[135] Orin reappears at an art show at "Jerry's Painting", where he stands silently and motionlessly next to his exhibit: a completely blank canvas. He grows to genuinely love Zoe and Ivy, and treats them as his daughters; by "Moving Up", they have begun calling him "Daddy" instead of "Ron". Bobby would appear to be the second son of Nick Newport Sr., who paid $250,000 to his campaign manager (Jennifer Barkley) in order to get Bobby elected. The two first appear together in "Pawnee Zoo", where they and April congratulate Leslie for organizing a publicity stunt that married two homosexual penguins at the local zoo. An orthodontist by day, Jamm (Jon Glaser) is a member of the Pawnee City Council, and has made himself Leslie's major nemesis. "[114] He also appeared in the third-season finale "Li'l Sebastian", where he treated Chris Traeger for a case of tendinitis. [7][8] When the parks department is hindered by Pawnee's budget problems, Leslie successfully relaunches the town's harvest festival, which makes her department sustainable again. Leslie ultimately solved the problem by turning Pawnee's side of the park into a wiffle ball field and making the fence its home run wall. Joan Callamezzo: Yeah, listen, I'm a little under the weather. [102][104] He asked her on a date in "Beauty Pageant" and she accepted, although she initially hesitated when Dave failed to recognize photos of major female political figures hanging in Leslie's office. However, they soon break up, and Tom works up the courage to ask her to go with him to Donna's wedding. "[168] For the funeral scene in the third-season finale "Li'l Sebastian", Michael Schur said the writing staff considered killing off Mayor Gunderson, but they instead went with miniature horse Li'l Sebastian because it was decided having an animal die would be more appropriate and less morbid. Burt Snakehole Ludgate Karate Dracula Macklin Demon Jack-o-Lantern "Jack" Dwyer is April and Andy's son. Dunn turned out to be a hippie with New Age ideals, and Swanson found him insufferable. [58][63] When he learns Leslie is running for office in the episode "I'm Leslie Knope", they break up for fear of jeopardizing Leslie's chance of winning the election in the event they could get caught and create a scandal. [85] In "The Banquet", Marlene encouraged Leslie to use scandalous information to blackmail a Pawnee zoning official into supporting Leslie's park project. In the final episode One Last Ride, a flashfoward shows that she eventually becomes the head of the Pawnee City Council, swearing in Garry Gergich for his fourth term as Mayor. When Leslie appears on Perd Hapley's show to reveal that Bobby Newport has been avoiding his hometown in favor of making out with a woman on a Majorca beach, Jennifer says that Bobby is in Europe to get business opportunities for Pawnee and the woman is an anti-landmine advocate. [74] Carl appeared in "Park Safety", in which Jerry claimed to be mugged in Ramsett Park, which fell under Carl's territory. Gayle Gergich (Christie Brinkley) is Jerry's inexplicably gorgeous wife, and the mother of their equally gorgeous daughters, Millicent, Miriam and Gladys. He was first introduced in "Canvassing", when he asked Ron to fast-track Leslie's plans to convert a construction pit into a park. Leslie used Tom's company, Entertainment 720, to give Li'l Sebastian a funeral. But after Leslie does score a huge victory over Bobby in the debate and pulls within 2 points of him in the polls, Jennifer strikes back by using the death of Nick Newport (and Leslie's comments, made before she learned he had died, that Nick was a jerk) to force Leslie into several embarrassing mistakes. [30] Marlene has low expectations for her daughter's ability to succeed,[88] but is ultimately supportive of her, as indicated in "Canvassing" when Marlene attended Leslie's public forum in support of her despite privately predicting it would be a "train wreck". [24][194] Mark told Shauna he does not believe the park will ever be built. Greg Pikitis (Cody Klop), a teenage boy living in Pawnee, Indiana, is Leslie's mortal enemy. Diane does not appear in Season 7, but is frequently mentioned. [17][18] The two got back together in the sixth season and Ann became pregnant. He constantly talks extremely loudly, speaking at screaming levels even when asked to talk quietly,[74][75] and works as a ranger because he cannot hold down a job that involves working indoors due to his inability to control the volume of his voice. 'JOAN GOTCHA'The best of compilation of 'Legendary Newswoman' Joan Callamezzo, newly single!This is the official Youtube Channel for Parks and Recreation! [81] Although Ken enjoyed giving Leslie some tsuris[clarification needed] at this point, later on it is shown he fully respects her; when Leslie desperately plants Wamapoke artifacts on the Lots 42 site after Councilman Jamm and the Pawnee Restaurant Association henchwoman have broken an agreement to leave the site alone until a city meeting, Ken first accepts Leslie's apology and then bluntly threatens reprisals unless the agreement is reinstated, which a cowardly Jamm quickly agrees to do. To prove his commitment to Diane, he shows her his double life as night club saxophonist Duke Silver (a part of his life Leslie doesn't know about), and plays her a song, naming her as his "duchess". Bobby Newport (Paul Rudd) is Leslie's chief opponent in her fourth season campaign for City Council. She had a son, Oliver, on Galentine's Day. [96][215], Lindsay Carlisle Shay (Parker Posey) is the parks and recreation director of Eagleton, Pawnee's more upscale neighboring town. [47] Offerman and Mullally improvised many of their on-screen fights, as well as their unusual kissing and sexual encounters. Joan Callamezzo (Mo Collins) is the hostess of Pawnee Today, a local news magazine/talk show that combines elements of NBC's Today and news shows like Nancy Grace. ", Gladys Gergich (Katie Gill) is one of Gayle and Jerry's other daughters. [153][158] When Leslie asked Joe his standards for women, he replied only that they cannot be elderly. RELATED: 10 Stars Who Were Almost Cast On Parks & Recreation Councilman Howser (Yvans Jourdain) is a Pawnee councilman who repeatedly encounters Leslie in embarrassing or awkward situations around city hall, during which time Leslie nevertheless tries to discuss politics with him. At the start of the show, Mark was an unrequited love interest for Leslie Knope. Lindsay was ultimately impressed with Leslie's solution and her work ethic, and she seemed to respond positively when Leslie offered a reconciliation. Tammy II is an exuberant, manipulative woman who uses sex as a weapon, and constantly tries to make Ron miserable. [128][129] Lucy is intelligent and funny,[130] and freely accepts Tom's immaturity and inappropriate humor;[57] she jokingly claims to be attracted to him because, "You're cute and you're small enough for me to throw you around."[131]. [154][156] In "Telethon", Joe made a pass at April. 6 of 20 In the extended edition of the show's final episode, Leslie reassures Shauna that one day she will find happiness. [205][206] She often serves as an antagonist to Leslie by objecting to her plans and arguing against issues she considers offensive. [180][181] Crazy Ira and The Douche are widely admired in Pawnee, especially by Tom Haverford,[181][182] and are considered much better than their rival radio show, "Tubby Tony and The Papaya" (who never appear on-screen). She is referenced until she makes an appearance in "Ron and Diane". 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"[160][161] Ken's efforts proved successful, as the local media learned about the curse and reported on it so extensively that the festival was nearly ruined. [37][198] When Leslie quoted United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Potter Stewart's famous claim that he cannot define pornography but "I know it when I see it", Brandi was asked to define it and she replied, "For me, it's when the penis goes in. Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari), birth name Darwish Sabir Ishmael Gani, was an administrator in the parks department for most of the show, although he also became a minor investor in the Snake Hole Lounge and quit at the end of the third season to form an entertainment company with his friend Jean-Ralphio. Tamara "Tammy" Swanson (Paula Pell) is Ron's mother. It is an American political satire mockumentary sitcom Tv series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. Kim (Jamie Denbo) is an obnoxious, untalented tabloid reporter working at the local rag "Pawnee Sun" who made her only appearance in Season 5's "Correspondents Lunch". His final appearance is in the Season 7 episode "Two Funerals". They are first seen in the second-season episode The Possum; Brett appears in six episodes and Harris in eight. I was 44, feeling healthy, everything was going great for me, but my fianc, Alex said, You need to get it checked out". Afterwards, Bobby congratulates her performance during the debate and asks her if she would like to come to his house for a party. "[148] That being said, he is depicted as by far the most rational Council member and has consistently supported her proposals and plans since she was elected. When Dexhart himself appeared on the show and offered proof of the affair by claiming Leslie has a mole on her buttock, Leslie pulled her pants down on the show to prove him wrong. Her most featured and arguably most popular characters were Doreen, the screechy-voiced mother of overgrown toddler Stuart (when Mo Collins left the show, Doreen was written off as being asleep after her latest alcoholic bender or never mentioned); the odd, annoying, confused middle-aged woman Lorraine, and the perpetually unlucky Trina. Related lists from IMDb users. Joan Callamezzo Image Credit: NBC screenshot Joan may have been a thorn in Leslie's side, but the often drunk and/or hungover host of Pawnee Today always left us in stitches. 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[117] This came at a time when Ann was regularly going on a string of dates with random, underachieving men, and the date with The Douche led to a major argument between Ann and Leslie because Ann was supposed to be preparing for a job interview Leslie had arranged for her. [137] After being directly referenced numerous times, she is physically introduced in "Ron and Tammy", when she approaches Leslie in a friendly way under the guise that she wants to talk to Ron and work out their differences, but is secretly scheming to persuade Ron to give her a lot Leslie wants to turn into a park, so she can turn it into a new library branch instead. Buddy interviews Leslie, but this doesn't go well because she is drunk, and Wood tries to turn the story to Pawnee not being as great as it once was. During the last seasons of Parks and Recreation, Nick Kroll was dating Amy Poehler (Leslie Knope) in real-life and she also starred in his show, Kroll Show. Leslie Knope frequently attempts to use the Journal as a friendly outlet, even dictating headlines verbatim to Shauna, but is either rebuffed or causes Shauna to stumble onto a story that will cause embarrassment for the department or Leslie personally. Amy Poehler stated she would love Murray to play Mayor Gunderson and, during an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, jokingly announced she would pay him $250 if he played the role.[170][171]. After Leslie connects with him upon the death of his father, he tells reporters that people who don't vote for him should definitely vote for her, and then says on TV that he's very relieved he lost the election to her. [106] This was most likely intended by the writers to be an homage to the 1975 beauty pageant film Smile, where Miss Imperial Valley packed a suitcase as her talent. [140][141] During one scene in "Ron and Tammy", where the two characters run into a motel to have sex, Mullally removed her top and threw it into the air, an improvised move that she did not tell the crew she planned to do. Michael Schur said of his performance, "For a guy who literally never acted before in his life, he was really funny. : The Extra-Terrestrial only 1 and 1/2 stars because "it's a good story, but it's just not believable". Oliver is conceived when Ann, having grown fed up of dating around, decides to become a mother via sperm donation. [105] Trish made another appearance in "The Master Plan", where she was among the girls Tom tried to flirt with during a night at the Snakehole Lounge bar.[61]. [166][167] Ron Swanson also pawned Kyle off on Chris when Chris was trying to be friendly to Ron, with Ron knowing very little about Kyle beyond his first name, and Chris being politely distant to him. She makes several more appearances in the seventh and final season, encouraging Ben to run for governor of Indiana. Unfortunately for Kim, Leslie and Donna find proof that Kim has illegally hacked into Leslie's e-mails, when Leslie sends a bait message about "midichlorians" in the soil near the Pawnee Commons project. Wendy came to Pawnee from Ottawa, Canada and married Tom so she could remain in the country. [31][34] Tom considers himself an extremely stylish dresser and smooth pickup artist,[35][36] and believes he carries himself in the style of rapper Jay-Z. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Shauna is increasingly shown throughout the show to have a particularly messy personal life. It just finished up an hour ago. He appeared in the episode "Sister City", when he and a delegation of Venezuelan officials visited Pawnee, where they were met by Leslie and her fellow parks department employees. In the first episode of the sixth season, Diane reveals she is pregnant. Diane Elizabeth Lewis (Lucy Lawless) is the girlfriend and eventual wife of Ron Swanson. "Pistol Pete" Disellio (Tuc Watkins) is a local celebrity, only remembered for his last-second game-winning dunk in the annual Pawnee-Eagleton high school basketball game in 1992. Andy was originally only meant to appear in the first season, but the Parks and Recreation producers liked Chris Pratt so much that, almost immediately after casting him, they decided to make him a regular cast member.[5]. Ron Dunn (Sam Elliott) is the former director of Eagleton's parks department, the equivalent position of Ron Swanson's in Pawnee. However, Ron eventually realizes he is being manipulated, and resists Tammy's efforts with help from Leslie. And I can control animals with my mind", to which Leslie curtly says he will not be hired and repeats that he needs to get lost, which he does. April gave her an address in Miami that she claimed was hers, and said Tynnyfer was welcome to climb over the fence and stay there. [142] Mullally's performance was well received by viewers, which made the Parks and Recreation producers feel more comfortable about using celebrity guest actors in later episodes.[141][143]. [110] Nick Newport Sr. appeared in the episode "94 Meetings", where his young and attractive gold digger wife Jessica Wicks held his 85th birthday party at the Turnbill Mansion. Donna Meagle (Retta) is an employee for the parks and recreation department. [115][116] He tries to dress stylishly, makes up and raps spontaneous rhymes and often speaks in slang terms such as variations of the suffix -izzle as popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg. Swanson at first took a liking to Dunn, as the latter was mustachioed, taciturn and also named Ron. When she rejected him, he insisted he did not care because the sewer department is "waist deep in hot snizz", a reference to the sewer department interns. Five years before the events of the third season,[216][217] Lindsay worked in the Pawnee parks department with Leslie, and the two made a vow they would never leave their hometown. Ron immediately proposes, and she accepts under one condition: that the wedding be as plain as possible. is a former boyfriend of Leslie Knope and ex-police sergeant in Pawnee. Andie MacDowell, Madonna, Penny Marshall (as herself and as Laverne DeFazio from Laverne & Shirley), Audrey Meadows, Mary Tyler Moore (in several "modern-day spin" parodies of The Mary Tyler Moore Show), Alanis Morissette, Cynthia Nixon, Sharon Osbourne, Pink, Meg Ryan, Diane Sawyer, Maria Shriver, Shakira, Martha Stewart, Sally Struthers, Concetta Tomei, Marisa Tomei, Shania Twain, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Socially awkward, Dave always speaks in an extremely deadpan and technical tone of voice,[101][102] but has a sweet personality despite his serious and sometimes gruff exterior, with one Pawnee cop telling Leslie that Dave had been the crankiest member of the force until he met her. [9] The third season ends with political scouts approaching her about possibly running for elected office, although she declines to inform them of her secret affair with Ben Wyatt, which could prove to be a political scandal. She first appears in "Ron and Diane", singing Christmas carols with her mother, father, and sister Gladys. The two had once had a one-night stand six years earlier and Leslie never got over him, although Mark did not return her affections. By Alex Passa. Although Perd only asked simple questions, the nervous Ben had a complete meltdown, which ended with him angrily referring to Perd Hapley as "Turd Crapley". Jennifer then gives Leslie some genuinely good advice about upcoming decisions, and tells the camera that she is doing so because she has no one to play chess with and "sometimes I need to play against myself". Joan Callamezzo: Yeah. Dexhart first appeared in "Practice Date", when he publicly admitted to having participated in a foursome in a Brazil cave under the guise of building houses for the underprivileged. 11. Ben Wyatt (Adam Scott) is Leslie's husband. [6] During the first two seasons, Leslie seeks to turn a construction pit into a park, despite several government obstacles and red tape. Ethel Beavers (Helen Slayton-Hughes) is an elderly town employee, who continues to work as the municipal stenographer.[175][176]. [205][207] She initially blocked Leslie's sensible plan to teach safe sexual practices to senior citizens in Season 5, citing city laws that banned anything other than promoting abstinence (which had always only been applied to teenagers) but Leslie ignored the laws and proudly accepted a censure for doing so. Leslie and Ben are left completely stunned by Jennifer's mercenary brilliance. Prior to filming "Telethon", Schrempf's acting skills had been limited to appearances on the American comedy series Married with Children and the German soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten. However, when Tom tries to intervene and Tammy II brutally beats him up, Ron remembers how horrible she is and divorces her again. [190] Like other reporters on Parks and Recreation, Perd often serves as a parody of the pack mentality of the media and their tendency to generate scandals. Impressed by Justin's worldliness, Leslie was so determined to impress him with a house party that, in "Leslie's House", she abused her government power by recruiting town employees to provide entertainment. When April asks why there are so many police outside city hall, the presumably stoned Harris and Brett quickly run off. Leslie launched efforts to make the parks safer and had Carl take them on a tour of the area; he showed Leslie, Tom and Jerry around on a mobile cart that had been attacked and urinated upon by raccoons. This inadvertently led to a disastrous public forum, where most attendees forcefully opposed the project. Leslie was humiliated, but Dave comforted her the next day and they continued dating. [160] He appeared in "Harvest Festival", where he asked Leslie to relocate her festival because it was taking place on the sacred burial grounds of the Battle of Indian Hill, where his ancestors were killed in a seven-day battle. 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