Leslie failing upwards for 50 minutes | Parks and Recreation

[@ronaldoortiz1469]

The "And you can trust me, cause' i don't care enough about you to lie" it's one of the best lines i ever hear

[@therealneal3034]

Not gonna lie, I started using that one.

[@TariqAbuHamdan]

I don't care enough to tell the truth either

[@Argorok87]

Jen Barkley is easily one of my favourite recurring characters

[@sarahberkner]

I like the basic advice she gave her, to not just settle for mayor.

[@stoagymahalo5268]

Honestly, I still say Leslie represents the IDEAL people who deserved this success. SIMPLY for the high energy.

[@FluffyCrimsonBirkenstocks]

Yeah the title is terrible. No one works harder than Leslie. Only person who fails up is bighead from Silicon Valley

[@willysbakery6878]

agreed

[@TonyLeadholm]

"And you can trust me...because I don't care enough about you to lie." - 🤣🤣🤣 One of the best lines of the entire series. God, I love me some Jen Barkley.

[@therealneal3034]

Honestly, I've used that line myself a few times now. It works out pretty similarly to the show.

[@BigCowProductions]

@@therealneal3034 You're just admitting you're an untrustworthy narcissistic monster.

[@dylankrejci9965]

Love Bobby complimenting Leslie on her awesome closing statement. He’d be a terrible politician but such a nice guy

[@TetraDax]

Bobby in general just never was a bad guy. Exceedingly incompetent and unqualified, but a good heart.

[@ChristmasCrustacean1]

@@TetraDax yeah Bobby honestly seemed like he would have fit into the department

[@lego007guym8]

I love how when he and Leslie vote in the ballots, he asked her for help cause he can't figure it out.

[@cobrakaiX]

One of the best tv comedies ever produced. I don’t know what the light bulb moment was in season 2 but the writers deserve so much credit for changing Leslie’s character and adding Ben and Chris. Thank god they got rid of Mark!

[@gamerman782]

They didn't intend to get rid of Mark, but sometimes real life writes the plot

[@babyzorilla]

I liked Brendanawicz

[@coltenh581]

@@babyzorillaSame he was actually an important character. And a part of her journey to Ben who understood and cared for her in so many beautiful ways.

[@Xxsorafan]

How does she change?

[@aussie870]

@@Xxsorafan In the earlier seasons she's noticeably 'ditzy'. In the middle seasons she becomes a lot more aware and it generally just written with more common sense as it were.

[@unknown_limes]

I will always adore that moment at 18:12 where Leslie hears the results of the recount. Just a still shot on Amy Poehler's face as she reacts to the news, hanging her head when she thinks it's a loss, then just a smile when she hears she did it. And then she starts shaking her head as it sinks in, and she recognizes Ann's trickery. It's a masterful directing choice, god this show was amazing. That moment alone was its second peak, and then it just kept having so many more.

[@ciarabegley11]

a scene that never fails to make me tear up

[@janetmalili8435]

Brings me to tears each time

[@BigCowProductions]

It is a great scene. It's just sad that the show was marred by pRegressive nonsense like supporting barrack hussein obama, the child bomber, and #PedoJoe, all over the place. They definitely pushed in their pRegressive agenda later on, which was sad. But the heart of the show is fantastic.

[@shoorveersingh]

Yesssss I always tear up at that moment. It’s nice to see the good guys win.

[@ishitasrivastava6419]

Ugly crying every damn time ❤❤❤

[@oscars4608]

I love how Bobby wasn’t malicious at all, just really stupid. He was a genuinely kind guy

[@small_golem]

I binge-watched this show while working on a congressional campaign, it kept me motivated while dealing with many apathetic people. Honestly, this compilation helps me feel more motivated again.

[@elizadaleniemann7611]

“Get on your feet!” 👏🏼🎶

[@mistym.8480]

I will never be able to hear that song again without cracking up 😂

[@deucefoAM206]

I heard it in the grocery store once and giggled to myself in the aisle for the whole song

[@loganhowlette7223]

Chris Traeger being the opposition to Leslie about her relationship with Ben was a good move. Anyone else would've had her fired, without thinking.

[@maryannclementiii-uw5pk]

Rob Lowe also just nails that character. There are moments in that arc when he needs to be serious, and he just nails it. The viewer never questions whether he loves Leslie and Ben more than he loves his position. He loves them equally and his actions reflect that. I've seen so many other shows that have characters act in irrational ways when their consideration of two moral principles are challenged, but this show walked that line really well here.

[@janetmalili8435]

@@maryannclementiii-uw5pkI remember thinking “what a great character!” during this particular time in the series. You can tell he’s not malicious, he just has integrity.

[@radhiadeedou8286]

Wouldn't Ben be fired? He's the boss not Leslie

[@MarinePoolee91]

Im 2

[@JustHereForCats]

I love Leslie Knope!!! She never gives up, she gives the best gift, and her relentless positivity is infectious.

[@globbyakaweirdjellyguy954]

I love Ben just popping up in back after Leslie called him a brilliant, sexy little hummingbird.😂 Also, I can feel sympathy frustration for Leslie during that debate with all the candidates.😓

[@huntercrosby8882]

I work for the National Park Service and the scene culminating to 41:00 always gets me right in the feels

[@lollysmolly13]

"And you can trust me, 'cause' I don't care enough about you to lie" Beautiful it never gets old every time I hear it. Jen nailed the delivery.

[@lindostars23]

Man How I wish I was as bold as Jen Barkley sometimes 😂

[@mistym.8480]

Parks and Rec ages like a fine wine

[@beefbaby161]

except the Biden cameo lol

[@atable2505]

@@beefbaby161how does that age poorly? He was vice President at the time, and a vice president is like a celebrity to Leslie. Now with him having been President, that would only make him even more of a celebrity to her.

[@Jayn-Sync]

Cause Biden aged like milk not wine ​@@atable2505

[@DR-sv8ke]

​@beefbaby161 lol why? Because you don't like him? Boohoo

[@c63w204W]

@@atable2505 I think its probably how coherent he spoke in the scenes, unlike the last debate, or just any recent instance

[@ChristopherRiveraofficial]

If just a couple people per city government were like her in real life you know our country would be so different…

[@ethanstump]

I'm going to say something weirdly both optimistic and pessimistic at the same time. There are far more Leslie knopes than people know about, yet we all know that those people are sued, investigated, defamed and ultimately.... Give up. While Leslie's indomitable will is magnetic and infectious on screen, as someone embodies the phrase "inside of every cynic, there's a disappointed idealist", I know more than most that the system is crushing regular people in far more ways than the average person could ever discover, and I know that I could easily double that number if I cared enough to dig deeper. And that's not even mentioning the things above my pay grade, the ways people are being screwed that I couldn't even know of. We need more than a few Leslie knopes, someone willing to guide a flawed system to being a little less flawed, we need a lot of people willing to build an entirely different system.

[@ChristopherRiveraofficial]

@@ethanstump totally with you. Very sad system!

[@ameliabrittain3689]

The thing is, there are. There are Leslie Knopes in every city hall in America, and they are the ONLY reason our government functions at all.

[@shanhettigoda]

Thank you for creating and uploading this. Even though Leslie is a fictional character, she always motivates me not to give up on my dreams. Best sitcom ever. ❤

[@FATHOLLYWOODB123]

The Office is better

[@lovecraftian-aisirb]

@@FATHOLLYWOODB123 Maybe if you like Steve Carell

[@thesnoopmeistersnoops5167]

Hello from England. They're both very good but both went on too long. Original office nailed it with 2 short seasons and a Christmas special.

[@Moonraker23]

The motivation is so underhand you don't even realize it. It's so beautiful

[@J.M.-nb4gw]

​@@thesnoopmeistersnoops5167 yeah well if you haven't noticed, Americans pretty much overdo everything to the point of nausea cuz they will milk it for the last dollar that can be squeezed out of it

[@oohnahtea]

'I've seen the first 90 seconds ,its thrilling'😂😂😂😂 The writers outdid themselves.😂😂😂

[@patrickn8355]

"Now if I wanna start my day with a triple decker breakfast pancake pizza, I have to go to the one 10 minutes away from my house which makes me 20 minutes late for work. I work at home." "Have you ever considered...not eating that for breakfast?" *I'LL NEVER. CONSIDER THAT* 🤬

[@johnyepthomi892]

Leslie reaction to recount result made me emotional. What an actor.

[@Jacknicleson007]

They called Paul Rudd and said we want you to just be you.

[@carlosallen5905]

😂😂❤

[@canby_5546]

Who let Amy Poehler be so funny. She is too powerful for this world.

[@clairethedoglol]

leslie makes me want to work in government. what an incredible character

[@AndrerDiogo]

calling this "failing upwards" is outrageous seeing as Leslie is the hardest working person in the world and she did not fail, she absolutely succeeded in everything she ever put her mind to

[@JohnSmith-bn5mi]

And about a dozen of the things she only put half her mind to.

[@segamai]

Yeah I think it’s clickbait because Leslie is specifically the opposite of that trope lol. The whole point of her character is that she’s so tenacious AND capable that she manages to climb the political ladder with genuine intentions, which is nigh on impossible

[@ccmusic2249]

No, its correct, because in the process, she had an innumerable amount of collective failures from PR blunders to logistical oversights. The end result often worked out in her favor. Primarily because the protagonist normally has a haply ending, but also because there is a level of truth to failing upward in government, especially if you know anything about the history of American government and the nature of bureaucracies.

[@g.benoit17]

@@ccmusic2249thanks for teaching this English teacher the word “haply” today 💕

[@radhiadeedou8286]

She failed many times, then got back up and worked harder

[@chairmanofthebored6860]

For a moment I thought it said "falling upward", which is also true of certain politicians who had a guest appearance on this very show.

[@felixstorey8023]

The uuhhhhhh, the um, uhhh, yknow uhhhhh

[@stacyswiss307]

@@felixstorey8023ohh you know the thing.

[@kayagorzan]

@@stacyswiss307Chocolate chocolate chip

[@joemcascio]

If he’s still Prez in 2025 that’ll suck.

[@caseymcdood6997]

⁠better than trump

[@scottlarock7924]

14:30 ish . . . Bobby Newport threatens that Sweetum's will get moved to Mexico. The closing statements follow, Leslie goes to Ben. I love this little hinge moment. She doesn't get a pep talk from Ron or Ben or anyone. She knows that she can do it. She tells him that she can do it. She does it.

[@willgroody5296]

36:05 love Kathryn Hahn and how she was the one who told Leslie to get a better job and stop limiting herself, also what’s so funny when she did WandaVision she plays similar in Previously On and in fact she’s the only person in the MCU who wanted to help Wanda move on from all her tragedies and become a more powerful person.

[@jamirkai8197]

in love with your insight on her

[@LegoLoos2006]

50 minutes of Knope hell yeah

[@effytraveler6155]

I didn’t realize I watched 50 minutes. Wow.

[@TheTomco11]

There was a minute or two of Lester Knup too

[@oliviascott526]

"I don't care enough about you to lie" actually goes really hard

[@lindostars23]

My husband compares me to Leslie Knope any time we watch it. It makes me so happy 🥹. I genuinly adore her and think she is one of the best fictional characters ever created.

[@fakinoshitakim]

I love this woman.

[@SYEDSHAZEB46013]

We all do

[@ChristinaSimpson]

I assumed this compilation was years old, but was confused and happy to see it’s 11 hours old

[@itschloeschaefer]

this is about to become my comfort video for all of eternity

[@patterbay]

This show is the reason I joined local government. It really is hard and thankless, and I am still very very new, but I am still glad I did it.

[@VietDang-yk1yt]

that is amazing, I hope you never lose your ideals in the face of hardships

[@thewrathfulsloth2384]

I hope you become another your own Leslie knope

[@InTheHillCountry]

I worked for a city councilwoman in one of the largest cities in America and it’s maybe 1% of this scale, money, and staff lol Leslie Knope’s campaign looks more like a large congressional campaign

[@CrabbyO]

"...the sun I rising over a sea of love and waffles and possibility..." ❤❤❤ Every therapist needs to put this in his repertoire. 😊❤

[@luzklarmann]

35:00 Loved those Katryn Han's lines

[@PhyuckYiu1532]

24:53 everyone chanting “recall knope!” Animal control stoner guy “and legalize weed!” 💀

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

Ham and mayonnaise

[@ipsun1632]

32:35 Leslie trying to sing got me everytime, it is like a different version of our starship is in trouble.😂

[@TNDRAV]

She looked soooo good in this show.

[@jpfischer6003]

Perd Hapley is the glue that holds this show together

[@Helga-fe5xl]

He has a way with words

[@Jewlii123]

Ben and Leslie are goals!!!

[@rickyrosewater7721]

"God, a fkn library?" had me dying

[@prajnachan333]

"I'm tingly all over, I'm flush. I'm relaxed and fulfilled. I have waves of pleasure coursing through me. I wish there was something physical that could make me feel this way." -Leslie's sense of accomplishment after finally filling in the hole in the vacant lot.

[@NombreFrancisco]

"I don't care enough about you to lie". I love that line.

[@giamiramontes5639]

I was just letting this on a background and then I heard Bob Belcher 💖

[@khushaliblehh]

This is LITERALLY the best notification EVER

[@jediknight_4798]

Leslie laughing as her dream was nuked was funny and relatable.

[@adamwright2596]

Andy's, bring back power rangers because you look important enough to get that done. is underrated gold.

[@AmandaBabbitt-d6c]

When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.

[@Wordgoblin]

A politician with Leslie's enthusiasm and Ron's general political philosophy (ie smallest government possible with as little influence on people's daily life and liberty) would make for an absolutely amazing politician.

[@DevonAlexanderHess]

If I had to criticize the show, it would be that there's SO many moments where Pawnee seems like a horrible town filled with horrible people, and it's difficult to understand why Leslie loves it so much. If it weren't for like 10 good people, Pawnee would have no redeeming qualities.

[@almondroy]

She likes fixing problems, and Pawnee has a lot of problems

[@lucas82]

I like how Brandy Maxxx and Leslie are so similar.

[@iiliiveoutloud23]

Stop! Not me tearing up because Leslie won 🥲 like go girl! 🙏🏾

[@MinecraftRespawn13]

Leslie Knope is the most inspiring fictional character of all time

[@scout-jl]

this video made me cry cause i love leslie so much, even though she's fictional

[@lindostars23]

I absolutely cried ❤

[@laylamonae1382]

Whyd I start crying when Ann told Leslie she won city council

[@patrickn8355]

Perd Hapley is basically Booger McFarland and I *never noticed*

[@ques231]

I cried so much watching this. I love Leslie❤

[@wiadroman]

"Do you wanna go back to saying yay?"

[@christopher_munn]

Third of the way into the video and it started raining for some reason. Such audacity. Probably a sign for me to just binge the show and not spoil anything.

[@cpehansen21]

"I'll give you Joe Bidens home phone number." "...now hang on..."

[@lindostars23]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 one of the best dilemmas. Ben litetally had to talk her down 😂

[@theodorelaval1133]

omg did this just make me cry? 🥲

[@lindostars23]

same ❤

[@tombutombu1078]

My gosh I love this woman

[@ZombieGaming212]

i didn’t know bob from bobs burger was a lawyer @ 3:45

[@nathanmv]

And most importantly Coach McGuirk!

[@TristanEdwards-od2pe]

And also archer!

[@TheAdhdGaming]

and comic book guy ripoff

[@Cactina]

How does taking risks make me feel 😅😂🤣

[@raddastronaut]

I hate mondays. I haven’t seen that shirt since no earlier than 1989. 😂

[@MOTOSolid]

"You can trust me because I don't care enough about you to lie" is maybe the most beautiful single line in the entire series

[@sunnyM42]

”smoothly handled lester”

[@blaisebaileyfinnegan8202]

"Remember the rap song? Here's a video with a title like the rap song. Clap, seals! Clap!"

[@kmeggs111]

Gerry and the group of nuns 😂😂😂😂

[@PremiumBlank]

Leslie is Deb, and Bobby is Zim. The people are, well, the earthlings.

[@Azulaozai._]

It’s perfect that Leslie got a man who also has experience in & interest for political office.

[@erikahnoelscott]

Say what you want she kept her promise about the park 😂

[@tomk1049]

This has to be an early Christmas present

[@FerdinadWod]

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.

[@chris_moffett_]

This was a great video.

[@AldrickExGladius]

Jen Barkley is the best character on this show! FIGHT ME BOUT IT!

[@Scscscscsc]

I wish I had a friend like Leslie.

[@sully47]

28:46 you'd think Leslie would learn how to gaslight like the recall group

[@fergussaint-john2535]

this is such a good cut 👏👏👏

[@champo976]

4:05 never knew what h. Jon benjamin looks like

[@louiserosado4389]

Leslie being recalled is the biggest injustice in the show

[@dugarii007]

What a journey!

[@ryanindustries4795]

This is the most american thing that i have ever seen.

[@kashbash]

Lester Knopf forever!

[@carlosallen5905]

When the entire department steps up for Lesile ...score one for good humans..I hope ever person in this 🌎 gets to experience such support ♥️💯😎

[@skiadrum99]

Oh my god this is real! I just assumed you were lying. 😂

[@samonyemelukwe9859]

Mr. Taylor Cohen, you are one of the few independent reporter/analysts that I still watch. Most have gotten too extreme against Trump. But you did take his comments out of context. Imo, he rambles due to his declining cognition, but keep some balance. Unfortunately, I can't afford your book rn, but keep up the good work.

[@jamirkai8197]

I ugly cried at least 4 times

[@kurtiswoods1663]

I resent and reject title as she didn't fail. She was incredible and with absurd opposition usually.

[@smylesg]

2:01 As you wiiiiiisssshhh

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

Even as the bad guy Pull Rudd cant be a bad guy lol

[@jamigoddess]

Leslie Knope: the definition of toxic ambition and perfectionism

[@jadonnelson1616]

Can you imagine having someone like Bobby Newport as president? That would be crazy 🤣🤪

[@basstrammel1322]

27:44 Is that one of the question marks that April ran off with to put on stop signs?

[@basstrammel1322]

Another one at 30:18

[@gotgodcomplex1874]

Would the parks and rec employees be allowed to just campaign for their director in a run for local office?

[@negydimenziosember]

The last time i watched the series again I told myself it's enough, three times is enough, too many things to watch, sooo videos like this made me realize I'm a liar. I can't not watch it again. For the last time.

[@drvitamina82]

please, can you make a short video of Ann reacting to the s.valentine fragrance present??? I lovd that scene!!!!

[@largeroyster]

38:00 Man I can’t believe this show got Michael