For those who want to watch T1J's video, check it out at: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qH5nssidc5aWnqQ.html

@shaunsmith9013

Жыл бұрын

You need to do "Community"!

@Frivolitility

Жыл бұрын

That will be interesting, I'm sure! I had wondered if there would be a Hoots companion video about how Parks and Recreation is actually Boko Haram.

@connormccallum4981

Жыл бұрын

Yay your video came out on my birthday

@vlogily8043

Жыл бұрын

T1J…….follow me 😂

@zeonianking2983

Жыл бұрын

Please do a retrospective of The Nanny

I love the way the show portrays a platonic relationship between Ron and Leslie without ever hinting at romance and just letting be close friends

@UncleLizardBreath

Жыл бұрын

💕

@futon2345

Жыл бұрын

Just like how racist fascists and liberal white women are friends in real life

@snatchadams69

Жыл бұрын

She wasn't his type..

@thearmchairpsychologist27

Жыл бұрын

​​@@snatchadams69 Exactly, and he isn't hers.

@NIN0ID

Жыл бұрын

YES also Donna and Tom's friendship

i didnt realize how accurate this show's portrayal of the public citizens was until i worked in a parks & rec department and a lady came to our community center one day and tried to set a doll on fire in the parking lot and we were like uh you cant do that here and she replied that the doll was evil and 'it has to be done.' and it was pretty wild

@dracorex426

Жыл бұрын

Did she say why it had to be done *there?*

@jessweb

Жыл бұрын

@@dracorex426 nope, i think she was just looking for an empty-ish parking lot. and ours wasnt even a good choice, since the parking wraps around the building… and its a community center… and a park… so lots of people around anyways

@TheDCbiz

Жыл бұрын

Well do you let her do it?! If it's evil, then it has to be done. Sorry them are the rules of sorting dolls on fire 101. Obviously who would set non-evil dolls on fire, that'd just be illegal and a war crime

@TheFreddyK22

Жыл бұрын

Lmao 💀

@justinwatson1510

Жыл бұрын

🎶 And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I can burn my demonically possessed toys 🎶

I adored the fact that the writers realized they had been writing Leslie wrong. Instead of making her a female version of Michael Scott, they made her her own character. Instead of being a naive, sometimes "dumb" character, they made her smart, fun and actually very good at her job. Instead of her co-workers being annoyed at her passion end enthusiasm, they made them admire her. Leslie Knope remains one of my favorite fictional characters.

@you_already_have_it

Жыл бұрын

Mine too. She is such an aspiration. 🙂

@ignorant1126

Жыл бұрын

In many ways, Leslie is the boss that Michael wanted to be. She's confident, fun, is aware of social issues, makes people smile and gets the admiration of her peers though running for office. Everyone in her office treats her like a friend. Michael's insecure, is overly irritating in his attempt to be fun, says accidentally offensive lines 24/7, makes Jim have that exasperated stare and spends the majority of the show without employee admiration. Everyone in his office treats him like a nuisance. I wonder how these two would interact

@mwmulv

9 ай бұрын

And the name is so perfect. Knope, for a total yes person.

@KotoCrash

7 ай бұрын

I think they overcorrected though, especially in how overly fawning side characters became about her. Got grating.

@baileywick6008

6 ай бұрын

THIS!! EXACTLY THIS

My favorite moment in the series is where April's sister makes a bored, half assed speech at her wedding and April is overcome with genuine emotion.

@grizzlyalmighty2

Жыл бұрын

"Also if anybody's seen my grey hoodie..."

@frankwolftown

Жыл бұрын

Some people have a tough time expressing themselves.

@Anakinskywalker98

Жыл бұрын

Do you know what episode that is

@michael_mcgowan

Жыл бұрын

​@@Anakinskywalker98 Season 3 episode 9: "Andy and April's Fancy Party"

@linkfiedproductions2246

Жыл бұрын

It’s so genuine. April is finally feeling happy!

One of the more underrated character moments in the show imo: Donna is historically obsessed with her car but in the fourth season she intentionally damages it in order to help with Leslie's campaign.

@KotoCrash

7 ай бұрын

I struggle to this day to see the point of Donna's character. It was nine seasons of "This fat chick is super confident and sleeps around a lot, surprising huh?"

@MrGksarathy

7 ай бұрын

​@@KotoCrashI mean, what more point does there need to be? She does it well and is a good friend to the rest of the cast.

@lilyvonlicht1517

7 ай бұрын

@@MrGksarathyyeah she’s a good supporting character

@didgeriedont7073

6 ай бұрын

TREAT YO SELF

@AJ-ny1ly

3 ай бұрын

@@KotoCrash she supposed to be someone who doesn’t really care about other people easily, but kind of gross past that she’s a good friend she’s dependable. She likes the finer things in life and there is a long history of the fat character being funny or stupid, but not really good at relationships or desirable generally, or if they are on in more of a funny context, but Donna is desirable with no if ands or buts to it. she’s not only desirable with no questions but she is sexy and confident and other people see it and don’t question it. She’s a pretty decent character and actually goes through great character development.

“The atrocities are in blue” is my favorite line from this show

@Sugarman96

Жыл бұрын

Subversive and morbidly funny at the same time, that's good comedy.

@anmolt3840051

Жыл бұрын

"The only thing I hate more than lying is skimmed milk, which is water that is *lying* about being milk" - Ron Swanson

@ariellelyons

Жыл бұрын

@@anmolt3840051 “any dog under 15 pounds is a cat, and cats are pointless” is another good one

@swimmyswim417

Жыл бұрын

“My son is seventeen days old, he is quite familiar with the sound of power tools.”

@Alex_Barbosa

11 ай бұрын

Democrats are blue so I like the symbolism there as well. Intentional or not lol

The walk to the stage on the ice made me laugh for like a month the first time I saw it

@talkingonyoutube623

Жыл бұрын

Easily one of the funniest moments ever

@izunahosaki6133

Жыл бұрын

It's the clip my brother first showed me of the show that made me want to watch it too

@kelseyharris4977

Жыл бұрын

Honestly same, one of the funniest moments on tv 😂

@TheDarthbinky

Жыл бұрын

"I'm holding the dog, and he is peeing. He is now peeing."

@bisma1352

Жыл бұрын

i think it gave me a hernia honestly. Sooo funny

The flu part one episode just always makes me so emotional. Like, the moment when Leslie pulls through and does her presentation and Ben is flabbergasted and compares her to Michael Jordan and then says “that was Leslie Knope” like you can just tell that was the moment he fell in love with her and knew😭

@jontedeakin1986

Жыл бұрын

Honestly i didnt like it. The whole moral of the flu episode felt like it was ramping up to be about leslie learning to be able to trust her coworkers and be less stressed and work hyperfocused. But then at the end its all undercut by leslie just magically pulling through, and the line was cheesy and dumb. Not romantic

@viviantompkins7925

Жыл бұрын

I loved this moment 💙

@derp195

Жыл бұрын

@@jontedeakin1986 But that’s not what it was about. It was about how her hyper focus and dedication usurped her flu-addled brain and pulled her through it, because she’s Leslie MFing Knope. She’s flawed. She isn’t perfect. But she’s dedicated to her work, and that pulled her out of her fever just long enough to do what she needed to do. Kind of odd that your main criticism is that it didn’t turn out the way you thought it would.

@jontedeakin1986

Жыл бұрын

@@derp195 dude my criticism isn't that the episode didn't turn out the way I expected, it's that the themes of the episode and particularly the lesie subplot (see toms subplot within the Leslie one) is built around trusting the people around you to help when you can't. It's about relying on people. So when the final moral of the story is fuck cooperation, push yourself till death, that felt incongruous to me

@calebmcintosh1991

10 ай бұрын

Stop... pooping...

The fact that more shows don't center around finding a best friend is just such a missed opportunity

Parks and Rec exists in a universe where liberalism functions correctly and right libertarians actually believe what they say they believe. That said, would be a nice world to live in.

@varisleek3360

Жыл бұрын

yeeeeeah unironically had me feeling i was libertarian when I was younger

@Cyril29a

Жыл бұрын

@Geez I'm and ancap because capitalism is just a framework for exchange which is needed to combat entropy.

@Tonkertrucks

Жыл бұрын

@@Cyril29a capitalism is a system that incentivizes endless consumption and ruthless accumulation of profit. Markets are the framework, but markets can exist outside of capitalism

@Cyril29a

Жыл бұрын

@@Tonkertrucks How does it do that?

@beautifullights8484

Жыл бұрын

@@Cyril29a That's a pretty large question, but the primary issue with unfettered capitalism is that it's known to prioritise low wages and consolidate wealth. This is because paying workers is one of those things you can skimp out on without creating worse products, many multinational corporations employ slaves or wage slaves in Africa and Asia and have lobbyists in the parliaments of various governments trying to lower the minimum wage and deregulate the market. Consolidation of wealth occurs because it's the entire point of a business, to keep as much of their money as possible and mitigate any way they could lose their money. Competition is not inducsive to profit, if there is no market regulation then businesses will employ unethical methods. You can see this in places where regulation isn't enforced, gentrification is a good example which has pushed many lower class communities farther into destitution (black neighborhoods in the US as well as poor cities in Puerto Rico are examples I can think of off the top of my head).

I think what I like about Chris and Ann is that it’s a very practical relationship. It’s not a whirlwind romance, but it’s a relationship a lot of people get into. They’re at a stage in life where they want similar things, don’t want to wait, and like each other and are attracted enough to each other to decide to make it work.

@miz_logo_lee

3 ай бұрын

Exactly. They also have excellent honestly and work towards good communication. Like when Ben advised Chris to say “that sucks” instead of try to fix things. He listened, he changed.

I've worked in my local government for 12 years. Although a very different context, this show spoke to me quite a lot.The dynamics between the characters were great, true, but the subject matter was also well researched, believe it or not. I still remember fondly the idealism of the people I had the privilege of working with, there were quite a few Leslie Knopes there.

@joannac.3782

Жыл бұрын

I work in municipal gov't and it spoke to me, too.

@grizzlyalmighty2

Жыл бұрын

"there are quite a few Leslie Knopes out there" :')

What’s also lovely about Jerry is that he’s the one who has the most success in separating his home life from his workplace (a rarity for the genre). The closest he gets to the two intermingling is when Chris is dating his daughter Millicent, and even then it’s not a major drama or source of conflict like the romantic relationships of the core cast usually are. April, usually the first person to bully him, gets to show a bit of sympathy to Jerry by stealing Chris’s car keys so he can’t take Millicent home with him. For all the ribbing Jerry gets he is hyper competent when it comes to filing matters rather than being overall incompetent and there’s someone in city hall lower down the pecking order than him! The way the show sees him out is definitely earned by the character, becoming the mayor and staying beloved in that position for the rest of his life.

@Sugarman96

Жыл бұрын

Jerry is also hung, which is quite the point in his favor.

@SnarkTheMagicDragon

Жыл бұрын

Gary/Larry/Jerry etc really caught my eye on the 2nd watch through. It's pretty much a Buddhist parable. He knows his place as the whipping boy and might even be proud of it. He knows he's the glue that holds the place together. He even warns Ben to stop from saying Ben likes him. It's almost a spiritual calling to him, because........he has the prettiest wife who adores him and his gigantic penis. He and his wife are on the same page with everything and provided a stable home for their kids. One of my favorite parts happens during breakfast the Gergich way when he's graceful and in his element.

I grew up with this show and the Ben & Leslie relationship showed me exactly what I wanted my future relationship to be like, it's not just that they love each other but you also see how much they admire each other, like Ben is truly impressed by Leslie and does so much to support her dreams and it's so sweet and the fact that Leslie tells him to go to DC even though she'll miss him... Idk they felt so much more secure and mature than most other sitcom couples I was used to and that's probably why they stick out to so many people, myself included.

@filiaaut

Жыл бұрын

One thing I learnt from the video was that they weren't intended to end up together and that they planned for Leslie to have a series of different relationship. I think that somehow, it helped to write a more meaningful relationship. When a show plans a "meant to be relationship", especially between main characters, they tend to be each other only real romantic option and as a result, you don't really need to make the relationship special, to try to think as to why it would work. A and B are the two young, beautiful main characters that the public is meant to like, the only other characters that will "fit the bill" to be in a relationship with one of the two are typically side characters who are only temporary obstacles to that main romance. Of course, there can be a little work to show why A and B specifically fit together, but it is not super necessary and it is often, well, not forgotten entirely, but not that much of a focus. The fact that when they were set up to be together, Leslie had already had a few love interests and that the writers weren't already trying to sell us an happily ever after before the characters first conversations on screen, it meant that they had to figure out what made that specific relationship interesting, why these two characters fit together, and how their interactions are different from the ones that came before, and the ones that will possibly come after. If you only need one epic romance on the course of your series, it can be generic. In fact, the whole "meant to be" thing kind of forces things to be generic. If you know you'll need three to five (main) romantic relationships throughout the course of the show, they can't all be generic, otherwise the watchers will be bored by the end of the second one. With Ben and Leslie, they did a really good job at always finding new reasons why these two like and admire each other, reasons that are unique to them both. And I guess at some point they kept finding new reasons why this should work out and decided not to break them up. It's also much more realistic, now that I think of it. In real life people exist, they meet, then they realise whether or not they want to get in a relationship, once they are in the relationship, they see over time how their feelings evolve and how compatible they are, if things go well they continue, and if they don't they break up and meet other people. To be fair, marriage agencies kind of go the other way around, with people wanting a certain type of relationship and trying to fit another person into it, and maybe it does work sometimes, but it does feel a little more artificial to me. Of course, fiction doesn't have to be realistic, but I really do think they struck gold with Ben and Leslie.

I’m glad that you included a section talking about the character of Jerry. I’m hoping that television shows nowadays are moving away from having characters that Soli serve the purpose to be a punching bag. Characters like Meg Griffin, Toby from the office, and especially Jerry who is shown to be a warm kind of person… It’s just really makes me uncomfortable that so many shows still choose to have a punching bag type character. And I feel like that’s not needed.

@taylorgayhart9497

Жыл бұрын

I feel like the writers agreed with you in the end, and that’s why they give him such a happy ending!! He was one of my favorite characters lol I just love that he has this amazing and warm home life but it’s a complete mystery!

@chinortega3

Жыл бұрын

Jerry had an amazing life which is why he didn't care and how the writers probably evened it out lol

@em0ville

Жыл бұрын

yeah, as someone who the only daughter in an abusive household, i remember not even being able to watch family guy when i was younger because it reminded me too much of how i was being treated in my own home. nowadays, i just hate characters who solely exist as a punching bag. it's just never funny and the mistreatment always angers me.

@JBabyLeather

Жыл бұрын

@@em0ville I feel you

@bonzupippinpaddleoxacoppil484

Жыл бұрын

Also appreciate that after his fart attack he mentions changing his health habits and then LIVES TO BE 100!!! Man did not mess around!

We’re close to a community retrospective

@SIDEKICKDUSTY

Жыл бұрын

Haha I posted almost the same sentiment but about 30 Rock. I would also be psyched to see a Community one, though.

@dpglounge4900

Жыл бұрын

Definitely closer to ALF

@sneckie

Жыл бұрын

I think that would be wonderful but honestly he should just wait until the movie comes out.

@hollandscottthomas

Жыл бұрын

@@SIDEKICKDUSTY Oooooo, 30 Rock would be a great one. I think Community should wait til the movie.

@freddogrosso9835

Жыл бұрын

@@sneckie After the last 3 seasons, I'm afraid I lost faith in how good the movie could be.

To be honest one of this show's greatest strengths is the ships. Ben and Leslie, April and Andy and even Ron and Diane. It's really good couples all around.

@futon2345

Жыл бұрын

How corny are you

@ginichilders9619

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I love that they are all supportive and mature, where they aren't emphasized by their arguments.

@lunayoshi

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and the toxic relationships are shown to be toxic, such as Ron's with the Tammys or Tom with whatshername at first, when he wasn't mature enough to have a relationship with her. Relationships that need to be broken up are broken up, and I appreciate that in this show.

@Sugarman96

Жыл бұрын

I'd add Ron and Leslie in there, their friendship is very well developed. They're no Turk and JD, but they're still pretty great.

@dweeb4

Жыл бұрын

Schur romances are unparalleled!

leslie and ben’s relationship has shaped my idea of the right relationship so deeply. i remember vividly when i watched the series for the first time and realized the attraction bubbling between them and feeling soooo giddy. i just. love this series so deeply. it’s like one of those defining more favorite pieces of media of my whole life 😭

there is an entire generation of women who are searching for or found their ben wyatt. i have been to at least three weddings that have used “i love you and i like you” in their vows or somewhere in their wedding. i even told my husband on our first date, “i am just looking for the ben wyatt to my leslie knope.” even though in reality, we are also very much april and andy in some ways. this was the first tv couples where i had seen two couples where there was no question that they would be together forever.

It's weird to see Chris Pratt as a lovable goofball again instead of the biggest movie star with ties to a questionable church. As much as I love him as Star Lord, I miss character actor Chris Pratt. Also, it feels only natural to follow Parks and Rec up with a 30 Rock retrospective with how tied together Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are in my mind.

Ever since I first found these sitcom retrospectives, I've been waiting for one on Parks and Rec. It was one of my favorites as a teen, and now, I realize how much there is to unpack in its Obama-era neoliberal optimism. That, and the cast legit plays well together, despite the flaws of the show's ideology.

I love when Michael Schur said “I thought I created that” in reference to the murals. I always wondered if the creators of the show realized how accurate they were at capturing working in local government. I work for my own city’s Parks and Recreation Department, and I’ve worked in local government for a long time and the depictions of the citizens are spot on.

@calebmcintosh1991

10 ай бұрын

This show is to local government what Community is to community college - heightened, but scarily accurate.

@adriano9216

2 ай бұрын

@@calebmcintosh1991my community college isn’t like community. lol maybe in that year

@calebmcintosh1991

2 ай бұрын

@@adriano9216 speak for yourself. I went to community college in Colorado, where Community is set, and I'm not exaggerating when I say that it was so fucking similar. We had a paintball incident, for fuck's sake.

@adriano9216

2 ай бұрын

@@calebmcintosh1991 that seems like it was done cause it was the set but tbh yea I could see a community college being super upidy with big budgets for that stuff

@calebmcintosh1991

2 ай бұрын

@@adriano9216 it was the opposite of uppity with a big budget, friend. You don't need a budget to have a paintball incident. Or any of the other wacky shit that happened there.

When they had to shimmy accross the ice during the campaign event, I fell in love with all of them. It's so funny!

Parks and Rec is my favorite sitcom of all time. The relationships, not just romantic but Ben and Chris's friendship, Ann and April's antagonism. The writers and actors really nailed it

I love when retrospectives pepper in clips of cast & writer/creator interviews & panels for added context. It really just adds so much to video essays, and helps to really elevate them above the rest. I'm not even halfway through yet, but your presentation and production style are wonderfully refreshing. Great work, man

i’m from Muncie indiana. the sister city. the real life pawnee. and there’s more parallels in the show to how it really is here than you would think. even the images in the intro are plays on things found around muncie indiana. also the pawnee map is a muncie map flipped up and down then left to right

@SybilNix

Жыл бұрын

Please tell me they have copies/replicas of the show’s murals in city hall or any of the government buildings

@lenflakisinski6260

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I live in Fishers and see a lot of the parallels as well. Specifically I see a lot of parallels between Pawnee and Eagleton to Fishers and Carmel

I was homeless for a long time and lived off grid for a while after that. Because of that lifestyle, I never saw more than a few episodes of most of the shows you cover. These retrospectives give me a chance to catch up on these things. I currently work 3 jobs so binging old sitcoms is not an option for me. It is nice to finally get some of the references my peers make about these shows. I also really like the work you do on right wing pundits. I often interact with people who echo the opinions of these influencers (sometimes word for word) and it helps to understand the vectors these views spread through. Thank you for all that you do, I know it is a lot of work.

It's not time for it yet but I'm looking forward to "Everything is fine, A The Good Place retrospectieve". Oh and 30Rock of course.

A high school teacher I loved always told us to "think globally, act locally"

as someone who's involved in local gov via volunteer work, this show has a special place in my heart.

I think the 1st episode with Eagleton Ron was a good example of how Ron Swanson was a few degrees away from being a hippie lol Between the love of nature and the love of simplicity, Eagleton Ron almost fooled Ron Swanson 😂

@SirFlooberis

Жыл бұрын

Ron discovering that eagleton Ron is a hippie is still one of my favorite moments in the show

@peepo2560

6 ай бұрын

Seeing Sam Elliott in any role makes me happy, but Eagleton Ron was so perfect for him

Every year on my birthday, Jim O'Heir wishes me a happy birthday on Facebook. The fact that Jim is as sweet as Jerry/Gary in real life, is one of my favorite facts about his character.

Leslie and Ben's wedding was mushy and corny and I loved it so so much 😭 haha I'll admit it 100%

It's very much a kind of show that I have to turn off my brain and just let the good feels flow. It's so so satisfying and enjoyable to imagine a world like it's presented, optimistic and always moving forward, and that's one of the reasons I come back to many sitcoms. I think the premise of many, Parks and Rec in particular, to be very much out of touch with reality but sometimes that's simply what we need to keep us going. So yeah the real world is far more steeped in cynicism and nuance yet we still all hold some sort of hope in our hearts that maybe things will work out no matter how contrary to the situation it might seem.

This is perfect timing. I've got a horrible stomach bug and am stuck in bed. A video from my favorite KZreadr about my favorite show is exactly what I need to take my mind off things.

@maristiller4033

Жыл бұрын

Hope you feel better, stranger :)

@jonnydude69

Жыл бұрын

Feel better friend

@jfs983

Жыл бұрын

Feel better!

@cbhlde

Жыл бұрын

Get well soon! :)

My favourite moment from this show was the unity concert at the end of season 6, seeing Andy and his band get back together and Ron finally feeling comfortable enough to reveal duke silver, that whole final song when they preformed 5000 candles in the wind that seriously hit me in the feels. I wouldn’t have complained if the show ended there, it was all so well done.

I’m weeping. I loved this show. My husband and I are gonna start rewatching the the whole thing after this. ❤

@cbhlde

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great marriage! Enjoy and have a great time you both! :)

Something about how Ben kisses Leslie, as a response to her questions, melts me every time. Glad to see both kisses made it into this review. :)

for some reason i could never get into the office but always loved parks and rec

@ginichilders9619

Жыл бұрын

I'm sort of the same. I enjoyed parts of The Office but it honestly hasn't stuck with me in the way Parks and Rec has. I just really can't handle how it relied so much on cringe humor and characters often being utter dicks towards each other. And yet, strangely enough, I love It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but that's mostly because IASIP doesn't gloss over the fact that Dennis, Dee, Mac, Charlie and Frank are horrible people. I feel like The Office tries to be both optimistic/heartwarming and cringe comedy, which just feels jarring (probably because The Office was based on a British sitcom).

I think my only issue with the show is that I don't feel that it was necessary for April to get pregnant. They really forced it, and I would've appreciated if she had opted to be child-free.

@aaa303

Жыл бұрын

It's more believable to me that April could be happy with children than Andy could be happy without children. Besides, Donna, Tom, and Craig never have children, as far as we know.

@SirFlooberis

Жыл бұрын

@@aaa303that is completely true lol

@ashjohnson3499

Жыл бұрын

I would've ratherwd she had a child but remained a single mother. I think her want to have a family was right, but they did rush her and Chris getting back together. And it does undercut her development a bit

@bruhmomentobruh

8 ай бұрын

@@ashjohnson3499 lmao this comment is about april, not ann

@MrGksarathy

7 ай бұрын

Not untrue, but all the same, the way April approached the experience of childbirth in the epilogue felt true to herself, especially with the makeup. That, and as said before, Andy probably wanted them more than April didn't.

I love this show so, so much. It manages to not just be funny as hell, but it also just makes me happy, man. It's just so comfy, it's like going back home to visit as an adult and eating something your mom cooked for the first time in years and years.

Somehow I feel like every single one of Tom’s ideas would work in 2023

Thought of it as a decent show the first 1.5 seasons. Was about to quit it near end of season 2, but decided to stick it out till that season's end. And so GLAD that i did. For me, the show really took off in the last few episodes of season 2, and especially in season 3 and on. It has since become one of my all-time favorite shows to watch. Such a brilliant array, development and interaction of diverse characters.

My Friends an I have joined the Parks and Rec. art section of our local govt. about a year ago to try to help artist in our community. It's amazing how simple it kinda is to make change on a local level. not even a year in and we have been seeting up and participating in comunity events and even are working on getting a new art center for the youth built on our side of town. it seems so scary but honestly local politics is just everyday people wanting to make some kinda change for the better in their community. If you are ever concidering getting involed in local politics defiently do it. it's amazing the people you meet and good you can do even if it's a small change. [it is lowkey stressful at times but that's why you just need a great team of friends or soon to be friends!]

I always preferred this show over The Office. It played nonstop when I stayed in the hospital, and it was oddly comforting.

As of the time of this writing, a state senator representing Nebraska's 6th District is sustaining a filibuster to halt the implementation of a local anti-trans bill that would outlaw trans youth under the age of 19 receiving ANY trans-affirming care. This is just one local bill among hundreds that had sprouted in red states across the country. When I heard of this, I almost immediately thought of Leslie Knope. This sounds like something she would do. It's not a national-scale fight. It's this senator fighting for the rights of her state's trans population. And that's beautiful. Local government is where things shine, and Parks and Rec was a show that really explored that. I hope that senator succeeds. She will have saved countless lives in the resistance against bigotry. She is a true Leslie Knope.

@flaviacristina8735

Жыл бұрын

2 weeks later and she's still going ✊🏼

@bake-io1cf

Жыл бұрын

The trans religion really wants to groom and maim children. She is the villain working for the child molesters and corporations.

The number of times I've used 'we also need a better, less terrible history' is innumerable

oh wow, that cat/dog description of April & Andy is too perfect. Never thought about that!!!

@adinakruijssen3056

Жыл бұрын

But she's a siberian husky!

@SirFlooberis

Жыл бұрын

@@adinakruijssen3056that’s just incorrect lmao

ben and leslie confessing their love through ethel beavers has always been the soul of this show to me.

if you ever feel like doing another Schur show retrospective, might I request the good place? it's really interesting seeing the seeds of his optimistic perspective in parks, and how it flourished and developed throughout the writing of the good place. it's another one of those warm and fuzzy shows for me - I just think Michael Schur nails "comfort" TV

"Punished by being sent to Pawnee" sounds like a meme

I love the hopeful optimism prevalent in this show. And in my opinion that is why I enjoyed it way more than the office, which I stopped watching after season 2. Te characters just gel together way better in my opinion.

YOS! José uploaded about Parks & Rec! I really needed this, I had a very, very bad mental health day yesterday. I'm looking forward to this 💜

@louissykes2406

Жыл бұрын

Hope everything’s okay

@bethanythatsme

Жыл бұрын

Hope life feels lighter soon

@Nickshelf

Жыл бұрын

Sending you love. Hope you’re feeling better.

@DragonbornCanid

Жыл бұрын

hope this video has helped you feel better and that you feel better in general soon❤❤

@kristislocum4609

Жыл бұрын

Sending you much love ❤️❤️❤️

god, i really loved this. i'm fucking close to tears just seeing those scenes...this show was really so special to me back in the day

Commenting again, but Leslie and Ben is hands down my absolute favourite TV couple. They're a benchmark for what couples should strive for

Oh, wow, I wasn't expecting this. Really cool to see Jose covering a show I have clearer memories of watching, and it gives me hope that one day he might do one of these on 30 Rock

@the_glitter_is

Жыл бұрын

Hell yes

I cannot tell you my excitement when I saw this pop up on my homepage. No one does these videos better than you, and this is my top 3 favorite show, with Community and 30 Rock. I watched all of them for the first time during the Pandemic and only Community didn't grab me right away. Even though the first season of P&R wasn't considered "good", I still laughed a minute into the pilot and multiple times thereafter.

I very much enjoyed this video, but surprised no shout out for the brilliant Mo Collins' Joan Calamezzo. She brought so much flavor to the world outside the office.

The flu episode is one of the funniest episodes of anything, ever. Pure gold. Also, I would love to see a retrospective on 3rd Rock From the Sun.

@lunayoshi

Жыл бұрын

Stop. Pooping.

"I love you and I like you." That's what I say to my partner. I've had dramatic relationships, but what has made this last 11 years is that I genuinely like my partner. Love is fickle and it's not always healthy or rational. But genuinely liking your partner makes all the difference.

The ice rink campaign scene was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen on TV

I can tell you right now I’m gonna need to rewatch this video later because while I’m trying to pay attention there’s a very loud, constant cry of “YOU NEED TO REWATCH PARKS AND REC AGAIN” on a loop over it in my head. I adore this show, im so glad it got a chance to have those extra seasons it needed to get started. I truly think if it were a tv show nowadays it would’ve been cancelled after the first season aired. Streaming services take rocky first seasons as a death knell because it isn’t “the next The Office” or “the next Parks and Rec” but don’t realize that both of those shows needed time and big changes to get where they are.

Ben and Leslie's relationship is so natural and beautiful. He finds himself with her and reconciles his guilt of his past with the goals of his future. Leslie lets him bring out his goofy and passionate side, and Ben keeps Leslie grounded but never tries to diminish her shine. And the way that they say "I love you and I like you" is so important. People think that loving someone is the end but you have to like someone first before you love them, and you have to continue to like someone to love them. It's a really lovely reminder of the work that goes into a big love. You have to work to continue liking each other as you grow and change as humans. It's easy to love someone as they change. It's hard to continue to like as they change.

Leslie Knope is real to me🤗. She should be a role model and not just a funny character. These are the kinds of colleagues that make you love Mondays😌☕

I like Parks and Rec, and I wish the world functioned more like that. It’s it’s a world where the right-wing Libertarians are actually ideologically driven and Liberalism, if done with enough love can solve any problem. It’s naive, but also hopeful in a very genuine way that is kind of admirable.

i thought i grew out of this show, but several of these clips made me tear up. thank you for your work keeping me company while i do chores and keep motivated, that might sound silly, but it's a big deal for me.

I watched this entire series during a pretty bad depressive episode and I felt so many feelings. I have been low key waiting for you to make a video about it for soooo long. ❤

@spacecat7864

Жыл бұрын

56:00 not me crying at the court transcript reading of Bens romantic gesture again….

@spacecat7864

Жыл бұрын

1:07:38 it keeps happening

Loving this vid! Time to rewatch Parks and Rec 😄 May i request a 3rd rock from the sun retrospective?

@loveschaak260

Жыл бұрын

Oh my God yes I need this. 3rd rock was my childhood

@Vi_Vi_1

Жыл бұрын

Omg yes

The mural he is referring to is in Boise Idaho its the old courthouse and depicts a hanging of an indigenous man... this is my home town 😮‍💨

I think the best thing about parks and rec was that every main and side character is so memorable! Pretty much every season has at least one moment for everyone to shine.The office only really centers around a handful of characters and everyone else is always on the back burner that it's easy to forget or not care about them.

I'm always shocked by how well Parks and Rec holds up. Yes it's no longer particularly timely, but the optimism and pure belief in the good of humanity and the need to keep fighting for things to be better will always be so lovely.

Fun Fact, Jonathan Joss might be recognizable if you've watched King Of The Hill. That's the voice of John Redcorn!

@bethanychatman9531

5 ай бұрын

Yep, exactly!!!

You keep making the incredibly detailed retrospectives, I'll keep watching them 🤘🤘

@freddogrosso9835

Жыл бұрын

I call that a Win, Win, Win.

“The atrocities are in blue.” Is my favorite P&R joke.

Missed the chance to call this a parks and rectrospective

I love parks and Rec. this show gives me an unimaginable amount of happiness and when I’m feeling down I watch this show to put me in a better mood

NBC removed this from Netflix and my life hasn’t been the same since. Thank you for feeding my addiction ❤❤❤

@krankarvolund7771

Жыл бұрын

Netflix didn't removed it from Netflix, NBCUniversal did to put it on their streaming platform, Peacock ^^

@mimmikyute

Жыл бұрын

@@krankarvolund7771 I corrected my post before you wrote this comment. Sorry, I was baked :P

An off hand comment that really stood out to me at the end of the series was how badly Ann wanted a male child, and how Leslie also puts a lot of emphasis and excitement on having two male children, where the whole series really built up such strong female characters and fleshed out female relationships so well. Something about it always didn't sit right with me, how they went out of their way to show preferential treatment towards boy children, like why? It doesn't add anything to the characters or make much sense.

@bethanychatman9531

5 ай бұрын

Woah, I didn't even remember that. That is incredibly weird and sad, it's deeply unsettling. Because that's how a lot of our misgony and sexism permeated society our world.

I don't have a movie review, but I can say that "Parks & Rec" showrunner Mike Schur's book "How to Be Perfect" is a brilliant and funny read, and I cannot recommend it enough. I honestly had no idea who he was (and had never seen "Parks and Rec," "The Office," nor "The Good Place") before he started doing regular appearances on The Dan LeBatard Show, a sports radio show-turned-podcast than I listen to. But apart from the moral reprehensibility inherent to being a Boston sports fan (for legal reasons, this is a joke), he's a thoughtful, funny, considerate man who seems to just be a great person. And the book is great, introducing Western moral philosophy and using it to tackle every moral question from the slam dunk "Should I punch my friend in the face for no reason?" to "Should I run into a burning building and try to save everyone trapped inside?" to "This sandwich is morally problematic, but it's also delicious. Can I still eat it?" Literally one of my favorite books of all time, and I'd recommend it to anyone.

This was a fantastic video. Parks is my all-time favorite comfort show. Something about it is just so quaint and cozy and warm, and relatable for those of us that grew up in small towns. I think it really shines through when the people making a show are having a great time making it. I heard Chris Pratt a while back talking about how, despite becoming a big movie star, his favorite thing he's ever worked on is Parks. You can really tell this show was made with so much love.

I really love these retrospectives, hopefully we get one on MASH someday

the "We Love You, Harris" moment had me bawling when I watched the finale. 😢 I'm so glad I got to experience his comedic genius in real-time thanks to Comedy Bang Bang, The Sarah Silverman Program, and this show. ❤❤

@supercrownjosie7732

Жыл бұрын

God, me too. I remember listening to the Comedy Bang Bang episode in tribute to him that week and being unable to keep it together. we lost one of the greats. but we'll always have Foam.

@jackakimbo5718

Жыл бұрын

RIP Terrorist Wittels ❤

I cant believe you didn’t talk about the most important aspect of the show, The Cones of Dunshire

More respect for Jonathan Joss and his amazing career and performance on parks.

I’m not sure I’m ready for this video yet. P&R’s politics have aged horribly but the jokes and stories are still excellent. All the retrospectives by Jose are for shows I never cared about, but he gives fantastic insight and social context for each show. I now understand Cheers, I understand Home Improvement and Dinosaurs. I already understood P&R; the only thing I can gain is learning how much I’ve evolved since the show began, which I already know is a lot. It’s actually physically painful for me to think how much I’ve changed.

@BlehIsMe

Жыл бұрын

This is *exactly* how I feel.

@MrGksarathy

Жыл бұрын

My feelings exactly.

@christophergreen6595

Жыл бұрын

It never got its hooks into me because of those fantasy politics. It was so clearly delusional.... AND OMG, they just compared it to West Wing as I was about to type it.

@earthboundretro

Жыл бұрын

Amazingly well said

@paulcooper8818

Жыл бұрын

How have P&R's politics aged horribly?

I've never watched most of the shows you talk about and that's never stopped me from watching your videos, but "Leslie Know drives two penguins in carseats to Iowa so they can stay gay married" made me pause the video so I could watch this one. I will be back.

I'm really happy to see this take. It feels too cruel to dismiss this show just because of its neoliberalism in the wake of all that's happened since 2015. I still really love this show even though most of the commentary I hear about it now is focused on critiquing its politics. There's a lot to be enjoyed here as long as you keep that critical eye open. It's the same with any piece of art. Thank you for all the nuance!

It’s obvious how hard you worked on this video. Thanks for sharing your love for such an amazing show

I absolutely love this video and as someone who really loved this show as it was airing I'm glad I could get a reminder of just how good the show still is, also I could not wait for you to talk about Ron and Leslie as characters so thank you for covering that.

This was such a good retrospective. Nostalgic, well organized, packed with fun trivia and behind the scenes info that I didn't know, and a point of view from you that was well developed & obv made from a point of appreciation for the series. Thanks for 2 hrs of fun while I was working!

Not too long ago I finished up a rewatch of Parks and Rec and was surprised that it mostly holds up. Sure it's somewhat naive and overly optimistic but aside from that it's still a wonderfully funny show with a lot of heart. I would love for you to someday do a King of the Hill retrospective for quite a few reasons. One it would be your first animated show in this series. Two it would be one of if not the longest running show in this series. Three I think you would have quite a lot to say on its sanitized/apolitical/colorblind world view. And finally it's just one of my favorite sitcoms of all time.

@jbcatz5

Жыл бұрын

Somewhat naive and overly optimistic is Leslie in a nutshell, and she does get a lot of pushback when acting on these qualities. She’s recalled from being on the city council because she made too many risky moves in time in the position that annoyed enough people. Plenty of times she needs to be redirected or told to stop, such as when she sees an opening to regaining the councilwoman seat and her friends tell her it’s not a good move given how she was recalled. Leslie is such a workaholic that when she’s on paid suspension she tries to sneak into the office to get work to do!

omg helllll yeah T1J! Him popping up was a surprise but a good one! Love these little collabs you do

I put off watching this one because of how long it is. I'm so glad I finally took the time to watch it. I appreciate your work, José. Your channel is one of the best.

I'm glad to watch this video and not see any drama surrounding the production. So nice to know the cast are all friends, or at least on good terms :)

So many great dynamics in this show, thanks for all the work you put into this

some people hate this show but, honestly it's so wholesome and just is a great way to escape from... *real life politics* i dont wanna sound like a centrist but, real life politics can be so goddamn toxic at times that a simple show about a fictional town can be a great way to escape especially considering that... the politicians in this show are so nice and likeable unlike in real life

To preface, I never comment on YT videos. But this video was like watching the entire series within 2 hours, which took me back to my childhood waiting each week for another episode. Thank you for this! I checked out your other retrospectives and didn't see Community, so that's the only suggestion I can give because I love that show almost as much as The Office and Parks and Rec. Keep up the good work!

parks and rec is one of my favourite shows in the world. i just recently started what must be like my 5th rewatch of the series, and i've been scraping the internet for more content about it, so to say this is perfect timing is an understatement!! loved this so much, and i will not disclose how many times i teared up watching this video

The Saperstein Siblings Should Have Had More Episodes Focusing On Them And A Spinoff