1 00:00:02,836 --> 00:00:06,572 ♪ Whoo-hoo! ♪ 2 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:08,040 Hey, ladies and gentlemen, 3 00:00:08,107 --> 00:00:09,841 for the first time ever in her new part-time job 4 00:00:09,909 --> 00:00:11,509 in the Public Health Department at City Hall, 5 00:00:11,576 --> 00:00:13,511 it's Ann Meredith Perkins! Yay! 6 00:00:13,578 --> 00:00:15,612 Oh, Leslie, this is so nice! 7 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:17,614 I put a poisonous gas in one of these balloons, 8 00:00:17,682 --> 00:00:19,383 so if any of them pops, you may die. 9 00:00:19,451 --> 00:00:21,718 No, April, we would all die. 10 00:00:21,786 --> 00:00:23,720 Gases fill the volume 11 00:00:23,788 --> 00:00:26,190 of whatever container they're in. 12 00:00:26,258 --> 00:00:27,524 School. 13 00:00:27,591 --> 00:00:30,226 We have activities every hour on your first day. 14 00:00:30,294 --> 00:00:32,195 10:00 A.M., Ann's first day waffle explosion. 15 00:00:32,263 --> 00:00:34,864 11:00 A.M., the start-paperwork jamboree. 16 00:00:34,932 --> 00:00:36,199 And then 12:00 noon sharp 17 00:00:36,267 --> 00:00:39,169 is the inaugural d-Ann-ce party. 18 00:00:39,236 --> 00:00:41,438 Welcome to City Hall, cupcake! 19 00:00:41,505 --> 00:00:43,105 How many of you are in here? 20 00:00:43,173 --> 00:00:45,107 There are seven. And you have an office mate. 21 00:00:45,175 --> 00:00:47,142 His name is Stuart, and he's kind of a grouch. 22 00:00:47,210 --> 00:00:48,643 I have an office mate? 23 00:00:48,711 --> 00:00:51,113 Get these [Bleep] balloons out of here. 24 00:00:51,181 --> 00:00:53,549 Hi. I'm Ann. 25 00:00:53,616 --> 00:01:05,551 Sync & corrections by Alice www.addic7ed.com 26 00:01:13,802 --> 00:01:14,868 - Hey. - Hey. 27 00:01:14,936 --> 00:01:16,269 Just to let you know, 28 00:01:16,337 --> 00:01:17,938 I gave the senior center project to Donna. 29 00:01:18,006 --> 00:01:19,773 Sounds good. The meeting's at 2:00? 30 00:01:19,841 --> 00:01:21,274 Yes. Conference room "C". 31 00:01:21,342 --> 00:01:23,343 Okay. I think at some point, 32 00:01:23,411 --> 00:01:26,013 you and I should probably make out with each other. 33 00:01:26,081 --> 00:01:27,247 Yeah, good call. 34 00:01:27,315 --> 00:01:28,515 The best part of any relationship 35 00:01:28,583 --> 00:01:29,516 is the beginning. 36 00:01:29,584 --> 00:01:31,485 No problems, no fights. 37 00:01:31,552 --> 00:01:34,386 Just white wine, cuddling, 38 00:01:34,454 --> 00:01:38,625 and crazy amounts of History Channel documentaries. 39 00:01:38,692 --> 00:01:40,292 Hey, we should take separate cars 40 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:41,393 to the restaurant tonight. 41 00:01:41,461 --> 00:01:43,229 Chris is deadly serious about this... 42 00:01:43,296 --> 00:01:44,363 I know. 43 00:01:44,431 --> 00:01:46,365 I just don't wanna talk about it, okay? 44 00:01:46,433 --> 00:01:47,466 I'll see you tonight. 45 00:01:47,534 --> 00:01:49,267 Okay. Oh, by the way, 46 00:01:49,335 --> 00:01:52,838 I have a meeting with Marlene Griggs-Knope. 47 00:01:52,905 --> 00:01:55,140 Is that any relation? 48 00:01:55,207 --> 00:01:57,475 - No. - Oh, okay. 49 00:01:57,543 --> 00:01:59,845 Just a coincidence. We get it all the time. 50 00:01:59,912 --> 00:02:01,013 We laugh about it. 51 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:02,547 But I've never met her. 52 00:02:02,615 --> 00:02:04,048 - She's Filipino. - Mm. 53 00:02:04,116 --> 00:02:07,018 Okay, bye. 54 00:02:07,085 --> 00:02:09,153 Why don't you ju t tell Ben she's your mother? 55 00:02:09,220 --> 00:02:10,354 Because Ben and I 56 00:02:10,421 --> 00:02:12,356 are in this amazing little bubble right now, 57 00:02:12,423 --> 00:02:14,491 and there's no room in here 58 00:02:14,559 --> 00:02:16,493 for Chris' stupid rules about us not dating 59 00:02:16,561 --> 00:02:17,862 or my ball-busting mother. 60 00:02:17,929 --> 00:02:19,363 Oh, Leslie, I'm sorry, 61 00:02:19,430 --> 00:02:21,031 but I don't think you thought this through. 62 00:02:21,098 --> 00:02:22,899 You know what I should do? I should get my mother 63 00:02:22,967 --> 00:02:24,901 a one-way ticket to London, leaving today. 64 00:02:24,969 --> 00:02:26,536 And that way, Ben never has to meet her 65 00:02:26,603 --> 00:02:28,204 and I could visit her in London. 66 00:02:28,272 --> 00:02:29,839 Everybody wins. 67 00:02:29,907 --> 00:02:31,541 What if he sees a picture of her on your desk? 68 00:02:31,608 --> 00:02:32,876 What if Marlene says, 69 00:02:32,943 --> 00:02:34,044 "Hey, have you met my daughter Leslie? 70 00:02:34,111 --> 00:02:35,511 She works in the Parks Department." 71 00:02:35,579 --> 00:02:38,580 Stuart, please, could you give us like 45 minutes? 72 00:02:38,648 --> 00:02:40,849 - It's my office too. - Stuart. 73 00:02:43,053 --> 00:02:44,186 Boy, that guy was rude. 74 00:02:44,253 --> 00:02:46,488 I feel that some structural changes 75 00:02:46,556 --> 00:02:48,924 could really unlock this department's potential. 76 00:02:48,992 --> 00:02:50,192 - Jerry. - Hmm? 77 00:02:50,259 --> 00:02:52,593 I believe you are capable of much more. 78 00:02:53,261 --> 00:02:54,595 - I'm not. - Nonsense. 79 00:02:54,663 --> 00:02:56,164 - Look in the mirror. - What? 80 00:02:56,231 --> 00:02:58,833 You are an intelligent, charismatic, 81 00:02:58,901 --> 00:03:00,868 beautiful superhero. 82 00:03:00,936 --> 00:03:03,004 I'm making you head of Public Relations, 83 00:03:03,072 --> 00:03:05,506 which means you'll be leading the daily briefing sessions. 84 00:03:05,574 --> 00:03:07,041 Excellent idea. 85 00:03:07,109 --> 00:03:08,709 This is my favorite part 86 00:03:08,743 --> 00:03:10,711 about having a new city manager. 87 00:03:10,778 --> 00:03:12,713 They always try to shake things up, 88 00:03:12,780 --> 00:03:14,414 and their ideas are terrible, 89 00:03:14,481 --> 00:03:17,718 and it brings City Hall to a grinding halt. 90 00:03:17,785 --> 00:03:19,385 I just grab a few donuts, 91 00:03:19,453 --> 00:03:21,588 sit back, and enjoy the show. 92 00:03:21,655 --> 00:03:24,456 April, you are too valuable 93 00:03:24,524 --> 00:03:26,291 to just be Ron's assistant. 94 00:03:26,359 --> 00:03:28,894 So from now on, you are a multitasking executive aide, 95 00:03:28,962 --> 00:03:30,362 assisting the entire office. 96 00:03:30,430 --> 00:03:31,630 Is this a nightmare? 97 00:03:31,698 --> 00:03:33,733 April, wake up. 98 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:35,101 Tom, I just wanna say 99 00:03:35,168 --> 00:03:37,603 that you are a wonderful employee 100 00:03:37,670 --> 00:03:39,571 and a terrific human being. 101 00:03:39,639 --> 00:03:40,972 Meeting adjourned! 102 00:03:42,108 --> 00:03:43,208 Tom. 103 00:03:43,275 --> 00:03:44,876 I enjoy you. 104 00:03:44,944 --> 00:03:47,378 You know what else I enjoy? Your entrepreneurial spirit. 105 00:03:47,446 --> 00:03:50,181 I did recently sell my Chronicles of Riddick DVD 106 00:03:50,249 --> 00:03:51,916 on eBay for $10. 107 00:03:51,984 --> 00:03:53,918 Used the profits to buy the Blu-Ray. 108 00:03:53,986 --> 00:03:56,186 That's terrific. I have an amazing project 109 00:03:56,254 --> 00:03:57,320 for someone of your talents. 110 00:03:57,388 --> 00:03:59,156 You are going to digitize 111 00:03:59,224 --> 00:04:01,458 the entire city archives up on the fourth floor. 112 00:04:01,525 --> 00:04:02,860 No! I hate the fourth floor! 113 00:04:02,927 --> 00:04:04,327 Last time I was up there, 114 00:04:04,395 --> 00:04:06,429 I saw someone buy crystal meth out of a vending machine. 115 00:04:06,497 --> 00:04:07,430 It's a bad place. 116 00:04:07,498 --> 00:04:09,166 You won't be alone. Andy. 117 00:04:09,234 --> 00:04:10,500 Starting now, 118 00:04:10,568 --> 00:04:12,434 you are nobody's shoeshine boy. 119 00:04:12,502 --> 00:04:16,773 Starting now, you are an administrative assistant. 120 00:04:16,840 --> 00:04:18,975 For three weeks. Then back to shoes. 121 00:04:19,042 --> 00:04:20,977 Chris! 122 00:04:21,044 --> 00:04:22,478 I wasn't super paying attention 123 00:04:22,545 --> 00:04:23,746 to what you just said that we'll be doing, 124 00:04:23,814 --> 00:04:26,482 but I will give 110%! 125 00:04:26,549 --> 00:04:27,816 Well, as soon as you repeat yourself 126 00:04:27,850 --> 00:04:29,517 in a more interesting way. 127 00:04:29,585 --> 00:04:32,654 - Hey, Ben. - Hey, what's up? 128 00:04:32,721 --> 00:04:34,689 Nothing much. Since I'm here, I just wanted to let you know 129 00:04:34,690 --> 00:04:36,124 that Marlene Griggs-Knope is my mom. 130 00:04:36,192 --> 00:04:38,860 What? Wh.. why? 131 00:04:38,928 --> 00:04:40,829 Also, she can be cruel and difficult, 132 00:04:40,930 --> 00:04:42,330 and she make snap judgments about people 133 00:04:42,398 --> 00:04:43,998 that she holds on to for a very long time. 134 00:04:44,065 --> 00:04:45,199 And she's kind of a bully. 135 00:04:45,267 --> 00:04:46,934 Okay! Go in there you're gonna be great. 136 00:04:46,968 --> 00:04:47,935 Oh God. Oh, my God. 137 00:04:48,003 --> 00:04:49,970 Oh, my God. I'm sorry. Here... Sorry! 138 00:04:50,038 --> 00:04:52,173 Hello. 139 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:53,974 I'm Mr. Ben Wyatt. 140 00:04:54,042 --> 00:04:55,776 Looks like you got some shirt on your coffee. 141 00:04:55,844 --> 00:04:57,444 Yeah. You know what happened? 142 00:04:57,512 --> 00:05:00,947 I spilled it, but you know how it goes. 143 00:05:01,015 --> 00:05:02,816 Fun anecdote. 144 00:05:02,883 --> 00:05:04,417 The County School District 145 00:05:04,484 --> 00:05:06,085 needs four new school buses. 146 00:05:06,153 --> 00:05:07,854 I'm being stonewalled by the board, 147 00:05:07,922 --> 00:05:10,156 and I'm hoping your office can help us out. 148 00:05:10,224 --> 00:05:12,025 Okay. 149 00:05:12,092 --> 00:05:13,860 Really? That's it? 150 00:05:13,928 --> 00:05:17,362 Yeah. Actually, no. It... 151 00:05:17,430 --> 00:05:19,298 it's probably not possible. 152 00:05:19,365 --> 00:05:21,300 Then I'm confused, Ben, 153 00:05:21,367 --> 00:05:22,868 because you just told me it was. 154 00:05:22,936 --> 00:05:24,102 Five seconds ago. 155 00:05:25,371 --> 00:05:27,605 I got a second box of donuts, if anybody... 156 00:05:28,942 --> 00:05:31,043 What the [Bleep] is this? 157 00:05:31,110 --> 00:05:33,677 This, Mr. Director, is your new desk. 158 00:05:33,745 --> 00:05:35,112 Okay... 159 00:05:35,180 --> 00:05:36,613 This desk is the epitome 160 00:05:36,681 --> 00:05:39,350 of the Swedish concept of Jamstalldhet, 161 00:05:39,417 --> 00:05:41,052 or "equality." 162 00:05:41,119 --> 00:05:42,453 Imagine someone needs your attention. 163 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:44,655 - Somebody say my name. - Chris. 164 00:05:44,723 --> 00:05:46,157 Swivel! 165 00:05:46,225 --> 00:05:47,225 What is it, Jerry? 166 00:05:47,292 --> 00:05:48,691 You told me to say your name. 167 00:05:48,759 --> 00:05:50,293 And you did a great job, superstar. 168 00:05:50,361 --> 00:05:51,862 Someone else say something. 169 00:05:51,929 --> 00:05:52,996 You look like a freak. 170 00:05:53,064 --> 00:05:54,331 Swivel! 171 00:05:54,398 --> 00:05:56,333 April, that is not a very good attitude. 172 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,835 I will keep my eye on you 173 00:05:58,903 --> 00:06:00,337 from my circular desk where I can see everything. 174 00:06:00,404 --> 00:06:02,805 Tiny swivel. See how it works? 175 00:06:02,874 --> 00:06:04,974 What about my office 176 00:06:05,041 --> 00:06:07,243 and its many walls? 177 00:06:07,310 --> 00:06:09,211 That becomes a new public waiting room. 178 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:12,314 You're gonna be more accessible than ever. 179 00:06:17,453 --> 00:06:18,988 The fourth floor... Small Claims Court, 180 00:06:19,055 --> 00:06:21,389 divorce filings, state-ordered drug tests. 181 00:06:21,456 --> 00:06:23,858 It's somehow both freezing and humid. 182 00:06:23,926 --> 00:06:25,726 There's a whole room on the fourth floor 183 00:06:25,794 --> 00:06:27,896 where they store the knives they've confiscated from people 184 00:06:27,963 --> 00:06:30,098 who went to the fourth floor to stab someone. 185 00:06:32,001 --> 00:06:34,335 - You from parks and rec? - Yeah. 186 00:06:34,403 --> 00:06:36,336 I'm here to show you around. 187 00:06:36,404 --> 00:06:38,105 Oh, nice to meet you, ma'am. What's your name? 188 00:06:38,172 --> 00:06:41,241 Ethel Beavers. Follow me. 189 00:06:42,476 --> 00:06:44,211 Okay, this is you. 190 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:46,513 Whoa! 191 00:06:46,580 --> 00:06:48,982 Double computers? 192 00:06:49,050 --> 00:06:50,683 I get my own office phone. 193 00:06:50,751 --> 00:06:51,918 Hello, wall street. 194 00:06:51,985 --> 00:06:54,220 Buy more stocks. Now. 195 00:06:54,288 --> 00:06:55,754 This phone kind of smells like a butt. 196 00:06:55,822 --> 00:06:57,256 Try not to move things around, 197 00:06:57,324 --> 00:06:58,657 'cause technically speaking, 198 00:06:58,725 --> 00:07:00,426 this is still a crime scene. 199 00:07:00,493 --> 00:07:02,428 Oh, here's your name tags. 200 00:07:02,495 --> 00:07:04,297 Here. 201 00:07:04,364 --> 00:07:06,832 Ethel, this shirt is from theory. 202 00:07:06,900 --> 00:07:08,733 Name tags make holes. I'm not wearing this. 203 00:07:08,801 --> 00:07:10,368 Well, do what you want. 204 00:07:11,436 --> 00:07:12,670 Bye, Ethel! 205 00:07:12,738 --> 00:07:13,871 Damn it. 206 00:07:13,940 --> 00:07:15,473 Remind me next time to ask her where she was 207 00:07:15,541 --> 00:07:16,774 when Lincoln got shot. 208 00:07:16,842 --> 00:07:20,545 Remind... Tom... Ask... something. 209 00:07:20,612 --> 00:07:22,147 You got it, boss. 210 00:07:22,214 --> 00:07:24,648 Hey! Somebody made somebody a mix! 211 00:07:24,715 --> 00:07:26,650 And I definitely heard your feedback from last time, 212 00:07:26,717 --> 00:07:28,652 so I only put five Sarah Mclachlan songs 213 00:07:28,719 --> 00:07:30,654 - on this one. - Cool. 214 00:07:30,721 --> 00:07:32,489 Should we talk about how you claimed your mom 215 00:07:32,557 --> 00:07:34,491 was a Filipino woman you'd never met? 216 00:07:34,559 --> 00:07:35,625 Should we? 217 00:07:37,362 --> 00:07:39,396 I was just trying to delay the inevitable. 218 00:07:39,464 --> 00:07:41,931 If this turns into something real, 219 00:07:41,999 --> 00:07:44,467 then we are gonna have to deal with Chris' rule, 220 00:07:44,534 --> 00:07:47,337 and parents, and annoying flossing habits, 221 00:07:47,404 --> 00:07:49,638 and a lot of un-fun stuff. 222 00:07:49,706 --> 00:07:51,040 But not yet. 223 00:07:51,108 --> 00:07:53,742 I just want to enjoy the bubble for a little while. 224 00:07:54,810 --> 00:07:55,945 I'm sorry. 225 00:07:56,012 --> 00:07:57,279 Everything's good? 226 00:07:57,347 --> 00:07:58,447 No, it's not. 227 00:07:58,514 --> 00:07:59,948 I was completely flustered. 228 00:08:00,016 --> 00:08:01,450 I came off like an idiot. 229 00:08:01,517 --> 00:08:03,118 I mean, at one point, for no reason, 230 00:08:03,186 --> 00:08:06,021 I just took off my shoes and held them in my hand. 231 00:08:06,089 --> 00:08:07,189 I'm gonna go ask her how it went, 232 00:08:07,256 --> 00:08:08,857 and I bet she loved you. 233 00:08:10,026 --> 00:08:11,659 I loved him! 234 00:08:11,727 --> 00:08:14,661 He's a total pushover. 235 00:08:14,729 --> 00:08:16,930 Very odd guy, though. 236 00:08:16,999 --> 00:08:20,434 He's like a goofy, spineless jellyfish. 237 00:08:22,004 --> 00:08:23,504 Why do you ask, sweetheart? 238 00:08:23,571 --> 00:08:25,172 No reason. 239 00:08:26,471 --> 00:08:28,522 Don't worry about it. It's totally fine. 240 00:08:28,523 --> 00:08:29,790 No, it's not fine. 241 00:08:29,858 --> 00:08:31,291 What if she starts going around telling people 242 00:08:31,359 --> 00:08:32,359 I'm a pushover? 243 00:08:32,426 --> 00:08:33,526 No one's gonna believe that. 244 00:08:33,594 --> 00:08:34,694 When I first met you, 245 00:08:34,762 --> 00:08:36,563 I thought you were a fascist hardass. 246 00:08:36,630 --> 00:08:38,565 - What? - A cute fascist hardass, 247 00:08:38,632 --> 00:08:40,900 but still, you give off a very... 248 00:08:40,968 --> 00:08:42,769 Education department 249 00:08:42,837 --> 00:08:45,705 now officially requesting ten school buses. 250 00:08:45,773 --> 00:08:47,406 I thought they only wanted four. 251 00:08:47,474 --> 00:08:50,576 Well, now that I'm a pushover, why not ask for 10, or 20, 252 00:08:50,643 --> 00:08:53,579 or 100 new school buses and a fleet of school yachts? 253 00:08:53,646 --> 00:08:54,847 - How about that? - Hmm. 254 00:08:54,914 --> 00:08:55,848 Here's what we're gonna do. 255 00:08:55,915 --> 00:08:57,649 You are gonna tell me 256 00:08:57,717 --> 00:08:59,317 everything there is to know about your mom, 257 00:08:59,386 --> 00:09:01,119 and I'm gonna have another meeting with her, 258 00:09:01,187 --> 00:09:02,488 and we're gonna have it out. 259 00:09:02,555 --> 00:09:04,655 Or... we could go to Belize 260 00:09:04,723 --> 00:09:05,790 and go scuba diving. 261 00:09:05,858 --> 00:09:07,191 And we could look at the whale sharks. 262 00:09:07,259 --> 00:09:10,395 You're certified, right? Let's get you certified. 263 00:09:13,265 --> 00:09:14,699 April, do you have that usage report 264 00:09:14,767 --> 00:09:15,966 that I asked for? 265 00:09:19,404 --> 00:09:22,506 - Anything for you, Jerry. - Thank you. 266 00:09:22,573 --> 00:09:25,008 Oh, come on! Why? 267 00:09:25,075 --> 00:09:26,843 Excuse me. 268 00:09:26,911 --> 00:09:28,678 There's a sign at Ramsett Park 269 00:09:28,746 --> 00:09:30,980 that says "Do not drink the sprinkler water," 270 00:09:31,048 --> 00:09:32,416 so I made sun tea with it, 271 00:09:32,483 --> 00:09:34,418 and now I have an infection. 272 00:09:34,485 --> 00:09:36,251 Sir? 273 00:09:36,319 --> 00:09:37,920 Sir, are... are... are... 274 00:09:37,987 --> 00:09:39,422 are you listening to me, sir? 275 00:09:39,489 --> 00:09:42,090 Sir, I'm talking to you! 276 00:09:42,158 --> 00:09:43,258 Sir! 277 00:09:43,326 --> 00:09:45,428 Sir, are you aware 278 00:09:45,495 --> 00:09:47,763 that there is waste 279 00:09:47,831 --> 00:09:49,799 in your water system? 280 00:09:49,866 --> 00:09:53,000 Okay, you need to be strong, powerful, decisive. 281 00:09:53,068 --> 00:09:54,803 This is not a meeting. It's a battle. 282 00:09:54,870 --> 00:09:56,771 Normal meeting rules do not apply. 283 00:09:56,839 --> 00:09:58,105 I'll be my mom, 284 00:09:58,173 --> 00:09:59,774 and I'm gonna be very harsh with you, 285 00:09:59,842 --> 00:10:01,643 and it's only because I like you a lot. 286 00:10:01,710 --> 00:10:03,945 - Okay. - Go! 287 00:10:05,815 --> 00:10:07,181 - Hello. - Wrong. 288 00:10:07,249 --> 00:10:08,515 - What? - No preambles. 289 00:10:08,583 --> 00:10:10,851 No introductions. Just walk in and start talking. 290 00:10:10,919 --> 00:10:14,087 I'd like to discuss the new school bus. 291 00:10:14,155 --> 00:10:16,957 I'd like to discuss your rhyming, Dr. Seuss. 292 00:10:17,024 --> 00:10:18,459 And you should be sitting by now. 293 00:10:18,526 --> 00:10:20,327 - Uh, what? - Just walk in and take a seat. 294 00:10:20,394 --> 00:10:21,662 Um... 295 00:10:21,729 --> 00:10:23,396 "Um" is the sound in "dumb." 296 00:10:23,464 --> 00:10:24,964 That's what she says to people. 297 00:10:25,031 --> 00:10:26,732 And now you've crossed your legs like a woman. 298 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,067 God! Okay, should we just start over? 299 00:10:28,134 --> 00:10:30,035 No. No, we need to put a pin in this. 300 00:10:30,103 --> 00:10:31,471 Here is a list 301 00:10:31,538 --> 00:10:33,973 of my mother's top 100 favorite conversation topics, 302 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:35,174 starting with Persian rugs, 303 00:10:35,241 --> 00:10:36,308 ending with Daniel Craig. 304 00:10:36,376 --> 00:10:38,711 You have ten minutes to memorize it. 305 00:10:38,779 --> 00:10:40,912 - Deliverance the movie? - Mm-hmm. 306 00:10:40,980 --> 00:10:42,213 Oh, God. 307 00:10:42,281 --> 00:10:44,916 So Jerry is, like, basically my boss now... 308 00:10:44,984 --> 00:10:46,718 which I'm never gonna work for him... 309 00:10:46,786 --> 00:10:49,053 Ron's trapped in this weird desk prison, 310 00:10:49,121 --> 00:10:51,890 and I now work at this traveling IV station. 311 00:10:51,958 --> 00:10:54,225 This Mort Jansen's office? 312 00:10:54,293 --> 00:10:55,460 Nope. 313 00:11:04,268 --> 00:11:07,505 Tell Mort I said "your move." 314 00:11:10,141 --> 00:11:12,208 Oh, my God. I wanna work up here with you guys. 315 00:11:12,275 --> 00:11:13,376 This is awesome. 316 00:11:13,443 --> 00:11:15,712 How many more of those stupid documents do you have to scan? 317 00:11:15,779 --> 00:11:17,213 Just this one, 318 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:20,049 and all the ones in those boxes. 319 00:11:20,117 --> 00:11:21,985 I gotta get out of here pronto. 320 00:11:22,052 --> 00:11:24,153 Time to get those old ladies to do my work for me. 321 00:11:24,221 --> 00:11:25,254 How? 322 00:11:25,322 --> 00:11:26,623 By shining down on 'em 323 00:11:26,690 --> 00:11:28,156 with the Haverford charm ray. 324 00:11:28,224 --> 00:11:29,758 Wah-wah wah-wah wah-wah... 325 00:11:30,826 --> 00:11:31,860 Well, well, well, 326 00:11:31,928 --> 00:11:33,862 if it isn't Ethel Beavers. 327 00:11:33,930 --> 00:11:35,697 What's up, beautiful? 328 00:11:35,765 --> 00:11:38,199 Julianne Moore just called. She wants her hair back. 329 00:11:39,435 --> 00:11:42,370 Nobody named Julien called. 330 00:11:42,438 --> 00:11:43,838 Never mind. I just need to ask you 331 00:11:43,906 --> 00:11:45,239 a couple of questions. 332 00:11:45,306 --> 00:11:48,776 One, can you help me out with this project we're doing? 333 00:11:48,844 --> 00:11:51,779 And, two, will you please invite me 334 00:11:51,847 --> 00:11:53,915 to your 30th birthday party? 335 00:11:56,451 --> 00:11:58,118 What are you doing? 336 00:11:58,186 --> 00:11:59,619 I'm making a test call to your phone 337 00:11:59,687 --> 00:12:00,854 to make sure it's working 338 00:12:00,922 --> 00:12:03,189 so you don't miss any more calls. 339 00:12:03,257 --> 00:12:04,357 You know what? Don't bother. 340 00:12:04,425 --> 00:12:05,692 Maybe I'll just find an open window 341 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:08,695 - and plummet to my death. - Okay. 342 00:12:10,364 --> 00:12:13,199 This... isn't gonna work. 343 00:12:13,267 --> 00:12:15,835 Okay, you did not just swivel away 344 00:12:15,836 --> 00:12:16,602 while I was talking to you. 345 00:12:16,670 --> 00:12:20,439 This spaceship keyboard is driving me crazy. 346 00:12:20,506 --> 00:12:22,274 I'm down to one word a minute, 347 00:12:22,341 --> 00:12:23,809 and the word is "perflipitusclub," 348 00:12:23,877 --> 00:12:26,378 because I can't fly spaceships. 349 00:12:26,446 --> 00:12:28,681 Donna, you know as well as I do 350 00:12:28,748 --> 00:12:30,883 these city manager shakeups always Peter out. 351 00:12:30,951 --> 00:12:33,585 - You just have to wait. - Usually I'm with you. 352 00:12:33,652 --> 00:12:36,320 But this is Chris Traeger, the Six Million dollar Man. 353 00:12:36,388 --> 00:12:37,655 He won't quit. 354 00:12:37,723 --> 00:12:39,824 So you need to swivel your ass down to his office 355 00:12:39,892 --> 00:12:41,459 and have a word with him. 356 00:12:41,526 --> 00:12:42,794 Mommy. 357 00:12:42,861 --> 00:12:44,462 Oh! 358 00:12:44,529 --> 00:12:48,298 Oh, that is so thoughtful of you. 359 00:12:48,365 --> 00:12:49,800 Of course! 360 00:12:49,867 --> 00:12:51,167 I just figured, hey, 361 00:12:51,235 --> 00:12:53,303 why not put my mother in a good mood? 362 00:12:54,538 --> 00:12:55,739 So it's my understanding 363 00:12:55,807 --> 00:12:58,108 that despite what I said in our meeting, 364 00:12:58,175 --> 00:13:00,443 you have somehow increased your request 365 00:13:00,511 --> 00:13:01,578 for more school buses. 366 00:13:01,646 --> 00:13:02,913 Excuse me, 367 00:13:02,981 --> 00:13:05,180 but I'm having coffee with my daughter. 368 00:13:05,248 --> 00:13:06,515 Maybe we could do this another time. 369 00:13:06,583 --> 00:13:08,550 No, we're gonna talk about this now. 370 00:13:09,886 --> 00:13:11,186 Or if you'd prefer, 371 00:13:11,254 --> 00:13:12,755 I could put a permanent freeze on the education budget. 372 00:13:12,823 --> 00:13:14,423 It's your call. 373 00:13:14,491 --> 00:13:15,925 Wow, maybe you should talk to him, mom. 374 00:13:15,993 --> 00:13:18,794 He seems pretty self-assured. 375 00:13:19,895 --> 00:13:21,462 There's nothing left. 376 00:13:21,530 --> 00:13:22,797 It's over. 377 00:13:22,865 --> 00:13:24,465 Hey, hey, hey, don't say that. 378 00:13:24,533 --> 00:13:26,134 Now, come on. 379 00:13:26,201 --> 00:13:27,636 Get yourself together 380 00:13:27,703 --> 00:13:29,037 and go out there and be the woman 381 00:13:29,105 --> 00:13:32,173 you always knew you could be. 382 00:13:32,241 --> 00:13:35,943 Thank you so much. 383 00:13:36,011 --> 00:13:37,444 Who was that? 384 00:13:37,512 --> 00:13:38,612 I don't know. 385 00:13:38,680 --> 00:13:41,148 I saw her crying, and so I helped. 386 00:13:41,215 --> 00:13:43,450 What did you wanna talk to me about? 387 00:13:43,518 --> 00:13:45,485 Look, Chris, I'm very flattered 388 00:13:45,553 --> 00:13:47,721 you thought of me for this amazing opportunity, 389 00:13:47,789 --> 00:13:50,457 but I don't really know if this gig is in my wheelhouse. 390 00:13:50,525 --> 00:13:52,992 I tend to work best with young, attractive people. 391 00:13:53,060 --> 00:13:55,662 Tom, I have made you a project leader. 392 00:13:55,729 --> 00:13:56,896 This is a big deal! 393 00:13:56,964 --> 00:13:58,998 You should keep an open mind. 394 00:13:59,066 --> 00:14:01,500 Let your brain unlock the door to your heart's future. 395 00:14:01,568 --> 00:14:03,670 I made that expression up when I was 14. 396 00:14:03,737 --> 00:14:05,672 Still in use today. By me. 397 00:14:05,739 --> 00:14:07,906 Gotta jam. 398 00:14:07,974 --> 00:14:09,841 You know what? It's just not possible. 399 00:14:09,909 --> 00:14:11,509 And don't even bother trying to outflank me either, 400 00:14:11,577 --> 00:14:12,944 because you will fail. 401 00:14:13,012 --> 00:14:15,213 Where did all this confidence come from all of a sudden? 402 00:14:15,281 --> 00:14:17,182 Hey, guys, come on. Let's relax. 403 00:14:17,249 --> 00:14:19,051 - You know, Ms. Griggs-Knope... - Marlene. 404 00:14:19,118 --> 00:14:20,318 There's probably a compromise here. 405 00:14:20,386 --> 00:14:22,754 "Compromise is usually a sign of weakness." 406 00:14:22,822 --> 00:14:24,488 Yes, it is, according to Andrew Carnegie. 407 00:14:24,556 --> 00:14:26,891 But your demands remind me of a different quote, 408 00:14:26,958 --> 00:14:28,325 from the great Bill Watterson... 409 00:14:28,393 --> 00:14:31,896 "you need a lobotomy. I'll get a saw." 410 00:14:31,963 --> 00:14:34,565 I love Calvin and Hobbes. 411 00:14:34,632 --> 00:14:37,201 Me too! 412 00:14:37,268 --> 00:14:40,036 I gotta say, this is some of my best work. 413 00:14:40,104 --> 00:14:41,470 This could not have gone better. 414 00:14:42,539 --> 00:14:43,807 They are really hitting it off. 415 00:14:43,874 --> 00:14:46,910 Thank God. Crisis averted. 416 00:14:48,374 --> 00:14:50,990 Well, I am very glad you came back up here. 417 00:14:51,874 --> 00:14:52,990 Oh... 418 00:14:53,071 --> 00:14:54,071 Yeah, me too. 419 00:14:54,089 --> 00:14:55,690 - Yeah, uh... - So you have a deal. 420 00:14:55,757 --> 00:14:57,358 Well, let me mull everything over, 421 00:14:57,426 --> 00:15:01,262 and then we can reconnect and hash things out. 422 00:15:01,330 --> 00:15:03,264 It might get rough, but that can be fun. 423 00:15:03,332 --> 00:15:05,933 - Ben can handle it. - Yup, I can. 424 00:15:06,001 --> 00:15:07,201 Okay, great. 425 00:15:07,235 --> 00:15:10,337 - It was a pleasure. - Oh, mm-hmm. 426 00:15:12,006 --> 00:15:13,440 What's so great is she was impressed by you too. 427 00:15:13,508 --> 00:15:15,275 I mean, you could tell instantly that the way you guys 428 00:15:15,343 --> 00:15:16,443 were connecting was really amazing. 429 00:15:16,511 --> 00:15:17,944 Now, what I'm thinking is that maybe 430 00:15:18,012 --> 00:15:19,079 we should go over to her house... 431 00:15:19,146 --> 00:15:21,381 you two are just the cutest things 432 00:15:21,449 --> 00:15:22,448 on four legs! 433 00:15:22,516 --> 00:15:24,584 - Aw. - But why so much black? 434 00:15:24,651 --> 00:15:26,385 It's like you're going to a funeral. 435 00:15:26,453 --> 00:15:29,355 - She's got a point, babe. - So marry her then. 436 00:15:29,423 --> 00:15:31,090 I wish! 437 00:15:31,157 --> 00:15:33,292 Hey, sorry to interrupt the love fest, 438 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:35,094 but can you hand me that folder there, please, Ethel? 439 00:15:35,161 --> 00:15:37,530 Oh, great. 440 00:15:37,598 --> 00:15:39,364 Why you gotta be like that, Ethel? 441 00:15:39,432 --> 00:15:41,533 Looks like someone got up on the wrong side of the crib. 442 00:15:43,168 --> 00:15:44,402 Stop laughing, Muriel. 443 00:15:45,638 --> 00:15:47,071 Stop it! 444 00:15:47,139 --> 00:15:49,107 I gotta say, I'm a genius. 445 00:15:49,174 --> 00:15:50,942 The only thing my mom loves more than music boxes 446 00:15:51,009 --> 00:15:52,544 is McSteamy from Grey's Anatomy. 447 00:15:52,612 --> 00:15:54,045 So I made her... 448 00:15:54,113 --> 00:15:56,079 A McSteamy-style music box, 449 00:15:56,147 --> 00:15:57,348 and I thought maybe you could give it to her. 450 00:15:57,415 --> 00:15:58,582 She would love you for it. 451 00:15:58,650 --> 00:16:01,051 I think maybe that's not such a good idea. 452 00:16:01,119 --> 00:16:02,419 Why? 453 00:16:02,487 --> 00:16:04,288 I mean, it's not the best picture of him, but... 454 00:16:04,356 --> 00:16:08,058 Your mom kind of... 455 00:16:08,126 --> 00:16:09,960 Um... 456 00:16:10,027 --> 00:16:12,161 Made a pass at me. 457 00:16:14,431 --> 00:16:16,666 So Webster's dictionary 458 00:16:16,734 --> 00:16:18,868 describes a pork as a... 459 00:16:18,935 --> 00:16:21,337 no, it's park... park. 460 00:16:21,405 --> 00:16:24,106 I'm sorry. Geez, okay. So... 461 00:16:24,174 --> 00:16:26,175 You know what, can we start over? 462 00:16:26,243 --> 00:16:28,510 Let's... let's go from the first thing I said... pork... 463 00:16:28,578 --> 00:16:30,111 which, by the way, 464 00:16:30,179 --> 00:16:32,781 they have a great pork sandwich in the cafeteria today. 465 00:16:32,848 --> 00:16:34,949 - Ron Swanson. - Chris. 466 00:16:35,017 --> 00:16:37,452 You have come up with a plan 467 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:39,521 so spectacularly horrible 468 00:16:39,589 --> 00:16:41,657 that it might ruin the entire department. 469 00:16:41,724 --> 00:16:42,990 - Now, wait a minute. - No, I mean that 470 00:16:43,057 --> 00:16:44,057 as a compliment. 471 00:16:44,125 --> 00:16:46,427 SO it pains me to say this... 472 00:16:46,495 --> 00:16:48,829 My department has to go back to the way it was. 473 00:16:48,897 --> 00:16:50,498 Give 'em time. They'll adjust. 474 00:16:50,565 --> 00:16:52,966 No, they won't. They're miserable. 475 00:16:53,034 --> 00:16:56,370 Tom only performs when there's someone to impress, 476 00:16:56,438 --> 00:16:58,138 so marooning him on freak island 477 00:16:58,206 --> 00:16:59,539 isn't helping anyone. 478 00:16:59,607 --> 00:17:02,309 And you made April assistant to everyone? 479 00:17:02,376 --> 00:17:04,477 You know who April hates? 480 00:17:04,545 --> 00:17:06,446 Everyone. 481 00:17:06,514 --> 00:17:09,048 And Jerry can only function if no one's looking. 482 00:17:09,116 --> 00:17:10,317 You shine a light on him, 483 00:17:10,384 --> 00:17:13,085 and he shrinks up faster than an eskimo's scrotum. 484 00:17:13,153 --> 00:17:14,787 Well, that's very perceptive, Ron. 485 00:17:14,854 --> 00:17:16,657 And... very graphic. 486 00:17:17,025 --> 00:17:18,393 I understand your point, 487 00:17:18,425 --> 00:17:20,693 but there's no way that I get just rolled-over on this. 488 00:17:23,095 --> 00:17:24,763 Okay. 489 00:17:24,831 --> 00:17:26,732 You won't ever hear me say this again, 490 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:29,067 so savor this moment. 491 00:17:30,636 --> 00:17:33,037 I may have a compromise. 492 00:17:33,104 --> 00:17:35,272 Look, she was just flirting a little. 493 00:17:35,341 --> 00:17:37,742 I'm sure she's not really interested in me. 494 00:17:37,810 --> 00:17:39,744 Oh, my God. I can't even have this conversation. 495 00:17:39,812 --> 00:17:41,779 The whole thing is screwed up now. 496 00:17:41,847 --> 00:17:43,815 There's so many ways to destroy a bubble, 497 00:17:43,882 --> 00:17:46,916 but my mom flirting with you is number one on the list. 498 00:17:46,984 --> 00:17:49,118 And I'm sorry, I have to say this... 499 00:17:49,186 --> 00:17:51,087 Were you asking for it in any way? 500 00:17:51,155 --> 00:17:52,456 No! 501 00:17:52,523 --> 00:17:53,923 - How were you dressed? - Oh, my God. 502 00:17:53,991 --> 00:17:55,859 - I was wearing this. - Here's what we do. 503 00:17:55,926 --> 00:17:57,461 You issue a government-wide memo 504 00:17:57,528 --> 00:17:59,563 about sexual harassment, and then you go to Mexico. 505 00:17:59,630 --> 00:18:02,398 Just for a couple of weeks. 506 00:18:02,466 --> 00:18:04,066 Where are you going? Ben! 507 00:18:04,133 --> 00:18:06,301 Ben! Wait. Just k... 508 00:18:06,370 --> 00:18:08,203 Hey. Hi, mom. 509 00:18:08,271 --> 00:18:10,639 - Hi again. - Leslie and I are dating. 510 00:18:11,207 --> 00:18:12,375 We haven't told anyone 511 00:18:12,442 --> 00:18:14,810 because there's a rule against office relationships, 512 00:18:14,878 --> 00:18:16,445 but it's happening. 513 00:18:16,513 --> 00:18:18,780 I'm sorry we didn't tell you before you touched my knee, 514 00:18:18,848 --> 00:18:20,448 and I trust you won't tell anyone now, 515 00:18:20,516 --> 00:18:22,584 since it could get your daughter fired. 516 00:18:29,792 --> 00:18:31,993 That is hilarious. 517 00:18:32,060 --> 00:18:34,628 That's what we thought too. 518 00:18:34,696 --> 00:18:37,130 Well... 519 00:18:37,198 --> 00:18:39,800 Four buses. 520 00:18:39,868 --> 00:18:42,603 - Two. - Deal. 521 00:18:47,208 --> 00:18:48,308 I like this one. 522 00:18:48,876 --> 00:18:50,510 Me too. 523 00:18:50,577 --> 00:18:52,678 You keep your hands off him. 524 00:18:52,746 --> 00:18:56,348 Margaret's pecan squares. 525 00:18:56,417 --> 00:18:58,785 They are like crack. I brought you one. 526 00:18:58,852 --> 00:19:00,286 How are you so happy working here? 527 00:19:00,353 --> 00:19:01,654 I don't know, man. It's not that bad. 528 00:19:01,722 --> 00:19:03,122 A year ago I lived in a pit. 529 00:19:03,189 --> 00:19:05,858 Now I got a job, and a kickass wife, 530 00:19:05,926 --> 00:19:08,560 and my band is so good, 531 00:19:08,628 --> 00:19:11,262 and are you gonna eat that pecan square? 532 00:19:14,834 --> 00:19:19,003 When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. 533 00:19:19,071 --> 00:19:21,840 I read that once on a can of lemonade. 534 00:19:21,908 --> 00:19:25,275 I like to think that it applies to life. 535 00:19:27,278 --> 00:19:28,712 Here you go. 536 00:19:28,780 --> 00:19:30,948 Thank you. 537 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:37,955 Kind of figured you'd be back in your office by now. 538 00:19:38,022 --> 00:19:40,557 Well, you know how new city managers are. 539 00:19:40,624 --> 00:19:43,192 Seems like everyone else is back to normal. 540 00:19:44,628 --> 00:19:45,962 How long do you have to do this? 541 00:19:46,029 --> 00:19:48,230 A week. 542 00:19:48,298 --> 00:19:50,900 Citizen request. Swivel, swivel, swivel. 543 00:19:50,968 --> 00:19:53,736 Hello. I can help you in here, sir. 544 00:19:53,804 --> 00:19:57,404 Sync & corrections by Alice www.addic7ed.com 9999 00:00:0,500 --> 00:00:2,00 www.tvsubtitles.net