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ron swanson really said "but that's none of MY business" *sips tea*
It's time for some of the best no-nonsense Ron Swanson moments! Whether he's dealing with Leslie Knope or fending off the friendship of Chris Traeger, you can always count on Ron to be dedicated to the art of minding his own business.
From "Parks & Recreation": a mockumentary series following Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), the deputy director of the Parks and Recreation department in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. Leslie is determined to improve her small world through her job, despite resistance from Parks Director Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman), an anti-government Libertarian. The series also stars Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari and Retta.
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[@jackf4127]

Ey e tee e red eye

[@jari6312]

p1

[@AlexCheungy]

Mmm

[@themanwnoname3454]

Becoming Ron Swanson was the best part about living a life in Oklahoma :)

[@nameredacted1176]

I still think Ron’s “sleep fighting “ condition would have been great if it were called “Fightmares”

[@techaid300]

It becomes a Fightmare when he begins to lose

[@kcinrolyat3049]

200th like

[@zachaustin5225]

oddly enough, this has happened to me before. I was fighting in a dream and woke myself up by throwing a haymaker punch into the air above my bed. I was in a college dorm at the time and my roommate looked at me like I was actually insane.

[@TPRM1]

That made me smile. Briefly. My face quickly returned to its natural scowl. Good work, [Redacted]. Good work.

[@HazelAHarper]

Now that you are my God what are your commands

[@ericfricke4512]

The older I get, the more I feel like Ron Swanson.

[@Dollarkat]

He is very relatable.

[@someonefar5600]

Lucky you. I wish I was like him.

[@herbertthepervert5842]

very good.. Fric Ericle

[@herbertthepervert5842]

@@MRLZZTR i agree jerry

[@jasonfuqua4284]

Correct.

[@globbyakaweirdjellyguy954]

With Ron’s survival skills, it doesn’t surprise me the only thing he’d bring if stranded on a desert island is silence.😂

[@shaderax_storm6165]

"..."

[@tomyoung1938]

I’m pretty sure he was just telling Anne to silence not that he would bring silence

[@tinkywinky4449]

A desert island? A DESERTED island. You moron.

[@CantonGirl1981]

“We still never talk sometimes” best line ever. 😹😹😹😹

[@nuuvox6588]

Four meow meow beans

[@Hstphobia]

I really like that line as well, but doesn't "never talk sometimes" mean they do talk most times?

[@727Rays]

Close tie with "I'd work all night if it meant nothing got done".

[@rabbitsfoot8]

I felt that line and perfectly understood him

[@xavierlavina3954]

@@Hstphobia I think it’s more like when they see each other, they still don’t talk much/at all

[@I3erzerker]

"You're welcome.... Lester" Ron's face is gold 😂

[@handlesarecringe957]

He's so proud

[@Dragorach]

So much confliction in one facial expression.

[@andreasherg]

This man is aggressively minding his own business

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

Except for haircuts that are not like his, people who eat things he doesn’t like, people who exercise in ways he doesn’t like, people who smoke things he doesn’t approve of. He’s actually kind of a judgmental busybody.

[@CALIBA88]

@@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 buddy, with that nickname you are official stripped of your allowance to speak to normal people

[@shahsadsaadu5817]

@@CALIBA88 he IS right tho. For a guy Minding his own business,ron is wayy to judgemental about others

[@alh06]

@@shahsadsaadu5817 That’s why his character is funny

[@rsrt6910]

@@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 Except for the fact that, you know, he never INTERFERES with them making that "Judgemental busybody" more like a dude who has his own opinions and leaves everyone alone to do their own thing.

[@oysterscat3676]

Mental illness in the family? - Yes, I have an uncle who does yoga.

[@rsrt6910]

Allergies? -- Cowardice, and weak willed men.

[@Idaho278]

“When people get too chummy with me I call them by the wrong name,” words to live by.

[@johnmullen9478]

@QueenPup I so agree.

[@Idaho278]

@@johnmullen9478 glad of it, Gene.

[@dirtroadsandwoodstoves]

I use this tactic all the time. You can also keep getting someone's name wrong by just a bit, to keep them in a place of subservience. Peg becomes Pam or Pat, Scott becomes Steve or Stu. 👍 🇺🇸

[@johnsheetz6639]

I do that at work all the time 20-year-old kids that like hi John good morning I'm like hey Malik. his name is Jerry. It was an accident. I was thoroughly surprised the black guy was named Jerry.

[@kenharvick8377]

@@Idaho278same here Montana

[@Toodleypops]

"The sign said don't drink the sprinkler water, so I made some tea with it and now I have an infection." XD 7:34

[@johnpaultrujillo4290]

I don't understand that complaint lol Karen it said to not drink it, all I can say is, you're an idiot xD

[@ltagames01]

Its a realistic complaint

[@candacerivera326]

I think she says sun tea. Which is even worse because you don’t even boil that water it relies on sunlight. I love the unreasonable people of Pawnee.

[@eileensnow6153]

@@johnpaultrujillo4290 the joke is that people are stupid. The sign didn’t say not to make it into tea.

[@eddy-currents]

@@candacerivera326 isn't it made some tea instead of sun tea?

[@dead4419]

"do not drink the springler water - so i made tea with it" todays society in a nutshell.

[@funnymanstan4145]

It was sun tea too, so she was really asking for it

[@jumpingfan5423]

I was laughing so hard at him swivling away from her that I completely missed that hilarious line.

[@Starmadien2019]

I wish it wasn't true, but more people are taking horse-dewormer

[@drakecarter1780]

She just self incriminated herself. Beat for Ron to ignore her anyway.

[@cowboybeboop9420]

@@Starmadien2019 Joe Rogan was not taking horse-dewormer. It was medicine that over 1 billion people had taken and the inventor got a noble prize for medicine for his creation. CNN just lied and their doctor admitted it publicly. Then he went back on CNN and continued to lie.

[@Smuelaham]

"How many drinks do you have a week?" "One" "One? Thats it? "One shelf" 🤣

[@rimacalid6557]

As doctor, even one cup is too much

[@user-tf4lk4fm7i]

@@rimacalid6557 So the bottles of vodka I downed yesterday is a no no?

[@rimacalid6557]

@@user-tf4lk4fm7i no no vodka is totally not good, the more concentrate the more effective in carcinogenicity 👍

[@rimacalid6557]

@Myrmadon for your wallet and liver, yes certainly 😂👌🏻

[@comradesam3382]

@@rimacalid6557 *laughs in Balkan*

[@georgiegan]

4:32 He looks so proud when April learns his moves.

[@oftankoftan]

100% broke character

[@sabin97]

it seemed to me like the actor was struggling not to laugh and that was the best take.....

[@forcommenting1017]

@@sabin97 but in context it looks like pride, and that makes a better story, no?

[@davidwells7279]

Work tried to send me on a "training weekend", we were expected to share hotel rooms. I told them I sleepwalk and suffer from night terrors, I can't guarantee the safety of anyone in the hotel. I haven't been asked on any more "training weekends", my work colleagues hardly talk to me anymore. I've never been as happy at work.

[@kyle30710]

That's a big brain play right there. Well done! :3

[@siobhansteisa9996]

Brilliant, thanks for the suggestion.

[@kellynolen498]

I respect that

[@no_one01-5]

I salute your ingenuity, sir!

[@audgusto]

Like most unoriginal people on earth I shall Use your methods and claim them as my own. Haha

[@steveo.574]

I can't get over how funny the tea lady is! She's the peak of stupid customers. "I did something wrong, now you fix it!" Every time I hear her say "I made sun tea with it" I die haha

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

Sun tea, or some tea?

[@oyedoyin]

@@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275 Sun tea. Which is waayyy worse because they don't even boil the water.

[@JSmellerM]

@@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275 Sun tea as it actually makes it worse. If you boil the water you probably kill all the bacteria.

[@nerfherder4284]

That clip had me rolling. Now that is Ron using his brain to avoid dealing with brainless people.

[@rsrt6910]

I know it's like, yeah, I COULD do something about the water, but stupid CAN't be fixed.

[@j.f.l.bousquet1998]

‘Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Don’t teach a man to fish…and feed yourself. He’s a grown man. And fishing’s not that hard’ Wise words.

[@Luke-uh7lq]

" Im not interested in caring about people" I feel like me and Ron would get along great together

[@etherealsalad2698]

best friend i ever had. we still never talk sometimes.

[@modded_vengeance1869]

Sure thing steve

[@xexkansichi]

You guys wouldnt talk almost every week

[@kurokaze511]

7:33-7:50, everyone who has worked in retail or customer service knows how accurate that scene is.

[@carrie9716]

The redacted information on his form is my favorite lol

[@julimij6939]

„Sexual history“ „Epic… and privat“

[@rsrt6910]

"Allergies?" "Cowardice and weak willed men."

[@amasterofsome]

“Sometimes a sound is just a sound.. ya know?” 😂

[@blahblah9036]

3:15 the implication that Ron spent his work shift whittling a recorder at his desk is a real testament to how much effort he puts into bogging down the system.

[@AwesomeCat2012]

I know this is about the glory of Ron Swanson, but Chris in that swivel chair saying, "tiny swivel" just made my day. 🤣

[@darkmatter5940]

Sleep fighting? Or fightmares?

[@brodieemcmath3836]

nice

[@thisisartman]

Underrated comment.

[@NSB-it4mn]

Fightmares

[@ajbrooks2112]

i like fightmares

[@jeremyjamm3131]

Fightmares are the ones he's losing

[@HeraAndHyde]

Ron's moans from the shoe shine got me! hahahahaha

[@jaseboon6282]

Give us "Young Ron Swanson - The Early Years". Imagine Ron turning 14yrs old and receiving a book handed down through all the Swanson males, "Be a Swanson Man" in which it describes and gives lessons on the challenges he must overcome to become a "Swanson Man". Chapters in the book, "How to make a Cabinet from Teak", "Satisfying a Women", "Minding Your Business", "Cooking Steak" etc etc.

[@carlosavilez23]

That book would have 3 words in it. “Be a man.”

[@pk3]

That’s a spin off I would watch.

[@medfedex]

14 years old? More like 4.

[@rsrt6910]

I personally would like to see him go to work at the sheet metal shop when he was nine... then wind up running the floor two weeks later.

[@w1ck3dz0d1ac]

Just have the whole thing played by Nick Offerman and he just has a slight smaller mustache.

[@philb6133]

“Do not drink the sprinkler water.” So I made tea with it, and now I have an infection.

[@ultimoguerreiro82]

As a public servent I guarantee you, that´s not even rare... I´ve seen so many stupid stuff...

[@TheWolfDude91]

I work as a customer support agent, trust me, this is nothing.

[@Izthefaithful]

I literally died as Ron was spinning away from the lady at his desk 😂💀

[@defs8073]

You don't know what the word literally means 😳

[@MurkedStat]

Bruh, that circular desk scene gets me crying every time

[@keel1701]

Tiny swivel!

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

I agree with Ron "What about my office, with its many walls?"

[@sonicaphos3963]

The only time Ron broke the NOMB rule was when he helped someone do nothing...

[@StrykezMan09]

How great would the world be if everyone had Ron's outlook on life? 😂

[@hiraya5296]

we would have zero fire departments and traffic lights we'd have a lot of child labor though

[@lennon7978]

@@hiraya5296 and the cons ? You're supposed to counter the good things with bad things

[@Skaggs666]

@@lennon7978 there is nothing bad that would happen. We’d at last be one with nature. Now excuse me, I’m going to go learn to whittle.

[@zermerschern]

There would be no internet for you to write comments that you ckearly haven't thought through ...

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

A lot of uncomfortable shoe shiners

[@jomaejoestar4001]

It's so sweet to see how much April cares about Ron

[@fernandazazueta6156]

-Do you have any history of mental illnesses in your family? -I have an auncle who does yoga *I crack*

[@ftopie8997]

My favorite quote ever is "He is a grown man fishing is not that hard", that is gold

[@cryby865]

1:41 Andy's reaction is so good like the most tenager and old dude interaction ever

[@cgraham6]

"If any of you need anything at all, too bad. Deal with your problems yourselves, like adults". As someone who's dealing with other people's problems on a daily basis, I want to get t-shirts printed up with this on them and wear them every day.

[@rsrt6910]

Put it on one of those scrolling LED signs.

[@tempest83]

Ron Swanson is quite possibly the greatest character ever created.😂

[@mathinho1237]

American ileteracy at the best

[@SMGxEnWHYc46]

Him spinning in the chair has to be a life goal

[@jamiehill3621]

I always get a laugh from Ron's awkward groan when Andy accidentally rubs his bunion through the shoe. Had to feel satisfying 😂

[@toxictwins854]

Ron Swanson is a mood

[@brandonlynch3722]

Ron Swanson is my lifestyle

[@rsrt6910]

Ron Swanson is a philosophy.

[@sfretwell489]

Tiny swivel, is one of the funniest lines on that show, I swear.

[@danicakes9212]

I love Ron F*ckn Swanson

[@thelonewolf7443]

He was born ready.

[@erniethewalrus9276]

that's good. he doesn't care about you.

[@heavystalin2419]

Why is Ron fucking Swanson?

[@Liamwalti]

I always wondered why that woman saw the sign and made tea with it . That’s on her

[@eileensnow6153]

Because she didn’t drink it as water, she drank it as tea! It didn’t say not to make tea with it! (I’m being disingenuous obviously)

[@ColemanJRimer]

Having worked in customer service for a long time, that is probably the most accurate occurrence on Parks and Rec lol.

[@MrCaneZach]

If you wonder why a person would see a sign that says "Don't drink the water" and make tea with it, then complain that she got an infection from said water, you haven't worked a public service job before🤣

[@Liamwalti]

@@MrCaneZach I’m 14 so I haven’t. My mom has though

[@MrCaneZach]

@@Liamwalti there will come a time as you get older where you begin to realize the average person in this country is pretty dumb and you will be amazed the human race has continued for so long in spite of it

[@imrlyboredful]

6:56 Donnas face gets me every time

[@isabellamorfitt841]

Anne: tells one story Ron: Anne was getting too chummy

[@parryyotter]

How do you leave out the iconic, “I do what I want” permit?

[@966501070]

“Excuse me, there’s a sign at Ramset Park that say’s “Do Not Drink The Sprinkler Water” so I made some tea with it and now I have an infection.” Possibly the greatest line in television history.

[@rsrt6910]

Honestly, who wouldn't automatically swivel away from a person like that.

[@muhammadhammad7742]

Ron is gonna be my role model in my university days.

[@luisbranko.]

“We still never talk sometimes” has got to be one of the best lines on the show.

[@ZayMeisters]

"Normally , if given the choice between doing something or nothing, I'd choose to do nothing.But I will do something if it helps someone else got to do nothing. I'd work all night , if it meant nothing got done"

[@snuckytoes8427]

My favorite line in the show.

[@Sacarface89]

Ron Swanson is one of best characters I’ve seen in a long time!

[@annaparrish9036]

"I am not interested in caring about people" Literally an adopted father to like 90% of the characters

[@DisguisedMunkee]

I love how easy Ron makes April smile. Lol.

[@corennet.6776]

I like how he keeps swirling and she just takes up a jog. lol

[@rsrt6910]

Because Ron knows it'll either cure her infection... or kill her. Either way he won't have to deal with her.

[@danielmanly4793]

"...I'd work all night if it meant nothing got done..." epic LoL

[@nosaint317]

That "sun tea lady" scene never gets old.

[@beccaxannxx]

Lol that lady talking to Ron in his swivel desk played that part so well

[@_bigmeatyclaws_]

"I probably shouldn't talk about it, it was one of the grossest things I've ever seen" *Ron appears* "Talk"

[@Socratic199]

That circle desk, and the little straight faced jog, gets me every time. 😋

[@ahrisho]

You can see Donna in the background breaking during this scene. It's such a small-joke sketch but it is delivered perfectly.

[@Smuelaham]

6:23 thats really relatable

[@soulreaperx7x]

@1:28 The sound Ron makes is the same sound Sparticus Mills uses to sum up John Major punching The Queen.

[@noctiss_season2]

i love the last clip because its literally what any work where you interact with peoples problems is like "there is a sign that says don't drink the water, so i drank the water, and now i have a problem, fix it"

[@keegansluis5160]

I love April and Ron's dynamic SO MUCH

[@Win7ermu7e]

Should I be worried about how much I think like this man ?

[@connyjohnson855]

"Only when I'm losing...." 😂😂😂

[@anamngewu9565]

Wait, did he experience a footgasm.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 01:48.

[@LakerGold24-8]

Thank you for sharing, Jenny.

[@TheChrisHype]

Chris Pratt’s “What the f--, man!” is so delightfully relatable.

[@Twisted86]

Time goes on I find myself more and more like Ron Sawnson.....and I'm good with it.

[@jayB733]

0:03 I love her smile lol

[@themasochist101]

0:39 😂

[@Ascaron1337]

Oh my God, how have I never seen the shoe shine scene before!? I died! :D :D :D

[@klaasm17486]

1:39 That face😂

[@filipbumbu851]

This guy is a legend

[@originaozz]

"Sometimes a sound is just a sound" 😂 sure Ron!

[@alejandrojacobo4838]

that last part always gets me

[@Gingy50]

I can’t believe I’ve never watch this program before, it’s so funny 🤣

[@jordanhilton1815]

One of the best characters ever

[@leondechinobabe3122]

God that must be terrible “Only when im losing” 😂😂

[@luiemcwhorter5154]

Never watched P&R. Haven’t had a TV since I lived with my parents. Moved out at 16. Just found these clips. Ron Swanson is my hero!

[@trex2092]

Love the Claymore on Rons desk at 3:21

[@DanteYewToob]

I love how angry he gets when he finds out it’s fake and full of confetti and a card from Leslie and she’s like “wait… Ron… so you thought… you’ve had a LIVE LANDMINE on your desk… this whole time?!” lmaooo

[@rsrt6910]

The fact that anyone who walks into his office is staring at the words "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY".

[@Apostate_ofmind]

Ron Swanson is the person i aspire to be one day

[@Mahalo_83]

“I have an uncle that does yoga” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kyla3834]

“I emitted a noise”😂😂😂😂

[@Edzward]

3:38 that face, he is really proud.

[@keithharris5196]

Ron Swanson is my spirit animal

[@codiefitz3876]

When Ron wanders in with the football😆😆😆😆

[@alexadame436]

7:51 Sheriff Woody whenever you pull his string

[@CallsignMongol]

0:03 Aubrey's smile 🥹

[@bryanmlally]

1)"if any of you need anything, too bad. Deal with your problem yourselves, like adults..." 😂😂😂 2)Ron and April's relationship will never cease to make me smile

[@esmeehabraken]

Ron Swanson is the embodiment of minding your own business

[@Prince_Luci]

“Only when I’m losing.”

[@Furiousa96]

The swivel chair bit is Ron at his funniest to me.

[@Himanshu_Upadhyay_]

Great video...👍👏😂

[@lens_hunter]

7:33 is still my favorite scene in the show. I would love to see the outtakes.

[@Arnon_Har_Lev]

Ron's the man. BOYAKASHA!! 🔥🔥🔥🤙

[@joeyouyang]

Thank you for sharing Jenny You're welcome Lester

[@ShapeofFear616]

6:23 "If any of you need anything at all, too bad."

[@Skrtmayo]

I relate to Ron so hard

[@alicebubblegum7679]

3:13 the best

[@charliesybert2683]

The shoe shine part