Jean-Ralphio Saperstein
| Jean-Ralphio Saperstein | |
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| First appearance | "The Set Up" |
| Last appearance | "One Last Ride" |
| Portrayed by | Ben Schwartz |
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| Occupation | Co-creator of Entertainment 720 Salesman at Lady Foot Locker |
| Family | Mona-Lisa Saperstein (twin sister) Steve Harrington (father) |
| Birth date | 12 March 1986 |
Jean-Ralphio Saperstein is a fictional character played by Ben Schwartz in the American comedy television series Parks and Recreation. He is the cocky friend of Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari)'s and, like Tom, sees himself as a pickup artist and , although he is looked upon with contempt by most people around him except Tom. He tries to dress stylishly, makes up and raps spontaneous rhymes, and often speaks in slang terms, such as variations of the suffix as popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg. For example, while comforting Tom at one point, Jean-Ralphio encourages him to "Turn that frizown upside-dizzity".
At the end of the third season, Tom leaves his city hall job to start an entertainment company with Jean-Ralphio. Their venture quickly falls apart, and they both move on to other schemes. Jean-Ralphio's twin sister Mona-Lisa and their obstetrician father are also introduced in later seasons.
Jean-Ralphio is first introduced in "The Set Up", when Tom brings him in for an interview to be Ron Swanson's new assistant; Jean-Ralphio is quickly rejected. In "Woman of the Year", when Tom is trying to find investors to help him buy a share of the Snakehole Lounge nightclub, Jean-Ralphio contributes $5,000 of the $10,000 Tom needs. Unable to raise the rest, the two approach Donna Meagle about investing along with them, but after a sales pitch from Jean-Ralphio, Donna rejects them and tells Tom, right in front of Jean-Ralphio, "I hate that guy."
Jean-Ralphio also appeared in "The Master Plan", wherein April Ludgate flirted with him at the Snakehole Lounge to make Andy jealous, prompting Andy to say about him, "That Ralph Macchio guy's a total douche." Jean-Ralphio also appears in "The Fight", wherein he helps Tom raise awareness for his new drink, Snakejuice, at the Snakehole Lounge. At one point, after drinking Snakejuice and having a fight with Ann Perkins, a drunken Leslie Knope demands to Jean-Ralphio, "Dance up on me", which request he immediately and excitedly fulfills.
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