How Jerry Won In The End | Parks and Recreation

Jerry's perfect life.
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[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@user-cw3wm9lx7w]

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.

[@user-cw3wm9lx7w]

@@Zoditron Interesting.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@nugrohoery8287]

Everybody : Jerry you win Jerry : always have been

[@l555mat8]

Doesn’t make sense

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@fionnconnelly6004]

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

[@jamestreydte9934]

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.

[@yharr3789]

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

[@thebishopofme]

He killed then with kindness and they turned into friends.

[@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! :)

[@macondiano100]

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

[@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.

[@IHateNicolasCage]

I love the joke that “Miriam”, “Gladys” and “Millicent” are all drop dead gorgeous with such old lady names.

[@AbbaZabbaOlyFrn]

They're gonna be old someday, lol. I've met some Glady's, Miriam's, and Millicent's. They shared photos with me of themselves when they were young. A lot of them were georgous young ladies.

[@forsociopoliticalstuff2629]

I think part of the joke there is how his family is “old school wholesome” like you’d see in Mayberry or something, so the thought of them being old lady names never occurred to them.

[@MrGksarathy]

I mean, they are all Christie Brinkley's daughters, and she plays Gayle, so...

[@IHateNicolasCage]

@@MrGksarathy Right, but the joke was about their names, not who their mother was.

[@ChristmasCrustacean1]

Gayle looking the same at 90 is hilarious.

[@Keryaken133]

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

[@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

[@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. ❤

[@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

[@kcc-karenschroniccorner9432]

The 21 stamp salute always gets me. Gold.

[@perunplague9794]

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

[@Quarkt]

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

[@tb7667]

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

[@gwendolineanthony1726]

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

[@djjc9782]

damn Gayle....

[@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]

????

[@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" ...

[@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.

[@galadriusthemighty]

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

[@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

[@roywhiteo5]

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

[@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.

[@aureliadellarossa]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@adam346]

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

[@iam_the_obiwan_ginmex8028]

Brandi Maxxx the president councilwoman always gets me lol

[@AlyssaR55]

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

[@VideoKilledTheHeros]

Donna was such a good friend 🥲

[@ihavenoclevername8300]

I would vote jerry for president

[@bonek350]

What a brilliant character.

[@Hax9]

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

[@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.

[@hungrycolby]

The inauguration celebration always makes me so happy 🥹🥲🥹

[@aidand420]

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

[@someshwarrao42]

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

[@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!

[@stacymata2327]

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

[@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.

[@fjasmine50]

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

[@nalanl]

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

[@russellh8702]

Getting your insides rearranged will do 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)

[@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 💯

[@olglory4648]

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

[@olglory4648]

7:00

[@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

[@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

[@karenwolsey2283]

Damnit, Jerry!!

[@beauporter8440]

Larry is so cool. Such a nice heart.

[@nickoquendo8017]

He's definitely a true underdog

[@ohwhoaitzjoe]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@Vtarngpb]

Twout! Twout! Twout!

[@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.

[@hunterc.260]

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

[@MagnumCricket]

Garry's the embodiment of the teaching "In all things, give thanks to God", it's pretty nice & refreshing to see. A man who, despite all hardships, lives a happy life.

[@themaninthechair4338]

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

[@NoamMendelssohn]

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

[@thorleif8872]

3:10 Sounds absolutely perfect

[@nickpond9337]

Never seen any of it BUT i will so Thank You ;

[@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!

[@ar471]

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

[@surfdocer103]

I laughed my butt off . Way to go .Larry

[@ronni9443]

brilliant satirical comedy. bravo

[@SailorPikachu96]

If Garry was 100, how old is Gayle?????

[@dylanwall696]

Ben's face meeting Gail

[@anthonyhero9605]

Secret arch unlocked

[@nicolasburroughs2823]

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

[@ad8554]

Leslie like they are all serial killers 😂

[@dougkleen9917]

Jerry was always the winner

[@terebertuccivoicemusic9821]

Jerry is the best

[@GerardInandan]

I love Jerry, but i was totally blindsided when they revealed his family for the first time. 🤣

[@silentjoe]

I loved how it ended for him

[@Dev1nci]

I actually loved Jerry, even when he made art it was the best 😄

[@OsmaroAcosta]

Wow, his missus never aged lol

[@peterrealar2.067]

The only man with FOUR names in the whole show. Jerry, Terry, Larry, and Garry. Hahahaha!

[@eliezerflores3904]

Seriously, what is Gale's secret?!

[@Ironcorgi2]

She’s married to the best guy and frequently gets some with the guy with the largest penis

[@malamalinka]

She has a painting in the attic 😂

[@PolyBiBadger]

@@malamalinkasounds logical 🤣

[@SpaceCase132]

@@malamalinka Even then, it’s probably only got a single wrinkle and/or a grey hair at that point.

[@gordygohard]

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

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

The person giving the sermons at Jerry's funeral is Alan Yang, one of the writers and producers on the show since the start!