcia1328]

Realistically with no dad his mom probably worked a lot so him and his brothers probably raised themselves which explains why he is so childish

[@ll-xz8yi]

Love how innocently April smiles when Andy asks if he wants to move in tonight Like she's trying to sell herself because she knows they can't afford rent

[@pat2rome]

And I love the brief pause as Ben tries to figure out if that's preferable to bedbugs

[@TaseenSaqeeb]

April broke character when she spits out the gum.

[@RishiShahSays]

Probably an improv.

[@MondeSerenaWilliams]

@Rose Marine if you really observe it, you can see that she didn't spit it out to Andy's mouth.

[@CaptnMexico21]

@Rose Marine if you look closely she actually just spit to the side of his mouth.

[@wholelottacreed6806]

@@CaptnMexico21 that was dissapointing

[@feedingthetroll]

The fact ths she did not spit it in is mouth is reassuring because it was so much not sexy at all and a disgusting move that i had to scroll down the comment to see if someone else see the totally not hot thing tha did not awoken strange feeling inside my innerself.

[@vVRichardVv]

3:07 come on, that had to be improvised

[@NATIK001]

I think so too, the look Chris gives the camera screams "woah, okay we are continuing ... cool" and then trying to play off breaking the scene for a moment.

[@joeschmoe2697]

Yeah agreed

[@chebaca8]

@@NATIK001 well to be fair, in this show they are constantly aware of the camera

[@carpediemearth]

Aubrey said in an interview that they were allowed to improv on set and some of it would make it in the episodes.

[@Gubalicious]

That noise when Ben stands on something 😂😂😂 it's the sound of squalor

[@jackystone]

Chris Pratt started out as a small role, but then became the funniest character and main reason why we watch Parks and Rec!

[@harrisonthecarguy3734]

He was originally supposed to be a side character

[@monarch8086]

That’s not why I watch….

[@jacksputrid]

He didn't have to be there id still watch your tripping

[@therabbithat]

and him and Aubry got on so well they had to make the characters date because they wanted them to have scenes together and on TV you can't have platonic friendships

[@justskiddingaround-idontkn7519]

@@therabbithat Ron and Leslie?

[@izsobel]

not a single soul: andy: it’s cute right?

[@theunbalancedcharge2077]

Is he wrong though?

[@josedelgado3348]

Any time i do something dumb, i say to my wife “it’s pretty cute right?” She just rolls her eyes.

[@JayGamerShow]

These 3 definitely have a sibling vibe with each other. Ben being the older mature brother. Then they go see there dad Ron. xD

[@ethanrobert342]

I could watch 50 episodes of this and never get bored.

[@jasrajsinghbhinder5033]

"Gee, golly, thanks Mister", that always gets me! :D

[@shibity]

I love how he's shaking his head "no" while saying "sure that'd be great." lol he already knows

[@charliehinde1701]

4:25 Ben feeling like Super Man right there xD

[@xX-Anonymous-Xx]

"What have you got against turkey chili for breakfast?" I absolutely love these two and I'm lowkey obsessed with April. She's beautiful as hell and I just love how dark and grim she always is 🤣😂

[@cblang8115]

Great episode. Very critical in their character development. Made april tremendously more likeable

[@jlo2715]

I lived with 3 frat guys who didn’t have a frat house in a 4x4 apartment... even in my own space, it was a never ending nightmare of demonic hell, and still not the absolute worst living situation I endured

[@bro_kevin]

Why? Lol what happened? I need to know, now I'm invested

[@janstormborn9699]

Yah they're funny on the show but in real life tho, they are the people you dont wanna be with. hahhahaha

[@redlightg27]

*they're

[@janstormborn9699]

@@redlightg27 thanks👏

[@CallmeDaddy21]

thouheiy're

[@mcl12]

If you ever lived with people who dont clean after themselves, you ll know the pain

[@s3Mezith]

@@redlightg27 Actually both forms of They're and they are would work since they are both the same thing. One is a contraction of the other.

[@ilkersahin156]

Am I the only one that thinks April with glasses looks so cute and dorky?

[@disco_depression]

Aynen bende öyle düşünüyorum

[@Entanglementful]

Ben is the best!! "You can handle this. I have total faith in you" *next scene* "There's like a 30 percent chance they'll both die" Always cheers me up😄

[@williamlockhartnelson8873]

I think that was Ben hoping that they would.

[@ytl9558]

I need a Ben in my life

[@HeyMyLifeIsLibby]

I need an April in mine.

[@Catnippy]

i need an andy in mine

[@disco_depression]

I'm April I need a Ron, a Andy and a Ben... and a Leslie yeah.

[@disco_depression]

@@HeyMyLifeIsLibby I'm the April of my friends group. Our math teacher told a guy in class he saw him at a store and asked what he was doing there. I said "maybe he went there to put stuff in his bag and leave without paying I do that when bored" with the most neutral voice tone. Or once I went to school without realizing my pants were backwards

[@mattplata7469]

I love how enthusiastic Andy is for everything.

[@JoshuaStDenis]

when clean, Frisbies do make a clutch unspillable plate. #ParksAndRecreationalEating

[@radmoonable]

The traditional plates in my country are shaped like Frisbees

[@nerdfightercommenter6969]

This trio is honestly perfect

[@MikeMeehan]

0:45 I finally learned what the “formal usted” means and now this is one of my favourite lines in the show

[@isabellalam08]

“It’s pretty cute, right” Yes, april in glasses is pretty cute

[@leonardoespino9780]

The running joke is... that Ben actually needed this two 😂 in order to like balance out his “adult” attitude and loneliness as he needed them more that the they needed him

[@Richard-Espanol]

Ben at this point was so wound up all the time he didn't know how to relax. The entire parks and rec crew got him to come out of his shell. Andy at the Halloween party got him to express his feelings instead of just bottling it up. Donna and Tom got him to show his nerdy side and not be embarrassed about it. And of course Leslie became the love of his life. The characters in this show are so much fun to watch.

[@mathewgodfrey1517]

I'm no longer self conscious about my living conditions.

[@imtm]

1:25 I Love how even Aubrey can't take it serious, so fake hahaha

[@vVVest_]

April was trying not laugh when she give him the gum 😆

[@nathanmilsom9952]

when she said he must wear mascara when watching a sad movie and looked into the camera I swear he was thinking " oh I'm so screwed"

[@Noor-ij6hr]

I lost it when Andy said it's cute right the second time 😂😂

[@raulc7293]

“The formal “usted””😂

[@monarch8086]

Bro Chris Pratt is so lucky he got to chew on Aubrey Plaza’s Gum.

[@mars5709]

Naw Aubrey spit it to the side of his mouth

[@scoobysnak07]

Down bad

[@ken7165]

If you ever watch a sad movie you have to wear mascara so we can see whether or not you've been crying is GENIUS 🤣🤣🤣

[@AmericasComic]

I started living on my own after I saw this episode, and since then I started storing my important papers in my freezer just because it's never full and I always remember where they are.

[@Mourtzouphlos240]

I’m closer to Ben. My freezer is completely packed with Vegetables.

[@roboninja565]

Best part of this was Andy being smart enough to use the money to buy things to eat off of but not thinking to buy anything but more frisbees

[@tylerclement5969]

1:56 HA HA!! "Are you guys frying marbles?" It's like looking into my mind-palace XD

[@thesoundpurist]

1:20 this was improvised, she's awesome.

[@darrylwiggins1156]

"Gee,Golly, thanks,mister" Classic.

[@Raellives]

“Gee, golly, thanks mister” BRAVO!!!

[@kevez17]

“Oh, plates”

[@Nutsaur]

Yep that was the very last thing said in the clip we just watched.

[@ChristopherBurtraw]

The "formal usted" line is my favorite April line ever and possibly my favorite in the entire show

[@danielhakim9756]

That "Jim Halpert" face.

[@natashataylor5844]

The worse thing is that I would still think I’m helping them by cleaning and buying essentials just to realise way too late that it was all for nothing

[@SecondVox]

The "usted" bit HAS to be a Larry David homage, I demand this to be real

[@luanagullotta6218]

This was the first ever scene of Parks and Rec I ever saw

[@anna8328]

God I wish I could watch it all again...

[@TheRealRehman]

April with glasses...that's just not fair 🥰

[@kerryegan3091]

Further proof that Ben is the sweetest 🥰

[@Crick1952]

The original "ok boomer"

[@Caesar316]

...do you know what a Boomer is?

[@CharlieAUS]

Caesar316 do you?

[@ElvenMans]

Joke doesn't work in this case tho.

[@CharlieAUS]

cm. CG Do you?

[@Caesar316]

@cm. CG no Charlie...that answer wasn't even remotely close. A Boomer is a member of the "Baby Boomer" generation that was born immediately following the return of soldiers after WW2. To be a Boomer, you have to have been born soon after WW2. Most boomers are in their early 70's.

[@KewlKid]

Ben:”I am Batman”

[@jbwarner8626]

"You want my gum?" (pfft) That was oddly romantic 😊

[@bharatbhat1719]

More like really hot

[@AlexZ-lc6nl]

“If you ever speak to me in Spanish, please use the formal, ugh-ted” BAHAHAHA.

[@metheanimallover]

"Are you guys frying..... marbles?"

[@stephenm8725]

lol Ben delivered that question so well and so funny

[@RufusGrayward]

this could have been an entire series lol i would watch it!

[@elsassypineapple]

Power move by April telling Ben to use Usted if he speaks to her in Spanish🙀😆

[@darkfool2000]

The least egregious thing was probably the bubble bath soap used in place of detergent. It's not as good as detergent, but it still works to clean the clothes.

[@preacherjohn]

Still cleaner than some of the house-shares I had to live in over the years! XD

[@eric2794]

Her telling him he can’t use the door has to crawl in the window 😂😂😂

[@T1J]

they were watching the pause menu of the video game

[@elisam643]

The house rules are amazing " if you talk to me in Spanish please refer to me with the formal Usted" 🤣🤣

[@ethanturrano5599]

Bens straight face during and after being shwacked with the marshmallows made me die

[@mattnichols4592]

You skipped the best part where Ben is teaching them how to open a checking account at the bank and Andy was eating the pen and had ink all over his mouth 😂

[@Alaa1F]

hahahaha ben’s face the whole video

[@shmookins]

Where ever I thought something was going, it didn't.

[@IAmACommonPerson]

1:25 ~ sighs ~ things I miss doing pre pandemic 🥺🥴🤠😅

[@Will-nn3pb]

1:27 seems like Aubrys smile is real 😂

[@JETZcorp]

I just changed cities and rented a room in a guy's house, with some garage space. First impression was, things are a little messy but all I have to do is put stuff where it goes. Oh. My. God. Nothing has a place. There's stuff, there's places, and they just kinda mingle. Spices mixed with the spatulas and aluminum foil. Dish soap with the canned food. Hot dog buns in 4 different locations. Plates and cups and silverware everywhere and anywhere. Only one spoon in the house. 4 gallons of fabric softener but no laundry detergent. No towel rack or hooks in the bathroom. No paper towels or dish towels or oven mitts. One plastic cutting board which was clearly in a fire and looks like an impressionist painting. My previous roommates would send SUPER passive-aggressive group texts if someone left their fork in the sink. I'm not sure this guy is even aware he owns a sink.

[@rourkebar1062]

This man is guarding our galaxy…

[@pawnchucker9951]

Too bad Ron had already fixed the "Shockwire"

[@shivangirai9171]

That happened later in the halloween party episode?

[@humbledpanda2997]

When I was in college I met a guy who I ended up getting cool with. He still lived with his parents and siblings and he invited me over to play Super Smash Brothers. When I got to his house I did not expect to see such a messy house cause my parents were super strict about cleaning.. I WASHED CEILINGS!!! My first night there i ended up cleaning the whole: Kitchen Living room Basement When the parents woke up they were amazing at how clean the house was and they bought me Breakfast at Coney Island lol the more I came over the more I cleaned and soon the Parents Started making their kids clean too. My friend said Thank Andrew now we have chorus, I'm like your 25 you should of been had them!

[@janalsicann544]

i've actually been both the ben and the andy when i lived with my roommates and the april when i moved in with my girlfriend

[@henrycollins2478]

Use usted hahaha

[@Warcheiftan]

they are the perfect couple (for eachother) lol

[@matthewsweeney9454]

The amount of kegs Andy has is truly funny

[@nii_amart]

April with the serial killer smile.

[@Animefreakess]

By God! Just give me a chance to live in a sitcom's "poor" flat. Have you seen how spacious they are?!

[@gutspraygore]

Man, I wish I was back in college. It was soooo nice having a responsible roommate. I didn't have to do anything.

[@aaronmacy9134]

Omg this is living with any young couple ever. -Just wait until she’s pregnant and still eating off of frisbees out of spite for your plates while Andy’s out buying a lifted Diesel pickup with his North Dakota Oil rig money that he’s sure will never dry up😂 (..basically my life a few years ago. Ooh to be 23 and dumb AF again.)

[@billyrobinson6815]

23 i was living in a slightly large closet in a 4 bedroom house in Seattle with about 7 people ( not counting me) in it and a semi unsuccessful Rock band doing "shows" in our basement 5 nights a week...

[@billyrobinson6815]

I forgot to add parentheses to "basement"

[@rosemcgowan7740]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 I absolutely LOVE this show! The ending was a bit of a snooze fest but the earlier season man Hahahha

[@Marx-Lennon]

Never seen this show. Gonna have to jump on board. I’ve always heard good things

[@TheLiamster]

I’d move in with you, April