Ron and Tammy

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rdf:langString *Jack Carter as Gus *Roger Eschbacher as Manager *Megan Mullally as Tammy Swanson *Jim O'Heir as Jerry Gergich *Retta as Donna Meagle

rdf:langString Offerman so perfectly deadpan that you actually believe in the ridiculous things he says, which makes it that much funnier. And I generally don't like Megan Mullally, but seeing Offerman's real-life wife play Swanson's ex-wife made me laugh harder than I've laughed at any show this year

rdf:langString If they had just cast another funny actress, there's a politeness where we wouldn't have gone as far. But since we have literally already been inside each other, well, we know the depths to which we can safely go.

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rdf:langString — Nick Offerman, on the casting of Megan Mullally

rdf:langString — Kat Angus, Dose

rdf:langString "Ron and Tammy" is the eighth episode of the second season of Parks and Recreation, and the fourteenth overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on November 5, 2009. In the episode, the library department tries to take control of a vacant lot where Leslie plans to build a park. Ron's ex-wife, one of Leslie's directors, sexually manipulates Ron to get what she wants. The episode was written by Mike Scully and directed by Troy Miller. "Ron and Tammy" featured Megan Mullally, the real-life wife of Parks actor Nick Offerman, in a special guest appearance as Ron's ex-wife, Tammy, who appears in several other episodes in the following seasons. According to Nielsen Media Research, it was seen by 4.93 million household viewers; its rating of 2.2 was the season's highest to that point. "Ron and Tammy" received highly positive reviews and is widely considered one of the best Parks and Recreation episodes, with many commentators praising Offerman's performance. Tammy later returned for the third season sequel episode, "Ron & Tammy: Part Two" and several subsequent episodes.