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Character Analysis

Jim O'Heir

Jerry Gergich

Played by Jim O'Heir

207 jokes across 80 episodes of Parks and Recreation

WAR

21.6

Total Jokes

207

Avg Craft

6.8

Avg Impact

6.5

Comedy Style

Character Comedy

Best Jokes by Jerry

All Jokes — 158 total

S1E03

See all the spikes? So, two things. One, it's poisonous. And two, it would hurt.

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S1E03

Leslie eating the honeysuckle despite Jerry saying not to eat it

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S1E03

Why did you let me eat that? / I never told you to eat that.

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S1E03

Leslie, the animals know you don't eat the country honeysuckle. / I'm not an animal.

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S2E05

Can you help me out a second? Go away, Jerry.

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S2E05

Jerry, are you happy? What did I do?

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S2E06

Jerry, did you use permanent marker again? I'm sorry, guys... Forget it. Let's all pretend Jerry wasn't born.

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S2E07

And almonds give me the squirts.

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S2E09

No, I have a bunion that's practically its own toe. Normally, the pain howls through my loafers like a banshee on the moors, but... for these past three minutes, it's been reduced to a faint growl.

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S2E09

Who's the Jesus? / That would be Greg Kinnear. / I didn't know he was from Indiana. / Yeah, you know, I read that he was.

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S2E09

He was great on ER... / Greg Kinnear wasn't in ER. / Yeah, he was. / I don't think that he was. / Who am I thinking of?

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S2E09

You said 'murinal'. / No, I didn't. / You said 'murinal'. I heard it. / Why don't you put that murinal in the men's room so people can murinate all over it?

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S2E09

It's pointillism. And each dot is a photo of a citizen of the town. / No one cares. At all.

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S2E09

It looks like he's carrying Kinnear into the burning building. / That's because he's moonwalking. So he... Should be goin' the other way.

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S2E10

Holy cow. It is good to be back! Sneak attack! Damn it! I'm the pants king! Bow to me.

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S2E10

Ron, your toast sucked. The traditional toast is 'to the hunt.' And it is said by me.

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S2E10

See, at my house I've got a wife and three beautiful daughters. But this trip, it is the one time of year I get to pee standing up.

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S2E10

Maybe Ron shot himself. He has seemed really depressed lately. He was shot in the back of the head. Right, he loves the back of his head. He would never shoot himself there.

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S2E10

Pants king. Pants queen.

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S2E11

Strip club? Did somebody say strip club? No. Somebody say strip club? You did. I definitely heard someone say strip club. You did.

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S2E11

I'm not a big fan of group dinners where everybody splits the bill no matter what they get. I ordered a tyranno-ceasar salad, and that's all I'm paying for.

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S2E11

I really wish I could have your body. What? Like, tied up, naked, in your basement?

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S2E11

There is a girl here that also works at Quiznos. She's really nice to me here but really mean to me at Quiznos.

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S2E14

What are you guys talking about? Nothing. Don't worry about it. What?

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S2E15

Terrific's not more than amazing, Jerry. No? Well, it's not less.

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S2E15

Krackel bars, also healthy and delicious. No, they're not. Yeah. They actually have rice in them. So...

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S2E15

You wanna watch me rollerblade in the parking lot after work? I'm pretty awesome. I used to be really good. That was, like, 70 pounds ago.

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S2E15

Just kidding! I don't fall!

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S2E16

I've been happily married for 28 years. You've met my wife gayle many times. Whatever.

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S2E17

Jerry! You got soup all over our mail! You jerk.

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S2E18

It's ketchup! / Is it? / Jerry. Jerry. Yes. It's ketchup.

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S2E19

This is my third time in a row. Just a bad luck streak, buddy. Next time, I'm sure it will definitely be one of us. But it won't be me. Because I always write...

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S2E19

No, I always write my own name. But just to be safe, I do add 20 extra 'Jerry's.

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S2E19

Ew! Is that code for some kind of weird sex act? Lord Sheldon is my dog. My wife named him. Ew!

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S2E19

No, I just curled up and laid still until they left. Well, that's another way to play it.

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S2E19

If even one of them had a unique scar, we got them. I didn't get a good look. Damn it, Jerry. Sorry. You're the victim. Sorry. Sorry.

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S2E19

Ha-ha, guys. Really funny. Where's the real banner? We only had an hour. So did I. Look what I did.

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S2E19

Really. My gosh, you should not have gone to all this trouble. Oh. It's no trouble for our buddy.

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S2E19

Jerry? I don't... I don't think your computer is plugged in. I'm sorry, guys. Just got to power up.

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S2E19

You went on a vacation and you chose Muncie, Indiana? Yeah. My wife and I have a time-share. In Muncie? Tom, Muncie is a lovely city.

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S2E19

I said 'twout' instead of 'trout.' It happens to everyone. My marbles are full of mouth today.

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S2E19

He can't talk right now because he has hysterical muteness from trauma. Correct.

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S2E19

And Lord Sheldon... He lunged at a bird, I dropped the burrito, and it landed on a log in the creek. So, I go to reach for it, I lose my balance, and I fall on my shoulder really weird.

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S2E19

Because two more years until I retire with full benefits and pension. And the wife and I, we have bought a little cottage on a lake. And I am going to get myself a stack of mystery novels, a box of cigars, and I am going to sit back and enjoy my life.

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S2E20

Come on, I didn't know that. He seemed okay. We had dinner together.

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S2E22

My phone has 25 lines. I think it might be a switchboard.

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S2E22

I will now drink eight glasses of milk in three minutes. No. No, you won't. No, you won't. Because if you do that, you will die.

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S2E23

Jerry's panicked 'Death!' response to seeing the state auditors

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S2E24

My doctor just said I should avoid... / Being a wuss? Yes, I agree.

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S3E01

Jerry. / Oh, my gosh. Look who's here. Leslie. / The nightmare's over, Jerry. We're going back to work. / You're not going to need this anymore. (SPLASH)

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S3E03

It was an all-boys school.

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S3E04

Tammy Swanson Swanson.

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S3E07

We are both on the same diabetes medication. Are you my Glucotrol buddy? Are you? Huh?

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S3E07

Muah-muah-murder. Murdering the most melons. Shaquille showered shame on Shakira's sheets.

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S3E07

Uh, somebody left the gate open and he got out, Jerry! / What are you talking about? / Unbelievable. Another in a long string of miserable failures. You lost Li'l Sebastian! / I wasn't even here! / Exactly.

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S3E07

Aw, Jerry just farted! I'm very upset, I get nervous.

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S3E08

No, Tom, don't! Her boob kills!

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S3E08

Oh, I know this one. They are all rap-pists. - Oh, my God, they're Rappers, Jerry!

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S3E08

You know, I was 24 when Gayle took my virginity.

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S3E08

You know what I should do? I should lead a teen abstinence workshop. That might be incredibly effective.

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S3E08

Chocolate or butterscotch? - Uh, swirl me.

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S3E08

Yeah, she died, like, 20 minutes after that.

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S3E11

So for my painting, I chose one of my very favorite Greek myths-- the centaur goddess Dyaphena slaying a great stag. - It's, uh, stunning. - It's breathtaking, Jerry. - Yeah. Really is. - Wow. Thanks, guys.

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S3E11

Oh. Oh, my God. That's me. Is that me? What? No. Oh, jeez, it does look like you.

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S3E11

Is your penis between the front arms or the back legs? - Yeah, where's your penis? - Damn it, Jerry!

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S3E13

I'm so alone.

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S3E14

Back of my Benz? Let's check in with your boo! He said, 'Her Mercedes'! Jerry and Donna on fire.

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S3E15

Swivel! What is it, Jerry? You told me to say your name. And you did a great job, superstar.

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S3E15

Who was that? I don't know. I saw her crying, and so I helped.

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S3E15

So, Webster's dictionary describes a pork as a... No, it's park... Park. I'm sorry. Geez, okay.

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S3E16

That's weird. Must be a typo. Yeah, Jerry, it's probably a typo, because it probably should've said, 'You have a cube butt.' 'Cause your butt's shaped like a cube.

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S3E16

Which one floats your penis? They're all black. Maybe to the layman, Jerry. Obsidian, onyx, midnight, lost soul, rolling blackout, sleeping panther, and void by Armani.

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S3E16

No, they were out. So I just got a big thing of lighter fluid. It's kind of the same thing. Huh? Oh! We planned that! Wow, wow!

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S3E16

Ron, are you mad at me? 'Cause without eyebrows, I can't really tell.

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S4E01

If I could go back in time and cut your eyeballs out, I would. Wow, that is so sweet. Thank you.

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S4E03

Leslie? Here's the thing. I've been all over the state. Indianapolis, Bloomington, Lafayette, Muncie, Gary, all the places you mention in the book. And I've interviewed all the people you mentioned. And so far, there is not one incorrect fact.

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S4E05

You can text without looking at your phone? I think it's rude not to maintain eye contact with the people that I'm talking to.

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S4E05

You, bean bag, come with me. I'm an eggplant. I don't care. Come with me.

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S4E05

And we may be having intercourse. Please, you've got to stop saying things like that to me.

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S4E06

Hey, you know what? Can I go? Gayle is making a roast.

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S4E08

Jerry, you're number three. There's only two of us.

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S4E08

Heck, I still use my original ID card from my first day on the job.

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S4E09

Is this about the laptop? I didn't mean to steal it. I took it home, and I spaced. I forgot. I'm gonna bring it back. It totally works, but I got spaghetti in the keyboard.

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S4E10

Aw, jeez. Socks. She gets me.

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S4E11

Because windows are the eyes to the house.

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S4E13

LET'S GET THIS PHONE PARTY STARTED.

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S4E13

I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHY YOU WOULD NEED MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, BUT--WELL, YEAH, NO. YOU'RE RIGHT. I GUESS IT COULDN'T HURT TO GIVE IT TO YOU. IT'S 210--

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S4E13

MILLI'S GONNA BREAK UP WITH CHRIS.

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S4E14

Jerry, well done. I put an ad on Craigslist. 'Man seeking man for a night of casual fun.' Enrico, he responded right away.

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S4E14

You hired a male escort. A what? Please get your gigolo out of here.

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S4E15

So, we have to play it perfectly every time? No, Burly. Play it unperfectly. You mean, imperfectly? I mean perfectly.

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S4E16

My birthday is February 29th, so I only get one real birthday, you know, once every four years.

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S4E16

We go, we split a huge piece of cotton candy cheesecake from Cakey J's Cheesecake Facility.

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S4E16

And then, well, we hold hands for a while. We listen to some Anita Baker. She meets up with some friends, and I turn in early.

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S4E16

Well, because I thought you were Gayle. What are you doing in my bathroom?

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S4E16

Oh, did we lose more seniors in the woods? No, it's a sinkhole, right?

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S4E16

We didn't get to the drug store for my liver medication. Well, you should've thought about that before we dragged you out of the bath, Jerry.

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S4E16

Oh, what the [Bleep]? Surprise. Where the hell is everybody?

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S4E17

Why don't we just turn up the pressure? That way you don't have to put your mouth so close. All right, here we go. Ah, stop! Honey, I'm sorry. That'll teach you to pay attention.

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S4E18

It ain't government work if you don't have to do it twice

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S4E19

These are blank. Weird.

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S4E21

Andy recreating the pie trajectory by smashing pie into Jerry's face repeatedly

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S4E21

The video shows that the pie came from a high angle, so it would've hit your face... like this. Don't close your eyes.

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S4E21

Or... Leslie wasn't the target. Well, who then? Okay, that's permanent marker. Go find Ben, get a list of everyone he's ever fired. Go, go! Macklin, you son of a bitch.

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S4E22

Ron? I handed out 1,000 leaflets today. That is a personal best. Now, I'm off to vote. The polls are closed.

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S5E01

Well, Ron, can we at least have corn on the cob? No.

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S5E01

It feels like I just exercised. Just sit on the ground. No, Jerry. It's dirty and I'm wearing my summer linens.

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S5E01

I smuggled in some candy. Oh, thank God. I'm starving. Raisins? It's nature's candy.

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S5E01

Ron, if no one takes me to the bathroom, I'm just going to have to go in the trees.

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S5E02

Community college. Eh, that's too far.

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S5E05

Jerry, God. Gross. / Oh... Jerry? / Guys, I-- / Oh, God, I think he might be having a heart attack.

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S5E05

Oh, geez! Did a dinosaur just fart? / Jerry, get a grip. / Sorry, guys. / Ugh! Apology not accepted. / Stop talking, moron. / I wish I could stop smelling. / Dude. / Seriously, Jerry, did you eat farts for lunch?

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S5E05

I'm sorry, Jerry, but your future has been canceled. / Leslie, thank you. That is amazing. / No, it stinks. It's not even close to what you need. With all your bills, and the inevitable follow-up problems, and the lifetime of chronic misery that awaits you. I mean, you had this whole plan for your retirement and your beach house and now you're future is just a huge pile of crap.

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S5E06

Well, sure, in a wrestling match, Kirk would win. But, overall, who would you rather have at the helm of your Sovereign-class starship? Jean-Luc Picard. No contest.

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S5E07

It's not. My real name is Gary. Well, Gary--if that even is your real name--

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S5E08

Help.

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S5E08

Help. I can't move.

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S5E08

Jerry! How's the old ticker? Oh. Well, uh, the rehab is grueling-- Great! Glad to hear it.

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S5E08

One small pizza for all of us. With no toppings. Cheese is a topping, Jerry.

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S5E09

$516... Aw, jeez! And that's 517

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S5E09

My, my. Somebody's being a gloomy goose. Yeah. Relax, gloomy goose

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S5E09

♪ Here we go a-caroling, among the leaves so green... ♪

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S5E09

Congratulations on your wedding. I'm rooting for you kids. Jerry. Hope you have the best birthday, Tom. I just tied my high score in Snake

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S5E09

I thought you weren't coming. I--you know, never got your RSVP... we took up a collection to pay your hospital bills, since you almost farted yourself to death

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S5E10

Gingrich, Gergich. I wonder if we're related.

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S5E13

Oh, my God. Gayle. My girls!

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S5E13

Should someone stop Jerry? Gayle! Eh, he'll figure it out eventually.

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S5E14

Did you just pee your pants? Just a dab

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S5E15

We got Jerry some earbuds, and a bag of peanuts, and the Skymall catalog. - Same thing you got me from your trip to Washington!

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S5E15

There's a 'Top Ten Ben's butt 2012 slide show.' You emailed it to Ben and Ann... And The Huffington Post?

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S5E15

You wrote him an email about riding your dragons to Pelennor Fields and signed it 'Dimple Broadbelt of Buckland.' Yes, that's Ben and my fantasy Lord Of The Rings pen pal letters.

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S5E18

Actually, when I went there, it was just a two-year college. Wow, so you're not even technically qualified to work at your current job. Aw, geez.

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S5E19

Ron's motivational experiment with Jerry: "You are smart and capable. And I believe you can accomplish anything."

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S5E20

Well, I didn't want to make a big fuss. Although, gosh, I'm pretty sure I mentioned it a few times.

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S5E20

Can you believe it? Only six months left until I retire. / What did Jerry say? / Jerry was here?

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S5E20

Well, this is my last weep. Oops. I mean, 'weep.' Week. [Laughs] Jeez.

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S5E20

Jerry, thank you for your service. Good-bye. Thanks, Ron. That speech means a lot.

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S5E20

First of all, I'm so sorry that those Serbian mobsters shoved you out of that helicopter.

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S5E20

She has a tasty surprise waiting for me, if you know what I mean. Gross, Jerry. She made a meatloaf.

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S5E20

Jerry Gergich Memorial Conference Room. R.I.P.? Oh, the guy at the plaque store thought you had died. It was a rush job, so we didn't have time to change it.

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S5E20

It doesn't matter. We can just pretend it means retire in peace.

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S5E20

Really? Your purse is shaped like a waffle. Please join us. The Gergiches don't take no for an answer.

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S5E20

♪ Eggs, bacon, and toast ♪ ♪ Why don't you start ♪ ♪ your day ♪ ♪ The Gergich way with eggs, ♪ ♪ bacon, and toast ♪

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S5E20

for me, the best part about working in the Parks Department was that I got to be home every night with my family at 5:00. And to me, that's what mattered most.

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S5E20

[Imitates revving motor] The hug machine--it's firing on all cylinders.

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S5E22

I miss you guys.

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S6E01

Give it to me. I want milk.

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S6E04

- Hey, everybody. - No! No, why? This can't be happening. Why, Leslie?

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S6E04

It's Jerry. No, it's Gary. Your name is Larry, Larry Gengurch. His name is Larry Gengurch.

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S6E04

Come on, April, it's already hard enough for my family when you call me 'Gary.'

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S6E04

I said, 'Gayle, put that bikini away, because Pawnee needs me.'

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S6E04

Oh ho! Somebody forgot a banana in here--ooh!

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S6E10

This check is made out to 'Lenny,' which I think is a typo for 'Larry,' which isn't even actually my name.

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S6E16

Tom, that's so sweet. Thanks. Ow! Oh, my gosh! I didn't even do anything. The voodoo doll is reading my thoughts.

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S6E16

I somehow ran my belt through a slat in this chair so I'm kind of...I'm kind of stuck to it now.

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S7E03

It's 2.5 pounds of pressure is what you need to get the perfect stamp.

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S7E07

You know Gayle gives me a gift each and every day. Oh, I got the greatest gift of all. Being married to you.

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S7E07

Yes, after 30 years, my coworkers are finally going to call me by my real name. Oh, boy, I'm blessed.

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