Hoping for some solidarity on this embarrassing issue. For a long time I thought it was just some cutesy name for a “ladies’ event.” I think I watched it 4+ times (AND put it on my list of top 10 episodes) before realizing it was a primary for pies.

Please tell me I am not alone!

The only thing I remember about it was that Leslie was very excited to show young Luke and manny the parks in Pawnee and then she asked everyone what the parks are like where they live

Something I realised only a couple of months ago and I haven't seen anyone else mention it. What's the deal with Leslie's governorship?

I got my governor info from Wikipedia, but it might not be totally correct; if anyone knows better, please let me know.

Leslie was approached to run in 2025 so I'm guessing her first term as governor began in 2026. Indiana governors have four-year terms. So her first term would have been 2026-2029.

Leslie is also governor in 2035 (a woman addresses her as "Governor Knope") and by this time it sounds like the end of her second term, since she said she's "had two terms as your governor". So she would have been governor 2026-2029 and 2032-2035, right?

I've never seen anyone mention the two-year break she seems to have had.

What's more--Leslie said that if she (or Ben) were governor, then the kids could go to school in Pawnee. But doesn't the governor of Indiana work and hold office in Indianapolis? And I can't remember where I heard this but I'm pretty sure Pawnee is a 2 hour drive from Indianapolis (need to find the source for that). So was Leslie suggesting that she (or Ben) would stay and work in Indy during the week while the other stayed in Pawnee with the kids? And maybe then she (or Ben) would come back home for the weekends or something? (Or they could commute every day, but a 4-hour round trip each day sounds really rough for someone as busy as a governor.)

So yeah--am I right about this? Were Leslie's terms 2026-2029 and 2032-2035? Did she work in Indy and live there part-time while Ben and the kids were in Pawnee? Does this make any sense or is there a simpler explanation?

Also before anyone points this out I know I'm overthinking it 😩

Well, yeah. I have this weird rash in my knee pit area. This side of my tongue doesn't taste anything anymore. Sometimes when I walk my ankles make a weird rattlesnake sound. What else... things far away from my eyes are fuzzy. I once ate a twix with the wrapper on it and I've never seen the wrapper come out. I swallowed every piece of gum I've chewed for the past 25 years-

I don't know! [Holds up swollen hand] I broke my thumb on the way over here, just fix me.

This is mine.

Season 6, Episode 7. Leslie is getting recalled. Her and Ben hit bottom (for them). They roll up drunk at the local pawn shop looking to get tattoos. Pawn shop guy hands Ben a giant tin full of pills to help 'numb the pain' and tells him to "take a scoop out of the pill bucket."

https://youtu.be/pQaqaQLIdNs?si=s166Yv6zAL6VEBnP

When in season 7, JJs Diner gets bought by Dennis Feinstein, you'd think that Ron would abide by similar principles to how he acts when the video rental store is about to be bailed out: something something free market jungle something

If he eventually ran for Senate, would there be attack ads interviewing citizens about Icetown? I’d actually love to imagine this happening.

1. Season 3

2. Season 4

3. Season 5

4. Season 6

5. Season 7

6. Season 2

7. Season 1

The voice that recaps the end of season 2 sounds very familiar, but IMDB is not helpful. Does anyone recognize the voice or know who it is?

Thanks in advance!

I LOVE Random humor and I think Family Guy helped set a stage with their non-sensical cut-away animation strategy, even being self-referential about it, but I think Parks and Rec has a really genius way to do it. It's never consistently present, it's never over-done and though random, it's always presented in a way that reinrforces with the character.

My favorite examples:

- Ingrid Deforest when Leslie asks is she was singing outloud and just this delivery of "No, but would you like to? Id be happy to harmonize, I studied Opera at the sarbonne" - like that line by itself is GOLD, but no then have that "GOOOOODDDBYYYEEEEEEE!" LMAO

- The Bloosh Editor on the first time with Ron's chair and she comes out with "Well, we don't really have 'MEALS' at out house Ron, instead every two hours we have a 'food tease' such as an oat wedge or a seaweed lozenge'

I'ts just so insane and stupid enough to be hysterical coming from her - from the presentation to the cadence to the billowy untouchable presence..

- The scene where April to trying to learn more about Donna to guess her spirit dog and she just comes up with the straight up strangest ass answers

What's your favorite color? "For shoes its red, for cars its gold - unless it's the weekend, then reverse it"

Favorite Music? 1970s Funk, 1770 Opera and Ray McGrath before he went into television

Favorite Book? Downton Abbey

That's not a boo- DOWNTON ABBEY

Ideal Sunday? Church, do xxx, then play Oboe in the bathtub overlooking th Puget Sound

<i know these details are wrong, but you get it> Like this was a little uncharacteristic for donna to have this much straight conversation and her delivery of these whacky ass silly lines just MADE SENSE for her character

and finally the scene at Donna and Joes wedding like lmao, I want to meet the person who thought this skit up

Ok, Donna confesses to April that she did miss a little of the drama so April and Andy arrange her estranged brother Lavondrious to arrive, in a full tux and very awkward cumberbun, say some basic shit, then reveal that he has a fucking microwave in a bag, throws it on the floor to break it and yells "NOW NOBODY CAN HAVE ANY POPCORN! and walks off

LIKE WTF LMAO

Hats off, to pulling off such amazing precision between random humor thats just stretching and annoying and random humor that's done to a precision

For instance the time Ron was putting a banana on his cheeseburger and one of those stringy banana things got stuck to his finger and he looked disgusted. Or the time Leslie realized she bought weed, threw it away and April and Andy had that little side eye to grab it later. What are some others?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7smaRLbSMp0

I'm trying to take note of all the music he mentions and then figure out which other bands he might like.

R.E.M. seems to be his favourite band, of course he loves Letters to Cleo, he talks about keeping his Husker Du records in mint condition.

I’ve decided this is my last rewatch and I’m only going to focus on the stupid random humor that made me belly laugh.

As we are 3 episodes from the end, here it is:

1. Ingrid Deforest offering to harmonize with Leslie and just 🎤 GOOODDDBYYEEE 🎶🎶

2. Leslie telling Anne that she’s her campaign manager and saying “okay so your first duty is to start dressing like a campaign manager. I don’t want to have this conversation with you again”

3. When Andy shoeshines Ron’s bunion and makes the weird sound

4. All of Tammy 1s best quotes

• It won’t be necessary for you to talk again while I’m here
• oh are we playing a game where we all say stupid things?
• (after delivering she got what she wanted) na na na na na

6. Karen Mullalys voice coming from Leslie when they are teaching Jamm how to defeat Tammy 2

7. Andy when he knows that Leslie is pregnant and is freaking out and Ben is trying to tell him to keep it together and Andy says he’s bad at keeping secrets, tells him that his neighbor is in the witness protection program and falls to the floor

8. Jon Ralphio singing “the woooorsf”

To Ben knocking him over

9. Mona Lisa bringing out a screwdriver to Anne and saying “let’s do this but I ✨will✨ bite you”

10. When Donna says goodbye to Chris and she says she always thought he was hot, he says “I know” and they hug and Donna touches his ass, Chris says “Donna are you grabbing my butt?” She says “yeah, can you blame me? And he says “no!”

11. When they are avoiding Jennifer Barkley and Leslie makes a great impression saying “LEZZLEEE DO YA WANT TO RUN FOR CONGRESS!”

We need more Leslie imitating Jennifer

I’m an HR director so I tend to watch sitcoms and get lost in what the roles of the characters do and most often how their lifestyles could never be funded with those jobs - aka Friends and Sex in the City

Some shows actually do this REALLY well like Sense8, The Good Place, Search Party and Girls

I’ve worked with compensation for so long in corporations, especially in big cities that I can usually have a target guess for what the persons salary would be.

Most of the characters in Parks and Rec are pretty well demonstrated. Tom is in a bit of luxury but in debt, Donna has generational wealth, Jerry has been working for 40 years and bought his house when it was like 11 cents, Anne has a simple ranch, Andy and April live like college students, Chris has a metro Apartment befitting his seniority and Ron is apparently a billionaire

The only one I had issue with was Leslie, government managers don’t make that much, usually it’s comfortable but not execessive- her apartment seemed about right - but not her spending. All of the gifts, binders, candy, supplies and materials she buys is crazy. Even referencing at one point that she had spent over 100k in banners and over 1k in a year on waffles

I clocked this but didn’t really care because the show is so good and it’s just a personal observation for me, but then I realized I was wrong!

Leslie has written and published at least two books; one on the city of Pawnee and a children’s book Groffle The Waffle. With either of those books doing well it could absolutely supplement her income.

I don’t know if they did this intentionally but I know people were crazy critical that the friends or SATC cast could not afford some of the luxuries they had- well most of the friends and Carrie anyway

What a great little attention to detail

I want you to use those zip ties on me tonight.
Giggles

Came for Ben (Adam Scott), stayed for Roman and Ron

It starts off pretty slow but becomes a hoot with the sweet sixteen episode, then goes full force in season 2. Rated solid 8/10 altogether. Definitely a good follow up for PandR fans

UPDATE: I guess r/partydown exists, it's pretty dead but maybe we will revive it?

The RBG Award winners would include Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch this year!

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/barbra-streisand-rbg-award-elon-musk-rupert-murdoch-1234989954/?fbclid=IwAR0VhAPmbw937jNVLLZQ9Z74ajCQ6buGupukdCauuHcPEPuqYwsq-zHHDAI

I love the subtle bits of foreshadowing that are put in the earlier seasons! Some of my favourites are:

2.13 "The Setup" where Leslie's date gives her an MRI and says "you've got a great oven, you could go triplets right off the bat",

2.17 "Woman Of The Year" where Tom talks about his business ideas and says he wants to own a restaurant called "Tom's Bistro"

And the various times that Ann mentions liking the name "Olive", then she names the baby Oliver!!

What other cool bits of foreshadowing have you noticed?