Does Ron Swanson Have a Brother? | Parks and Recreation

[@PBurns-ng3gw]

I can imagine Ron and his brothers going on a fishing trip where not a single word is said all weekend and all four of them enjoy it immensely.

[@daweh7254]

Brother*

[@jcb986h2]

😂I can see that happening

[@pasques]

sounds like a perfect weekend to me

[@Will-nn3pb]

im that person in my family. I prefer no words are said and just silence

[@maxtorque5329]

Brothers is correct the two other guys look like him

[@Darth_Yersinia]

I love how Ron looks right into his brothers eyes and denies his existence in front of him 😂

[@metal1503]

Thought the exact same thing,the pause & then the denial 😂

[@AlinaTowers]

It was a moment of agreement, neither one of them wanted to admit to being brothers.

[@sebasttps7096]

Pretty sure that's how he looks at everyone lol

[@jermainekngdom3154]

Its funny because he have multiple brothers.

[@MrUntti]

I think it's better when he waves his hand and 2 other brothers (at least seems like they were) just turn around like they aren't there.

[@pk3]

I love the fact that his brother did not know he worked at the parks department. They have just been living their life without bothering each other.

[@AutomaticDuck300]

And it's his actual real life brother too.

[@morinho1994]

At first I read "without brothering each other"... Which seems equally fitting

[@90sNostalgiaNerd]

They still never talk sometimes.

[@matadeverdoemden]

"Parks's" Please edit this.

[@pissfrog]

@@matadeverdoemden no, they mustn,nt

[@deepsharma8591]

The fact that Ron and Don are actually brothers in real life too makes it better

[@RetlawTheReaper]

Wait what?? I never knew that! Thank you kind stranger for the new piece of trivia that I will now tell everybody when I watch this episode lol

[@bobdole4916]

So, just another thing they took from his real life and incorporated into the character - his woodworking, his sax playing, his love of good scotch, and now his actual brothers. It's pretty hilarious actually.

[@Legendary_sartorian]

in reference he means don swanson the first brother he admitted to is his actual brother matt offerman ... not the other two that he shoo's away they arent his brother, nick has the brother and two sisters

[@Thedude.997]

@@bobdole4916 and his actual wife

[@DarkD112]

No wonder. I was looking at the cover pic for this video and I was wondering for 20 seconds or so if they literally just had Ron Swanson play both parts. But there was just no room for that being makeup.

[@mossy642]

0:54 I love that he absolutely has two other brothers, and that they perfectly understand just by the hand gesture, they’re not even angry about having their existence denied.

[@ajusino2324]

they are swansons they probably do the same thing

[@lordkira9791]

im sure they're exactly the same as Ron swanson also, he's just trying to make sure people don't know anything about him lmao

[@demonking86420]

Privacy is a Swanson trait The less non-Swansons know the better

[@dinohansen5074]

@@lordkira9791 He's also safeguarding his brothers' privacy at the same time.

[@bricktam]

They know that Ron does it out of privacy, not because he's ashamed of them. They are probably the same way.

[@trueblueryu5713]

Remember when Tom accidentally shot Ron on the hunting trip in season 2 and Ron said “I usually watch football with my brothers on Thanksgiving”. Guess everyone was too stressed out to listen to him

[@michaeldukes4108]

Probably true, but neither Ben nor Andy were on the hunting trip.

[@trueblueryu5713]

@@michaeldukes4108 True, but it didn’t come up again in the span of what, 7 years in universe?

[@husamuddinalramaidh8040]

He also mentioned he had a brother in the Air Force

[@cameron120587]

@@husamuddinalramaidh8040 Darn, beat me to it. Well done Husamuddin!

[@bencejuhasz6459]

"I cannot justify owning four cabins...[pause while staring at the camera man]... two cabins." Same with brothers,I guess.

[@sukritvarshney6896]

"you worked in the parks department" funniest part of the series for me.

[@jasonlyleblack]

Yes!!!

[@jdkloosterman9379]

Apparently Ron never told his own family what he did.

[@timbuktu8069]

That look of disgust.

[@slickstrings]

@@jdkloosterman9379 thats too much information...

[@eurospot42]

I died when he said that!

[@b.elzebub9252]

Freaking hilarious that denying his existence right in front of him does not phase his brother one bit, but the news that Ron worked for the Parks Department gets an instant reaction..

[@mikeyleo8088]

“This is a door, these of course are walls”

[@84everfan90]

The "of course" implies they would have more trouble recognizing a door than a wall.

[@flyforce16]

@@84everfan90 Well Ben has trouble differentiating "the floor" and "the ground" judging by his camping comments. So maybe he needed help with this too XD

[@84everfan90]

@@flyforce16 that was jerry

[@flyforce16]

​@@84everfan90 No. It was Ben. Ron corrects him, "it's called the ground when you're outside"

[@moviehermit5631]

He definitely built those doors and walls. Hell, he probably built the entire building

[@1728CHUMCHUMN]

Love how one of Ron's other brothers is literally a small younger version of him

[@timnor4803]

Seems like the perfect family gathering

[@bushidotestu1997]

“Yes, I have 1 brother” Other 2 guys: yeah yeah we get the message

[@yesman2678]

Ron Swanson ✅ Don Swanson ✅ Juan Swanson❔ Khan Swanson❔

[@pinkerton9761]

@@yesman2678 Lon and Vaughn actually

[@yesman2678]

@@pinkerton9761 ahh. I don’t actually watch this show so I didn’t know lol Based on the evident manliness of the family though, I’d hope Lon spelt his name as Lawn lol

[@toogee1850]

Yes. that is literally exactly what happened. thanks for clearing all us confused people up and catching us up. wheeeeew I dunno what I would have done.

[@Skumrasket]

@@yesman2678 Lol in what lol universe would "lawn" be considered manly lol

[@EnycmaPie]

Don Swanson was played by Nick Offerman's actual brother, Matt Offerman.

[@whoops9630]

Seriously? That’s funny lol, I never knew that

[@iminumst7827]

i thought u were trolling but I looked it up and you were right

[@jackfriend7919]

What about vaughn and laughn?

[@saighton8527]

I wouldn’t be surprised I mean his ex wife Tammy#2 is his ACTUAL wife.

[@deepsharma8591]

@@jackfriend7919 they aren't his real life brothers

[@Blast2224]

The way Ron and his siblings communicate through narrowing their eyes; it’s like some alien language lol.

[@mahmoudelsabbal416]

Siblings just have this thing where we can speak telepathically

[@nandinhocunha440]

Bro, we guys do that as well

[@googelle7555]

Kinda like cats? 🥰🥰🥰

[@Mariusioannesp]

I love so much that Ron is so private about his life that no one at the Parks Department knew he has a brother, and his brother doesn't know he worked at the Parks Department. LOL!

[@ahmedredaahmed3234]

He did mention his brother twice in the past. But both Ben and Andy were not present in those scenes.

[@General_Nothing]

@@ahmedredaahmed3234 at least three times, actually, if other comments on this video are to be believed. He told a story once about his brother shooting him in the foot with a nail gun, he once mentioned that he usually spends Thanksgiving watching football with his brothers, and he once compared Leslie’s haircut to his brother’s.

[@_DarkEmperor]

For some reason Facebook generation finds it strange and funny.

[@artonline01]

@@_DarkEmperor what is this Facebook?

[@oz_jones]

Yes, he has *one* brother.

[@CheckdaFlow]

"You worked at the park's department?" The delivery of that line is just flawless.

[@abdel-rahmansaid6094]

The dissatisfaction in his brother’s voice when he said you worked at the parks department is perfect

[@AgentAnime95]

Yeah, I can see Ron having at least 3 brothers.

[@matthewsmith5169]

"I warned you about this, standard birth control methods aren't usually effective against a Sawnson"

[@baileychisholm3255]

Also he mentions that he has a brother who's an officer in the air force

[@iNawV]

@@matthewsmith5169 perfect comment

[@nimrowd2023]

I like how he waves off the other 2 brothers and admits to only one.

[@forbeshutton5487]

You would have to pity a daughter in the Swanson family...

[@etherealsalad2698]

We should really discuss the fact that Andy was ok with the idea of April being an assassin

[@derikguimaraes]

Her true true passion

[@It4int0ver]

Maybe more like a secretary for Assassins

[@burieddead666]

Hes a supportive husband lol

[@zelliej86]

He probably thought she'd make a good assassin.

[@blacklion2275]

Watch criminal minds April makes a great Assassin

[@glennking9424]

I would have thought that Ron would call his brother by the wrong name to show that he didn't really care about him as they were clearly getting too chummy as Workplace Proximity Associates.

[@storytellingcafe8302]

Workplace Proximity Associates! ;0)

[@InnuendoStudios]

You think his name was actually Don?

[@moguldamongrel3054]

That is a great title.

[@aishwaryachaudhary2933]

But they are Ron's brothers, they would never get chummy.

[@jeanredon3995]

« My family can’t ever know what my jobs were, are and will be. My co-workers can’t ever know anything about my family. » Ron’s mentality. Talk about life compartmentalization, that is the ultime level.

[@starvoltnexus3139]

Considering what’s implied about Tammy one yeah

[@nikhildixit5551]

He don't mind telling them. They just don't talk that often, probably in years. And even then they don't ask these questions, they don't care.

[@slewone4905]

My Coworkers do not respect my desire not to have my picture taken.

[@fightingspirit7960]

So he starts a business WITH his family? That's some character development right there.

[@zeroyksi]

I’m an architect, and you gave no idea how much I would love to work for/with someone like Ron.. zero nonsense

[@pete1729]

What part of the country do you work in and do you know who Harry Parker and James Ambrose are.

[@chikitabowow]

That last line *_always_* gets to me, just the "You worked at the Parks department?" with equal amounts of surprise and judgement 🤣

[@EuanFoulis]

He really is his brother

[@magblacksheep]

TOUR'S OVER!

[@ajo5311]

Don: “disgust” You worked for the parks department

[@shmok3y]

I think he was just genuinely surprised

[@letusshowgg7234]

@@shmok3y As someone that is part of Ron's family I would highly doubt that they would even want to associate with someone who worked for the Government XD

[@lusotuber]

@@shmok3y No, the clear contempt is part of the joke.

[@MikeMJPMUNCH]

I love how he gestures for his other brothers to leave

[@theencryptedpartition4633]

I love how other brothers look like the failed prototypes of Ron

[@DefendYoungstown]

They look like that chart "Jackie Chun" pulls out during the first tournament arc in Dragon Ball to describe how he is "related to Master Roshi but is totally not the same guy".

[@fftydgh7769]

At 0:47 you can see the little look of hurt Ron’s brother does when ron says he doesn’t have brothers 😂 such a good detail

[@stevenator0281]

"You worked at the Parks Department?" Contextually, one of the funniest lines in television history!

[@dizzycheeser1920]

Remember when he told Leslie about the time his brother shot him in the toe with a nailgun? He mentioned it then that he had at least one brother

[@hittingyouoverthehead]

He also said Leslie looked like his brother who was in the air force in Season 1.

[@VulgarRage]

Ron’s brother looks at him: “YOU WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT? I HAVE NO BROTHER”

[@edwardmarshall178]

I too can look my siblings in the eye and deny they exist

[@edwardmarshall178]

One of my Sister's just broke Her leg. Jokes aside, I love my siblings and so should everyone else who has siblings... Those that don't have siblings, Hulk Hogan considers everyone a Brother and Sister. Jesus also considers you the most cherished of all. The choice is Yours.

[@Bergen98]

That "You worked in the parks department" was probably the best joke in the whole series

[@codypalm]

"you worked at the parks department?" the fact that they are so distant confirms that they are brothers 😂

[@HiddenAutumn]

“You worked at The Park’s Department?” 😆😅 That got me.

[@totheendandbeyond]

Where is the part that comes later in the same episode with the two guys that look awfully identical to Ron? Ron: Von (nods head), Lon (nods head). [Supposed] Brothers of Ron: (nod heads together) Ron. And Ben just looks at the thing so suspiciously lmao

[@michaelmelro6641]

Remember when Ron was shot in the head during the hunting trip? He mentions his brothers in that episode. Of course, Ben wasn't there yet so he wouldn't have known.

[@JoPe-d7n]

Andy wasn't there either. Although you could've told him that 5 minutes earlier and he would've been as surprised as anyone when he actually met the guy

[@ahmedredaahmed3234]

There was another episode in Season 1 when Ron mentions a brother in the Air Force, but Ben and Andy were not present at that time either.

[@PstrywBerryVids]

"I usually watch football with my brothers on Thanksgiving" "You have the same haircut as my brother, he's in the airforce" Or something like that

[@literally_leo]

0:50 Jon and Don Swanson seem to know the drill, this seems to have been practiced before 😂

[@jacobcampbell1548]

We all want a series where Ron, Don, and the other mystery Swanson brothers run this business. The whole time Ron never mentions a single this about what we know about him from the parks dept.

[@rodbelding9523]

"ONE BROTHER" then shoos the other two away, that always cracks me up.

[@HokadoKong]

I love how everyone forgets about Ron’s brother in the navy from the bacon shrimp episode it just tickles me because the writers are so meticulous and detail oriented

[@ryanpappalardo9489]

Air Force

[@renatocorvaro6924]

I love how disappointed Don was at hearing Ron worked at the Parks Department, like "How dare you work for the *government* "

[@musicforlife64ful]

0:25 Ben did the Jim stare. Also, Adam was one of the actors who got auditioned for Jim Halpert but John got it instead

[@SavageGreywolf]

"Assassins, hitmen. Doctors? You guys are doctors." Ron: *wearing a shirt that says Very Good Building and Development*

[@passablegamer2536]

"You worked at the Parks Department?" "Tour's over!" Ron's embarrassed moments, few as they are, just enhance his badassery.

[@hawffensive644]

The way he waves off his 2 other brothers and how they accept is so good.

[@morter4596]

Ron mentions he has a brother in the air force when Leslie gets a short haircut.

[@ahmedredaahmed3234]

Ben and Andy were not present in that scene.

[@aurora_stream]

I have always been curious if the other Swanson siblings have their own Tammy’s, maybe a Candy or Sandy?

[@josepharsenault1083]

Pammy, Sammy, and Bambi.

[@aurora_stream]

@@josepharsenault1083 ugh that’s disgusting. I love it lmao

[@awilmart]

Well their Mom's name is Tammy, so it's possible all of them married women named Tammy.

[@plockdock2038]

I love how Vaughn has the same mustache and hairstyle as Ron.

[@amonkmusic139]

Ron’s ability to compartmentalize is top tier! But imagine trying to feed all of these brothers at the same time. I mean brother…

[@johnroberteaston893]

He also said he had a brother when Leslie had a man's haircut

[@Darrk40]

I want the Swansons as my contractors. I’ll know it’s done right.

[@guyinthechair5795]

The amount of judgement Ron’s brothers face held when he found out Ron worked for the government.

[@silver292]

"You worked at the Park's Department," just fantastic.

[@HenryHaoVo]

One of my favourite scenes from season 7 😂

[@jeremiah3543]

It’s his real brother in real life. Love this show

[@andrewcappiello5585]

As I was scrolling I misread the thumbnail title. It looked like "Parks and Retaliation" which I would definitely watch.

[@awesome3995]

Love that Don Swanson is surprised that Ron worked at the Parks Department. Shows how little they talk.

[@michalispublic6371]

Does anyone remember that Ron in a season 1 episode, said to Leslie (who made a weird hairstyle, she was going for wow) that she reminds him of his brother who works in the Army or something?

[@84everfan90]

So he has 4 brothers. They did that for a lesbian hairstyle joke, they didn't care about continuity.

[@itsport8829]

I remember that.

[@karlvnshwp6407]

Also when Tom shot him he mentioned that he got together to watch thr super bowl with his brothers

[@someguy2393]

The disappointment in his brother's voice when he says "you worked at the parks department?" Lmao

[@yvaincallipso84]

Love the fronted look on Don's face when he asks "you worked at the parks department?" Like how *dare* Ron work in *government*

[@LYLEWOLD]

"You have a brother?" "You worked at the Parks department?" "Tour's over!"

[@anna-gk7ez]

0:26 - 0:34 me and my cousins explaining to my parents that we are *professionals* builders

[@amarnathk873]

"you worked in parks department" lmao

[@leonlaviu3123]

I wonder how many secrets Ron have that we'll never know

[@Vesperitis]

0:45 "Forgive me, my brother." 0:47 "I do not forgive, but I understand. I shall assist you anyway, even though you have wounded me this day."

[@Darkhawk501]

I love how it may be hinted that the Swanson’s as a whole hate the government even if it’s the park department

[@stephieb1233]

Ron did say he had a brother in the air force who has the same haircut when they were at the dinner honoring Leslie's mom.

[@buddabudda]

0:24 - 0:30 Damn ADR. Once you see it, you can't unsee it!

[@jebprendergast101]

“Come on, let me show you around!” Smooth, efficient transition there.

[@IndyStudios]

Actually Ron did mention that he had brothers earlier in the show. After Leslie says she shot Ron in the head on the hunting camp, he mentioned watching the Super Bowl with his brothers, but since both Ben and Andy weren’t on that camping trip, it would make sense that they wouldn’t know about that brief mention of Ron’s brothers.

[@thescreenslaver8520]

Ron, Don, Vaughn, and Lon Swanson. And now John Swanson.

[@albertrenshaw4252]

Lmao when he raises his hand and John and Khan Swanson (I presume) both walk away haha

[@LKT1215]

The secret brother on the left at :54 has a perfect eyebrow raise in response to being shooed LOL

[@pete_43299]

Easily my favorite moment in the history of parks and rec

[@nslouka90]

I like how the his other brother in the back looks like young Ron, even has the same mustache and brown shirt.

[@swidler15]

His face at 0:45 looks like he’s suddenly having a flashback to when Don shot his toe off with a nail gun 😮😮😮

[@aishwaryachaudhary2933]

The fact that his brothers are okay makes me think that maybe they treat ron the same, denying his existence

[@itsport8829]

If y’all remember I think back in season 1 or 2 Ron mentioned his brother.

[@TheDeathmail]

"One brother" and the other 2 brothers walk away....

[@ds2587]

It's pretty good continuity because, Ron has in the past mentioned his brothers but Andy and Ben weren't in those scenes.

[@Laptop46]

He probably hasn’t even told them he’s married. Imagine when Dianne gets introduced to them on thanksgiving.

[@sohampavaskar4991]

0:57 Now his family knows he worked for, 'The Government'. That must've been embarrassing for Ron.

[@Shannon4710]

Didn’t his mother visit his workplace in one of the earlier Tammy episodes?

[@tunasandwich8049]

0:47 I wanna believe Don isn't mad that Ron denied his existence but rather failed as Swanson to keep secrets

[@uatu3021]

"I have the toes I have. Let's just leave it at that."

[@stazandhissnes2428]

0:48 That *intense* stare between *supposed* siblings😂

[@melissanoyb]

"Tour's over!!" Lols

[@cdbsk76]

Ron: "Vaughn...Lon" Vaughn & Lon: "...Ron"

[@mithunsl574]

You left out the best part.. Lon! Vaughn! Both the brothers at the same time Ron!😂😂😂

[@didi6272]

Ron wasn’t really keeping it a secret. He mentioned them TWICE as far as I know. 1) In season when he said he was going to a football game with his brothers I think while talking to Mark. 2) When his brother pranked him by shooting him in the pinky toe with a nail gun.

[@ahmedredaahmed3234]

1) He was talking to Leslie when he sarcastically invited her to come to shoot him in the head while he's watching a football game with his brothers. He also mentioned a brother in the Air Force in season 1 when he was commenting about Leslie's haircut.

[@Mitstel]

“You work at the parks department?” I lost it

[@Spartan117210]

Love how the other two brothers are like a younger version of Ron and Don!😂

[@tannerrutland2730]

I like the fact he’s more angry over the fact Ron worked at the parks department store over the fact he just tried to deny his existence to 2 other people

[@nandanmurthy]

I would like to see an episode where Dianne meets her Brother in laws

[@ogulcanyolcu8714]

The company name kills me. Very Good, omg :D

[@That1SupportiveFriend]

There was scene where they were all a club and Ron let it slip that he has a brother in the military. But everyone else was too busy talking to each other to pay attention to what he said.

[@gunnyollie1978]

It's funny how Ron's brother is named Don, because Nick Offerman's father was Ric Offerman

[@somethingsock6707]

Ron mentions a brother in the episode where Leslie’s mom gets an award, and the hunting episode. Edit: also talks about his brother shooting him in the foot with a nail gun

[@jacenwade]

I swear my dad and his siblings are just like this. There all very stoic and don’t talk much about each other to other people. They by no means hate one another and are always fun when they are all together. They just don’t mention family much around were they work or to colleagues. So everyone is very surprised when they find out my dad has siblings.

[@blackbird5634]

Ron compartmentalizes his life with ruthless efficiency.

[@Cris-pt3jw]

I like how they all look like little Ron clones

[@galactimus1990]

I love how one brother is dressed exactly like ron, with a Mustache and all.