Leslie: This is very exciting.
We are at Saint Joseph's medical center
because, today, Andy dwyer is getting his casts off.
It is a great day for Andy,
and it's a wonderful day for my subcommittee.
Oh, my god.
Your boobs are dead.
Stop it. No, they're not.
I'm calling it.
Time of boob death 9:18 am.
We did everything we could, but they were just too small.
Leslie: Okay, Ann, how do you feel?
Ifeelgood.
I'm recording some of these soundbites for the website,
so I need you to say something a little bit more moving and poignant.
You know, pithy, articulate.
Kind of grabby, but unrehearsed.
Like you just made it up, but think about it for a second.
Now say something like that. And then be funny.
Okay, go. How do you feel?
I'm happy.
That's great.
If Leslie had a boyfriend and he broke his legs,
I would do the same for her.
I'd probably bring fewer stuffed animals, though.
Yeah.
Tom: Wow, it's like a sweaty pinata.
Ann: Hey, my ipodl oh, yeah! My pirate!
Doctor, if I may, could I keep that cast, please?
It's a highly disgusting request, but I don't see why not.
Thank you. This is a symbol of new beginnings,
a symbol of hope, and of our project.
We will build this park!
It is gonna feel so good to walk again, finally.
Easy!
Leslie: Oh, no! Oh, my... oh, no!
Yeah, they might be a little weak at first.
Andy: Thank you, guys.
Tom: Welcome back into the world of walking, Andy.
Leslie: Yes.
Ann: I just wanted to say...
Quiet, everyone! Ann wants to say something.
I wanted to thank you all for being so supportive.
When Andy fell in the pit,
I didn't expect anyone in government to reach out to us.
So, thanks.
You're welcome.
Hey, you're welcome, Ann.
Babe, when are you gonna tell them about my show?
Oh, yeah, sorry.
Andy's band is playing a show.
And we want you all to come.
It's gonna be a party, so check your suits at the door. It's gonna get crazy.
Andy's band is really good, and it's been driving him nuts that he can't play.
He's been writing all these songs about things that are physically near him.
Sandwich! Are you Turkey or ham?
Ann: Ham.
Lamp! Wish you were a lamp that would light up when you get touched
Mark: What kind of music does your band play?
You know, I don't really like to defineit
but it's like matchbox twenty meets the fray.
So, rock.
Well, again, I don't really like to define it.
So, undefinable rock?
You know, again, the term "rock," I think, defines it.
I totally get what you mean.
So, I would love to come to this thing. When is it?
Tonight at 8:00.
Yeah. No! Tonight?
I can't go. Why not?
My mom set up this meeting.
It's like a political téte-a-téte with a local bigwig.
Leslie, you're not gonna go? Come on!
Oh, you guys. You know how I love mixing work into my personal life.
This guy is important,
and he has valuable information that could help us build a park.
But I wanna go to the concert!
Come on! Play hooky! Blow off the meeting.
Oh, iwanna go to that concert so bad,
but I have to go to the meeting. I have to go.
But I'll meet up with you guys after the téte-a-téte, I promise.
Hey, Mark, congratulations.
Oh. Thanks, Nate. For what?
You got that speed bump thing taken care of. Finally. Nice work.
Oh, yeah. Yay.
There used to be this huge speed bump in the center of town.
It was insane.
So, I decided I wanted to do something about it,
and I got it lowered 2 inches.
Apparently, what I can achieve in government can literally be measured.
Hey, mom.
Hi, sweetie, what can I do for you?
Is that meeting still happening? The one with the bigwig?
As far as I know.
Would it be unusual to reschedule the meeting?
Well, you would come off as a little flakey.
Unless that's the impression you're trying to make?
Flakey is the worst thing a politician can be.
Or corrupt.
Or a rapist.
There are a lot of pitfalls in politics but those are the big three.
So, do I need to know anything about this guy?
What's his political pedigree?
His name is George gernway. He's the city manager in eagleton.
He's divorced with two children.
Okay, good to know. "Knowledge is power." Francis bacon.
Or Mary j. Blige?
Marlene: Leslie's not much of a dater.
You don't meet many guys at the hall of records, the public library,
or the shoe section at jc penney,
so I set her up with a wonk I met at a government conference.
All he talks about are city codes.
She's gonna love him.
Is that what you're gonna wear?
No, I was gonna wear something a little more formal and buttoned down.
I don't wanna blow it.
Why don't you try something more stylish?
Like Laura bush stylish or Michelle Obama stylish?
Come tonight, it's my boyfriend's band.
Hey, Dr. Harris.
Andy's playing a show tonight,
and we'd love it if you came by.
I think there's gonna be a good turnout at Andy's show tonight.
He wrote this new song about what happened to him called the pit.
It's one of those rare songs that rocks really hard,
and also informs people about a small public works project.
So, Andy's doing well?
Yeah, he's a little shaky still, but that's to be expected.
Well, not really.
If he had his casts removed two weeks ago,
the muscles wouldn't have atrophied so much.
I'm sorry, two weeks ago?
That's when they were scheduled to come off.
But he told me that you told him he should wait.
No. He rescheduled. Said it was personal,
that he'd explain later, but then he never explained.
I have waited on him hand and foot for two months.
Vveh, I guess that explains it.
Andy: Hey, what's up, people of Pawnee?
All right! All right.
Uh... in just a minute, scarecrow boat is gonna rock it out.
Please be patient while we rock out the equipment setup.
Andy: The band has had a few different names over the years.
We started, we were Teddy bear suicide,
but then we changed it to mouse rat.
Uh. Then we were god hates figs,
two doors down, department of homeland obscurity.
Then we were three skin, just the tip,
flames for flames, muscle confusion,
nothing rhymes with orange,
then everything rhymes with orange,
Andy dwyer experience, ad. And the d bags,
the Andy Andy andies.
Rad wagon. Five skin, four skin.
Nothing rhymes with blorange.
Death of a scam artist, razor dick.
Puppy pendulum, possum pendulum,
penis pendulum, hand rail suicide, angel snack.
Jet black pope, punch face champions, ninja dick,
we went back to mouse rat, and now we are scarecrow boat.
God, when I hear myself say scarecrow boat out loud, I kind of hate it.
Now, you know that we're gonna be building a park on a residential lot,
so, of course we're gonna have to get the zoning codes approved
and amended by our city council.
What kind of movies do you like?
Uh. Well, you know, documentaries, political thrillers.
I like all kinds of movies.
Great.
So, I brought some pictures of the lot,
and you can tell that the houses are very close to it.
How difficult is re-zoning in your town?
Could you go into detail a little bit about that?
Sure. Great.
It's refreshing to be with someone who actually likes
talking about government issues.
Most of the women I go out with find it boring.
Well, you know, you have to have zoning codes,
or else the whole thing could be chaos.
You are a very no-nonsense person, aren't you?
I like that.
Your mother mentioned that you don't date much.
What?
I've been focusing on my career. Why do you ask?
I haven't been dating much either since my divorce.
It hasn't been easy.
And I'm coping, but it was tough on the kids.
Not my kids, 'cause they're grown-up,
but it was tough on their kids.
I'm sorry.
Oh, boy.
I'm sorry. Okay.
I apologize.
Shouldn't bring up my divorce on a first date.
But I feel I can tell you anything.
Okay. Okay.
Let's have some more wine.
See where the night takes us.
He thinks we're on a date. Did you tell him we were on a date?
Marlene: It is a date. What did you think it was?
A political strategy session.
Leslie, you're not getting any younger.
Well, neither is he. And he's 62 years old.
I think it's going quite well.
And she looks like a young Sandy Duncan.
Oh. Just go back in there and finish the dinner.
Let him think it's a date.
You don't have to have sex with him if you don't want to.
What? Are you crazy?
Hi, how are you?
Hey, parks department.
Hey, Mark.
This is Beth, my ex-wife Tammy's better-looking sister.
Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.
You guys are together?
Yup. My ex-wife Tammy cheated on me. Then we divorced.
Then last week, I ran into her sister Beth here.
Turns out she hates Tammy, too, so we've started dating.
It's like a fairy tale. Yeah, Tammy stinks.
Brendanawicz! Hey, Tom.
Hey. I want you to meet my wife.
Hi. I'm Wendy Haverford.
Hi. You're Tom's wife.
Don't hold it against me.
Look at how hot she is. Isn't that crazy?
And she's a surgeon.
She makes a ton of money!
Bam!
This is Derek.
Cool. How long have you guys been dating?
We're just friends.
He's like the gayest person I've ever met.
But I make out with him when I'm drunk sometimes.
You know, if you don't wanna talk to me, you can just say so.
I don't wanna talk to you.
Apparently, tonight, I'm the parks department's seventh wheel.
Are you okay?
It's good. Yeah.
This is my oldest son.
He's a very no-nonsense person like yourself.
And this is my youngest. He's about your age.
Terrific.
So, did you give any more thought to
those zoning code questions I asked you?
Oh. Come on, enough business. Let's have some fun!
Try some of my chicken.
Oh, no. That's okay.
Just a taste. Have a little taste of chicken!
Just a bit! Just a taste!
Chicken, chicken, chicken!
Mmm. Delicious, right?
Mmm-hmm.
I really like this restaurant.
Yeah. It's a great place for a business meeting.
Andy. Andy. We need to talk.
Babe, hey. We're just about to start.
Could you grab me a triple whiskey water?
You would like that, wouldn't you?
You have two perfectly good legs. Get it yourself.
All right. Hey, guys! Thanks for coming out.
We're scarecrow boat.
This first song is called menace ball.
Two, three, four...
I know you been changing
but I been changing, too
you say that you've moved on...
Thank you.
What kind of movies do you like?
You already asked me that.
Oh. Sorry. Senior moment.
Hey, am I keeping you from something?
No, no.
Yes. My friend Andy is playing in a band tonight, and I kind of wanted to go.
Well, if you want to go to the rock show, I don't mind.
Really? Are you sure?
Sure! I haven't been to a rock show in a long time.
Might be fun. All this and a rock show, too?
The last rock show I went to was the everly brothers.
Hmm. You like the everly brothers?
They're my favorite rock group.
They're so good.
I am getting very positive signals.
You and me together
you and me forever
you and me together forever
together forever
All right, take five, guys. I'm gonna go acoustic.
This next song is dedicated to her,
my girlfriend, Ann.
I call it Ann.
Ann
Hey, the band's really good.
I liked that song grapple hound.
Gossip town? Right.
My only criticism, I hate the name of the band.
Yeah, they should change their name to big, lying baby.
Or where's my sandwich?
Or don't forget to bring home beers after work.
Okay. Since you brought it up, I'm just gonna say it.
I don't get you and...
I mean, it doesn't make any sense to me.
I mean, I like Andy a lot.
But there's tons of guys out there who have jobs
and who respect you
and think you're attractive.
Really? Oh, yeah.
You mean guys like you...
For instance?
No, no, no, no, no, not me.
Oh. Okay. Good, 'cause, for a second there,
I thought you were hitting on me in front of my boyfriend.
No! Not my style.
Even though you did just call him a big, lying baby.
And I do find you attractive.
So, you are hitting on me.
No. I'm not. I promise you.
But if I were, would you be interested?
Okay. Let me tell you why,
because I'm in a crappy mood,
and I don't really appreciate what's happening right here.
Number one, you've never been in a relationship that's lasted longer than a week.
Number two, the girls... That's fine. Just...
You do choose to spend the week with...
That's enough. That's enough. Look, I was not trying to ask you out, I promise.
Well, I'm glad we avoided that.
Pit! I fell in it, the pit
you fell in it, the pit
we all fell in it, the pit
pit! I fell in it, the pit
you fell in it, the pit
we all fell in it, the pit
pit! I was in it, the pit
we all fell in that pit
Thank you very much, everybody! We are scarecrow boat!
No! Screw it! We are mouse rat!
Thank you very much! Good night!
Damn it. I missed it?
Leslie! Who's your friend?
I'm George. I'm Leslie's date.
Yes. He's my date. George gernway.
He's the city manager in eagleton.
Hi, George gernway. I'm Tom Haverford.
This is my wife, Wendy. She's my age.
Hello. Hi.
Andy. Andy.
What do you think of the show?
Can I talk to you for a second? Alone?
Yeah. Okay, definitely.
I have to break down this gear real quick, so two seconds.
Andy: I have no idea why Ann is upset with me.
But I do know she's too nice to yell at me in front of all these people.
So, I am not leaving this bar.
So, I heard you went to Indiana state. Yes.
My buddy Todd went there. Maybe you know him.
What year did you graduate?
1968.
Oh! Todd graduated in 2005, so you probably missed him.
How was your date with Leslie?
We rework the mix on the demo.
We change the band name, and then we send the demo out.
We're completely ready... Andy, let's go.
Honey, I'm just debriefing with the band.
It's just gonna be just one second.
Let's go. Leslie: Hey! Hi!
Whoa! Leslie knope! I'm so glad you made it. You have to meet my band.
Okay. Hi, band! Hey. What's going on?
Oh. I'm so sorry that I missed your songs.
Is there any way that you guys could do like an encore or something?
An encore. I like it.
Guys, let's get our stuff out of the boxes. Let's go.
No, no, forget it. No, we're going home.
No, Ann, don't leave. I just got here.
Yeah, itwould be really rude to leave when she just got here.
I mean, she brought her dad.
It'd be kind of rude to not do at least one more song.
Andy.
Okay, let's go. Let's go.
Sorry, Leslie. We're gonna go. I'll call you tomorrow.
Leslie: Okay. This weekend, guys.
Look. Dead or asleep?
Dead or asleep?
George. George!
Oh.
Look at me, out like alight.
I think I should head home now.
Okay.
It was nice to meet you. It was fun.
I had a nice time. Don't think I'll go out with her again.
There was just no spark.
How did Leslie meet her boyfriend?
She used to read him books at the senior center.
Wow. How old is he?
He's six, but he has Benjamin button disease. Beth: Whoa.
Hey, who wants to see me climb a tree?
Tom: I do! Beth: I do!
Mark: Deputy director knope.
Where do you think you're going?
Home. It's been a really crappy night.
Have a beer with me.
I can't believe my mom tried to set me up with an 80-year-old man.
Iwent to dinner tonight with somebody's grandpa.
You know what? That guy was too young for you.
You should be dating guys in their early hundreds.
I'm telling you, you should be dating men
that al roker announces their birthdays.
Hey! Congratulations are in order.
I heard that you got that speed bump thing through.
Don't make fun of me. I'm not.
Oh, yeah. I made a bump into a smaller bump. It's a great day for america.
What are you talking about? That thing was a pain in the butt.
You fixed a problem. That's what we're supposed to do.
You know, honestly, when iwent to college, and I studied city planning...
Yes?
I thought I was gonna get a chance to build these, you know, perfect cities.
With public transportation
and downtown pedestrian areas with beautiful landscaping,
and all I ever really do is regulate the size of people's garage additions.
You can do it all, brendanawicz.
The people of Pawnee don't know how lucky they are to have you.
Mark and I are really connecting tonight.
Like we connected when we made love five years ago.
There are a million similarities between that night and this night.
We were drinking. We were at a bar.
Leslie: If you could put anything in the park, what would you put in there?
Okay... don't over-think it.
Keep it simple, nice shady trees, lots of grass, benches.
A picnic table? Sure. Water feature.
Like, huge rocks to be climbing on.
A play area for the kids. God, that sounds wonderful.
I would live in that park. But then you'd be homeless.
Bartender: Hey, we're closing up.
What time is it? I should go.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
We're getting drinks to go. Come on. Beers to go!
Where are we going? All the bars are closed.
You think I can get my beer bottle in that shopping cart right there?
What? Mark, don't. This pit isn't a dump.
Yes, it is. Look around, Leslie.
I mean, there's crap everywhere.
One beer bottle is not gonna make any difference.
Damn it! I was so close there!
Yeah, so... it was pretty close!
So far to the left! So far to the left!
You think you can do any better? No, please.
I don't want anyone to see! I'm the deputy director of parks...
You're the deputy director of parks and blah blah...
You know, nobody's gonna see it.
Go on and Chuck it.
Unbelievable! That's unbelievable!
You missed the entire pit, which is huge, by the way.
Andy, I'm so sick of talking about this.
I didn't do anything wrong.
You didn't do anything wrong? Mmm-mmm.
I waited on you hand and foot.
And it was exhausting!
I fed you meals, and you could've had your casts off two weeks ago!
That is not true. It's not true?
So you're calling Dr. Harris a liar?
Yes yeah?
Why would he lie about that?
I don't know, that's a good question. Maybe to make some more money.
How would he make more money?
Easy.
Hmos
do you want me to call Dr. Harris?
I'm gonna call Dr. Harris right now.
How about that? You call him!
You get me on the phone with Dr. Harris. Yes. Yes. I will.
Don't call him right now!
Ann: Why? Because it's late.
Andy: Listen, just put the phone down.
Fine! You want the truth?
Yes.
Could I have gotten my casts off two weeks ago?
Technically, yes. But
I really, really like it when you serve me food.
Get out. Get out of my house.
But what...
Take a walk with your overly-healed legs,
and let me think about this relationship.
Babe! I'm not going anywhere till you forgive me.
I'm not giving up on you.
Leslie: Okay, this pit. Give it to me straight.
Are we ever gonna turn it into a park?
Leslie, this is already a park!
Look, I mean, you got dirt slide over here,
you got ring around the diaper you could play there.
You've got duck, duck, glass you could play right there.
Mystery trash.
What's not to love about this park, right here, now?
I wish we could turn it into a pit, frankly, don't you?
But, seriously, I mean, really?
Honestly, Leslie, it's gonna be along, uphill battle.
You are gonna be super annoyed
with all the people that want you to fail.
There is a sea of red tape, endless roadblocks.
So, yeah, I don't know. I don't know.
Screw it. I'm gonna try to do it anyway.
Leslie: I mean, Kennedy put a man on the moon.
Mark: He did.
Leslie: I can build one park.
I really admire your tenacity.
I really admire you.
No, no. Wait, what am I doing?
This isn't the way I want this to happen again.
Leslie, it's not that big a deal.
I think you should go home, Mark.
All right, okay.
I'm sorry.
Pnigonna get out of here. Yeah.
I'm sorry. It's okay, it's...
No. Oh, my god!
Oh, my god!
Leslie: Oh, my god! Mark, are you all right?
Andy: Wow.
Are you okay? Oh, my god!
Mark: Go get some help. Leslie: Help!
Hey, babe! Baby, open up!
That guy Mark just fell in the pit!
You know that guy Mark? What?
Yeah. He just fell in the pit!
You gotta go check it out. You're a nurse.
I think he'd probably be hurt.
Seriously, it's pretty bad!
Pit! I fell in it, the pit
you fell in it, the pit
we all fell in it, the pit
the pit! I fell in it, the pit
you fell in it, the pit
we all fell in it, the pit
the pit! Well, I was in it, the pit
you were in it, the pit!
We all were in it, the pit!
The pit! I was in it, the pit!
You fell in it, the pit
we all fell in that pit