0:00:03 > 0:00:04Hello.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Hi. My name is Leslie Knope,
0:00:06 > 0:00:09and I work for the Parks and Recreation Department.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Can I ask you a few questions?
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Would you say that you are, "Enjoying yourself and having fun,
0:00:16 > 0:00:20"having a moderate amount of fun and somewhat enjoying yourself,
0:00:20 > 0:00:22"or having no fun and no enjoyment?"
0:00:23 > 0:00:25I'm gonna put a lot of fun.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Ms Knope, there's a drunk stuck in the slide.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Sir, this is a children's slide.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32- You're not allowed to sleep in here.- What is?
0:00:32 > 0:00:35'When I first tell people I work in the government, they say,'
0:00:35 > 0:00:37"Oh, the government! The government stinks!
0:00:37 > 0:00:38"The lines are too long at the DMV."
0:00:38 > 0:00:42'But now things have changed. People need our help.'
0:00:42 > 0:00:44And it feels good to be needed.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46- Could you put your arms to your side?- Wait...
0:00:46 > 0:00:48And that might help you slide down a little easier.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50- We don't... - Want to come this way?- Uh-uh.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52- We need you to get out.- Please go away?- Get out of the slide.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- OK?- You're...- Here we go! - Can you please go away?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56OK, wake up. Here we go. Out of the slide.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59'You know, government isn't just a boys' club anymore.'
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Women are everywhere. It's a great time to be a woman in politics.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08'Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, me, Nancy Pelosi.'
0:01:08 > 0:01:09We did it!
0:01:09 > 0:01:13'I like to tell people, you know, "Get on board and buckle up,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16' "cos my ride will be a big one." And if you get motion sickness,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19'you know, put your head between your knees cos...'
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Leslie Knope's stopping for no-one.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56Tonight is our next monthly community outreach public forum.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- And that is tonight. - That is tonight.- Right.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01- Leslie will be running it. - SHE CHUCKLES
0:02:01 > 0:02:03And we need one more.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04Who wants in?
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Tom.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12GRUNTS: Fine.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15This is a great thing for you guys to see.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17This is where the rubber of government
0:02:17 > 0:02:20meets the road of actual human beings.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22When I go through these doors, I need to be on.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Like the White House Press Secretary. Are you ready?
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- Yeah.- OK. Here we go!
0:02:29 > 0:02:32It's locked.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- SIGHS:- OK. Here we go.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38SHE SIGHS
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Thank you so much for coming. What an amazing turnout.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46My name is Leslie Knope.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50I am the deputy director of the Parks and Recreation Department,
0:02:50 > 0:02:52and tonight we're gonna be taking
0:02:52 > 0:02:55some of your questions as... Hello?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58We're having a meeting in here.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59LESLIE SIGHS
0:03:00 > 0:03:03TOM: Does anybody have any questions about permits?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- So, take two. - SHE LAUGHS AWKWARDLY
0:03:05 > 0:03:09I'm Leslie Knope, and with me is department member Tom Haverford.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13We are here to answer any and all of your questions, so fire away.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Well, it's a great day, because, last month, they put me in jail.
0:03:17 > 0:03:23That's right. The head of the police is a ninth-degree Mason.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25But the music is so loud.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Stop the graffiti, please. Please.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30I don't like obscenities just as much as you don't like them.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- No, it drives me crazy. I have kids.- Right. But...
0:03:32 > 0:03:35I've got my three-year-old, going through the park and someone's like,
0:03:35 > 0:03:39- "Hey,- BLEEP- my- BLEEP!"- And he's, "You- BLEEP- my- BLEEP, BLEEP- head."
0:03:39 > 0:03:41These people are members of a community that care about
0:03:41 > 0:03:46'where they live, so what I hear when I'm being yelled at is'
0:03:46 > 0:03:48people caring loudly at me.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Now, I have a few things I want to say about Laura Linney.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Thank you so much, Barry. Always great to have you here.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- Anyone else who would like to contribute?- Hi. Hi, hi.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Hi. I'm Ann Perkins.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04I'm a nurse and, frankly, I don't really care for politics.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Er, but I'm here to talk about the abandoned lot on Sullivan Street.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Excellent. Sounds like a good idea. Tell us about that.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18No, it's a problem. It almost killed my boyfriend.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- Oh.- Yeah.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21There's a lot nearby my house,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24and a developer dug out a basement for some condos,
0:04:24 > 0:04:28and then they went bankrupt, so there's just this giant pit,
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- and it's been there for almost a year.- 12 months, yes. Go on.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37Yeah, and my boyfriend, who is a musician, actually, I support him,
0:04:37 > 0:04:41but anyway, he fell in and broke both his legs.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42Ann, let me speak with you for a minute.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- So, your boyfriend fell down into this pit, right?- Yes.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50And, this guy, is it pretty serious? Are you guys living together?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- Yes.- Wow, I'm sure this must be really tough for you.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56You know, this guy sounds like he didn't have a lot going on for him
0:04:56 > 0:04:58to start with, and now both legs broken.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01He's just weak. You have to take care of him.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03You probably feel like you need to move on.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- What does this... - Become more adventurous
0:05:05 > 0:05:07in relationships with your body, just in...
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Are you actually hitting on me right now?
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Oh. Oh. God, no. I'm not hitting on you. I'm actually married.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15I'm just an open person, and I like connecting with people.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18I'm, you know, very comfortable around women, attractive women.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21I've spent a lot of time with them. And I just... I don't know.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24I feel like we might be taking up too much of the forum's time.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Maybe we can just exchange numbers.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29You know, maybe go away one weekend and just kind of talk about this.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Look...- I'd love to do it.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35The bottom line is I've been trying to get this thing fixed for months,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38and nobody's done anything, and it's ugly, and it's dangerous,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41and it's government-owned, and you need to do something about it.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43ALL APPLAUDING
0:05:46 > 0:05:47OK.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- I'll do something about it.- Really?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Yes, we... I will help you.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Is that a promise?
0:05:55 > 0:05:57It's more than a promise.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00It's a pinky promise.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05I pinky promise all of you that I will help,
0:06:05 > 0:06:07and I will go to that location tomorrow,
0:06:07 > 0:06:09and we will fill in that pit,
0:06:09 > 0:06:15and then, when that's done, we're gonna put a park on the land.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17SCATTERED MURMURING
0:06:17 > 0:06:18OK.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20ALL APPLAUDING
0:06:22 > 0:06:25'Well, I've worked at the Parks Department for six years,
0:06:25 > 0:06:27'and I've handled a lot of things that I'm proud of.'
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Recently, I led a city-wide drive to disinfect the sandbox sand
0:06:30 > 0:06:33after we had those problems with the cats.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38'But this pit, the chance to build a whole new park from scratch...'
0:06:40 > 0:06:42This could be my Hoover Dam.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47No, that sounds great.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Problem is, anything over 25 I have to report,
0:06:50 > 0:06:53so, er, maybe give my wife a call
0:06:53 > 0:06:56and give her the suits, and then, if they don't fit her,
0:06:56 > 0:06:58maybe she'll give them to me. HE LAUGHS
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Morning.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03CHUCKLES: All right, Mr Mayor. That sounds good.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06I'll see you on Saturday for the Ultimate Frisbee game.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Bye. Leslie, hello.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11You were talking to the mayor?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Yep, we were just rapping about some things.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16'Tom and I work really well together.'
0:07:16 > 0:07:19We're both outsiders. I'm a woman, he's a...
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I think he's a Libyan.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24I am from Bennettsville, South Carolina.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26I am what you might call a redneck.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28OK, brainstorm. How do we make this park happen?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Go to the city council directly and ask them to put up the money.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33No, parks are not a priority.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35I need more firepower. I need bigger guns.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38You know what I need to do? Form a committee.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Right?- Yeah, that could work. - Yeah, cos committees are power,
0:07:41 > 0:07:43and committees make things happen.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Committees are the lifeblood of our democratic system.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- That's really good. Write that down.- Yep.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51From time to time, when I think of an eloquent saying or a phrase,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54I have Tom write it down. He's collecting them for my memoirs.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Here's Leslie's quote from Wednesday.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- OK, read it back to me.- Um...
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- "Committees cover our democracy with blood."- Hmm.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Sounded better when I said it.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11It's still good, though.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15OK, I have an idea. What about bringing Mark on board?
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- Which Mark?- Which Mark?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Mark Brendanawicz. Which Mark?
0:08:20 > 0:08:23If you want something done in this town, you call Mark Brendanawicz
0:08:23 > 0:08:25because he's a city planner, but he's more than that.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28He's kind of like a fixer. He fixes things.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31He's a smart, capable guy.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33He just... He knows where the bodies are buried.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37What's up, Brendanawicz? You crazy old Polish person.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38SHE CHUCKLES
0:08:38 > 0:08:41'City Hall is like a locker room, and you gotta get in there,'
0:08:41 > 0:08:43and you gotta snap towels at people,
0:08:43 > 0:08:46and you gotta give them the business, and if you can't take it,
0:08:46 > 0:08:48you know, you... Then you can't take it.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50You gotta leave...the locker room.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Let's get down to brass tacks. I know you don't have a lot of time
0:08:54 > 0:08:57and I want to thank you for meeting me today.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- I just work right there.- Well, thank you for clearing your schedule.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- I didn't clear anything.- You know this lot I'm talking about, right?
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Er, yeah, Lot 48.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Condo developer. He dug a basement, and then he went bankrupt.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12I checked it out like a month ago. It's pretty gross.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14What would you say if I told you
0:09:14 > 0:09:17that I was thinking about turning it into a park?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20A park, huh? OK.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Well, when I think about the logistics,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25the various hoops that you're gonna have to jump through,
0:09:25 > 0:09:30I would say, is it likely? No, it's not likely, you know.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35But...is it possible?
0:09:35 > 0:09:36No.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37It's not possible.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- I would give up on that one. - What? Why?!- Why? I don't know.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44There's like a million reasons why. Homeowners' associations,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47anti-government nuts, bureaucrats, miles of red tape...
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Really? It sounds like you're telling me to go for it.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50There's no way it can happen.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53I can do this. I just need a little help.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Could you do me a favour, for old times' sake?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Mark and I... It's complicated.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09When you work closely with someone and you share similar interests
0:10:09 > 0:10:12and you have a similar world view
0:10:12 > 0:10:15and you're passionate about the same things, things can happen.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19We slept together.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Leslie? No.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Oh, my God. You know what?
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Yeah, we did, like, five years ago. I sort of...
0:10:31 > 0:10:32LAUGHING
0:10:32 > 0:10:36No, but yeah. Yeah, we did.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Honey, can you straighten up your area a little bit?
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Cos they're gonna be here soon. Can...?
0:10:43 > 0:10:44Thanks.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46That parks lady is coming over, and we're gonna go
0:10:46 > 0:10:48take a look at the pit.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50'I think it's probably just a photo op for her.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53'I don't think anybody in government actually cares about...'
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Honey, do you mind doing that somewhere else?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57I'm trying to watch TV.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59I'm talking about the pit you fell in!
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- INSIDE: 'I know, but it's boring!' - It's Ms Perkins' house.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05DOORBELL RINGING
0:11:05 > 0:11:06Doorbell!
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Yeah, I heard it.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10DOORBELL RINGS AGAIN
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- Doorbell! - I heard it. I'm getting it.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- I'm here. - Hey! Wow! Look at that.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Safety. You remember Tom from last night.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- Hey, Ann, how are you? - Yeah, hey. Of course I do.
0:11:22 > 0:11:23This is our college intern April.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- She's going to be documenting our fact-finding mission.- Hey, April.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28- Hey.- Is this fun for you?
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Yeah, it's so much fun.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33I'm just gonna grab my phone quickly. Sorry.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- This must be our hero. - SHE CHUCKLES
0:11:39 > 0:11:41The man heard 'round the world.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42Uh-huh.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44How you doing, son?
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Pretty good.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47I'm Leslie Knope.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52And the entire government of Pawnee would like to let you know
0:11:52 > 0:11:55that we will do everything we can to help you.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56Could you pass me my itch stick?
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Of course.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15So, Andy jumped over this fence.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19He was crossing through to get home, and then he fell right there.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23Oh, my God. How did we let this happen?
0:12:23 > 0:12:24LESLIE SIGHS
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Dream with me for a second, Ann.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Doesn't this neighbourhood deserve a first-class park?
0:12:29 > 0:12:33Imagine a shiny new playground with a jungle gym and swings,
0:12:33 > 0:12:38pool, tennis courts, volleyball courts, racquetball courts,
0:12:38 > 0:12:40basketball court, regulation football field.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43We could put an amphitheatre over there with Shakespeare in the Park.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- It's really not that big of a pit. - We could do some of those things.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51It's gonna take a little extra work. But why not try?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- I think that would be great. - Me, too.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57I'm going in.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- Why?- Don't worry. I have a hard hat on.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- I can see that, but...- Yeah.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02- April, document this. - Document what?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05The key to any fact-finding mission is to get
0:13:05 > 0:13:07right into the battle zone, you know?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09It's like George Bush when he flew over New Orleans
0:13:09 > 0:13:12or Richard Nixon when he went to China
0:13:12 > 0:13:14to see what the Chinese were up to. No!
0:13:14 > 0:13:16GRUNTING
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Leslie, are you OK?
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Leslie! Hold on, April's gonna get some photos for the website.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- Could you just be still? - Don't move around as much.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33OK, squeeze my fingers. Good.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- Does it hurt a lot? - No. Mmm-mmm. I'm fine.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- No, you're not.- Good thing I was wearing that hard hat.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44But it... It fell off.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46After my head hit that rod.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49Wow.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51I can't believe you fell in, too. That's awesome.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53It's not awesome, Andy.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Well, at least my boss will listen to me now that I broke my clavicle.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- It's not broken.- It is.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Do you have one of those neck foam collar brace things?
0:14:02 > 0:14:03Honestly, you're fine.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- MUMBLING:- Honestly, my clavicle's broken.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Oh, hey, baby, if you're going to the kitchen,
0:14:08 > 0:14:10could you make me pancakes real quick?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Sure.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Ooh! Are pancakes being made?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- Thank you.- Sure.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22I don't know, she's a little doofy, but she's sweet.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- 'Ron, please.- No.'
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- No way.- Come on, Ron. I've been a loyal foot soldier.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Give me my shot. Let me have Lot 48.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Is that a travel pillow around your neck?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Ron, I don't know how to explain this to you.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42When you've been down in the pit... Have you been in the pit?
0:14:42 > 0:14:44No, I haven't gotten down there yet.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- Well, I have.- When you fell in.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51When I visited the bottom of the pit on a fact-finding mission.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52And when you're down there,
0:14:52 > 0:14:57you get some perspective about what it all means.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01And let me tell you something, Ron. what it means is...
0:15:01 > 0:15:03I want this subcommittee.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08I've been quite open about this around the office.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10I don't want this Parks Department to build any parks
0:15:10 > 0:15:12because I don't believe in government.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16I think that all government is a waste of taxpayer money.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21My dream is to have the park system privatised
0:15:21 > 0:15:24and run entirely for profit by corporations.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29Like Chuck E Cheese. They have an impeccable business model.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31I would rather work for Chuck E Cheese.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Well, I will definitely think about it.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36I like the sound of that definitely.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38I'm gonna leave before you change your mind.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52Mr Swanson, I presume. Lot 48. Thoughts? Yes? No? Me?
0:15:52 > 0:15:53Park? Giving the park to me?
0:15:53 > 0:15:54Still mulling.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56'She's insatiable.'
0:15:56 > 0:16:00She's like a little dog with a chew toy.
0:16:00 > 0:16:01All right, you guys. I'll ask him.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Everybody wants to know what your decision is.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Someone on the phone about the park.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08You know, I don't think I even want it.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Oh, man. My clavicle's still really hurting me.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17HE SIGHS
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- Oh! This is a great shot. LAUGHS:- I know.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- That's awesome.- I think she's crying in that one. Look at this one.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- Hey, kids. - That's another good one.- Hey.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Hey, Brendanawicz. You gotta come check this out.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Leslie took us out to that pit in Lot 48, and she fell inside.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- And we have some awesome photos. - One.- Is she OK?- Yeah, she's fine.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35Oh! This is a classic.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- That's the best one. - The up-skirt photo. Awesome.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Hey, man. Give me the photo back. What's going on?
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Don't worry. I can print more.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Leslie is unique.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57'Um, government work can beat you down. I would say
0:16:57 > 0:17:01'that I lost my optimism about government in about two months.'
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Leslie's kept hers for six years.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07I've got a few rules about how to survive and prosper
0:17:07 > 0:17:11in a government job, and I think I'm about to break one of those rules.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16I want you to give Lot 48 to Leslie so she can try to build a park.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Why should I?
0:17:19 > 0:17:20You owe me one, remember?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Do you want to cash in for this?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Yeah, I do.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30So this was built in 1935. It's called Pioneer Hall.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31And a little trivia,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34it is one of the first structures in America to ever have locks.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Wow!
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Oh, yeah. This is our crown jewel. It's one of our best murals.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43It depicts the very famous battle at Conega Creek.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44We have a lot of children visit,
0:17:44 > 0:17:49so often we have to cover up the more gruesome parts with a poster.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51That is horrifying.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Yes, it is.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56So, what do you want to see? The DMV? Animal control?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- Or we could...- Leslie!
0:18:02 > 0:18:05We did it. Ron's approved our committee.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- Oh, my God!- That's great!
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- That's so great. - That's so exciting!
0:18:09 > 0:18:11This is huge.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12I'm barely 34,
0:18:12 > 0:18:16and I've already landed a Parks Department exploratory subcommittee.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- CHUCKLES:- I'm a rocket ship.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- Leslie.- Hey! - I just heard the news.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- Isn't it great?- Congratulations.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- Thank you. I'm so excited. It's exciting, isn't it?- It is.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- Should I call a press conference now...- Yeah, definitely(!)- I would.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Every now and then, we have these little gatherings,
0:18:31 > 0:18:33and Leslie gets plastered.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37''One time I convinced her to try to fax someone a Fruit Roll-Up.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41'She one time made out with the water-delivery guy in her office.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44'On Halloween, she was dressed up as Batman.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46'Not Batgirl. Batman.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50'And I convinced her to go stop a crime that was going on outside.'
0:18:50 > 0:18:52And it is my favourite thing in the world.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54You know what? America is awesome.
0:18:54 > 0:19:00It's so full of hope and small towns and big cities and real people
0:19:00 > 0:19:02and delicious beverages and hot guys.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05You just never know when opportunity is gonna strike.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- Yeah.- You gotta be ready for it. - Yeah.- Are you excited?
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- Definitely am. Fired up. - Yeah!- I'm really fired up.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I... You know they say that democracy or whatever
0:19:12 > 0:19:16only works when people get involved? Well, I'm getting involved.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19So I am gonna make a vow now
0:19:19 > 0:19:23that I will do whatever it takes to get this pit filled in.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Even if it takes two months.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26Woo!
0:19:26 > 0:19:30# Soul sista, soul sista Gonna get your phone, sista... #
0:19:30 > 0:19:36- Yeah. - # Sweet Lady Marmalard! #
0:19:36 > 0:19:41I've created this office as a symbol of how I feel about government.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44This sawed-off shotgun belonged to a local bootlegger.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46People who come in here to ask me for things
0:19:46 > 0:19:48have to stare right down the barrel.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Did you guys get a grant to do this?
0:19:51 > 0:19:52This is my basketball court.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54I don't want to see any double dribble.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57I don't want to see any three-second violations.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58Bobby Knight!