In the Season 2 episode "The Camel," Pawnee employees have to come up with a new mural for the town hall because of the original one's extremely racist art. The characters propose various artworks and solutions, but Jerry actually makes a stunning pointillist painting of the building which uses photos of town citizens. Alas, Jerry's art is doomed once he accidentally uses the term "murinal" instead of "mural." His co-workers immediately get fixated on his verbal gaffe and disqualify the painting.
On the show's subreddit, u/vacavahhd wrote, "This scene is where I feel the worst for Gary/Jerry/Larry/Terry... they're so mean to him & he's such a sweet guy." It especially hurts that Jerry was inspired by his late grandmother but, as Tom (Aziz Ansari) yells at him, "No one cares!"
u/4Ever2Thee agreed, responding, "Sometimes I really hate him being the punching bag through the entire series." u/AKeiraO added that they "feel like that running gag got really old really fast.
However, others felt that the dark humor was worth it. u/Martino231 wrote, "I think it's the absurdity of the way that everyone treats Jerry which makes me laugh." It's funnier because Jerry has a great life otherwise, and his co-workers' treatment seems even more inexplicable next to his good-natured personality.
