Leslie Knope: Master of Gifts | Parks and Recreation

No one rivals Leslie Knope in the gift giving department. So in honor of her birthday we thought we would celebrate her gift giving prowess.
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From Emmy Award-winning executive producers Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, "Parks and Recreation" is a hilarious ensemble comedy that follows Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, and her tireless efforts to make her quintessentially American town just a little bit more fun.
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[@ParksandRecreation]

Which is your favourite Leslie Knope gift?

[@mrtacocat1764]

Andy's 3 pack of white t-shirts

[@unforeseeable2.058]

The automatic door closers

[@mmproductions99]

the doors or the stalin pillow

[@josiahnoble1693]

The birthday gift to Ron makes me wanna cry it’s so sweet🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@Epicbigshot]

You should do a compilation of every time someone has defended Leslie

[@saicharan3359]

*OUR STARSHIP IS IN TROUBLE*

[@amozingspoderman]

that's the snl writer in her kicking in....

[@eileensnow6153]

Get you a girl who’s so down to make your fantasies real that she’ll roleplay something she’s never even watched 😂

[@kobenkiller]

this goes right into one of the most funniest scenes category in my book. The way she's delivers it, with her walk makes it 2 times funnier.

[@joseribamarjr5164]

I´ve seen this scene and that line so many times, but it´s still so funny.

[@SolusDarkcoat]

IN

[@ablacklegion]

Ben: "I can't believe I finally beat Leslie Knope at a gift exchange." Leslie: "Foolish Mortal."

[@insomniacspillowfortarmy5776]

Lol she played the ultimate uno reverse card

[@segamai]

*Boss music starts playing*

[@ushiwakascow]

I love his reaction to the present. It would be mine as well as a fellow nerd.

[@jamesleon4883]

Our starship is in trouble

[@lrmcatspaw1]

Huston we have a problem.

[@flamingkitten1]

Bens quiet 'how did you already have these' is so good

[@Rakerong]

I loved that line to end the clip on XD Went looking in the comment section for this specifically.

[@reubenfuchs2747]

I think the joyless "thank you"'s after is delivered so well too

[@EthanParmetItsDaBunny]

@@Rakerong same

[@ashutoshsamantaray2572]

She knew they were going for the week haha!

[@minibagels]

I’m assuming they were for Breakfast and Waffle Day

[@danielsun9124]

“Why would i throw Ron Swanson an Ann Perkin’s party” Leslie is the friend we all need.

[@bendover8602]

Yes

[@radhiadeedou8286]

But do we deserve her?

[@onetallpheeesh]

1K like 😎

[@little_kid_lover_]

Leslie is the friend we should strive to be.

[@jenm1]

why don't people understand plurals

[@marcorossi2360]

That scene with Ron's birthday makes me tear every time. Everyone needs a friend like Leslie.

[@marioescobar7767]

Why dont you become a leslie?

[@Kelly-uw1xr]

@@marioescobar7767 it’s expensive

[@blubberface2337]

@@Kelly-uw1xr especially the iron throne lol

[@blubberface2337]

“Why would I throw Ron Swanson an Ann Perkins party?”

[@kayleecakes318]

Legit.

[@harveycooper2882]

The “our starship is in trouble” line literally KILLS me it’s just so fuckin funny

[@jedinxf7]

d&d should have consulted Leslie on how to write season 8

[@PenGzCanFly]

@@jedinxf7 Your comment made me spit cereal all over my phone... Funny and true

[@beckyleonardis6331]

Ben: you don't know what, you're talking about! LOL!

[@kelsoji]

SAME LMAO

[@stmbds]

i just realized that leslie really like giving gifts for friends considering shes an only child. she treats her friends like her siblings that she needs to shower with love

[@abigailsalmanac]

Awww 🥺

[@aiyannamunguia4030]

true

[@moonlily1]

Who showers their sibling with love? No one I know.

[@feederchua]

​@Rabbi Spidermann as an only child I think because we never had a sibling, we think that we would shower them with love even when we might not in real life.

[@topasu9454]

um....no?

[@dancingintherain111]

Is nobody gonna talk about how Leslie clearly commissioned Jerry to do the Black Eyed Peas picture for April?? One of my favorite little details of that episode.

[@davidshi451]

Ooh really? I couldn't make out any signature

[@dancingintherain111]

@@davidshi451 Nah it just looks really similar to the other art pieces he's done in the show, like in the episode Jerry's painting.

[@user-zx5js1xc1l]

howd u know

[@remlok5556]

@Nehemiah Cha Thanks for the art analysis, Dr. Killjoy

[@jenm1]

@@remlok5556 it's a compliment. they're saying Jerry is too talented for this

[@thomaslegg5362]

"Joseph Stalin dies?" "Thats right mom, and you replaced him"

[@jamainegardner4193]

I'm kinda jealous.

[@thomaslegg5362]

@@jamainegardner4193 00 ----

[@jenm1]

gardner comrade.

[@orans_]

@@jenm1 SOYUZ NERUSHIMY RESPUBLIK SOVBODNYKH SPOTILA NAVEKI VELIKAYA RUS

[@f.ah.c2114]

I wish MY pillow would have something that cool.

[@hollowlive690]

I imagine Leslie has emergency presents for everyone she knows and possibly doesn’t know.

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

No she wouldn't. She'd remember the event and only pretend to forget to surprise them even more

[@kamaljohnson2200]

I agree with both of these, it'd explain the last scene

[@voicelesschannel4485]

@@kamaljohnson2200 I think she had the presents ready for when they would become best friends in the future

[@ThatGuy-oc4mv]

When Leslie throws away the “tea”, Andy’s facial expression is priceless

[@Zachary-ht2so]

2:54

[@nothingtoseehere2394]

"Don't worry, we'll get it later."

[@buttonsfan]

So you’re just going to ignore he’s clearly replying to April.

[@marianacarvalho5239]

I love that

[@moxxie9707]

April is reaching like "noooo" as she tosses it

[@mikearagon29fgzkxjzmxji]

It’s breaks my heart to know Ben saw the GOT finale,it utterly breaks my soul

[@luker3752]

Just think of the claymation video Ben made after watching that

[@jacksongibbs8998]

@@luker3752 Probably a clay Ben walking down a street on a grey day while the end credits from the 1970’s Incredible Hulk show plays.

[@diddyknux]

And the Star Wars sequel trilogy finale.

[@rodrigocampos1302]

Let's hope that in PaR timeline the GoT finale was a good one

[@alecbormia4523]

@@diddyknux at least he would have loved the Mandalorian.

[@sreerajnambiar2924]

They missed the distillery visit for Ron at laughalin .. that was the best ome

[@Sabbathtage]

I agree. When he read the poem about the country side and nearly cries it was priceless.

[@zapkvr]

Lagavulin. You are welcome

[@DKC78]

That was the laziest attempt at spelling a word I’ve ever seen lmao well done sir

[@zapkvr]

@@DKC78 you should get out more

[@dylankrejci9965]

@@Sabbathtage i... don't know what she expected me to get out of that...

[@AA-yt1rg]

Leslie is the best gift we ever got from this show!!!!

[@jeffreyahn2337]

And Donna. Can’t forget her

[@xtreme3394]

You can get it!

[@pooleb80]

Ron Swanson

[@apollosunshine3375]

The entire show is a gift

[@jaisoncamacho4857]

@@apollosunshine3375 That's very accurate dude

[@emmaray6215]

If I got a gift from Leslie, I’d give her a drawing of her as President of the United States. I’m an artist so I can do it

[@skullsaintdead]

That's really beautiful and you should totally do something similar for your friends.

[@emmaray6215]

@@skullsaintdead, already did. For her birthday, I drew a picture of me and my best friend as characters from “The Dragon Prince”

[@skullsaintdead]

@@emmaray6215 Bless, you are awesome. A real-life Leslie Knope. I wholeheartedly approve.

[@emmaray6215]

@@skullsaintdead, awww thank you. You are as sweet as Leslie’s food palette

[@eggs00000]

I’m trying to raise my skill as an artist because there is a drawing that I really want to do but can’t because I suck. Me and all my friends

[@noorulains]

I like how frustrated both Ben and Ann sound at getting a friend week present. lol

[@ZesPak]

I wouldn't say frustrated, more like defeated :D.

[@theunbalancedcharge2077]

I’m pretty sure Leslie either has a gift for each friend on hand at all times, or is a magic gift wizard. Probably both

[@naturefleur2062]

That’s the funny bit, how something anyone would like after hearing about it, once experienced to an extreme degree, then loses all desirability. What may on the surface looks so alluring can actually be a huge burden when taken wayyyy too far. I love how this contradiction is played out, so much humor and angst in it.

[@algernon5177]

"fRieNDshiP oVeR!" laughs "Dont even joke about that, Ann!"

[@biobiobio7777]

She makes Santa Claus look like a miser.

[@lorib360]

And the elves look like they need energy drinks.

[@Roberta_Trevino]

"Our starship is in trouble" get me every single time. Gotta love Leslie trying her best to be nerdy.

[@jasmine511]

I really love Ben and Ann's friendship- they had such few stories together, but I always enjoyed the ones they did. They are the two people Leslie loves most in the world, it just makes sense that they would be good friends.

[@Yes-co5dh]

And the thing that they have in common and bond over is knowing lelsie

[@noalangan7645]

i love the scene where ben and ann are giving each other tips on how to take care of their significant others

[@Lord_Baphomet_]

Ben’s reaction to the Iron Throne gift is absolutely adorable and the exact same way I would react.

[@alecbormia4523]

Lol I had a similar reaction when I was at a family gathering and my uncle brought at a lightsaber he got made at Disney and it looked like Luke's lightsaber and I absolutely lost it out of excitement.

[@Notreallyhereanymore]

I would I probably react the same way.

[@THEGRUMPTRUCK]

The real actor also has the same reaction on one of the late shows when Mark Hamill gives him a lightsaber.

[@legatus9081]

Our starship is in trouble

[@beckyleonardis6331]

You should see the deleted scene for that episode!

[@tb7667]

When she sent Ron to Lagavulin it was one of the best moments in the entire series.

[@halduvo]

and when she got him that park ranger job

[@mohammadal-yami3094]

Leslie Knope is the kindest TV character I’ve ever seen

[@aiyannamunguia4030]

fr she’s such a wholesome character

[@jamescampbell6724]

Hazel Burke.

[@ramaya007]

I'm glad they fixed her character. She was terrible in season 1.

[@maggiemag3569]

I just started the show and I wanna give her a huge hug! She’s just so sweet 🥹

[@alphanerd7221]

@@ramaya007 She's exactly the same.

[@champFichtnerBourne]

I love that even Ron hated the idea of Leslie making him a surprise party, he cares and loves her so much that he was willing to go with it. And of course, I cry everytime

[@jasonkeats931]

My favorite thing about this compilation is it brings to light the duel between Ron and Leslie. Ron, the immovable object, doing everything he can to give out as little personal information as possible, vs Leslie, the unstoppable force, doing everything she can to know everyone even remotely close to her on a deep, personal, and meaningful level. With all the insanely perfect gifts she somehow manages to get for everyone (even with being a workaholic and having so many "holidays" to celebrate and keep track of), it really accentuates just how immensely impressive it is that Ron managed to keep her searching for three years, and all the more hilarious that his downfall was giving out his real birthdate to Baskin Robbins. but, to be fair, Baskin Robbins always finds out.

[@unforeseeable2.058]

Baskin Robbins don’t play

[@itsmevickies]

I love how at 6:05 Ron is cringing away from possible party festivities, but if it was a man ready to fight him he would have stood his ground lol

[@toxicdemon1315]

He knows Leslie. He enjoys the quiet and peace, and she throws parties that are loud, messy, and chaotic. I honestly would not blame the man. He wasn't cringing, he was readying himself for the oncoming noise.

[@AyanKhan-bj7kw]

Leslie clearly don't understand "You can get it" and "It's baller time", yet she made their presents better with those phrases. Such a great friend to have

[@Yahirplaysminecraft]

I feel like andy and april got that "tea" leslie threw away.

[@rapodaca3360]

Or Ann dug it out after. she reached for it when she threw it away lol

[@moistnugget4147]

They both requested the box in the volcano and the white t-shirts. I think they were both happy with their gifts

[@Yahirplaysminecraft]

@@moistnugget4147 what? Tf are you talking about?

[@FFF813]

The camera panned over to them scheming after she threw it away so I believe it

[@moistnugget4147]

@@Yahirplaysminecraft I mean, you can watch the video again if you need to

[@animationsfa4478]

The fact that leslie had gifts for a thing she didnt even know about really shows something

[@alfwinnn4224]

Or maybe she saw it coming.

[@lark222]

"I can't believe I finally defeated Leslie Knope at a gift exchange!!!" "Yeaaaaah............. about that......." I hope to be a Leslie Knope level gifter someday

[@MusicAnime4Ever1]

That part where April reached out when Leslie threw away the "fertility drugs" and Andy was all dont worry, I felt that 😂😂

[@mistermonologue2442]

It was secretly their present she just couldn't give it to them.

[@TheSimpleGent]

"I need to get a picture of me holding this so I can frame it." ~ Andy Dwyer

[@Spiketrooper]

Leslie is the definition of that one friend everyone needs.

[@tombloos3996]

Ron and the automatic doors warmed my heart man

[@erinkelly6577]

“Josef Stalin dies?” “That’s right mom, and you replaced him” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@JoseChavez-fz2ty]

Donna's bedazzled "you can get it" and Ben getting frustrated with Leslie by crossing references made me laugh so hard I was wheezing for longer than I care to admit

[@livialiu3365]

The way she cares and notices everything every one of her friends like just to make special things for them is just the most triggering thing for my mommy issues

[@mattsteel5905]

This is literally the best gift that I've ever received. *Read with Chris Traeger voice*

[@derekleagan8698]

Love that Ron flinches before walking into the room anticipating a large surprise party for his birthday 🤣🤣🤣

[@mksenterprise2388]

April : ‘these are the black eyed peas , and i finally killed them’ Black Eyed Peas : wheres the love?

[@Afterburner215]

People killin', people dyin'...

[@Delightfully_Bitchy]

The love is with donny hathaway and roberta flack, assuming they found it in the 70s.

[@onetallpheeesh]

When she had presents for friend week ready to go even though they just made it up on the spot.

[@Hello_Gorgeous]

She planned it all along!!

[@snakething87]

Once you find out giving gifts is better than getting, you have ascended.

[@frogfrog666]

i tear up at all the ron swanson moments... it is really genuinely beautiful how well their friendship worked

[@Axeloy]

she has really given ron the greatest gifts catered to him ever. unable to be topped

[@calibby85]

Andy and April clocking the sketchy "herbs" Leslie chucked in the trash is my absolute favorite 😂😂😂

[@hyruleoutlaw]

If I had the money and creativity - I’d be a great Leslie

[@oKApplejack]

Honestly I love Ben’s scrapbook and the fact Jerry joined him for the whole day 😂

[@3000gtvr4twinturbos]

No one working for the parks and rec department can afford those gifts

[@friesxnxcoke]

Leslie has done a lot of favors for people I am sure she has called in favors for gifts.

[@MugiwaraPiratesLover]

That's what I think too lol. Like when she throws her parties or gives gifts, im like there is no way she can afford all of it.😭

[@samramirez2810]

Especially the iron throne

[@uncreative5766]

I remember them saying the living standards in Pawnee were significantly low.

[@westonlawrence3422]

I’ve worked in parks and Rec. Can confirm this statement is true.

[@AbbaZabbaOlyFrn]

9:38 That sigh of defeat lol. Ann and Ben combined forces, but they still couldn't out do Leslie when it comes to giving gifts

[@keving8006]

Leslie realizes the tea is not tea, and tosses it in the trash. It was quick, but the look shared by April and Andy was subtle, yet obvious what they were communicating. April's look: Andy did you see that? OMG, what a waste!! Andy's look: Shh, don't say anything. It's ours now! We'll retrieve it later. Comedy gold.

[@user-ou2yb3ze3k]

👁👄👁 It's the Iron throne

[@user-ou2yb3ze3k]

@Векторная Эйфория I know I'm making that stupid surprise face, but I can't help it. This is the greatest gift I've ever received.

[@AntonioCardenasT]

@@user-ou2yb3ze3k our starship is in trouble

[@fanboy5272]

YEs NO yEs nO

[@jakobnunez4964]

She is the greatest friend ever.

[@killapenguinisdead]

"The Mystery of the Woman We Saw in Food and Stuff Who Looked Like Isla Fisher" @ 7:20. The shot isn't long enough that someone HAD to come up with those types of hilariously specific scrapbook themes, but they did anyway and it only makes me love this show even more.

[@tokyotourist]

“our starship is in trouble”

[@nerdy_1439]

I laughed at this scene but I was happy she at least knew something from sci fi

[@slug9378]

I finished the series yesterday and i just cant stand that this show is over

[@itzhope3787]

Ikr same

[@heidysilva.4428]

Same.

[@nivedithajayakumar1681]

"Don't even joke about that Ann!" lol, love their friendship 😍

[@KasbashPlays]

4:47 - She's a Trekkie! Truly a woman of culture

[@falafelstar4255]

I love how they were literally defeated with the power of love and friendship 😂

[@benjin0311]

I wish Leslie Knope was my friend, not for the presents, for the amount she cares about and really knows her friends! ❤💯 (Also I know this is fiction obviously, but its still just a nice thought 😄👌)

[@AgentMacklinFBI]

Leslie negotiations her holidays hoping for a month with Ben and Ann and sounding upset that she only gets a week to celebrate them is so pure. And then adding in an additional week for both of them just is so pure too

[@torachan23]

Imagine Leslie with Oprah’s money

[@jenm1]

There would be no more wars

[@jeanpaulsinatra]

Everybody gets a personalised castle

[@skycaptain95]

You get something thoughtful and personal, you get something thoughtful and personal, you ALLL get something thoughtful and personal!

[@Suitsnstylesguy]

She’d have my vote for president

[@emmakharris5369]

1:54 The calendar has Joe Biden’s birthday on it with hearts 😂😂 I love this show.

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

4:11 to see Ben make that stupid face we love.

[@Colinator22]

😲

[@Bergen98]

2:57 - I love how Andy and April just look and without any words understand each other 😂

[@TheBlarggle]

Leslie straddles the line of incredibly obnoxious and overbearing and deeply thoughtful and personal 100% perfectly.

[@holllyrhode]

howd she get thru security with weed lmao

[@fanboy5272]

I don't see what's wrong with a fellow passenger getting tea through airport security for her best friend

[@Pesto_O]

She looks too earnest for anyone to suspect (i should say I have a very poor understanding of how drugs are found out at airports)

[@thedemonitizationpolice6307]

“And a super gift” *looks right into the camera* never change Chris, never change.

[@ganghouse2080]

2:54 the lion they give after Leslie tosses the “fertility tea”

[@vict7730]

8:34 - Joseph Stalin dies. "That's right mom and you replaced him".

[@ursulakulikova1002]

I also love when she half hands the menorah to one of her campaighn managers, realises she guessed wrong and gives a xmas themed gift instead.

[@UnknownUsername647]

My favourite part of this is the quiet reveal that Ron's ice cream flavour of choice at Baskin Robbins is rum raisin. I don't know, that's just really perfect somehow. He's the human embodiment of rum raisin

[@emmaray6215]

5:31, omg Louis from Ant Man was right, Baskin Robins does always find out!

[@samraymond4464]

(6:15) Im sorry but this bit always makes me cry, idek why! 😂😭😭

[@namecomingsoon9517]

Rons birthday gift was one of my favorite parts of the entire show

[@Gabefalconb]

This show’s consistently positive message about good people doing wonderful things is such a breathe of fresh air. It figured out how to do Ted Lasso’s schtick long before Ted Lasso

[@Yahirplaysminecraft]

Just realized leslie had gifts ready for when Ben and Anne would become friends.

[@TBoring]

That scene with Ben and the Iron Throne just makes wonder how disappointed he was in the actual final season. I know they talk about the final season in the show but my theory is Ben so upset with how the show is going in the final seasons and Leslie finally starts getting into the show starts making fan edits of the episodes in his free time to try to improve the series.

[@chukstristan3605]

The gift to Ron of that trip to the Scottish distillery on that idyllic island...with the poem at the end. All the feels.

[@ryanl784]

I still can't believe the views on these Parks videos are this low. I hate my life and wanna die so the unrealistic optimism in this show melts my black heart. I cant get enough of it.

[@sea.foam.1832]

i’m in love with you why are we the exact same person

[@danieldominguez5863]

7:28 Imagine being the apart of the props department who had to make all those

[@firozemuhammadzahidurrahma4892]

“Our starship is in trouble” Spock would be proud

[@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002]

2:55 notice the little exchange between April and Andy after Leslie throws away the “tea“

[@u.g.3298]

1:09: Ron Swanson, winner in social distancing.

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

4:23 - Ben's perfect moment. 🙂

[@gladesucks7907]

Ron’s birthday is exactly how I celebrate every year. I want an unreasonably large steak, a nice drink and peace and quiet. It’s perfect

[@saravg235]

I feel like the best gift she could give Ben would be letting him win just once

[@soph_maz]

low key love ron getting choked up over leslies gift

[@snehapradhan5591]

Yup, we all love Leslie till she gives you the greatest gift ever and you just bought her a movie ticket

[@samstern2042]

Leslie is the ultimate gift giver

[@adjutorai9427]

Compilations like this really force me to face the fact that my parents are exactly like Leslie Knope and Ann Perkins 😂

[@diegosanchez1203]

Tom was genuinely surprised about his present. That was awesome.

[@nanouklezaf4273]

Look at Andy and April's reaction at Leslie throwing the pot away lmao, the details in acting and editing

[@chibs3666]

Love the scene with the Iron Throne and Leslie goes "Our star ship is in trouble!"

[@Jahstice]

"Our starship is in trouble!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@MacMac325]

It's even funnier considering that Adam Scott was in Star Trek 😆

[@duplexlamp7285]

She gave him a replica of the iron throne THATS ONE HELL OF A WIFE

[@nikkimurrayquirky]

EVERYONE FORGETS the xmas when leslie was suspended when she gives her gift to chris!!

[@jitohamnath3909]

Leslie is such a good person

[@olknoxlo]

Leslie’s slip up calling her mom Joseph Stalin is a sneaky one. Gets me good.

[@WreckCrimes]

This is amazing wish it came out on Christmas but I love this show so much