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Parks and Recreation (season 2)
Parks and Recreation Season 2 partment of the fictional Indiana town of Pawnee. The
episodes were approximately 22 minutes long each, all of
which aired at 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays.
All of the members of the original principal cast were
retained and Chris Pratt, who made guest appearances
throughout the previous season, joined the permanent
cast in the second season. It also featured guest appear-
ances by Louis C.K., Megan Mullally, Fred Armisen, Will
Arnett, Justin Theroux and John Larroquette. The writing
staff made changes based on feedback from the first sea-
son and attempted to be more topical, with episodes
touching on such topics as same-sex marriage, the arrest
of Henry Louis Gates and the sex scandal of South Caroli-
na Governor Mark Sanford.
Although the first season received generally mixed
to negative reviews, the second season was critically ac-
claimed, with some reviewers declaring it one of the best
comedies of the television season. Nevertheless, Parks and
Recreation continued to struggle in the Nielsen ratings
and averaged about 4.68 million household viewers per
week, lower than Thursday night NBC shows Community,
30 Rock and The Office. Amy Poehler was nominated for
a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress
DVD Cover Art in a Comedy Series, and both the series and actor Nick
Offerman received Television Critics Association Award
Country of origin United States
nominations.
No. of episodes 24
Broadcast Episodes
Original channel NBC (USA) See also: List of Parks and Recreation episodes
7mate (Australia)[1]
Original run September 17, 2009 – May 20, 2010 Production
Home video release
DVD release date Region 1
Crew
November 30, 2010[2] The second season of Parks and Recreation was produced
by Deedle-Dee Productions, Universal Media Studios,
Season chronology
Fremulon and 3 Arts Entertainment. Series creators Greg
← Previous Next → Daniels and Michael Schur were executive producers
Season 1 Season 3 along with David Miner, who previously worked on the
NBC comedy series 30 Rock, and Howard Klein, who
The second season of Parks and Recreation originally aired worked on The Office, another NBC comedy created by
in the United States on the NBC television network start- Daniels.[27] Schur served as the showrunner of Parks and
ing September 17, 2009, and ended on May 20, 2010. The Recreation.[28] Amy Poehler and Morgan Sackett were
season was produced by Deedle-Dee Productions and producers,[29][30] while Daniel J. Goor was supervising
Universal Media Studios, and series co-creators Greg producer,[29][31] and Norm Hiscock and Emily Kapnek
Daniels and Michael Schur served as executive produc- worked as consulting producers,[29][32] David Hyman and
ers. Like the first season, it focused on Leslie Knope (Amy Dean Holland were co-producers, and Holland also
Poehler) and her staff on the parks and recreation de- worked as an editor along with Michael Trim, who dou-
bled as director of photography.[33][29] Dorian Frankel
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№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
7 1 "Pawnee Zoo
Pawnee Zoo" Paul Feig Norm Hiscock September 17, 2009 5.00[3]
In order to promote the Pawnee Zoo, Leslie (Amy Poehler) decides to marry two of their resident penguins as a pub-
licity stunt. However, when both penguins turn out to be male, she inadvertently causes an uproar among the
townspeople.
8 2 "The Stakeout
The Stakeout" Seth Gordon Rachel Axler September 24, 2009 4.22[4]
While taking care of the new community garden, Leslie and Tom (Aziz Ansari) are shocked to discover that someone
has planted marijuana amongst the other plants. They decide to pull an all-night stakeout in order to catch the per-
petrators. Meanwhile, Ann (Rashida Jones) goes on a date with Mark (Paul Schneider).
9 3 "Beauty Pageant
Beauty Pageant" Jason Woliner Katie Dippold October 1, 2009 4.63[5]
Leslie is looking forward to choosing the new Miss Pawnee, but has conflicts with the other judges, who have differ-
ent ideas about the "ideal" girl. Meanwhile, Ann continues to date Mark and learns that Andy (Chris Pratt) has been
living in the pit behind her house.
10 4 "Practice Date
Practice Date" Alex Hardcastle Harris Wittels October 8, 2009 4.97[6]
Her first date with Dave is approaching fast, and Leslie is very nervous. So Ann takes her out on a practice date to
test out her skills. A local councilman is wrapped up in a sex scandal and Tom, Ron (Nick Offerman), Mark and April
(Aubrey Plaza) decide to see who can dig up the most dirt on each other.
11 5 "Sister City
Sister City" Michael Schur Alan Yang October 15, 2009 4.69[7]
Leslie plays host to the visiting party from the Parks and Recreation department of Pawnee’s sister city, Boraqua,
Venezuela and finds the cultural differences difficult to deal with. Tom becomes an errand boy to the visitors and
April plays hard to get with a Venezuelan intern. Fred Armisen guest stars as a Venezuelan delegate.
12 6 "Kaboom
Kaboom" Charles McDougall Aisha Muharrar October 22, 2009 4.98[8]
Leslie and the rest of the committee help a local organization named KaBOOM! build a small playground in a neigh-
boring town. When the playground is finished in just one day, Leslie becomes frustrated with the lack of progress
with the pit and goes to Mark for advice on speeding things up.
13 7 "Greg Pikitis
Greg Pikitis" Dean Holland Michael Schur October 29, 2009 4.96[9]
Leslie enlists the help of Dave (guest star Louis C.K.) and Andy in order to catch a local teen vandal. Meanwhile, Ann
struggles to make her Halloween party fun and gets help from an unlikely source.
14 8 "Ron and Tammy
Ron Tammy" Troy Miller Mike Scully November 5, 2009 4.94[10]
Leslie is upset when she learns the library department wants to take over her lot. Even worse, the library is run by
Ron’s ex-wife Tammy (guest star Megan Mullally) who still has an emotional hold on him. Meanwhile, Andy gets a
job in hopes of winning Ann back.
15 9 "The Camel
The Camel" Millicent Shelton Rachel Axler November 12, 2009 4.67[11]
One of the city hall murals is defaced, which plunges Leslie and the Parks Department into a fierce competition to
come up with a new design. Ron and Andy share an awkward moment at Andy’s new shoe-shine job.
16 10 "Hunting Trip
Hunting Trip" Greg Daniels Daniel J. Goor November 19, 2009 4.61[12]
Trying to prove that she is capable of just hanging with the guys, Leslie tags along with Ron on his annual hunting
trip, which doesn’t work out exactly as she had hoped. While everyone is away, April and Andy make a connection
at the office.
17 11 "Tom’s Divorce
Tom’s Divorce" Troy Miller Harris Wittels December 3, 2009 4.83[13]
When Ron sends Leslie up to the DMV department, she accidentally witnesses Tom and Wendy in divorce court. Les-
lie recruits the entire department to help Tom forget his worries with a night on the town and Tom comes to a real-
ization about his marriage.
18 12 "Christmas Scandal
Christmas Scandal" Randall Einhorn Michael Schur December 10, 2009 5.62[14]
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While designing the Pawnee Winter Wonderland Festival, a meeting with a disgraced councilman puts Leslie in the
middle of a sex scandal and forces her to hide from the press. Ron covers Leslie’s job for a day and soon discovers
exactly how much work Leslie does.
19 13 "The Set Up
The Up" Troy Miller Katie Dippold January 14, 2010 4.59[15]
With Dave out of the picture, Ann decides to set Leslie up with one of her co-workers, but not everything goes as
planned. An old friend of Ann’s reappears and makes Mark insecure about their relationship.
20 14 "Leslie’s House
Leslie’s House" Alex Hardcastle Daniel J. Goor January 21, 2010 4.35[16]
After Leslie and Justin have a series of great dates in Indianapolis, he tells her he will soon be coming back to
Pawnee and Leslie decides to throw a dinner party at her house in order to impress him.
21 15 "Sweetums
Sweetums" Dean Holland Alan Yang February 4, 2010 4.87[17]
The Parks Department makes a deal with a local company to sell energy snacks in all of the Pawnee parks. Leslie
tries to veto the deal when she later learns how unhealthy the snacks are. Mark reluctantly helps Tom move out of
his house.
22 16 "Galentine’s Day
Galentine’s Day" Ken Kwapis Michael Schur February 11, 2010 4.98[18]
When Leslie hears the story of an old flame of her mother’s, she and Justin set out to reunite the pair on Valentine’s
Day. Meanwhile, Andy and his band are nervous about having to perform at the Senior Center. Guest stars John Lar-
roquette.
23 17 "Woman of the Year
Woman Year" Jason Woliner Norm Hiscock March 4, 2010 4.64[19]
Leslie becomes enraged when Ron wins a woman of the year award for a project that was her idea. Tom, meanwhile,
tries to get the other Parks Department employees to give him ten thousand dollars so he can invest in a local
Pawnee club. April helps Andy find a new apartment.
24 18 "The Possum
The Possum" Tristram Shapeero Mike Scully March 11, 2010 4.61[20]
A local possum bites the mayor’s dog on a golf course, and Leslie is put in charge of forming a task force to find the
animal before it can do anymore damage. Mark refuses to bend the rules for Ron, causing Ron to become upset.
25 19 "Park Safety
Park Safety" Michael Trim Aisha Muharrar March 18, 2010 4.70[21]
Jerry gets mugged by a group of kids, prompting Leslie to meet with the head park ranger in hopes of improving
safety in Pawnee’s parks. In the meanwhile, everyone in the Parks Department decides to try to be nicer to Jerry
when he returns to work. Guest stars Andy Samberg.
26 20 "Summer Catalog
Summer Catalog" Ken Whittingham Katie Dippold March 25, 2010 4.47[22]
Tasked with preparing the Summer Events Catalog, Leslie decides to take Ron and other previous directors of the
Parks Department out for a picnic lunch. Tom enlists Ann and Mark’s help in posing for the Catalog’s cover photo.
27 21 "94 Meetings
94 Meetings" Tristram Shapeero Harris Wittels April 29, 2010 4.03[23]
Due to an error on April’s part, Ron has ninety-three meetings scheduled all for one day and enlists the help of
everyone in the Parks department to get through them. At one of the meetings, Leslie discovers that an ex-Miss
Pawnee is planning on making alterations to a Pawnee mansion and she recruits Tom to help her stop it.
28 22 "Telethon
Telethon" Troy Miller Amy Poehler May 6, 2010 4.03[24]
Leslie volunteers to co-host the Pawnee Cares Diabetes telethon, and volunteers the rest of the Parks Department
along with her. Unfortunately, Leslie has been assigned the dreaded 2 am to 6 am shift and she has to struggle to
make it through the wee hours of the night. Meanwhile, Mark deliberates whether or not to ask Ann to marry him.
29 23 "The Master Plan
The Plan" Dean Holland Michael Schur May 13, 2010 4.28[25]
Leslie’s new park plans are put on hold by a visit from two state auditors, Chris Traeger (Rob Lowe) and Ben Wyatt
(Adam Scott), causing Leslie disappointment. April anticipates advancing her relationship with Andy at her 21st
birthday party, while Ann and Mark both deal with their recent break-up in different ways.
30 24 "Freddy Spaghetti
Freddy Spaghetti" Jason Woliner Daniel J. Goor May 20, 2010 4.55[26]
Ben and Chris have effectively shut down the government due to the Pawnee fiscal crisis, leading the closure of all
the parks and the cancellation of a children’s concert performed by the beloved Freddy Spaghetti. Leslie recruits the
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Parks Department to put on the concert anyway, leading to a confrontation with Ben. Meanwhile, Andy doesn’t
know how to deal with some unexpected romantic attention by Ann, which causes problems with April and Mark
takes a job in the private sector and leaves the government.
was the casting director, Ian Phillips was the production
designer, Kirston Mann was the costume designer, and
Alan Yang, Harris Wittels and Katie Dippold worked as
executive story editors.[29] Tucker Cawley, who had been
a consulting producer during first season of Parks and Re-
creation, did not return and instead created the short-
lived ABC sitcom Hank, starring Kelsey Grammer.[34]
Cast
All principal cast members from the first season returned
for the second, including Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Az-
iz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza and Paul Schnei-
der. Chris Pratt, who was billed as a guest star throughout
the first season despite appearing in every episode, was
promoted to the main cast in season two. Andy Dwyer,
Pratt’s character, was originally supposed to appear only
in the first season, but the producers liked Pratt so much
that almost immediately after casting him, they decided
to make Andy a regular character.[35][36][37] Schneider
left the cast after the second season to focus on his film
career. Schur said when Schneider’s character Mark
Brendanawicz was conceived, it was anticipated he
would eventually become a less frequent character who
switched back and forth between government and pri-
vate sector jobs. Both Schur and Schneider said they
would like the character to make guest appearances in
future episodes.[38][39]
Rob Lowe and Adam Scott joined the Parks and Re-
creation cast starting in the penultimate second season
Rob Lowe (left) and Adam Scott (right) joined the cast of Parks and Recreation
episode, "The Master Plan".[40][41] Scott left his starring
role on the Starz comedy series Party Down to join Parks
and Recreation,[40][42] and Lowe had recently departed est for Ron Swanson.[49][50] Mo Collins and Jay Jackson
from the ABC drama series Brothers & Sisters.[43] From the made repeated appearances as Pawnee journalists Joan
beginning, Scott was expected to become a regular cast Callamezzo and Perd Hapley. Both actors were originally
member and, during the third season, eventual love in- expected to appear only in one episode, but both re-
terest for Leslie Knope,[38][40] while Lowe was originally turned for subsequent episodes because the writing staff
only intended to make a string of guest appearances in enjoyed their performances.[51] Alison Becker played an-
the third season and then depart the series.[43][44] How- other Pawnee reporter, Shauna Malwae-Tweep, a charac-
ever, Lowe later signed a multi-year contract to become a ter she also played in the first season.[52] Ben Schwartz
regular cast member.[44][45][46] Schur said even when the played Jean-Ralphio, an arrogant and fast-talking play-
character Ben Wyatt was conceived, Adam Scott was con- boy friend of Tom, in several episodes.[53][54] Pamela
sidered the "dream scenario" casting choice.[41] Reed reprised his recurring role as Leslie’s mother, Mar-
Jim O’Heir and Retta, who made regular appearances lene, in several second season episodes.[49]
as parks employees Jerry Gergich and Donna Meagle in The second season also included several prominent
the first season, continued to appear in season two. guest appearances, something that distinguished Parks
Although still considered guest actors, their characters and Recreation from Greg Daniels’ other comedy series,
started to become more fully developed and play larger The Office. Schur said high-profile guests on The Office
roles in the episodes.[47][48] Several other actors played would be too distracting because most episodes are con-
regular supporting roles throughout the second season. fined to one setting, while he said Parks and Recreation
Jama Williamson continued her recurring role as Wendy, was "a little bit more bright and colorful than The Of-
Tom Haverford’s ex-wife who becomes a romantic inter- fice".[55] Megan Mullally, the real-life wife of Nick Offer-
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man, appeared as Ron’s ex-wife Tammy in the episode into his own home in Cambridge, Massachusetts,[72] and
"Ron and Tammy".[56][57] Schur said Mullally’s appearan- a sex scandal involving a Pawnee councilman in "Practice
ce was well-received and not overly distracting to view- Date" mirrored the real-life 2009 scandal of South Caroli-
ers, which made the Parks and Recreation producers feel na Governor Mark Sanford, who publicly admitted to a
more comfortable about using future guest actors.[55] long-term extramarital affair with an Argentinian
Stand-up comedian Louis C.K. appeared in several woman.[74]
episodes as Dave Sanderson, a Pawnee police officer and The writers made several other changes going from
romantic interest to Leslie Knope. Although typically season one to season two, including making the scripts
known for his raunchy and caustic comedy style, Louis more focused around the entire cast rather than just Les-
C.K. adopted a far more deadpan sense of humor and lie. They also tried to make Leslie appear more intelligent
technical tone of voice for Sanderson.[58][59][60] in the second season after receiving audience feedback
Two of Amy Poehler’s previous cast members from that she appeared "ditzy", which Michael Schur said was
Saturday Night Live appeared in Parks and Recreation never their intention. Schur said, "In the end, we just felt
episodes: Fred Armisen played the vice director of a that Amy is an enormously likable presence on screen, so
Venezuelan parks department in "Sister City", and Andy as the season went on we just tried to create situations
Samberg portrayed the head of security for Pawnee’s where that would shine through."[35] During the episode
parks in "Park Safety".[61][62] Will Arnett, the real-life "Kaboom", a major subplot was resolved when the large
husband of Amy Poehler, made a guest appearance as an construction pit that Leslie had long sought to turn into a
MRI technician in "The Set Up". In that same episode, park was filled with dirt and turned into a lot. The pit was
Justin Theroux started a string of a guest appearances first established in the premiere episode and had been
as Justin Anderson, a friend of Ann and love interest a focal point of the series since the show began.[47][75]
for Leslie.[63][64] John Larroquette appeared in "Galen- Schur said while the pit project was originally conceived
tine’s Day" as the long-lost former love of Leslie’s moth- as a device to bring all the characters together working
er.[49] Kevin Symons appeared in two episodes as Bill toward a common goal, and it was expected to only be-
Dexhart, a Pawnee councilman prone to sexual affairs come a park during the series finale. However, Schur said
and political scandals.[58] Paul Scheer, who appeared in he felt the early episodes were too focused on the pit and
the MTV sketch comedy show Human Giant with Aziz An- had led viewers to believe the entire show was about fill-
sari, played a charity leader in "Kaboom". In that same ing the pit, which was not the writers’ intention, so they
episode, comedian and voice actor H. Jon Benjamin accelerated the resolution of that story arc.[28] The idea
played a Pawnee lawyer.[65] Michael Gross, best known of Ben and Chris, two state auditors who come in from
for his role as Steven Keaton from Family Ties, appeared outside Pawnee to help the town deal with budget prob-
in "Summer Catalog" as a former parks department di- lems, was conceived from news reports at the time of
rector who loves marijuana.[66] Detlef Schrempf, a re- a number of states considering shutting down schools,
tired basketball player who played for the Indiana Pacers, parks and other services due to the global recession.[76]
portrayed himself in "Telethon".[67] Natalie Morales ap- Poehler became pregnant during the latter half of the
peared in the last two episodes of the season as Lucy, a season, with her baby due in the summer or early fall of
bartender who becomes Tom’s girlfriend.[68] 2010. The Parks and Recreation producers decided not to
write the pregnancy into the show, so they decided to en-
Writing and filming ter into a continuous production after the season ended
Following season one, Parks and Recreation was originally to bank episodes for the third season.[77][78][79] Six sea-
renewed for a half season-worth of episodes, but was son three episodes were filmed in this fashion.[80] How-
picked up for a full season in late October 2009.[69] Greg ever, in May 2010, NBC announced the third season of
Daniels said since the Parks and Recreation characters had Parks and Recreation was being moved to an undisclosed
now been established in the second season, the writers midseason premiere date to allow the network’s new
were able to write more specifically for the actors. comedy, Outsourced, to run in the Thursday two-hour
Daniels said he believed this allowed the characters to comedy schedule block. NBC chief executive officer Jeff
become more balanced, rather than simply an accumu- Gaspin said this move was not a reflection on Parks and
lation of flaws, as they sometimes appeared in the first Recreation, and suggested the extended hiatus would not
season.[70][71] The writing staff also made an effort to be only have no effect on the show’s momentum, but could
more topical with the second season episodes.[35][72] For actually build anticipation for its eventual return.[81] In
example, the episode "Pawnee Zoo" included social com- November 2010, it was announced Parks and Recreation
mentary about same-sex marriage.[47][73] Likewise, "The would return to a 9:30 p.m. Thursday timeslot effective
Stakeout" included a parody of the arrest of Henry Louis January 20, 2011.[82][83]
Gates, a black Harvard University professor who was ar-
rested after police mistakenly thought he was breaking
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Reception plimented the decision to fill in the pit during the sec-
ond season, which they said freed the show up for more
stories and better scripts.[47][75] Despite the vast change
Reviews in critical reception, Parks and Recreation staff said they
There’s something really special about watching a show felt only a few minor changes were made to the show it-
— particularly one you’ve been rooting for — begin to self.[70] Michael Schur said, "I don’t think magical fairy
come together, learn from its mistakes, and grow into a dust was sprinkled over the show. I just think we’re get-
formidable and wholly satisfying half hour of television. ting better at it."[89] NBC officials compared the late rush
I’ll just say it: Parks and Recreation is the best comedy on of critical acclaim for Parks and Recreation to that of The
NBC right now. Office, which received mixed reviews during its first sea-
“ son before most critics agreed it found its rhythm in the
” second season.[71]
— Henning Fog, Nick Offerman received considerable praise for his
Entertainment Weekly[84] performance as Ron Swanson during the second season.
The first season of Parks and Recreation received mixed Many reviewers praised Offerman’s subtle and understat-
to negative reviews, with many critics deeming it too ed style of comedy, and said he was often the funniest
similar to The Office, which shared the same mock docu- part of the scenes he was in.[nb 4] Jonah Weiner of Slate
mentary style as Parks and Recreation. In particular, sev- magazine declared Swanson "Parks and Recreation’s secret
eral commentators said the naive and well-meaning Les- weapon" and "vital to the show’s improvement".[47] Aziz
lie Knope character too closely resembled The Office pro- Ansari, who was particularly acclaimed during the first
tagonist Michael Scott, a well-intentioned but dimwitted season for his role as Tom Haverford,[47][85][106] received
protagonist manager of a paper company sales office.[nb similar praise in the second season as well.[47][107] Many
1] However, most critics declared the second season a reviewers were critical of the pairing of Mark and Ann,
vast improvement over the first,[nb 2] with some even feeling the couple lacked chemistry and were often the
claiming it had surpassed The Office and 30 Rock as the least funniest parts of the individual
best comedy of NBC’s Thursday line-up.[70][94] It was de- episodes.[108][109][110] Entertainment Weekly writer Mar-
clared the best comedy of the television season by Enter- garet Lyons called Mark and Ann the show’s "Achilles’
tainment Weekly writer Henning Fog and The Star-Ledger heel",[111] and Sandra Gonzalez, also from Entertainment
television columnist Alan Sepinwall.[84][94] Entertainment Weekly, wrote, "No matter what they do with these two, I
Weekly writer Michael Ausiello, who was critical of the can’t help but be bored."[112]
first season, called it the "most improved" show of the
season.[89] Time magazine writer James Poniewozik in- Ratings
cluded Parks and Recreation in his list of the 10 best televi- Despite the critical success, the second season of Parks
sion shows of 2009,[95] and IGN declared it the best come- and Recreation continued to suffer in the Nielsen ratin-
dy series of 2009.[96] Several reviewers called the second gs.[47][71] By December 2009, the average episode viewer-
season one of the most impressive comebacks in televi- ship was 5.3 million households. The average was lower
sion history.[97][98][99] than the other NBC comedy shows that aired Thursday
Amy Poehler said the first season struggled in part night along with Parks and Recreation: Community drew an
due to extremely high expectations from comparisons average 6.5 million households, 30 Rock an average 7.3
to The Office. Parks and Recreation staff also felt part of million, and The Office an average 10.1 million.[47] By Fe-
the reason for the improvement was that the characters bruary 2010, ratings had begun to improve all of NBC’s
have become better developed, and viewers have become Thursday comedy shows, especially Parks and Recreation,
to like and care more about them.[35][70][100] Likewise, but the network remained in fourth place among the ma-
Michael Schur believed much of the early criticism jor networks in Nielsen ratings.[113] By the end of the sea-
stemmed from the fact that audiences were not yet famil- son, the average viewership for the 24 episodes of season
iar with the characters, and he believed viewers liked the two was 4.68 million, lower than season one’s average of
second season better because they had gotten to know 5.45 million households.[114]
the characters better as the series progressed.[28] Com-
mentators said the supporting cast was now working Awards
with better material and that Amy Poheler’s character
Amy Poehler was nominated for a Primetime Emmy
had improved and become less over-the-top and more
Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
human than in the first season,[nb 3] and more distinct
The episode "Telethon", in which Leslie frantically stays
from Michael Scott.[102] Several reviewers praised the de-
awake for 36 hours to volunteer for a charity telethon,
cision to drop season one subplots that risked becoming
was her performance submitted for Emmy award consid-
stale, like whether Andy and Ann would keep dating, and
eration.[115][116] This marked Poehler’s third Primetime
Leslie’s long-standing crush on Mark.[47][90] Others com-
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Emmy nomination, having previously received twice for Michael Scott of petty, inept small-time
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series dur- government".[88]
ing her time on Saturday Night Live.[116] Poehler ultimate- [2] Denise Martin of Los Angeles Times wrote, "Parks, in
ly lost to Edie Falco for her performance on the Showtime its second season, has emerged as a critical darling
comedy series Nurse Jackie.[117] Also that year, the Parks that can stand on its own."[71] Entertainment Weekly
and Recreation theme song by Gaby Moreno and Vincent writer Michael Ausiello wrote, "When it debuted
Jones was for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Ti- last spring, Amy Poehler’s workplace comedy was a
tle Theme Music,[118] but the award again went to Nurse snooze and a half. But apparently, while I was
Jackie.[119] sleeping it got better. Lots better."[89] Heather
Parks and Recreation was also nominated for a Televi- Havrilesky of Salon.com said, "After a slow start in
sion Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achieve- its first season, this show is firing on all pistons,
ment in Comedy, and Nick Offerman received a nom- transforming a source of kooky, mild amusement
ination for Individual Achievement in Comedy;[120][121] to the kind of smart, incisive parody that’s utterly
the awards ultimately were awarded, respectively, to the addictive."[90] Time magazine writer James
comedy series Modern Family and to Jane Lynch for her Poniewozik wrote, "Comeback story or just coming
performance in the musical comedy-drama Glee.[122] The into its own? Amy Poehler’s sitcom is getting a lot
second season premiere episode, "Pawnee Zoo", won the of praise in its second season, and rightfully: it’s
GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Individual very very good and very very funny."[91][92] E!
Episode.[123][124] It was nominated alongside the ABC Online writer Kristin Dos Santos wrote of the
drama series Private Practice, the NBC supernatural drama second season, "The storylines are solid, the one-
The Listener and the CW drama/horror series Supernatural liners hilarious, and the characters much more
in the category.[125] Aubrey Plaza received a Best Sup- developed than in season one."[93]
porting Actress in Television nomination from the Ima- [3] Alan Sepinwall of The Star-Ledger said Leslie Knope
gen Awards, which honors positive portrayals of Latinos was now "more recognizably human than she was
in entertainment,[126] but the award went to María at the start" and "a little more self-aware, not
Canals Barrera for her role in Wizards of Waverly Place: always dialed up to 11".[35] Heather Havrilesky of
The Movie (2009).[127] Also in 2010, Parks and Recreation Salon.com wrote, "Instead of turning every
received two nominations from Entertainment Weekly’s character into a joke-spewing lunatic, the writers
Ewwy Awards: one for Best Comedy Series,[128] and one have started to focus on the aspects of each
for Nick Offerman as Best Supporting Actor in a Come- character that feel organic and interesting [and]
dy.[129] we understand Leslie as a fleshed-out character,
not just a gigantic buffoon who’s funny but tough
Notes to care about."[90] Time magazine writer James
Poniewozik said of the show, "Now that it’s found
[1] Los Angeles Times Denise Martin wrote of the first its rhythm (and reined in Poehler’s character,
season, "Many critics said the show was needlessly Leslie Knope), it’s become an closely observed
similar to The Office – both in its mock documentary comedy of small-town government and people."[91]
format and naive lead."[71] Alan Sepinwall of The Zap2it writer Rick Porter wrote, "Lots and lots of
Star-Ledger wrote, "Leslie’s complete lack of self- stories have been written about how much "Parks
awareness, coupled with the mockumentary and Recreation" improved from its first to its
format that "Parks and Recreation" creators Greg second season, and about how lead character Leslie
Daniels and Mike Schur have borrowed from "The Knope had become smarter and less naive."[101]
Office," make comparisons between the two shows Entertainment Weekly writer Michael Ausiello said
inevitable."[85] New York Post writer Linda Stasi said the season improved in part because "Poehler has
Parks and Recreation had "the same sitcom set-up, dialed down her performance as deputy parks
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