Ben: [aside to camera] Senior citizens are basically the only people who vote in local elections, so if you want to win, you gotta get the gray vote.
Leslie Knope: And to get the gray vote, you need to get the endorsement of Ned Jones. He's the president of Pawnee Seniors United. He's like The Godfather but old.
Ben: He's like the Grandfather. The grand godfather.
Leslie Knope: The "grond" father, he's like-- It doesn't matter. He's important, and he's old.