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Welcome back everyone. So today we have another episode of Parks and Recreation for you and this one is called summer catalog without the UE on the end of catalog. Yes. Is that a spelling difference or is that That's right.
There is yeah. That's how they spell catalog in the US. Yeah, we just waste letters over here, don't we?
I don't want to get into a you know who's spelling it wrong and who's not but why are you spelling it incorrectly?
>> [laughter] >> Summer catalog. Well, I mean back when catalogs used to be a thing are they still a thing? I think I'm on a I'm on a rather boring >> Yeah, I know what you mean. I I mean probably not like like you still get them but they're not they're in online form now, aren't they? They're not really you don't really get the the books like you used to but a summer catalog could just be someone's like what they called? Is it wardrobe? Yeah, like the wardrobe but brand names they'll bring out their summer catalog, their winter catalog.
>> Yeah. So but what I've also got visions of like Leslie modeling in a catalog or something for someone I don't I don't know I don't know why but Leslie dresses really smart.
>> Yeah, it could be like speaking.
>> Their presidential wear section, you know?
Yeah, cuz no one in this show screams fashion to me. If anyone does, it's Tom.
They could be like >> Tom's really out there with what he'll wear. So he does In fact, if anyone's got a summer catalog, it's going to be Tom. Now I've said the name, no one else in this show I don't really think cares what they're wearing. Leslie does definitely go with the smart approach.
>> Yeah, they wear suits and typically dressed down, you know, being a nurse and that we would weird if she went into work like >> suit. A suit, [laughter] high heels and all of that but yeah, I I I think this is probably going to be Tom, you know?
Yeah, I can see it being Tom. Ron doesn't probably doesn't really care.
How on earth they're going to make an episode out of this I'm not too sure.
It's not going to be Jerry. Imagine if it's Jerry.
Jerry's actually like this fashion mogul who's got all of this like He's leaving cuz he's >> wardrobe for each season.
>> Yeah, he's rich. He's leaving them. He's like I've got a better job than this.
What was it Jerry who spent a combined I don't know nearly $100,000 at that restaurant? Yeah, that we worked out.
We've been going to the same three times a week for I can't remember the amount of years. Might be 15 years.
And yeah, that's a that's a whole lot of money. Last episode was a funny one.
Jerry actually had us tricked for most of the episode where it turns out he actually calls the injury to himself.
Yes. He wasn't mugged. He sent everybody on a wild goose chase. I can honestly say my favorite thing of the whole episode though was Leslie's impression of Tom. Yeah, it was brilliant.
>> [laughter] >> It was really good. She got a fantastic impression of Tom. She pretty much nailed nailed his impression as well.
>> Yeah, she really did. Let's jump into this one. Summer catalog. Please give the episode a like if you haven't done so already and we hope you enjoy. Swiss Family Robinson, that hat is dope.
Robinson. What if I rock that bad Larry on my dome?
>> [laughter] >> Wear it on my head, try it on the ladies. Hi, I'm Tom. I have a raccoon on my head.
>> [laughter] >> What's What's his plan here?
>> Digging through your trash and I think we may have a lot in common. I'm Tom.
Using raccoon based chat-up lines.
You've been running around my hat all that head all day? He can't come back from any of this. He's never going to be able to approach these ever again. Nice hat. Want a bone? That's you talking to me.
>> [laughter] >> Yes, I am a hunter and it's you season.
Great, I got to get back out there.
That's better than any of the ones he had. Animal on the head, manimal in the bed. I have a raccoon hat. I'm an interesting person. He's a horrible.
>> [laughter] >> Any luck? Didn't work out as well as I thought it would. I tried. Just didn't seem to >> Wow, I love that hat.
>> [laughter] >> Thank you, man.
And the look she gave him. So you less is more, you know? Don't try so hard.
Yeah, and also just see you need to suit the look and it doesn't always work. No, no, no. It didn't go with his suit actually funny enough.
>> Everyone's seen something online that they think ah, yeah and then you pull it on and you're like no. Yeah, I never should have bought this dress. Hey Ron, I have a surprise for you. Ooh, what's the surprise?
>> If I told you it would ruin the surprise.
>> That's the reason he wants to know. My first wife Tammy tried throwing me a surprise birthday party. When I saw my friends hiding, I drove to a gas station, called the cops.
>> [laughter] >> What is it?
>> I'm not telling you, and I'm not going to tell anybody. Yeah, he hates surprises. He doesn't come across like someone who would. I am going to reunite all the living former parks directors at a picnic, and then write about it in the welcome letter. It's the biggest catalog of the year. God. I'm going to move this yearning ad to the center fold. He's mad.
>> It's the best part, am I right, Justin?
>> [laughter] >> Still mourning the departure of Justin.
Wait a minute, isn't that that creepy guy, Morgan, the pedophile?
Oh. Well, that's not good.
>> I didn't know that. He seemed okay. I don't know if I made it clear, but I don't want any sex offenders in our parks catalog.
>> [laughter] >> Like you needed to make that clear.
Cover photo, Tom, you're up.
>> This catalog is basically like an ad for the parks department. I love ads.
Magazine ads, with billboards for designer jeans. Of course it's going to be full of women. We're trying to sell Pawnee on our summer classes, with one perfect, captivating image. Modern life.
What we want is not always where we are.
>> Trying to sound profound, isn't he?
We're all struggling for definition.
>> [laughter] >> For a number of reasons. One, this is a summer catalog. I didn't even clock that.
Basically, boo. Next slide. Oh, there's more.
>> Oh god.
>> [laughter] >> Acting like it's a mistake.
Shouldn't be this must have You know, I got to say, I think that could actually work as our cover photo.
>> Let's just pick a good photo. What do you want, Leslie? A picture of parents pushing a kid on a swing? Yeah, exactly.
That'd look good for a park.
What is he thinking? Why is my cup so tiny?
>> [laughter] >> Hey.
Happy 6-month anniversary. Uh, it's a chicken tail sandwich. I don't want you to feel bad about not getting me anything, because I never expect >> Swiss Army watch, mofo.
Wow. Thank you so much. So nice.
Lost back drop there.
Oh, don't worry about it, he's dead. Oh, no, he's not. Oh, no, I'm just kidding.
Yeah.
>> [laughter] >> Oh, very good. That guy really seemed dead.
Can't forget it.
HERE, CATCH THIS.
>> [laughter] >> BOUNCED IN. YOU'VE A GOOD ARM. I KNOW, I used to play softball in high school.
>> Shut up, I played baseball in high school.
>> Shut up. Don't play with the food, okay?
Do we have everything? Yes, ma'am. Three picnic baskets, assorted cheeses, grapes, wine.
>> Smoked salmon? I put the smoked salmon on the roof. Oh.
I'm sorry. Oh, dear. She just texted me from your phone and said she left her phone at home. Oh, no. Maybe in your heart you knew it was for me, but you came anyway.
>> [laughter] >> Please stop texting me that you're having a city plane emergency that Look at you, too. It's got the camera there.
And then it's or merkins. He's going to be the model for the parents. You two should be models. Maybe on the cover.
Yeah.
>> [laughter] >> That's not the reason you called me in here, right? I just finished a 12-hour shift.
Well, I am in. We don't have any pictures. I've always said we should go on more dates with Tom. Yeah.
>> [laughter] >> She wants the photos of someone being pushed on a swing.
>> Would it kill you to maybe put on some lipstick? Do you even own lipstick?
12-hour shift. Come and deal with Tom.
In the same place at the same time.
What's she wearing?
What is this? A swap top someone made.
>> [laughter] >> Okay, guys, just act normal, please.
Just be like normal people.
>> [laughter] >> It is such an honor to meet you. How long is this going to take? I love parks. I don't know if that's something I've communicated before. So, guess who just checked something off our bucket list? I think we should just take a moment and appreciate how lucky we are.
I thought you were dead, Clarence.
Screw you, you old coot.
>> You're worse than Ron. Shut your damn mouth, Townesly. It's not like there's five of them. Yeah. Like four. Can't even count. Parks! Apartment! Apartment?
>> [laughter] >> Can you guys run up ahead and set up the picnic? Sure. Where are they going with the food? I'm starving. I only had one breakfast.
And why all the stomping? Not exactly sure. I'm hungry. Don't be such a baby.
I cooked you some bacon. I ate it already.
>> [laughter] >> Smelled it in your purse before even parked my car.
And I hate everything.
Oh, yeah. [laughter] He's here already.
Good. Good. All right. Oh, okay. Yeah, I wonder where they're going to get the child from. But whose kid is that?
>> I I don't know. A random child.
>> With an amazing iconic image. Looks some outside gigs.
Have sex with a model. Step in front of the camera. Become a model. Tom's in a child's playground with a camera. New pose. Yeah. Ann, can you give me something, anything in the face?
>> Do what Mark's doing.
>> I'm not doing anything.
>> Why do you describe the first summer pony catalog? Women were not allowed to teach back then. Yeah, I thought there were female teachers way before then.
Not in my department.
>> [laughter] >> And I'm hoping someday to be the first female director. Oh, I don't think that's a good idea. Women need a a lot of blood to their baby centers.
>> [laughter] >> Number one, huge sexist. Yes. It's going to get worse, isn't it? For your own safety.
Women are baby machines. Yeah. To him.
Let me write a song about a picnic. Ooh, where'd you come up with that idea?
>> [laughter] >> The picnic we're having.
He's still still explains it.
>> Didn't understand the sarcasm from April. How about life is a picnic with you? It could be about a girl.
>> Or Peyton Manning. Oh god, he's He's so oblivious, isn't he? We've been saying this. We should grab a drink after this at Tucker's. That sounds fun. I just have to get my stuff from the office.
>> Maybe he'll realize in the lyrics. Yeah.
Clarence was old and weak. So, I put in for a transfer, swooped in, and pushed him out.
Oh, Listerine. Come on. Was it There was no other reason you wanted the job? Just the money and the pension. I mean, who gives a crap about this Oh, no. We know what he's going to do here. That's guy on the floor. Yeah, it is. Well, David, I think we've talked enough. It's not what she wanted it to be. She loves the park, doesn't she? She loves her job.
>> Come on, Ann. What are we doing? Maxim or Good Housekeeping?
>> I'm not sure which one is the insult.
Bobby, I love how you work.
Anne, I never thought you would be the problem with this photo shoot. How could someone so hot be so bad at looking hot?
And screaming "Make your face better" doesn't help.
>> She's meant to be looking like a mom, not like she's in Is that what I mean?
In an underwear magazine. Now, I didn't want to do this, but we may have to go nude. Goodbye, Tom.
>> [laughter] >> I didn't want to have to do this.
Oh. If you're menstruating, you'll attract bears. Hi everyone. Thank you so much for all of your support and coming on this journey with us. It really does mean the world. Sorry to interrupt your episode, but we just wanted to let you know about this behind us. We are now dropping A Night of the Seven Kingdoms on Patreon. Yes, we're about to drop all episodes over there. So, if that's something you're interested in, check out the description and the pin comment.
But for now, let's get back to the video. Here we are.
Easy. Well, it hasn't gone exactly as I'd hoped. That run.
It's going to It's going to be good.
Hey. Oh, is he taking a piss?
>> whizzed on a butterfly. Oh, yeah. I thought he was.
So many trees around. He's done it in the middle of the open. Yeah.
>> I was hoping that maybe you could talk to him about how the department has changed.
>> love the parks themselves. That was the best part of this. Well, thank goodness for you.
Are you still on parole, by the way?
Yeah. Yeah. Yes, Ron, I am. He smoked pot in the office and in all the parks constantly.
Alcohol is legal, but pot isn't? That makes sense to you, Ron? I'm sorry.
>> Can't hear hippies.
>> [laughter] >> So, if you had to sleep with one of the old guys, who would it be?
I'm an eyebrow girl. I want to make out with them and chew his eyebrows off. He did have some crazy eyebrows. But he got me water.
>> [laughter] >> I'm so old. I need to drink water.
If there's any unclaimed meat, I would like to claim it.
>> Like you claimed my job?
>> Yes, exactly like that.
I'd love if anybody just said something positive. What, have got candles? Smoke another J and I'll calm down.
>> Another? I don't know. Another.
>> [laughter] >> I've planted marijuana in community gardens all over the city and Wow.
But loving mother being a director.
>> Okay, stop it.
But you're all being awful, horrible men.
>> Your little friend come to visit. Aw.
Looks like a period. I'm going to take your face and I'm going to shove it in those brambles. Yes. No, you're next, buddy.
>> [laughter] >> Picture. Come on. Get out of your seats, turds.
Some turds.
>> Yeah.
>> [laughter] >> Everybody looking here. 1 2 3. Thank you so much for the wonderful memories. Can we do one funny face one? Yeah, it really wasn't what she wanted it to be.
No. I tried to Photoshop it to make it look like they were happy. Their mouths are so old.
>> [laughter] >> Ronald's face. Would you like these men in your catalog?
>> [laughter] >> It's disgusting.
>> What? Look how generous they're being with each other.
What do you think? Amazing, right? I call this one the future. It's completely blurry. I was going to say the exposure looks like it's right up.
What about the ones we took on the swing?
>> Oh, no, maybe not. You mean the unhappy wife photos? Look miserable. We can do the kind of miserable. Now you know what I meant by make your face better. Make your face better. Ronald just gotten off a long shift. He was being really annoying.
>> Yeah, he said they don't have any photos together, didn't they? Yeah. It's just going to be more on Anne maybe not being happy with Mark. Yeah, not being fully happy, yeah. Do you want me to read you what I have so far in my welcome letter?
Nothing, cuz you and your jerk predecessors didn't give me anything I wouldn't start with that line. Did you print this out?
>> Yes. You could have just handed me a blank piece of paper.
>> [laughter] >> You can also keep the photo. Thanks for the memories. I love this you printed out. I don't remember this.
>> [laughter] >> I don't remember this.
So goodbye, distilled wisdom of 50 years of experience. Let me buy you dinner.
No, I insist you buy me dinner.
>> [laughter] >> Everyone's going to give her something, isn't he? I think so, yeah.
>> He always comes He comes through for us all the time, yeah. No old jokes, please. ID.
She can't get it. She's still She's still going to be 20, right? She was 19 season one.
>> Says right here you're 20.
Yeah. You're not even going to show me a fake? Sometimes the confidence confuses people. I know another bar that always lets me in. Yeah, actually actually going home. It's the age thing, isn't it? Yes. Clean and stuff.
He looks like a big cleaner. See you.
Later.
Ah, I felt really awkward. Yeah. No, it really did. I really made love to the pooch on this one. Screwed the pooch? I don't like that term.
>> [laughter] >> Made love to the pooch definitely sounds better.
Sounds madder, as well. They're a bunch of career bureaucrats. What did you think they were going to say to you?
But the worst part is is I want to be parks director. Are we going to hate each other someday? I think we're going to be fine. Anyway, the point's moot, and you're not going anywhere. I'm not going to stab you in the back or anything, so.
>> [laughter] >> Maybe I should move to Eagleton. When I become city manager, my job is yours. Of course, my first act as city manager will be eliminating the parks department.
>> [laughter] >> Maybe I'll leapfrog become city manager.
Of course, my first act as city manager would be to double the size of the parks department.
>> [laughter] >> Do you expect a fight from Ron?
Oh god.
>> [laughter] >> Why would anybody ever eat anything besides breakfast food?
>> People are idiots, Leslie. Eating breakfast at dinner. Love it.
>> Yeah, I'd much prefer what Ron's got there.
Yeah, I'd have that big massive waffle.
It's here.
Oh my god. Oh, it's catalog. The parks department summer catalog has arrived.
Tennis is back. Peruse this wondrous book at your leisure. So, it's I don't know what it's going to be.
>> Going to be a picture of ANDY AND APRIL.
OH, NO WAY.
>> YEAH. And they taught me a valuable lesson. There's nothing more important than friendship.
>> little flowery. Shut up.
>> [laughter] >> I got to hand it to Michael. I once saw him smoke pot out of a 20-ft garden hose and a milk jug. Wow.
He made a bong out of a TAXIDERMIED RACCOON.
AW.
>> [laughter] [laughter] >> THAT WAS CRAZY. In the neck. Next episode's called 94 meetings. Sounds like one of Leslie's days.
Yeah, that's a standard day for her. Oh, they've got massively different plans for the parks department, haven't they?
Oh, they really have, yeah. So, they're getting abolished or or doubled in size.
So, they've [laughter] definitely got different outlooks. There is not a chance in hell that if Ron got that promotion, he would abolish the parks department knowing that director job is Leslie's. He would not do it. No, I can't imagine he would do it. Yeah, then I expected to see picture of April and Andy, one that cuz after what the awkward meeting they had at the end there.
>> Yeah.
>> expect it to be the cover photo, but yeah, I loved that. So, as When When you were seeing everyone's faces, did you Do you remember what they were looking what the facial expressions were saying?
Because because we didn't know the photo, I don't remember. So, I don't remember seeing Ann's expression now when she was looking at it because we saw Ann looking at it and No, don't remember.
>> Andy looking at it.
>> No. Yeah, I cannot for the life of me remember, but >> just April on the when she was looking at the cover photo, she looked a bit like she Yeah, she liked it, but obviously after what happened, that just probably shows that Andy maybe not be as interested. I think that might be the time the moment where it clicked with him and then realizing she is 20 years old.
>> Yeah. And that's when he like made the >> Was he even thinking that way or was he just thinking I'm hanging out with a 20-year-old?
>> Could be that, yeah, it could be that.
Either way, the age was the issue there.
>> Cuz what One thing I don't think that we've seen by accident here is that the episode has ended with us seeing the front page of the catalog >> Yeah. with April and Andy looking [clears throat] super super happy with each other.
>> Yes. And there was focus on Anne and Mark and the fact that she's not happy.
She's not happy. She doesn't want to be in the relationship, I don't think. No, it's seeing that and it's coming across sort of subconsciously because she got him a gift, so she's obviously celebrating the 6-month anniversary.
She's happy with that. But then on the cameras obviously telling a different story because it you got obviously she she has come off a 12-hour shift and Tom is annoying, but I think you can even you'll be able to smile for a couple of photos. I I feel like Um and yeah, you the photo was were telling her that yeah, telling us that she really isn't happy isn't happy. Mark's alluded to the fact this is something that's ongoing as well. They don't have any decent photos together. No.
>> And it's it's going to be for this exact reason, you know. If I was Mark that I think he potentially did twig on a little bit there. There seemed to be maybe the first bit of recognition that he he's starting to understand it because yeah, having seen those, I would be thinking, yeah, something's not right here.
>> Yeah, and they're not doing like we saw well, we didn't even see Andy and April take that photo together, but Andy was it was a photographer of the day for the day and I'm I'm guessing when they're on the blanket having a picnic, he was just taking random photos of them. They're just playing around messing around, you know. Whereas Mark and Anne clearly aren't doing that.
>> Enjoying each other's company. Yeah.
Whereas yeah, they weren't. Another thing about the age thing is that the guy didn't even ask Andy for ID. So he just visually he knew he was old enough and he knew that April wasn't and I think that that that's quite quite telling.
>> there's no way looking at Andy you think he's 20 or younger.
>> No, no, no, definitely not. I would I think it was just 25 in this country, isn't it? If you look under 25, you have to ask for ID. Although the legal age is 18.
>> Yeah, that's what they say. Is it still 18? I know they were looking to up it was >> Yeah, legal age is still 18, but they they use task 25 where >> It's funny how it subconsciously plays on you though because when I was younger and trying to get in places, just a couple of weeks ago I was up in London and I I never have ID on me, obviously.
And we were walking towards a place and I realize how ridiculous this sounds because as if in a million years I look [laughter] under 18 or even under 25 for that fact. And yeah, you do just get a little like I've got no idea what I can't say anything cuz I'll get ridiculed for it. [laughter] You forget about your hair color. I know. I forget about this bit in my beard and I'm like yeah, they're going to ask me, they're going to ask me, but I was buying it wasn't a club so I was buying alcohol from a shop. I was heading to a 27th birthday party. Obviously wasn't mine.
>> [laughter] >> I Sorry, carry on. I'm sorry.
>> No, no, that was it really. So what April said there about the confidence normally works. When I was working at a place when I was 16 and we went to we went out it was we everyone finished their shift and we all got ready and went out and it was a nightclub that you would have gone to. So we both went there together at times, but it was this particular one. I was 16. And there was this another there was a woman I I can't remember how old she was. She was she was mid-20s and we we were just work colleagues and as we were walking in, she just grabbed my hand. So I was so worried about getting ID'd, she grabbed my hand and we we just walked in together and because I was with her, they didn't even didn't even ask for ID at all. I don't know how much I really want to say on camera, but there was there was one >> [laughter] >> Yeah, getting in a nightclub when I was 16 was insane. I've lived off that story for so long.
>> There was my most awkward moment in a club ever is when I came face to face with one of my teachers.
>> [laughter] >> Oh, that's wild.
We Yeah, that's what I'm saying. That's the story. That's it. Yeah, that was I had to leg it after that.
>> [laughter] >> I had to act quickly, but yeah, it was >> to be fair, I I stayed on after I was 16, so I was I think I was in what they call sixth form, which is like I'm saying nothing else. I'm done. I'd say yeah, I was still at school as well.
>> I'm out. That's the only detail I'm sharing of like the entire evening.
>> [laughter] >> Yeah, it was a mad situation. It's the last person in the world that you expect or want to see in that scenario.
Yeah.
>> I'll see you on Monday.
>> [laughter] >> exactly but yeah it was it was a good episode yeah I did enjoy it there's definitely issues here for Mark and Anne I don't know if this is going to be salvageable and that's interesting because they're they're making us want April and Andy that's how this is really being put across this could be being put across in a place in a way that's just saying that Anne and Mark isn't working but it's not they're putting it across in a way that they're making you want this relationship so on that basis I I just don't know where Mark and Anne are going to go I mean maybe they do work through this but Anne needs to be in it and she's not >> no and we can't forget the couple of times where we've seen her in the same place as Andy and it almost seems like she misses what she had with Andy even though she was technically Andy's mother his cleaner his his cook >> jealous of April last episode because April the he brought her a favorite snack so >> yeah he's doing things for April that he would he would never do for Anne and he's not even with April no >> so yeah it's uh interesting to see where that goes >> definitely but yeah great episode really enjoyed that one and we hope that you did as well please give the video a like if you haven't done so already let us know your thoughts in the comments down below we always love to hear from you just please no spoilers as always have an awesome day finally and we will see you back here for the next one
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