0:00:02 > 0:00:04One of the funner things we do in Pawnee is the Easter egg hunt.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Tom hides the eggs,
0:00:06 > 0:00:08and I have to say, he did an exceptional job this year.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10I've been searching for 25 minutes
0:00:10 > 0:00:13and I haven't found one. And I'm an adult.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Ooh! Yeah, I forgot to do that.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20Maybe Tom's trying to make this year a challenge. If so, he's succeeding.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22I don't think a single egg has been found yet.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Let's keep looking. We're going to find one.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57'I'm going to see my mom.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00'She's a big mucky-muck in the county school system.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01'She's my hero.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03'How do I explain her? She's...'
0:01:03 > 0:01:05as respected as Mother Teresa,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07she's as powerful as Stalin,
0:01:07 > 0:01:10and she's as beautiful as Margaret Thatcher.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- In or out, Leslie. Doorway is creepy.- Right, sorry.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Choosing in.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17So, what do you want, Leslie?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Just here to gossip, gab, chat. Stuff we do.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22But it looks like you're super-busy. And I am super-busy,
0:01:22 > 0:01:24so I shall bid you adieu.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Oh! That's weird. I just remembered something.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31I have my own subcommittee now.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Yeah. I'm sure you've heard something. People are talking.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36No.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39We're having a town hall meeting tomorrow at 7pm,
0:01:39 > 0:01:41at the Smithfield Community Center.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Yeah, I'm leading it. It's no biggy.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45I mean, it is. It's a big deal...
0:01:45 > 0:01:47I don't know, I mean, you know...
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Want to come?
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Oh. Honey, jeez, you know how busy I am.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54I know. I know.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56That's why I fake-invited you.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58SHE LAUGHS
0:01:58 > 0:01:59I'll try to be there.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04OK, so everybody's here. Let's get started.
0:02:04 > 0:02:05- LOUD CLANG - Ow!- I'm sorry.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- Metal. Sorry. - It was really loud.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Subcommittee members, are we prepared for tomorrow night?
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- Have you booked the hall yet? - Yes, sir.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Ann, did you clear your schedule? - I did. I changed my shift.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16Leslie, I just have to say
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I think you might be taking this to the public a little bit too soon.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22It doesn't matter what you propose to the public,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25they might call for a vote. If they vote you down, then you're done.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28I don't care if there's going to be a vote. I have a secret weapon.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Canvassing.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Nothing better than good old-fashioned door-to-door campaigning.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36I'm not above using my expertise
0:02:36 > 0:02:39to change hearts and minds if the cause is just.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44When I was in sixth grade, I was voted best-dressed by 87 votes.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46And there were only 63 people in my class.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Andy fell into that pit.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50I fell into that pit.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53How many more Pawnee citizens have to fall into that pit
0:02:53 > 0:02:55before we turn it to park?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Zero. Say it.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- Zero.- Zero.- 100.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02I've got some sunscreen for your beaks.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Tom, you probably won't need any.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07And this is our canvassing guide.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11This is going to be the script that we use when we speak with people.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13"If the person is a man, turn to page two."
0:03:13 > 0:03:17"If the person looks like a celebrity... Example: Jack Nicholson,
0:03:17 > 0:03:18"Use this to help your pitch.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20"Example: You can't handle the pit.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23"That's why we need to turn it into a park."
0:03:25 > 0:03:27This is really thorough.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Ann and I are a team. You too. We have even sectors.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31You have odd sectors. And we're going to win.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Win what?
0:03:34 > 0:03:35Go!
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Someone's in there.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- This is going to be fun. Excited? - Yeah.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44- Ready? Are you pumped up?- Yes.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Look humble...but confident.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Good afternoon. We are representatives from your local government.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- May we speak with you about the Sullivan Street pit?- Sure.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Excellent. Positive response.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03How would you feel if we turned that pit into a beautiful community park?
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Yeah, that would be a great idea.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Good, I live in the neighbourhood,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09so I could probably tell you a little bit about...
0:04:09 > 0:04:10Section three.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15OK. Um...we are having a public forum tomorrow night.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19And it would be great if you could come voice your strong support.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Tomorrow? I can't. I'm busy. Sorry.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24We understand that people are busy, but we would love you to come to...
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Sorry. Good luck, though. I'm all for a park.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- Would it change if we told you that...?- She's gone.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Yeah, a park. That sounds like a really good idea.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- Great. Would you be willing to come to a town meeting and show your support?- Absolutely.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Now, is this park going to have a playground or a pool for the kids?
0:04:40 > 0:04:41How old are your kids?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43No kids.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Uh-oh.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46- I'll put him down as a yes.- Don't.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Also is the park going to be at least 1,000 feet from my house?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Because, yeah, I really can't move again.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53April, please stand behind me.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55That's it. That's all that we got.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- No flier?- Nope.- OK. Thank you.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Man, this is great.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08This is so great. I love canvassing. What a great way to spend my time.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11All right, team Haverford, you guys are awesome,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13but I think I might work better as a solo artist,
0:05:13 > 0:05:15so I'm going to head out. Peace.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- He runs weird. - He really does.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25It's a good idea.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27But I'm just not sure.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30OK, which part are you not sure about?
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Turning the pit into a park.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34That's kind of the whole thing.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38I think this is a great idea but I can't make any forum.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- I would have to get a baby-sitter. - How old are your kids?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- Four and two.- Could the four-year-old watch the two-year-old?- OK.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Mickey! What's up, buddy?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49How's my number one sod man doing?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Here's the one, two, three of the situation.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54One - we're building a new park. Two - I'm on the committee.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57There - you're putting in the sod.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Maybe down the line, situation'll arise where you could hook me up.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Are you going to commit to coming to this forum or are you a bitch?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Yes, you do owe me. Tom Haverford.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07OK, keep going. Keep moving.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Nose to the grindstone. No means yes.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Can we stop, please? It's really hot and I'm tired.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13Yeah, I'm hot too.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Let's blow in each other's faces.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- Or we could drink some water. - Let's do that.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23My house is really close by. Let's go take a break for an hour or so.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27OK. Look, I didn't want it to have to come to this, but, Ann,
0:06:27 > 0:06:30please open the sealed envelope that's in your binder.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35This is a little something I learned from Karl Rove.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37If you want to guarantee the results of a survey,
0:06:37 > 0:06:41you design the question to give you the answer that you want.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43"Wouldn't you rather have a park
0:06:43 > 0:06:47"than a storage facility for nuclear waste?" That seems iffy.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Don't worry. I made it all up. Yeah, that's what I mean.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Wouldn't you agree, like most decent Americans,
0:06:52 > 0:06:56that it would be a good idea to turn the abandoned lot on Sullivan Street
0:06:56 > 0:06:58into a beautiful community park?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Oh. Actually, no.
0:07:00 > 0:07:01I'm not really a fan of parks.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Very noisy. Barbecue smell all the time.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Would you change your mind if I told you
0:07:07 > 0:07:10that nine out of ten meth users said the same exact thing?
0:07:10 > 0:07:11What?
0:07:11 > 0:07:13How would you even know that?
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Survey.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17We surveyed crystal meth users.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21We're actually having a little town meeting tomorrow night
0:07:21 > 0:07:23if you wanted to...
0:07:23 > 0:07:26I know it sounds weird but I just don't like living near parks.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29So do you have a flier or something? I'd be happy to take it.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Thank you.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36You don't care about your kids if you don't support this park.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Excuse me?!
0:07:38 > 0:07:41It's... what I mean is, kids love parks
0:07:42 > 0:07:43..and you should too.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46So if I don't support your project, then I don't love my daughter?
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- I didn't... - What time is this thing anyway?
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- It's next month. Forget it. - It's tomorrow night. I'll be there.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53Great.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- OK, come on.- We got one.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Am I talking to the two sexiest thighs in landscaping?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Yes, I am, cos I'm talking to Marcy. How's it going? Tom Haverford.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Kevin, your sandboxes are the best. That's why I want you involved.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09I want the best monkey bars in my park. I don't mind hooking you up.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Maybe down the line, there will be a situation where you can hook me up.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Thank you for your time, sir.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18He said some upsetting things.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20I can't believe you gave him your home phone number.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Well, I'm a public servant. I need to be accessible.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24What the hell is wrong with people?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26I should show them Andy's medical bills.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- Maybe they'd have a little sympathy.- Oh, my God.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- Ann, game changer. You busted the game wide open.- How?
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Andy! We need Andy. He's our symbol.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Wheel him around the neighbourhood to get sympathy. He's a cute FDR.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40- Yeah!- Yeah!
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Ron, You got a minute? - Sure, Paul. What can I do for you?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Sullivan Street park project, you fast-tracked it, right?
0:08:48 > 0:08:52Yeah, absolutely. We have a public forum tomorrow.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- OK, great. I'll be there.- Great.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00"You fast-tracked that, right?"
0:09:00 > 0:09:02I'm sorry.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Did you say something?
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Nope.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08You didn't say anything to me?
0:09:08 > 0:09:09Nope.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16There's a new wind blowing in government, and I don't like it.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19All of a sudden, there's all this federal money coming in,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22and Paul, the city manager, is telling us to build parks,
0:09:22 > 0:09:24start new community programmes.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26It's horrifying.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- Do you have, like, a nurse's costume?- Costume? Like scrubs?
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Yeah, put those on.
0:09:31 > 0:09:38LOUD TUNELESS ROCK VOCAL: # Please tell me! Please tell me whyyyy...
0:09:38 > 0:09:40# My car is in the front yard #
0:09:40 > 0:09:41Bass, come on!
0:09:41 > 0:09:47# And I'm sleeping with my clothes on
0:09:47 > 0:09:51# I came in through the window last night... #
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- It can be tricky... - Don't.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03'Why do I want to build this park so bad?
0:10:03 > 0:10:05'Maybe because a pit filled with garbage
0:10:05 > 0:10:07'isn't the best we can do in America.'
0:10:07 > 0:10:11You know, in Russia they could pretend that pit was a park.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Bring their kids down there.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18"Hey, Vlad! Look at these rocks. Let's pretend they're potatoes.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21"Nikolai, do you want to swim in the dirt?"
0:10:22 > 0:10:23But not here.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25OK? Cos we're a nation of dreamers.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28And it is my dream
0:10:28 > 0:10:29to build a park...
0:10:31 > 0:10:34..that I one day visit with my White House staff on my birthday.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38And they say, "President Knope...
0:10:38 > 0:10:40"this park is awesome.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45"Now we understand why you are the first female President of the United States."
0:10:51 > 0:10:52Leslie Knope.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Builder of parks.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58How was canvassing? Canvassing was...OK.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02But...I think we're going to have to postpone the town meeting.
0:11:02 > 0:11:03Postpone?
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Only for one to 90 days.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10No, you're doing this meeting. You have my full support.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13I was talking to the city manager,
0:11:13 > 0:11:14exchanging ideas.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16There's a mutual respect there.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20And, together, we have decided to fast-track your project.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23City manager? Wow! Really?
0:11:23 > 0:11:25I have to cancel this meeting. Fast-track?
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Did my name come up at all?
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- This meeting needs to be cancelled. - No, it's happening.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31Look, just...
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Just do a good job tomorrow. We have to push this thing through.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Of course. I'll push anything through anything. You know me.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Are you sweating through your suit? - I doubt it.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43It's a very breathable fabr... Yeah, I am.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Jerry, what's up, man?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47You're into pretzels, right? Bam!
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Hit 'em up. Thanks for coming down. I got a seat for you over there.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52My top priority - getting your fences in there.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54I drove your fences the other day. I was, "That's awesome".
0:11:54 > 0:11:56"Of course, Roy's."
0:11:56 > 0:11:58If you're into chocolate muffins, grab all you want.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Some people may say that bringing in these contractors this early
0:12:01 > 0:12:02is jumping the gun.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Well, guess what? Here's the gun. Here's me. Boom.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Victor Miles,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Tom Haverford. How are you? Thank you so much for coming down.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12I want to introduce you to Leslie.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- Victor Miles.- Hi.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15He's a gentleman I met canvassing.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18He also happens to be the top sod guy in Indiana.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- That's terrific.- Hey, Leslie. Hey.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23I really want you to nail this.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Don from Don's Cement, Tom Haverford. Good to see you.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Thinking of a jingle for your company. How's this?
0:12:28 > 0:12:32# Don's Cement is the best you can get
0:12:32 > 0:12:33# Don's! #
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- Oh, I'm so glad you're here. - Andy came too to give support.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- I have a lot of stage experience... - This will be fine, right?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42It's a park, for God's sakes. How much can they hate a park?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44A lot of them seemed to hate a park yesterday.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46April, I need you in the audience.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Wait. If the questions start getting negative,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- I need you to sell the crap out of the park. Can you do that?- Why?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Please, this is serious.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- Can you do that?- Probably.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Good girl. Good girl.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Good probably. Good girl. OK. Here we go. Line up, everybody.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05My mom's here.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07My mom's here...
0:13:07 > 0:13:09My mom's here.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12No. I can't do that.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13That's illegal.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Thank you so much for coming out tonight.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19This is our first town meeting about the proposal to turn
0:13:19 > 0:13:22lot 48 on Sullivan Street into a community park.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Yeah!
0:13:26 > 0:13:29This is going to be a train wreck.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30I want my daughter to be successful.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Which is why I always tell her,
0:13:32 > 0:13:34"There's nothing wrong with being a wife and mother."
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Now, there are many people that I spoke to
0:13:37 > 0:13:40who are passionately in support of this idea.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43None of them were able to make it tonight, unfortunately.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44But...
0:13:44 > 0:13:46they totally exist.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48I did not make them up.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50I see a question. OK. No, no.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54- No questions. - My name is Kate Speevack.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- I remember you. - And I live in the neighbourhood.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58And I am 100%
0:13:58 > 0:14:00against this park.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03I cannot believe the department is moving forward with a project
0:14:03 > 0:14:05without a single environmental impact study.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09And if you guys agree with me, let's take a stand!
0:14:09 > 0:14:11APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:14:16 > 0:14:19We are a little ahead of schedule
0:14:19 > 0:14:22because we're holding this town hall meeting so soon.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Which I was warned about by Mark Brendanawicz,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26our city planner assigned to this project.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30So, what would he say?
0:14:33 > 0:14:34Here we are.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39Leslie...should I give them some background info on the site?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Absolutely. OK.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Mark Brendanawicz knows the answer to every question.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46He's amazing and congratulations for hearing him speak.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Hi, there. Leslie might have oversold me a little bit.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Certainly did not. He's the man. He's capable of anything.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Lot 48 is...
0:14:55 > 0:14:57It's a rectangular lot.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58It's got excellent drainage
0:14:58 > 0:15:02and it's on the corner of Sullivan and Collins. Any questions?
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- I have a comment, not a question. - Go.- It's for the guy in the casts.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Here we go. Lawrence.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Yes, yes, yes! That is Andy Dwyer.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14He is a local resident and he tragically fell in the pit.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Yeah, I don't care about any of that.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21He's the guy that plays music all night in his garage. It's driving me nuts.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Lawrence lives with... his grandma.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26Which is pretty awesome.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30He takes care of her, I guess. But whatever. He's a douche bag.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33It's loud. It's abusive. And it's waking up my birds.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34You have birds now?
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Yeah, I have birds. I have nice, pretty, expensive birds.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39And you play that music and it wakes them up.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Look, I don't work for the government.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44I do play rock 'n' roll. Guilty as charged.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47I'm in a band. It's called Just The Tip.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50And, actually, if anyone here plays bass, we need a bassist.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Yes. OK. Let's take a five-minute break, shall we?
0:15:55 > 0:16:01It is not...going well at all. It's going very poorly. OK.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- Like, you're crashing and burning. - Democracy's happening.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07People are talking. I mean, at least they aren't apathetic, right?
0:16:07 > 0:16:09You're right about that. They're deeply negative.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11You need to put a happy face on this,
0:16:11 > 0:16:13give me a few positive talking points.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15And whatever you do, avoid a vote.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24I'm oddly attracted to Kate Speevack.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Ugh!
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Before we continue,
0:16:28 > 0:16:31I'd love to just give you a little history of Pawnee.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35The city of Pawnee was incorporated in 1817
0:16:35 > 0:16:38when a young man by the name of Reverend Luther Howell
0:16:38 > 0:16:40came from Terre Haute on an ox.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44He planted his flag in the ground and was met soon after
0:16:44 > 0:16:48by an angry tribe of Wamapoke Indians,
0:16:48 > 0:16:51who, when seeing the whiteness of his skin,
0:16:51 > 0:16:53twisted him to death.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Flash forward to 1969.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Man walks on the moon. Pawnee is lousy with hippies...
0:16:59 > 0:17:03My God, she's filibustering her own meeting.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Filibuster! Boom!
0:17:06 > 0:17:08They can't touch you if you talk for ever.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09I can't speak of the future.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11But I will.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15The future of Pawnee will involve us flying around in space taxis,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17where we will communicate on watches...
0:17:19 > 0:17:21..and blink our feelings to each other,
0:17:21 > 0:17:23rather than use words.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27And now I'd like to take a magical journey through...
0:17:27 > 0:17:30a little something I like to call The Phantom Tollbooth
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- by Norton Juster. - Excuse me, can't you read
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- that children's book on your own time?- I have the floor.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39"There once was a boy named Milo
0:17:39 > 0:17:41"who didn't know what to do with himself.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43"Not just sometimes, but always..."
0:17:43 > 0:17:45You know what? This is a public forum,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47which means that we all get to tell you what we think.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Well, you did already talk, ma'am.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54And I'd love to listen to someone else, someone I don't know.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56That girl, long brown hair and yellow top.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Could you tell us how you feel about this park?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- Go ahead.- Hi.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04I'm a youth in the community
0:18:04 > 0:18:08and I think a new park is a great idea.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12And I fully support it, as would the rest of the youth in the community.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Hey! I recognise her.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- That kid came to my door yesterday. - Oh, my God.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20They have planted people in this audience.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21Unbelievable!
0:18:21 > 0:18:25We all agree that this park is a bad idea. We should just take a vote.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27OK. We will take a vote. Before we do that,
0:18:27 > 0:18:29I want everyone up, lined up behind that microphone.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32I want to hear from all of you, one by one.
0:18:32 > 0:18:33'That was brutal.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36'A couple weeks ago, I was yelling at Leslie at a public forum.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39'God, I hope I wasn't as obnoxious as those people.'
0:18:39 > 0:18:41I wasn't, right?
0:18:41 > 0:18:45At five in the morning, every morning - beep, beep! I don't want to hear that.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47How long is this project going to take?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49That's what I want to know, what's important to me.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- I need my sleep.- Thank you, ma'am. That concludes our meeting.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- What about the vote? - We're out of time.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57It's nine o'clock.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00But we will have many public forums in the future
0:19:00 > 0:19:03and we hope to see you all there. Thank you so much for coming.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17'It was tough.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20'But, you know, that's Pawnee. That's democracy.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24'A lot of people want this park. You just gotta get past the negative people.'
0:19:24 > 0:19:25But guess what?
0:19:25 > 0:19:29My subcommittee held its first town hall meeting tonight.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31God, I loved it.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34I loved every minute of it.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- Hey, park lady.- Yeah?
0:19:37 > 0:19:38You suck.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Hear that? He called me "park lady".
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Normally I don't agree with Leslie about anything
0:19:48 > 0:19:50but this book is awesome.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd