Ron Helps Slash the Budget | Parks and Recreation

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Ron is overjoyed to be part of slashing the city budget!
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From Season 2, Episode 24 "Freddy Spaghetti" - The government is shut down and the parks are closed, but Leslie tries to skirt the rules to hold a children's concert in the vacant lot. Meanwhile, will April's jealousy keep her from getting together with Andy?
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@arandombard1197 2 жыл бұрын

The great irony of Ron actually being a highly effective government employee precisely because he hates government.

@condotiero860 10 ай бұрын

i think that's the joke. there is a ron Swanson in all of us. but he wasnt hired by the government. we live vicariously through him. Genius writting.

@BaldwinVoice 3 ай бұрын

That's usually the case. The founding fathers hated government and weren't career politicians. They set up an amazing govermental system so they could get home to their harvest. Amazing men.

@LlibertarianGalt 3 ай бұрын

It's not a joke, it's a reality.

@jacksaville8475 Ай бұрын

That harvest may have been gathered by some involuntary laborer's...@@BaldwinVoice

@captainwodie2753 2 жыл бұрын

Ron was willing to cut EVERYTHING from the budget except the one person doing government right.

@_Ekaros 2 жыл бұрын

Leslie has the best output per unit of pay. Everyone else is horribly lazy and inefficient. You don't fire your best worker.

@obliviouz 2 жыл бұрын

She has only the second highest rate of pay, so less than 50% of the salary expense, and does 95% of the work. She's literally twice as efficient as the rest of government.

@fanzhang5568 2 жыл бұрын

@@obliviouz let say her pay is 50% of the department salary, and she does 95%. Per pay that’s 95/5 = 19 times as efficient as the rest of the department.

@ludwigvonsowell5347 2 жыл бұрын

His idea of government is one man sitting at a desk deciding who to nuke. Leslie is that man.

@hansolo8560 2 жыл бұрын

@@fanzhang5568 her pay is less than 50% because Ron is there and he’s her boss

@M3m3r420 3 жыл бұрын

Leslie: is throwing a concert that’s not allowed Chris: MASSAGE MY SHOULDERS

@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr 2 жыл бұрын

Leslie throwing a concert that’s not allowed by government spending is less important than Chris’s shoulders not being massaged.

@2x4noah 3 жыл бұрын

I love that Ron was gonna massage Chris but got interrupted

@pepesilvia429 3 жыл бұрын

Probably the funniest part of this scene tbh

@Paul-A01 3 жыл бұрын

Below his political beliefs is his sense of loyalty which is much deeper and more important than any policy choice.

@AmaraARW 3 жыл бұрын

It has nothing to do with loyalty. The only reason he has the beliefs he does is because he sees the gouvernement as a useless waste of money. Leslie is the opposite of that with the way she works and manages to actually get things done.

@mauia88 3 жыл бұрын

@@AmaraARW Loyalty is definitely a factor.

@curseanalyst 3 жыл бұрын

Loyalty should never be more important that political beliefs. That's how corruption and despotism happens. The only fair reason to keep Leslie would be that she is hyper-productive. But being hyper-productive in the state is contra-productive unless she is working on security or justice. So no, Ron not wanting to fire Leslie is a weakness

@MisterJinKC 3 жыл бұрын

@@curseanalyst So, if you have a friend or family member and find out they have different political beliefs write them out of your life? Because loyalty isn't as important as political beliefs right?

@KikomochiMendoza 2 жыл бұрын

@@MisterJinKC Friends and Family are another matter since they are most likely not holding office. Governance is different. I think LL here isn't advocating for DISloyalty per se but sees that outweighing loyalty over policy is what breeds factionalism and partisanship instead of policy based governance. It's what is keeping the Republicans who are afraid of getting primaried from opposing the Trump Train. And even if friends or family is running office I think you can separate political life from private life. You may be friends with the mayor but loyalty to your friend should not be the determining factor for you voting for him or him serving your interest.

@thepetrolhead55 3 жыл бұрын

SOMEONE MASSAGE CHRIS' SHOULDERS OMG

@CaptainLumpyDog 3 жыл бұрын

NOW, DAMNIT!

@thegreatandterrible4508 3 жыл бұрын

Chris said he would be the caboose. He's a damn liar and deserves no massage.

@sumitsarkar3148 3 жыл бұрын

Stop screaming. I am going to go it. Jeez.

@thepetrolhead55 3 жыл бұрын

@@sumitsarkar3148 why thank you good sir 😌

@tonyameredith7081 3 жыл бұрын

I would gladly massage Chris if he returned the favor!

@lootgoblin8705 3 жыл бұрын

I love that Ron generally was about to massage Chris

@kyunikoi 3 жыл бұрын

Generally, you would use genuinely in this context, but I like your spunk.

@redlightg27 3 жыл бұрын

@@kyunikoi lol I actually read that as "genuinely" until I saw your comment

@lootgoblin8705 3 жыл бұрын

@@kyunikoi whoops misspelled!😂

@kyunikoi 3 жыл бұрын

@@lootgoblin8705 but... editing the comment ruins the joke... I no longer like your spunk

@lootgoblin8705 3 жыл бұрын

@@kyunikoi re editing!

@AyanKhan-bj7kw 3 жыл бұрын

He discarded his beliefs throughout the show for Leslie and gang. That's how much he cared for them

@henrg 3 жыл бұрын

Nah, he knew if Leslie was gone he might actually have to do something

@erniethewalrus9276 3 жыл бұрын

@@henrg no, I think it was because he knew how much her job meant to Leslie he knew that she truly wanted to help people and he wasn't going to stop her, even indirectly, from doing that.

@harrylongabaugh7402 3 жыл бұрын

@@erniethewalrus9276 if Leslie actually wanted to help people then she'd do it some other way like with a private charity. Government is terrible at helping people.

@treyoftriphorya 3 жыл бұрын

@@henrg it’s also the fact that Leslie is the only government employee that actually does what she’s hired to do. Which is what government doesn’t do they just sell you what they claim they will do but won’t actually do a damn thing other than have press conferences that cost more money than spending to fix things.

@erniethewalrus9276 3 жыл бұрын

@@harrylongabaugh7402 well she, clearly, believes otherwise.

@donnal3493 2 жыл бұрын

That gunshot ringtone and the lady jumping is easily one of the best scenes on this show

@sauravbanerjee3552 Жыл бұрын

Ben wanted to fire Leslie , then talked to her for a while and decided to marry her. Ron saved Ben's life in this clip. The triplets should be thanking Ron for their existence

@joebenzz 9 ай бұрын

Funny how life can work sometimes. One random action can lead to an entire family being made.

@TheRealTurkFebruary Ай бұрын

People wrote this…

@MushroomGuy12 3 жыл бұрын

Lol Ben wanted to fire Leslie at first and then he ended up marrying and having children with her.

@CaptainLumpyDog 3 жыл бұрын

That's how all great relationships start.

@KEVMAN7987 3 жыл бұрын

Enemies to lovers is an often used trope in fiction. Usually to great effect.

@Wolf-wc1js 3 жыл бұрын

@@KEVMAN7987 I agree but it’s best when for one, one of them is so toxic you’re thinking wtf why? Looking at you Dramione shippers

@harrylongabaugh7402 3 жыл бұрын

He should've fired her. She was the worst character on the show.

@bluestocking1870 3 жыл бұрын

@@harrylongabaugh7402 only in the first season. Why do you not like her?

@hotlava79 3 жыл бұрын

Chris says he isn't calling for a massage train in order to get a massage but then asks for it moments later 🤣

@dirtyjerde13 2 жыл бұрын

chris: "I'll be the caboose" Chris 30 seconds later "Can someone massage my shoulders"

@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002 Жыл бұрын

I love how Ron's shotgun ringtone even startles the cameraman.

@TheHoon57 2 жыл бұрын

1:57 this really shows how much respect and faith Ron has for Leslie.

@justsomeguy2967 3 жыл бұрын

“Just saying that gave me a semi”

@TheMagicalArden 3 жыл бұрын

SLASH IT SLASH IT SLASH IT

@itsport8829 3 жыл бұрын

Ron and Chris are my favorites in the entire show seeing them interact was always golden, especially this scene lol, however every character in this show is great

@gamingary 2 жыл бұрын

Mark Brandanowits exists just thought i'd remind you

@itsport8829 2 жыл бұрын

@@gamingary don’t worry I didn’t forget about him, tbh he wasn’t that bad of a character it’s just compared to everyone else his character was forgettable and not used

@emilycook8162 3 жыл бұрын

I wish my city hall would get turned into a tjmax

@mtndewkie8228 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@slimothy6316 3 жыл бұрын

I wish my jcpenny got turned into a city call

@harrylongabaugh7402 3 жыл бұрын

It would definitely be more beneficial to the your community.

@marcusdevonish5097 2 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised the cameraman didn't get knocked over when Ron got a semi

@togapika 2 жыл бұрын

If he was close enough, he woulda been knocked out

@muebleoalgo 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not from the states, what is a "semi"? en semiautomatic weapon?

@marcusdevonish5097 2 жыл бұрын

@@muebleoalgo I'm not from the states either, when Ron said he got a semi he meant he was slightly erect

@muebleoalgo 2 жыл бұрын

@@marcusdevonish5097 Oh, so that's a semi...

@chachwa9970 2 жыл бұрын

@@muebleoalgo semi has many different meaning one was already and there are two others I can think of semi: as in a large truck used for cargo and shipments Semi: a semiautomatic weapon that shoots one round per trigger pull

@evannance6290 3 жыл бұрын

Slash it, slash it!!!

@sundownfreedom 3 жыл бұрын

Leslie and Ron's friendship means everything to me

@DejectedCat 2 жыл бұрын

It was how the relationship between the left and the right supposed to be in America...

@Shadowpool71 2 жыл бұрын

I actually love the season when ben just shows up and he and leslie arent in love yet.... i loved seeing them heckle each other and seeing leslies stubbornness rise up against him. Total passion vs cynicism.

@sakar181 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh Leslie, the eternally idealistic, perpetually hopeful optimist. I miss being hopeful and idealistic.

@theblacktorreto8847 3 жыл бұрын

Everything hurts and I’m dying -Leslie Knope

@jorgealan4039 3 жыл бұрын

Ben Almost fired his future wife

@TheKersey475 2 жыл бұрын

I love how even the 2 guys whose job it is to slash costs (even the more realist Ben) think that Ron is being too slash-happy.

@musicwithj1759 2 жыл бұрын

“Gave me a semi” god damn Ron Swanson is the star of this show

@SlideIX 2 жыл бұрын

Here is a man who tried to increase the percentage of budget cuts by 8% (which is a lot more than most would think) absolutely point blank refusing to fire an individual because of their value. If someone that dedicated and ruthless says “no” you should probably listen to them

@billbillson5082 3 жыл бұрын

The federal government needs ron swanson’s help. They’re nearly 30 trillion in debt and about to push through another 6 trillion

@Jumbopoptv 3 жыл бұрын

✊Slash it ✊Slash it ✊

@lil_nameless59 3 жыл бұрын

0:37 "so sorry! new ringtone.." 💀💀💀

@troublesafoot7836 2 жыл бұрын

“Cosmetics labs?” Dead

@hushabyehum4805 6 ай бұрын

Chris did EXACTLY what parents do with difficult children when they want to divert a tantrum, literally. I do distractions like this massage diversion all the time to make the naughty one slightly distracted at least so he doesnt do something naughty at a time i really need him to be good

@zeffmalchazeen3429 3 жыл бұрын

next scene: ron running to warn leslie about the russians. at this point the whole series is available in YT

@sumitsarkar3148 3 жыл бұрын

From trying fire her to ultimately fall in love . Damn Ben. He had the ultimate redemption arc. 😅

@TheBlackDemon1996 Жыл бұрын

Did Ben really think the best financial decision was to fire the person who did the most work? That sounds like a terrible idea...

@Billybobjoe_151 10 ай бұрын

Work is relative. If I take your money and do what I want with it, even for good reason, that money will disappear. Work maybe, but she likely has to budget and costs the department lots of money that was never theirs to begin with because government doesn't make money.

@aaronryder4008 2 жыл бұрын

Love how everyone got scared and gasped after hearing the gunshot ringtone lmao

@sundownfreedom 3 жыл бұрын

Aw man I came here for Ron slipping running to tell them Ben and Chris were on their way (right behind him lol). That gets me everytime

@Fr0st1989 Жыл бұрын

He hates the government, but his loyalty to his friends supersedes that

@ChristineP223 2 жыл бұрын

“I know how valuable she is”. Not yet you don’t.

@dylanwesley3964 3 жыл бұрын

SLASH IT SLASH IT

@jedimaster833 2 жыл бұрын

Ron has waited his whole life for this moment

@hunterox1232 3 жыл бұрын

We need more Ron Swanson is a lifestyle 🥺

@hklegomaster 3 жыл бұрын

Does America have tj maxx

@Eric4Lego 3 жыл бұрын

@@hklegomaster yes TJ Maxx is an American chain

@kazumasatou6256 3 жыл бұрын

Finding someone as loyal to your friendship as you are is the best. Nothing, not religion, politics, race, gender or anything else can break a bond of loyalty.

@mtndewkie8228 3 жыл бұрын

Omg no joke I’m watching this episode right now

@Formula1Fail84 3 жыл бұрын

It seems the force didint guide you at the right time... you are way too late....

@mtndewkie8228 3 жыл бұрын

@@Formula1Fail84 I made that comment right when the video posted

@sabeehmanzoor5941 3 жыл бұрын

@@mtndewkie8228 which ep is it

@mtndewkie8228 3 жыл бұрын

@@sabeehmanzoor5941 season 2 episode 24

@Formula1Fail84 3 жыл бұрын

@@mtndewkie8228 what i meant was you should be completed with the series till now...its kinda old...no offence

@GeminibBorn 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this show.

@janetsnakehole-macklin6426 3 жыл бұрын

My friends recently told me about a silly ring tone she once had and I burst out laughing, thinking of this. I had some explaining to do…

@KEVMAN7987 3 жыл бұрын

Shotgun blast cellphone ring is awesome.

@ch27769 Жыл бұрын

Slash it! Slash it!

@TheAxeMonger 3 жыл бұрын

ˢˡᵃˢʰ ᶦᵗ ᵎ ˢˡᵃˢʰ ᶦᵗ ᵎ

@DKwando 2 жыл бұрын

Ron was LITERALLY about to massage Chris' shoulders

@thibautisserant Жыл бұрын

Which would have either made the most satifying cracking sound or would have left Chris partially paralysed.

@panadekwatny3576 Жыл бұрын

For me what really sells this scene is Ron’s ringtone

@hushabyehum4805 6 ай бұрын

The best 😂

@WJen8 3 жыл бұрын

One of the few times we'll ever see Ron this giddy 😂 And can we talk about his ringtone? 💥

@pizzatime375 3 жыл бұрын

Ron swanson

@Vitoria-ji6tq 2 жыл бұрын

"ron? focus up buddy" 😂😂😂😂

@ForbesyGames 2 жыл бұрын

Adam Scott always looks pissed, it's something he has in common with me... but i think that i am actually pissed off

@jshepard152 2 жыл бұрын

Need that ring tone.

@shootingcomet082 2 жыл бұрын

Why would they just jump to firing Leslie? Wouldn't it make more sense to talk about lowering her salary first? And if Ron earns more than her but doesn't do his job, wouldn't it have made more sense to just lower Ron's salary?

@snehapradhan5591 3 жыл бұрын

Love me some Ron Swanson. 🤧

@sait_koca 2 жыл бұрын

I will use his ringtone and scare people lol

@epictom3423 3 жыл бұрын

Epic

@hunterox1232 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for my after cleaning treat☺️

@DiBaozi 2 жыл бұрын

Bring the Slasher from Hot Fuzz. He loves to slash...prices

@i_liek_bois 3 ай бұрын

'Because of my libertarian beliefs Leslie does 95% of the work.' 🤣 🤣

@so_qp Күн бұрын

Bramborový Batalion navždy ❤

@lilbitsssss 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly if I worked in the government I would 100% work like Ron Swanson

@chinmayasreeram9892 2 жыл бұрын

"just give me a sec"

@seththomas9105 2 жыл бұрын

Is there anywhere I can get that ringtone for my phone?

@namenome3680 2 жыл бұрын

"Just sayin that gave me a semi" 😂

@phnoob8457 2 жыл бұрын

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@woong039 Жыл бұрын

❤❤😍Ron

@cholulahotsauce6166 3 жыл бұрын

He looks like Julian from trailer park boys here.

@plushman3685 3 жыл бұрын

sell the zoo animals lol!!!

@JohnnyCadeLover 2 жыл бұрын

Dude I want Chris to do that with me!

@99wins31 2 жыл бұрын

0:37 Why did it look like he was trying to blast off

@marethyu_primo7638 2 жыл бұрын

Why Chris is above run in any capacity baffles me

@trashcorner 2 жыл бұрын

sell city hall. yes

@l0vely_di0r 3 жыл бұрын

And he never got his massage

@jackmchenney757 2 жыл бұрын

Anybody get the A Few Good Men reference?

@ScarletEdge 3 жыл бұрын

It's all fun and libertarianism until you get to know Leslie Knope

@sneezyg1 2 жыл бұрын

Just the title of this video gave me a semi

@ajmalik5693 2 жыл бұрын

Ron's ringtone was best 😂😂

@DrakeDracoDragon89 2 жыл бұрын

I like Ron's enthusiasm but sadly that money saved will just be spent by the government somewhere else

@Professionalidiotg 3 жыл бұрын

rons voice crack aa-

@s3cr3tpassword 3 жыл бұрын

Ron believes in government..... if his friends does.........

@harrylongabaugh7402 3 жыл бұрын

Ron believes that government shouldn't interfere with people's everyday lives. The government that governs best governs the least.

@_Ekaros 2 жыл бұрын

Leslie probably has the highest work output in the city. Thus laying off her makes no sense. Why lay off the person who does most of the work, lay off everyone else and have her do their jobs too.

@The_willfather 3 жыл бұрын

First, cliche yes but I feel like it

@ckenshin3841 2 жыл бұрын

Chris honestly is pretty sly. The moment Ben brings up Parks and Rec's budget he immediately calls for a massage train on Ron specifically just to make sure that Ron was distracted during that segment.

@jaredwatt9846 2 жыл бұрын

Have that ringtone now for when the wife texts me, it reminds me of something i may have to do one day

@galadriusthemighty 3 жыл бұрын

IF CHRIS' SHOULDERS WERE MASSAGED, LESLIE'S JOB WOULD BE SAFE!

@jraken1010 2 жыл бұрын

I want my life to be a mi of Ron and Chris

@samueljackson315 2 жыл бұрын

I hated Ben so much in the beginning

@jonathanaguilar9047 2 ай бұрын

😘😘😘

@jonathanaguilar9047 2 ай бұрын

A men brother👍👍👍

@boedillard8807 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to do this. I would do it for free if it was my city, state or even federal government. The only requirement I'd have is that I actually get to slash the budget, not just recommend the cuts.

@todays_classics3571 3 жыл бұрын

Can some one help me im currently homeless

@Salt_Review 3 жыл бұрын

Your mom

@MaCabaret 3 жыл бұрын

Pencil pp

@deathtrack15 2 жыл бұрын

Ron Swanson is the worst libertarian ever. A libertarian that works for the govt? LOL

@koolmckool7039 2 жыл бұрын

He acknowledges it himself. He works for the government to try and destroy it.

@itsGuy 3 жыл бұрын

The one thing I don't like about Ron.. he hates the government, yet works for it... Hates that government spends in a stupid way... Yet accepts it's money. Ron you hypocritical mustachioed dude.

@elizabethyow1165 3 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah, I see where you’re coming from. However, I speculate that Ron still chooses to work in the government because he feels like he’s “infiltrating” it. Like his reasoning of why he works in the government can be summarized by a funny statement he says “I’d work all night if it meant nothing got done.” :P

@itsGuy 3 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethyow1165 he is for the people, yet is screwing the people over by never wanting to help. He is being exactly what he thinks the government is.

@pxxxbxxx1981 3 жыл бұрын

Saw in a talk show that they interviewed a bunch of local gov people when they created Parks and Ron's Libertarian beliefs were based on a person they interviewed

@purplespeckledappleeater8738 2 жыл бұрын

@@pxxxbxxx1981 This little tidbit of information made my day.

@hens0w Жыл бұрын

Theirs a line in this clip that explains all wasteful government spending. "Thanks to Ron the services budget has already been cut significantly so it looks like the best thing is job cuts" In the other departments there is wasteful service that can be cut but for parks the whole thing is held together by the good will of one senior leader and well they have to make cuts in every department, ...

@TheRPGenius 2 жыл бұрын

Ron advocates sending endangered animals to be medically tortured and/or killed, and celebrates others losing their livelihoods, unless they happen to be someone he's personally friends with. And yet all anyone seems to fixate on with scenes like this is his minor virtue of being loyal to a few people in his social circle. I don't get it.