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| Length: | 504 minutes
(8 hours 24 minutes) | | MPAA Rating: | TV-PG | | Sorting Category: | TV Show |
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Synopsis: Leslie continues her ridiculous level of enthusiasm and Andy is living in the pit. Things can only get ... different?
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Random Trivia For This Title: - Episode {Greg Pikitis} is the first appearance of Burt Macklin, Andy's alter ego. It later becomes his go to character.
- Starting in {Ron and Tammy}, Ron's ex-wife Tammy is played by Megan MullallyMegan Mullally, Nick OffermanNick Offerman's wife in real life.
- Like his {Sister City} character, Raul, Fred ArmisenFred Armisen is Venezuelan.
- While kambooming in {Kaboom}, Leslie says they are in Eagleton two towns over. Eagleton is one town over. It is Pawnee's rival town and there is no way that Leslie would volunteer in Eagleton as she has a deep seated resentment for the town and it's inhabitants.
- In {Summer Catalog} April lies and says that she is 25 in this episode. Aubrey PlazaAubrey Plaza was really 25 when this aired.
- For a few episodes in Season 2, Leslie Knope dates a lawyer played by Justin TherouxJustin Theroux. In {Galentine's Day} costarring Justin, Leslie discusses soul mates in a talking head and says to the camera "Oh Jen, I really want you to be happy." Jennifer AnistonJennifer Aniston and Justin TherouxJustin Theroux were married two years after this episode aired.
- The scene in {Kaboom} where Andy shows up at Ann's house naked and Leslie opens the door was partially improvised. Chris PrattChris Pratt was supposed to be wearing nude colored underwear that would be pixelated later on. After a few takes, he took them off to surprise Amy PoehlerAmy Poehler to get a better reaction. This was the take used in the final cut.
- On {Galentine's Day}, Leslie asked Frank if he was ever a lawyer. Frank answers that it never worked out, and adds that he did act as his own lawyer once. Frank was played by [?] John Laroquette, who also guest-starred as Joey Heric in The Practice from 1997-2002, representing himself against several charges of murder. He also previously played Dan Felding, a prosecutor in Night Court from 1984-1992, and Carl Sack, a senior partner at Crane, Poole, and Schmidt, in Boston Legal from 2007-2008.
- The episode {Hunting Trip} marks the beginning of the running gag throughout the series in which Leslie runs into Councilman Howzer while doing something foolish or immature.
- Leslie's blind date, Chris, is played by Amy PoehlerAmy Poehler's real life-husband at the time, Will ArnettWill Arnett. They separated in 2012. This is the second time Amy PoehlerAmy Poehler and Will ArnettWill Arnett play characters romantically interested in each other. This first happened in the [Arrested Development] episode, Arrested Development: {Altar Egos}.
- In {Woman of the Year}, Tom says he wants to open a place called Tom's Bistro. Tom does eventually open a restaurant called Tom's Bistro after many other failed ventures.
- Mo CollinsMo Collins, who plays Joan Callamezzo, also played Starla the Secretary on [Arrested Development]. Starla had an obsession with the musician Quincy JonesQuincy Jones, whose daughter is Rashida JonesRashida Jones, who plays Ann Perkins on [Parks and Recreation].
- In {Tom's Divorce}, if you look at the back of Ron's head shows that his hair hasn't fully grown back from an injury in the previous episode, {Hunting Trip}.
- In {The Master Plan}, 3 of the main characters (Leslie, Anne, and Tom) meet their future significant others.
- In {Woman of the Year}, Leslie mentioned that Camp Athena was her "brainchild." In the Greek legends, Athena sprouted from Zeus's mind, making her a literal brainchild.
- Nick OffermanNick Offerman, who plays Ron Swanson, has a woodworking business on the side of his acting career. Offerman's real woodshop was dressed up and used as Ron's fictional woodshop in {The Possum}.
- In {Woman of the Year}, after Andy mentions that every song he writes has the lines "Spread your wings and fly" or "You deserve to be a champion," every Mouse Rat song on the show has one of those lines.
- In {Woman of the Year}, Ron says the project is named Camp Xena instead of Camp Athena. In season 5, Ron marries a character played by Lucy LawlessLucy Lawless, who is Xena warrior princess.
- There is an actual non-profit called KaBOOM! (as seen in {Kaboom}), founded by [?] Darrell Hammond in 1996, that helps communities build and renovate playgrounds and playspaces.
- In {The Stakeout}, Leslie never finds out who planted the marijuana in the pit. In {Summer Catalog}, Michael mentions that he has planted marijuana in community gardens throughout Pawnee.
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| Episode List: | | Episode Name | Disc | Disc Order | Directors | Writers | Synopsis | IMDB | Personal Rating | | Pawnee Zoo | 1 | 1 | Paul Feig | Norm Hiscock | Leslie becomes a political lightning rod when the penguin wedding she sets up at the Pawnee Zoo turns out to be for two male penguins. | 8.1 | 6 | | The Stakeout | 1 | 2 | Seth Gordon | Rachel Axler | Leslie becomes a political lightning rod when the penguin wedding she sets up at the Pawnee Zoo turns out to be for two male penguins. | 8.2 | 7 | | Beauty Pageant | 1 | 3 | Jason Woliner | Katie Dippold | Leslie serves as a judge in the Miss Pawnee Beauty Pageant but is disappointed with the results, and Ann finds out that her ex-boyfriend Andy is living in the pit. | 7.9 | 8 | | Practice Date | 1 | 4 | Alex Hardcastle | Harris Wittels | Ann helps a nervous Leslie get ready for her first date with Dave by giving her a "practice date," while everybody else at the office tries to dig up the juiciest dirt on each other. | 8.4 | 8 | | Sister City | 1 | 5 | Michael Schur | Alan Yang | Leslie welcomes a delegation from Pawnee's sister city in Venezuela, whose goal is to humiliate their hosts. | 7.9 | 7 | | Kaboom | 1 | 6 | Charles McDougall | Aisha Muharrar | Andy is injured when Leslie goes out on her own to fill the hole, and he decides to sue Pawnee as a result. | 7.8 | 7 | | Greg Pikitis | 1 | 7 | Dean Holland | Michael Schur | Leslie tries to stop a high school punk who vandalizes the park every Halloween, but will he get the last laugh? Meanwhile, Ann's Halloween party is a bore until Tom saves the day. | 8.4 | 6 | | Ron and Tammy | 2 | 1 | Troy Miller | Mike Scully | Ron's ex-wife uses sex to manipulate Ron and get Leslie's vacant lot to build a library, while Leslie gets Andy a job in the building as a shoe-shine man. | 8.4 | 8 | | The Camel | 2 | 2 | Millicent Shelton | Rachel Axler | After one of the murals in City Hall is defaced, Leslie and the Parks Department compete to come up with a new design. Meanwhile, Andy and Ron share an uncomfortable moment at the shoeshine stand. | 8.1 | 8 | | Hunting Trip | 2 | 3 | Greg Daniels | Daniel J. Goor | Leslie tries to prove she can hang with the guys so she invites herself on Ron's annual hunting trip, but things don't go as planned. Meanwhile, April and Andy bond in the office while everyone is away. | 8.8 | 9 | | Episode Name | Disc | Disc Order | Directors | Writers | Synopsis | IMDB | Personal Rating | | Tom's Divorce | 2 | 4 | Troy Miller | Harris Wittels | Leslie accidentally finds out that Tom is getting a divorce and tries to lift his spirits by sending him to dinner and a strip club, but Tom doesn't tell her that it was just a sham Green Card marriage. | 8.0 | 7 | | Christmas Scandal | 2 | 5 | Randall Einhorn | Michael Schur | Leslie is falsely accused of having sexual relations with a sleazy Pawnee councilman. Meanwhile, the rest of the office takes on Leslie's work while she deals with the scandal, and officer Dave has more surprising news for Leslie. | 8.2 | 7 | | The Set Up | 2 | 6 | Troy Miller | Katie Dippold | Ann sets Leslie up on a blind date with a rude MRI technician, and Mark becomes jealous because he thinks Ann is saving another prospect for Leslie for herself. Meanwhile, Tom helps Ron find an assistant. | 8.2 | 7 | | Leslie's House | 3 | 1 | Alex Hardcastle | Daniel J. Goor | Did Leslie abuse her power by bringing in community center teachers to her house to help throw a dinner party to impress her new suitor? | 8.1 | 7 | | Sweetums | 3 | 2 | Dean Holland | Alan Yang | Leslie and Ron become adversaries when a dishonest candy company vies for a concessions contract, while everybody else in the department reluctantly helps Tom move out of his house. | 8.2 | 7 | | Galentine's Day | 3 | 3 | Ken Kwapis | Michael Schur | Leslie and Justin try to reunite Leslie's Mom with an old flame for Valentine's Day, only to discover he's a total loon. And Justin's rude behavior during the entire episode causes Leslie to look at him in a new light. | 7.8 | 6 | | Woman of the Year | 3 | 4 | Jason Woliner | Norm Hiscock | Leslie is upset when Ron wins a coveted "Woman of the Year" award, Tom looks for investors for a new night club, and Andy considers moving into his own place. | 8.1 | 8 | | The Possum | 3 | 5 | Tristram Shapeero | Mike Scully | Leslie puts together a task force at the mayor's request to catch a possum at the golf course, while Mark forces Ron to get his personal building up to code. | 8.2 | 8 | | Park Safety | 3 | 6 | Michael Trim | Aisha Muharrar | Leslie goes on a crusade to improve park safety after Jerry is mugged, which is later discovered to be a lie. Meanwhile, Ron tries to teach the office self-defense, but winds up injuring Andy instead. | 8.3 | 8 | | Summer Catalog | 3 | 7 | Ken Whittingham | Katie Dippold | Preparing the Summer Events Catalog, Leslie decides to take Ron and the past directors of the Parks Department out for a picnic lunch. Tom enlists the help of Ann and Mark to pose for the cover photo. | 8.1 | 7 | | Episode Name | Disc | Disc Order | Directors | Writers | Synopsis | IMDB | Personal Rating | | 94 Meetings | 4 | 1 | Tristram Shapeero | Harris Wittels | Leslie goes all out to save a gazebo at a mansion on the historical register from being destroyed, while April gets in trouble with Ron when she accidentally schedules 93 meetings for him on the same day. | 8.6 | 9 | | Telethon | 4 | 2 | Troy Miller | Amy Poehler | Leslie struggles to stay awake and fill the overnight hours at a local telethon when Tom and celebrity guest Detlef Schrempf are sidetracked at a nightclub, and the answer to her problems could be a surprise marriage proposal. | 8.5 | 8 | | The Master Plan | 4 | 3 | Dean Holland | Michael Schur | Everyone is excited about celebrating April's 21st birthday except Leslie, who is preoccupied with the prospect of her budget being cut by the state auditor's office. | 8.6 | 9 | | Freddy Spaghetti | 4 | 4 | Jason Woliner | Daniel J. Goor | The government is shut down and the parks are closed, but Leslie tries to skirt the rules to hold a children's concert in the vacant lot. Meanwhile, will April's jealousy of Ann keep her from getting together with Andy? | 8.7 | 9 |
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