Ron Swanson, A Lifestyle (Vol. I) | Parks and Recreation

It takes a lot of persistence to keep Ron Swanson's lifestyle, so why not to appreciate it with a compilation of his best wisdom pills for life.
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[@esgokhale30]

"Ron will show you around." "Right this way is the exit."

[@jezpeep538]

I Never noticed how funny that line was lol

[@Bighomiehobbs]

Had me dying

[@isaacdorue]

@@jezpeep538 mm.om Limkmmlmiñ9 milmnlm9 m9 Mil besos Ponlemm. Lmmm.mmb..

[@BlackDiamond2718]

He missed the door knob

[@darkbum1510]

@@jezpeep538 The delivery is the best part of the line, lel

[@TheNoxian]

"He's a tourist. He vacations in people's lives, takes pictures, put some in a scrapbook and moves on. All he is interested in are stories." This is REALLY deep.

[@cubeincubes]

Sounds like a line from fight club. Ron is Leslies alter ego

[@OrlandoShroom]

Now it's becoming a reality with everyone on social media

[@wyattfields5580]

I read this as it played, funny

[@chemicalbrucey157]

His fishing metaphor he said to April is pretty dam deep too

[@TheNoxian]

@@chemicalbrucey157 Agreed!

[@leonius3738]

“What’s a non gay way to ask a man to go camping” is probably one of my favorite quote ever.

[@sj-237]

*quotes (sorry)

[@annolog]

@@sj-237 But you're wrong

[@Colayith]

@@annolog nah, he's grammatically correct, just a bit of a smartass

[@JoshuaC34]

@@Colayith My last name is your first name, isnt that neat.

[@andrewhenderson9593]

“Have you ever seen broke back mountain?…Oh me neither, anyway you wanna go camping?”

[@travisinhell12]

“now it’s gone and i hate everything” *runs away like a child*

[@_rileyweaver_637]

mood

[@emmaray6215]

Exactly how I feel about my childhood tv shows since my dad insists that I outgrow them all entirely

[@hw9719]

@@emmaray6215 dont listen to your father.

[@emmaray6215]

@@hw9719, THANK YOU!!!!

[@BlackDiamond2718]

EAT!

[@Bennevisie]

“I’m just gonna stay angry... I find that relaxes me”. This guy gets me.

[@greenmachine7695]

"are the scissors broken in your house son?"

[@dudleyspringleaf.8321]

And he doesn't have any of the haircuts that he mentions 😊

[@Cloverdew4406]

@@dudleyspringleaf.8321 Kim Jung un vibes

[@juniislost]

"I'm not interested in caring about people" proceeds to adopt all of the younger people around

[@FiksIIanzO]

He might not be interested, but it doesn't mean he won't

[@jovanym2931]

What’s wrong with your face

[@DrunKao]

@@jovanym2931 rude much?

[@Minsang1st]

that's what I love about him. He's a classic tsundere

[@joaquinphoenixsforeheadfac7829]

Ron and Andy's relationship is so special

[@anoutdatedmeme6358]

Love the profile pic

[@saltymayo9130]

It’s like the son Ron never had

[@nicksincredibleopinion]

Ron has a special relationship with pretty much the whole office.

[@dragondice9201]

He’s like a grandson to him

[@Thatraiderswagkid]

He’s the only person to make Ron do something

[@reubenseldo1048]

I want Ron Swanson to look me dead in the eyes, sit me down, call me "son" and give me sage advice.

[@aviezerscop401]

I as well!!!!!!!

[@cityhawk]

@@FuturePresentPast-gl8he He’s the kind of father I had.

[@Minsang1st]

@@cityhawk cool story bro

[@TheDJGrandPa]

I had a boss that was exactly like Ron. Never learned so much in such little time. It was quite absurd seeing a character on tv that was the spitting image of him 😂

[@cjcalloway6087]

Ron had two horrible marriages to women who wanted nothing but the worst for him. And after all that he still keeps the “If you don’t believe in love what’s the point of living?” That’s beautiful

[@RichardX1]

And he eventually found a good woman

[@hordeforlife827]

that smile when he grabs that massive clump of bacon is true happiness

[@iamcarnage1335]

P

[@jimminyjemimah]

That is not true happiness, that's an actor portraying true happiness.

[@hordeforlife827]

@@jimminyjemimah its not a work its a shoot If you think there are people out there that only pretend to love bacon then I have a bridge you might be interested in buying!.

[@hordeforlife827]

@@jimminyjemimah thats not true thats an actor portraying Ron Swanson. the video camera just so happened to catch the look of someone who just acquired a large clump of bacon and its subsequent impact. If you film someone acting the part of a swimmer in a swimming pool they are still going to be wet.

[@EbolaSquirrel]

I love how he runs. So weird,yet so effective.

[@imamrafat2781]

Maybe because he has 9 toes

[@aaronhiggs]

@@imamrafat2781 he has the toes he has.

[@hotdamndan9892]

One of the best TV character ever created.

[@justbesilents]

Tru that

[@cagladam]

Literally DA BEST😎

[@sj-237]

*Characters (sorry)

[@mr.pitjoey2910]

I believe P.R would never have been so popular without Ron. He brought balance to us all.

[@filipe.sm31]

Captain Holt in B99 is also precious gold

[@rickc2102]

"We still never talk sometimes." 🤣

[@NeoStoicism]

best friend I ever had

[@aritrasikdar7837]

If the world had more Swansons, it would be a beautiful place to live in

[@GeneralG1810]

Imagine today's little hipsters asking him where the safe space is XD

[@SuWoopSparrow]

@@GeneralG1810 Why imagine? Its probably the same way boomers ask where the safe space is :O

[@GeneralG1810]

@@SuWoopSparrow Seriously that's your comeback, it's right up there with "I know you are but what am I?" and for some stupid reason you think that was good

[@AlexandreAuCambodge]

I don't want the world to be too much like the US, personally.

[@hiraya5296]

if the world had more swansons, we'd have a lot more child labor ("child labor laws are ruining this country"), a lot fewer street lights, and our parks would have been converted to a bunch of chuck e cheeses he's a fictional character people, and neither the creators of the show nor the actor himself advocates for that sort of worldview

[@horsemanpit8812]

The intensity of that sleep-fighting headbutt always cracks me up.

[@shaiencinas3959]

"What's a not-gay way to ask him to go camping with me?" Ron liked Ben since then hahahaha

[@sigmoidsharer3012]

know the episode? or anything around it

[@NeoStoicism]

@@sigmoidsharer3012 it was when Ben first came and was in charge of cutting the city budget, so of course Ron liked him because he curtailed government spending

[@AlexandraAndStuff]

the way he delivers "are the scissors broken in your house son" makes me laugh every time

[@thefallof51-theseries30]

"I like saying no. It lowers their enthusiasm"

[@cityhawk]

I always thought it was because it’s more brief than saying yes.

[@isaac2990]

"I suffer from sleep fighting" "Is that scary?" "Only when I'm losing" I really want to see how bad his sleep fighting gets when hes losing because I'm imaging the entire house getting destroyed lol

[@ardarico]

".. I would take a free breakfast buffet anytime, anyplace." Yes!

[@cityhawk]

I wonder if I could make an Irish Breakfast from that buffet.

[@wolfmidnaoftwilight]

My husband actually used to fight in his sleep. He loves meat, liquor and American values. He's never seen parks and rec. Then I showed him Ron. He fell in love lol

[@laighton7496]

"what's a not gay way to ask him to go camping with me." Kills me everytime

[@jerrogs]

Who else has been trying to master The Swanson Pyramid of Greatness?

[@stefangavril3906]

You can buy it online

[@marvelman8197]

Stp_Czpk where

[@cmamsler]

Master??? Ha. You should see my mustache

[@qsqqjx]

block #1: cut the B.S.

[@stefangavril3906]

@@marvelman8197 Just search Ron Swanson Pyramid of Greatness

[@NoahSpurrier]

"What's a not gay way to ask him to go camping with me?"

[@rasengan2289]

The pyramid of greatness has been my screensaver for a while now.

[@abhishekmedhi2636]

Ron Swanson for president..please and thank you..

[@dchan19362]

Greatest irony is that Offerman won't vote for Ron.

[@soratos9785]

@Benghali In Platforms True...And when you see who Offerman is i thinks is a pretty rigth dude

[@seg1912]

And give him a chance to finally destroy the government from the inside? Fair.

[@Was_I_Here_before]

If everyone had a Ron Swanson attitude the world would be an amazing place.

[@purumr]

It would be anarchy!! If you take libertarians to its logical conclusion.

[@smellmywookie]

@JNR Vitriol meaning of course that wonderful middle ground between living with lawlessness/disregard for the rule of law and an overbearing government tyranny, slowly suffocating the human spirit.. Ironically both of which are currently being practiced at once all over the west, for they are both rooted in a disregard for others and is allowed to flourish in the absence of order and righteousness.

[@martinrios6120]

Fish meat is practically a vegetable

[@SirDankleberry]

He's not wrong.

[@partyinmypocket]

Well actually fish is considered meat. It's a lean meat. Not a vegetable. Just fyi

[@Bruh-ok1rq]

@@partyinmypocket yes, we are all aware that fish is in fact not a vegetable. If only we could be smart enough to go around telling people that fish is NOT a vegetable.

[@partyinmypocket]

@@Bruh-ok1rq You just contradicted your own comment in two sentences. Indeed, you are not very smart judging from your grammar, and comment in general. If you're aware that it's not a vegetable then what does intelligence have to do with actually telling others that?

[@demondeacon5175]

If America had Ron Swanson at the helm we’d be happy, free, hardworking, and full of cholesterol.

[@Steaminlidz]

Didn’t Trump appoint a bunch of people who didn’t believe in Government who deconstructed the apparatus of public service? How did that work out? Swanson’s an amazing comedy character, but weirdly prophetic.

[@forknitetryhard6440]

“From Boys into men from men to gladiators and from gladiators into Swansons behold the Swanson Pyramid of greatness.” this should be put in every school in America

[@ExodusYT_]

This thumbnail... Yes.

[@annelisemeier283]

Needs more Ron tho.

[@leonardohenrique5172]

It's perfect :D

[@Gabagool93]

“Ron will show you around” Ron immediately: right this way is the exit 😂

[@krieger2077]

I Like how skim milk is on the pyramid 2 times and Ron himself acknowledges that it is there twice.

[@nolearystream]

Nothing can beat Ron's strip club buffet breakfast montage!!! He looks so happy with himself.

[@derisgaming9773]

4:17 Me everytime I meet another dude who seems chill to hang out with.

[@toso69420]

Ron Swanson should be in the next Avengers movie. Or have a solo MCU movie. He could at least be a voice actor

[@jack.l7757]

He would've been a good J. Jonah Jameson

[@gregorymoore2877]

If anything, he should be in a Guardians movie. That way he can be a father figure to Star Lord.

[@asexualtrickster]

Ron Swanson for the next Nick Fury.

[@jocelynngh4393]

First ever defeat by Ron Swanson, "OK, I'll replace this. Happy?"

[@nbbim2012]

This channel is really outdoing itself with these unexpected, appreciated and fantastic compilations.. the perfect man the 1 and only Ron Swanson

[@sammyeagleson5352]

"Look at me! I'm just a kid" his grin😂😂

[@sample.text.]

"Hey keep mine rare" "A man after my own heart"

[@narutopersaud1315]

Been a martial artist for 12 years, studied at least 5 discipline and I'm still not even close to being a Swanson

[@amoghkumarmishra698]

“We still never talk sometimes”

[@golcaythegreat9551]

ARE THE SCISSORS BROKEN IN YOUR HOUSE SON?!

[@anchitdeshpande9529]

When Ron Swanson smiles, the earth stops rotating for that moment

[@aaronspillman1140]

"I'm just gonna stay angry. I find that relaxes me." Me too Ron, me too.

[@TypicalLiam]

"Only when I'm losing" killed me

[@dixonmixin10]

"Hello Ron, it's Ron" Andy's excited smile 🤣🤣🤣

[@Phil-Peterson101]

Are you going to tell a man to not fart in his own car

[@thekiminthenorth504]

Yes

[@blueman6821]

William Baird If I am in this car then yes you can not fart

[@mattmattmatt131313]

@@blueman6821 OUT!!!

[@blueman6821]

mattmattmatt131313 So u can fart?

[@SirDankleberry]

@@blueman6821 You're impeding my freedom.

[@dwarden3]

I never watched P&R when it was on tv. Then one day at work a fellow employee said I reminded her of Ron in my thoughts and actions. Last year I started watching and Ron does most of the things I've done all my life.

[@harmangill8646]

3:38 the way he runs!!!!

[@doublep1980]

I love how he gets physically ill, when he realizes that there's no meat on the BBQ grill.

[@pumpedupbricks]

I love how Ben darts out of the room in the tooth scene

[@toogee1850]

Who would dislike this? This man is the embodiment of the manliest man of men. Oh, I guess I know who disliked it... the super non-manly men that don't craft their own harps.

[@kingxenomorph4702]

I love the intervention scene because of Andy turning his head to Ron when he said “a parasite who entered through your privates.”

[@justjoannak]

I just noticed that 😮

[@schauerpictures2638]

“Crying..acceptable at funerals and the Grand Canyon” Best line

[@RichardX1]

What about Old Yeller's death?

[@thetrooper72]

There's only one ron and we need more

[@abhijiths7637]

No!.....he is worth 100 Ron Swanson

[@bolobre4th]

That episode where Andy bonds with Ron is one of the best things in the show. They should've done this more often

[@grovoniond.3950]

He's definitely top 10 TV-character of the last 10 years

[@royphilip3964]

Right up there with D. Schrute

[@BrianRouse]

I never get tired of watching Ron pull his own tooth.

[@jpc3603]

"On my death bed my final wish is to have my ex wives rush to my side so I can use my dying breath to tell them to both go to hell one last time." The hilarious truth is both Tammy's would come running! Oh Parks and Rec...please make even just an annual special return.

[@bigk9000]

"I suffer from a condition called Sleep Fighting." "Oh, my god! That must be so terrible." "Only when I'm losing." I have no idea why, but that line was so freakin' hilarious to me. XD

[@TheAeson]

"From boys to men, from men to gladiators, from gladiators, to swansons" you may not like it, but this is peak performance

[@padstowphantom]

"I feel like I'm in a spa." Point, Knope.

[@jeen1355]

I'm not dating anyone until i find a ron in life

[@0d138]

You'll go far 😎👍

[@TMthe33rd]

Good luck dating in your 50s

[@MachiavellisThePrince]

I'm surrounded by women and that includes the men.

[@jeen1355]

@@TMthe33rd Thanks! I'll check back in then ;)

[@ZesPak]

Unless you're literally Xena the Warrior princess yourself, not going to happen.

[@returnoftheredeye]

I don't know which I love more, Ron's relationship with Leslie, Ron's relationship with Andy, or Ron's cornrows.

[@Lord_Baphomet_]

I like how physical fitness is blank because Ron’s definitely of exercise is woodworking and lovemaking. Since we was showing children I like to think he probably wanted to keep it kid friendly; class act.

[@braiangomez7691]

"Sting like a bee, dont float like a butterfly, thats ridiculous"

[@YumiJuta]

“What’s a non-gay way of asking him to go camping with me”

[@jentforgiveness3242]

No matter how Ron try to act tough and hateful towards the government, he always finds himself losing to Leslie. This is what the author trying to say I think, love always wins.

[@rockongrx20]

As long as the other person deserves that love, otherwise you just end up wasting time and getting hurt.

[@youareaspook5897]

its unfortunate that the show portrays this - ron, despite being a comedy character actually has better ideals than leslie, and he is more ideologically consistent

[@antonioakiki3716]

theairguitaregalitarian I wouldnt say he is more ideologically consistent than Leslie. She loves government and will only bend the rules to expedite what she wants done for in her opinion the best for the people. Ron can bend his whole ideologies to help leslie and people around him aka helping save the local government. Also while preaching about libertarianism and private corportation the fact is he worked most of his life for the government, contradictinh everything he says he stand for

[@harrylongabaugh7402]

Leslie is the worst character on the show.

[@jesusbonnie]

“I love saying no....”😂😂😂

[@siddhantbhat6048]

Now I definitely wanna be like Ron Swanson, a man who goes to a strip club to enjoy the breakfast buffet.

[@spartin1173]

Then when they had confetti rain from the ceiling he was frantically trying to cover his food with his jacket

[@mikoajstacherski2009]

Vol. I, can't wait for more

[@nuranura3546]

"We still never talk sometimes" 💀🤣

[@amon8977]

Anyone who dislikes this video is not a real man.

[@28cosmos]

or is just not -real.

[@Tiagotaf]

they can be the opposite, like a woman.

[@artit42]

They can be anything.... but they're not Swansons.

[@atypicalhooman]

They're probably eating vegan bacon.

[@captain8993]

*I NEED THE VOLUME 2*

[@akki015]

This is absolute gold.

[@rkumar2706]

Keep Ron Swanson coming :) love it

[@samychabouh1238]

“Are the scissors broken in your house son?.” Gets me every time😂

[@tangocash7304]

'Give me all of the eggs and bacon you have. Wait, wait, now I know what you think I'm saying is give me a lot of bacon and eggs but what I said was give me all the bacon and eggs you have. Understand?" -Ron Swanson.

[@hilalkalkavan1083]

Words can't describe how much I love & idolize you.

[@mirameyer9118]

he reminds me both of my boyfriend and my father in different ways and it absolutely kills me. probably one of the only shows that has made me cry laughing

[@Mellowcanuck33]

"Fish meat is practically a vegetable"

[@rafaeldecastro3010]

I am literally throwing my life out the window here, I find it beautiful.

[@Vasutomar26]

You reading this comment. Treat yo self!

[@mercylessplayer]

You know what sure i will eat that third chocolate bar now!

[@crusherconi]

I mean I would but I'm too broke

[@joshuamcmahan9392]

@@crusherconi saaaame

[@samkupper]

im poor

[@pipo4644]

8:46 the man who made me hate being a veggie (u DON’T f**k with burgers)

[@mrbeans2425]

3:53 Sleep Fighting this always KILLS ME

[@JD-lz2uq]

This video is truly glorious

[@josepharsenault1083]

“I’m just going to stay angry. I find that relaxes me.” Amen, Ron. Amen.

[@EnoVarma]

Ron pulling his tooth out is the best cold opening...of any show, ever.

[@danieldavis-gonzalez5960]

"Right this way is thee exit." Lol

[@Boxinaboxwithinanotherbox]

I couldn't really get into this show, but I can watch hours of Ron.

[@akhilbhardwaj7916]

One thing i noticed recently that in all the parks and rec vids all the comment section are empty

[@zakodactyl4267]

I smelled it from your purse and ate it already and now it’s gone and I hate everything 😂😂😂 I relate to that in more ways than I want to believe

[@iSimp4Val]

Can't wait for volume two

[@loitlois]

That precious smile @3:24

[@thekiminthenorth504]

So precious

[@factorrealidad]

All the best man are Swanson, Joe and Ron.

[@munchnerkindl7480]

9:40 Love the pigeon behind the window.😂

[@David-tq8ok]

Ron Swanson's smile is precious

[@sirchadiusmaximusiii]

The world needs more Ron’s.