
‘The Pawnee-Eagleton Tip Off Classic’
Season 6, Episode 3 - Aired October 3, 2013
Leslie, Ben and Chris visit Eagleton to discuss the town's faltering finances with city councilor Ingrid de Forest (guest star Kristin Bell). Meanwhile, Ron wants to get off the grid after receiving a piece of junk mail, and Ann takes April to Bloomington for orientation at the veterinary school.
Quote from Ron Swanson
Ron Swanson: Who or what is Penny Saver?
Tom: It's a free circular with a bunch of coupons in it.
Ron Swanson: This was sent to Ron Swanson at Diane's address, where I've lived for less than a month. How is that possible? This is an extreme invasion of privacy.
[aside to camera:]
Ron Swanson: The right to privacy is very important to me. My family has had a single P.O. box for several generations. We only ever subscribe to two magazines, Reader's Digest and Ebony. Ebony was due to a clerical error, but it ended up being an interesting year of reading.
Quote from Ron Swanson
Ron Swanson: I don't see what the problem is. I will give you a certain amount of gold in exchange for a recreational vehicle.
Earl: I still need an address for insurance purposes.
Ron Swanson: This will be my new home. The address is wherever it is parked.
Quote from Leslie Knope
Todd: Leslie, you're down 15 points in the latest poll for the recall election. What can you do to make up the deficit?
Leslie Knope: I'll tell you what I'd do if I was an Eagletonian. I'd pop a Xanax and ask my butler to help me out. [laughter] I mean, I'm not saying that Eagletonians are out of touch. But when you tell 'em it's time to change their oil, they ask, "Extra virgin or white truffle?" [laughter] Thanks, guys. I'll see ya at the game. Unless, of course, you're an Eagletonian, and then you'll be too busy polishing your monocle at the caviar store. Knope out. [microphone feedback; laughter]
Quote from Ron Swanson
Ron Swanson: Okay, all public photos of me recovered. Nameplate removed from my office door. Pediatrician files confiscated and destroyed. Anything I'm missing?
Tom: Great news, Ron. Jean-Ralphio loves your shirt.
Ron Swanson: What the hell are you talking about?
Tom: Oh, I've been taking pictures of you all day for my new Facebook album: "RonSwan: Gettin' off the grid."
Ron Swanson: Tom, do you maybe see a problem with what you've done?
Tom: I do now. Yes, sorry.
Ron Swanson: Erase. Erase. Erase. [rubs Surface tablet] Erase all pictures of Ron! Erase all pictures of Ron! [video plays:] Erase all pictures of Ron! [talks] What the hell is happening?
Tom: I think you accidentally opened up Vine. You just vined your first selfie, Ron.
Donna: And I'm vining you vine your selfie.
Ron Swanson: The world is a nightmare.
Quote from Ron Swanson
Ron Swanson: Paul, if you ever see another one of these with my name on it, I want you to drive into the woods and bury it.
Paul: I don't decide who gets mail, sir. I just deliver it.
Ron Swanson: Passing the buck, the last refuge of the cowardly and black-hearted.
Paul: That seems harsh.
Ron Swanson: Get out!
Quote from Ron Swanson
Ron Swanson: JJ, a few months ago, I came in here and began eating eggs. They were delicious, so I ordered more. Before long, I believe I had eaten--
JJ: 51 eggs in 20 minutes. Couldn't cook 'em fast enough. The last ten were still in the shell.
Tom: It was a JJ's Diner record, and you took his picture. Now, we need that picture, for privacy reasons.
JJ: Okay, but I don't know how anybody would know it's you. We followed your instructions.
[The caption reads "Man"]
Ron Swanson: That's too much information. Let's go.
Tom: Where are we going now?
Ron Swanson: I've eaten a lot of food in a lot of restaurants. Why is everyone else so bad at eating?
Quote from Ron Swanson
Diane: Where have you been? I had a flat tire, and I've been trying to get in touch with you for hours.
Ron Swanson: Sorry, darling. I've been busy destroying most of my personal effects and threatening a postal worker.
Diane: Ron, I know you value your privacy, but you are a husband and a father now. You can't just roam the streets in an RV and be impossible to find.
Ron Swanson: I'm on a mission to get off the grid.
Diane: Well, you don't have to be entirely on the grid, but have to be on our grid.
Ron Swanson: I suppose you wouldn't consider moving. I've heard the school system in the tunnels beneath Yucca Mountain is adequate.
Diane: I love you, but your solution to every problem is to live inside a mountain.
Ron Swanson: I love you too.
Quote from Ann
Ann: [aside to camera] I helped April get into vet school in Bloomington and today's her orientation, so we're taking a little road trip. While I'm there, I'm also gonna pick up an organic baby blanket. I would get one in Pawnee, but fun fact: our only baby store is attached to a chemical refinery.
Quote from Leslie Knope
Ingrid de Forest: Thank you, Leslie, from all of us in Eagleton. Our citizens owe you a debt of gratitude.
Leslie Knope: Well, I think at the end of the day, everybody realizes it's something we have to do.
Ingrid de Forest: On the bright side, we did win the basketball game. I think you owe us some apples. You better pay up.
Leslie Knope: Oh, you don't want them. All of Pawnee's apples have been recalled, G. coli.
Ingrid de Forest: You mean E. coli?
Leslie Knope: I wish. Way easier to treat. Welcome to Pawnee!
Quote from Leslie Knope
Ben: Okay, here's the text for your speech. I added a few more jokes, slamming Eagleton at the end.
Leslie Knope: Mmm. That's the sexiest thing you've ever said to me. I'm so glad you're on my team.
Ben: Are you sure you wanna attack 'em at this press conference? It's a friendly wager on a high school basketball game.
Leslie Knope: I'm losing the recall election, Ben. Slamming Eagleton is the easiest way to score some points. Look. Am I proud of it? Yes. Because Eagleton sucks. But is it the classiest move? Yes, because Eagleton sucks. Would I do it again? Yes, because Eagleton sucks.