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Parks and Recreation
Sweet Sixteen
Original Air Date: Feb 23, 2012
Shannon – Associate Editor
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Ron wants Leslie to take a leave of absence to deal with her campaign. Apparently she’s working 50 hours at the parks department and 50 hours on her campaign. She’s been wearing the same lollipop encrusted sweater for 4 days. Leslie refuses but the fact is, she’s stretching herself too thin and both jobs are suffering.
Tom gives Ann a Kangol hat that says Tommy’s Girl. Tom’s hat just says Tom, not Ann’s Man or something. Ann is not impressed. April is regretting setting those two up because now they won’t stop asking her for advice.
Leslie forgot Jerry’s birthday since she’s been working so much. Jerry is turning 16 this year since his birthday is February 29. She sends Jerry out on some poop related issue so she can plan a party for him in secret. They go to Donna’s lake house where there are pictures of Ginuwine all over. Oh by the way, Donna and Ginuwine are cousins. Ann doesn’t know who Ginuwine is and that’s number three on Tom’s “oh no no list”. Tom wants to break up with Ann because she sleeps on jersey sheets, has never seen a Paul Walker movie and various other slights. Ann is going to break up with Tom because he makes her watch stupid movies and has 20” rims on his VW Golf. April gets drunk and tells them they’re arguing about stupid stuff. Tom and Ann agree and get back together. Honestly, I don’t like these two together. They’re just so ill-suited. I hope this storyline ends quickly.
Someone forgot to invite Jerry to his own birthday party. Oh yeah, it was Leslie. So Leslie and Ron go to fetch Jerry, meanwhile Leslie notices her campaign sign is wonky. So they fix the sign, pick up Jerry, run out of gas, walk to get gas and basically show up to the party incredibly late. So late, that everyone has already gone to bed. Leslie rouses everyone and they have a late night party in which Leslie falls asleep on Jerry.
The next morning, Ron takes Leslie out by the lake and tells her never to half ass two things. You gotta whole ass one thing. Leslie agrees to cut back her work at the parks department to ten hours a week to focus more on her campaign.
I like Tom and I like Ann but I do not like Tann. I thought we were severely lacking in Ben this week but a little extra dose of wisdom from Ron is always welcome. I did love the part where Ron asked Donna if the two dozen eggs were all they had. Mr. Swanson does love some breakfast food. What did you think? Give me all the comments and bacon you have.
Tom and Ann together give me the heebeegeebees. BLECH
I think the writers’ use of Jerry is just genius. SO well done.
I love Jerry. I love how his name isn’t even Jerry. He’s a great character.