Probably my favorite scene too. I do visual effects for shows, and I'll spend hours or days going frame by frame for some sort of effect; ends up being 3 seconds long when it's all done. Yeah, this hits home even for a different art form.
Just for comparison: _Chicken Run_ apparently had 30 sets, 80 animators and an additional 180 people working on it, and they still only churned out a minute's worth of footage per week.
Aardman: 260 people for 60 seconds per week = .23 seconds per person per week. Ben: 1 person for three seconds every three weeks = 1.0 seconds per person per week.
That's not exactly an apples to apples comparison. Scenes from Chicken run often had anywhere from 3 to 20 animated elements in frame at any given time. Ben is only animating a single element and he is just doing basic movement. No facially expressions, no speech patterns, just stand and turn. I guarantee that one of Aardman Animators could have knocked out that much and more in a single afternoon.
@@Shrimp_Insurance the fabrication, planning, storyboarding, etc. on a stop motion scene usually takes a while, but for something as simple as this animation, the movement itself probably only took a couple hours.
@@keytoclay And it's clear he had more planned. He built two dolls and only managed to work with one (and god forbid if he had to reshoot some stuff 😭).
@@leonardoguerrero444 I would have thought it was him physically pressing the button on the camera instead of using a remote and risk ruining the precise camera angle
@@bobbodaskank It does. Even if you've got your tripod duct-taped down and it's a really high-quality one, it creates jitters that aren't perceptable to the operator, but show up in the shot.
I can't believe this and the ice rink campaign scene are in one episode. Two of the funniest things I have ever watched! Thank you Parks and Rec for making this episode. It is 2022 and i still watch this clip over and over.
Hey, I hope you are doing okay these days. I don't know exactly what you are going through, but maybe professional help is the answer, or talking to a trusted friend about what you are going through. People care about you, even if it may not feel like it at times. Be safe and take care.
This has to be the funniest joke in the entire series for me. The build up and just how fast it ends. When watching for the first time with my brother, we must’ve rewound this scene 10 times as we were crying with laughter.
Parks and Rec Greatest Moments: 5: Sam Elliott as Ron 4: Ron Swanson/Duke Silver Reveal 3: Snake Juice Drunken Montage 2: "Hey Leslie, I just typed in your symptoms in this bar up here and it says you may have internet connectivity issues" 1: THIS!!!
I really and truly wish I had a friend like Chris. He is LIT-RALLY the best friend ever. (Edit two years later: I did have a best friend like Chris. She was my soulmate. And she broke up with me on Christmas Eve 2023. Been fun.)
1:13 what's so sad is that you can really feel the optimism and strong sense of confidence in this short claymation "ben" made. I'm not a big fan of claymation, but I have a great level of respect for the people who make them.
My mother told me about this scene pretty much right after I finished a stop-motion film I've been working on for approximately 2 months... th-thanks, mom!
If he wants to really "tear this claymation video a new one" then he needs a remote shutter so he's not SHIFTING THE FRAME EVERY TIME HE TOUCHES THE CAMERA!
For any animator esp freelance this hits way too close to home. You can also tell his movie was gonna be a doozy anyway because it started with the main character getting out of bed. That’s like the most obvious film school student way to start a movie 🤣
Adam Scott should have gotten an Emmy award for this scene alone. His reaction to how little progress he made is SO genuine. Top 10 best acting performances I've ever seen
I love that at 1:48 he could be referring to either The Last Airbender or the 2009 movie and it would work either way. Either a timeless masterpiece or something good enough that is worth milions
I don't know what's funnier, the claymation being so short or the buildup to it with the opening credits. Maybe both! But I just love how he added these elaborate opening credits as if it's gonna be the next Oscar® winner for Best Animated Short or something.
You know, say what you will about how funny it is (And it is), but this really did help raise awareness of how people who are depressed can sometimes mentally delude themselves into thinking if they are "productive" they aren't actually depressed and don't need help.
Plot twist: He actually had created a gorgeous 3 hour epic but the data was corrupted beyond the first few seconds and the shock of realizing that made him forget the rest of it.
Knowing that OMORI references the beginning of this scene in “Memory of a Day” and that they later talk about “deep depression” is WAAAY more than a coincidence!
I was like this for a good chunk of quarantine. I was getting all A’s in school and had a crap ton of art projects I was working on for no reason. I thought I was doing fine. Turns out I was waking up at 8, falling asleep, watching but not watching tv for about 6 hours, didn’t eat breakfast and maybe ate lunch, got all my homework done, worked on projects, are dinner, and went to bed. Didn’t shower for months because I didn’t need to go outside, ate maybe 1.5 meals a day, didn’t really talk to people, and just sort of gave up. Depression is fun.
My sister was the one who showed me this, so i've never seen Parks and Rec before. But as a person who just took on a translation project, I can completely understand Ben's disappointment on a very specific level. I too, have taken 3-4 weeks to translate and transcribe 23/43 minutes of the first episode of my project...out of 35...and it has 3 seasons...
“oh my god…. that’s the whole thing” his acting in this moment deserves an academy award lol i feel it so hard. and was this not ALL of us during quarantine? parks and rec basically predicted the future of the world and we didn’t even know it 😅
Ngl though animation is pretty damn hard and that’s actually an animator level of work he did. Lol I’m going to art school atm and I know enough about the industry where honestly Ben did a pretty good job with like the guy and the set and lighting. It’s not bad at all
The funniest thing about this is that somehow he never watched it himself before showing it to Chris.
He even emailed it to Leslie without watching it.
How was it edited then?
More likely he did, but watching it with someone else made him realize how lame it was haha
Agreed
He said that in his head he thought it was really really cool so he did watch it.
The 5 second claymation is one of my all time favorite moments from the show. Hits close to 6 year old me’s home.
Probably my favorite scene too. I do visual effects for shows, and I'll spend hours or days going frame by frame for some sort of effect; ends up being 3 seconds long when it's all done. Yeah, this hits home even for a different art form.
6!? You were picking your nose and getting distracted by cartoons on tv... you weren't making stop motions...
@@jordanlacasse1350 Never said they were good stop motions.
@@plssushi haha I know this feeling, I have an ancient youtube account buried from 13 years ago from making stopmotion as a kid
Hilarious
Just for comparison: _Chicken Run_ apparently had 30 sets, 80 animators and an additional 180 people working on it, and they still only churned out a minute's worth of footage per week.
Aardman: 260 people for 60 seconds per week = .23 seconds per person per week.
Ben: 1 person for three seconds every three weeks = 1.0 seconds per person per week.
I appreciate the mental gymnastics we are going through to help ben out
@@quinks
Well it's a lot easier when you make all the choices. You are director, producer and animator.
@@Secretablelife I dunno his animation is way choppier than Chicken Run which is super smooth
That's not exactly an apples to apples comparison. Scenes from Chicken run often had anywhere from 3 to 20 animated elements in frame at any given time. Ben is only animating a single element and he is just doing basic movement. No facially expressions, no speech patterns, just stand and turn. I guarantee that one of Aardman Animators could have knocked out that much and more in a single afternoon.
STAND IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU L-
Did you pause it?
@@MurdiMad no
HOW COULD IT NOT BE LONGER?!
See in my head i thought that was really cool i emailed leslie about it AND COMPARED IT TO AVATAR CHRIS!!!!!
@@kalebdiaz1671 we are going to get through this
What makes this one of the funniest moments on the show is that someone actually designed and animated that shot.
What makes it even more funny is that it probably really did take 3 weeks
@@Shrimp_Insurance the fabrication, planning, storyboarding, etc. on a stop motion scene usually takes a while, but for something as simple as this animation, the movement itself probably only took a couple hours.
I can't believe Ben made the claymaysh corporate video for Lumon!
YES THANK YOUUUU
Mind blowing foreshadowing god these writers are good
Bravo Vince!
the fact that chris was so worried about ben and his depression and when chris talked about his no one cared :(
:(
That's a really good point: Chris gives and gives and gives and gives, but when he needs help, no one is there for him.
That makes me sad.
@JamJamal #JusticeForChris!
That’s why he needed dr naygar
Kind of like real life. But in all seriousness, this did make appreciate Chris more
I wish Requiem for a Tuesday would get the Threat Level Midnight treatment!
Same here
Yes!!!
I disagree. Some things are just better left as is. Leave it up to the mind to wonder.
It did. This is the whole movie.
YEEEES
I still think this is the greatest episode/scene of the show
This entire ep is perfect hahahaha
Greatest episode of the show honestly. From this scene to "Get on your feet" this one has me in STITCHES every time 😂
It perfectly encapsulates how insane roller coaster emotionally unemployment is
0:22 I love it when he says "claymaysh"
Comish
I look for any excuse to throw "my claymayash" into conversation
🤣🤣
‘Did you pause it?’
I always lose it at that!! 😂😂😂
Me too 😂😂
I mean claymation takes a lot of time he was actually doing pretty good. But it was nice of Chris to not just laugh at him and actually try to help
He said it took him 3 weeks and actually that is pretty accurate! For me as im a claymator myself, it can take that long for 5 seconds lol
@@keytoclay And it's clear he had more planned. He built two dolls and only managed to work with one (and god forbid if he had to reshoot some stuff 😭).
As someone who does stop motion animation and has depression, I love this clip.
Same, the only thing that bothers me is the fact he uses the viewfinder om the camera rather than just using the laptop lol
Impossible! A depressed person wouldn't make that!
@@leonardoguerrero444 I would have thought it was him physically pressing the button on the camera instead of using a remote and risk ruining the precise camera angle
@@bobbodaskank It does. Even if you've got your tripod duct-taped down and it's a really high-quality one, it creates jitters that aren't perceptable to the operator, but show up in the shot.
Shut up
1:30 when I realize that I only got 3 sentences on a 10 paragraph essay done and its due tomorrow
For real
Severance season 2...
Thanks Ben :D
I can't believe this and the ice rink campaign scene are in one episode. Two of the funniest things I have ever watched! Thank you Parks and Rec for making this episode. It is 2022 and i still watch this clip over and over.
0:37 me with banana bread and whipped coffee when quarantine started
😊😂😂
Literally showing this to.someone to explain my pandemic coping obsession (paper quilling)
@@averyh5303 it was gundam model kits for me. bought an airbrush station and everything
In my headcanon, this is what Mark did to cope before ultimately choosing the severance procedure
Is something wrong with my CLAYMASH?!?!
Me: Makes memes to hide my depression
Also me: Do you think a depressed person could do this? No.
I'm going to assume that the depression came from the same place as your profile.
Hope yoy’re doing better now :)
Hey, I hope you are doing okay these days. I don't know exactly what you are going through, but maybe professional help is the answer, or talking to a trusted friend about what you are going through. People care about you, even if it may not feel like it at times. Be safe and take care.
I did a Lego stop motion video for a college class back in April and this clip was all that was going through my head the whole time.
One of the funniest scenes from the show. Makes me cry every time!
This has to be the funniest joke in the entire series for me. The build up and just how fast it ends. When watching for the first time with my brother, we must’ve rewound this scene 10 times as we were crying with laughter.
1:33-1:53 makes me so sad for Ben you can just feel how heartbroken he is when he put all his work into that project
im losing it that 5 second video is one of the funniest things ive ever seen in my life
Anytime I see stop motion or claymation in Severance, this is all I can think about
Parks and Rec Greatest Moments:
5: Sam Elliott as Ron
4: Ron Swanson/Duke Silver Reveal
3: Snake Juice Drunken Montage
2: "Hey Leslie, I just typed in your symptoms in this bar up here and it says you may have internet connectivity issues"
1: THIS!!!
Little known fact... #2 was improv'ed. A Chris Pratt orig.
@@marleshakeys "little known"?
I'd have to put Ron Swansons disgust to Chris bring Vegetable loaf over cake in the top 5, same with "April and Andy's toolbox"
Ice rink!
@@arunk-vc get on your feet
I really and truly wish I had a friend like Chris.
He is LIT-RALLY the best friend ever.
(Edit two years later: I did have a best friend like Chris. She was my soulmate. And she broke up with me on Christmas Eve 2023. Been fun.)
Me too!
Oh my God yeah
Remember that time he tried to get Ben and Leslie fired
Get an ENFJ as a friend
I compared it to AVATAR chris
Avatar is overrated
@@roeiirani7505 The blue people kind right? Cause yeah it is
@@blankslate7491 yeah the tv show is amazing
@@roeiirani7505 avatar is not overrated people just say that because they’re not patient enough to finish it
I read this comment as soon as he said it. Love when that happens
One of my favorite scenes in the entire series. I crack up every time.
1:13 what's so sad is that you can really feel the optimism and strong sense of confidence in this short claymation "ben" made. I'm not a big fan of claymation, but I have a great level of respect for the people who make them.
This is the funniest scene in the whole show imo
My mother told me about this scene pretty much right after I finished a stop-motion film I've been working on for approximately 2 months... th-thanks, mom!
😬
PS: I find the scene hilarious, obviously.
I'm not *just* pathetic... I'm self-aware, too!
“With my claymaysh?” Cracks me up every time
Being unemployed during quarantine, I have never related so hard to Ben
I made stop motion during the pandemic too. Mainly shorter scenes as well.
In all fairness, I enjoyed that more than I enjoyed Avatar.
depends on which avatar, blue alien or little girl airgenderbender?
both
@@carlenaveryotanzil6261 Avatar the last airbender is a masterpiece!
Agreed
@@BioClay88 seems like someone only watched the Ember Island play
Ben wyatt is the king of quarentine. The fact that he barely got anything done only adds to that
If he wants to really "tear this claymation video a new one" then he needs a remote shutter so he's not SHIFTING THE FRAME EVERY TIME HE TOUCHES THE CAMERA!
so tru.
Rob Lowe: Gold.
For any animator esp freelance this hits way too close to home. You can also tell his movie was gonna be a doozy anyway because it started with the main character getting out of bed. That’s like the most obvious film school student way to start a movie 🤣
One of the funniest scenes in the whole series. I've seen this plenty of times and I still get teary eyed laughing about it.
All I’m thinking about here is that Claymation scene from Severance.
now look at how good he’s gotten
I love how excited Chris gets before it starts lol
I remember watching this scene and I think I never laughed so hard watching a show before
It was actually the first time I actually ROFL I just had tears streaming. (It might have not helped I watched it late at night and hadn't slept yet.)
I just love the sincerity in the way Chris says “oh how great”
Adam Scott should have gotten an Emmy award for this scene alone. His reaction to how little progress he made is SO genuine. Top 10 best acting performances I've ever seen
this episode was one of my favs it has this scene and also the scene where they are on the ice skating rink 💀
0:31-0:41 Direct quote from Walt Disney during his phase of trying to get a train set up next to the animation studio after the workers strike.
I love that at 1:48 he could be referring to either The Last Airbender or the 2009 movie and it would work either way. Either a timeless masterpiece or something good enough that is worth milions
Not really
i wish i had a Chris in my life
We all do
I don't know what's funnier, the claymation being so short or the buildup to it with the opening credits. Maybe both! But I just love how he added these elaborate opening credits as if it's gonna be the next Oscar® winner for Best Animated Short or something.
This is my most favorite scene from Parks and Rec, it's so unexpected and unpredictable. But I always thought that it was with Leslie and not Chris.
I always come back to this scene because is marvellous
“I’m the furthest thing from Depressed!”
Everyone in 2020 who just lost their job or business.
feeling this
I love the empty beer bottles as a "display" in the background lol 0:26 takes me back to college and being depressed
My favorite moment in Parks History!! 😂❤
We all need a friend like Chris.
I cried laughing the first time I saw this.
I can not tell you how much I relate to this.
As somebody who has done animation before, this is completely accurate
THE BEST COMBINATION- REM AND PARKS
Adam Scott’s delivery of “and how can it not be longer!?” is solid gold.
I love how Ben never watched this yet he edited in a title card and music.
I like to think he had watched it but he was so steeped in his delusion that he thought it was longer
You know, say what you will about how funny it is (And it is), but this really did help raise awareness of how people who are depressed can sometimes mentally delude themselves into thinking if they are "productive" they aren't actually depressed and don't need help.
Plot twist: He actually had created a gorgeous 3 hour epic but the data was corrupted beyond the first few seconds and the shock of realizing that made him forget the rest of it.
That actually sounds legit.
It’s been almost 10 years since I first watched this show and this moment still haunts me as an animator 😭😭
Knowing that OMORI references the beginning of this scene in “Memory of a Day” and that they later talk about “deep depression” is WAAAY more than a coincidence!
As a stop motion maker, this is harshly relatable
I don't think a single word has ever made me randomly burst out laughing whenever it comes to mind. Until claymaysh
The first time I saw his claymation movie i could not breath i was laughing so hard.
I was like this for a good chunk of quarantine. I was getting all A’s in school and had a crap ton of art projects I was working on for no reason. I thought I was doing fine. Turns out I was waking up at 8, falling asleep, watching but not watching tv for about 6 hours, didn’t eat breakfast and maybe ate lunch, got all my homework done, worked on projects, are dinner, and went to bed. Didn’t shower for months because I didn’t need to go outside, ate maybe 1.5 meals a day, didn’t really talk to people, and just sort of gave up. Depression is fun.
To be fair, the stand up movement was really smooth.
Why is the second time he plays it, it's way funnier than the first? 😂
Severance prequel 📆📌📥🕴️
By far and away one of the funniest bits in the whole show 🤣
HOW CAN IT NOT BE LONGER
this entire thing is relatable
In memory of a day
the end
“Stand in the place where you li-“
*text on screen*
Chris: "That's great!"
I love this bit.
AND HOW COULD IT NOT BE LONGER? Lol
BEST. SHOW. EVER.
Stand in the place where yo-
on my annual viewing of this clip, I just realized the font ben uses is the star wars font
I just now saw this in 2024. This is the funniest damn segment on the show so far for me😮😮😮😮😮❤❤❤
So glad this popped into my head and is here
THIS BIT NEVER FAILS GOOD GODDDD
Chris is such a sweet friend
This show was vastly underrated, it was still big but to me this was up there with steinfeld
The shift from immense pride to brutal embarrassment is so fantastic 😂
this is the FUNNIEST MOMENT OF THE SHOW
This always gets me :D
My sister was the one who showed me this, so i've never seen Parks and Rec before.
But as a person who just took on a translation project, I can completely understand Ben's disappointment on a very specific level. I too, have taken 3-4 weeks to translate and transcribe 23/43 minutes of the first episode of my project...out of 35...and it has 3 seasons...
one of the best scenes
“oh my god…. that’s the whole thing” his acting in this moment deserves an academy award lol i feel it so hard. and was this not ALL of us during quarantine? parks and rec basically predicted the future of the world and we didn’t even know it 😅
Ngl though animation is pretty damn hard and that’s actually an animator level of work he did. Lol I’m going to art school atm and I know enough about the industry where honestly Ben did a pretty good job with like the guy and the set and lighting. It’s not bad at all
Ben is such a relatable character