1 00:00:02,436 --> 00:00:04,805 >> HELLO. 2 00:00:04,838 --> 00:00:06,107 HI. 3 00:00:06,140 --> 00:00:07,175 MY NAME IS LESLIE KNOPE, 4 00:00:07,208 --> 00:00:09,610 AND I WORK FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. 5 00:00:09,643 --> 00:00:13,081 CAN I ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS? 6 00:00:13,114 --> 00:00:14,448 WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU 7 00:00:14,482 --> 00:00:17,418 ARE ENJOYING YOURSELF AND HAVING FUN, 8 00:00:17,451 --> 00:00:19,320 HAVING A MODERATE AMOUNT OF FUN 9 00:00:19,353 --> 00:00:21,055 AND SOMEWHAT ENJOYING YOURSELF, 10 00:00:21,089 --> 00:00:23,357 OR HAVING NO FUN AND NO ENJOYMENT? 11 00:00:24,858 --> 00:00:26,260 I'M GONNA PUT "A LOT OF FUN." 12 00:00:26,294 --> 00:00:28,162 >> MS. KNOPE! 13 00:00:28,196 --> 00:00:30,164 THERE'S A DRUNK STUCK IN THE SLIDE. 14 00:00:30,198 --> 00:00:32,366 >> SIR, THIS--THIS IS A CHILDREN'S SLIDE. 15 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:33,801 YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SLEEP IN HERE. 16 00:00:33,834 --> 00:00:35,236 YOU KNOW, WHEN I FIRST TELL PEOPLE 17 00:00:35,269 --> 00:00:36,504 THAT I WORK IN THE GOVERNMENT, THEY SAY, 18 00:00:36,537 --> 00:00:38,406 "OH, THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT STINKS. 19 00:00:38,439 --> 00:00:40,608 THE LINES ARE TOO LONG AT THE DMV." 20 00:00:40,641 --> 00:00:42,110 BUT NOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED. 21 00:00:42,143 --> 00:00:43,744 PEOPLE NEED OUR HELP. 22 00:00:43,777 --> 00:00:46,414 AND IT FEELS GOOD TO BE NEEDED. 23 00:00:46,447 --> 00:00:48,249 COULD YOU PUT YOUR ARMS TO YOUR SIDE? 24 00:00:48,282 --> 00:00:50,318 AND THAT MIGHT HELP YOU SLIDE DOWN A LITTLE EASIER? 25 00:00:50,351 --> 00:00:52,253 DO YOU WANT TO COME THIS WAY? >> UH-UH. 26 00:00:52,286 --> 00:00:53,321 >> OKAY, WE'RE GONNA NEED YOU TO GET OUT. 27 00:00:53,354 --> 00:00:55,089 >> CAN YOU PLEASE GO AWAY? >> GET OUT OF THE SLIDE. 28 00:00:55,123 --> 00:00:56,023 >> OKAY? >> YOU'RE-- 29 00:00:56,056 --> 00:00:57,091 >> HERE WE GO! >> CAN YOU PLEASE GO AWAY? 30 00:00:57,125 --> 00:00:59,193 >> OKAY, WAKE UP. HERE WE GO. OUT OF THE SLIDE. 31 00:00:59,227 --> 00:01:01,829 YOU KNOW, GOVERNMENT ISN'T JUST A BOYS' CLUB ANYMORE. 32 00:01:01,862 --> 00:01:04,432 WOMEN ARE EVERYWHERE. 33 00:01:04,465 --> 00:01:06,767 IT'S A GREAT TIME TO BE A WOMAN IN POLITICS. 34 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,103 HILLARY CLINTON. SARAH PALIN. 35 00:01:09,137 --> 00:01:11,272 ME. NANCY PELOSI. 36 00:01:11,305 --> 00:01:13,107 WE DID IT! [scattered applause] 37 00:01:13,141 --> 00:01:13,974 YOU KNOW, I-- I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE, 38 00:01:14,007 --> 00:01:16,644 YOU KNOW, "GET ON BOARD AND BUCKLE UP, 39 00:01:16,677 --> 00:01:18,612 "BECAUSE MY RIDE'S GONNA BE A BIG ONE. 40 00:01:18,646 --> 00:01:20,881 "AND IF YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS, 41 00:01:20,914 --> 00:01:21,882 "YOU KNOW, PUT YOUR HEAD BETWEEN YOUR KNEES 42 00:01:21,915 --> 00:01:25,886 'CAUSE LESLIE KNOPE'S STOPPING FOR NO ONE." 43 00:01:25,919 --> 00:01:28,889 [triumphant music] 44 00:01:28,922 --> 00:01:37,131 * 45 00:01:55,916 --> 00:01:59,620 >> TONIGHT IS OUR NEXT MONTHLY 46 00:01:59,653 --> 00:02:01,622 COMMUNITY OUTREACH PUBLIC FORUM. 47 00:02:01,655 --> 00:02:02,923 >> AND THAT IS TONIGHT. 48 00:02:02,956 --> 00:02:04,725 >> THAT IS TONIGHT. >> RIGHT. 49 00:02:04,758 --> 00:02:06,160 >> LESLIE WILL BE RUNNING IT. 50 00:02:06,194 --> 00:02:08,729 >> [chuckles] >> AND WE NEED ONE MORE. 51 00:02:08,762 --> 00:02:12,200 WHO WANTS IN? 52 00:02:14,902 --> 00:02:18,339 TOM. >> UGH. FINE. 53 00:02:18,372 --> 00:02:20,674 >> THIS IS A GREAT THING FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE. 54 00:02:20,708 --> 00:02:22,810 THIS IS WHERE THE RUBBER OF GOVERNMENT 55 00:02:22,843 --> 00:02:26,580 MEETS THE ROAD OF ACTUAL HUMAN BEINGS. 56 00:02:26,614 --> 00:02:27,781 WHEN I GO THROUGH THESE DOORS, 57 00:02:27,815 --> 00:02:28,849 I NEED TO BE ON. 58 00:02:28,882 --> 00:02:30,551 LIKE THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY. 59 00:02:30,584 --> 00:02:31,885 ARE YOU READY? 60 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:33,254 >> YEAH. >> OKAY. 61 00:02:33,287 --> 00:02:36,690 HERE WE GO. 62 00:02:36,724 --> 00:02:38,492 IT'S LOCKED. 63 00:02:38,526 --> 00:02:40,861 OKAY. [sighs] 64 00:02:40,894 --> 00:02:44,198 HERE WE GO. 65 00:02:44,232 --> 00:02:45,899 [sighs] 66 00:02:49,002 --> 00:02:52,740 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. WHAT AN AMAZING TURNOUT. 67 00:02:52,773 --> 00:02:53,907 MY NAME IS LESLIE KNOPE. 68 00:02:53,941 --> 00:02:55,609 I AM THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 69 00:02:55,643 --> 00:02:57,578 OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, 70 00:02:57,611 --> 00:02:58,846 AND TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA BE 71 00:02:58,879 --> 00:03:00,881 TAKING SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS AS-- 72 00:03:00,914 --> 00:03:02,916 HELLO? 73 00:03:02,950 --> 00:03:05,719 WE'RE HAVING A MEETING IN HERE. 74 00:03:05,753 --> 00:03:08,722 [sighs] 75 00:03:08,756 --> 00:03:11,392 >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT PERMITS? 76 00:03:11,425 --> 00:03:14,262 >> SO TAKE TWO. [chuckles] 77 00:03:14,295 --> 00:03:15,929 I'M LESLIE KNOPE, AND WITH ME 78 00:03:15,963 --> 00:03:17,798 IS DEPARTMENT MEMBER TOM HAVERFORD. 79 00:03:17,831 --> 00:03:20,434 WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY AND ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS. 80 00:03:20,468 --> 00:03:21,902 SO FIRE AWAY. 81 00:03:21,935 --> 00:03:23,604 >> WELL, IT'S A GREAT DAY, BECAUSE, UH, 82 00:03:23,637 --> 00:03:25,706 LAST MONTH THEY PUT ME IN JAIL. 83 00:03:25,739 --> 00:03:27,775 THAT'S RIGHT. 84 00:03:27,808 --> 00:03:29,277 THE, UH, THE HEAD OF THE POLICE 85 00:03:29,310 --> 00:03:31,879 IS A NINTH-DEGREE MASON. 86 00:03:31,912 --> 00:03:34,282 >> BUT THE MUSIC IS SO LOUD. 87 00:03:34,315 --> 00:03:35,716 >> STOP THE GRAFFITI, PLEASE. 88 00:03:35,749 --> 00:03:36,850 PLEASE. 89 00:03:36,884 --> 00:03:38,352 >> I DON'T LIKE OBSCENITIES JU-- 90 00:03:38,386 --> 00:03:39,653 JUST AS MUCH AS YOU DON'T LIKE THEM. 91 00:03:39,687 --> 00:03:40,988 >> NO, IT DRIVES ME CRAZY. I HAVE KIDS. 92 00:03:41,021 --> 00:03:41,855 >> RIGHT. BUT, UH-- 93 00:03:41,889 --> 00:03:43,591 >> I'VE GOT MY LITTLE THREE-YEAR-OLD 94 00:03:43,624 --> 00:03:44,825 AND I'M GOING THROUGH THE PARK, AND SOMEONE'S LIKE, 95 00:03:44,858 --> 00:03:46,059 "HEY, [bleep] MY [bleep]." 96 00:03:46,093 --> 00:03:48,596 AND THE GUY'S, "YOU [bleep] MY [bleep], YOU [bleep]HEAD." 97 00:03:48,629 --> 00:03:50,331 >> THESE PEOPLE ARE MEMBERS OF A COMMUNITY 98 00:03:50,364 --> 00:03:51,799 THAT CARE ABOUT WHERE THEY LIVE, 99 00:03:51,832 --> 00:03:55,369 SO WHAT I HEAR WHEN I'M BEING YELLED AT 100 00:03:55,403 --> 00:03:58,739 IS PEOPLE CARING LOUDLY AT ME. 101 00:03:58,772 --> 00:04:00,708 >> NOW, I HAVE A FEW THINGS 102 00:04:00,741 --> 00:04:01,875 I WANT TO SAY ABOUT LAURA LINNEY. 103 00:04:01,909 --> 00:04:03,411 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, BARRY. 104 00:04:03,444 --> 00:04:04,878 ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE. 105 00:04:04,912 --> 00:04:07,281 ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE-- 106 00:04:07,315 --> 00:04:08,949 >> HI, HI. I'M ANN PERKINS. 107 00:04:08,982 --> 00:04:10,784 UH, I'M A NURSE, 108 00:04:10,818 --> 00:04:14,688 AND FRANKLY, I DON'T REALLY CARE FOR POLITICS. 109 00:04:14,722 --> 00:04:19,893 [applause] UM... 110 00:04:19,927 --> 00:04:22,563 UH, BUT, UM, I'M-- I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT 111 00:04:22,596 --> 00:04:24,732 THE ABANDONED LOT ON SULLIVAN STREET. 112 00:04:24,765 --> 00:04:25,966 >> EXCELLENT. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA. 113 00:04:25,999 --> 00:04:27,935 TELL US ABOUT THAT. >> NO, IT'S A PROBLEM. 114 00:04:27,968 --> 00:04:29,503 IT ALMOST KILLED MY BOYFRIEND. 115 00:04:29,537 --> 00:04:30,871 >> OH. >> YEAH. 116 00:04:30,904 --> 00:04:34,041 THERE'S A LOT NEARBY MY HOUSE, AND A DEVELOPER 117 00:04:34,074 --> 00:04:36,009 DUG OUT A BASEMENT FOR SOME CONDOS, 118 00:04:36,043 --> 00:04:37,845 AND THEN THEY WENT BANKRUPT. 119 00:04:37,878 --> 00:04:40,481 SO THERE'S JUST THIS GIANT PIT, 120 00:04:40,514 --> 00:04:42,616 AND IT'S BEEN THERE FOR ALMOST A YEAR. 121 00:04:42,650 --> 00:04:44,352 >> 12 MONTHS, YES. GO ON. 122 00:04:44,385 --> 00:04:47,655 >> YEAH, AND, UM, MY BOYFRIEND, WHO IS A MUSICIAN-- 123 00:04:47,688 --> 00:04:49,056 ACTUALLY, I SUPPORT HIM-- 124 00:04:49,089 --> 00:04:52,693 BUT ANYWAY, HE FELL IN AND BROKE BOTH HIS LEGS. 125 00:04:52,726 --> 00:04:54,328 >> ANN, LET ME SPEAK WITH YOU FOR A MINUTE. 126 00:04:54,362 --> 00:04:57,498 SO YOUR BOYFRIEND FELL DOWN INTO THIS PIT, RIGHT? 127 00:04:57,531 --> 00:05:00,067 >> YES. >> AND, UM, THIS GUY-- 128 00:05:00,100 --> 00:05:02,970 IS IT PRETTY SERIOUS? ARE YOU GUYS LIVING TOGETHER? 129 00:05:03,003 --> 00:05:04,037 >> YES. >> WOW. 130 00:05:04,071 --> 00:05:06,507 UH, I'M SURE THIS MUST BE REALLY TOUGH FOR YOU. 131 00:05:06,540 --> 00:05:07,841 YOU KNOW, JUST-- THIS GUY-- 132 00:05:07,875 --> 00:05:09,910 SOUNDS LIKE HE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT GOING ON FOR HIM 133 00:05:09,943 --> 00:05:12,413 TO START WITH, AND NOW BOTH LEGS BROKEN. 134 00:05:12,446 --> 00:05:14,515 HE'S JUST WEAK. YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF HIM. 135 00:05:14,548 --> 00:05:15,983 YOU PROBABLY FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO MOVE ON. 136 00:05:16,016 --> 00:05:16,717 >> WHY-- WHAT DOES THIS-- 137 00:05:16,750 --> 00:05:17,651 >> JUST BECOME MORE ADVENTUROUS 138 00:05:17,685 --> 00:05:19,953 IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR BODY, JUST IN-- 139 00:05:19,987 --> 00:05:22,890 >> ARE YOU--ARE YOU ACTUALLY HITTING ON ME RIGHT NOW? 140 00:05:22,923 --> 00:05:24,392 >> OH, OH, GOD, NO. 141 00:05:24,425 --> 00:05:25,559 I'M NOT-- I'M NOT HITTING ON YOU. 142 00:05:25,593 --> 00:05:26,760 I'M ACTUALLY MARRIED. 143 00:05:26,794 --> 00:05:27,928 I'M JUST AN OPEN PERSON, 144 00:05:27,961 --> 00:05:29,630 AND I LIKE CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE. 145 00:05:29,663 --> 00:05:31,732 I'M, YOU KNOW, VERY COMFORTABLE AROUND WOMEN, 146 00:05:31,765 --> 00:05:32,800 ATTRACTIVE WOMEN. 147 00:05:32,833 --> 00:05:33,867 I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH THEM. 148 00:05:33,901 --> 00:05:35,869 AND I JUST-- I--I DON'T KNOW. 149 00:05:35,903 --> 00:05:37,004 I FEEL LIKE WE MIGHT BE TAKING UP 150 00:05:37,037 --> 00:05:37,871 TOO MUCH OF THE FORUM'S TIME. 151 00:05:37,905 --> 00:05:40,040 MAYBE WE CAN JUST EXCHANGE NUMBERS. 152 00:05:40,073 --> 00:05:42,710 YOU KNOW, MAYBE GO AWAY ONE WEEKEND 153 00:05:42,743 --> 00:05:43,911 AND JUST KIND OF TALK ABOUT THIS. 154 00:05:43,944 --> 00:05:45,413 >> LOOK. >> I'D LOVE TO DO IT. 155 00:05:45,446 --> 00:05:46,880 >> THE BOTTOM LINE IS 156 00:05:46,914 --> 00:05:49,817 I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS THING FIXED FOR MONTHS 157 00:05:49,850 --> 00:05:50,984 AND NOBODY'S DONE ANYTHING, 158 00:05:51,018 --> 00:05:52,820 AND IT'S UGLY, AND IT'S DANGEROUS, 159 00:05:52,853 --> 00:05:54,087 AND IT'S GOVERNMENT-OWNED, 160 00:05:54,121 --> 00:05:55,856 AND YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. 161 00:05:55,889 --> 00:05:59,893 [applause] 162 00:06:02,029 --> 00:06:04,565 >> OKAY. 163 00:06:04,598 --> 00:06:06,133 I'LL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. >> REALLY? 164 00:06:06,166 --> 00:06:08,135 >> YES, WE-- I WILL HELP YOU. 165 00:06:08,168 --> 00:06:11,004 >> IS THAT A PROMISE? 166 00:06:11,038 --> 00:06:12,973 >> IT'S MORE THAN A PROMISE. 167 00:06:13,006 --> 00:06:15,776 IT'S A PINKY PROMISE. 168 00:06:15,809 --> 00:06:18,779 I PINKY PROMISE ALL OF YOU 169 00:06:18,812 --> 00:06:20,848 THAT I WILL HELP, 170 00:06:20,881 --> 00:06:23,717 AND I WILL GO TO THAT LOCATION TOMORROW 171 00:06:23,751 --> 00:06:25,886 AND WE WILL FILL IN THAT PIT, 172 00:06:25,919 --> 00:06:27,755 AND THEN WHEN THAT'S DONE, 173 00:06:27,788 --> 00:06:30,991 WE'RE GONNA PUT A PARK ON THE LAND. 174 00:06:33,827 --> 00:06:34,962 >> OKAY. 175 00:06:34,995 --> 00:06:39,600 [applause] 176 00:06:39,633 --> 00:06:40,868 >> WELL, I'VE WORKED AT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT 177 00:06:40,901 --> 00:06:42,035 FOR SIX YEARS, AND I'VE HANDLED 178 00:06:42,069 --> 00:06:43,671 A LOT OF THINGS THAT I'M PROUD OF. 179 00:06:43,704 --> 00:06:45,906 RECENTLY I LED A CITY-WIDE DRIVE 180 00:06:45,939 --> 00:06:47,675 TO DISINFECT THE SANDBOX SAND 181 00:06:47,708 --> 00:06:50,644 AFTER WE HAD THOSE PROBLEMS WITH THE CATS. 182 00:06:50,678 --> 00:06:52,980 BUT THIS PIT-- 183 00:06:53,013 --> 00:06:54,948 THE CHANCE TO BUILD A WHOLE NEW PARK 184 00:06:54,982 --> 00:06:57,918 FROM SCRATCH-- 185 00:06:57,951 --> 00:07:00,120 THIS COULD BE MY HOOVER DAM. 186 00:07:04,725 --> 00:07:05,959 [pigeon cooing] >> NO, THAT SOUNDS GREAT. 187 00:07:05,993 --> 00:07:08,562 UM, PROBLEM IS, ANYTHING OVER $25 188 00:07:08,596 --> 00:07:09,830 I HAVE TO REPORT. 189 00:07:09,863 --> 00:07:12,866 SO, UM, MAYBE GIVE MY WIFE A CALL 190 00:07:12,900 --> 00:07:14,635 AND GIVE HER THE SUITS, 191 00:07:14,668 --> 00:07:16,003 AND THEN IF THEY DON'T FIT HER, 192 00:07:16,036 --> 00:07:17,538 MAYBE SHE'LL GIVE 'EM TO ME. 193 00:07:17,571 --> 00:07:20,608 [laughs] >> MORNING. 194 00:07:20,641 --> 00:07:22,576 >> [chuckles] ALL RIGHT, MR. MAYOR. 195 00:07:22,610 --> 00:07:23,944 THAT SOUNDS GOOD. 196 00:07:23,977 --> 00:07:25,145 I'LL SEE YOU ON SATURDAY FOR THE, UH, 197 00:07:25,178 --> 00:07:26,680 ULTIMATE FRISBEE GAME. 198 00:07:26,714 --> 00:07:27,915 BYE. 199 00:07:27,948 --> 00:07:29,883 LESLIE, HELLO. 200 00:07:29,917 --> 00:07:31,218 >> YOU WERE TALKING TO THE MAYOR? 201 00:07:31,251 --> 00:07:34,254 >> YEP, WE WAS RAPPIN' ABOUT SOME THINGS. 202 00:07:34,287 --> 00:07:36,690 >> TOM AND I WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER. 203 00:07:36,724 --> 00:07:38,191 WE'RE BOTH OUTSIDERS. 204 00:07:38,225 --> 00:07:40,761 I'M A WOMAN, HE'S A... 205 00:07:40,794 --> 00:07:42,195 OH, I THINK HE'S A LIBYAN. 206 00:07:42,229 --> 00:07:44,565 >> I AM FROM BENNETTSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. 207 00:07:44,598 --> 00:07:46,934 I AM WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL A "REDNECK." 208 00:07:46,967 --> 00:07:48,602 >> OKAY, BRAINSTORM. 209 00:07:48,636 --> 00:07:49,870 HOW DO WE MAKE THIS PARK HAPPEN? 210 00:07:49,903 --> 00:07:51,171 >> LET'S GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTLY 211 00:07:51,204 --> 00:07:52,540 AND ASK THEM TO PUT UP THE MONEY. 212 00:07:52,573 --> 00:07:54,808 >> NO, PARKS ARE NOT A PRIORITY. 213 00:07:54,842 --> 00:07:56,243 I NEED MORE FIREPOWER. 214 00:07:56,276 --> 00:07:57,978 I NEED BIGGER GUNS. 215 00:07:58,011 --> 00:07:59,980 YOU KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO? FORM A COMMITTEE. 216 00:08:00,013 --> 00:08:01,682 RIGHT? >> YEAH, THAT COULD WORK. 217 00:08:01,715 --> 00:08:02,750 >> YEAH, 'CAUSE COMMITTEES ARE POWER, 218 00:08:02,783 --> 00:08:04,685 AND COMMITTEES MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. 219 00:08:04,718 --> 00:08:07,921 COMMITTEES ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM. 220 00:08:07,955 --> 00:08:09,723 THAT'S REALLY GOOD. WRITE THAT DOWN. 221 00:08:09,757 --> 00:08:10,924 >> YEP. 222 00:08:10,958 --> 00:08:11,992 >> FROM TIME TO TIME, 223 00:08:12,025 --> 00:08:13,761 WHEN I THINK OF AN ELOQUENT SAYING OR A PHRASE, 224 00:08:13,794 --> 00:08:15,228 I HAVE TOM WRITE IT DOWN. 225 00:08:15,262 --> 00:08:16,830 HE'S COLLECTING THEM FOR MY MEMOIRS. 226 00:08:16,864 --> 00:08:20,200 >> HERE'S LESLIE'S QUOTE FROM WEDNESDAY. 227 00:08:20,233 --> 00:08:22,035 >> OKAY, READ IT BACK TO ME. 228 00:08:22,069 --> 00:08:23,971 >> UM... 229 00:08:24,004 --> 00:08:26,840 "COMMITTEES COVER OUR DEMOCRACY WITH BLOOD." 230 00:08:26,874 --> 00:08:30,077 >> HMM. 231 00:08:30,110 --> 00:08:32,646 SOUNDED BETTER WHEN I SAID IT. 232 00:08:32,680 --> 00:08:34,615 IT'S STILL GOOD, THOUGH. 233 00:08:34,648 --> 00:08:35,916 OKAY, I HAVE AN IDEA. 234 00:08:35,949 --> 00:08:38,619 WHAT ABOUT BRINGING MARK ON BOARD? 235 00:08:38,652 --> 00:08:40,854 >> WHICH MARK? >> WHICH MARK? 236 00:08:40,888 --> 00:08:43,323 MARK BRENDANAWICZ. WHICH MARK? 237 00:08:43,356 --> 00:08:45,225 WELL, IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE IN THIS TOWN, 238 00:08:45,258 --> 00:08:46,627 YOU CALL MARK BRENDANAWICZ 239 00:08:46,660 --> 00:08:48,195 BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HE'S A CITY PLANNER, 240 00:08:48,228 --> 00:08:49,597 BUT HE'S MORE THAN THAT. 241 00:08:49,630 --> 00:08:51,164 HE'S KIND OF LIKE A FIXER. HE FIXES THINGS. 242 00:08:51,198 --> 00:08:54,868 HE'S A SMART, CAPABLE GUY. 243 00:08:54,902 --> 00:08:57,938 HE JUST--HE KNOWS WHERE THE BODIES ARE BURIED. 244 00:08:57,971 --> 00:08:59,239 WHAT'S UP, BRENDANAWICZ? 245 00:08:59,272 --> 00:09:02,342 YOU CRAZY OLD POLISH PERSON. [chuckles] 246 00:09:02,375 --> 00:09:04,077 CITY HALL IS LIKE A LOCKER ROOM, 247 00:09:04,111 --> 00:09:05,713 AND YOU GOTTA GET IN THERE 248 00:09:05,746 --> 00:09:07,915 AND YOU GOTTA SNAP TOWELS AT PEOPLE 249 00:09:07,948 --> 00:09:09,683 AND YOU GOTTA GIVE 'EM THE BUSINESS, 250 00:09:09,717 --> 00:09:11,685 AND IF YOU CAN'T TAKE IT, YOU KNOW, 251 00:09:11,719 --> 00:09:13,020 YOU--YOU-- THEN YOU CAN'T TAKE IT. 252 00:09:13,053 --> 00:09:16,724 YOU--YOU GOTTA LEAVE... THE LOCKER ROOM. 253 00:09:16,757 --> 00:09:17,591 LET'S GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS. 254 00:09:17,625 --> 00:09:19,092 I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME 255 00:09:19,126 --> 00:09:22,195 AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MEETING ME TODAY. 256 00:09:22,229 --> 00:09:23,731 >> I JUST WORK RIGHT THERE. 257 00:09:23,764 --> 00:09:25,298 >> WELL, THANK YOU FOR CLEARING YOUR SCHEDULE. 258 00:09:25,332 --> 00:09:26,900 >> OH, I DIDN'T CLEAR ANYTHING. 259 00:09:26,934 --> 00:09:28,702 >> YOU KNOW THIS LOT THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT? 260 00:09:28,736 --> 00:09:30,871 >> UH, YEAH, LOT 48. 261 00:09:30,904 --> 00:09:32,706 UM, CONDO DEVELOPER. 262 00:09:32,740 --> 00:09:34,742 HE DUG A BASEMENT AND THEN HE WENT BANKRUPT. 263 00:09:34,775 --> 00:09:35,976 I CHECKED IT OUT LIKE A MONTH AGO. 264 00:09:36,009 --> 00:09:37,778 IT'S PRETTY GROSS. 265 00:09:37,811 --> 00:09:39,713 >> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF I TOLD YOU 266 00:09:39,747 --> 00:09:43,250 THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT TURNING IT INTO A PARK? 267 00:09:43,283 --> 00:09:46,253 >> A PARK, HUH? OKAY. 268 00:09:46,286 --> 00:09:48,388 WELL, WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE LOGISTICS, 269 00:09:48,421 --> 00:09:51,124 THE VARIOUS HOOPS THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH, 270 00:09:51,158 --> 00:09:54,027 I WOULD SAY-- IS IT LIKELY? 271 00:09:54,061 --> 00:09:56,830 NO, IT'S NOT LIKELY, YOU KNOW. 272 00:09:56,864 --> 00:10:01,401 BUT IS IT POSSIBLE? 273 00:10:01,434 --> 00:10:03,904 NO. IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. 274 00:10:03,937 --> 00:10:05,238 I WOULD GIVE UP ON THAT ONE. 275 00:10:05,272 --> 00:10:06,840 >> WHAT? WHY? 276 00:10:06,874 --> 00:10:07,708 >> WHY? UH, I DON'T KNOW. 277 00:10:07,741 --> 00:10:09,777 THERE'S, LIKE, A MILLION REASONS WHY. 278 00:10:09,810 --> 00:10:11,411 UH, HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS, 279 00:10:11,444 --> 00:10:12,746 ANTI-GOVERNMENT NUTS, 280 00:10:12,780 --> 00:10:14,648 BUREAUCRATS, MILES OF RED TAPE-- 281 00:10:14,682 --> 00:10:16,717 >> REALLY? IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE TELLING ME TO GO FOR IT. 282 00:10:16,750 --> 00:10:17,918 >> THERE'S NO WAY IT CAN HAPPEN. 283 00:10:17,951 --> 00:10:19,753 >> I CAN DO THIS. 284 00:10:19,787 --> 00:10:22,422 I JUST NEED A LITTLE HELP. 285 00:10:22,455 --> 00:10:24,825 COULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR? 286 00:10:24,858 --> 00:10:26,794 FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE? 287 00:10:29,963 --> 00:10:33,867 MARK AND I-- IT'S COMPLICATED. 288 00:10:33,901 --> 00:10:35,769 WHEN YOU WORK CLOSELY WITH SOMEONE 289 00:10:35,803 --> 00:10:37,838 AND YOU SHARE SIMILAR INTERESTS 290 00:10:37,871 --> 00:10:40,073 AND YOU HAVE A SIMILAR WORLDVIEW 291 00:10:40,107 --> 00:10:42,042 AND YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE SAME THINGS, 292 00:10:42,075 --> 00:10:45,813 THINGS CAN HAPPEN. 293 00:10:45,846 --> 00:10:47,915 WE SLEPT TOGETHER. 294 00:10:47,948 --> 00:10:50,751 >> LESLIE? NO. 295 00:10:53,954 --> 00:10:56,824 OH, MY GOD. YOU KNOW WHAT? 296 00:10:56,857 --> 00:10:58,692 YEAH, WE DID, LIKE FIVE YEARS AGO. 297 00:10:58,726 --> 00:11:01,962 I'D SORT OF-- [chuckles] 298 00:11:01,995 --> 00:11:03,997 NO, BUT YEAH. YEAH. 299 00:11:04,031 --> 00:11:05,733 WE DID. 300 00:11:05,766 --> 00:11:07,801 >> HONEY, CAN YOU STRAIGHTEN UP YOUR AREA A LITTLE BIT? 301 00:11:07,835 --> 00:11:10,237 'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE HERE SOON. 302 00:11:10,270 --> 00:11:12,005 [quietly] CAN-- 303 00:11:12,039 --> 00:11:13,440 THANKS. 304 00:11:13,473 --> 00:11:15,275 THAT PARKS LADY IS COMING OVER 305 00:11:15,308 --> 00:11:17,410 AND WE'RE GONNA GO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PIT. 306 00:11:17,444 --> 00:11:20,981 I--I THINK IT'S PROBABLY JUST A PHOTO OP FOR HER. 307 00:11:21,014 --> 00:11:22,249 I MEAN, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IN GOVERNMENT 308 00:11:22,282 --> 00:11:23,751 ACTUALLY CARES ABOUT-- 309 00:11:23,784 --> 00:11:25,819 >> HONEY, DO YOU MIND DOING THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE? 310 00:11:25,853 --> 00:11:27,187 I'M TRYING TO WATCH TV. 311 00:11:27,220 --> 00:11:29,289 >> I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PIT YOU FELL IN. 312 00:11:29,322 --> 00:11:32,793 I KNOW, BUT IT'S BORING. >> IT'S MS. PERKINS' HOUSE. 313 00:11:32,826 --> 00:11:34,027 [doorbell rings] 314 00:11:34,061 --> 00:11:36,329 [chattering on TV] >> DOORBELL. 315 00:11:36,363 --> 00:11:39,199 >> YEAH, I HEARD IT. 316 00:11:39,232 --> 00:11:40,901 [doorbell rings] 317 00:11:40,934 --> 00:11:42,169 >> DOORBELL! >> I HEARD IT. 318 00:11:42,202 --> 00:11:45,472 I'M GETTING IT. 319 00:11:45,505 --> 00:11:47,808 >> I'M HERE. >> HEY, WOW. 320 00:11:47,841 --> 00:11:49,877 LOOK AT THAT. >> SAFETY. 321 00:11:49,910 --> 00:11:51,078 YOU REMEMBER TOM FROM LAST NIGHT. 322 00:11:51,111 --> 00:11:52,980 >> HEY, ANN, HOW ARE YOU? >> YEAH, HEY. OF COURSE I DO. 323 00:11:53,013 --> 00:11:54,882 >> AND THIS IS OUR COLLEGE INTERN, APRIL. 324 00:11:54,915 --> 00:11:56,750 SHE'S GOING TO BE DOCUMENTING OUR FACT-FINDING MISSION. 325 00:11:56,784 --> 00:11:58,318 >> HEY, APRIL. >> HEY. 326 00:11:58,351 --> 00:12:01,421 >> IS THIS FUN FOR YOU? >> YEAH, IT'S SO MUCH FUN. 327 00:12:01,454 --> 00:12:04,057 >> UH, I'M JUST GONNA GRAB MY PHONE QUICKLY. 328 00:12:04,091 --> 00:12:05,959 [whispering] SORRY. 329 00:12:08,361 --> 00:12:11,765 >> THIS MUST BE OUR HERO. [chuckles] 330 00:12:11,799 --> 00:12:13,433 THE MAN HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD. 331 00:12:13,466 --> 00:12:15,969 >> AH, HA. >> HOW YOU DOIN', SON? 332 00:12:16,003 --> 00:12:19,907 >> PRETTY GOOD. >> I'M LESLIE KNOPE. 333 00:12:19,940 --> 00:12:23,210 AND THE ENTIRE GOVERNMENT OF PAWNEE 334 00:12:23,243 --> 00:12:25,012 WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW 335 00:12:25,045 --> 00:12:27,781 THAT WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP YOU. 336 00:12:27,815 --> 00:12:29,416 >> COULD YOU PASS ME MY ITCH STICK? 337 00:12:29,449 --> 00:12:31,051 >> OF COURSE. 338 00:12:45,432 --> 00:12:48,936 >> SO, UM, ANDY JUMPED OVER THIS FENCE. 339 00:12:48,969 --> 00:12:51,471 HE WAS CROSSING THROUGH TO GET HOME 340 00:12:51,504 --> 00:12:53,173 AND THEN HE FELL RIGHT THERE. 341 00:12:53,206 --> 00:12:54,975 >> OH, MY GOD. 342 00:12:55,008 --> 00:12:57,144 HOW DID WE LET THIS HAPPEN? 343 00:12:57,177 --> 00:12:58,245 [sighs] 344 00:12:58,278 --> 00:13:00,113 DREAM WITH ME FOR A SECOND, ANN. 345 00:13:00,147 --> 00:13:03,116 DOESN'T THIS NEIGHBORHOOD DESERVE A FIRST-CLASS PARK? 346 00:13:03,150 --> 00:13:05,585 IMAGINE A SHINY NEW PLAYGROUND 347 00:13:05,618 --> 00:13:07,955 WITH A JUNGLE GYM AND SWINGS, 348 00:13:07,988 --> 00:13:10,157 POOL, TENNIS COURTS, 349 00:13:10,190 --> 00:13:12,525 VOLLEYBALL COURTS, RACQUETBALL COURTS, 350 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:14,862 BASKETBALL COURT, REGULATION FOOTBALL FIELD. 351 00:13:14,895 --> 00:13:16,296 WE COULD PUT AN AMPHITHEATRE OVER THERE 352 00:13:16,329 --> 00:13:17,931 WITH SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK. 353 00:13:17,965 --> 00:13:19,833 >> IT'S REALLY NOT THAT BIG OF A PIT. 354 00:13:19,867 --> 00:13:21,334 >> WE COULD DO SOME OF THOSE THINGS. 355 00:13:21,368 --> 00:13:25,138 IT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE EXTRA WORK. 356 00:13:25,172 --> 00:13:27,274 BUT WHY NOT TRY? 357 00:13:27,307 --> 00:13:28,942 >> I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT. 358 00:13:28,976 --> 00:13:31,378 >> ME, TOO. [chuckles] 359 00:13:31,411 --> 00:13:33,380 I'M GOING IN. >> WHY? 360 00:13:33,413 --> 00:13:34,915 >> DON'T WORRY. I HAVE A HARD HAT ON. 361 00:13:34,948 --> 00:13:36,416 >> I CAN SEE THAT, BUT-- >> YEAH. 362 00:13:36,449 --> 00:13:38,151 APRIL, DOCUMENT THIS. >> OKAY, WHY? 363 00:13:38,185 --> 00:13:39,419 >> THE KEY TO ANY FACT-FINDING MISSION 364 00:13:39,452 --> 00:13:42,322 IS TO GET RIGHT INTO THE BATTLE ZONE, YOU KNOW? 365 00:13:42,355 --> 00:13:45,025 IT'S LIKE GEORGE BUSH WHEN HE FLEW OVER NEW ORLEANS 366 00:13:45,058 --> 00:13:48,328 OR RICHARD NIXON WHEN HE WENT TO CHINA 367 00:13:48,361 --> 00:13:50,497 TO SEE WHAT THE CHINESE WERE UP TO. 368 00:13:50,530 --> 00:13:52,199 NO. OH! OH! 369 00:13:52,232 --> 00:13:53,967 [groaning] OH, OUCH! 370 00:13:54,001 --> 00:13:57,971 [continues groaning] >> LESLIE, ARE YOU OKAY? 371 00:13:58,005 --> 00:14:00,640 >> [murmurs] 372 00:14:00,673 --> 00:14:01,674 >> LESLIE! HOLD ON. 373 00:14:01,708 --> 00:14:04,277 APRIL'S GONNA GET SOME PHOTOS FOR THE WEBSITE. 374 00:14:04,311 --> 00:14:07,480 >> CAN YOU JUST BE STILL? >> DON'T MOVE AROUND AS MUCH. 375 00:14:07,514 --> 00:14:09,382 >> OKAY, SQUEEZE MY FINGERS. 376 00:14:09,416 --> 00:14:12,419 GOOD. 377 00:14:12,452 --> 00:14:14,321 DOES IT HURT A LOT? >> NO. 378 00:14:14,354 --> 00:14:16,523 MM-MMM. I'M FINE. 379 00:14:16,556 --> 00:14:17,490 >> NO, YOU'RE NOT. 380 00:14:17,524 --> 00:14:19,459 >> GOOD THING I WAS WEARING THAT HARD HAT. 381 00:14:19,492 --> 00:14:21,628 >> BUT IT-- IT FELL OFF. 382 00:14:21,661 --> 00:14:25,298 >> AFTER MY HEAD HIT THAT ROD. 383 00:14:25,332 --> 00:14:26,900 >> WOW. 384 00:14:26,934 --> 00:14:28,235 >> I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU FELL IN, TOO. 385 00:14:28,268 --> 00:14:30,670 THAT'S AWESOME. >> IT'S NOT AWESOME, ANDY. 386 00:14:30,703 --> 00:14:32,172 >> WELL, AT LEAST MY BOSS WILL LISTEN TO ME 387 00:14:32,205 --> 00:14:33,640 NOW THAT I BROKE MY CLAVICLE. 388 00:14:33,673 --> 00:14:36,343 >> IT'S NOT BROKEN. >> IT IS. 389 00:14:36,376 --> 00:14:40,013 DO YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE NECK FOAM COLLAR BRACE THINGS? 390 00:14:40,047 --> 00:14:41,982 >> HONESTLY, YOU'RE-- YOU'RE FINE. 391 00:14:42,015 --> 00:14:45,652 >> OH, HONESTLY, MY CLAVICLE'S BROKEN. 392 00:14:45,685 --> 00:14:46,553 >> OH, HEY, BABY, IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE KITCHEN, 393 00:14:46,586 --> 00:14:49,222 COULD YOU MAKE ME PANCAKES REAL QUICK? 394 00:14:49,256 --> 00:14:50,623 >> UH, SURE. 395 00:14:50,657 --> 00:14:54,194 >> OOH, ARE PANCAKES BEING MADE? 396 00:14:54,227 --> 00:14:56,663 >> YEAH, SURE. 397 00:14:56,696 --> 00:14:59,599 I DON'T KNOW, SHE'S A LITTLE DOOFY. 398 00:14:59,632 --> 00:15:02,069 BUT SHE'S SWEET. 399 00:15:03,736 --> 00:15:06,206 >> RON, PLEASE. 400 00:15:06,239 --> 00:15:08,708 >> NO. NO WAY. >> COME ON, RON. 401 00:15:08,741 --> 00:15:11,311 I'VE BEEN A LOYAL FOOT SOLDIER. GIVE ME MY SHOT. 402 00:15:11,344 --> 00:15:14,014 LET ME HAVE LOT 48. 403 00:15:14,047 --> 00:15:16,616 >> IS THAT A TRAVEL PILLOW AROUND YOUR NECK? 404 00:15:16,649 --> 00:15:19,119 >> RON, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU. 405 00:15:19,152 --> 00:15:20,320 WHEN YOU'VE BEEN DOWN IN THE PIT-- 406 00:15:20,353 --> 00:15:21,688 HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE PIT? 407 00:15:21,721 --> 00:15:23,957 >> NO, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN DOWN THERE YET. 408 00:15:23,991 --> 00:15:26,059 >> WELL, I HAVE. >> WHEN YOU FELL IN. 409 00:15:26,093 --> 00:15:29,062 >> WHEN I VISITED THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT 410 00:15:29,096 --> 00:15:30,497 ON A FACT-FINDING MISSION. 411 00:15:30,530 --> 00:15:32,699 AND WHEN YOU'RE DOWN THERE, 412 00:15:32,732 --> 00:15:36,703 YOU GET SOME PERSPECTIVE ABOUT WHAT IT ALL MEANS. 413 00:15:36,736 --> 00:15:39,472 AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, RON. 414 00:15:39,506 --> 00:15:42,475 WHAT IT MEANS IS... 415 00:15:42,509 --> 00:15:46,279 I WANT THIS SUBCOMMITTEE. 416 00:15:46,313 --> 00:15:48,481 >> I'VE BEEN QUITE OPEN ABOUT THIS AROUND THE OFFICE. 417 00:15:48,515 --> 00:15:49,749 I DON'T WANT THIS PARKS DEPARTMENT 418 00:15:49,782 --> 00:15:51,551 TO BUILD ANY PARKS 419 00:15:51,584 --> 00:15:53,253 BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE IN GOVERNMENT. 420 00:15:53,286 --> 00:15:54,754 I THINK THAT ALL GOVERNMENT 421 00:15:54,787 --> 00:15:57,324 IS A WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY. 422 00:15:57,357 --> 00:16:02,562 MY DREAM IS TO HAVE THE PARK SYSTEM PRIVATIZED 423 00:16:02,595 --> 00:16:04,197 AND RUN ENTIRELY FOR PROFIT 424 00:16:04,231 --> 00:16:06,166 BY CORPORATIONS. 425 00:16:06,199 --> 00:16:08,535 LIKE CHUCK E. CHEESE. 426 00:16:08,568 --> 00:16:10,703 THEY HAVE AN IMPECCABLE BUSINESS MODEL. 427 00:16:10,737 --> 00:16:12,639 I WOULD RATHER WORK FOR CHUCK E. CHEESE. 428 00:16:12,672 --> 00:16:16,343 WELL, I WILL DEFINITELY THINK ABOUT IT. 429 00:16:16,376 --> 00:16:18,511 >> I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT "DEFINITELY." 430 00:16:18,545 --> 00:16:20,513 I'M GONNA LEAVE BEFORE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND. 431 00:16:31,791 --> 00:16:33,526 >> MR. SWANSON, I PRESUME. 432 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:35,062 LOT 48. THOUGHTS? 433 00:16:35,095 --> 00:16:36,796 YES? NO? ME? PARK? 434 00:16:36,829 --> 00:16:39,166 GIVING THE PARK TO ME? >> STILL MULLING. 435 00:16:39,199 --> 00:16:40,567 SHE'S INSATIABLE. 436 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:42,702 SHE'S LIKE A... 437 00:16:42,735 --> 00:16:45,072 LITTLE DOG WITH A-- A CHEW TOY. 438 00:16:45,105 --> 00:16:46,039 >> ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. 439 00:16:46,073 --> 00:16:47,040 I'LL ASK HIM. 440 00:16:47,074 --> 00:16:48,641 EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT YOUR DECISION IS. 441 00:16:48,675 --> 00:16:50,510 SOMEONE ON THE PHONE ABOUT THE PARK. 442 00:16:50,543 --> 00:16:52,379 YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK I EVEN WANT IT. 443 00:16:52,412 --> 00:16:54,547 [sighs] 444 00:16:54,581 --> 00:16:56,449 OH, MAN. 445 00:16:56,483 --> 00:16:58,418 THE CLAVICLE'S STILL REALLY HURTING ME. 446 00:16:58,451 --> 00:17:02,555 >> [inhales, exhales] 447 00:17:02,589 --> 00:17:03,823 >> UH, OH, THIS IS A GREAT SHOT. 448 00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:06,126 >> I KNOW. [laughs] >> THAT'S AWESOME. 449 00:17:06,159 --> 00:17:07,194 >> I THINK SHE'S CRYING IN THAT ONE. 450 00:17:07,227 --> 00:17:09,196 LOOK AT THIS ONE. >> HEY, KIDS. 451 00:17:09,229 --> 00:17:10,463 >> THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD ONE. >> HEY. 452 00:17:10,497 --> 00:17:11,831 >> HEY, BRENDANAWICZ. 453 00:17:11,864 --> 00:17:13,366 YOU GOTTA COME CHECK THIS OUT. 454 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,402 LESLIE TOOK US OUT TO THAT PIT IN LOT 48 455 00:17:15,435 --> 00:17:16,803 AND SHE FELL INSIDE. 456 00:17:16,836 --> 00:17:18,505 AND WE HAVE SOME AWESOME PHOTOS. 457 00:17:18,538 --> 00:17:20,407 >> UH, IS SHE OKAY? >> YEAH, SHE'S FINE. 458 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,143 OH, THIS IS A CLASSIC. >> THAT'S THE BEST ONE. 459 00:17:23,176 --> 00:17:25,112 >> THE UP-SKIRT PHOTO. 460 00:17:25,145 --> 00:17:28,448 AWESOME. 461 00:17:28,481 --> 00:17:31,551 HEY, MAN. GIVE ME THE PHOTO BACK. 462 00:17:31,584 --> 00:17:34,087 WHAT'S GOING ON? [closes door] 463 00:17:34,121 --> 00:17:37,190 >> DON'T WORRY. I CAN PRINT MORE. 464 00:17:37,224 --> 00:17:40,660 >> LESLIE IS UNIQUE. 465 00:17:40,693 --> 00:17:43,696 UM, GOVERNMENT WORK CAN BEAT YOU DOWN. 466 00:17:43,730 --> 00:17:46,766 I WOULD SAY THAT I LOST MY OPTIMISM ABOUT GOVERNMENT 467 00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:49,269 IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS. 468 00:17:49,302 --> 00:17:52,472 LESLIE'S KEPT HERS FOR SIX YEARS. 469 00:17:52,505 --> 00:17:54,641 I'VE GOT A FEW RULES ABOUT HOW TO SURVIVE AND PROSPER 470 00:17:54,674 --> 00:17:55,742 IN A GOVERNMENT JOB, 471 00:17:55,775 --> 00:18:00,447 AND I THINK I'M ABOUT TO BREAK ONE OF THOSE RULES. 472 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:02,449 I WANT YOU TO GIVE LOT 48 TO LESLIE 473 00:18:02,482 --> 00:18:05,852 SO SHE CAN TRY TO BUILD A PARK. 474 00:18:05,885 --> 00:18:07,154 >> WHY SHOULD I? 475 00:18:07,187 --> 00:18:09,456 >> YOU OWE ME ONE, REMEMBER? 476 00:18:09,489 --> 00:18:11,824 >> DO YOU WANT TO CASH IN FOR THIS? 477 00:18:11,858 --> 00:18:14,361 >> YEAH, I DO. 478 00:18:14,394 --> 00:18:16,696 >> SO THIS WAS BUILT IN 1935. 479 00:18:16,729 --> 00:18:18,565 IT'S CALLED PIONEER HALL. 480 00:18:18,598 --> 00:18:19,899 A LITTLE TRIVIA-- 481 00:18:19,932 --> 00:18:22,369 IT IS ONE OF THE FIRST STRUCTURES IN AMERICA 482 00:18:22,402 --> 00:18:23,703 TO EVER HAVE LOCKS. 483 00:18:23,736 --> 00:18:25,172 >> WOW. 484 00:18:25,205 --> 00:18:27,574 >> OH, YEAH. THIS IS OUR CROWN JEWEL. 485 00:18:27,607 --> 00:18:29,142 IT'S ONE OF OUR BEST MURALS. 486 00:18:29,176 --> 00:18:32,312 IT DEPICTS THE VERY FAMOUS BATTLE AT CONEGA CREEK. 487 00:18:32,345 --> 00:18:33,846 WE HAVE A LOT OF CHILDREN VISIT, 488 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:37,384 SO OFTEN WE HAVE TO COVER UP THE MORE GRUESOME PARTS 489 00:18:37,417 --> 00:18:38,651 WITH A POSTER. 490 00:18:38,685 --> 00:18:40,853 >> THAT IS HORRIFYING. 491 00:18:40,887 --> 00:18:43,823 >> YES, IT IS. 492 00:18:43,856 --> 00:18:46,426 SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE? THE DMV? ANIMAL CONTROL? 493 00:18:46,459 --> 00:18:48,161 OR WE COULD-- >> LESLIE. 494 00:18:52,232 --> 00:18:54,567 WE DID IT. 495 00:18:54,601 --> 00:18:55,902 RON'S APPROVED OUR COMMITTEE. 496 00:18:55,935 --> 00:18:57,304 >> [laughs] >> OH, MY GOD. 497 00:18:57,337 --> 00:18:58,571 >> THAT'S GREAT! >> THAT'S SO GREAT. 498 00:18:58,605 --> 00:19:00,173 >> THAT'S SO EXCITING! 499 00:19:00,207 --> 00:19:01,808 THIS IS HUGE. 500 00:19:01,841 --> 00:19:04,211 I'M BARELY 34, AND I'VE ALREADY LANDED 501 00:19:04,244 --> 00:19:06,813 A PARKS DEPARTMENT EXPLORATORY SUBCOMMITTEE. 502 00:19:06,846 --> 00:19:09,449 I'M A ROCKET SHIP. 503 00:19:09,482 --> 00:19:10,817 >> LESLIE. >> HEY. 504 00:19:10,850 --> 00:19:12,685 >> I JUST HEARD THE NEWS. >> ISN'T IT GREAT? 505 00:19:12,719 --> 00:19:13,920 >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. 506 00:19:13,953 --> 00:19:15,822 I'M SO EXCITED. IT'S EXCITING, ISN'T IT? 507 00:19:15,855 --> 00:19:17,257 >> IT IS. >> YEAH. 508 00:19:17,290 --> 00:19:18,558 SHOULD I CALL A PRESS CONFERENCE NOW, OR? 509 00:19:18,591 --> 00:19:19,692 >> YEAH, CALL ONE. DEFINITELY. >> I WOULD. 510 00:19:19,726 --> 00:19:21,894 >> EVERY NOW AND THEN WE HAVE THESE LITTLE GATHERINGS 511 00:19:21,928 --> 00:19:24,864 AND LESLIE GETS PLASTERED. 512 00:19:24,897 --> 00:19:27,800 ONE TIME I CONVINCED HER TO TRY TO FAX SOMEONE 513 00:19:27,834 --> 00:19:28,901 A FRUIT ROLL-UP. 514 00:19:28,935 --> 00:19:32,239 SHE ONE TIME MADE OUT WITH THE WATER DELIVERY GUY 515 00:19:32,272 --> 00:19:33,673 IN HER OFFICE. 516 00:19:33,706 --> 00:19:36,443 ON HALLOWEEN, SHE WAS DRESSED UP AS BATMAN. 517 00:19:36,476 --> 00:19:38,445 NOT BATGIRL. BATMAN. 518 00:19:38,478 --> 00:19:40,580 AND I CONVINCED HER TO GO STOP A CRIME 519 00:19:40,613 --> 00:19:42,549 THAT WAS GOING ON OUTSIDE. 520 00:19:42,582 --> 00:19:44,851 AND IT IS MY FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD. 521 00:19:44,884 --> 00:19:46,886 >> YOU KNOW WHAT? AMERICA IS AWESOME. 522 00:19:46,919 --> 00:19:48,755 IT'S SO FULL OF HOPE 523 00:19:48,788 --> 00:19:50,823 AND SMALL TOWNS AND BIG CITIES 524 00:19:50,857 --> 00:19:53,893 AND REAL PEOPLE AND DELICIOUS BEVERAGES 525 00:19:53,926 --> 00:19:55,762 AND HOT GUYS. 526 00:19:55,795 --> 00:19:57,864 YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN OPPORTUNITY IS GONNA STRIKE. 527 00:19:57,897 --> 00:19:59,332 >> YEAH. >> YOU GOTTA BE READY FOR IT. 528 00:19:59,366 --> 00:20:00,467 >> YEAH. >> ARE YOU EXCITED? 529 00:20:00,500 --> 00:20:01,634 >> DEFINITELY AM. FIRED UP. 530 00:20:01,668 --> 00:20:02,702 >> YEAH! >> I'M REALLY FIRED UP. 531 00:20:02,735 --> 00:20:05,905 I--YOU KNOW THEY SAY THAT DEMOCRACY OR WHATEVER 532 00:20:05,938 --> 00:20:07,840 ONLY WORKS WHEN PEOPLE GET INVOLVED? 533 00:20:07,874 --> 00:20:09,442 WELL, I'M GETTING INVOLVED. 534 00:20:09,476 --> 00:20:12,879 SO I AM GONNA MAKE A VOW NOW 535 00:20:12,912 --> 00:20:14,647 THAT I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES 536 00:20:14,681 --> 00:20:16,349 TO GET THIS PIT FILLED IN. 537 00:20:16,383 --> 00:20:18,785 EVEN IF IT TAKES TWO MONTHS. 538 00:20:18,818 --> 00:20:21,954 >> WHOO! * SOUL SISTA, SOUL SISTA 539 00:20:21,988 --> 00:20:23,823 * GONNA GET YOUR PHONE, SISTA >> YEAH. 540 00:20:23,856 --> 00:20:30,263 >> * SWEET LADY MARMALARD 541 00:20:33,533 --> 00:20:34,801 >> I'VE CREATED THIS OFFICE 542 00:20:34,834 --> 00:20:36,769 AS A SYMBOL OF HOW I FEEL ABOUT GOVERNMENT. 543 00:20:36,803 --> 00:20:40,607 THIS SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN BELONGED TO A LOCAL BOOTLEGGER. 544 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:43,310 PEOPLE WHO COME IN HERE TO ASK ME FOR THINGS 545 00:20:43,343 --> 00:20:45,578 HAVE TO STARE RIGHT DOWN THE BARREL. 546 00:20:45,612 --> 00:20:47,914 DID YOU GUYS GET A GRANT TO DO THIS? 547 00:20:47,947 --> 00:20:49,816 THIS IS MY BASKETBALL COURT. 548 00:20:49,849 --> 00:20:51,651 I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY DOUBLE DRIBBLE. 549 00:20:51,684 --> 00:20:53,920 I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY THREE-SECOND VIOLATIONS. 550 00:20:53,953 --> 00:20:55,488 BOBBY KNIGHT!