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Camping

‘Camping’

Season 3, Episode 8 -  Aired March 24, 2011

Leslie wants to follow up the Harvest Festival with another great idea, so she takes her colleagues away on a camping trip to brainstorm ideas.

Quote from Leslie Knope

Chris: Where's Leslie?
Ron Swanson: Not 100% sure.
Ben: Should we reschedule or...
Ron Swanson: Nope, she'll be here.
Leslie Knope: Good morning! So I just slept seven hours, which is twice as long as I usually sleep, so I'm a little disoriented. But I did wake up with a million ideas, and Ron would not let me have any paper, so I had to write them down on this doily. We should buy a telescope and make the old ranger station in Ramsett Park an Observatory. That way, we could sell tickets and have class trips.
Chris: I like it!
Leslie Knope: Good! We'll have theme night at the Park. We could have singles, um, date night, uh, seniors, and we could have a citywide yard sale, which would be part auction, part Antiques Road Show. And then we could have the professors from the Community College come in and assign value to the objects. And then we could split the profits for the school. It'd be a lot of fun.
Ron Swanson: I'll see you boys later.
Leslie Knope: Bye, Ron!

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Quote from Leslie Knope

Leslie Knope: [aside to camera] They say you're only as good as your last idea. I say you're only as good as the people you work with. Leslie Knope is back. Ha ha! Oh, my God, my breath is so bad.

Quote from April

April: What portion of this camping trip will take place outside?
Leslie Knope: All of it.
April: Pass.
Leslie Knope: Can't pass, it's a mandatory work retreat.

Quote from Chris

Chris: How's the best municipal department in Pawnee? That's you guys?
[aside to camera:]
Chris: Paul is going to be recuperating for a while. So the Mayor asked me to step in as city manager. And I, of course, accepted immediately because Pawnee is literally the greatest town in the country. Of course, I am gonna miss Indianapolis, which is the most wonderful city in America.

Quote from Chris

Chris: I'm so excited to be working with you all again. And, Leslie, I cannot wait to hear your new big idea. I want to hit the ground running, and your new mystery project is going to be the hydration pack that gets me to the finish line. You're all my little hydration packs.
Ron Swanson: I'm sure I am not.
Chris: Ron! You are too. Hydration pack!

Quote from Andy

April: Leslie's making us go on a camping retreat.
Andy: That's awesome! Camping's the best.
April: Camping sucks. It's super-boring. And you can see the stars, which I hate. They're creepy.
Andy: I love camping. I betcha I could get you to love it too. Why don't I meet you out there? If you hate it, we'll leave and go make out. But if you love it, we'll stay and make out. Either way, a ton of making out. You in?

Quote from Ann

Ann: You know, when he saw me, I swear his face lit up.
Leslie Knope: Ann...
Ann: What do you think "we should get together soon" means?
Leslie Knope: No, do not read into this. Remember, this is the guy that was so upbeat and positive, when he broke up with you, you didn't even know it happened.
Ann: Yeah.

Quote from Tom

Ben: How 'bout we just invest the money? Make 4% a year. You know, set up a nice little nest egg for the city. What do you think?
Tom: Great idea. Thanks, white Urkel.
Ben: All right, maybe it's not the sexiest idea, Tom, but it's smart.
Tom: What are you even still doing here? Harvest Festival is over. Shouldn't you be back in Indianapolis?

Quote from Tom

Leslie Knope: April has not presented her idea. April?.
April: I didn't come up with anything.
Leslie Knope: Why?
April: Because! I know that whatever we come up with isn't gonna be good enough anyway. We're just gonna go with your idea.
Ron Swanson: She's got a point.
Tom: Leslie, just tell us what your idea is, so I can go back to the Thunderdome. That's what I'm calling my tent.

Quote from Ron Swanson

April: Is there anything else to eat? The marshmallows are all gone.
Ron Swanson: We have nothing to eat. Jerry scared all the fish away with his loud personal stories.

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