The Swanson Code | Parks and Recreation

[@ekuz986]

I think that Mark was the only person that would boldly tell Ron to shut up and Ron would listen to.

[@isabelgisb5630]

Only because Ron wants something from him

[@mmaclipsuknow]

@@isabelgisb5630 nah because Ron respects him

[@ekuz986]

@@raiistmar I agree. Ron also cared about his wood workshop and most probably doesn't want it to be taken down due to city by-law infractions.

[@TonySinyaev]

Because he's right.

[@franciscopuentes6049]

Like him or not, but Mark was the only one who could really stand up to Ron lol

[@gcr1001]

Being offered a wooden canoe from Ron is the biggest honor anyone can recieve

[@kiki4910]

Baby carriage anyone?

[@TheTrainstation]

You know Nick Offerman actually made that canoe

[@vincknade5140]

Ron hates living by anybody else's rules, but ultimately respects anyone doing their job passionately and to the best of their ability. Thats why Ron respects Mark, and also Leslie, because while he despises what they stand for, he respects their right to care about it if it means they work hard for it.

[@AbysmalGaming]

He just wants his freedom.

[@kryptokrampus8137]

Well said Vinck Nade

[@toso69420]

Ron hates lying. And the scenes where Mark asks Ron if he's kept everything up to the code, he pauses a pause. Coz he doesn't want to lie. I love how they kept Ron's character consistent, even though it's much later in the show where he reveals he hates lying.

[@jasonjames4667]

But he did lie

[@LorenzoDoesntExist]

@@jasonjames4667 He never said he doesn't lie. He said he hates lying, and as you can see, he hated it. Smartass.

[@LorenzoDoesntExist]

@@Parpeing It's so cool to say that to people online 2 months later.

[@LorenzoDoesntExist]

@@Parpeing I'm responding to someone's argument. You're responding to someone's emotion as if it pertains 2 months later. What's it like being wrong?

[@LorenzoDoesntExist]

@@Parpeing Oh. You're 7.

[@kibble24]

The fact that Nick Offerman really did make those canoes makes this better

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

"you're asking me to do a bad job" That's probably the moment that Ron was won over.

[@hugobaraer5448]

"Let me make you a canoe", still one of the show's best line 😂

[@Neogothamite]

Mark was one of the few male characters who ron showed respect as a man IMO

[@dotranvinhan]

There are only like 5 male characters tho

[@connor4435]

There’s Tom, Ben, Chris, Mark, Andy, and Jerry, Ron shows respect to 1/3 of them, not exactly “few”

[@connor4435]

@@dotranvinhan yeah, I can think of 6 that aren’t Ron and he shows respect to 2 of them

[@codewordafl5850]

Andy and Mark are the only 2

[@andyjwagner]

A guy like Ron wouldn’t have an unsafe shop. He might not meet every letter of code, but he wouldn’t have an unsafe shop. Totally out of character

[@volundrfrey896]

I like that this is actually filmed in Nicks real woodshop, but obviously they added some things to make it look a bit more dangerous.

[@kiki4910]

Like oil slick and a red barrel?

[@PSchuler92]

It is filmed there, and I wonder how different are California laws from Indiana’s?

[@GummyBear556677]

My favorite fun fact about this show is that the wood shop shown here is actually Nick Offerman’s real life wood shop

[@TD-ug4mg]

I feel the easiest way to convince ron to make the changes would have been to say if the Swanson standard for quality and pride in ones property is that far below government standards then that's fine, and Ron would have them all done within the hour.

[@dreamcanvas5321]

I feel like that's a Leslie move, I could totally see her doing that.

[@jp_vids9631]

This is kinda why I liked Mark, he was the only character on the show that had the balls to tell Ron to get out of his office and to shut up!

[@kiki4910]

That's why Ron killed him off screen

[@spencergsmith]

@@kiki4910 well that escalated quickly... I mean, that got outta hand real fast

[@bubkaful]

@@kiki4910 did something happen?

[@AbysmalGaming]

@@spencergsmith Brick killed a guy

[@danielr3522]

'No, I'm bringing my workshop up to the Swanson Code, and if the Swanson Code happens to overlap with the City Government Code -' 'SHUT. UP!!' Cracks me up every time :D

[@ayushshakya7738]

"Let me make you a canoe" will forever be the greatest line in TV.

[@kiki4910]

I concur it's "if you want to balloon up to 400 pounds and die at a heart attack at 47 then you can you are free to do so to me that's beautiful"

[@nukepuke932]

Think Wyatt Earp said something similar to Ike Whatshisface.

[@aidanrogers4438]

*Sees Mark* “I don’t even know who you are.”

[@corneliusabercrombie3667]

You will

[@kiki4910]

Pretty sure he's an extra

[@ChefMarkyMarkz]

mark is one of the few people on the show who stood up to ron without fear. makes me proud to be also named ``Mark' '

[@russelloats]

I'm curious what Mark would've turned into if he had stayed on the show. He seems so grounded compared to the rest of the cast in later seasons.

[@derokdeathaxe6984]

probably the kind of person that during the hunting episode(where Ron get shot in the head), would freak out when he learns that Tom doesn't have a hunting license. Or like making safety drills...or improve that simulation about pandemic (in that episode where Jamm forces the characters to have this mandatory drill about a pandemic...i don't remember the title, and my english isn't perfect XD)

[@ParkPants]

@@derokdeathaxe6984 but he WAS in the hunting episode soooo

[@derokdeathaxe6984]

@@ParkPants O.O

[@wilsoniothegreat6162]

Wait he was in that episode but where’d the hell he go for the rest of it because I remember he and Ann were doing their own thing and he just disappeared in from that one

[@Shinoda908]

Haven't seen this much of Mark since I watched The Social Network

[@RYN988]

I really miss Mark. He was one of my favorite characters on the show. The straight man, a beautiful contrast to all the craziness of the main characters.

[@gedias1]

I think that is why they brought in Ben. They needed another Mark.

[@ezraong713]

@@gedias1 Ben also had a supernatural live for calzones and nerd culture

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

@@ezraong713 Ben had quirks. There was basically a rotating straightman, when Ben was being weird, either through nerd stuff or family issues, another character like Tom or Ron would be the straightman, otherwise Ben would be the straightman whenever Tom or Ron were being weird. It kept his character interesting while keeping some grounding in the show. That may have been the issue with Mark, he had few flaws and his only quirk was that he could get a bit too mean.

[@keatonsafar5215]

@@TheDirtysouthfan Ann played the role of the straight man at times too.

[@JJ-qo7th]

@@keatonsafar5215 Arguably that was her default position. She very rarely went nuts or weird by comparison to the others.

[@vijaytgeorge]

"Are you gonna tell a man that he can't fart in his own car?" Asking the real questions here.

[@kushalsahu1616]

"No Trespassing. Violators will be shot. Survivors will be shot again. " ---The Swanson Warning !! 🤣😜

[@kiki4910]

I now own this sign

[@bigboi4269]

I have one that says “survivors will be violated, and then shot again” :DDDD

[@malayangtanglaw8681]

"Come Back with a Warrant"

[@stahppls2293]

1:57 Mark's contract with Parks and Rec

[@bobbuilder7642]

I liked Mark cuz he was a different character than all the crazy going on. Also Tom in that scene was gold.

[@kiki4910]

Tom the pig?

[@Divyanshu-on8uz]

He looked so satisfied while tearing book in 2 pieces. His smile was wholesome af 😂

[@thesenate5913]

Mark is the guy thats just doing his job, nothing personal.

[@lukebryde594]

I wish they could have given Mark more character moments like this. It would have made him more likeable. Instead they did the whole love plot with Ann the fact that he wanted to marry her but she didn't really made us not like him even more.

[@grace3112]

Honestly when I watched seasons 1 & 2 I actually kept forgetting mark’s name and I thought it was just me but it’s nice to know the rest of the fandom keep forgetting him as well

[@kiki4910]

Like those randoms in the first episode of the office

[@jackcooper1448]

Everyone says they always forget about Mark, but I really liked him

[@iamanevutable981]

I just realized I miss his character. He is literally my dream come true for a coworker's personality.

[@PlatformerKid]

I don't think the Ron from later seasons would ever have a place like that. Remember what he did to the third floor?

[@charlie91757]

Yeah people used to be able to but that's why half of London burned down once

[@sleepinggorilla]

They weren’t really the same characters in the 1st season. Can you imagine Ron asking permission to do anything? Also, can you imagine Ron doing subpar unsafe work?

[@sarcasmmaniac8220]

The reason mark got kicked out of the show was because he told THE RON SWANSON to shut up!!

[@ekuz986]

Maybe. But Mark is also in another department than Ron. And this show about Parks and Rec.

[@kiki4910]

Yea then Ron killed him and buried the body with his gold

[@ElEspectroDeLaMi]

"Pawnee has a gay bar?" "Yeah, The Bulge...It's behind my house." "The Bulge is a gay bar? Ugh, the nights I've wasted there..."

[@moritafeliz1]

2:01 cutest smile ever :3

[@kiki4910]

Them 80s glasses

[@jim6292]

Am I the only one who thought Mark was a good character.

[@Erowid13]

man Mark was such a good character.

[@pancakeboi6797]

I laughed when he said “are you gonna tell a man he can’t fart in his own car”. I need to use that quote.

[@wolverineisdaman]

Mark obtained the second rarest jewel of all. Ron's respect. Only a few people have it

[@kisermooney7165]

There's a noticeable similarity between when mark bandanowitz told Ron to shut up and got a Ron Swanson canoe and when DeAngelo yelled at Dwight....they both respect strong leadership.

[@sreeharivenat8002]

It takes skill to get something like that from Ron Swanson. But what mark actually lacked was an interesting trait like others. He was not dorky like Leslie, charismatic like Donna, boastful like Tom, weird like April, stern like Ron, stupid like Andy, adorable like Ann, upbeat like Chris, nerdy like Ben or dumb like Jerry. The man was purely normal and it didn't bother the audience when the show crew wrote him off.

[@RainFire1313]

Okay, the fact that mark had to tell RON to shut up is... astounding.

[@michaelenyart5789]

If Ron doesn't care about code violations why would he care to get his expansion approved?

[@Volfyrion]

I never watched this show, but I can see that this Mark guy is one of the cool characters

[@SasmitRanjan]

He is not

[@bluecollar58]

The bag of oily rags above the wood stove would make Ron an idiot , Rons no idiot.

[@NickThorbjørnsen2207]

Best bit of trivia here. Nick Offerman actually built that canoe himself.

[@RyoFax]

Hahahaha did anyone noticed the actual plans included the canoe area?

[@ohthatstoosalty3395]

I honestly liked Mark. Sure I, like Ben better because he was better written as a character and had a great evolution but honestly Mark isn't too bad. He was a more simple character and he was really funny in a different way, being almost the only "normal" person between the crackheads that are April or Leslie. In a way he is like Ann or Ben, often calming down the others. I'm still glad he left after season 2 because his character was starting to get repetitive but he was a good cast member.

[@puncakes2876]

Ron Swanson: I do not joke, therefore I do not Lie. Mark: You don't have any code violations do you? Also Ron: nope. >.> .

[@L1VE3V1L]

That’s a bloody lovely canoe. What an honour.

[@cgk1276]

Mark was the show’s most underrated character, and it gets on my nerves that everyone pretends that he was some blight on the show when he was actually a pretty funny straight man. He was phased out because the creators decided he didn’t fit into the show’s new vision and gave him nothing to do, but when he got moments they were actually pretty funny.

[@astaut2659]

i just like the way he says mark brandawitz and does that thing with his arm

[@Obozo_Gaming]

I wish we had gotten another city planner character after Mark left to fill his spot.

[@jamieswanson4450]

"let me make you a canoe" Ron Swanson

[@AEFarnam]

I miss Mark. Ben and Chris are awesome, but Mark was amazing. Wish he had stayed too.

[@RaynmanPlays]

Ron should've hired Mark after he started his construction company.

[@formbmmm3588]

Ron's smile 😆

[@Lexicon865]

Mark told Ron to shut up and that's why he's not on the show anymore

[@fliprodriguez5250]

Funfact he made that canoe in his real life woodshop

[@annakleandrova9347]

That is the highest level of respect from Ron Swanson

[@Fershizzal]

He has a fire burning LITERALLY next to a propane tank. Hank Hill would lose his mind!

[@thewelshdrummer]

Ron's face in 3:40 Trol lol lol lol lol lool lool lol🤣🤣

[@holzmlb]

First time ive seen the whole thing so much better

[@bigcountry2303]

Mark is a good guy even though he forces ron to make everything up to code he goes and helps him do it

[@kiki4910]

Even Ron cut that book that's probably with like a 100 bucks lol

[@symbolic503]

are you gonna tell a man that he cant fart in his own car? 😂😂😂😂

[@russell2952]

"Indiana Building Codes, from the author of South Carolina Sewage Guidelines". Such attention to detail!

[@ThePowerofJames]

I love the silence, that means he knows lol

[@franciscohuerta5119]

Only one of the few times Ron got owned 😅

[@abelmoreno4836]

I legit forgot Mark was a character in the earlier seasons to the point that when I remembered this scene, my mind replaced Mark with Ben.

[@Vicowanger]

I mean, I ain't no government boy. But in this case Ron really should've just shut up and do work instead of trying to justify listening to the government.

[@jojoman4223]

No, he would justify the government anywhere he can, its because he hates the government and wants to take it down!

[@phoebeioelara6009]

Mark Brandanaquitz

[@roman.g_1641]

MARK Bran-danawictz! 💪

[@herbalkisses8079]

That was a beautiful canoe

[@pramikasivakumar3026]

I legit keep forgetting abt Mark!😂

[@RXdash78]

I was looking for this scene for a long time. I remember it being a favourite....only I remember it with Roan and Ben.

[@kiki4910]

Wtf is roan?

[@Markynaz]

VERY few people can tell Swanson to shut up and live to tell the tale.

[@Hotpocketmountiandew]

That's an amazing canoe.

[@matthewcockburn9850]

"Let me make you a canoe," am I the only person who'd be like, aight 🤣

[@renatocorvaro6924]

While I generally didn't like Mark, because he sucked, this interaction with Ron was legitimately some great moments.

[@eclipseml]

Cannot believe they wrote this guy out.

[@skymartinez7726]

"Ron Shut Up!" 😂

[@drewneedsmoresleep6680]

He was the first person to be in there other than Ron, and the film crew.

[@fresque]

That's a nice canoe

[@ransherman1611]

the only episode where mark was likeable, useful and generally didn't suck.

[@Fruitbydafooty]

It’s up to The SwAnSoN COde

[@watcher4587]

A canoe is rons way of saying get bent

[@Libertoso]

MARK Bren... 💪 danawicz

[@Nikarus2370]

Lowkey annoyed that they zoom in on some oxygen and acetylene bottles when they say "hazardous chemicals". Like zoom in on an open tub of misc oily fluid, or a rack of various pain thinners and wood finishes or something.

[@kiki4910]

Or a gas station full of Karen's ?

[@VyoamX]

1:25 Observe!

[@starsey1986]

Why do I not remember the boat being in Mark's office scene . Is that a extra or deleted scene on the DVDs

[@felixmanning3358]

No, it's in the episode

[@saketarora4352]

OH MY GODD MARK!!!!!!! WTF TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT HIM!!!!!!!!! DAMNNNNNNN!!!

[@WizelBalan]

A handmade canoe like that, made by Ron Swanson would probably sell for 5k+ easy.

[@mathgasm8484]

I would not mind a nice solid wood desk.

[@DonVitoooo]

Mark! Bren danawics 💪🏻

[@milkinabag3313]

Why does this video have like no comments, but so many views?

[@davifogliano514]

Ron got ownedddd

[@thomasinns6971]

Damn fine canoe

[@d.gerstmann4930]

Mark was the second best character. I'll die on this hill.

[@nicholasbrehl5416]

Ron would never have asked for permission to build the epansion.

[@Thatraiderswagkid]

Poor Ron has to dishonor the Swanson code because of Mark

[@mattsivits9834]

Nice looking canoe

[@the-gd9rv]

There's side characters shown more than Mark

[@kiki4910]

The star wars rant guy , the gay penguins , jam