[24][193] Mark told Shauna he does not believe the park will ever be built. She is known for her role as Dr. Lola Spratt on the Adult Swim sitcom Childrens Hospital. William (Johnny Sneed) and Elizabeth (Antonia Raftu) first approached Leslie in the third-season finale, Li'l Sebastian, about Leslie potentially running for city council. [54][55] At the start of the show, April was dating her openly gay boyfriend, Derek, who was simultaneously dating his gay boyfriend, Ben. Stars like Adam Scott are worth quite a bit more these days, post-'Parks and Rec,' thanks to the show's notoriety. Marcia uses fear-mongering tactics and often expresses racist and homophobic sentiments. Gayle Gergich (Christie Brinkley) is Jerry's inexplicably gorgeous wife, and the mother of their equally gorgeous daughters, Millicent, Miriam and Gladys. [176] In "Christmas Scandal", Leslie appeared on Pawnee Today to refute accusations that she was having an affair with Councilman Bill Dexhart. Li'l Sebastian was a miniature horse, who debuted as an instant sensation at the Pawnee Harvest Festival in 1987. She gave unintelligent answers during the pageant and displayed no actual talent: during her talent portion, she did a baton twirling act that involved simply moving the baton around without twirling it. ." She breaks up with him in "Time Capsule", but tells him to call her if he ever gets over Wendy. You\'ll receive the next newsletter in your inbox. Alexandra Erinn Hayes (née Carter; born May 25, 1976) is an American actress and comedian. [153][155] In "Telethon", Joe made a pass at April. However, in "Ron & Tammy: Part Two", Ron and Wendy break up after she decides to return to Canada to take care of her ailing parents.[99][100]. She awed Leslie by appearing in a picture where she's sharing an egg salad with Colin Powell. In the Season 6 episode "Doppelgangers", she was brought over during the Pawnee-Eagleton merger. [10] In season four, Leslie furthers her political ambitions when she successfully runs for city council. [37][192] She claimed anyone should be allowed to have sex anywhere they wanted, and falsely believed Leslie felt the same way. With Perd!, where host Perd Hapley was interviewing Leslie Knope about a painting she appeared nude in. [176][178] The interview proved disastrous for Ben, who was so socially awkward he could barely talk, and it led to other Pawnee media taking on the story and nearly ruining the harvest festival. Andy said in an interview with the documentary crew "Lawrence lives with his uh grandmother, which is pretty awesome. Donna Meagle (Retta) is an employee for the parks and recreation department. The season six episode "Galentine's Day" revealed that she had recently ended a relationship with a married man, and that she found out in college that her family was actually her father's secret second family. 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". Lucy quickly realises Tom still has feelings for his ex-wife Wendy, noticing how upset he is when Ron starts dating her. It was also revealed that he has a Leap Day birthday and is 64/16 years old. [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. [17][18] The two got back together in the sixth season and Ann became pregnant. [217][218] She regularly insults Leslie and others in Pawnee with passive-aggressive, condescending comments,[83][218] and has condemned Pawnee as "a dirty little nightmare from which you'll never wake up". "[159][160] 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. [13][14] The unemployed and homeless Andy initially lives in the pit, but became more self-sufficient when Leslie gets him the shoeshiner job. 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. Brinkley, who recently starred on Broadway in Chicago, popped up in the 2011 big-screen comedy Jack and Jill, and played a fashion magazine editor in … [7] Even before getting her part-time Pawnee job, Ann often spent time at city hall and helped the parks department on their endeavors due to her friendship with Leslie. He ended the night by telling Leslie, "Hey park lady, you suck," to which she proudly replied, "Hear that? In Season 7, Lucy contacts Tom after the success of his restaurant, and his feelings for her resurface. [53] Andy is the lead singer and guitarist for his band, Mouse Rat. Her wild driving leads to her arrest, and her charges are intensified by the discovery of Leslie in the trunk. He also runs a casino in the city. [167][168] Andy, who helps Leslie capture the opossum, said at one point, "We're acting under direct orders from Mayor Gunderson's dog. Stephen, Sonia and Wesley Knope-Wyatt (Maxwell Weaver, Kaitlyn Otey & Carter Weaver in Seasons 6-7, Christian Schick, Chloe Ewing & Harrison Schick in the series finale) are Leslie and Ben’s triplets, born between the events of Season 6 and 7. He often speaks in awkward tautologies such as "One more shocking revelation in a story that won't stop unfolding",[187] "The statement this reporter has is a question",[188] and "Also joining us today is a different person". *Sorry, there was a problem signing you up. [99][138] Tammy II briefly appears in the third-season finale, "Li'l Sebastian", where she and Ron learn together that Ron's first wife, "Tammy I", has arrived in town, making Tammy II flee in terror. Your pup, who takes on his day with ardor will suit a Parks and Recreation tag perfectly. [121] Tom, who strongly admired Justin's hipness and idolized him, became extremely disappointed by the break-up and reacted like a child whose parents are divorcing.[112][123]. He was first introduced in "Canvassing", when he asked Ron to fast-track Leslie's plans to convert a construction pit into a park. Joe first appeared in "The Camel", when the various Pawnee departments competed to design a mural for city hall. [58] In the final season, he is shown hosting a children's TV show as the character "Johnny Karate". In the final season, he is shown dressed as a judge and hosting a TV show called The Perdples Court, while onscreen subtitles remind viewers that Perd is "not a real judge". Ben was bombarded with angry callers and labeled a "human disaster" on the show's subtitles. [178] In season 5, she briefly dates Chris Traeger. [76] In an episode of season 4 during Leslie's trial for the relationship she had with Ben, Jerry reveals his real first name, Garry, while under oath. Andy did file a lawsuit with the hopes of winning enough money to impress his ex-girlfriend Ann, but it ended with a settlement that resulted in the pit getting filled in.[8][172]. Portrayed by comedian Amy Poehler, Leslie is essentially the show’s main character, and the zany captain of the Parks and Rec unpredictable ship of characters. Only Leslie objected to Trish and unsuccessfully argued for Susan, an intelligent and talented contestant who was less pretty. Paul took a leave of absence after an octuple bypass, and Chris Traeger took over as interim city manager. After a year of catastrophe, the podcast universe seems to finally be getting back to normal. Leslie unsuccessfully tried to stop her, while Tom simply flirted with her, acknowledging she was a gold digger but calling himself a "gold digger digger". While most of the main cast have been with the series since it debuted in April 2009, actors Rob Lowe and Adam Scott joined the cast late in the second season portraying Chris Traeger and Ben Wyatt, two state auditors who later take permanent jobs in Pawnee. 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. [83] Lindsay first appears in the episode "Eagleton", where she built a fence directly through a park Pawnee and Eagleton share to keep the Pawnee children out of her town. The mayor and his dog played a major part in the episode "The Possum", when Mayor Gunderson's assistant ordered the parks department to capture an opossum that bit Rufus on a Pawnee golf course. Despite Andy’s blatant desire to have children, April is hesitant to comply for some time, before finally warming to the idea after a conversation with Leslie. "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. She first appeared in season 5 and continued to appear in the final two seasons (particularly Season 6) as an unreformed lunatic who frightened/terrorized anyone in her path. But whatever, he's a douchebag." [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. 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[61] He briefly dated Ann Perkins, but the two split up in the third season. In "Women in Garbage", Ron is babysitting her daughters in the office with Ann, and accidentally allows them to lock themselves in his office with the contents of Ann's medical bag. [74][75] However, despite their jokes at his expense, the parks department employees like Jerry, and Jerry himself claims not to mind the jokes because he is nearing retirement with a full pension. [32][24] Shauna returned in "The Possum", where she interviewed Andy Dwyer for a story about his successful capture of an opossum that had bitten Mayor Gunderson's dog. 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. ", Millicent "Millie" Gergich (Sarah Wright) is the beautiful eldest daughter of Gayle and Jerry. Hopefully, this is the first step towards Jerry and Gayle getting their own 90s-style “fat guy and a hot wife” sitcom as a spin-off. Craig Middlebrooks (Billy Eichner) is the former office manager of Eagleton's parks department, the equivalent of Donna's position in Pawnee. That week he was the eighth most photographed item in the United States. After this, Ron tries significantly harder with the girls, growing more comfortable in his role as their caregiver and, ultimately, their stepfather. He is teased so badly that, after falling and dislocating his shoulder in the episode "Park Safety", he falsely claimed he was mugged just so his co-workers would not make fun of him. [27][208] Detlef made another appearance in the third-season finale "Li'l Sebastian", where Tom and Jean-Ralphio hired him to work for their new entertainment company, Entertainment 720. Ron is not good with children, or more specifically with girls (he had previously taken teenage and pre-teen boys camping to teach them survival skills, and also coached a basketball team). He has a very serious and gruff personality, and speaks in a dry, monotonic manner. [83][216] Although she does not admit it, Lindsay appears to harbor resentment toward Leslie for having been offered the job first. He then sued Ron and it looked he would win, but Tom, Andy and April threatened a similarly bogus lawsuit that Jamm knew he would lose, so both sides backed off. Ron’s early efforts at caring for them are particularly brutal, including destroying a tiara they are arguing over in order to remove the problem. Tom outwardly claims he is fine with it, but secretly wishes for the marriage to continue, as he has developed romantic feelings for Wendy. In "Filibuster" he can be seen as visibly pleased that Leslie had successfully filibustered Jamm's attempt to block former Eagletonians's right to vote. [144][145], George Williams (Biff Yeager) works in the Public Works Department, first seen in the season three episode Jerry's Painting, although he was referred to as "Lenny". [43][19], At the time of the episode, Arnett was the real-life husband of Amy Poehler, who played Leslie. Shauna is increasingly shown throughout the show to have a particularly messy personal life. She is also the former girlfriend of Tom Haverford. Afterwards, Bobby congratulates her performance during the debate and asks her if she would like to come to his house for a party. 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. [52] During scenes cut from the episode "The Master Plan", Shauna and Andy flirted with each other, but he ultimately rejected her due to his feelings for April, prompting her to declare, "I can't even land the shoeshine guy." ", "Review: 'Parks and Recreation' – 'Andy and April's Fancy Party': Impulse power", "Parks and Recreation, "Hunting Trip": Who shot Ron Swanson? Leslie accuses them of hypocrisy as she believes that they are romantically involved, however Elizabeth bluntly responds "I'm gay". [78] She is the proud owner of a Mercedes, which she is extremely protective of and often brags about. Ron's affection for Diane grows, and in "Halloween Surprise" he officially begins a relationship with her, deciding that dating a single mother might help him expand his life experience. Join Facebook to connect with Gayle M. Park and others you may know. Jamm then abstains from the land rights vote, leaving the issue deadlocked. [204][206] 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. Oliver is conceived when Ann, having grown fed up of dating around, decides to become a mother via sperm donation. [54][106] She reappeared in "94 Meetings", where she organized a birthday party for Nick Newport, Sr. by completely renovating and tearing down portions of the historic Turnbill Mansion. [54][55] The Ludgates also attend April and Andy's surprise wedding ceremony in "Andy and April's Fancy Party", where they voice their approval of the marriage. In the extended edition of the show's final episode, Leslie reassures Shauna that one day she will find happiness. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. In the season seven episode "Pie-Mary", Brett and Harris are revealed to be secretly living in the basement of city hall. Isaiah Rashad Returns Ready to Party With ‘Lay Wit Ya’. 'Parks and Recreation' completed its seven-season run on Feb. 24 with little fanfare but a lot of love. : The Extra-Terrestrial only 1 and 1/2 stars because "it's a good story, but it's just not believable". [53] In contrast to April's personality, her parents are extremely positive and enthusiastic people. Chris Traeger (Rob Lowe) first appeared in "The Master Plan", along with Ben Wyatt, as an Indiana state auditor who visits Pawnee to help solve their crippling financial problems. Jessica first appeared in "Beauty Pageant" as a Miss Pawnee panel judge along with Leslie and Tom. How do you mess up a Jason Statham revenge thriller? 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