Poetry Does Nothing For Ron Swanson | Parks and Recreation

Just like April said, we have Leslie to thank for Ron's adventures (and everyone else's)
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Season 6, Episode 6, "London Part 2": Leslie (Amy Poehler) wins an award from an international Women in Government organization, and travels to London with Ben (Adam Scott), Andy (Chris Pratt), April (Aubrey Plaza) and Ron (Nick Offerman) to accept it. Tom (Aziz Ansari) hunts down the mysterious businessman who is trying to put Rent-a-Swag out of business, while Ann (Rashida Jones) and Chris (Rob Lowe) settle into the next phase of their relationship, Jim O’Heir and Retta also star.
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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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[@silverd20]

Ron nearly breaking into tears as he tries to brush off the poem, priceless.

[@kasbakgaming]

I've heard that in the original script, he was supposed to have no reaction, and that this was genuine. It played off so good, they decided to keep that take.

[@RonJohn63]

I'm not crying!

[@kitdaberserker555]

@@RonJohn63 me neither.

[@gregorymoore2877]

@@kasbakgaming Yeah, because crying is only allowed at funerals and the Grand Canyon. This place wasn't either of those. 😉

[@swanningabout]

@@kasbakgaming Where did you hear this?

[@hotdamndan9892]

Probably one of the best scene that shows how special Ron and Leslie's friendship.

[@Kawiboy]

Boom!😉

[@fusion4627]

This or his birthday dinner fs

[@alexlyster3459]

@@fusion4627 True, but this one wins I think, since it shows she knows Ron so well that she can even make him enjoy spending time in EUROPE 🤣

[@beastinthesky6774]

One of the best sequences in the series imo. And April's monologue about Leslie' true meaning in life beautifully illustrates why her character is so immensely lovable and admirable.

[@Leatherfacet]

Rembering watching this way back. Great scene!

[@camerontrimble5140]

“Where the hell are you sending me, Knope? I love how he could read to the end of the itinerary if he wanted to find out where he was going, but chooses to follow each step after the other without reading ahead. Ron loving riddles

[@johnclavis]

I wouldn't be surprised if she carefully wrote it so that Ron couldn't cheat by reading the end. All the instructions were probably designed so that he could follow them, but not interpret them until he was there. Of course, this is all fiction, but damn, what a glorious reward after getting to know these characters for all those seasons. Plus Nick Offerman got to enjoy some Lagavulin straight from the source! XD

[@mattsheets]

@@johnclavis no way he would read ahead, Ron’s too honest for that. He’s no cheater, and wouldn’t feel like he earned it.

[@jameskennedy8329]

Ron Swanson would be the last person to take a shortcut. Also, he loves being surprised.

[@HuichyFBaby]

Reading a Robert Burns poem aloud on the Scottish coast drinking Lagavulin is one of the manliest things possible and definitely warrants shedding a tear 🫡

[@tomlewis9207]

As hilarious as Parks and Recs was, it always had the added bonus of giving the viewer moments like this. Where we get to witness acts of true friendships and the thoughtful acts that can only occur when someone knows the others soul and wants to show them their sincere love and appreciation. What a way to get you invested in a program. I still miss this show, TREMENDOUSLY!

[@tonysmith7632]

It's so good that empathy is regularly on display.

[@ericdouglas7039]

It was a feel good show

[@TheRVisions]

That's Mike Schur for you!

[@Thorgrimn]

This show had those moments that you love to remember and watch again because you feel you were part of their journey. It is extremely rare for a show to have had a few of those moments. This show had so many.

[@mynameisreza1]

Absolutely, it's the reason I rank the show higher than The Office. The Office is probably funnier on a laughs per minute basis, but thats only because as P&R goes on it spends time crafting really deep and endearing character moments like this.

[@miles3908]

I love how Ron hates Europe, doesn't want to spend any additional time there, and just wants to go home. But, he cares about, loves, and respects Leslie enough that he goes on this journey that she sends him on, just because he trusts her. Ron is a truly loyal friend.

[@thomasanderson2757]

“O were my Love yon Lilack fair” by Robert Burns O were my Love yon Lilack fair, Wi’ purple blossoms to the Spring; And I, a bird to shelter there, When wearied on my little wing. How I wad mourn, when it was torn By Autumn wild, and Winter rude! But I was sing on wanton wing, When youthfu’ May its bloom renew’d. O gin my love were yon red rose, That grows upon the castle wa’! And I mysel’ a drap o’ dew, Into her bonnie breast to fa’! Oh, there beyond expression blesst I’d feast on beauty a’ the night; Seal’d on her silk-saft faulds to rest, Till fley’d awa by Phebus’ light!

[@vishwasviranivv]

Leslie's gifting ideas are incredibly beautiful and umm yeah, expensive 😂

[@royalanempire2965]

She probably planned it out ahead of time. Girl plans like no tomorrow.

[@MegaKnight2012]

She probably finds a way to file her gifts under 'charity' to get massive tax incentives

[@notroll1279]

Yeah... I don't think this would have worked with the British rail travel marvel of "split ticketing", "off peak time return tickets" or other super savers...

[@04dram04]

I think its clear that Rons entire personality is based around trying repress that he is a very emotional person

[@dezh81guy93]

toxic masculinity at its finest. men should know its okay and healthy to express emotion, suppressing them hurts us and everyone around us

[@2bitmarketanarchist337]

That's basically just being an old fashioned manly man in a nutshell

[@khuplian3891]

Normal for loner ( solitude) deep down

[@luisalanyav]

Daamn, you are right

[@Pfromm007]

Being a young man myself and going through one crisis after another, I look back at the men who have come before me and had to weather wars and conflicts and socioeconomic disasters, and I wonder if that old fashioned manly mentality was precisely what they clung to make it from one day to the next.

[@siphillis]

"There is some wonderful about seeing someone who has found their true purpose on Earth."

[@caronstout354]

"I'm old..I'm satisfied..and you were my purpose."- Bill

[@the_sockdolager]

I think it's important that we all acknowledge that Ron actually tried to buy a house in Scotland. Granted someone was already living there and said no to his offer, but he still attempted to buy property in another country. How un-Ron like.

[@pedromaymi]

The true testament of a good show is actually believing that these characters do exist. I miss this show but its run was perfect.

[@sheilarough236]

Leslie is the perfect friend. Knows exactly the perfect gift to give, before you realize that is what you want. Everyone deserves a friend like Leslie Knope

[@jerkfacefuckasaurusrex328]

And if you don't have one, be one.

[@lukew1383]

My wife is like this. I get gifts I never even knew I wanted because she heard me briefly mention something related to it in passing 7 months earlier and I had completely forgotten about ever bringing it up. I'm really freaking lucky.

[@bobosmodernlife]

Everyone could use a Leslie in their life. She's a treasure of Pawnee.

[@jordangeer8964]

The look on Ron’s face when he sees the Lagavulin distillery says it all

[@cheemomugdoo799]

Ron Swanson is one of the greatest characters ever created for TV, and Offerman's portrayal should have won him an Emmy every single year.

[@MetalSmith]

His work in The Last of Us deserves and Academy Award.

[@nieczerwony]

Well at the end he allocated part of his money to buy 51% shares of Lagavulin, as process of diversification 😂

[@notroll1279]

In his case, that would be vertical diversification: the integration of a key supplier 😎

[@Flodhesten]

Anyone visiting a Scottish destillery feels like Ron. Highly recommend. Plan to go back as soon as possible

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

The clue is in Ron's surname. The surname Swanson originated in Scotland and Northern England so the attraction to Lagavulin and being moved by Burns's poetry might just be Ron subconsciously craving his Scottish ancestors culture

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

Or maybe he just knows a damn fine Scotch when he tastes it. 😁

[@sheilarough236]

Ron Swanson drinks Lagavulin scotch same reason he is a woodworker and plays the saxophone, because Nick Offerman does these things

[@Deadpool-fh6ve]

I think they referenced that in the last season where they said Ron had a bit of a meltdown when he found out he was part English.

[@silverd20]

Blood and soooil! Blood and soooil!

[@Jaxck77]

Swanson is such a weirdo hypocrite. Somebody who supposedly hates government, but has government to thank for the richness & opportunities in their life. A fervent Ameritard, who has the greatest affinity for things beyond America. A man unwilling to discuss or even acknowledge his family, but who is driven by his personal relationships and even goes so far as to start a business with his brothers. Somebody who supposedly despises poetry & the written word, but who speaks poetically and clearly views the world with the same kind of romanticism. A highly effective dissection of libertarianism and it’s infinite stupidity.

[@casual3970]

Parks and recreation is the best, and i don't take it lightly with saying this, it is by far the best "comfort show". It's one of those shows you can watch on repeat 100 times and never get bored. It's also the only show i can watch while eating, or watch at night before bed to get my stress levels down. Ps: The end was truly a masterpiece. Made me cry : )

[@mistym.8480]

100%

[@madcollector9428]

Agreed 100%. I've just finished watching it again after 4 years. I'd say I've enjoyed it even more this time. Truly a comforting show.

[@RSpracticalshooting]

First time I watched the show I binged the whole thing. After the credits rolled on the final episode, I started episode 1 again and rewatched the entire series. Best month and a half of TV watching ever.

[@johnnykarate6122]

Leslie is the living embodiment of the love language of giving gifts

[@lalastephy123]

Most beautiful Ron scene to exist

[@fredfinks]

It would have been the perfect ending of the show if it stopped there.

[@mistym.8480]

These scenes tear up my eyes more than any other in the whole series.

[@georgiegan]

Awesome how the writers include the actor's real life interests and talents within the character. Nick Offerman loves Lagavulin whisky.

[@Captroop]

I think it's not a case of "writers including," as it was a case of "actors insisting." A bunch of struggling, overworked 20-somethings in a writers room probably don't feel a need to do a favor for the well-paid star of their show. More likely Nick Offerman just went to the showrunner and said "write a scene where I go to the Lagavulin distillery."

[@chadieladdie]

Such an underrated, beautiful scene for Ron 💙

[@user-kv9uj3gn4x]

It's not underrated, alot of people appreciate it

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

@@user-kv9uj3gn4x Amen.

[@snivithefox]

Not sure how Leslie spends many hours setting this adventure up, then nearly "forgets" to tell him about it.

[@civilwarwasaninsidejob7405]

A.D.D. is a powerful thing

[@unicornzombielove]

Leslie knows how to communicate with Ron. He doesn't like big deals so she was casual about her gift. Of course she didn't forget it; her mind is filled with friendship nuggets. She was just playing it cool for Ron's sake.

[@MyNameIsBucket]

What, you mean "Oh by the way" isn't a standard conversation starter?

[@bexyPTX]

I still find it remarkable that this network sitcom had the budget towards its end to actually go to all these places

[@innertubez]

This scene is a masterpiece

[@beardedbatman822]

Ron is a softy deep down. It also shows how much he appreciates Leslie and the gift she gave him

[@lisazdvoru1660]

He makes Leslie her wedding rings. They really love each other.

[@diakonos1023]

I love the fact that Ron is so overcome in his hatred of England that he failed to see there were *LITERALLY* (that's for you Mr. Traeger) pubs all around him and he never even saw them. 🙂

[@eggwiggle]

This makes me bawl every time I see it, and I've seen it many, many times.

[@tobyrhodes2507]

The fact Ron Swanson has been on Scotrail is fantastic to me

[@smelge]

I'm more surprised the Scotrail train actually arrived and didn't leave without half the carriages again.

[@pk3]

Ron is lucky. To have someone like Leslie as friend who knows what he exactly needs. I would love to have someone make an itinerary for me.

[@DokkaChapman]

Apparently it is also Offerman's favourite whiskey and he now owns a share in the company.

[@eastendbird4118]

My grandmother was from Islay. Thoroughly recommend visiting, especially if you like single malt whisky, 9 active distilleries on one small island. I like Lagavulin, but also Laphroaig and Bruichladdich.

[@sreeharivenat8002]

No wonder Dianne was a bit insecure about Ron's acquaintance with Leslie since she knows about Ron more than any person on earth

[@regalshot.2423]

This is actually a really nice moment in television

[@sporluck]

I imagine the bagpipe you hear in the background is a piper off camera hired by Leslie to play for him as he reads the poems.

[@mistym.8480]

LOL. I never thought of that, but I love that idea!

[@DreamDaddie]

One my favorite moments in this show.

[@fredfinks]

i think this was the final scene in the 3rd or 2nd last season. It would have been a perfect ending if the show stopped there.

[@CustomizedUsername]

Leslie found the one place on the entire continent Ron would enjoy. Best gift giver ever

[@devanman7920]

"I dunno what she thought I'd get outta that" might be my favourite line ever 😂

[@soundingtheskies]

“I have traveled the world and sampled many attempts at pleasing nectars, but it is solely this distillation of Islay; a tiny, charismatic Scottish isle, that has claimed my palate. Yea, and my heart into the bargain.” - Nick Offerman

[@mysticaccy]

this is one of my favorite scenes

[@christophersantrizos1657]

How wonderful!

[@Psykel]

This honestly chokes me up each and every time.

[@cgonz8]

I pray that I may one day give a gift like this to a friend.

[@chadieladdie]

I have only watched through this show 1 time and The Office 23 times and can confidently say it competes in almost beating out The Office as much as I love it, i am waiting for a while until i re-watch this show because it was so f**king good that I cant have it playing in the backround when eating or playing video games, this show needs my 100% attention when watching ❤️

[@itsport8829]

I remember when I first finished parks and Rec, I knew it was way better than the office and after watching it at least 6 times I can confidently say I was right. Parks and rec is such a good show

[@liama5223]

You watched the office 23 times? How is that possible?

[@JoseTorres-mg3mx]

The few folks I’ve asked that have seen both shows say that Office is superior. I’ve seen parks and rec probably like 4 times and have only seen a few episodes and clips of the office, but I love P&R more. Should watch office to be fair.

[@vmen5570]

@@JoseTorres-mg3mx P&R is superior. The humor relies on far less cringe and all the characters except for maybe Donna are strongly developed.

[@itsport8829]

@@vmen5570 I do agree Donna hasn’t really developed a lot throughout the show (at least not til the very last seasons) or at least had a change that greatly impacted her character, Donna was still one of the best characters on the show… to be fair the whole cast was amazing.

[@Sfrasier0711]

Oh Ron, you big softy. 🤣💚

[@nucrews]

One of the best scenes from the show

[@somecrazyveteran]

I can relate to this moment, I’ve been a Yankees fan from the moment I was Born and by the grace of God was blessed with a chance to travel to see the Yankees in the Bronx at Yankee Stadium. After literally going broke inside the team store, I had the same feeling Ron did at the distillery at Lagavulin. It’s one thing to buy a bottle at a liquor store, or a Yankees shirt at a store at the mall; but when you’re able to buy something from the source, that makes it that much more sentiment.

[@JJ-qo7th]

This is part of why I want to go to Akihabara someday. I can get video game stuff anywhere, but I'd like to visit video game heaven before I kick off.

[@Lupanarwow]

My favourite scene of this great show.

[@Suitsnstylesguy]

Leslie knope and Ron Swanson are some of the best television characters

[@julian281198]

O were my love yon Lilac fair by Robert Burns O were my love yon Lilac fair, Wi' purple blossoms to the Spring, And I, a bird to shelter there, When wearied on my little wing! How I wad mourn when it was torn By Autumn wild, and Winter rude! But I wad sing on wanton wing, When youthfu' May its bloom renew'd. ----ron stops reading here, but it still goes on------- O gin my love were yon red rose, That grows upon the castle wa'; And I myself a drap o' dew, Into her bonie breast to fa'! O there, beyond expression blest, I'd feast on beauty a' the night; Seal'd on her silk-saft faulds to rest, Till fley'd awa by Phoebus' light!

[@zxmoore1]

I haven't climbed Everest, nor won an Academy award. I dont live in a large mansion, nor do I speak multiple languages. I've never driven a sports car, nor have I travelled across the world. But.... I have sat down in a comfortable leather arm chair, with a bottle of Lagavulin 16. An absolute pleasure.

[@timfiddes5935]

I hope to have a complete moment like this one day

[@danielperdigones2185]

Actually...... that place looks amazingly stunning and beautiful.

[@patstarfish9514]

You can tell at the end of this video he was about to 😭 😂

[@scruffd0g193]

Pure Friendship Leslie and Ron.

[@harishs8567]

Perfect sitcom

[@timf8028]

One of the best characters ever

[@Merjia]

I love that they wrote this entire bit so they'd have an excuse to visit Lagavulin.

[@perhapscoleiro3164]

'Where the hell are you taking me Knope' seems to be an undervalued line in my opinion

[@lastraven8575]

You know how tough ron is he went to the coldest place on earth at 0:35 and didnt button up his jacket!!!! Truly a god among men!

[@isaaccabal7054]

Man, I would watch a series of Leslie Knope giving presents to everybody

[@1295antonio]

One of the few times it's acceptable to cry.

[@Suitsnstylesguy]

Those islands and cliffsides are now on my to go to destination list

[@lloydevans85]

It’s my favourite scene of the whole show.

[@ronswanson1410]

I'm not crying. You're crying. That's an order.

[@yorktown99]

I just noticed that the bagpipes are playing "Abide With Me".

[@amberleewoodhouse5817]

Why does this scene make me tear up??

[@CuivTheLazyGeek]

Time to order some Lagavulin Offerman Edition!

[@mikes5637]

One of the best and most unexpected scenes in P&R.

[@AJ8871]

id argue leslie and ron are some of the best written characters ever

[@04dram04]

Good lord that view is incredible

[@tomhewitt8017]

Leslie is such a good friend

[@creativecookie5]

I laugh and cry at same time at the ending

[@globbyakaweirdjellyguy954]

Love that Ron wants meat first before drinking.😉😂

[@dan_hitchman007]

Gotta have something in your stomach first before drinking. For Ron, it might as well be meat.

[@howlandreed4031]

BagPipes crying “abide with me” beautiful

[@BigDamnGyro]

Can we talk about how Nick Offerman's voice loses its edge almost imperceptibly as he gets further into the poem until that tiny crack in the veneer shows.

[@heraldarnold437]

Lmfao, goddamn, this is poetry.

[@Avvura]

What a beautiful country

[@kuronosaiko]

i felt that poem

[@Walrus1701D]

I have Monty Python and this episode to thank for my desire to visit Scotland.

[@lrmcatspaw1]

I bought 3 lagavulin bottles. I dont drink them, just keep them in case Ron visits me.

[@iamalongusername]

Best friend ever.

[@TPRM1]

I love the fact that they’re sitting on the South Bank. The superior bank.

[@scottfitzpatrick1939]

Leslie the best bruh in all of tv history.

[@irishronan5159]

Anyone been able to find a replica of the itinerary she gives Ron? That notebook looks so cool

[@Pow3llMorgan]

I often ponder how much Lagavulin has enjoyed the publicity from this awesome show.

[@desmondkelly5178]

This whole character interest they set up for ron was introduced and expanded on when Nick Offerman & the show creator discovered they both irl have a love for Lagavulin

[@Amitlu]

Ohey Lagavulins place. I've been there too. Its worth a visit (as is the rest of Scotland really)

[@l0I0I0I0]

Guess Ron and I have something in common. Lol

[@prisonmike4971]

Leslie is the best gift giver ever.

[@texasfan8892]

Ron’s face as he looked at the Lagavulin distillery is like he stared at the face of God.

[@AlernateRock1]

Proud Ron Swanson! 😜

[@skinWalkman]

Scotland has that effect on people from what I hear

[@CardboardMarzipan]

I hope someday I can get a gift from someone like Leslie Knope.

[@teapottanuki5841]

It’s so weird seeing Ron at Kings Cross and being like “I have not only stood there, but I have looked at that exact sign to get home” Also, does he go to the Orkney Islands? Because I feel like I’ve been to those islands too.

[@rhyshammack4560]

It's Glasgow Central not Kings Cross....Hence the big sign at the top saying "Glasgow"

[@smelge]

Outer Hebrides. I'm a little confused how he got there though. It looked like he took the Gourick train, but then was on the West Highland line, which goes sort of in the right direction, but there's a lot of buses and ferries to get there.

[@teapottanuki5841]

@@rhyshammack4560 Well I've also been there so it still works.

[@gediminasa.1914]

@@smelge Lagavulin distillery is in Islay, which is part of Inner Hebrides.

[@hulkslayer626]

Lagavulin straight from the Cask on Isly would make me cry too Ron 😉

[@SlideIX]

Ok the butcher shop bit is bollocks but the amount of pubs in central London is fairly accurate

[@dan_hitchman007]

They had to have a Ron and meat joke in their somewhere.

[@she-wolfshe-witch5237]

The best part of the show.