Parks and Recreation: Season 2 [2009]
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Director:	Jason Woliner
Writer:	Daniel J. Goor
Songs:	Mark Rivers

Length:	504 minutes (8 hours 24 minutes)
MPAA Rating:	TV-PG
Sorting Category:	TV Show

IMDB Rating:	8.6/10
Amazon Rating:	4.5/5 stars
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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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Alan Yang

Bass Player ^{(Galentine's Day)}

Andrew Burlinson

Guitarist (Burly) ^{(Galentine's Day)}

John Larroquette

Frank Beckerson ^{(Galentine's Day)}

Mark Rivers

Drummer ^{(Galentine's Day)}

Alison Becker

Shauna Malwae-Tweep ^{(The Possum)}

Judith Moreland

Evelyn Roushland ^{(The Possum)}

Andy Forrest

Kyle ^{(Leslie's House)}

Bonita Friedericy

Maria ^{(Leslie's House)}

John Balma

Barney ^{(Leslie's House)}

Andy Milder

Fred ^{(Woman of the Year)}

Ian Roberts

Ian Winston ^{(Woman of the Year)}

Andy Samberg

Carl Lorthner ^{(Park Safety)}

April Eden

Trish Ianetta�(as April Marie Eden) ^{(Beauty Pageant)}

Jim Meskimen

Martin Housely ^{(Beauty Pageant)}

Susan Yeagley

Jessica Wicks ^{(Beauty Pageant)}

Barry Sigismondi

Fire Chief ^{(The Camel)}

Kirk Fox

Joe ^{(The Camel)}

Phil Reeves

Paul Iaresco ^{(The Camel)}

Ben Schwartz

Jean-Ralphio ^{(The Set Up)}

Justin Theroux

Justin Anderson ^{(The Set Up)}

Will Arnett

Chris ^{(The Set Up)}

Blake Lee

Derek ^{(Pawnee Zoo)}

Darlene Hunt

Marcia Langman ^{(Pawnee Zoo)}

Josh Duvendeck

Ben ^{(Pawnee Zoo)}

Tahmus Rounds

Zookeeper ^{(Pawnee Zoo)}

Bonnie Hellman

Woman in Red ^{(Sister City)}

Carlos Carrasco

Antonio ^{(Sister City)}

Eric Edelstein

Lawrence ^{(Sister City)}

Fred Armisen

Raul ^{(Sister City)}

Brendan Hunt

Man #3 ^(Sweetums)

Christopher Murray

Nick Newport Sr. ^(Sweetums)

Don McManus

Randall ^(Sweetums)

Gary Weeks

Nick Newport Jr. ^(Sweetums)

Brian McCann

Freddy Spaghetti ^{(Freddy Spaghetti)}

Chris Tallman

Wendell Adams ^(Kaboom)

H. Jon Benjamin

Scott Braddock ^(Kaboom)

Katie Dippold

Credit Card Rep on Phone ^(voice) ^(Kaboom)

Paul Scheer

Keef Slertner ^(Kaboom)

Cody Klop

Greg Pikitis ^{(Greg Pikitis)}

Cooper Thornton

Dr. Harris ^{(Greg Pikitis)}

Dakin Matthews

David ^{(Summer Catalog)}

Jack Wallace

Clarence ^{(Summer Catalog)}

Michael Gross

Michael ^{(Summer Catalog)}

Detlef Schrempf

Detlef Schrempf ^(Telethon)

Jama Williamson

Wendy Haverford ^{(Practice Date)}

Kevin Symons

Bill Dexhart ^{(Practice Date)}

Jay Johnston

Ranger ^{(Hunting Trip)}

Yvans Jourdain

Councilman Howser ^{(Hunting Trip)}

John Ellison Conlee

Larry Ludgate ^{(94 Meetings)}

Mel Cowan

Red-Faced Man ^{(94 Meetings)}

Minni Jo Mazzola

Natalie Ludgate ^{(94 Meetings)}

Terri Hoyos

Rita Ludgate ^{(94 Meetings)}

Megan Mullally

Tammy Two ^{(Ron and Tammy)}

Natalie Morales

Lucy ^{(The Master Plan)}

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Jason Woliner	=>	Director / Director
Alex Hardcastle	=>	Director
Charles McDougall	=>	Director
Dean Holland	=>	Director
Greg Daniels	=>	Director

Ken Kwapis	=>	Director

Ken Whittingham	=>	Director
Michael Schur	=>	Director / Writer

Michael Trim	=>	Director
Millicent Shelton	=>	Director
Paul Feig	=>	Director

Randall Einhorn	=>	Director
Seth Gordon	=>	Director
Tristram Shapeero	=>	Director
Troy Miller	=>	Director
Daniel J. Goor	=>	Writer / Writer
Aisha Muharrar	=>	Writer
Alan Yang	=>	Writer

Amy Poehler	=>	Writer / Leslie Knope

Harris Wittels	=>	Writer

Katie Dippold	=>	Writer
Mike Scully	=>	Writer
Norm Hiscock	=>	Writer
Rachel Axler	=>	Writer
Mark Rivers	=>	Songs

Adam Scott	=>	Ben Wyatt

Aubrey Plaza	=>	April Ludgate

Aziz Ansari	=>	Tom Haverford

Chris Pratt	=>	Andy Dwyer

Jim O'Heir	=>	Jerry Gergich

Louis C.K.	=>	Dave Sanderson

Mo Collins	=>	Joan Callamezzo

Nick Offerman	=>	Ron Swanson

Pamela Reed	=>	Marlene Knope

Paul Schneider	=>	Mark Brendanawicz

Rashida Jones	=>	Ann Perkins

Retta	=>	Donna Meagle

Rob Lowe	=>	Chris Traeger

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 Mullally, Nick Offerman's wife in real life.
Like his {Sister City} character, Raul, Fred 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 Plaza was really 25 when this aired.
For a few episodes in Season 2, Leslie Knope dates a lawyer played by Justin 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 Aniston and Justin 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 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 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 Poehler's real life-husband at the time, Will Arnett. They separated in 2012. This is the second time Amy Poehler and Will 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 Collins, who plays Joan Callamezzo, also played Starla the Secretary on [Arrested Development]. Starla had an obsession with the musician Quincy Jones, whose daughter is Rashida 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 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 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.

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

Parks and Recreation: Season 2 [2009]Pick a Random Episode

Parks and Recreation: Season 2 [2009]
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