Ron and Tammys

"**Ron and Tammys**"
"Ron and Tammys"
Parks and Recreation episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 2
Directed by	Randall Einhorn
Written by	Norm Hiscock
Original air date	September 29, 2011
Guest appearances
	Patricia Clarkson as Tammy Swanson (Tammy I); Paula Pell as Tamara Swanson (Tammy Zero);
Episode chronology
← Previous; "I'm Leslie Knope"	Next →; "Born & Raised"
	Parks and Recreation season 4
	List of episodes

"Ron and Tammys" is the second episode of the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. It originally aired on NBC on September 29, 2011. In the episode, Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) is confronted by his first ex-wife, Tammy 1 (Patricia Clarkson) who has a malevolent influence on him, and Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) becomes involved in Ron's personal life. This episode marks the first and only appearance of Ron's mother, Tamara (Paula Pell). It garnered 4.33 million viewers, an increase in viewers from the previous episode's 4.11 million.