The Swanson Method To Parenting | Parks and Recreation

[@bretterry8356]

"Baby love little sweetheart safe forever and ever" you think he's exaggerating until you start shopping for your own baby and things *literally* have names that stupid.

[@bretterry8356]

@Great Cornholio I was just referring to the way Chris pronounces the word.

[@diegomeringer3953]

@@bretterry8356 ok

[@skirk248]

I'm pretty sure that was a real crib

[@MarioGMan25]

I'm reminded of Kid KZbin and its utterly insane video titles

[@nightlysobbing]

Bamboobies nipple pads

[@HatunTashDCCIMinistries]

"I want to do things the Swanson way." The smartest thing anyone can say on Parks and Recreation.

[@RaynmanPlays]

I see your channel. I see your avatar. I see your comment. I am so confused.

[@skullkid692]

They wanted him to be an over the top conservative joke but made him into the best character by accident.

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

I dunno man. I think that much steak and scotch would kill most people

[@faustosar6151]

@@skullkid692 Ron is libertarian, not conservative. Isn't the same.

[@jopalm3649]

@@skullkid692 No. One author was fascinated by a guy he met. A government worker who doesn't like the government. And he saw the (obvious) comedic potential. They gave Ron many tools not to be a joke as a character.

[@bronycrafter1526]

"I tested it by hitting it with my truck" love that dry wit humor, it's so casual and Ron says it so seriously I always laugh

[@mattcoyle1620]

Says a lot about the sturdiness of the crib that it survived being hit by a car without a scratch and actually damaged the car instead.

[@bronycrafter1526]

@@mattcoyle1620 Ron Swanson does not mess around when it comes to wood furniture (or wood in general)

[@Thomo2207]

The deadpan delivery leaves me thinking of Leslie Nielsen in his comedy roles.

[@jasondaly4922]

​@@mattcoyle1620 thatsthejoke.jpg

[@lindaleelaw5277]

Recall Dwight from the Office took Jan's $2000 indestructible stroller ? Lol

[@ws5273]

“That’s not a metaphor by the way, it’s just a comment on lumber availability”

[@tejajs7261]

hands down, one of ron's most underrated yet brilliantly funny lines.

[@thesoundofbass]

''You bought a machine that replicates an open window'' LOL

[@marianpazdzioch6632]

That's sadly true about many people in modern cities.

[@sweedy6647]

I wonder if people in the countryside buy "sounds of revving sports cars and drunk people fighting at 3am" machines.

[@TheAratine]

@@sweedy6647 trust me, it's not needed 😂 plenty of noisy people in more rural areas too

[@aymanelkadouri8235]

You have now 999 likes don't ruin it

[@volundrfrey896]

@@TheAratine This comment was made last year, as in before corona, this summer has been the noisiest in decades for the countryside.

[@iviaverick52]

"I no longer trust anything other than my own two hands" is the most Ron Swanson thing any person could say.

[@Myusername499]

What about "I just murder a pig using only my mustache and to celebrate I cooked it while chugging 2 metric gallons of whiskey"

[@broodingstone958]

@@Myusername499 Yeah Ron would never say Metric.

[@armchairgeneralissimo]

@@Myusername499 There's no such thing as a metric gallon

[@jpc3603]

Swanson: "Counter offer: you take me nowhere and I talk to no one". - Every employees dream 😂

[@ZyroShadowPony]

I dont want to break the 666 number but i love your quote

[@General_Nothing]

“Just a good simple tale about a man who hates an animal.”

[@MythopoeicNavid]

Tenet is just a good simple movie about a man who can't tell time.

[@MadHatter42]

See, that's the great thing about great literature. The best stories are always both a cracking good tale while also containing profound symbolism and insight into the human condition. I'd say that you really can't have one without the other.

[@MythopoeicNavid]

@@MadHatter42 A hatter with good literary taste. I appreciate that!

[@alexanderkaizer1095]

I love that part.

[@HOTD108_]

@@MadHatter42 Exactly. You need a compelling and engaging story to facilitate the themes and symbolism. Symbolism on its own it just boring.

[@patrickho3405]

“I tested it by hitting it with my truck.” Can you do that with every product, Ron?

[@liquidsandwich1052]

You can't sadly. I wanted to test my adopted son and I've had to flee the country

[@bonbonpony]

I wonder how he tested the safety of his truck then :J

[@nicholassmith7984]

@@bonbonpony Hit it with a crib.

[@thenlnlkn]

Bon Bon look at it with great malice, If the truck flinches it’s a coward and can not be trusted.

[@volundrfrey896]

@@liquidsandwich1052 At least you got some really tender steaks out of it

[@Karltotero]

chris is basically what your english teacher wants you to be in class. reading and reaching into things even when unnecessary.

[@RPGeek]

Not sure where you went to school but every school has a year plan laid out for every class, they get it from the goverment. The teachers need to follow those guidelines and teach the kids what they need to know. You can't really diviate from these guidelines. They use these so the kids get the right education and the total package. Grammar, spelling, vocab, reading, listening, speaking and culture. Each of these aspects go into detail. Your comment just shows ignorance.

[@bleughbloop8569]

Except the books they give you to read are written BY the same kind of wanker as your english teacher...so there probably is something to in there. Just nothing of value.

[@bonbonpony]

Yeah, sometimes a fish is just a fcking fish :q

[@paulsmith3128]

@@RPGeek The curriculum is designed to indoctrinated the next line of obedient 9 to 5 workers to uphold the status quo and "group think" within the parameters of subjects, topics and concepts prescribed to them that they walk through life as programmed serfs... makes for easy herding.

[@warruor]

The interpretation to "the road not taken" was so flawed..i knew robert frost wasnt some basic bitch talking about his unconventional career choice even as she was talking about it..i knew it meant something different..i just didnt know what it was until someone made a youtube video about it..

[@nbbim2012]

Poor Chris... he literally just wants to do the best by his baby boy

[@jamestown8398]

"A man whose this worried about making all the right choices cares very much. That's all that matters."

[@RichardX1]

So does Ron. And it shows in both cases.

[@Silentbob1494]

I appreciate your use of the word literally. Extremely appropriate.

[@cowboybeboop9420]

@@jamestown8398 To be fair he`d be a helicopter parent which sounds horrible. I actually have a theory about why that is though. I think that 1. Since people have fewer kids they are seen as more valuable. There is a bigger emotional, financial and any kind of other investment in those kids. 2. People back in the day used to go to church, or go drinking and playing cards with their neighbors since few of them had TVs and there was no internet. People knew their locals communities and neighbors better and so they trusted leaving their kids alone outside more.

[@alexanderroata7770]

That's Nick Offerman's actual wood working shop.

[@chaosawaits]

How do you know this?

[@antoanstamov488]

@@chaosawaits Nick Offerman has videos of him working in his workshop. He's an actual wood worker.

[@chaosawaits]

@@antoanstamov488 I knew he was a woodworker. I was just curious how you knew this was his own shop. Thanks!

[@davejohnson3474]

I was wondering this aswell ha

[@miguelgallegos8038]

chaosawaits He said it in an interview

[@xxpandapotatoxx9766]

"You bought a machine that replicates an open window?" LMAOOOOO

[@theLUCKYdude17]

People living in downtown areas : ...

[@gregorymoore2877]

"People who buy things are suckers" - Ron Swanson

[@jamescampbell6724]

@@gregorymoore2877 Doesn’t he buy things from Food & Stuff?

[@gregorymoore2877]

@@jamescampbell6724 That discount food outlet that's equidistant from his work and his house? Yes, it's where he gets all of his food and most of his stuff.

[@jamescampbell6724]

@@gregorymoore2877 Then he’s a sucker.

[@bhavya2116]

Parks and rec should release a book highlighting all the wisdom of ron swanson and the other characters

[@aadhithyannagarajan]

I don't think Ron would approve of that. 😅

[@kikearroniz8447]

Such as the Swanson pyramid of greatness?

[@crusherconi]

That's what the show is for

[@svenkites]

It's called "Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living" by Nick Offerman

[@bhavya2116]

@@svenkites i have heard of that but i will definitely check that out, although i assume it is not directly related to parks and rec

[@samoaspider]

The 100 word dialogue actually was exactly 100 words, shame it got cut off in editing

[@HistoryGe3k]

Check out the sign at 2:15 NO TRESPASSING - Violators will be shot. Survivors will be shot again. Awsome sign.....

[@RobinDavey-ge8vn]

I brought my dad that sign years ago for Father’s Day 😂

[@nicholasleclerc1583]

johnwilsonqld Omg, ‘just thought it was a normal sign

[@tacoman1617]

johnwilsonqld San Andreas Flashbacks

[@felixlps1]

@@RobinDavey-ge8vn where did you get it?

[@PumpkinHoard]

A perfectly reasonable message. Unfortunately, one that would get you arrested for putting up here in the UK. A willingness to defend yourself and your property makes you an extremist here these days.

[@sophiebailey796]

Chris is so wholesome he just wants to be a good father

[@diviyidnani7396]

"My anxiety has kept me up 50 hours *is laughing*"

[@Delightfully_Bitchy]

I love/hate that part.

[@Sr.ChilePepper]

Swanson; "It's just a f***ing fish." Seinfeld; "Mammal." Costanza; "Whatever."

[@bonbonpony]

Does it live in water? So it's a fcking fish. Case closed :J

[@tommerker8063]

@@bonbonpony not realy, in theory there is no such thing as a "fish"

[@NoOne-ky1er]

@@tommerker8063 Pisces in kingdom Animalia

[@mathiasrmer3305]

Its a fish...

[@ZhangLee.]

@@mathiasrmer3305 no it not

[@Echo_Noven]

The sheer level of photoshop on these parenting books

[@hlysnan6418]

That is the freshest and most original take on Moby Dick I've ever heard.

[@wouldntyouliketoknowweathe8957]

I love that this implies that Ron always counts all the words in every conversations he has

[@SeanBMoose]

I always loved Chris' positive strongarming method of coercion for getting Ron to do work

[@jkta97]

Chris is basically a male Leslie: he aggressively pushes whatever he wants or how feels onto you all under the guise of positivity. Honestly, if the two of them weren't such good people, I'd get so much anxiety if I ever saw them in real life haha.

[@peterinbrat]

If only I could watch the show with just the Ron Swanson scenes.

[@anonymousx2951]

Should rename it to Swanson and Recreation.

[@anerdnamedryan]

"Counter offer. You take me nowhere and I talk to no one" I relate to Ron more and more with each passing day

[@Sam19509]

"You bought a machine that replicates an open window". Damn you Swanson with your cruel honesty.

[@TheElMuffin]

I choked on a dumpling seeing the state of the truck after Ron used it to test the crib, and my mom had to pat me on my back and again asked when I would be moving out.

[@silviaov633]

I love the subtle friendship gestures in this show.

[@vincarl4436]

That crib just tanked a truck

[@xxxdumbwordstupidnumberxxx4844]

That crib is a Ron Swanson Crib. That truck is not a Ron Swanson truck. Only a Ron Swanson object can beat another Ron Swanson object.

[@nicholassmith7984]

@@xxxdumbwordstupidnumberxxx4844 Hence why birth control ineffective against a Swanson.

[@xxxdumbwordstupidnumberxxx4844]

@@nicholassmith7984 well, unless you go into an alternate impossible universe where Ron Swanson makes Ron Swanson birth control, but otherwise yeah.

[@sRicFlair]

@@nicholassmith7984 and the clippers

[@naim8449]

chris trying to find wisdom in everything ron says reminds of genos doin the same to saitama. I cant be the only one who sees it.

[@scarletrose_9848]

OMG yaaaaaas!! Hahahah I can see saitama in ron 🤣🤣

[@pyromaniac2104]

Well now I can't unsee it and I'm not entirely sure if that's a bad thing or not

[@movecount]

And Chris referring just about every piece of advice is like Genos writing down everything about Saitama's daily routine.

[@rishabhanand4973]

well now i see it. and now i can't unsee it

[@javierflorescohaila2203]

That conversation: 71 words, The swanson way

[@cowtaplayz8277]

I love how Ron’s crib destroyed his truck

[@emeryjem]

"My anxiety has kept me up for over fifty hours." Welp I can't say I haven't felt that before.

[@paulelliott3220]

Wonderful Chris makes Ron, more Ron - great chemistry

[@Robert-hz9bj]

I appreciate how at 1:19, Ron doesn't rub it how wrong Chris was in his face. Just acknowledges that the charade is over and they're done there. Class act, all the way :)

[@calebnorman9923]

Ron would be the most stressed man in the room with lumber's current availability

[@golcaythegreat9551]

nothing like a sweat wisdom from my man Duke Silver

[@st20332]

Slice Dice Ron is duke, it’s just his musical name when he plays saxophone

[@st20332]

Slice Dice I’m guessing you might be making a joke about an episode where ron says it’s his brother? I can’t remember it that well

[@radmoonable]

@@st20332 the episode where Andy finds out about Duke silver, he initially thinks it's Ron's twin brother.

[@adamroberts2228]

Oğulcan Ozan Gökerti ewww sweat

[@st20332]

@Slice Dice thank you for not doing it anyway :D

[@yourdadsdad]

I loved how Ron used the 79 Ford, it’s bulletproof and my favorite truck!

[@LordKingKamiGuru]

You just know the design team had a blast making all of those book covers xD

[@TotoDG]

Mom: "Get in the car, we have to go to the party." Me: "Counter-offer: you take me nowhere, and I talk to no-one."

[@irishdc9523]

Mom: "Counter-counter-offer: you'll go to that party and you'll f*cking like it"

[@SyzygyNoon]

I've heard that peppy, quirky music countless times, but this, for some reason, is the first time I've realized that it's Leslie Knope's marching music. And she wasn't even in this video..

[@langa77777]

😂 I fucking love this show. I laugh at them both because they perfectly capture the thoughts in my head about parenting. There’s a part that wants to let your child encounter challenges and dangers so that they can overcome them with the full trust and respect in their own self worth. And the protective and nurturing side that will do anything to make sure that they will be healthy and ready to experience life in its fullest, mixed in with constant self doubt and anxiety about doing your best for them. What a beautiful portrait of the fatherly experience. Amazing.

[@charliehinde1701]

"I approached the tree...murdered it.." xD xD

[@9901150787]

"Its literally the safest crib in the explored universe" 😂

[@ckenshin3841]

I like how Jerry who has raised 3 daughters is sitting right there but Chris isn't asking him for advice

[@hunnylemonfilms107]

4:05 This was literally me in school when we were assigned books to read and analyse😂

[@lelandunruh7896]

My first child is due in a couple weeks and I hope I can live up to the example set by one Ron Ulysses Swanson.

[@cameronbell895]

Congratulations, Sir!

[@aubreezily13]

Congratulations, Leland! How has it been so far?😊

[@lelandunruh7896]

@@aubreezily13 Thanks! It has been shockingly easy (I'm jinxing myself, right?)! My wife is an excellent mother, and my baby is so happy and smiley that people stop at the store and on the street to comment! And I buried the lede: kid number two is due in three months!

[@johnroberteaston893]

"No it's just a f****** fish"

[@thesaxonking8703]

It's just a f***ing fish...

[@sammyeagleson5352]

Counter offer: you take me nowhere and I talk to no one - best line EVER💯😂

[@parthism]

Violators will be shot survivors will be shot again 😆😆😆

[@zachcoldwell7978]

Ron Swanson is a Ford man.

[@bobdole4916]

@Mr. Washington And, when it comes to trucks, Fords actually have some quality. Also, it was an older truck which means no computer components - so Ron can do all the repairs and maintenance himself.

[@maxmorrey3199]

Bob Dole it’s a 1980s F250 so It’d still have some computer stuff as they started adding them in 1979 but yeah way less than anything today

[@takayamuramoto4490]

Well he officially has a Ford, I bet a lot that he has some self-made tank standing somewhere around.

[@123dacat]

It seems that the Ford didn't hold up well against a crib..... albeit, a Swanson built crib.

[@ryanroberts3793]

@@maxmorrey3199 but nothing to complicated, I have a 1997 powerstroke, 7.3 of course, and I can do some of the computer stuff myself... albiet i'm 17 and understand some of it more than how i can watch ron build a crib, study and attend school online.

[@karenmarsh1067]

If Ron’s crib can survive a truck crash Just imagine if he made a truck He would enjoy plowing though vegan places

[@HappyDude1]

Its called a volvo 244 its a tank

[@123Crew123]

Just a good simple tale about man who hates an animal.

[@gabrielyeow1127]

The sign outside Ron's wood working shop is hilarious. 'Violators will be shot. Survivors will be shot again'

[@Hibernicus1968]

It's hilarious, and it fits with Ron Swanson's personality, but I wouldn't have one in real life. The channel "Armed Attorneys," which covers legal issues related to firearm use in self-defense, where they recommend against having that sign, or similar ones (e.g. "These Premises Guarded by Smith & Wesson," or "Forget the Dog, Beware of Owner," et al.). Basically, if you end up getting charged after using your gun in self-defense, and you have such a sign, it is almost certain that the prosecutor in your case will use it to portray you to the jury as a trigger-happy, Rambo-wannabe who was quick to use deadly force when it might not have really been necessary. Signs like that may be amusing, but how do you think they look to Suzy Soccermom, who doesn't know the first thing about firearms and might even dislike them, as she sits there on your jury, weighing the evidence against you? Another issue with such signs (which I don't believe the Armed Attorneys mentioned) is that such signs let burglars -- who usually are careful to break in while you are away -- know that you have guns on the premises they might like to steal.

[@lordnexus6996]

The fact that he actually used 20 words (including him saying he used 20) is astounding.

[@matthewfidler]

The ending is even funnier when you realise Whales are mammals not fish

[@russellsherwood1491]

His voice just sounds wise, like morgan freeman

[@tieflingcorpse9817]

the quote at 3:41 - 3:58 actually made me more comfortable with the idea of being a parent. for a long time i wanted a kid but was afraid i wouldnt be a good parent as it is very easy to mess up your kid's head even by accident and with the best intentions. this changed that, at least alittle

[@fessellsahmed2587]

I love the way he talks about Moby Dick and how he thinks it has no metaphors 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MajorSrb95]

The open window joke kills me every time hahah

[@a12356ut]

Ohh how much I miss this show, thank you youtube for recommending me this.

[@123Jokkmokk123]

Ron's cribs are so safe, secure and sturdy built, you could probably kill the paranormal with them.

[@csortitoutseul]

Is Ron the voice that says fremulon after b99.

[@mattender8323]

Yes. It is Nick Offerman.

[@jabanaut]

I love Chris and Ron they are exact polar opposites but they gel so well

[@killerpeech]

Ron would would go crazy with the cost of lumber right now

[@TPRM1]

“Why are you paying for something you could chop down for free?” -R. Swanson.

[@elihugonzalez2945]

0:40 Never knew Chris could be so devious

[@ednamiriam2604]

Well he did have his moments of seriousness

[@PatTheRiot]

"My anxiety has kept me up for 50 hours! Haha" *forced smile who wants to cry so bad* lol

[@chrais78]

I love Ron's take on the Melville classic.

[@atvill98]

LOL!!!! I can't stop laughing with Ron's No Trespassing sign!!!... "VIOLATORS WILL BE SHOT, SURVIVORS WILL BE SHOT AGAIN"

[@vincentvaleur3573]

Fun fact the conversation Ron and Chris have is only 100 words.

[@timclay6273]

Chris Traeger is always positive and cheerfully consistent.

[@gloriana13]

He’s *literally* iconic 😂

[@chrisk5983]

Chris is that one teacher who looks to into a book way too hard when the reality of the subject paragraph is just a guy going into his car to go home I am ashamed I share a name with that man

[@quoc-namnguyen6462]

Oof

[@QuentacosIsMe]

Pretty specific bro

[@crazycarl8266]

You are that one guy who looks at one aspect of a person way too hard when the reality of the person is just a guy with flaws and quirks but is overall a great guy. I am also ashamed you share a name with that man. /s

[@chrisk5983]

@@crazycarl8266 Oh i dont hate Chris from the show. He's one of my favorites. I just kinda thought the analogy was kinda fitting

[@crazycarl8266]

​@@chrisk5983 oh the analogy was fitting, i was just defending my boi chris

[@lilmane1070]

“That’s not a lesson by the way, just a comment on lumber availability” kkkkkkk

[@NewhamMatt]

The truck was such a brilliant touch.

[@YooranKujara]

Ron:I hate metaphors Also Ron:*gives Apirl 'fishing advice'*

[@MrAngenos]

This is probably one of the best clips from P&R

[@Jay-xj9bh]

Damn it now I have to count every word in each of Ron's conversations

[@Ohiryajoah]

you know, it's kinda amazing how Ron never had a child with Tammy 2 (or 1 i guess)

[@The-Deadite]

Their uteruses are not suitable for human life.

[@milkwhistle]

3:12 made me laugh out loud

[@eneskaraytug514]

0:15 that voice crack. You can feel a fathers agony lol

[@brodielarson9096]

I love what Ron said to Chris when he gave him the crib.

[@louff4tw746]

The fact his truck got dented by the crib 🤣

[@Will-nn3pb]

2:09 when someone asks "How are you?"

[@jarnodatema]

0:43 that’s the most passive aggressive thing i have ever seen in my whole life

[@zackpane7973]

Do you love how much Ron loves puzzles which full of symbolism and metaphors, yet when he’s annoyed by Chris’ apparent competency of parenting he suck dry from the joy of puzzles

[@anthonysmith7504]

1:21 you know things are serious when Chris doesn’t say your first and last name when he greets you

[@Chewbaccafruit]

"Just a good, simple tale about a man who hates an animal."

[@asurathemadbeserker6162]

Only Ron Swanson would say he murdered a tree

[@jeditsuyoshi]

This is hilarious; that’s Offerman’s actual personal woodworking shop… too funny…

[@flubb831]

I approached the tree, MURDERED IT

[@nathankirkha]

that crib must be related to some old volvos

[@eriksvensson2098]

As a wild Swede in the city of Volvo i confirm.

[@Kritacul]

Ron Swanson maybe THE greatest character on any show ever.

[@Silent_Shishya]

"Guide it into place" 🌚

[@AColonDashSix]

Ron is Hank Hill with swagger

[@heckingbamboozled8097]

That really is a beautiful crib, too

[@chinmayasreeram9892]

"I approached the tree, murdered it"

[@timothyacowin9761]

3:30 The best joke in the entire series

[@cheerycaramel]

Everyone else: *Talking about Chris* Me: *MY ANXIETY HAS KEPT ME UP FOR 50 HOURS.*