What made that monologue work really, what made all of ron and tammy work so well was that nick offerman and the parks and rec writers have combined to turn ron fing swanson into a man who can say completely demented. Wendy and ron break up, leaving ron to drown his sorrows in a glass of whiskey at a parks department party. To get back at ron for dating his exwife, tom dates tammy and they go to a party together specifically to make ron jealous. Leslie leads a group intervention to save ron from a very bad influence his exwife tammy. Sure, we still have 11 episodes left to see how leslie and ron will mend their friendship, what new career april will discover that she loves, and which group, gryzzl or the national parks. The 25 funniest parks and recreation episodes of alltime. Rons exwife uses sex to manipulate ron and get leslies vacant lot to. The 20 best episodes of parks and recreation paste. Part two sometimes referred to as ron and tammy ii is the fourth episode of the third season of the american comedy television series parks and recreation, and the 34th overall episode of the series. Feb 10, 2011 looking back, its pretty clear that parks and recreation has changed from a realistic mockumentary type sitcom like the office, to more of an idealistic satire on american politics and small towns. She is the deputy director of library services in pawnee.
But in the last couple episodes of season two, a couple new, wonderful characters show up, played by the hilarious adam scott and rob lowe although, for what its worth, paul schneiders character mark brendanawicz quits his job and leaves the series, and has never. Parks and recreation is an american television series created by greg daniels and michael. Nov 05, 2009 ron and tammy is really an episode that serves one sole purpose, which is to flesh out ron s character. Home series parks and recreation absolute order season 1 episode 14 ron and tammy leslie is upset when she learns the library department wants to take over her lot. Tammy swanson is back and this time in terrifying 2d. It originally aired on nbc in the united states on february 10, 2011. When ron gets up to go to the restroom also with tammys. In the episode, the library department tries to take control of a vacant lot where leslie plans to build a park. The two big ones are ron s hatred for his exwife tammy two not his only exwife with the name of tammy and the parks departments hatred for the library. Including this is a bit unfair to the many other great parks and rec episodes, as it was, again, the final episode. When leslie, jamm, and ron visit tammy 2 in the library a book called psych is visible. This hilarious sitcom stars amy poehler as government official leslie knope, a dyedinthewool dreamer whos devoted her life to public service. By season 3, ron swanson has become a cultural phenomenon.
When tammy shows up on toms arm, both seeking revenge on ron for dating wendy, ron can. It has been billed as a companion piece to daniels and schurs other comedy, the office. Then the way ron power walks out of the council room. Leslie and ron help councilman jamm escape tammy s evil clutches, april decides to pursue a new career, and tom and andy go to chicago after tom receives a message from one of his exes. In return, ron acts a lot different around her then with his second exwife. Jerrys presence at the intervention and bridal party. Season 3 episode 4 of parks and recreation resulted in a 0.
Leslie leads a group intervention to save ron from a very bad influence his ex wife tammy. Parks and rec is easily at its funniest when an episode is centered on the man of men, ron swanson. Parks and rec was great at episodes where they completely upended firmly established. Tammy 1, played brilliantly by patricia clarkson, is a lot different from tammy 2. Ron and tammy is really an episode that serves one sole purpose, which is to flesh out rons character. Whats alan watching parks and recreation, ron and tammy. Tammy sexily slapping herself in the face with a piece of.
Alan sepinwall of the starledger said ron and tammy was the funniest episode of the season, particularly for the deadpan performance of nick offerman. Parks and recreation season 2 episode 8 ron and tammy. They both end up in jail and for some reason ron has corn rows. In both ron and tammy episodes, offerman and mullallys offscreen chemistry manifests itself in a twisted and hilarious way. Parks and recreation is an american television series created by greg daniels and michael schur. Nick offerman and megan mulally in ron and tammy best parks and rec episodes. May 06, 2011 tammy swanson is back and this time in terrifying 2d. Tammy 1, who visits ron and announces that she is going to get the irs to audit him, immediately acts as an authoritarian towards him. Then the parks department tries to stage an intervention to get him away from his sexcrazed, demonical wife. Ron swansons nick offerman ex, tammy ii megan mullally, likes to check in on him every so often to make sure hes doing okay. Jul 26, 2019 in parks and rec season 4, leslie, andy, and april aubrey plaza visited tammys house to ask for help in rescuing ron from tammy 1. Ben gets roped into helping tom with his new business while leslie tries to save ron from the controlling powers of his first wife, tammy.
Ron and tammy is the eighth episode of season 2 of the nbc television series parks and recreation. Jul 03, 2018 ron is dating toms exwife, wendy, however they breakup when she announces that she is moving back to canada. Nbcs parks and recreation just wrapped up its stellar seven season run and the feels are still fresh. Parks and rec is currently the funniest show on tv. Produced and broadcast by nbc, parks and recreation is filmed in the same mockumentary style as the office and follows leslie knope amy poehler, a mid. However, ron still has feelings for her and tammy is not afraid to use this to her advantage. And with minimal convincing, leslie now thinks tammys swell. The cast is superb and their chemistry and comedic timing keeps getting better and better. Meet the sulfur miners risking their lives inside a volcano. Parks and recreation rons intervention episode highlight. Best of tammy 2 parks and recreation comedy bites duration. Looking back, its pretty clear that parks and recreation has changed from a realistic mockumentary type sitcom like the office, to more of an idealistic satire on american politics and small towns.
Meanwhile, ben helps tom balance the books at his new company, and ann. Everything else that happens in this episode is pretty much second grade stuff compared to the brilliance that is the ron and tammy plot. Tammy swanson is one of three characters with the name tammy swanson, two of whom were formerly married to ron swanson ron s mother being the third. Parks and recreation ron and leslie deprogram jeremy. Feb 28, 2015 nbcs parks and recreation just wrapped up its stellar seven season run and the feels are still fresh. Ron and diane has the least christmasy aplot leslie fights to keep tammy from messing up rons new relationship with diane but the most christmasy subplots jerry throws an. When leslie finds out rons exwife, tammy played by his real life wife, megan mullally, is.
Its hard to believe that there will be no more new episodes featuring leslie, ben, ron. Early in parks and rec s run, when it was revealed that tammy was the name of both of ron swansons exwives and also his mother, it created more questions than answers. Dec 07, 2012 parks and rec is easily at its funniest when an episode is centered on the man of men, ron swanson. Parks and recreation season 2 episode 8 tv fanatic. Ron and tammy part 2 season 3 episode 4 ron and tammy 2 get remarried. After a crazy night, ron and tammy end up getting remarried and put in jail. Home series parks and recreation absolute order season 1 episode 48 ron and tammys rons first exwife, tammy one, reenters his life and tries to control his every move. Parks and recreation ron and tammy tv episode 2009 imdb.
The return of ron s exwife tammy throws a wrench in his budding relationship with toms exwife. The return of rons exwife tammy throws a wrench in his budding relationship with toms exwife. Tom tries to get back at ron by going out on a date with ron s exwife, tammy, while leslie tries to protect ron from falling prey. Ron gets in over his head when hes reunited with his exwife tammy, tom tries to prove a. Parks and recreation is the recipient of a peabody award for excellence in television programming, an afi honor as one of the top 10 television shows of the year, emmy nominations for. The mustachioed, woodworking, breakfastloving character usually gets about one episode a season. Parks and recreation ron and leslie deprogram jeremy jamm episode highlight. The 10 alltime best episodes of parks and recreation. It seems that the more unrealistic the show gets, the funnier it is. Making matters worse, the library is run by rons exwife tammy, who still has a powerful emotional hold on him.
With amy poehler, aziz ansari, nick offerman, aubrey plaza. Leslie, ron and tammy 1 go out to lunch, with tammy 1s permission of course. During the trial of leslie whenever tammy 2 is im the building. Rons first exwife, tammy one, reenters his life and tries to control his every move. Nov 09, 2009 what made that monologue work really, what made all of ron and tammy work so well was that nick offerman and the parks and rec writers have combined to turn ron fing swanson into a man who can say completely demented things with absolute certainty, as if they were the most natural thing in the world. The humor is a little different than previously showcased in the show. Meanwhile, andy gets a job in hopes of winning ann back. She later arrived at the parks department and challenged tammy 1 to a prairie drinkoff. Feb 24, 2015 the 10 alltime best episodes of parks and recreation. Tammy swanson is one of three characters with the name tammy swanson, two of whom were formerly married to ron swanson rons mother being the third. Tammy vowed that if she drank more swanson family mash liquor, then ron would leave tammy 1 behind and move back to the farm. Part two gave parks and rec fans everything they could hope for and more. She and ron briefly dated after the divorce but it ended shortly.
Parks and rec offered a welcome dose of optimism in a cynical world. In parks and rec season 4, leslie, andy, and april aubrey plaza visited tammys house to ask for help in rescuing ron from tammy 1. It originally aired on nbc in the united states on november 5, 2009. She can scare and manipulate anyone she comes across her abilities have yet to be tested on someone super positive like chris traeger as ron s second exwife, tammy 2, was seen fleeing from her. Ron and tammy is the eighth episode of the second season of parks and recreation, and the fourteenth overall episode of the series. The 10 alltime best episodes of parks and recreation indiewire. She can force ron to do anything she wants, turning him into a neutered wimp as leslie knope puts it. Ron and tammy received critical acclaim and is widely considered one of the best episodes of parks and recreation. Ron swansons only weakness parks and recreation mashup. The return of rons exwife tammy returning guest star megan mullally throws a wrench in his budding relationship with toms exwife.