Parks and Recreation

This is very exciting.

We are at Saint Joseph's Medical Centre

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.

The time of boob death-- 9:18 AM.

We did everything we could have, but they were just too small.

OK.

Ann, how do you feel?

I feel good.

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

and 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.

OK. Go.

How do you feel?

Uh.

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.

Yay.

Oh. Wow.

It's like a sweaty pinata. -Oh.

Hey, my iPod.

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. -Oh!

Oh my-- Oh, no.

Yeah.

They might be a little weak at first.

Thank you, guys.

Welcome back to the world of walking, Andy.

Yes.

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. -OK.

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?

Ham.

Lamp, I wish you were a lamp that would

light up when you get touched.

So what kind of music does your band play?

You know, I don't really like to define it,

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. -No!

Tonight? -Yeah.

I can't go.

Why not?

My mum set up this meeting.

It's like a political tete-a-tete

with the 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.

Oh, but I want to go to the concert.

Come on. Play hooky.

Blow off the meeting.

Oh, I want to 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 tete-a-tete.

I promise.

Hey, Mark.

Congratulations.

Oh, thanks Nate. For what?

You got that speed bump thing taken care.

Finally.

Nice work.

Oh, yeah.

Yay.

There used to be this huge speed bump in the centre 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, mum.

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 flaky,

unless that's the impression you're trying to make.

Flaky 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. -OK.

Good to know.

Knowledge is power.

Francis Bacon.

Or Mary J. Blige.

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.

Great.

-Is that what you're gonna wear? -No.

I was gonna wear something a little

more formal and buttoned down.

I don't want to blow it.

Why don't you try something more stylish?

Like Laura Bush stylish or Michelle Obama stylish?

If you could come tonight, it's my boyfriend's band.

Hey, Dr. Harris, um, 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.

Oh. 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 cast 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.

He 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.

Well, I guess that explains it.

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.

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,

uh, then Everything Rhymes with Orange,

Andy Dwyer Experience, AD and the D-bags,

the Andy Andy Andys, Rad Waggon, Five Skin, Foreskin,

Nothing Rhymes with Blorange, Death of a Scam Artist,

Razor Dick, Puppy Pendulum, Possum Pendulum,

Penis Pendulum, Handrail Suicide,

Angel Snack, uh, 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