Tom's Divorce
- Episode aired Dec 3, 2009
- TV-PG
- 21m
Leslie accidentally finds out that Tom is getting a divorce and tries to lift his spirits by sending him to dinner and a strip club, but Tom doesn't tell her that it was just a sham Green Ca... Read allLeslie accidentally finds out that Tom is getting a divorce and tries to lift his spirits by sending him to dinner and a strip club, but Tom doesn't tell her that it was just a sham Green Card marriage.Leslie accidentally finds out that Tom is getting a divorce and tries to lift his spirits by sending him to dinner and a strip club, but Tom doesn't tell her that it was just a sham Green Card marriage.
- Stripper's Boyfriend
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- TriviaWhen Andy and Mark are playing pool they start out with a bet for $25. When Andy loses, he demands a rematch with a bet of "double or nothing". The next shot shows Mark winning, revealing that Andy owes him $6,400. That amount means Mark won a total of 9 consecutive games with "double or nothing" stakes.
- GoofsLeslie mistakenly refers to a government agency as the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles), when, in fact, this agency is called the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) in the state of Indiana.
- Quotes
Tom Haverford: Leslie, I appreciate what you're trying to do, but once you go in there, you will see things you cannot unsee.
Leslie Knope: I'm a feminist, okay? I would never ever go to a strip club. I've gone on record that if I had to have a stripper's name, it would be Equality. But I'm willing to sacrifice all that I've worked for just to put a smile on your perfect little face. So don't blow this.
Tom Haverford: Alright.
Leslie Knope: Okay, lap dances are on me! I mean I'm paying for them. They're not actually gonna be "on" me.
- ConnectionsReferences Mister Ed (1961)
"Tom's Divorce" centers around the news that Tom and his wife, Wendy, are separating. Leslie finds this info out in a great cold open where she is sent to run an errand at the creepy and disturbing fourth floor of City Hall. Which includes the DMV, probation offices and divorce filings. Now, up to this point, we know that Tom and Wendy had a green card marriage (not a real marriage), because Wendy is Canadian. What we didn't know is that Tom actually had feelings for Wendy (not mutual by the way), and despite it only being a green card marriage, Tom is very depressed by the separation. The whole episode revolves around the gang trying to cheer Tom up.
Overall, this episode may not be one of the funnier episodes in Season 2, but it does have some great moments and helps to flesh out one of its key characters. Among the better scenes in the episode are the gang dining at Jurassic Fork. The dinosaur puns seem to only get funnier and funnier. Also, they end up at one of Tom's favorite strip-clubs, The Glitter Factor, and we get some great moments there as well. The main storyline is solid, but the scenes with Andy, Ann, and Mark are ok, and the whole Andy being jealous of Mark is starting to get really old. Hopefully that will be the last of that storyline for a while.
Quick side note: Aziz Ansari's acting is surprisingly really good in this episode. He's a really underrated dramatic actor and if you watch his show Master of None you can see even more of his dramatic chops on display.
- brenbella
- Aug 3, 2018
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