--- title: Retta Wants Everyone to Stop Telling Her to 'Treat Yo' Self' description: 'Treat Yo' Self' may be one of Parks and Rec's most iconic episodes, but Retta says she's ready for fans to keep the line to themselves. canonical: https://time.com/5286063/retta-treat-yo-self-stop/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-21T21:45:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:53:03.018Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Retta Wants Everyone to Stop Telling Her to 'Treat Yo' Self' og:description: The Parks and Rec star is over her character's catchphrase og:url: https://time.com/5286063/retta-treat-yo-self-stop/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5deaf842ead6b988/69893105fb4eac9b10896aad/retta-treat-yo-self.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Retta-Treat-Yo-Self og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Retta Wants Everyone to Stop Telling Her to 'Treat Yo' Self' twitter:description: The Parks and Rec star is over her character's catchphrase twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5deaf842ead6b988/69893105fb4eac9b10896aad/retta-treat-yo-self.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Why Retta Wants Everyone to Stop Telling Her to 'Treat Yo' Self'  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 21, 2018 9:45 PM UTC  Retta signs her new book during Day Two of the Vulture Festival Presented By AT&T at Milk Studios on May 20, 2018 in New York City. Retta signs her new book during Day Two of the Vulture Festival Presented By AT&T at Milk Studios on May 20, 2018 in New York City.Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Vulture Festival  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 21, 2018 9:45 PM UTC It seems the time has finally come to stop telling [Retta](http://time.com/4976614/donna-on-parks-and-recreation-would-celebrate-treat-yo-self-day-interview/) to [treat herself](http://time.com/4530742/treat-yo-self-day-retta-2/). ‘Treat Yo’ Self’ may be one of [_Parks and Rec_‘s](http://time.com/5170512/nra-tweet-parks-and-rec-leslie-knope-meme/) most iconic episodes, but Donna herself—who popularized the titular catchphrase alongside Aziz Ansari’s Tom Haverford—says she’s ready for fans to keep the line to themselves. During an appearance at Vulture Festival 2018 over the weekend, the _Good Girls_ star told [_Vulture_](http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/retta-is-over-people-telling-her-to-treat-yo-self.html)exactly why she’s tired of hearing those three little words while playing a game of “The sh—, or nah?” “I feel like they think that they’re discovering new land,” she explained after giving a ‘nah’ to fans who still say ‘treat yo’ self’ to her. “And I’m like…I hear it 10 times a day. You are not original.” Retta also weighed in on some shows she doesn’t star in, including The Crown and _The Real Housewives_. 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