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Parks and Recollection

Fred Armisen: Sister City (S2E5)

Parks and Recollection

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Tv & Film, Tv Reviews, Comedy

4.73.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Another good friend has travelled to Pawnee! Today Fred Armisen joins Rob Lowe and Alan Yang to reminisce on the fifth episode of season two. On "Sister City" Leslie hosts the P&R Department of Boraqua, Venezuela, Pawnee's sister city—while Tom becomes an errand boy and April plays hard to get. In today's episode find out what it's like to act on a show that isn't SNL, how long Fred was allowed to improvise in each scene, and the influence "Martin" had on Fred. All of this and a next level tip on doing impressions! Got a question for the Pawnee Town Hall? Send us an email: [email protected] Or leave a 30-Second voicemail at: (310) 893-6992 The Pawnee Parks Department welcome their sister city Parks Department from Boraqua, Venezuela headed by Raul Alejandro Bastilla Pedro de Veloso de Morana, the Vice-Director Ejecutivo del Diputado del Departamento de Parques, L.G.V. (played by Fred Armisen). Expecting the Venezuelan government officials to be poor/simple people, the Pawnee Parks Dept. is shocked to find their visitors wealthy, condescending, and offensive. The officials mistake Tom for a servant (which Tom plays along with for their large cash tips), assume Leslie’s proposed party includes sex with prostitutes, and disparage Pawnee at every turn. The Venezuelan intern, Jhonny, falls hard for April, but she shows zero enthusiasm. While the rest of the delegates lust after Donna. Meanwhile, the Venezuelans balk at the $35,000 Leslie is trying to raise to fill in the pit, and rub it in that Venezuela is a very wealthy oil-rich country. To try to earn back respect, Leslie takes the delegates to Pawnee’s nicest park (which Raul mistakes for the pit) and shows them democracy in action at a Townhall meeting (which devolves into all the citizens shouting at Leslie) When Raul tells Leslie that she is weak and her city is disgusting, Leslie explodes in anger, insulting their uniforms and Hugo Chavez and the Venezuelans storm out. Leslie apologizes and Raul offers Leslie a check for $35,000 for the pit project. Leslie reluctantly accepts, but just before the photo op, Raul convinces Leslie to say “Viva Venezuela” and “Viva Chavez” on camera, which with the help of April, Leslie realizes is actually propaganda for Raul’s “Committee to Humiliate and Shame America”. Furious, Leslie rips up the check, prompting Raul to declare Pawnee no longer a Sister City and storm out. Leslie vows to raise the money needed without them and inspired by Leslie, Tom secretly puts all of his Venezuelan tip money into the pit/park goal jar. The episode ends with Leslie and Tom receiving an online video from April, telling them she and Donna are vacationing with Jhonny in his Venezuelan palace.

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We're getting together to talk about all the things we used to do

0:10.0

The laughs, the passions, the lifts, the passions, the pets we fell into

0:17.0

And we're putting it on in a podcast, then we'll send it up into the sky

0:24.0

We're calling it parks in recollection Come on, let a podcast spread your wings and fly

0:34.0

Welcome to Parks and Recalection, I'm Rob Lowe with The Great Co-host, Mr. Allen Yang

0:41.0

Hello, hello, hello, I mean guys and gals, we are Fred Armerson on the show

0:46.0

I am thrilled to have Fred on the show and so we are really excited to have one of the

0:52.0

funniest people in the world as a guest on this episode. The guy is a genius. He's never, ever

0:59.0

anything other than a genius. And one of the nicest guys, which you will find out.

1:04.0

You know him from Asinal, Portlandia, a million other comedy shows. My friend, Fred Armerson.

1:14.0

I'm just taking a minute to fanboy. I love giving it up to my people I love. I adore you.

1:20.0

You're one of my favorites. You're in the hall of fame for me, truly.

1:26.0

Rob, that's very kind of you. Thank you very, very much. The feeling is mutual.

1:32.0

We share many friends or people you've worked with who are old friends of mine. And boy do people

1:39.0

have nice things to say about you. Oh really? Oh my God.

1:44.0

Remember, just when you first, I when you were first on the show, I just remember Amy just

1:50.0

being like, he's the best. Just so you know. Well, I dare I cannot think of anything other than

1:57.0

this might be one of my favorite. What is one of my favorites? I like this one Rob.

2:02.0

Meanwhile, meanwhile me and Fred are just enemies. We're just old enemies.

2:06.0

You hate each other. Well, our families hate each other.

2:10.0

So it goes back before us generations. Just so much.

2:14.0

Cheter age. Yeah.

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