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Ms. Knope Goes to Washington

‘Ms. Knope Goes to Washington’

Season 5, Episode 1 -  Aired September 20, 2012

When Leslie and Andy visit Ben and April in Washington D.C., the power and prestige of the nation's capital makes Leslie feel like her work is insignificant. Back in Pawnee, Ron is tasked with hosting an employee appreciation barbecue.

Quote from Andy

Leslie Knope: I mean, Ben's life is filled with senators and briefings and Super PACs. I can't even get a meeting with some bureaucrat.
Andy: [laughs] I don't even know what a bureaucrat is. Everything's going to be fine with you and Ben, because if I know Ben, he, too, is an amalgam.
Leslie Knope: No.
Andy: Yeah. Point is, you're better than Hot Rebecca. You're kickass Leslie. Long-distance relationships are never easy, but you never, ever give up on stuff.
Leslie Knope: Thanks.
Andy: That's what makes you...
Leslie Knope: Nope.
Andy: An amalgam. Nailed it.

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Quote from Andy

Andy: The White House, America's most whitest house, most notably is where Sinbad lived in the film First Kid.
April: Sinbad, wow. The other tour guide never said anything about that.
Andy: Do you know why it's called the Oval Office?
April: No.
Andy: Because of a man-- Oval Redenbacher...
April: What?
Andy: Popcorn inventor. He used to hang out with John F. Kennedy.
April: Excuse me. Attention, everyone. This tour guide is the most amazing tour guide there ever was. Please, step up. $200 cash up front.

Quote from Andy

Leslie Knope: Washington, D.C. Take a deep breath, Andy. I mean, you can practically smell the bills becoming laws.
Andy: Yeah.
Leslie Knope: You can taste the sweet sugar of bureaucracy at work.
Andy: That building looks like a boob.
Leslie Knope: Yeah, well, it's not.
Andy: Oh, yeah, I know. It's the White House.
Leslie Knope: No. It's the Capitol.

Quote from Chris

Chris: [aside to camera] I offered Ron a job last month, and he turned me down. And it literally broke my heart. But now I see that this is truly where he belongs. Way to be, Ron! You're really getting it done, man! He can't hear me.

Quote from Andy

Leslie Knope: Andy, get down from there.
Andy: Hey, Leslie. Is this the train from Back to the Future III?
Leslie Knope: Get down from there.
Andy: I think it is.
Security Guard: Hey, buddy. Come on down from there for me, please.
Leslie Knope: Sir, you protect our nation's history, and you're a hero.
Andy: Yeah, a hero with something to hide, like probably a treasure map.

Quote from Leslie Knope

Leslie Knope: I thought maybe we could sightsee together.
Ben: I know. I have, like, 1,000 meetings. But I just wanted to come wish you luck before your presentation. Oh, but you know what you should see while you're here is George Washington's fare--
Leslie Knope: Farewell address candle stand. That was the first thing I was going to see.
Ben: God, I love you so much. Come to my office as soon as you're done, okay?
Leslie Knope: Okay. And it was nice to see you again.
Ben: Are you talking to my butt?
Leslie Knope: [giggles] Yes.

Quote from April

Andy: This is amazing. Look at this. This whole place is your office.
Ben: Nope. This is my office.
April: Ben, you're fired. It's my office now.
Andy: Boom. You heard the boss. Scram, Wyatt.

Quote from April

Andy: There's so much free food at this party, honey. I love politics. Look, I made a shrimp claw.
April: I'm really proud of you, babe. Now put your used plate in my purse. I almost have a complete set.
Andy: Really? Oh, my God. You're so smart.

Quote from Tom

Ann: I guess that's it.
Tom: Yep. The end of a relationship. And the beginning of a partnership. Let's talk "Sparkle Skin." Do we know anyone in product development over at Sephora?
Ann: Good-bye, Tom.

Quote from Andy

Andy: Here's a picture of me and April making out in her apartment.
Leslie Knope: Oh.
Andy: Here's a picture of us making out in Ben's office. This is a picture- Oh, this is us making out- I don't know where that is, but you can tell that she's sucking on my lip. [laughs] Traveling.

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