Ron Swanson and Jack Donaghy give great advice, but which of them would you trust to help sort things out?

Before NBC agreed to have Nick Offerman in the role of Ron Swanson on Parks & Rec, a number of other well-known actors auditioned for the part.

Parks and Recreation wouldn't have been the same without Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson, but this character wasn't Offerman's first option.

Ron Swanson is a man of simplicity and straightforwardness. In spite of that, he has some subtleties about his office you may have not noticed.

In a new YouTube deep fake video, Parks and Rec's Ron Swanson is recast as Wednesday Addams, played originally by Christina Ricci.

On Parks and Rec, fans love Ron Swanson, the gruff loner and head of the department. But he's done some pretty bad things on the TV show's 7 seasons.

Parks and Recreation introduced audiences to Ron Swanson, a man with a deadpan personality who also had a secret alter-ego: Duke Silver.

Ron Swanson had a long history with women named Tammy in Parks and Recreation. Here's a breakdown of Ron's connection to the characters named Tammy.

Parks and Recreation may have come to a close in 2015, but it still remains one of the most beloved shows out there. While it never got the same high ratings as something like The Office, fans were drawn to its eclectic cast of characters played by some future heavy hitters like Chris Pratt and Aubrey Plaza.

Ron Swanson is one of the best television characters ever created. On Parks and Recreation, Ron steals the show as the stoic, monotone, and manly director of the Parks Department. Though he maintains a straight face at all times, that only helps to make Ron one of the show's funniest characters.