How Jerry Won In The End | Parks and Recreation

[@jamesfriesen191]

The underlying joke is that even though his co-workers don't know his name, almost everyone else in Pawnee does, because that's the only way he could have won by a "massive write-in campaign." That just goes to show you how amazing Garry really was, and many of his co-workers were too blind to ever realize it.

[@SeanHartnett-t8c]

yep.

[@idolsecond]

Garry😂

[@peterrealar2.067]

Jerry or Terry. Hahaha!

[@Zoditron]

There's often a big disconnect between the political community and the actual city community in small cities like Pawnee, To the point you could actually take advantage of it and win a city election in a landslide by talking directly to the community.

[@SeanHartnett-t8c]

@@Zoditron Interesting.

[@MrDLW2010]

I loved when we found out about his family, it showed a vibe of a man who was like, 'I don't care work is trash, I have an amazing family'

[@IHateNicolasCage]

He’s the smartest man there. Trying to convince his co-workers is unnecessary. He knows the truth.

[@RobGradyVO]

Jerry is Goals ngl

[@libbyallen2566]

@@RobGradyVOtrue

[@Badchi]

...and it all clicked, right

[@Kas58223]

Jerry is living the life, does his job but gets to come home to a loving family and that wife of his

[@tylerharris7081]

Gary embodies the saying, "you are not defined by your job. Your job is simply what you do to maintain you family and lifestyle."

[@Kas58223]

The way it should be

[@lchonglchoo]

Well, in his case, it was defined by his enormous c**k.

[@tmage23]

Fan theory: Jerry knowingly and willingly allows himself to become the office "Jerry" because he's the only one whose self esteem is high enough to tolerate the abuse

[@hombre356]

This is now my head canon. This is brilliant!

[@IHateNicolasCage]

Their barbs mean nothing to him. He’s squared away. They don’t need to know.

[@yellowcapspringstein6078]

I would too if I was hung as a horse

[@itsnothardev]

Fan theory or written character development? He said this to Tom in an episode

[@brettt141]

pretty sure thats just an episode where Tom becomes the Jerry larry garry

[@cet0708]

I like how they retooled his demeanor from the earliest seasons. He became way easier going, and just happy to coast. Plus, he had probably the happiest ending of any character. Attaboy, Jerry/Gary/Larry.

[@Dimka2012Bo]

he has a happy ending because he has a giant co....k

[@Rodimus_Prime43]

Don’t forget Terry! Lol

[@peterrealar2.067]

Terry.

[@evrbody]

Barry

[@perunplague9794]

He is the living embodiment of “The best revenge is a life well lived”

[@mikhaildsouza5635]

The secret to a happy life: Be easy going, dont take things personally, and have a massive horse co..

[@meganmoon6197]

😂

[@poopshitcrapwaste]

...ach

[@Tony.Dreamer]

He was living Vaush's dream

[@manytrickshots7302]

Horse company…..? Lol

[@RobGradyVO]

Speak softly and carry a big wiener

[@mcblaze1968]

One thing no one seems to notice is that Pawnee became a thriving metropolis under Jerry with all of those skyscrapers in the background.

[@alexpalaciossantos4940]

that was kind of set up before jerry though, with the victory in the last season being that grizzle donated the land for a new park in return for a tax break and revitalizing the downtown area. the parks crew really boosted pawnee

[@MrMysteryman00]

Those look like servers to me.

[@muddywisconsin]

@@MrMysteryman00you can see them during the funeral

[@MaxButItsYoutTube]

Never noticed those and I've watched this show countless times. Great catch!

[@aldousfoxly]

You can see 'em at 9:34 for anybody who's blind like me

[@scruffd0g193]

Always so glad the writers gave him such a great family life at home.

[@Bread_Bug]

I remember Michael Schur saying sometimes the writers tried to mess with Jerry’s perfect home life and he absolutely refused to let them 😂

[@scruffd0g193]

@@Bread_Bugthat would be overkill.

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

I like how Jerry's perfect homelife was an apology by the cast because they felt sorry for the way the character was treated as a verbal punching bag.

[@deucefoAM206]

No they wrote it that way from the start because it's ironic because Jim O'Heir was always the most fun, lively person on the set. He always told dirty jokes and did crazy antics to keep everyone on their toes between takes

[@kyleellis1825]

@@deucefoAM206 The cast actually put their foot down around S3 and said the writers had to give him a nice family or they didn't want to make fun of him anymore. The big junk thing was always planned as a joke though.

[@alphanerd7221]

@@kyleellis1825 Where do you people get this stuff? Schur made that call.

[@kyleellis1825]

​@@alphanerd7221 From the cast themselves. It's been mentioned multiple times in interviews from several of them that they put their foot down.

[@alphanerd7221]

@@kyleellis1825 No they didn't.

[@macondiano100]

I love how, in the 100th birthday party, the older males have gray heads but all the females are gorgeous and young. I like to think the Gergich bloodline produced only inmortal females and every male married into the family 😂.

[@FallacyBites]

I think Gayle is an elf

[@nugrohoery8287]

Everybody : Jerry you win Jerry : always have been

[@l555mat8]

Doesn’t make sense

[@Royal420Way]

​The Main characters have made a joke of Garry for the entire show. And every day at 5:00Pm he wins at life.

[@jg2722]

“I already have”

[@CollinMcLean]

@@l555mat8 It does because he would absolutely goof up a comeback like that. But it doesn't matter to him.

[@BatAmerica]

The best part of this joke is using his bullies as the punchline. Jerry is set up as this "loser" who can't do anything right, yet we know in the end that it's the opposite, and those who are skeptical of his kindness are made fools.

[@oldoddjobs]

Thanks bot

[@FujiMezu]

@@oldoddjobsthat’s idiot!

[@DavidArmelino]

Ben's infatuation with Jerry and Gayle's relationship is my favorite running gag

[@EBone12355]

Almost as good a Ben's dismay over the love for Lil' Sebastian

[@sarcasticstartrek7719]

it makes ben a horrible person though. constantly talking about him behind his back, insulting him, calling his wife brain dead or whatever.... horrible man.

[@epicstyle1000]

Garry is hung like a horse so may explain why she choose him

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

I always loved Jerry/Garry. Not only is he sexy, sweet and kind, but his character always exemplified my own work philosophy. *"Work is **_NOT_** my life. Work is what I do **_to finance_** my life."* He didn't give a crap about what others said because they were not important. I feel the same way.

[@preacherjohn]

"No-one ever lay on their deathbed wishing they'd spent more time working in the office.." .. Gary knew the score! Such a wholesome ending! :)

[@azzu12]

It’s cool that when he’s with his family, Jerry is the most confident and alive because he’s so loved vs when he’s with coworkers

[@jamescuttler8047]

I think it also hints that Jerry purposefully acts that way at work to give his coworkers a punching bag because he can handle it

[@chrismccaffrey8256]

​@@jamescuttler8047 And keeps away people who are not genuine and kind, kind of like a filter.

[@crIms0ngen]

Just a genuinely good guy with a job that gives him what he needs to really enjoy his life with his beautiful family. Winning at life for sure.

[@Lonely_Waffle]

I love that at 6:51, as Gary floats into his future, Ron is just there taking a swig from his flask loll.

[@jackjohnson691]

This whole scene had me 😭 the first time I watched it.

[@Hax9]

I love that he also raises his flask to him. (Knowing how Ron feels about government officials)

[@MH-ev3wr]

My favorite part is also this scene, but when Gary starts to speak and is immediately drowned out by the hot air balloon hahahaha. Gets me every time.

[@fionnconnelly6004]

Jerry wasn't a punching bag, he was an adamantium monolyth, Unbreakable.

[@shyamd1404]

It always pissed me off how all the characters were astonished at Jerry's beautiful homelife, when in actuality he was a awesome man and the others were all bullies

[@AndyStarzs1]

Except Donna. Donna was always respectful to him and nice to him compared to him and everyone else. If day Leslie is next too

[@khaiiii54]

And Ben! The blindness of his co-workers is really shown in the fact that Ben, who started off as an outsider, could easily see that Jerry is a decent human being

[@yharr3789]

The living embodiment of the phrase "I have no enemies."

[@thebishopofme]

He killed then with kindness and they turned into friends.

[@ohnobees8033]

I love how Garry's home was shown as being brightly lit during the breakfast scene to show the difference in his home life vs his work life.

[@ChristmasCrustacean1]

Gayle looking the same at 90 is hilarious.

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

Greg Daniels and Michael Shur deserve a lot of credit for their creativity with this as Jerry Gergich and Toby Flenderson are basically the same character as they both serve as the punching bag trope for their respective series. Only in The Office, Toby's life was in constant misery despite attempts to fix it throughout the series. Whereas with Jerry the opposite happens as Jerry's life improves throughout the series. Toby ends The Office fired, publicly humiliated and alone whereas Jerry ends Parks & Recreation wealthy, employed and surrounded by an entire generation of his family.

[@kasaix_yt]

Jerry was supposed to be the same but the cast liked Jerry's actor so much that around season 3 they put their foot down and demanded he be given a great family and the weiters acquised

[@alphanerd7221]

Toby is a creep who's hated. Everyone likes Gary.

[@tomatosoup1304]

To be fair, Toby was kind of a creep with his infatuation with Pam and his miserable life is supposedly a 'divine punishment' from God bc he left the clergy just to have sex with a lady

[@sharpasacueball]

@@tomatosoup1304 That's why his wife left him according to Michael

[@forsociopoliticalstuff2629]

I never cringed at something I simultaneously found super wholesome until that “eggs bacon and toast” scene

[@derrekasberry7715]

Jerry was always winning lol Everyone else at work was trying to ultimately achieve what he already had at home. All about vantage point, which is the beauty of his character and how they perceived him

[@jasoncrew4242]

One of my favorite bits on this show is that they did the doctor talking head, and they never mention it again. The bit with Ben being confused about this relationship works whether you've seen the doctor bit or not. It rewards a careful viewer, which the best comedies do, in my opinion.

[@oldoddjobs]

????

[@kcc-karenschroniccorner9432]

The 21 stamp salute always gets me. Gold.

[@Quarkt]

His last name is misspelled throughout all the clips. Different spellings on the tombstone, the shirts, the chryon....I love that.

[@Elliott1314]

Garry's life is GOALS. He was fine with not achieving all his work goals because he wanted to put his energies towards his family life. ❤

[@solidsnake1948]

In the first clip, nice touch on the Doctor's acting.. he was so shocked that he couldn't even pronounce his words right. He said, "perfely helly" ...

[@Keryaken133]

Jerry's been playing 7D chess with us this whole time

[@LayersofLife36]

Our friend here is a true blessing to humanity, showing us all the Good there is along this beautiful Life's journey - he is an embodiment of Unconditional Love always

[@gwendolineanthony1726]

Fun fact the actor who plays gayle is actually over 10 years older than jim O'Heir (Gary)

[@djjc9782]

damn Gayle....

[@_Elizabeth_theMaid]

Her name is Christie Brinkley this is the cutest comment on KZbin and I feel incredibly old lol

[@13blackcatzzz]

​@@_Elizabeth_theMaidRight? Uptown girl!

[@skateboard_sandwich]

5:35 Jerry becoming Mayor and April losing her mind is PERFECT.

[@avengermkii7872]

Leslie knocking over the cup is the best.

[@francineolguin363]

Jim O’Heir is a nice looking man. It’s also crazy that he is only two years older than Rob Lowe.

[@M.W.2]

I will never not be funny that they set up the first season with him having a massive rooster and later introduced a family of top models and no one knows why his beautiful wife loves him

[@TrollBot.]

😏😂😂😂

[@mfc3553]

😂 Doc should've told everyone,jk jk,but yeah.

[@wandamaeso1399]

I can’t remember what episode it’s in but he mentions that Gayle took his virginity 🥰

[@jamescuttler8047]

He also mentions to Chris and Ann that before Gayle got pregnant he looked a lot like Chris

[@mfc3553]

I wouldn't say in the end,I would say he was winning from the very beginning,he had already been happily married for a few decades,had his amazing family and he actually loved his work,even when they treated him poorly,he was always winning at life and I'm glad Leslie helped him out a bit more later!

[@ZesPak]

Ben was such an amazing straight man in that show. His looks at the camera are gold. Same with the whole 'Lil Sebastian debacle.

[@dadbodtee4987]

Ben's look to the camera at 4:06 absolutely floors me every single time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Kokkurichan]

I'm so glad Jerry/Larry/Garry got a happy family and a happy ending. I always felt bad for him when the others bullied him.

[@peterrealar2.067]

Don't forget Terry.

[@tb7667]

Lighting gets turned way up in Jerry’s home and it’s perfect.

[@zurilyjones]

Jerry’s ending is my favorite. He deserves it.

[@ihavenoclevername8300]

I would vote jerry for president

[@jackdoyle8418]

I’m shocked that the scene when Ben says that he like Jerry from “Galentine’s Day” (Season 6). Another thing about this scene is Donna says Ben is embarrassing himself saying that and that would be hypocritical if Jerry and Donna are friends in the 7th season. Even though season 7 took place 3 years after the 6th. It just shows that Donna doesn’t really want her co-worker to know they are friends.

[@adam346]

the alarm and semi-panic in his eyes when he meets Gale...

[@bonek350]

What a brilliant character.

[@maryj7423]

Even though his bullying always upset me, it makes me wonder how many of us go about life thinking we're ok people while considering normal that the kindest individuals are mistreated, even by us. We tend to give respect only to those who are louder and can respond if made fun of, clapping back. Weaker individuals won't clap back but will whine about being victimised. All while the truly humble stay silent, work hard and waste no time on drama, taking care of what's most precious in their lives.

[@roywhiteo5]

Its so funny that his wife looks exactly the same throughout all time

[@iam_the_obiwan_ginmex8028]

Brandi Maxxx the president councilwoman always gets me lol

[@aureliadellarossa]

Oh no...now the "Eggs, Bacon, and Toast" song will be stuck in my head for days...yet AGAIN...😵‍💫🍳🥓🍞

[@VideoKilledTheHeros]

Donna was such a good friend 🥲

[@aidand420]

He actually won at the start of the video and we all know how he got Gail! And she was so happy!!

[@stacymata2327]

They gave him the best song for his send off, All My Life, (K-Ci and Jojo)!

[@User_87937]

But the part where they sang at his inauguration “I prayed for someone like you” made me tear up… because he has such a good heart and every town deserves that

[@MartyFreeze]

I wish I was in a family like that. Just happy, happy to be happy.

[@RedHeadKevin]

With a wife that looks like Christie Brinkley.

[@Dagenspear]

PLEASE, you, and EVERYONE, if you haven't already, embrace the One True Only God YHWH Jehovah, Only One Jesus Christ His Only Begotten Son and Lord and Savior of our souls and the Only One Holy Spirit. God is good. God is love. Jesus is Lord. Jesus IS coming. Your soul depends on it! I have seen God act in my life. He saved my soul, changed my heart, changed my mind, helped people through me, took care of people in my life, people I hurt before I found God. God is the only reason I was able to reconcile with my dad before he died. God worked through Jesus Christ to save our souls. Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins. Believe in your heart and confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and that God raised Him from the dead and you will be saved. Be baptized in The Holy Spirit, and if He wills, water as well. Repent of your sins, accept God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit into your heart, that Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son Jesus Christ, that all who believe on Him shall not perish but have eternal life. Jesus Christ is The Way, The Truth and The Life. No one comes to the Father Jehovah God but through Him. Not long after I got saved I prayed to God for help understanding the Holy Bible, and that same day someone knocked on my door asking me if I wanted to understand the Bible. The Holy Bible says, "love thy enemy", "turn the other cheek", "If your enemy is hungry, feed him", "if he is thirsty, give him a drink", "pray for those who persecute you", "do not repay evil for evil". LORD willing, all humans may commit sin of almost every kind (gay, straight), and that's wrong, and all humans sin, as God tells us through the The Holy Bible, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." The Holy Bible also says, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.", "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." and, “For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."

[@theechubbyone]

Gale fell in love with a genuinely kind guy. We don't have to get it; they're happy who cares?

[@ConsistentlyInconsistent21]

Yes ma'am! Absolutely!

[@AlyssaR55]

The joke about Gary is that his coworkers were all too blind and dumb to see his awesomeness.

[@Mightymajin]

5:46 there is something weirdly satisfying about April's reaction

[@leonardobonilla4866]

Didn't need to make this that long you literally just had to show the first clip and you know my dog won 😂 . I wish for a life like Jerry for all of us maybe boring isn't your thing but peaceful doing something you like to do and having a family to share it with. Bro was the luckiest and you'll take a couple laughs at your expense for that 💯

[@qetoun]

Gerry being a Russian spy would be hysterical.

[@spencergsmith]

Gail would be the spy. He would be the unwitting “victim” 😂

[@IHateNicolasCage]

Wouldn’t make any sense. He loves Indiana too much.

[@Samar3n]

@@IHateNicolasCage There are ~650000 Russians living in USA right now, do you think they all hate Indiana for some reason?)

[@IHateNicolasCage]

@@Samar3n Your boy there killed 10x that

[@Samar3n]

@@IHateNicolasCage I am sure that nazis actually believe that. They believe a lot of stupid things)

[@fjasmine50]

Gail and the girls should have been at the inauguration. They cheaped out on Garry

[@TheSevvoZone]

Garry was playing Stratego while everyone else was playing checkers.

[@someshwarrao42]

It’s hilarious that Gayle looks exactly like she did 40 years ago while Gerry is on his deathbed.

[@Hax9]

Nevermind in the end, Jerry was always winning all along. We just didn't know it.

[@themaninthechair4338]

0:02 Jerry isn't gesturing here. He's accidentally showing just how hung he actually is.

[@hungrycolby]

The inauguration celebration always makes me so happy 🥹🥲🥹

[@patcostello7556]

Jerry is brilliantly written. You both envy him, feel bad for him and understand why others are frustrated by him.

[@olglory4648]

The real intense fear he showed when they lit the burner on the balloon made me laugh out loud

[@olglory4648]

7:00

[@HumanX493Delta]

Jerry All Along (Jerry Wink)

[@NoamMendelssohn]

After all those seasons, seeing him get his truly happy ending made me emotional, not gonna lie.

[@fruscai]

My favorite part of all of this is him accidently hitting the boom overhead but them keeping the take, you can hear it tap the boom mic when he tosses the cup out of frame overhead lmao

[@Thomperfan]

I don't mind that Jerry is the punching bag of the main cast, because throughout the show, it's at least shown that he's part of the team, and his friends do care about him. "They have his back when it counts. Every time it's counted, they've had his back." -Jim O'Heir

[@SuperSparrow45]

Jerry at work: Can't stop losing Jerry at home: Can't stop winning

[@atraxrobustus4452]

obsessed with the casting of jerry’s family, so perfect 😭

[@HumanX493Delta]

eggs bacon and toast goes hard

[@nalanl]

Well, that explains why Gayle always has a giant smile...

[@russellh8702]

Getting your insides rearranged will do that 👊

[@brianhood932]

Season 4 Episode 18. Jerry and the envelopes, that’s my theory on Gale being so happy.

[@carlofrancesco2480]

One of my favorite endings for a character in a show

[@joshpring1]

Gerry was just amazing, i loved this show but i hated how mean they were gerry. He was the most likeable person in the show. If people in the world were like gerry, the world would be a better place.

[@kyloluma]

That was the whole joke, that jerry/Gerry/Larry/Garry is actually such a nice character

[@joshpring1]

@@kyloluma i know I still didn't like it. Ron should've stood up for him.

[@jackdoyle8418]

I know I might get hate for this comment but Every time I think about Jerry getting bullied by his coworkers, it makes me question Ron’s ethics as a leader. I understand that not everybody has to like each other but it a whole other thing if he’s getting harassed by his coworkers. It’s one thing that people would bully Jerry behind Ron’s back but it’s another if Ron would also bully Jerry if there was a talking head dedicated to Ron saying that Jerry is a klutz

[@jackdoyle8418]

He also said there was a Jerry at every place he worked at but he also has power not to have a Jerry as in not have people bully others but he doesn’t do anything because he “dislikes talking to people”.

[@dominateeye]

No, you're right. Ron is great in many ways, but the show goes to great lengths to show that a lot of his politics and approach to life does harm to himself and those around him. His treatment of Garry at work is one of those ways and one of his flaws, a flaw he shares with most of the ensemble cast of the show. I'm almost sure it's an intentional move by the writers to add realism to the characters.

[@Ray_D_Tutto]

Ron doesn't actively bully Jerry to my memory though. He just lets it happen which is just as bad if not worse.

[@alphanerd7221]

@@Ray_D_Tutto Nobody bullies Garry. That's not bullying. They taunt him and make fun of him. That's no bullying.

[@tfstarrynight]

@@alphanerd7221 i get what you're saying because they usually come around and do something nice, but bullying is the imbalance of power WITHIN taunting/name-calling/etc. ribbing is two friends making fun of each other. bullying is someone like garry knowing he wont be stood up for, never pushing back, and being taunted anyway.

[@gordygohard]

Jerry is the definition of working to live not living to work

[@ohwhoaitzjoe]

You know as Mayor he put the citizens before himself. He did that for his family and for his coworkers too.

[@nicolasburroughs2823]

Ben still being perplexed by how hot Jerry’s wife is no matter how long he’s known them both is so funny

[@ar471]

Jerry always takes things in stride. He was winning from minute one.

[@hunterc.260]

I love how at Jerry’s funeral, Ben straight up looks like a vampire.

[@Vic-mj4ts]

As time goes on I'm realizing a big part of the charm is that he seemingly doesn't want anyone but gale even once he gets more out of his shell in later seasons. he has the low key life confidence of a god, the practocal skills of a fool, and the loyalty of a KING

[@tcmaddox]

Damn, Brady Maxxx is a work horse. 11k films in 2 years?

[@hmartin879]

Hot air balloon, daytime fireworks and Centurions!

[@JavenarchX]

"Like does she think Gary is a friendly hat...". 😂🎉

[@moretoknowshow1887]

Jim O'Heir deserves all the accolades and more work if he wants it!

[@nickoquendo8017]

He's definitely a true underdog

[@merlinho0t]

Him saying the best thing about working at the Parks department was getting to go home to be with his family every night was so wholesome. I love that he is the punching bag at work but outside of work he probably has the best life of all of them.

[@BioYuGi]

I love how Garry's daughters have just the most cliche 'old woman' names imaginable.

[@Skyguy_steve]

Always admired Jerry/Garry.. Lives his life to the fullest

[@raha1277]

Honestly thought their treatment of Gary was a lowlight of the show but it came around nicely in the end.

[@jamesrowles9249]

I love how at work, Garry is viewed as a loser and a pushover, but when he's not he is living the best life anyone could ask for. Meanwhile the rest of his coworkers or maladjusted sociopaths! LOL!

[@dougkleen9917]

Jerry was a winner the whole time

[@CollinMcLean]

"I know I didn't achieve all my work goals but Leslie, I don't care. Because for me the best part about working at the Parks Department was that I got to be home every night with my family at 5 O'Clock. And to me that's what mattered most" This was my favorite line from Garry because it really shows he's not just some workplace oaf walking down an up escalator. He really just has everything he wants out of life and is happy to be able to clock in, clock out, and go home to spend his days how he wants. He doesn't need anything more because that would just be gravy on a life he sees as ideal. And frankly while we see his coworkers make fun of him, Garry seems to be pretty well liked in the community.