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Ann has been dating herself instead of getting swept up in a new boyfriend's personality. Six weeks into the experiment, she's come to a realization: she wants to be a mother. It's a big decision, but she tells Leslie she's looking to into having a child on her own by using a sperm donor. Leslie tries to be supportive, but is worried that Ann is making a huge mistake. At the sperm bank, they run into Sewage Joe. He claims to be a frequent donor, and his patronage is enough to scare Ann off.

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Ann has been dating herself instead of getting swept up in a new boyfriend's personality. Six weeks into the experiment, she's come to a realization: she wants to be a mother. It's a big decision, but she tells Leslie she's looking to into having a child on her own by using a sperm donor. Leslie tries wants to be supportive, supportive but is worried worries that Ann is making a huge mistake. At the sperm bank, they run into Sewage Joe. He claims to be a frequent donor, and his patronage is enough to scare Ann off.



* BeneathTheMask: It is revealed that [[DumbassDJ The Douche]], real name Howard Tuttleman, actually graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in semiotics and wrote a thesis. He claims that "The Douche" is just his on-air radio persona, but his behavior heavily suggests that it's also become part of his actual personality.

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* BeneathTheMask: It is revealed that [[DumbassDJ The Douche]], real name Howard Tuttleman, actually graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in semiotics and wrote a thesis. He claims that "The Douche" is just his on-air radio persona, but his behavior heavily suggests that it's [[BecomingTheMask also become part of his actual personality.personality]].



* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: Ben, Chris, and Ron get food poisoning from an appetizer of mini calzones.

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* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: Ben, Chris, and even the usually MadeOfIron Ron get food poisoning from an appetizer of mini calzones.calzones. Tom avoided this by being the only one who didn't eat them.

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Leslie inadvertently helps Ann realize that her ideal sperm donor should be someone she knows. With a new wave of enthusiasm, Ann narrows it down three potential sperm donors and brings them in to the office, pretending she's interviewing them for a blog. Ann's third candidate, Howard Tuttleman (aka, The Douche), is surprisingly the best option. Leslie is not convinced and tries to scare off Howard by telling him Ann's motives behind meeting with him. This move backfires on Leslie, as Howard goes on radio the next day and begins proclaiming he is going to be having a "Little Douche". Leslie does her best to win back Ann's forgiveness, even showing up at the radio station and begging The Douche to stop. In the end, Ann forgives Leslie and admits she may have rushed her decision to have a child, and agrees to take her time considering her options.

The day after the taste testing, Chris, Ben, and Ron are all completely crippled by horrible food poisoning. They try to reach out to Tom, concerned he may be suffering. When Tom finds them and isn't sick like they are, they realize that it was the mini calzones that made them sick due to Tom being the only one who did not eat them. Ben swears off calzones and chooses JJ's Diner to be the wedding caterer, which Leslie happily agrees to.

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Leslie inadvertently helps Ann realize that her ideal sperm donor should be someone she knows. With a new wave of enthusiasm, Ann narrows it down to three potential sperm donors and brings them in to the office, pretending she's interviewing them for a blog. Ann's third candidate, Howard Tuttleman (aka, The Douche), is surprisingly the best option. Leslie is not convinced and tries to scare off Howard by telling him Ann's motives behind meeting with him. This move backfires on Leslie, as Howard goes on the radio the next day and begins proclaiming he is going to be having a "Little Douche". Leslie does her best to win back Ann's forgiveness, even showing up at the radio station and begging The Douche to stop. In the end, Ann forgives Leslie and admits she may have rushed her decision to have a child, and agrees to take her time considering her options.

The day after the taste testing, Chris, Ben, and Ron are all completely crippled by horrible a severe case of food poisoning. They try to reach out to Tom, concerned worried he may be suffering. When Tom finds them and isn't sick like they are, they realize that it was the mini calzones that made them sick due to Tom being the only one who did not eat them. Ben swears off calzones and chooses JJ's Diner to be the wedding caterer, which Leslie happily agrees to.



* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: Ben, Chris and Ron get food poisoning from Ben's calzones.

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* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: Ben, Chris Chris, and Ron get food poisoning from Ben's an appetizer of mini calzones.



* MyBiologicalClockIsTicking: A variant - Ann decides she wants to be a mother and is willing to go at it alone since she hasn't really found a man she feels would be a great long-term partner for it.



* RunningGag: Ben's love of calzones and everyone else's hatred for them.

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* RunningGag: Ben's love of calzones and everyone else's hatred for them.
* ShoutOut: Ben proclaims [[Film/GoneWithTheWind "with God as my witness"]] that he's never eating calzones again after being "betrayed" by
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Andy "accidentally" brings the wrong bag to a town forum, forcing April to lead it without Leslie's outfit.

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Ann has been dating herself instead of getting swept up in a new boyfriend's personality. Six weeks into the experiment, she comes to a realization: she's ready to be a mother. It's a big decision, but she tells Leslie she's looking to into having a child on her own by using a sperm donor. Leslie tries to be supportive, but is worried that Ann is making a huge mistake. At the sperm bank, they run into Sewage Joe. He claims to be a frequent donor, and his patronage is enough to scare Ann off.

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Ann has been dating herself instead of getting swept up in a new boyfriend's personality. Six weeks into the experiment, she comes she's come to a realization: she's ready she wants to be a mother. It's a big decision, but she tells Leslie she's looking to into having a child on her own by using a sperm donor. Leslie tries to be supportive, but is worried that Ann is making a huge mistake. At the sperm bank, they run into Sewage Joe. He claims to be a frequent donor, and his patronage is enough to scare Ann off.



With Andy's help, April realizes that the best way to run these public forums is to be herself. The next day, April lays down the law and does things the April way, and the results are fantastic. While she got thirty complaints for being excessively rude, she got eighty signatures supporting the park! April and Andy celebrate April's victory by burning one of Leslie's pantsuits.

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With Andy's help, April realizes that the best way to run these public forums is to be herself. The next day, April lays down the law and does things the April way, and the results are fantastic. While she got thirty complaints for being excessively rude, she got eighty signatures supporting the park! park. April and Andy celebrate April's victory by burning one of Leslie's pantsuits.


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* BeYourself: April realizes imitating Leslie just isn't working, so she goes for this while running the town forum.

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Ann has decided she wants to be a mom and enlists Leslie's help in trying to find a sperm donor. Leslie thinks this is a terrible idea, and Ann eventually agrees with her.

April has to lead a public forum for the Pawnee Commons project, but her attempts fail when she tries to be just like Leslie. When Andy convinces her to be herself, she succeeds in getting the signatures she needs.

Ben is trying to choose a catering business for the wedding and gets Tom, Chris, and Ron to help. They try out three different restaurants, including one that serves calzones. This is the one that Ben chooses. The next day, Ben, Chris, and Ron are suffering from severe stomach problems and worry that Tom, small as he is, would be suffering far more than they are. Tom arrives, the picture of health, and Ben realizes that Tom didn't actually eat any of the calzones. Ben is now done with calzones forever and picks JJ's Diner for their wedding catering.

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Ann has decided been dating herself instead of getting swept up in a new boyfriend's personality. Six weeks into the experiment, she wants comes to a realization: she's ready to be a mom and enlists Leslie's help in trying mother. It's a big decision, but she tells Leslie she's looking to find into having a child on her own by using a sperm donor. Leslie thinks this tries to be supportive, but is worried that Ann is making a terrible idea, huge mistake. At the sperm bank, they run into Sewage Joe. He claims to be a frequent donor, and his patronage is enough to scare Ann eventually agrees off.

Meanwhile, Ben is trying to find a caterer for his and Leslie's wedding. He's accompanied by Chris (who loves vegetables), Ron (who loves meat), and Tom (who loves taking photos of food instead of eating it). Ben breaks the three-way tie by deciding on the caterer who served an appetizer of mini calzones.

While Leslie is busy
with her.

her councilwoman duties, April has to lead is tasked with leading a public forum for the Pawnee Commons project, but that week. She decides that the best way to survive the ordeal is to imitate Leslie and even dons one of Leslie's pantsuits to tackle the task. April can't get the hang of Leslie's style, however, and the first meeting quickly spirals out of her attempts fail when control.

Leslie inadvertently helps Ann realize that her ideal sperm donor should be someone
she knows. With a new wave of enthusiasm, Ann narrows it down three potential sperm donors and brings them in to the office, pretending she's interviewing them for a blog. Ann's third candidate, Howard Tuttleman (aka, The Douche), is surprisingly the best option. Leslie is not convinced and tries to be just like Leslie. When Andy convinces her scare off Howard by telling him Ann's motives behind meeting with him. This move backfires on Leslie, as Howard goes on radio the next day and begins proclaiming he is going to be herself, having a "Little Douche". Leslie does her best to win back Ann's forgiveness, even showing up at the radio station and begging The Douche to stop. In the end, Ann forgives Leslie and admits she succeeds in getting may have rushed her decision to have a child, and agrees to take her time considering her options.

The day after
the signatures she needs.

Ben is trying to choose a catering business for the wedding and gets Tom,
taste testing, Chris, and Ron to help. They try out three different restaurants, including one that serves calzones. This is the one that Ben chooses. The next day, Ben, Chris, and Ron are suffering from severe stomach problems all completely crippled by horrible food poisoning. They try to reach out to Tom, concerned he may be suffering. When Tom finds them and worry isn't sick like they are, they realize that Tom, small as he is, would be suffering far more than they are. Tom arrives, it was the picture of health, and Ben realizes that Tom didn't actually eat any of the calzones. Ben is now done with mini calzones forever that made them sick due to Tom being the only one who did not eat them. Ben swears off calzones and picks chooses JJ's Diner for their to be the wedding catering.
caterer, which Leslie happily agrees to.

With Andy's help, April realizes that the best way to run these public forums is to be herself. The next day, April lays down the law and does things the April way, and the results are fantastic. While she got thirty complaints for being excessively rude, she got eighty signatures supporting the park! April and Andy celebrate April's victory by burning one of Leslie's pantsuits.



* BeneathTheMask: It is revealed that [[DumbassDJ The Douche]], aka Howard Tuttleman, actually graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in semiotics and wrote a thesis. He claims that "The Douche" is just his on-air radio persona, but his behavior heavily suggests that it's also become part of his actual personality.

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* BeneathTheMask: It is revealed that [[DumbassDJ The Douche]], aka real name Howard Tuttleman, actually graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in semiotics and wrote a thesis. He claims that "The Douche" is just his on-air radio persona, but his behavior heavily suggests that it's also become part of his actual personality.
* ClothingSwitch: April tries on one of Leslie's outfits. She feels extremely weird while wearing one.



* RunningGag: Ben's love of calzones and everyone else's hatred for them.
* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: Ben, Chris and Ron get food poisoning from Ben’s calzones.

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* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: Ben, Chris and Ron get food poisoning from Ben's calzones.
* LadyInAPowerSuit: PlayedForLaughs when April tries to invoke this by dressing up in one of Leslie's outfits.
* RunningGag: Ben's love of calzones and everyone else's hatred for them.
* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: Ben, Chris and Ron get food poisoning from Ben’s calzones.
them.
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* RunningGag: Ben's love of calzones and everyone else's hatred for them.

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* RunningGag: Ben's love of calzones and everyone else's hatred for them.them.
* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: Ben, Chris and Ron get food poisoning from Ben’s calzones.
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Ann has decided she wants to be a mom and enlists Leslie's help in trying to find a sperm donor. Leslie thinks this is a terrible idea, and Ann eventually agrees with her.

April has to lead a public forum for the Pawnee Commons project, but her attempts fail when she tries to be just like Leslie. When Andy convinces her to be herself, she succeeds in getting the signatures she needs.

Ben is trying to choose a catering business for the wedding and gets Tom, Chris, and Ron to help. They try out three different restaurants, including one that serves calzones. This is the one that Ben chooses. The next day, Ben, Chris, and Ron are suffering from severe stomach problems and worry that Tom, small as he is, would be suffering far more than they are. Tom arrives, the picture of health, and Ben realizes that Tom didn't actually eat any of the calzones. Ben is now done with calzones forever and picks JJ's Diner for their wedding catering.

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* BeneathTheMask: It is revealed that [[DumbassDJ The Douche]], aka Howard Tuttleman, actually graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in semiotics and wrote a thesis. He claims that "The Douche" is just his on-air radio persona, but his behavior heavily suggests that it's also become part of his actual personality.
* FashionShopFashionShow: April tries on several of Leslie's outfits in her attempt to be just like Leslie.
* RunningGag: Ben's love of calzones and everyone else's hatred for them.

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