The Tammys instilling fear in Ron's heart since day one | Parks and Recreation

[@TommyClemenza273]

"Tammy does not abide by the Geneva convention" is such a legendary quote.

[@syedmurtaza8106]

So does Israel

[@TommyClemenza273]

@@syedmurtaza8106 There it is... No place on earth is save from this. Can I just enjoy some of the fruits of the free world without being smuthered with this middle eastern nonsense?. Few years back ISIS slaughtered their people, and in 5 years its other sick fanatics killing people, and in 150 years its gonna be the same thing so please, this aint Twitter, go back where you belong on behalf of everyone. Or even better go to Palestine, Im assuming youre replying to this from the comfort of the free world right?. Just go there and join the fight, otherwise be glad youre in the free world, enjoy the fruits and shut the F up, hows that?. And remember: "fish for sport only!, not for meat since its practically a vegetable".

[@Bimbo-Balls]

@@syedmurtaza8106 Them and the US

[@syedmurtaza8106]

@@Bimbo-Balls and UK, and India. More like Christianity, Jews and Hindus made Geneva convention yet they are the one who don't follow it. What irony there is.

[@mananimal3644]

I think, “ trolling for Dad D”, is a blue ribbon winner😆

[@FuzzyAntler89]

“She’s near, hide the children” gets me every time

[@CptCooked420]

Tbf she got with Ron when he was underage so there’s some dark undertones to that line

[@thematiasmadness7010]

@@CptCooked420that was Tammy one

[@skylerrutherford9870]

I have never seen this series before and watched this video while drinking, and when I heard that line, I spit my drink out almost instantly

[@scotlad1]

“I can smell the sulfur coming from her cloven hoofs” 😂

[@NormAppleton]

Pretty sure that isn't what he smells.

[@ck8579]

😂

[@kyles6813]

The fact that Tammy 2 is his real wife makes it all the better

[@6ec6YRFPTcC]

@@scotlad1 I say that about my boss when she's in the building

[@tomoakley760]

"Leslie please, the government knows what it's doing" is the last thing you want to hear out of Ron Swanson's mouth.

[@TheMadhatter1313]

Hints the slap 😂😂😂

[@HazeLmao]

@@TheMadhatter1313*hence

[@sergeant_salty]

I don't wanna hear that from ANYONE. But a libertarian? That's goddamn sacrilegious

[@Ragnarok_494]

I dunno why but I really love the fact that Tammy 2 is played by his actual wife

[@ChoseDeath]

It is pretty cool!

[@tylertheguy3160]

I like to imagine their real life marriage is like that, just without the psychological manipulation.

[@jimmysandonato3403]

It's even better when he's the bi sexual artist in the new seasons of will and grace where will grace and Karen ( played by his wife) all have a love triangle with him lol

[@brainlock72]

@@jimmysandonato3403and then he comes face to face with Karen in the hospital, who knows he’s been with both W&G. “You’re not my type.”

[@nategoyenetche3105]

I was watching the original will and grace show and Ron is in a thanksgiving episode where Karen was given permission to be with other men by Stan and was upset about it then going to Will’s parents house and Ron was the handyman and they did it in the kitchen

[@striker8961]

"I faked four out of the seven." "So did I." Ron Swanson, a man among men.

[@NormAppleton]

Done that, it was time for sleep.

[@TheAcademik]

7 times is wild, even if 4 were fake

[@TheAcademik]

7 times in one night is wild, even if 4 were fake

[@archangelmusic13]

so did i, haha!

[@claudiaortiz5055]

*a man among males

[@toddalexander5015]

Leslie throwing everything into her slaps is everything

[@KristianRobertsen]

I cry-laughed at that scene the first time.

[@NormAppleton]

Uhhh....

[@apurugganan]

I don't think they used a stunt double *at all*

[@draco1811]

I liked the two handed slap, but I thought it would have been a good spot to throw in a little backhand action.

[@DiBaozi]

I love that Ron’s final wife is Xena warrior Princess

[@hellokittyangel211]

I KNEW she looked familiar when I first saw her X amount of years ago, but could never place it and always forgot to look it up. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this.

[@GrimTheDestroyer]

The only problem I have with Diane is that she's a single mother and in the Bible it states that 'you shall not be a caretaker for another man's child'

[@NewPaulActs17]

@@GrimTheDestroyer so?

[@wuzittooya]

​@@GrimTheDestroyer Only weak men believe that garbage. Children deserve good men as a father figure, no matter how much their real father screwed them over.

[@SingUrHeartOut141]

🤘

[@redconcepcion9988]

“Trolling for some dad D” is such a good line 😂😂😂😂

[@nategoyenetche3105]

I think Megan comes up with a lot of her jokes but she always comes out as one of the funniest characters on shows she’s been in

[@breveth]

Leslie's impression of Tammy 2 is spot on!

[@Myacckt]

Terrific actress

[@eli3568]

Lol I love how it's basically a Karen Walker voice 🤣🤣🤣

[@joehall3264]

I may have walked into the bedroom from the shower quoting, "Time to saddle up and ride into bonertown" a few times. Just to make my wife cackle at me. (:

[@jspring9588]

yeah i think shes just doing a Karen impression from W&G

[@MrUndersolo]

I thought they added audio here!

[@briantxcattleskull2752]

Leslie is definitely a ride or die best friend, we all need a friend like her

[@aleksander8497]

true

[@hopefulfriend4163]

A good counter to Ben who's ride or die, but will one hundred percent be asking why and being scared.

[@MFran248]

Kinda creepy that Tammy 1 groomed Ron and when he gets back with her he turns into basically a little kid again

[@wordzmyth]

So creepy and wrong. Also Ron without a mustache is wrong

[@escapeddreamerd1989]

​@@wordzmyththe no mustache is the creepiest thing I have seen. Just looks werid.

[@Hessed3712]

🤢

[@VaguelyRowlet]

it's superrrr gross

[@AshleyfromTX]

I know it’s so icky and gross

[@globbyakaweirdjellyguy954]

The fact that Ron made a precautionary video should he fall for Tammy 2 again is scary and hilarious.😅😂 Also, I love that Diane knows Ron’s “I smell Tammy 2” face.😂

[@CloakedInTruth]

When Diane (Lucy Lawless) was/on "Xena:Warrior Princess", she could always tells when Aries was around and would get pissed like Ron does. So for her to say, "I know that look" it's a call back to Xena sensing Aries😅. Fantastic writing🤗

[@aaronharkins4331]

I think that people don’t talk enough about how Ron was abused and traumatized by every one of the Tammys possibly even including his Mother. After all why would he have such poor choice in Tammys if he didn’t have a poor model. Even the toughest most self sufficient guy on the show struggled with mental health. Remember this if you feel weak in the face of struggles. Even the best of us can struggle men and women.

[@drrocketman7794]

I've had my share of Tammys. They made me crazy. And one of them is my mother.

[@DavidaVeddar]

@@drrocketman7794me too and I am a woman

[@philliptivis3082]

That's why I loved the introduction of Diane and the girls.

[@vullord666]

I feel like the fact that his mother even allowed his relationship with Tammy 1 says a lot. I imagine any good parent would have shut that down and gotten Tammy in jail FAST.

[@Sonichero151]

Like it is concerning what I am about to say given that this is a comedy show....... Ron Swanson was Groomed by the nurse that delivered him........ that's deeply horrifying from every feasible angle possible......

[@Kwaj]

_"She survived on rats and rainwater. Let's run it again!"_ 😂

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

Ron Swanson without a Mustashe is terrifying.

[@Jackiedyk]

Ha ha I don't like facial hair I think he looks better without it..

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

@@Jackiedyk Sounds like heresy to me...

[@Badm00nrRising]

Definitely

[@katanavx0331]

@@pieceofschmidtgamerI'm pretty sure Jackiedyk is actually Tammy 1 using a fake name to comment here on KZbin. 👀

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

@@katanavx0331 This makes sense.

[@Sclumsy]

“To hell with you woman, goodbye.” Such a perfect line to end a toxic relationship

[@notagreatnamebuthey]

I love that Diane is so awesome, she made Ron break his "no blondes" dating rule

[@benjaminacuna8013]

In what universe is Diane blonde? She’s a brunette dude….😂

[@notagreatnamebuthey]

@@benjaminacuna8013 Ehhhhh I'd call it a dirty blonde but it's a debate for sure

[@NormAppleton]

Lucy Lawless is a fine bit of kit. Got a brain too

[@agravery223]

​@@benjaminacuna8013funnily enough she IS a natural blonde in real life.

[@Badm00nrRising]

So did my crazy last situation

[@britneys.1445]

As much as I loved the interactions between Ron and Tammy 2, I loved Diane for Ron because Ron deserved to have a normal woman in his life. He was traumatized by his mom, Tammy, Tammy 1 and then Tammy 2. To see him happily married again, with three children was actually great. And it was a plus that Diane could deal with his quirks and baggage.

[@NormAppleton]

...also Xena, Warrior Princess does nothing.

[@pbdye1607]

It's weird that they never mentioned Diane's ex-husband.

[@GrimTheDestroyer]

The only problem I have with Diane is that she's a single mother and in the Bible it states that 'you shall not be a caretaker for another man's child'

[@brittoncain5090]

@@GrimTheDestroyerWhere?

[@EnglishTheMoose]

8:30 “Diane, This is a piece of human garbage named Tammy who is also my ex wife” funniest quote in this whole compilation 😂

[@philliptivis3082]

I laugh at the look on Tom's face when Ron carries him out of the library every single time.

[@patches8291]

So funny

[@Sonichero151]

2:14 i love how Ron's first instinct upon sensing Tammy 2 is to hide Diane's kids from her. That shows a good paternal instinct Ron is developing that he'll stand before Tammy 2 to keep her from those girls.

[@ITWVFB]

The chicken analogy had me dead.

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

Did you just manage to write that comment before you died though?

[@theboredtrucker3898]

Leslie doing the Tammy impressions are hilarious

[@justalittlebookish]

"I was there the moment you were born and I intend to be there the moment you die" is the most spine chilling threat!

[@tonyram1054]

When she snaps her fingers and points between her legs, I die from laughter 😂

[@khaelstorm2552]

Almost like a rude Karen trying to get the waiter to come over

[@pandorin2348]

I was scared and semi chubbed

[@Wandering_Chemist]

@@pandorin2348I smash

[@officialtoxicsaur]

I wish they used the scene where Tammy 2 gets scared and run away when Tammy 1 was mentioned

[@bauer0788]

I actually howled when that happened. Comedy platinum .

[@swimfast724]

That's one of my favorite scenes

[@tripslft]

“ In this scenario she will be coming at you pantsless.” 😂🤣😂

[@TheOddityFair]

Tammy 1 groomed him. Tammy 2, who he grew up w/ under Tammy 1, abused him mentally, emotionally, & sexually. His mom, Tammy, saw it all happening & allowed it. Ron had it rough in the female relationships department. Thank Heaven he gets a happy ending romantically w/ Diane, a platonic one of friendship w/ Leslie & Donna, & a paternal one w/ his three kids & sometimes April.

[@intrepidferret6704]

Also Andy

[@hector101997]

it genuinely hurts my soul how Ron reacts to tammy #1. that man was groomed since he was a child, traumatized, and every time he goes into that "mode," it's clear he's age-regressing as a defense mechanism... :(((

[@moustik31]

Ikr? This is so sad. 🙁

[@bradreeder7635]

Tammy 2 being his wife IRL makes it so much funnier.

[@maganoiitula9552]

He’s married to Megan Mullaly? As in Karen Walker?

[@latinguy67]

@@maganoiitula9552 yes

[@zeynepnazbikmaz]

the end where ron picked up tom like a little baby was so cute lol

[@GarudaLegends]

Tammy was like Whatever, i will hunt you Ron

[@A.M.Noon94]

the fact that he can sense Tammy 2 and not Tammy 1 tells you exactly what kind of demon that is.

[@marccram2664]

Yeah, a succubus

[@tomaszlukaszewicz4468]

Ron is not afraid of anything. Even fighting the government. But his two ex-wives are his kryptonite.

[@danielpenrodii2389]

“Jerry, what the hell”. Jerry just went where there was free cake and got caught haha

[@laneomeara4242]

God Patricia Clarkson plays a cold manipulative woman so well. In such different contexts too. With parks and rec it’s in a comedic context and then she does it in a dramatic context in sharp objects

[@DeliahAyala.2.14.91.]

Parks and Rec is such a work of art. Leslies impersonations of tammy will always be my favorite

[@RocketeerAndRoll]

Watching Nick Offerman and Megan Mullaly together is amazing. The fact that they're married in real life but can play people who are totally wrong for each other is comedic brilliance. Also, the snapping fingers when he's accepting his award made me laugh hysterically.

[@tbsffxx]

Megan Mullaly kills every role. There will never be another Karen Walker, or Tammy 2. Even her small character on 30 Rock was great too and that show is HARD to stand out on.

[@jacobharris954]

And it's wife makes even funnier

[@raddastronaut]

Amy Poehler is an absolute genius. The cast of this show is just incredible.

[@nataliehurd2532]

THE DEPROGRAMMING SCENE.... GOLD. ALSO, ANY EP/SCENE WITH RON AND EITHER TAMMY, ABSOLUTE GOLD.

[@gabrielmaroto18]

“I don’t think it’s necessary for you to speak again while I’m here” I am putting that on a T-shirt it’s Perfect.

[@tracyxavierleetowertaylor1503]

Or, "Oh I'm sorry, is this a game where somebody say something stupid?" Blank in the front and once someone says something stupid, give them a look and casually turn around with out words and walk away 😂😅😂

[@sarahberkner]

Yes, Tammy one is definitely someone you want to copy.

[@twistercanine11]

11:04 “everytime leslie drinks and just says POISON”😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@KaiIwai]

The perfume and slap was amazing

[@erikc3057]

Saying "Nah nah na nanah" in a dead pan tone is pure comedy gold! Parks and Rec goes up on the NBC comedy show Mount Rushmore with Cheers, Seinfeld, and Friends!

[@JustHereForCats]

“Do your worst Glenn” gets me every time 😂😂

[@LemonViper00]

“Dad-D” is such a good overlooked joke.

[@sarahedwards1070]

Tammy 1's version of Ron is cursed

[@ٴٴٴٴ_0]

Versión 2 is even more cursed in my opinion 🤣

[@torakunoichi]

I like that Dianne isn’t threatened by Leslie she’s like oh Ron has a good relationship with a work colleague but that’s all, and Leslie’s supportive of both

[@saram.knight9930]

Diane was threatened by Leslie at first

[@GrimTheDestroyer]

The only problem I have with Diane is that she's a single mother and in the Bible it states that 'you shall not be a caretaker for another man's child'

[@livelybubbs6242]

Weird reason to have a problem with a character… or anyone, considering single parents exists. Ooor does this only apply to men. Does the bible except women to care for another woman’s child?

[@swimfast724]

​@GrimTheDestroyer then you must have problems with a lot of people then. I'm a Christian too and I think it's more important to not judge others

[@ferdinand12390]

Ron sniffing Tammy 2 as if it were some kind of animal 😂

[@VinnieG-]

Worse, a demon from hell!

[@davemaster1106]

I’m actually kind of sad that I never realized that Ron was groomed :( not to mention abused sexually.

[@justjoannak]

Agreed 😢

[@sarahberkner]

That's okay considering he's a fictional character, but it's good to keep an eye out for people like that in real life (without jumping to conclusions).

[@jacobharris954]

Society has thing not caring if men are sexually abused

[@sinch4044]

ron was groomed, poor guy

[@dforman4770]

And of course, since he’s a guy it’s played up for laughs

[@Sonichero151]

​@@dforman4770exactly. Because he's a self sufficient guy that looks relatively normal, it's make for laughs, but it is still a horrific tragedy.

[@dforman4770]

@@Sonichero151 I guarantee you that people would have been trying to get the show canceled if the roles were reversed

[@LaFlor718]

This show is hilarious but I always had a problem with this storyline. Ron and Tammy 2 are a funny chaotic mess, but Tammy 1 needs to be put on a watchlist.

[@dforman4770]

@@LaFlor718 she’s a literal pedophile

[@ponderingsfromthemothercit8347]

0:48 Andy intrigued, Lesley disgusted, April fascinated 😂

[@jillgarrison1917]

"When I turned 9 I used my factory wages to purchase some beautiful local walnut". ~ Ron Swanson

[@GracedApollo476]

You know, I think that Brooklyn 99, The Office and Parks and Recreation, actually take place in the same universe. Across all three shows, there's always a leader that's a constant chaotic force. Raymond Holt Micheal Scott & Ron Swanson

[@bdp8102]

That would mean that Ron Swanson became a gynecologist at some point and dated Holt, which I would love because he is so much better than the Tammies

[@shrikrishna19993]

Well same actors play different characters between their universes Karen and Anne being major character, then Darryl and Pontiac Bandit as guest supporting cast and many more.

[@clyde15]

Brooklyn 99 and New Girl are in the same universe as they have a crossover episode

[@bdp8102]

@@clyde15 which is hilarious because that means that jake's sister is a cop too, in LA, married to winston 😁

[@Millisama]

Also 30 Rock

[@the_dog99]

The crotch blinder was just gold 😂

[@ZanronProductions]

So we’re all agreeing that Ron got groomed, right? like we’re on the same page on that?

[@catdragon2584]

Yes, yes we are. Tammy 1 is from hell.

[@thenoobprincev2529]

Groomed and literally sexually abused as a child.

[@SpaceCase132]

I always imagine a scenario where someone comes forward with what she did and it results in Tammy 1 getting charged with grooming, statutory rape, abuse of authority (she used her status as an IRS agent to get information on his assets), fraud (I’m fairly sure that a fake audit qualifies as fraud), and conspiracy to commit grand larceny (stealing fools gold in an attempt to rob Ron of real gold). She also had Ron make a joint bank account with her, so it could be considered financial coercion, but since I am not a lawyer, I don’t know if it would be a crime.

[@bobarcher5837]

Yes most people who watched it identified that very obvious plot point...

[@justjoannak]

Agreed

[@IamPinhead]

"We hooked up when she was 15" Tammy 1 was a sexual predator and it's not discussed nearly enough

[@Akiyya]

predator, groomer, ped0phil3, and a demon from hell.

[@russellh8702]

It’s a tv show jackass

[@MaySins]

A true pedophile.

[@timowagner1329]

Oh yeah she was basically his "everthing", midwife, teacher, driving instructor, financial advisor etc.

[@justjoannak]

Yeah, she was horrible 🤮

[@leoh1064]

love how when Tammy is around, the whole gang goes on full panic

[@krakhaid]

Leslie saying "let's get gross" in that falsetto voice and humping Ron's shoulder makes me laugh more than is healthy

[@magenta_mer-goat86]

How Tammy 2 hasn’t been fired is beyond me!

[@Outlaw7263]

Nepotism and fear

[@keiragalaise6435]

Every time I get to the scene where Tammy, um..."gets friendly" with her dinner roll at Ron's expense, i always end up in stitches. It never gets old!

[@AnjaliDandriyal]

No matter how many times I watch her, Tammy 1 never ceases to crack me up with her brilliant acting 😂😂😂😂😂!!!!

[@gordonwalden5961]

11:08 aaaaaand this is why I LOVE LESLIE KNOPE. She admits when she's wrong while still being herself.

[@russellh8702]

Ron grabbing his GoBag from the ceiling and telling Leslie he’s using his accumulated vacation at the sight that Tammy 2 is in the building is the highlight of my life.

[@alexavilaz15]

6:45 that forced laugh from Tammy 1 is so funny to me 😂

[@lud3445]

Every time Ron smells Tammy 2, his entire expression is summarized into "disapproving mustache"

[@denizenix4457]

In the scene where he finishes the whole jar of liquor, I really expected his mustache to have grown back once he put the bottle down. 😂

[@fulltimeslackerii8229]

tammy 1 is like if angela from the office had a power up

[@GummyBear556677]

6:35 is possibly Ron’s bottoming out, a 👍🏼 “She’s really cool” is somehow the strangest thing he’s ever said

[@theblacksp1derman]

If Ron had a spin-off tomorrow and he lived next door to Tammy 2, that would only show I watch 👌🏾

[@chasbo25]

"The quality of the wood was wanting, so when I turned 9 I used my factory wages......"🤣 And Tammy II is a scream. And the fact that the writers came up with A Tammy 1 and a Tammy 2 is great.

[@shikinfo]

Andy,Amy and April saying Oh My God is truly the different stages of grief

[@fmaenhpfan4life]

I know these clips are all about the Tammys but watching them just made me adore Leslie and Ron’s friendship even more than I already do.

[@jpenn9635]

12:00 “ uh, thank you” lol

[@andrewdavid9412]

4:50 Aubrey was never more adorable

[@Kai_Yun]

I love that government-supporting-and-adoring Leslie slapped Ron when he said that lolol, WHO ARE YOU

[@Hedra718]

I love that, Leslie, made the most out of the opportunity to slap, Jamm, repeatedly in the face. 😂

[@theMull90]

“She’s near, hide the children…”

[@tajmahaltv1182]

His lifestyle and the interactions with all of the Tammys is a classic example of what Feud calls “Oepial Complex”. From an psychological perspective, his relationship with his mother which was traumatic had made him more vulnerable to women of the same name due to their personality and their association to his mother and so all of them are fighting to keep their control over him. Very interesting perspective.

[@indalcecio]

Oedipal/Oedipus*

[@JJ-xs2uy]

Wow great insightful observation

[@MrGksarathy]

That's stupid, but Ron's behavior does reflect a lifetime of grooming and abuse.

[@fredit123456789]

I love that ron actually knows how to drink moonshine/hb (as we call it in the nordics but we usually use a so called "dunk" and not something made of glass) the proper way and uses his elbow in it.

[@rodclint3702]

The Tammy 1 situation is wild I loved the three different reactions to Ron’s story of how they met 😩

[@blugoriboy]

Amy's impression of Tammy is so funny !

[@treycas33]

12:09, the snap! I'm rolling!!

[@tomaszlukaszewicz4468]

9:59 Ron's face says it all: Jeremy Jamm is so deep in his Tammy 2 relationship that it's really bad.

[@tajmahaltv1182]

I think it’s funny that they used his actual real life wife to play one of the “Tammys” on the show. You can tell they had some real life chemistry and I think it made their on scene interactions more authentic and real in the rawest form.

[@Salina1776]

How Ron picks up Tom at the end leaves me in stitches 😂

[@phuckerpower]

That "stupid fok" from Ron to himself always gets me 😂

[@KaiIwai]

Lol the gold bar he keeps in his desk

[@bartoszdulas1703]

"Ouchie" got me really scared for Ron

[@creekandseminole]

This was one of the funniest side character plot points ever in a show

[@PastorFunK]

I love all the many things that Swanson family mash liquor was used for! 😂😂🤣🤣😅😅

[@deanfranz]

"Oh, I know that look. Where is she?" That's the face of a woman who knows and loves her man, and she's ready at ANY time to throw down and fight for him.

[@GIBBO4182]

She’s near…hide the children 🤣🤣

[@rentristandelacruz]

I wonder if Nick Offerman and his wife find it amusing playing the Tammy-Ron scenes.

[@michaelcollins2030]

They did they also found it therapeutic

[@AlleyCat-bz8hr]

I really wish after the drink off Ron’s mustache would’ve immediately grown back. 😂

[@nicolemarchese2166]

It is amazing what a good impression Amy Poehler does of Megan Mullally's voice.

[@imgoldenguy]

Seeing Tom help Ron from Tammy2 makes me happy cause Ron helped him with his phone addiction

[@sicboy83]

“Let’s go son” 😂😂😂

[@austinbridges518]

Ron and Tammy 2 being married irl makes their scenes so much better.