Summary: LESLIE BALANCES HER PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DUTIES — Leslie (Amy Poehler) attends an important meeting with a local bigwig while her sub-committee members go to Andy’s (Chris Pratt) first concert since breaking his legs. Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Paul Schneider, Aubrey Plaza, and Nick Offerman also star.
Poll:
In a poll conducted on Knope Knows from May 14-17, viewers gave “Rock Show” an 8.86/10.
Ratings:
4.249 million viewers | 2.0/6 A18-49 | Source
Writer: Tucker Cawley | Director: Beth McCarthy Miller
Summary: LESLIE MAKES AN IMPRESSION AT HER MOTHER’S BANQUET—Leslie (Amy Poehler) attends a banquet honoring her mother and discovers what it takes to get what you want in the political arena. Meanwhile, Tom (Aziz Ansari) and Mark (Paul Schneider) bail on the banquet to go to a bar and pick up some women. Rashida Jones, Aubrey Plaza and Nick Offerman also star.
Poll:
In a poll conducted on Knope Knows from May 7-10, viewers gave “The Banquet” an 8.18/10.
Ratings:
4.638 million viewers | 2.0/6 A18-49 | Source
Summary: LESLIE BREAKS INTO THE BOYS CLUB — Leslie (Amy Poehler) tries to make her way into the old boys club of politics by going to a casual get-together, but she quickly faces a tough ethical choice. Meanwhile, Andy (Chris Pratt) has a secret plan to surprise Ann (Rashida Jones). Aziz Ansari, Paul Schneider, Aubrey Plaza and Nick Offerman also star.
Poll:
In a poll conducted on Knope Knows from April 30 – May 3, viewers gave “Boy’s Club” a 7.97/10.
Ratings:
5.287 million viewers | 2.3/7 A18-49 | Source
Summary: LESLIE HAS TROUBLE WITH A REPORTER—When Leslie (Amy Poehler) invites a reporter to do a story on her park project, she and her committee have trouble staying on message. Leslie calls in Mark (Paul Schneider) to help save the story, but he only makes the situation worse. Meanwhile, Tom (Aziz Ansari) kisses up to his boss (Nick Offerman). Rashida Jones and Aubrey Plaza also star.
Poll:
In a poll conducted on Knope Knows from April 23-26, viewers gave “The Reporter” an 8.36/10.
Ratings:
5.235 million viewers | 2.3/7 A18-49 | Source
Summary: LESLIE TAKES HER MESSAGE TO THE STREETS—Leslie (Amy Poehler) and her committee go door-to-door to build support for her park project and recruit members for an upcoming town hall meeting, but their mission doesn’t go as smoothly as Leslie hopes. Meanwhile, Tom (Aziz Ansari) strays from the group and uses more questionable recruiting tactics. Rashida Jones, Chris Pratt, Paul Schneider, Aubrey Plaza and Nick Offerman also star.
Poll:
In a poll conducted on Knope Knows from April 16-19, viewers gave “Canvassing” an 5.45/10.
Ratings:
5.92 million viewers | 2.5/7 A18-49 | Source
Writers: Greg Daniels, Michael Schur | Director: Greg Daniels
Summary: SERIES PREMIERE–MAKE MY PIT A PARK— From Emmy Award-winning executive producers of “The Office” comes a new mockumentary that looks at the exciting world of local government. The documentary cameras follow Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana. In an attempt to beautify her town Leslie takes on what should be a fairly simple project: help local nurse Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones) turn an abandoned construction pit into a community park. Leslie is alternately helped and undermined by her colleague, Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari), who cheerfully exploits his government position for personal gain. She is also thwarted by her boss Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) who is philosophically opposed to government in any form. Helping Leslie and Ann navigate the Pawnee bureaucracy is charismatic city planner Mark Brendanawicz (Paul Schneider), whose outlook has been soured by 15 years of public service. If they can pull it off, Leslie hopes that she also will have inspired her uninterested college intern April (Aubrey Plaza) and April’s whole generation – all the while moving one step closer to her ultimate goal: becoming the first female president of the United States.
Poll:
In a poll conducted on Knope Knows from April 9-12, viewers gave “Pilot” a 7.74/10.
Ratings:
6.77 million viewers | 3.0/9 A18-49 | Source
Recently I have been thinking about maybe leaving this job, but I felt like I needed a sign. And then Ann broke up with me the week I was going to propose, the government got shut down and yesterday one of those pigeons took an [expletive] on me. And I was indoors, so…
And Then There Was One update: "Pawnee Zoo" has been eliminated! Click the link to play round 12 - http://bit.ly/9TM8sx #ParksandRec 20 hours ago
Video: Aubrey Plaza flips off Michael Ausiello! http://bit.ly/alVbs0 2010/09/01
And Then There Was One update: "Park Safety" has been eliminated! Click the link to play round 11 - http://bit.ly/9TM8sx #ParksandRec 2010/08/26
Sequins! Minus the gloves. 2010/08/24
What is NBC thinking? Network replaces Parks and Recreation with Community for the rest of summer http://bit.ly/9kFEw2 2010/08/23
And Then There Was One update: "Sweetums" has been eliminated! Click the link to play round 10 - http://bit.ly/9TM8sx #ParksandRec 2010/08/22
Alan Yang signs two-year deal with Universal http://bit.ly/cwda4n (via @nikkifinke) 2010/08/19
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Original air date: May 14, 2009
