parks and rec dealing with the general public | Parks and Recreation

[@yappaplay]

Ron twirling around in his chair to avoid talking to the complainer never cease to make me laugh.

[@dannigro8794]

That’s probably the best one. That lady was insufferable. Great actress.

[@abolishice591]

⁠@@dannigro8794 Sara Van Horn is her name

[@JYBeliever]

The outrage in her voice when she asks him if he is ignoring me makes my day better eveytime I see it

[@cmdrjanjalani]

It's also funny because of how dumb her sprinkler tea complaint is.

[@jcoburn3590]

How did Donna keep a straight face😂. That must have been so many takes!😅

[@HeyGuyNiceShot]

One of the greatest recurring characters of this show is the guy who tries to get people to chant for things he wants

[@spencergsmith]

“We’re not against you on this. We’re not against you on this.” He’s one of my favorites too.

[@Hulkzilla0]

@@spencergsmith That scene was so cathartic. Seven season in, and finally Leslie has the public on her side.

[@nicolewardwell7945]

HER DAUGHTER IS AN IDIOT

[@drake8168]

"Her daughter is an idiot, "her daughter is an idiot!". 😂

[@spencergsmith]

@@drake8168 "Except for Turnip! Except for Turnip!" 🤣

[@RecklessWyrm]

It’s funny because until you get a job that deals with the general public you think “surely no one can actually be that stupid” and then you get a job that deals with the general public

[@ccannon1]

My first job was McDonald’s…I was concerned but thought, I’m 16, what do I know. But then I worked in health care for 7 years and now idk how humans have managed to be around for so long.

[@OrangeCat1992]

I worked for a small government agency when Parks and Rec was airing. The thing they got most accurate was public meetings and interacting with the public. The writing was spot on.

[@ArtificialFertilizer]

I still find it extremely funny and entertaining to go to my homeowners' association's general meetings, fortunately I don't work with people - I would probably then despise those meetings.

[@itsanoformethanks6277]

I was a receptionist for a museum as an undergrad and an older man called me asking to be transferred to speak to some man. I had never heard of the man the caller was requesting, so I told the caller that no one worked here by that name. I googled the name of the man he was asking for and told the caller that it appeared they worked at a different museum. The caller yelled at me, called me stupid, told me he was frustrated that someone so incompetent was working at the museum. I told him I couldn’t transfer him because there was no one there to transfer him to. He angrily hung on me, calling me stupid again. He called back three minutes later in a kind tone, without apologizing, and said he had gotten the man’s name wrong. He told me the new name, which was an actual employee, and I transferred him immediately. He had read a book coauthored by two professors and wanted to ask them a question. He had called the wrong museum about the wrong name. All of his screaming at me was so he could ask a generic question he could have googled.

[@mkfmgaming3019]

The most accurate comment of all time. I was SHOCKED when dealing with customers. Like how did you survive this long in life?????

[@pippinlovesbooks]

“I don’t know, i’m just scared.” so real of him

[@pippinlovesbooks]

“i’m scared of a lot of stuff. i’m fine, i’m walter and i’m fine.” literally me

[@lberger100]

Covid turbo-vaxxer

[@arloherrod3279]

Kermit was right

[@vullord666]

Honestly the most reasonable complaint from a citizen in the show by far 😢

[@arielbearden6076]

I live in a town of 800 people and attended my first city council meeting ever last night. I’m more convinced ever that Parks and Rec was a documentary

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

Pawnee is a perfect representation of a Republican town. Old conservative white people. They really are this stupid.

[@rosie3102]

😂😂😂😂

[@jackstone9569]

Went to a city hall meeting in Burlington in 2024 and a lot of people wanted to move the F-35s to a different testing location so that it wouldn't cause hearing damage in small children living half a mile away, and someone said "having the F-35s here is still better than having to learn to speak Russian." Cause if there's one place the Russians are primed to invade it's Burlington, Vermont.

[@HotSpringDemon]

What kind of stuff was talked about?

[@bluelotus3750]

​​@@HotSpringDemon It doesn't even matter 😂 Ever look at social media? These meetings are where they yelled and complained, before everyone had a platform on social media.

[@Mossdeep5464]

Having worked with a local government, dealt with normal citizens, and experienced the direct negligence and corruption of leadership, this show really captures how hopeless at abused you can feel as a public worker. Also if you abuse a public worker everyone who works in the city will know, be kind people.

[@kurthorton2385]

I actually work for a parks and rec department in a city much smaller than Pawnee is meant to be, but the public is accurate

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

Ham and mayonnaise! HAM AND MAYONNAISE!!

[@jorgeenchilada]

I think the more alarming message to take away from this is that there are tons of people that actually think like this. So many people legitimately live in a schizophrenic type world, where enemies are all around and every food you eat is poisoned by some nefarious organization. The internet created this and that's why we have so many mass shooters and neo-nazis. It's actually horrifying.

[@DaFro3713]

@@syntaxusdogmata3333her daughter is an idiot! HER DAUGHTER IS AN IDIOT!

[@OneofInfinity.]

@@syntaxusdogmata3333 No chanting! 😆

[@TetraDax]

This is the perfect time to remind everyone that there is an uncut, nine minute long version of Patton Oswalts Star Wars filibuster, and it's the best thing ever.

[@solasauto]

Thank you!

[@plinsf]

It is 8 minutes and 43 seconds 🤓 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3OlmYGhrtyAgLssi=74V-OzTe1stYE_0Z

[@jamesbarr8218]

Patton is the single greatest comedy guest star of all time, and that rant is one of the single funniest things in the history of funny

[@SK-267]

It's an absolute masterpiece!

[@wongwongy]

Thanks! Didn’t know this.

[@mnmsaregood1]

The lady who made the tea with the water that said do not drink is a prime example of the general public

[@godusote]

We are all the general public

[@jacobb4795]

@@godusoteand I’m sure we’ve all done stupid stuff before

[@emawerna]

She is an excellent actress. I thoroughly believed that she would make tea out of the sprinkler water and come to complain about it.

[@hoilst265]

My mum works for a council down here in Aus, and she's on the front desk. I would show her this video, but I guarantee you she would not laugh. That Sun Tea Lady? 100% true representation. That guy who wants electric hand dryers? I guarantee you he'd start a year-long campaign, get local media, one of the idiot councilors, and several thousand other vocal morons on board, obtain a rate variation, and then promptly disappear from public view once the council spends a ton of money wiring up all the dunnies with hand dryers and they get broken after two weeks.

[@crystalthornton2397]

She also was infuriated because she found a sandwich in the park that didn't have mayo on it, and she wanted to sue someone because her dog ate another dogs poop at the park 😂

[@globbyakaweirdjellyguy954]

0:42 I love Ron points to that one woman when she talks about eating muffins and lasagna every day like “She’s got a good point.”😂 What makes it even better is the fact that she’s the same woman who made sun tea out of the sprinkler water.😂😂😂 Also, that one guy really loves to chant.😅

[@riaglitta]

And she made the bad pottery, and her dog ate poop, and she found a sandwich with no mayo, etc etc :)

[@yoszen2892]

All of those characters are based on real life humans... Everywhere

[@miquelr2353]

​@@riaglittatbh a ham sandwich should have mayonaise on it 😂

[@riaglitta]

@@miquelr2353MUSTARD :D

[@patrickhickey1156]

The chanting guy is my favorite side character in the entire show.

[@troybrown2563]

Except for turnip except for turnip

[@Greendalewitch]

The chanting guy: "Topless park, topless park, topless park" April: 😖😖😖

[@miquelr2353]

"Her daughter is an idiot!" 😂😂😂

[@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002]

I used to think this was funny, until I got a job dealing with the public and realized this is disturbingly accurate.

[@codieomeallain6635]

My job requires me to talk to people for 8 hours a day. I’m concerned for many of them.

[@user-pt1cz4ot1e]

I want to like this comment, but you’re at 666 likes, and I can’t change that in good conscience. 🤘🏻😂🤘🏻

[@Anastasia-nn5fy]

Well in reality most things that people ask from their government are legitimate demands Such as public healthcare, insulin at reasonable prices, safe clean water. Things like that

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

Pawnee is a perfect representation of a Republican town. They really are this stupid.

[@Milo-tj]

I worked in government for years, and this show was my catharsis to watch and de-stress from all the BS and bureaucracy.

[@aaronshinn7651]

6:18 "there's a lot of pill bottles in here" that lady looks so proud of herself omg

[@TheQuaadFather]

🙂

[@k3nnytm]

Ive watched this show like 10 times and I just realized that all of the people in the community meetings had their own schtick

[@kristiaanstolt6931]

Right, this video made me realize that the same guy starts all the chants

[@CarbonTech19]

Made the same comment a moment ago, lol. It's obvious when they're presented back to back, but not so much so, when months or even years seperate their fleeting, but hilarious appearances. Hat's off to the writers and producers for this subtley running gag.

[@circuitmonkey724]

Exactly , I love the guy with the beard...he looks like a high school English teacher but he is actually nuts....the one who talks about "two fences"....

[@jonathanpeterson1984]

“HE CAN FLY!” Easily one of the funniest lines in the show😂

[@tvEverett]

YES! me and my mom (who watch the show all the time) always quote that

[@SarahAnew]

Agree 😂

[@julietm.2853]

His delivery is amazing.

[@Bergen98]

I actually had to pause so I can laugh it out, that man's delivery was PERFECT

[@CamJames]

"But isn't all food bad for you? I've been eating lasagna and muffins every day for 40 years, and I feel terrible." Kills me every damn time.

[@marijaterezijaboras407]

"Shut up, Kelly!" "Make me, BOB!" I cry laughing every time

[@LKnake]

It’s a very underrated exchange. It’s so real. They all know each other. 😂

[@johndetlie7853]

You know that Jen Barkley has a point when she tells Leslie she can do better than Pawnee, but this whole compilation really drives it home.

[@You_TroII]

All they have going is putting up new scarecrow

[@RedHeadKevin]

I love how Patton Oswalt's description is exactly how Boba Fett got out of the Sarlacc on the Book of Boba Fett show.

[@upinarms79]

He's a big Star Wars fan and knows the lore. He probably improved that speech.

[@Izzyduude]

He got out of two sarlac pits. I’m dying to know how he fell into another one. I question his judgment.

[@upinarms79]

@@Izzyduude He got out of one, anyway. Favreau and Filoni pulled that plot from the EU, either one of the comics or the books, I can't remember which, but either would have been written long before this episode of P&R.

[@Impulsive_egg]

didn't he help write the show?

[@tyrant-den884]

Well that's how he had already got out in a comic.

[@BoredVHSlover]

I love that every other show is cagey about the public, but parks and rec was just like “90% of people are crazy great” and rolled with it😊

[@Randomzalez]

"What's so bad about corn syrup, Corns a fruit and Syrup comes from a bush." Best Complaint 2:20

[@josephvanderhoff26]

I agree 😂

[@BlackDiamond2718]

Mine is the dog feces one. That one kills me.

[@rodster811]

"I'm Walter and I'm fine" 😂😂😂 If that was on a T-shirt I'd buy it.

[@Seluecus1]

as a parent, 4:40 is the most realistic thing i've ever heard. LMAO

[@AaronMcHale]

“I don’t know, I’m just scared” Relatable

[@spencerkindra8822]

"Tell Mort I said 'your move'." Dana Gould shows up for ten seconds and hits a grand slam haha.

[@JRichardsonBoston]

10:48 Jamm leaning in because he is intrigued is hilarious

[@Robert-hz9bj]

I admire how much Ron cares about the rights of the tax-payers despite very obviously not respecting any of them (rightly so) ^_^

[@russelloats]

“Grovert, give her purse back.” She sounds like such a mom in that moment. Not really surprising considering the citizens act like children XD

[@JonahTV]

The look in that baptist pastor's eyes when he repeated "turtle flu" haunts me to this day

[@nhd6128]

9:30 - Bjorn Lerpiss is hands down the funniest 😂 "I'll NEVER consider that!"

[@flowers-3333]

The Spoonman Mike Mitchell himself

[@Roache93]

Scrolled too far to find this lol

[@scruffd0g193]

The real villains of the show were the citizens of Pawnee.

[@TaurusAnimations-z6x]

Yeah, they’re idiots

[@jacobrose-janes9750]

Holy goalie, it's a beardless Coach Beard @ 0:51. And they have similar energies, of course they do, that's funny.

[@danieldeystar2213]

That’s why he looked so familiar. Didn’t recognize him without the beard. Thanks.

[@talldude1412]

BEARD!!

[@wendyhaun2559]

I KNEW I RECOGNIZED HIM BUT COULDN'T PLACE HIM. Holy hell, thank you Internet Stranger!

[@user00616]

YES!!!

[@hookshot320]

4:41 she's so real for that.

[@alantoney7417]

This was the most relatable part of Parks and Recreation for every local government employee.

[@stephanieharris9126]

I work in local government, and this is my life. 😂 On the other hand, if Patton Oswalt wants to address my city council on the Star Wars and Marvel universes, I will put him on an agenda because I can do that.

[@CollinMcLean]

Every meeting needs at least one passionate nerd to talk about their fan fictions.

[@amelonnamedkate1400]

This is literally what it’s like being in customer service as well as the medical field

[@AldrickExGladius]

2:57 This lady right here with the sprinkler water! The sign says don't drink the sprinkler water. So she somehow, for some reason, bottles it. Takes it home. Makes tea with it. And drinks it. Its just drinking the sprinkler water with extra steps! lol

[@zimski0367]

“Excuse me there was a sign that said don’t drink the sprinkler water, so I took some home and made some tea with it now I have an infection!”

[@cpotisch]

Wow you figured out the joke

[@tacenda3250]

Wow that's so funny they should've made it the joke

[@zztopz7090]

Sun tea

[@maryannclementiii-uw5pk]

@@cpotisch From the number of comments I've seen like this, I think a lot of people came in thinking this show was a documentary. So many people saying this is a literal interpretation of working with the public. People can be frustrating sometimes, but if anyone's such a miserable person that they think this is literal, I think I can guess why they've spent so much of their career getting yelled at.

[@perspgold8945]

😂"People caring loudly at me"

[@gemmapearce7070]

I didn’t realize that chant guy was a recurring character lmao

[@xyddum2918]

4:55 I love Donna's "Game recognize game" head tilt there.

[@georgeandfriendsadventures5073]

The chanting guy is the best

[@ferdinand12390]

i´m with that pervert TOPLESS PARK! TOPLESS PARK!

[@twoworldwars4633]

“Her daughter is an idiot. Her daughter is an idiot. HER DAUGHTER IS AN IDIOT.”

[@jopalm3649]

9:10 "I have a few things to say about Laura Linney" - is probably my favorite line of the whole show 😅

[@eu4um]

"Keep them in my house? Where I live?" is the most normal response from any resident in Pawnee.

[@TheVuDuDeChile]

11:21 "Hammuel L. Jackson from the Movie Pork Ficton" I totally want one!

[@steliosstamatialis8169]

Going from the 'Ham and mayonnaise' chant to the woman wondering why the sandwich she found didn't have mayonnaise is just perfect... whoever is editing these compilations, you're a genius 😆

[@danielboothe3394]

Donna losing it and then regaining composure at 2:44 haha

[@OddGodess]

This is my favorite show of all time. It's so weird and funny 😂😂😂 Pawnee is so chaotic 😂😂

[@CollinMcLean]

If you're from a smallish Midwestern town, you probably see a few of these people regularly...

[@WailfulSeeker82]

"There was a sign that says do not drink the water. So I made some tea with it and now I have an infection" Easily the best depiction of the general public

[@mitchelly9043]

What’s even better is that most of these clips were inspired by real life public sessions in small towns in California that the writers went to

[@rickysmith923]

"What's wrong with corn syrup? It's natural. Corn is a fruit. Syrup comes from a bush."

[@unknown_limes]

The senior's sex ed was the most ridiculous situation ever, those watch group folk really tried to gate keep safe sex for old people because they were worried... about it being spread in kindergarten. Like, are they stupid? The people they're protesting "for" are so grown that their bodies are breaking down on them, let 'em get a little freaky in their old age! Lord knows that young husband is gonna be pretty familiar with bananas in his old age.

[@Orion_TheyThem]

I mean, it's exactly what's happening now with abortion bans and book bans. So....... pretty scarily accurate

[@MadMathMike]

The chanting guy always gets me 😂

[@IStoppedCaring]

It’s insane and a little unfortunate at how realistic this actually is 😂😂

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

That's Republican government for you. They really are this stupid all of the time. Old conservative white people.

[@Satherian]

I love the mixture of reaction at 4:55 Disgusted, Impressed, & Unphased

[@MultiEquations]

I work in government and sometimes I have to work directly with the public and this is an accurate depiction of some of the interactions.

[@TheNathon11]

2:37 The lady that made Tea with the sprinkler water is my favorite, its so random I loved it 🤣

[@fighterck6241]

And Harris wants to see her topless...😂

[@populustremulus228]

Worse than tea, she made sun-tea, so she didn't even boil it. She is also the one that found a sandwich in a park, and complained because it had no mayo in it, and who wants to sue the town because her dog ate other dog's feces. I would like an entire episode about this strange lady.

[@WJen8]

As someone who used to work in public services, yes people can really be this dumb & aggressive and sometimes more so...

[@tommerker8063]

if you work for the government you have nothing to complain about.

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

Pawnee is a perfect representation of a Republican town. Old conservative white people. They really are this stupid.

[@edsonpacheco294]

I love how interested they get for the star wars fan fiction fillibuster

[@Picassosnephew]

“Oh shut up Kelly!” “Make me Bob!” 😂😂😂

[@mercedesbenzodiazapine]

"i just got aol" god i love pawnee

[@kwkylewilliams462]

Isn’t that Brendan Hunt?

[@Train115]

This show is gold.

[@jermaenjoyer]

“I don’t know… I’m just scared…” is literally me all the time. Just in general

[@94leroyal]

2:13 - relatable

[@whatupjack1019]

I'm sitting here trying not to burst out laughing cuz of the lady who said "what do I do with my kids?"

[@Cactina]

i live to hear the theme music at the end of these clips. such a wholesome vibe. Gaby Moreno did a masterful job.

[@gododoof]

"Why don't we build a fence around their fence?" Julius Caesar: "Write that down! Write that down!"

[@MellSayzHi]

Okay but Turtle Flu has lived in my mind rent free for years

[@chelsthenerd]

This kind of comedy is one of my favorite aspects of Parks that I find so hilarious. Now that this compilation exists I’m gonna send this to people when I try to convince them to watch the show if they haven’t already 😂😂😂

[@SmoothTurtle840]

Man everything in that show has aged so well

[@SarahAnew]

Best line for when you hate your job, “when people are yelling what I hear is people caring loudly at me.”

[@OMguyhait]

"I made this in one of your pottery classes. It's terrible!!! 😂

[@jadoncamero9320]

Coach Beard from Ted Lasso at 0:49 is amazing 😂

[@miz_logo_lee]

Good catch!

[@jaymac7349]

The people of Pawnee are the worst… And I love it! 😂

[@GlennForbes20]

Hand dryers are far less sanitary than paper towels.

[@Wanderer628]

Most people: Ha! Very funny but clearly an exageration for humour. People who spend more than an hour in customer service: Oh no, this is them under playing it.

[@HeyJustMe89]

The chanting guy cracks me up. 😂

[@iainballas]

2:13 "So what's your suggestion?" "I don't know, I'm just scared" bruh I feel that 💀

[@TleahciM]

Soon after moving on from Pawnee, the man questioning Ann’s nursing credentials would later become assistant coach for one of the greatest turnaround teams in the EPL, AFC Richmond.

[@tlahmed]

Omg you’re right! I had to go back to that scene after reading this comment. Would have never recognized him.

[@laveenaaKS]

The woman @ 2:38 is my fav😂

[@jamescurran6277]

4:55 Donna is intrigued.

[@K16711]

damn every citizen in pawnee are behaving like they got their disneyland ticket stolen

[@jamesgriffin7046]

Are we sure this is satire? I think we know all these people!! 😂😂

[@brownieelf6171]

“I just got an AOL” 🤣

[@Hollywood041]

I loved how all the guys lean forward on Patton Oswalt's Star Wars fix.

[@jadelan9549]

The intensity with which that guy says turtle flu gets me every time

[@calebsoria1901]

0:15 this guy never stops yelling

[@barbadoskado2769]

very good compilation, the guy at 3:32 is pure gold xD

[@heyzelarosaaponte2471]

“School is out in two weeks; what am I going to do with my kids all day? Keep them in my house? Where I live?” Bro what 😭😭😭

[@shanxious]

Please make a compilation of every time Leslie bumps into that councilman while doing something embarrassing and/or unprofessional

[@winklenator]

I loved this show studying political science in college. It really showed how hard it is to please everyone

[@truthhurts3524]

“There is a disturbing lack of bench’s , I want to sit more!” 😂😂

[@Coastfog]

"Syrup comes from a bush" You literally can't argue with that.

[@OneofInfinity.]

Ron at 3:12 was clearly dying inside.

[@anotherfreakingaccount]

"Oh come on! There is no strategy to chutes and ladders!" lol I love this

[@vullord666]

6:14 I love that Leslie knows all or at least most of the usual citizen attendants by name and will call them by name even when they speak unprompted. They truly did not deserve her. I do have to say I stand with the man that said "I don't know, I'm just scared" 😢. Also the woman who said was talking about what to do with kids when school gets out "... in my house. Where I live?" is such a painfully accurate response 😂.

[@THE_CDN]

The circular desk is genius!

[@AshleyfromTX]

Topless park! Topless park! Topless park!

[@danielgriffith8911]

Al Bundy cameo was amazing.. 4:36

[@dv.mp4]

5:39 I quote this everyday

[@Rambam1776]

The writing on this show is unmatched

[@flowers-3333]

"if sugar's so bad, how come Jesus made it taste so good?"