April being smarter than people think | Parks and Recreation

[@Hulkzilla0]

I love how basically everyone in the Parks department adopted April and Andy. And in turn April and Andy adopted Ethel Beavers as their grandma.

[@myblacklab7]

How does this comment have zero replies? Well it has one now, I guess. Oops - I'm "that guy," aren't I? Please tell me I'm not "that guy."

[@thirdgen377]

All that was said was said, and you had to be that guy......as did I.

[@Demi_Purple]

@@myblacklab7 you are 'that guy' but in a good way.

[@Tonyhouse1168]

John paid for the flour so he eats the biscuits

[@myblacklab7]

@@Tonyhouse1168 I know - I'm a gosh darn biscuit-eater, just like my grandpa.

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

My take-away: "Pizza is knowledge."

[@CaptainLumpyDog]

Let’s go.

[@arshd1420]

I eat pizza and i approve this message

[@guardianofthegalaxy2051]

That’s a hard cold truth!

[@villekuronen6242]

those are words to live by

[@z0mb055]

Thats everyone's take away

[@keepthebeat929]

April's great. Aubrey Plaza and the writers did a great job with the character. It could have easily become one-note, "I don't care about anything", but her enjoyment of messing with people gave her an excuse to play around and do different things.

[@Chestersinthecar]

IIRC when she auditioned she made the producers so uncomfortable that they just had to have. One said something about “I don’t know how to use her yet but we need her”

[@woodsplitter3274]

I like that she is Puerto Rican but she isn't the "Spicy Latina" stereotype. Her mom and sister are not stereotypes either.

[@chrlpolk]

She’s a copy of Dr Katz’ Secretary.

[@B20C0]

She didn't really have to act though...

[@boomer_ancle]

Actually in one interview she said at the start of season 1, she didn't know if Parks and Rec was good and she's there to stay. She flirted with Andy to get more content and the writers liked it. She not only had to act but also think about ways to get more screentime with her improvisations. Acting is tough sometimes.

[@wallywest2360]

April is the embodiment of the voice in my head. I can't really put into words how much I love that character, and what a fantastic job Aubrey did with her.

[@tombutc]

Then you most probably suffer some kind of DSM V disorders and should seek immediate help.

[@donaldpump3072]

You have a lady voice?

[@DrBaStArDoS]

"Two men enter. One me leaves" -April

[@seancostello4158]

this is easily one of her best lines ever, and she had some good ones

[@allanmoorhead6546]

How many people know it's from Mad Max III?

[@snowyhudson975]

@@allanmoorhead6546 none. no one ever said that in Mad Max III. mostly, because no movie has ever been named "Mad Max III".

[@allanmoorhead6546]

​@@snowyhudson975 Only a millennial would pick out a technicality like that. It's the third film in the Mad Max franchise and people called it "Mad Max 3" because it's easier to say, and they didn't sound like nerds by using the full title every time. As in: "Have you seen Mad Max - Beyond Thunderdome? I want to go and see Mad Max - Beyond Thunderdome. Other People say Mad Max - Beyond Thunderdome is a great movie. I can't wait to see Mad Max - Beyond Thunderdome. I think I'll go and see Mad Max - Beyond Thunderdome tomorrow."

[@geoffreysorkin5774]

@@allanmoorhead6546 Okay Allan. Can't we just get Beyond Thunderdome?

[@Tsudkyk]

April is an intelligent but unmotivated person. She becomes motivated when she is able to express herself creatively or when she has an opportunity to screw with someone. I always thought she would have been an excellent PR adviser for Leslie, her sick and twisted mind would be excellent for mudslinging campaigns.

[@ENFPerspectives]

Its a show not real life.

[@dylanrock5979]

@@ENFPerspectives u must be fun at parties

[@KaelRavenheart]

Counterpoint: April is not intelligent. Her knowledge of facts and learning is limited to nonexistent, largely due to a lack of interest in them. Rather, she is wise as heck. She is aware of her lack of factual knowledge and interest in it, therefore she chooses to put her effort into people and the workings of their minds. Hence she is a great judge of character, always supportive when it really counts and falls for the dumbest character on the show because she immediately sees that he has a heart of gold despite his lack of brains. She is a genius with people due to her wisdom.

[@Chucky-w]

@@KaelRavenheart facts!

[@stanislavpres5209]

@@KaelRavenheart wow

[@Mubashir_AK]

April and Donna, a duo we didn't see enough of. I recall they partied in Costa Rica or Puerto Rico together in one of the early seasons.

[@dove4881]

Venezuela, lol and yes I wish we saw more of their friendship!

[@tobi601]

And they referenced it in the Donna's Future scene of the finale

[@ChristopherTradeshow]

One of the Rica Rico's

[@snowyhudson975]

@@ChristopherTradeshow the rich coast and the rich port

[@kcinrolyat3049]

900th like

[@12inter88]

As a teacher, she reminds me of gifted students. Smart, high aptitude, clever, witty. But if not challenged/given interests, they get bored and disruptive. She’s apathetic because she hasn’t found what she is passionate about, that was her arc when she began working with Ben

[@mynciee]

as one of those kids who was called gifted until my grades didn't match... frankly, it's called ADHD, and catching it early helps the aprils in your classroom, like me :)

[@12inter88]

@@mynciee I teach 11th/12th grade - often times kids ADHD process learning/stress differently compared to non-ADHD kids. If they’re in gifted/honors level, it’s usually a disaster if they’re not diagnosed by then. I often try to meet them halfway. It works! :) the two are not mutually exclusive. Some of my fave kids are ADHD. What I do hear a lot from them is they’re usually put in ESE/remedial when they were younger because many teachers didn’t know how to “handle them”, and it crushes my heart.

[@XxTaiMTxX]

@@mynciee It's not really "ADHD". It's called "The classes are boring". One of my friends is ADHD. Here's what actual ADHD is: 1. Can't keep thoughts going in one direction. Penchant for even interrupting their own lines of thinking to pursue something new. 2. Obsessive interest, but no passion in that interest (the example I like to give is that my friend becomes obsessive with video games in trying to figure out how to glitch them out and experiment with them, but he's not passionate at all in the process or even the outcome, he's just seeking the randomness of it to "see something happen"). These are the two big identifiers. The problem is that big pharma, lazy teachers, and crap parents, have gotten a laundry list of behaviors added to the diagnosis just so that they can push Dope on their kids to dull their brains. "Kid is disruptive in class" isn't a symptom of ADHD. It's largely a symptom of five or six other issues you've got. 1. Kid lacks discipline. 2. Teacher doesn't garner respect from the kid. 3. The class itself is boring and since kids have energy that they need to be active frequently... 4. Kid has problems at home, so acts out as a means of stress relief (can be a sign of abuse at home, or even straight up depression). 5. Kid is psychopathic/sociopathic in some way and manipulating others is great fun for them. 6. Kid doesn't get enough attention at home or is somewhat narcisstic. Disruption gets attention. So, yes, CLEARLY we should be doping a kid to solve all of these myriad of possible and potential issues! It's such a magical and wonder drug that it cures everything by mucking with the brain chemistry of developing brains and basically dulling brain functions to "calm the kid down". ADHD is a real thing. But, the actual population who has it... exceptionally low. Especially in comparison to how many are given the drugs to deal with it. Misdiagnosis of it across the board is way too high. Why? Because "drug curbs all the behaviors the parents and teachers don't like", so, you know... who cares about later side effects of messing with the chemistry of a developing brain? Who cares if the diagnosis is incorrect? The drugs still curb the undesirable behavior! A parent who takes a more active role in the life of their child doesn't ever have children exhibiting those "disruptive behaviors". Because they've spent time learning who their child is as a person, curbing those behaviors themselves, and being actively invovled in the teaching process as well. Attend an 8 hour class with your kid and SEE WHY your kid is acting out in class. I guarantee it's mostly because the class is boring, it's stupid, or the teacher has no idea what they're doing. I was one of those "gifted" students (I don't like the word "gifted", because it implies intelligence... I'm of average intelligence. I just have innate and constant curiousity as well as an ability to engage in Critical Thinking. Things most people don't have... so I actively go out of my way to learn new things and figure out how to apply those new things to old situations/data.). I always wanted to learn something new, but when I didn't get to "learn something new" or had to do "a boring assignment that wasn't interesting in any way", then I was bored. My grades swiftly dropped in High School to "just above passing", because that's all I cared to maintain. "Working hard" and "Completing the assignments" didn't get me anything. It was all "busywork". Pointless wastes of time for no purpose. When my workplace figured out that I had an insatiable lust for knowledge and an ability to take that knowledge and apply it to make the workplace more efficient, more accountable, and have the employees more well trained? Well, suddenly I found my niche. Suddenly I was thrust into jobs and attained skills that worked for me. Basically, they made me a Supervisor/Manager/Leader because the things I was passionate about as a kid and the reasons I never completed tasks or was disruptive... are good Leadership traits. Teachers unqualified to do their jobs just have no idea how to deal with students like me who don't just "fall in line like a good sheep". So, they always recommend "get ADHD medication, so I no longer have to deal with them". ADHD should only ever be diagnosed by mental health professionals and not a basic doctor. Several things need to be ruled out by a psychiatrist/therapist before you can even ACCURATELY diagnose ADHD. But, they don't advertise that bit when they want your kid on it. Because if they did... we'd have to admit we have a problem with lazy teachers, lazy parents, and doctors getting kick backs for prescribing drugs your kids don't need.

[@mechanomics2649]

@@XxTaiMTxX This whole comment is one big [citation needed]

[@XxTaiMTxX]

@@mechanomics2649 or… you could google it and find the same information instead of acting like an npc parroting a formerly famous KZbinr who liked to use “citation needed” in lieu of actually having to refute claims.

[@globbyakaweirdjellyguy954]

April is weird, but she knows how to work people and come out on top.😉💜 Love that Ron and April don’t even have their hats on all the way like Chris because they don’t want to be there.🤣

[@Em-fh6qc]

When I first watched this show I was like “how can someone go that long without making a doctors appointment?” I was a teenager and my mom made all my appointments…. I now understand and desperately need a dentist

[@EvilMAiq]

I haven't been to a doctor or dentist in 10 years. I also haven't changed my oil in my car for 10,000 miles.

[@arcanehero1247]

@@EvilMAiq oh no

[@ericmojave6061]

I read this in the voice of Chris Traeger for some reason.

[@charliec.3518]

@@EvilMAiq livin life on the edge

[@Robert53area]

@@EvilMAiq the oil one are you serious???? Your oil is going to be thick and sludge. And sooner or late it won't lubricate the engine which will over heat and seize up

[@ashketchumsdad]

First saw her in Criminal minds. The show struggled in the aftermath of Emily's death coverup and never seemed to get on the right track. But practically the only exception was her episodes. She played the other side of the Spencer Reid coin spectacularly well, and gave life to a show that shot themselves in the foot more often than not. She was a natural. She's a natural here too. Some people have an "it" factor at what they do. She is one of them

[@onigireee]

🤣🤣🤣 First saw her on PnR, so even when I saw her on Criminal Minds, I could only go, "What the hell is Reid doing with April?", because it wouldn't surprise me all that much if April became a contract killer. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣 The show had its ups and downs, and you're right, ever since S8 and the eventual breakup of the dream team, it's lost a bit of its essence. Still love it tho 😅

[@ashketchumsdad]

@@onigireee I still love the first season in especially. They really missed the mark when it came to Reid. Never let his character grow

[@Amaranthyne]

I saw an interview of her on Conan-one of a kind.

[@bgszabo1]

@@ashketchumsdad Yeah they really tried with the substance misuse plot point, but it came off as unbelievable and hollow imho. A couple very good episodes scattered in, but it lacked the cohesive progression that other crime dramas have pulled off much better.

[@ashketchumsdad]

@@bgszabo1 which was a damn shame. They tried too hard for every episode to be the greatest ever.

[@casimirkulikowski5949]

I love that April isn’t afraid to say the quiet parts out loud

[@eric5r]

I like how even though she seems careless, she's still supportive, insecure, and caring for her friends.

[@the6ig6adwolf]

When Ron said "I predicted I will learn nothing" and opened the envelope I absolutely lost it 🤣 Made my bloody day.

[@lordbuss]

He only learned nothing because he actively rejected the conclusion (about the work quality being lower).

[@wafflingmean4477]

"There are only three ways to motivate people. Money, fear and hunger." That's... very dark and disturbingly accurate.

[@MatthewG1247]

She's really smart for someone who does not care.

[@supraguy2jzgte769]

Thats because people who are very intelligent get bored easily with everyday life and we have to figure out ways to entertain ourselves lol

[@thethatone2166]

@@supraguy2jzgte769 >we >ourselves Nobody who says they're smart actually is.

[@SirBlot]

@@thethatone2166 0:51

[@sufianyazid3024]

“You can’t eat the biscuits, if you dont pay for the flower” that was incredibly profound. God. I was once lost but now i’m finally found!

[@Tonyhouse1168]

*flour But yes.

[@Libellulaire]

@@Tonyhouse1168 Wait, what ? I thought it was "flower" because that sentence wasn't actually talking about baking but how a man cannot get the woman/sex (eat the biscuit) if they don't woo her/bring her gifts (the flower). You know, kind of like an old saying women from another time would say. I'm a bit sad it's legit just about biscuists and flour, now... :(

[@jimbob465]

@@Libellulaire are you by chance a high school English teacher?

[@cricket-vw3wy]

@@jimbob465 he is a pervert

[@Jesuslovesyou0316]

John 3:16✝️🩸🦋✨🌸💓☀️🤗

[@someonerandom1119]

I never noticed before this video that Donna purrs when she hugs April in the "spirit dog" scene

[@Noisy_Cricket]

"Two men enter. One me leaves!" 🤣 How long did it take her to deliver that with a straight face 🤣

[@markiemew]

0:31 “Te entierras en tu trabajo porque eres infeliz en tu vida personal” 😂 My favorite April line in the whole show

[@lordbeebus9842]

Breath taking. Love the end scene with her stealing the money for the pizza and Ron’s watch. 😂

[@OhYesJose]

That “money, fear and hunger” line by Ron is insane 🔥

[@scruffd0g193]

April was the brains and Andy was the brawns

[@SallyBMcgill]

I thought Andy was more of the heart

[@renatocorvaro6924]

April is probably the best character on the show, and that's saying a lot given how great all the characters are.

[@samus88]

The no no no no no mira is the sexiest thing I have ever heard.

[@BlackDiamond2718]

Gotta love spanish Debes encantar español

[@Praetor_Fenix420]

April is the best! Her everything is comic genius!

[@misterbondage007]

Donna's purr gets me every time.

[@thierryfaquet7405]

"2 men enter, one me leaves" God I just love this character

[@rikcab]

lol love it all but that ending, she is amazing.... great writing! 👍👍

[@Dwendele]

April and Ron are the TRUE Dynamic Duo

[@drazicmilosovic1065]

“Hint of a robots bath water”. That one is coming with me to the next family meal my pretentious foodie brother-in-law tries to commandeer with his “educated palate” feedback.

[@gnomecaveira1490]

Did anyone else catch Donna's purring as she hugs April?? That threw me so hard😭😭💀

[@aprillovesgolf7042]

She recommended "The Internet" as her favorite musical group. I wore their music out for years. Great unheralded group.

[@chrlpolk]

I pirated much of it myself

[@WereDictionary]

April is my spirit animal person.

[@bigtdawg2626]

This show really was gold. I miss it.

[@elisa8405]

what is this show?

[@bigtdawg2626]

@@elisa8405 Parks and Recreation. Good stuff.

[@lens_hunter]

I feel like April in one of those clips. I'm 36 and I still don't know what I want to do with my life, or what I care about. I always thought it would come with time.

[@jeanineazalea5212]

im 22 and i felt like this!!! 🤝

[@ericspencer8093]

I'm 52, and I was right about your age when I realized that I don't have to prove anything to anyone, just take it day to day and chill.

[@rattaxi9645]

48 here and you know? All age has really done to me is make me appreciate being young and healthy. It was like another life. Wisdom, tho? Still have my foot lodged in my mouth mostly.

[@bigtdawg2626]

I went back to school at your age. I still don't know what I am doing.

[@melvinthomas6383]

50 year old here - have no fcking clue what I'm doing or how I've made it this far.

[@rocket2386]

The "because we're smart" scene is probably one of may all time favorites of this show. Classic Andy and April.

[@NeathSpadge]

I had never ever heard of Aubrey Plaza until a flu knocked me down and I filled the days watching Parks & Rec. Now I watch anything she is in. She just cracks me up with her style of humour.

[@Sophiee231]

April raising money for Lesli on the phone is the BEST April!

[@ryanhauser3014]

I don't drink wine, but her describing the notes of the wine had me rolling!

[@warriorwaitress7690]

"...a robot's bathwater..." Holy cow. 🤣

[@ef9794]

It's not far off real wine reviews in wine magazines ha

[@calebsoria1901]

0:29 😂😂😂😂😂 her honesty is awesome

[@samstern2042]

April acts like the Joker they both act like they don't have a trick up their sleeve but they do and when it's revealed they are true masterminds

[@laurenj432]

I feel like she’s who a lot of us would be if we were brave enough to just be ourselves without giving into societal expectations

[@jv-lk7bc]

spirit animal

[@rsrt6910]

I love how proud Ron is of her.

[@DMacB42]

Aubrey Plaza looks at the camera even better than Krasinksi

[@Unknown-jt1jo]

Much better. Krasinski is annoying/superior.

[@matt2m]

1:02 that’s a perfect salesperson you always match their energy.

[@yankeehawk04]

The Spanish Answer to Leslie and all the different voices on the phone calls for the campaign had me rolling lol

[@Okkkkkkk-ol5kz]

April, queen of code switching

[@naadde]

I always come back to this show. Apparently it means to me more than I expected

[@N0B0DYC4RE]

3:38 T.I. Respects the way Ron rocks the hat😂

[@ImTMZ]

Donna "purring" while hugging April lmao

[@JohnWasinger]

2:25 Sage advice from April to Andy.

[@spamandkimchi]

I love her growth from indifferent intern to terrifying girl boss lol

[@robertlewis6915]

'Two men enter; one me leaves' is a perfect quote

[@enderwiggins8248]

“I want to throw up and kill myself” 😂

[@martok2112]

April: It's my favorite kind of battle...Two men enter, one me leaves! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@WJen8]

*TWO MEN ENTER* *ONE ME LEAVES* That is brilliant on so many levels 😂

[@snowyhudson975]

i'd very much like to see you name them all, because right now, i can only see two levels.

[@EdinMike]

Even though I’m the complete opposite of Aprils character… she is my spirit child !

[@calebsoria1901]

3:21 yeah she said the truth that time

[@waldenwonders]

GOD DAMN, stop being wholesome Parks n Rec

[@Idkanymorelol.]

I love how all the people on the office Jude deal with April and Andy’s antics on the daily

[@thesphider8298]

6:10 "no no no" the final tic that made me conclude. she's just like me.

[@javiercastrejon8102]

0:51 I love how she lets her Puerto Rican side come out 😂

[@MasterJediDude]

I’m SO sorry that I missed this show when it was on the air. I think the network pushed Amy Poelher too much in the advertising and it made me avoid it. April, Andy and Ron made this show for me.

[@maxdecphoenix]

always found it funny that the show was literally developed to elevate pohler and show off her comedic chops as a headliner and it pretty much launched Chris Pratt into mega-stardom, made Nick Offerman a national attraction/meme legend, and launched aubrey plaza's movie career. Did very little for pohler in the long run.

[@MasterJediDude]

@@maxdecphoenix and that’s for a reason. She’s really not that funny and her co-stars easily outshined her. She and Tina Fey are like two sides of a coin that no one wants.

[@calebsoria1901]

My favorite line is TWO MEN ENTER ONE ME LEAVES

[@Kadjain3]

She is a National Treasure lol

[@davidcarter6659]

A hint of Robot bath water.🤣 That about sums up wine for me.

[@dac314]

"Two men enter, one me leaves" the secret to happiness

[@My_Naginta]

Since you work in a hospital as a janitor *Nurse* Me : same thing

[@seastorm1979]

I just discovered this treasure!! I can´t stop laughing🤩Best wishes from Finland!!

[@AshleyFromTX]

I will always love April.

[@npriorejr]

Audrey was perfect in that roll. Her best work IMO

[@patrickluchycky1172]

She really floats my boat. Love her.

[@shawnfarquhar2434]

"She'd be way funnier if she had bigger breasts!" -April

[@macaronifanatic7287]

It's actually so accurate what April said about Leslie in Spanish. That line made me laugh so much.

[@mk.........]

If your daughter turns out to be like _April Ludgate_ you did an excellent job as a parent.

[@tradutorajuliana]

April is my favourite character in this show

[@vincewest8858]

APRIL WAS THE BEST

[@wayneessar7489]

Is the best!

[@raddastronaut]

I refuse to believe all her parts aren’t improv or at least completely created by her. 😂 Best female. Ever. Also Donna purring was hilarious.

[@martok2112]

There are times when April's deadpan demeanor and speech reminds me of River Tam from Firefly. I love it!

[@Kieru88]

i love timing and Chriss decication to that ball throw ;P not gonna count how many times i rewatched it. In slo mo 0:18

[@chasbodaniels1744]

I forgot how much I liked this show.

[@jukeboxzero0079]

"My spirit blood is on your hands."

[@shimmyking4]

April: Deep down, everyone is just faking it until they figure it out Me: She's outta line, but she's right

[@arshd1420]

To be fair Alf was underrated on Sex in the city

[@WadeWilson_]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. She is the perfect woman

[@giacomofranc6975]

“Since you work in a hospital as a janitor”--Nurse-(Whatever-same thing!)

[@alaskawashington]

I love her so much hahahaha.

[@AlienPain]

Actually being a bit like your Character helps. She is such an awesome Actress. It's just so Natural to Her. Love it!!✌️👽

[@lock_checker4342]

April is an icon.

[@rb919]

When she’s cold-calling for the campaign😂

[@calebsoria1901]

5:18 AWE BURN ANN

[@sanctuarytimbers717]

Fake it till you make it.. yeehaaa!!! 😂😂

[@corsaircarl9582]

She's weirdly adorable, hope to find my April sometime XD

[@jukeboxzero0079]

Mission accomplished- 🤣 Jokes ppl jokes

[@bradfranklin-j66co]

Love this show!

[@FriendM2010]

Love this girl. Funny, Smart, Sassy, Easy on the eyes… 🤓🥰

[@vergilmontiero2558]

4:29, she gets all her things from the same place Timmy Turner gets his.

[@Somethingfunny1111]

That thing she said to Amy in Spanish really hit hard

[@erfuygerf]

5:10 little did we know that april was being fr about the band “the internet.” immaculate music taste