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Character Analysis

Ben Schwartz

Jean-Ralphio Saperstein

Played by Ben Schwartz

73 jokes across 23 episodes of Parks and Recreation

WAR

21.8

Total Jokes

73

Avg Craft

7.0

Avg Impact

6.7

Comedy Style

Character Comedy

Jean-Ralphio delivers 73 scored jokes across 23 episodes of Parks and Recreation, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.7 on impact for a career WAR of 21.8. Their comedy leans toward character comedy. The highest-scoring line is below.

Funniest Jean-Ralphio Lines

All Jokes — 108 total

S2E13

Tom Haverford · Ron Swanson · Jean-Ralphio:Tom introduces Jean-Ralphio: 'His name is Jean-Ralphio.' Ron: 'Jean-Ralphio!' Jean-Ralphio: 'Big T.'

7.47.5
S2E13

Jean-Ralphio · Ron Swanson:Jean-Ralphio to Ron: 'Mr. Swanson, two things. One, it is an absolute honor to meet you. Two, who is that hot intern chick out there? Because honestly, damn!'

7.67.8
S2E13

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio's pitch to Ron: 'For starters, access to the illest clubs... I'll be on you 24/7. I'll be like your family. I'm here when you get here in the morning. Sure enough, I'll be there tucking you into bed at night. Don't worry, it's not gay.'

7.88.0
S2E17

Leslie Knope · Ann Perkins · Jean-Ralphio · Tom Haverford:Leslie tries repeatedly to say 'Hey, Ann' and get Ann's attention while Jean-Ralphio interrupts — 'Jean-Ralphio. Big T! What it do, nephew?'

6.46.3
S2E17

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio: 'Hit me with it, daddy.' — responding to Tom's investment pitch

6.36.0
S2E17

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio: '...my grandfather just died, so I am flush with cash!'

7.97.8
S2E17

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio: 'No worries. He was a dick.'

7.57.0
S2E17

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio's trust fund situation: 'I don't get anything until I'm 50, which is a waste, 'cause I'm gonna be a billionaire in Costa Rica by then, eating dolphins and hanging out with lady singers.'

8.18.2
S2E17

Jean-Ralphio · Donna:Jean-Ralphio's pitch to Donna: 'Let's seal this devil's three-way right here, right now. Step one, we buy into this club. Step two, we roll over to the club, either in your Mercedes Benz or my pre-owned Acura Legend. Step three, I dagger you on the dance floor.'

8.08.0
S2E17

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio breaks into song: 'Just bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce / Now, all the ladies say it / Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce'

7.47.5
S2E17

Jean-Ralphio · Donna Meagle:What do you say, sexy? / I'm out. / Why? / I hate that guy.

7.88.3
S2E23

Jean-Ralphio · Tom:Jean-Ralphio greets Tom with 'Lookin' hot, big T' followed by performing a little song/dance: '♪ throw them bones ♪'

6.46.5
S2E23

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio's story about waiting outside a woman's house for five days: 'Turns out it was the wrong house. She loved the story anyway. We got to third base. Over the pants.'

8.18.3
S2E23

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio frantically searching the bar demanding 'Did I give you a bottlecap? Excuse me. Did I give you a bottlecap?' / 'Who the [bleep] did I give a bottlecap to?'

7.67.5
S3E09

Tom · Jean-Ralphio:Tom brings in Jean-Ralphio as a best man speech 'expert.' Jean-Ralphio's advice: 'Start with a joke. Joke, Vince Vaughn quote — obviously. Swingers? Crashers? Fred Claus. Talk about Andy's ex-girlfriends. Quote from Love Actually. Hold back your tears. Pause. Drop the microphone. Get out of that bitch.'

7.67.7
S3E16

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio pitches turning a Gulfstream G-IV jet (with wheels removed) into an apartment building so 'people could live inside their own private jet'

7.06.5
S3E16

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio: 'I made my money the old-fashioned way. I got run over by a Lexus.'

8.99.0
S3E16

Tom · Jean-Ralphio:Tom and Jean-Ralphio count down to say their shared thought simultaneously — Jean-Ralphio says 'spectacles' while Tom says '...spectacles' a beat late

6.76.2
S3E16

Jean-Ralphio · Tom:Jean-Ralphio names his company 'Entertainment 7Twenty' because 'you're willing to go around the world twice for your clients' — 2 × 360 = 720

7.47.3
S3E16

Jean-Ralphio · Tom:Jean-Ralphio tells Tom he needs him on his team and 'can't do this without you' — then immediately says 'Okay, I'll do it without you' when Tom hesitates for two seconds

7.77.5
S3E16

Jean-Ralphio · Ann:Jean-Ralphio is shocked to hear Li'l Sebastian died, then speculates: 'Like tendonitis?' when Ann mentions the horse 'had a lot of ailments'

7.27.0
S3E16

Jean-Ralphio · Ann:Ann: 'I don't have his chart in front of me.' Jean-Ralphio: 'Could you get it?' Ann: 'What? No... There's no chart.' Jean-Ralphio: 'Oh, my God. Death is inescapable. Goodbye, Ann Perkins.'

7.77.7
S3E16

Jean-Ralphio:'Not only was Coconut a friend, but she was also a lover. Our deepest sympathy is with you.' Then: 'Coconut just took a dump on the stage. We gotta clean that up. Code red. Coconut just took a dump onstage.'

7.27.5
S3E16

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio's intro to the Entertainment 7Twenty video presentation: 'Hope you brought a change of clothes. 'Cause your eyes are about to piss tears. You nasty.'

8.38.5
S3E16

Jean-Ralphio:The memorial video montage poses deep philosophical questions — 'Who are we? Where are we going in life? What is the meaning of all of this?' — and answers: 'These are questions Li'l Sebastian never had to answer because he was a horse.'

7.87.8
S3E16

Tom · Jean-Ralphio:Tom pitching the company to Jean-Ralphio while the memorial video plays: 'I'm the bank. You're the money.' Jean-Ralphio: 'I'm Thelma, you're Louise. You can't die full of regret.' Tom: 'Why don't you live your life like that cow from the video?' Jean-Ralphio: 'He was a horse.'

7.37.0
S3E16

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio talking-head: 'Yeah, I think we can do that for a million. Okay, we'll talk soon.' Then: 'There was no one on the other end of that phone call, but soon there will be.'

7.87.8
S3E16

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio tours the Entertainment 7Twenty office (a.k.a. 'the Dreamatorium'): 'We got a pool table, a ping-pong table, a lounge area, a couch with a ceiling on it, in-house DJ — DJ Blunt — and best of all, former NBA superstar Detlef Schrempf is on retainer.'

7.77.5
S3E16

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio: '[Tessa] is our new assistant. I saw her sweating real sexy on the StairMaster at Bally's.'

7.27.0
S3E16

Jean-Ralphio · Tessa:Tessa (the new assistant): 'I need petty cash. My iPhone cover's gross and I need to get a new one.' Jean-Ralphio: 'Get it to match your personality.' Then: 'Why do we keep our petty cash in a clear plastic toilet bowl?' Jean-Ralphio: 'I don't know, maybe 'cause we're... FLUSH with cash!'

7.67.5
S3E16

Jean-Ralphio · Tom · Detlef Schrempf:Tom points out the company has a lot of overhead and suggests 'scaling back a bit and focusing on building your client base.' Jean-Ralphio: 'Thanks a lot, Forbes magazine. But we didn't hire you to give us business advice. We hired you to look pretty and shoot baskets. So why don't you head over there and do your thing? We want people to see you when they come in, Detlef.'

7.87.7
S3E16

Jean-Ralphio · Tom · Detlef Schrempf:Jean-Ralphio: 'First you set up the pond, then you reel in the fish. Big D, hit me!' — Detlef Schrempf passes him a basketball; Jean-Ralphio and Tom catch the ball, celebrate, yell 'We're living the dream.'

7.57.3
S4E02

Jean-Ralphio:Your name is Angelo. Angelo, thank you so much for coming out. Get a thicker tie. It looks weird on you. Makes your head look like a fish.

7.37.2
S4E02

Jean-Ralphio:Your new nickname is Jell-O Shot. What do you think about that, 'J-Shot'?

7.26.8
S4E02

Tom Haverford · Jean-Ralphio:By literally printing our own money. We bought a printing press. This prints bills with our faces and the E 720 logo on them.

8.08.2
S4E02

Jean-Ralphio:Aw! What's the deal, baby? One second, you hit the party switch and the next second, you're all business.

6.86.5
S4E02

Jean-Ralphio:Oh, Snapple. Are we calling everybody 'baby' now? Because honestly, I love that. Are we saying 'Snapple' anytime we think something's dope? 'Cause I love that, baby.

7.57.3
S4E02

Tom Haverford · Jean-Ralphio:Jell-O Shot! Jell-O Shot! Jell-O Shot! [Tom and Jean-Ralphio chanting Ben's nickname as he tries to look at their financial books]

6.66.3
S4E02

Jean-Ralphio:I hope the rest of your day is cool beans.

6.76.2
S4E02

Jean-Ralphio:He didn't even grab one.

7.57.2
S4E05

Tom · Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio calling Tom in tears (inferred from 'Jean-Ralphio, stop crying')

6.36.0
S4E06

Jean-Ralphio · Tom:Entertainment 720 is eulogized alongside Pets.com, Blockbuster, and Ask Jeeves

7.27.2
S4E06

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio's plan: invest the money, accidentally get run over by a city bus, and start a hip hop label

7.77.7
S4E06

Tom · Jean-Ralphio:'A party for the end of the world.' / 'You had me at every dime we have left.'

7.26.8
S4E06

Jean-Ralphio:'Because I'm in like Lara Flynn Boyle from The Practice.'

6.56.0
S4E06

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio's celebration: 'Diddly, diddly, diddly, diddly, diddly, diddly, swag.'

6.66.7
S4E06

Tom · Jean-Ralphio:Entertainment 720's party has a VIP area, double VIP, triple VIP, Centurion Club Elite VIP — 'No one is allowed in there. Not even us.'

7.98.0
S4E06

Tom · Jean-Ralphio:'No one shows up to a good party on time. If anyone had actually shown up right now, the whole party would have been ruined.'

7.26.8
S4E06

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio's confession: 'I actually forgot they ever dated. I was trying to hit that.'

7.88.0
S4E10

Jean-Ralphio:'B-b-b-b-Ben-jammin'!' — Jean-Ralphio's entrance

6.96.8
S4E10

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio is getting a Brazilian wax; 'when she rips it off, she smiles, and it makes you feel things'

7.47.2
S4E10

Jean-Ralphio:'I almost fell asleep during that sentence.' — Jean-Ralphio reacting to Ben describing the accounting job

6.96.7
S4E10

Jean-Ralphio:'So at this accounting firm, you would have the boring job?'

7.97.7
S4E10

Jean-Ralphio · Ben:'Why don't you use that time and go after one of your passions, like model trains or, like, or toy Gandalfs or something?' 'I don't know why you jumped straight to model trains.' 'I mean... it's accurate.'

8.08.0
S4E10

Jean-Ralphio:'She told me, "if you don't love what you do... then why do it?" Then she ripped the hair from my b-hole.'

8.58.8
S4E10

Jean-Ralphio · Barney:Jean-Ralphio shows up as a temp at the accounting firm — 'my resume might not actually be accurate, right? So I have no idea what you're talking about'

7.47.0
S4E10

Jean-Ralphio:'But you don't have to be an accountant to know that this girl is a ten.'

7.57.2
S4E10

Jean-Ralphio · D.S. · Barney:'You want to talk about spreading and sheets, we can go back to my place and I will rock your—' 'You're fired!' 'That makes sense.'

7.47.5
S4E10

Jean-Ralphio:'So I just go out the same way I came in?'

7.16.7
S5E06

Tom · Jean-Ralphio:Okay, you guys pretend you're Ron Swanson, and you're trying to decide whether you want to invest in this company. Be super critical. You're short.

6.86.2
S5E06

Tom · Jean-Ralphio:Tom Haverford and Jean-Ralphio Saperstein, Creators of Entertainment 720! ...proudly present... Rent A Swag!

7.37.0
S5E06

Tom · Jean-Ralphio:Where swag is my business / And the business is my friend

6.56.0
S5E06

Jean-Ralphio · Tom · Jean-Ralphio:It's the greatest thing I've ever seen in my entire life. No. Yes. It's terrible. It's terrible, you guys. I love you, baby. You're so smart.

7.26.8
S5E06

Jean-Ralphio · Ron:Ricka, ricka, ricka, ricka / Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha / Swanson [Jean-Ralphio rapping/singing]. Jean-Ralphio. That's me.

7.37.5
S5E06

Jean-Ralphio:Business partner now and forever. Hold up. Forever 21. Twenty-one gun salute. Salute Your Shorts. Kaboosh! I just free-associated all over the moustache.

7.67.8
S5E06

Tom · Jean-Ralphio:Okay. I'm thinking we junk everything except the mannequins. Ron's got to see how dope the outfits are. That's the business. Why are we going to Ron? Ron should be coming to us. We created Entertainment 720.

7.27.0
S5E06

Jean-Ralphio:Tommy. I will always be there for you, no matter what. But right now, I cannot be there for you because I have to go.

7.87.5
S5E06

Jean-Ralphio · Tom:I hate to say this, but sometimes you've got to work a little, so you can ball a lot. That was beautiful. That changed me.

7.27.0
S5E06

Jean-Ralphio · Tom:See? You just googled 'Amanda Bynes' side boob.' What's wrong with you? Why is your safe-search on? That is amateur hour, Tom.

7.67.5
S5E06

Tom · Jean-Ralphio:Look, man. I believe in this idea. Do you? You know I love you, but I don't think you're as serious about this business as I am. Oh, yeah, no, I'm definitely not.

7.57.2
S5E06

Jean-Ralphio · Ron:No, I decided it was best if I took my talents elsewhere. Do you know what I mean? You abandoned your friend? God, no. He fired me. Straight up.

7.37.0
S5E06

Ron · Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio. I thought you and Tom were working on your presentation. No, I decided it was best if I took my talents elsewhere. You abandoned your friend? God, no. He fired me. Straight up.

6.76.3
S5E06

Jean-Ralphio · Ron:Anyway, I have an amazing investment idea for you. Condoms with pictures on them. Pass. Good. Smart. I think you made the right decision.

8.08.3
S5E06

Jean-Ralphio:Clubs. Girls. Dancing. Naked. Mom? Argument. Police. Fleeing the scene. Hiding in a dumpster. Coming here. Crashing on your couch for a week because, technically, I'm homeless.

8.59.0
S6E01

Jean-Ralphio:When life gives you lemons, you sell some of your grandma's jewelry and you go clubbing.

8.38.3
S6E01

Jean-Ralphio:So? I'm going to throw up. I ate too much cheese. I'll talk to you.

7.47.2
S6E01

Jean-Ralphio · Tom Haverford:That is so weird. That is so... Oh, you know what? Honestly, now that I'm thinking about it, this may be it. I actually told him that Rent A Swag was my idea, and that you had stole it from me. / Why would you say that?

7.57.3
S6E01

Jean-Ralphio · Tom Haverford:I also have something to say. I also told him that you made me sign up for a bunch of credit cards, and then maxed them out by buying illegal white jaguar fur coats. / That's probably not relevant. / It's probably not relevant, though. / I guess. No, definitely.

8.18.0
S6E01

Jean-Ralphio · Tom Haverford:Not it! / Ooh, you got me! / Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Uh-oh.

7.37.2
S6E01

Jean-Ralphio:Okay, fine. You know what? I'm going to do the unthinkable. I'm going to have a short, honest conversation with my father.

7.87.3
S6E01

Jean-Ralphio:Tom. Lawyer guy. Daddy.

8.17.8
S6E01

Jean-Ralphio · Dr. Saperstein:Daddy. Daddy. Come on. I lie to you all the time. All those math camps I said I went to? I don't even know what a math camp is. / So, all those postcards that you sent me, all those trophies that you'd won... / Trophies I bought.

8.18.2
S6E01

Dr. Saperstein · Jean-Ralphio · Mona-Lisa:These two have been huge disappointments to me. / Come on. You love us. / Tell me you love us, and then, admit this guy looks like Beaker from the Muppets. / Dad. / But seriously, what are we doing here? / What are we doing here, Dad? / Why are we here?

7.67.5
S6E01

Dr. Saperstein · Jean-Ralphio · Mona-Lisa:Blow me a kiss. / Muah. Muah. / Caught it. I love you, Daddy! / I love you, Daddy! / I love you, too.

7.57.5
S6E01

Jean-Ralphio · Tom Haverford:First of all, unbelievable analogy. / Second of all, what are you talking about, man? / When Babyface was your age, he hadn't even signed Toni Braxton yet. Let alone Usher.

8.07.8
S6E01

Jean-Ralphio:Either my best friend emerges triumphant, or my dad beats you and I get all that money when he dies.

8.38.3
S6E10

Jean-Ralphio · Ann · Chris:Jean-Ralphio tries to hit on Ann: 'What do you say you and I get together in a special way?' Ann: 'I'm pregnant.' Jean-Ralphio: 'The more the merrier.'

7.47.3
S6E10

Jean-Ralphio · Chris:Jean-Ralphio tries to hit on Chris too: 'Well, you can come too, beautiful.' Chris thanks him. Jean-Ralphio: 'Look at that. I guess sometimes I call men beautiful too. I guess I'm open-minded as hell.'

7.97.8
S6E10

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio deflects from the TV's porno ordering: 'Also, there's a malfunction with the TV where it keeps ordering porno. Like, a ton of porno. Like, how can someone watch that much porno in one sitting? Only when you're out of the house. So if you see it on the bill, that's why. Okay?'

7.77.7
S6E21

Jean-Ralphio:Did someone call for a party zoo?

7.87.7
S6E21

Jean-Ralphio:I stole $2,000 from you. I'm the person that sneaks into your home every night, and eats your food. Oh, so... Oh, right, so I do owe you a favor.

7.67.7
S6E21

Jean-Ralphio · Joan Callamezzo:Victoria Secret supermodel Karlie Kloss? Really? Where? / Wait a second. You're not Karlie, you're my friend, Joan Callamezzo. / They don't even allow me in Victoria's Secret anymore. / Why? / Yeah.

7.47.3
S6E21

Jean-Ralphio:The only reason I wouldn't be there is if I got pulled over. For violating my house arrest.

8.08.0
S6E21

Jean-Ralphio:Judge gave me two ankle bracelets. Said it was the first time he ever had to do that. Ja boy's a question on the bar exam! Ya heard!

7.37.5
S6E22

Jean-Ralphio · Donna:Did someone call for a party zoo? / All right, so we got a four-way going with my ex, my brother, and this rando? Okay, if that's where the night is going. It's 9:00 in the morning.

7.37.2
S6E22

Jean-Ralphio:The only reason I wouldn't be there is if I got pulled over. For violating my house arrest.

7.87.7
S6E22

Jean-Ralphio:Judge gave me two ankle bracelets. Said it was the first time he ever had to do that. Ja boy's a question on the bar exam! Ya heard!

8.48.8
S6E22

Tom · Mona-Lisa · Jean-Ralphio:No! Your father ruined my last business. Why would you bring him here? / Mmm, because you told me to look for VIPs and my daddy is the VI-est P I know.

7.97.8
S7E11

Tom · Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio adds flavored condoms to Tom's proposal kit — 'I didn't ask for flavored condoms.' 'No, no, no, that's just me looking out for you. See, girls get mad horny when you propose. That's why I do it all the time.'

7.06.8
S7E11

Tom · Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio: 'I didn't ask for flavored condoms.' / 'No, no, no, that's just me looking out for you. See, girls get mad horny when you propose. That's why I do it all the time.'

7.67.5
S7E11

Jean-Ralphio · Tom · Lucy:Jean-Ralphio responds to Tom's engagement by immediately hitting on Lucy: 'So what's your story again? I mean, like, how married are you? You down to clown? You in that rude mood?' / 'Why are you like this?' / 'Pills, baby!'

7.78.0
S7E12

Jean-Ralphio · Tom · Leslie:Jean-Ralphio appearing in a hospital bed: 'You're not injured?' / 'Uh, yeah. I'm injured. I got a terminal case of "Get me to the front of the line at Six Flags."'

7.98.0
S7E12

Jean-Ralphio:"It's a winter wonderland!" — Jean-Ralphio gesturing at his fake hospital setup

7.17.0
S7E12

Jean-Ralphio · Leslie:Jean-Ralphio's final request: 'Will you pretend to be my wife for an insurance scam? But then we fall in love for real! Also, can I have a pair of your gym socks? No, wait. It's not for anything weird. It's just a fetish I have.'

7.98.0
S7E12

Jean-Ralphio · Mona-Lisa:Jean-Ralphio's fake funeral — 'Bend Over' by Lil Jon featuring Tyga as his favorite song played at the service

8.38.7
S7E12

Jean-Ralphio · Mona-Lisa:Jean-Ralphio and Mona-Lisa reveal the scam: 'They bought it. They bought it. Do you have the insurance money?' / 'No doubt, no doubt. Let's hit it, bro. Time to start a casino in... Tajikistan!'

7.77.8
S7E12

Jean-Ralphio:Jean-Ralphio, caught mid-escape: 'God! Tajikistan is off! Go, go, go, go! The rabbi!'

7.37.3
S7E12

Jean-Ralphio · Tom · Leslie:Jean-Ralphio's parting declaration to Tom: 'Leslie... I've always loved you.' / 'I know.'

7.87.7