"I LOVE amenities!!" (and Park & Rec).

I'm a woman and I'm not interested in manicures, endless junk food, or "Friends."

Imagine that.

I am sure he keeps it at 80 not for comfort but to keep the women in his apartment wearing the least amount of clothes.

I'm a Ribwich and I'm not interested in dumpsters, fried baby toes or "Ancient Aliens."

Imagine that.

tom haverford is seriously the best ever.

I laughed so hard when I saw this episode. I was curled up under one of three blankets I keep in my own living room at the time.

STH, I don't think gourmet cheese, figs, and coconut water qualify as junk food. And sure, you might not be interested in all these amenities but the kind of woman Tom hopes to get with (and let's face it, Tom, himself) IS.

Well said, K THRO- in fact, the two women had the following exchange..
Leslie: He did all this for you?
Ann: No! This is just how he lives! He's deeply in debt, but...

STH, you probably have to watch the show to get it -- it's not actually much of a joke on being girly, which is how you seem to be reading it. To geek out for a second, the joke (my favorite in this episode) works on a couple levels:

First, there's Tom's insane consumerism and obsession with luxuries and the latest trends, which is a running gag. Second, the show is making a joke about how men aren't supposed to want to pamper themselves. They're supposed to live in basic, skeevey bachelor pads. The joke is more along the lines of "who would want to live like that, when they can live like this!?"

Tom's apartment is infinitely more luxurious than either Anne or Leslie's place. The joke is that women, who are allowed to self-pamper, instantly recognize the beauty of Tom's apartment, whereas society overall would think it was odd.

You get the same sense from Tom and Donna's "Treat Yo Self" episode. The necessity of occasionally indulging in something you want, even if it's frivolous, isn't ultimately seen as a terrible thing, and (hilariously) helps one of the male characters pick himself up from a down point.

You might want to check out the show -- it's absolutely wonderful and speaking as another woman, probably one of the more outright feminist shows on the air right now. (Start with season 2 if you Netflix -- they were still finding their footing in season 1.)

This part of the episode did make me giggle :)

haha i loved this episode too, super funny.

Really tho, they are good suggestions on making your home more luxurious and special.
Why not keep some nice (not so perishable) snacks around, a bottle of wine in the fridge, and a good movie loaded on the tv? It doesn't have to be excessive and wasteful to pamper yourself.

Treat yo self!

Well said TMV. This bit shouldn't be examined as an example of how to live. On another note though, am I the only one in the world not into fresh flowers?!?! I mean, I won't complain if they arrive at my doorstep, but why would I buy something that's dying (unless I'm going to eat it)?

Guys, we will fall in love with you if you have a great apartment.

I can't say it works the other way around. I've been making my apartment manly - with video games, beer and kept under 70F. Haven't trapped a man yet...

CitySarah -- I can't justify fresh flowers to myself, either. Pretty, but too fleeting. I go all out on the houseplants though, and I've started doing terrariums. :-D

not so heavenly. nice but also very over the top. luxury is not necessarily relaxing, especially full-time. it sounds like a lot work to keep everything 'just so.'

Funny episode, Tom Haverford is nuts (Ooowww, my fingies!!) Hahaha. No, not an apartment for me. The furry blankets everyone I'd be okay with, but it's too sleek and hotel like. I wanna feel artsy and at home. Plus 80 degrees?? I'm sweating like a moose when it hits 60!

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Treat Yo Self!

Here' the Reddit post of the couple who own the apartment they shot Tom's place inside of. It's really neat to see the pictures of the set, cast and here about the experience.
http://www.reddit.com/r/PandR/comments/sj3h2/pandr_filmed_at_my_house/

I mostly agree with @LMV. The character Tom is insecure, self-indulgent, and obsessed with his own sexual and economic marketability. This indulgence takes work, and it's the only area where Tom can be said to have any work ethic. In playing the 21st century man, he keeps missing the mark in the ways that matter, and that's the joke.

CitySarah: I don't care for fresh flowers, either...as said earlier, too fleeting and seems wasteful, even though they are beautiful - I'd much rather admire them in a garden or natural setting. Give me a hardy houseplant anyday. :)

PROFKD and TMV nailed it. I love this show. I love Leslie and Anne's friendship (they genuinely love one another for their personalities and say it all the time, without one hint of obnoxious "bestiiiieeesss" teenagerness. It's so refreshing and kind). I love Tom's hilarious excess and how he's a pathetic little boy "ow my fingiiieeess" who just wants to spoil ladies and be considered fabulous since he works SO hard to be. Of course Tom would live like this, of course of course of course. It's only like 20% for the ladies, the rest is all him.

This entry makes me want to put on my Tommy Fresh and treat myself ;-)

Definitely one of my favorite items on AT.

This "girls heaven" apartment concept is really insulting. It's treating "women" like a homogeneous social category when in fact what it should be called is "upper-class superficial/consumerist non-environmental trying-to-be-like-a-Hollywood-movie girl apartment" Blech.

Wow...some people are so uptight and don't know how to laugh!

I thought the scene was hilarious, but I found myself wondering why he needs blankets everywhere if the apartment is always 80 degrees (a temp, btw, that would have me running for the hills--hills that are, hopefully, much cooler) and why on earth you'd keep chocolate-covered almonds out in the open mere inches from the toilet. Food out of the bathroom!

Doesn't sound that great to me.

I also feel bad about cut flowers, never seen and don't want to see "The Notebook," I don't like blankets or a hot house, and I'm kind of skeeved out at the idea of sharing "boutique eye cream, unisex cologne, lip exfoliator" with anyone else.

But I like cheese. So there's that. :)

Treat Yo Self... I've been doing that for years. Just because I live alone and eat dinner in front of the TV doesn't mean my dinner can't be steamed crab legs with a bottle of prosecco on occasion. (Pro-tip: temporarily wrap the remote control in saran wrap and you can fast forward through commercials without cleaning your hands every time.)

Haha I love these comments range from people who don't get this is a joke from this show and are going off on feminism stances and people then trying to explain Tommy Haverford to them or people shouting "Treat yo self!"

I love Parks and Rec and this cracked me up. My husband knows he can crack me up by saying "Let's cuddle up like little buuuunnies!" haha!

That episode was amazing, and I LOVED Tom's apartment, not because I wanted to live there, but because Tom is such a great character and the apartment is just an extension of that. It was a really nice apartment, but it was to the degree where it goes beyond being cool straight to kinda weird and uncomfortable, which is exactly what Tom is like. So well done.

I did find the temperature part a little confusing, though. I thought only old people kept their apartments that hot? My grandma used to do that, and it was absolutely horrible. If I walked into an apartment kept at 80 degrees, I would probably either ask if it could be turned down a smidge, or just start trying to find an excuse to get the hell out of there. Plus, who needs a blanket in an 80 degree apartment? I would suffocate under a blanket in an 80 degree apartment. It just doesn't make sense!

I myself am not too huge on amenities, partly because of what I said above. To me, a lot of the times they just make places seem less practical and more like a museum, or a set at a photo shoot that I'm not supposed to touch. Like the "nice soaps" that you aren't allowed to use as a kid because they're for guests, or the dining room that is pretty much off limits 99% of the time because it is JUST for special occasions. It just seems silly to me. I want my house to be highly functional in a way that is also beautiful, without a bunch of fancy things I feel like I have to avoid using.

Replace the 80 degrees with 70 and the Sudoku with a glossy travel magazine, and I'm in!