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Parks and Recreation (season 1)
Parks and Recreation Season 1 season consisted of six 22-minute episodes, all of which
aired at 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Daniels and Schur con-
ceived the show when NBC officials asked Daniels to pro-
duce a spin-off of his comedy series The Office, on which
Schur was a writer. During development, the creators
decided the new show would be a stand-alone series,
though it would share the mockumentary style of The Of-
fice. Like that show, Parks and Recreation encouraged im-
provisation among its cast members.
Early test screenings were poor, and many critics and
industry observers were skeptical about the show’s
chances of success. The first season received generally
mixed to negative reviews, and several commentators
found it too similar to The Office. The premiere episode
was watched by 6.77 million households, but the viewer-
ship declined almost every week in the Nielsen ratings. A
season low of 4.25 million households watched the final
episode, "Rock Show". Despite the low rating, "Rock
Show" received the best reviews of the season and con-
vinced some critics that the series had finally found the
right tone.
DVD cover art Episodes
Country of origin United States See also: List of Parks and Recreation episodes
No. of episodes 6
Broadcast Production
Original channel NBC[1]
Crew
Original run April 9, 2009 – May 14, 2009
Deedle-Dee Productions and Universal Media Studios
Home video release produced the first season of Parks and Recreation; series
creators Greg Daniels and Michael Schur were executive
DVD release date Region 1
September 8, 2009 producers with Howard Klein. Morgan Sackett and Amy
Region 4 Poehler produced, and Tucker Cawley and Norm Hiscock
March 3, 2010 served as consulting producers.[8][9] Daniel J. Goor was
the executive story editor for the season, and Rachel
Season chronology
Axler was a story editor. Dean Holland, an editor on The
← Previous Next → Office, also worked as an editor on Parks and Recreation’s
— Season 2 first season.[10] Mike Scully, a former executive producer
and show runner for The Simpsons, joined Parks and Recre-
The first season of Parks and Recreation originally aired in ation as a consulting producer starting with the episode
the United States on the NBC television network between "Boys’ Club".[11][12] Cawley left the show at the end of the
April 9 and May 14, 2009. Produced by Deedle-Dee Pro- first season to create the short-lived ABC sitcom Hank,
ductions and Universal Media Studios, the series was cre- starring Kelsey Grammer.[13] The other producers all re-
ated by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, who served as turned for the second season. Allison Jones, who worked
executive producers with Howard Klein. as a casting director for The Office, served in the same
The comedy series focuses on Leslie Knope (Amy capacity for Parks and Recreation,[14] along with Nancy
Poehler), the deputy director of the parks and recreation Perkins, for whom the character Ann Perkins was
department of the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. The named.[15]
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№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
1 1 "Pilot
Pilot" Greg Daniels Greg Daniels & Michael Schur April 9, 2009 (2009-04-09) 6.77[2]
Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones) attends a town meeting to ask that a construction pit be filled in after her boyfriend,
Andy (Chris Pratt), fell into it and broke his legs. Leslie Knope (Poehler), a mid-level bureaucrat in the Pawnee parks
and recreation department, promises to help turn the pit into a beautiful park. She is helped by Tom Haverford (Az-
iz Ansari) and her former lover, city planner Mark Brendanawicz (Paul Schneider). Her boss, Ron Swanson (Nick Of-
ferman), who believes in as little government interference as possible, initially refuses to greenlight the project. But
Mark, impressed with Leslie’s optimism, convinces Ron to approve it by calling in a favor.
2 2 "Canvassing
Canvassing" Seth Gordon Rachel Axler April 16, 2009 (2009-04-16) 5.92[3]
Leslie and the pit subcommittee canvas neighborhood houses to generate support for her park project and enroll at-
tendees for an upcoming town meeting. The plan does not go as expected, especially when Tom detaches from the
group and starts using questionable tactics, such as seeking favors from developers in return for preferential treat-
ment. Leslie hopes the public meeting will impress her mother, local school official Marlene Griggs-Knope (Pamela
Reed). However, the park’s supporters do not attend and opponents turn out in large numbers to voice their disap-
proval. The project is nearly voted down, but Leslie resorts to a filibuster to save it.
3 3 "The Reporter Jeffrey Blitz
The Reporter" Daniel J. Goor April 23, 2009 (2009-04-23) 5.24[4]
Leslie invites a local reporter (Alison Becker) to write a story about the pit, but the interviews go badly. Fearful of a
negative story, Leslie asks Mark to talk to the reporter, but is jealous after Mark sleeps with her. When Leslie con-
fronts Mark, he angrily quits the pit subcommittee. Ann convinces Mark to make up with Leslie and dissuade the re-
porter from using much of her negative material. Although the story is still largely unfavorable, Leslie remains opti-
mistic. Meanwhile, Tom tries to advance his career by purposely losing online Scrabble games to his boss, Ron.
4 4 "Boys’ Club
Boys’ Club" Michael McCullers Alan Yang April 30, 2009 (2009-04-30) 5.29[5]
As Andy cleans up the house to surprise Ann, Leslie tries to infiltrate the boys’ club of politics by crashing an after-
work gathering at Pawnee Town Hall. Trying to fit in, she opens a gift basket worth more than $25, breaking the lo-
cal government ethics laws. She apologetically refers Pawnee officials to a website about the pit to highlight her ac-
complishments, but gets in more trouble when underage intern April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza) posts a video of herself
drinking on the site. Leslie is called before an ethics committee, but is let off with a warning after Ron, who despises
the town’s disciplinary process, defends her. Leslie is pleased when Mark tells her the warning officially makes her a
member of the boys’ club.
5 5 "The Banquet Beth McCarthy Miller Tucker Cawley
The Banquet" May 7, 2009 (2009-05-07) 4.64[6]
During a banquet honoring her mother’s public service, Leslie tries to convince a local zoning official to support her
proposed park project. The official resists the idea, so Leslie’s mother suggests Leslie blackmail her with information
about her husband’s drinking problem. Leslie reluctantly goes along with the idea, but soon becomes uncomfortable
with the seamy side of politics and decides not to go through with it. Meanwhile, Tom and Mark ditch the festivities
to pick up women at a bar, but Mark finds he preferred hanging out with Leslie and Ann at the banquet.
6 6 "Rock Show
Rock Show" Michael Schur Norm Hiscock May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14) 4.25[7]
Leslie attends what she believes is a business meeting with an elderly local government bigwig, unaware that her
mother has secretly set her up on a blind date. An angry Ann learns Andy could have had his leg casts removed
weeks ago, but lied about them so Ann would keep pampering him. Mark, disillusioned with his career, makes a pass
at Ann, which she harshly rejects. Leslie and Mark end up drinking beer together by the pit and Mark tries to kiss
her, but she refuses because he is drunk. Mark stumbles into the pit.
The pilot episode was directed by Greg Daniels,[16] McCarthy Miller, a longtime television director who
and the season finale was directed by Michael Schur, his worked with Poehler on the sketch comedy show Satur-
debut in the position.[14] Other directors included Seth day Night Live.[20] Daniels and Schur wrote the pilot
Gordon, director of the documentary The King of Kong: A episode, and the rest of the season’s episodes were writ-
Fistful of Quarters;[17] Jeffrey Blitz, who had directed nu- ten by Axler, Goor, Hiscock, Cawley and Alan Yang.[18][21]
merous episodes of The Office;[18] Michael McCullers, co-
writer of the first two Austin Powers films, who directed
Poehler in the comedy film Baby Mama;[19] and Beth
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Cast unrequited love interest. She still harbors feelings for
Mark from a one-night sexual encounter years ago.[26][27]
Schneider said that early in the season he was insecure in
the role because he was still trying to figure out the char-
acter’s motivations.[28] Chris Pratt played Andy Dwyer,
Ann’s well-intentioned but lazy and simple-minded
boyfriend. Although Pratt appeared in every episode of
season 1, he was credited as guest star until the second
season, when he was promoted to the main cast.[29] Andy
was originally supposed to appear only in the first sea-
son, but the producers liked Pratt so much that, almost
immediately after casting him, they decided to make
Andy a regular character if the show was renewed.[30][25]
Jim O’Heir and Retta made regular appearances as
Jerry Gergich and Donna Meagle, two fellow employees
at the Pawnee parks and recreation department. The per-
sonalities of the two characters did not become devel-
oped until the second season, but Schur said the Parks
and Recreation staff liked the actors so decided to include
them in the show and "figured we’d work it out later".[25]
The concept for Parks and Recreation came together only after Pamela Reed made several appearances as Marlene
producers learned Amy Poehler (pictured) would be available
Griggs-Knope, Leslie’s mother and an important figure
to play the protagonist.
in the Pawnee school system. Seth Gordon, who directed
Reed in her first episode, "Canvassing", said she impro-
A principal cast of six actors received star billing in the
vised a great deal during her audition, creating many el-
show’s first season.[8] Poehler portrayed the lead char-
ements that helped define Marlene’s character.[21] Jama
acter, Leslie Knope, the naive but well-meaning, eager-
Williamson appeared in "Rock Show" as Wendy, the at-
to-please deputy director of the parks and recreation de-
tractive surgeon wife of Tom Haverford. Wendy would
partment of the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. Also
make numerous appearances in season 2, during which it
among the cast were Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford, a
was revealed that the Haverfords have a green card mar-
sarcastic parks department employee, and Rashida Jones
riage.[31][32] Eric Edelstein guest starred in two season 1
as Ann Perkins, a nurse who befriends Leslie and tries
episodes, "Canvassing" and "Boys’ Club", as Lawrence, a
to help her turn a giant construction pit into a park.[22]
disgruntled neighbor of Andy’s.[19]
Daniels and Schur intended to cast Ansari and Jones (who
previously appeared in The Office as Karen Filippelli) from
the series’ earliest stages of development, but the ulti-
Conception
mate Parks and Recreation concept did not coalesce until I think we were feeling that the first six episodes were
they learned Poehler would be available to star. After her like one big pilot, we shot it so fast. But we had plenty of
recruitment, the general concept of the series was estab- ideas about what we wanted to do, and part of what takes
lished and the script for the pilot episode was written.[23] time is learning how to write for and collaborate with the
Nick Offerman portrayed Ron Swanson, the director actors.
of the parks and recreation department, and Aubrey “
Plaza played April Ludgate, a sarcastic and disinterested ”
college intern.[24] The part was written specifically for Greg Daniels
Plaza. After meeting her, casting director Allison Jones series co-creator[24]
told Schur, "I just met the weirdest girl I’ve ever met in Immediately after Ben Silverman was named co-chair-
my life. You have to meet her and put her on your show." man of NBC’s entertainment division in 2007, he asked
Schur of meeting her, "Aubrey came over to my office Greg Daniels to create a spin-off of The Office, the half-
and made me feel really uncomfortable for like an hour, hour comedy Daniels adapted from the British comedy of
and immediately I wanted to put her in the show," al- the same name, created by Ricky Gervais.[23][33] Daniels
though the writers were not immediately sure what di- co-created Parks and Recreation with Michael Schur, who
rection her character would take.[25] Rounding out the had been a writer on The Office. Like Daniels, Schur had
main cast was Paul Schneider, best known for his work in previously worked on the NBC sketch comedy show
independent films such as Lars and the Real Girl and The As- Saturday Night Live.[24] The two spent months considering
sassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. He was ideas for the new series and debating whether to make
cast as Mark Brendanawicz, a city planner and Leslie’s it a stand-alone show rather than a spin-off.[23] Accord-
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ing to Daniels, they eventually abandoned the original was inspired by this perspective, which was also the basis
spin-off plan because they "couldn’t find the right fit".[33] for the entire "Canvassing" episode.[21] Schur asked ur-
They considered a series about a local government offi- ban planners in Claremont, California, whether efforts to
cial trying to rebuild a political career following a hu- turn a construction pit into a park could realistically take
miliating public spectacle, but ultimately abandoned the several months or longer. They told him that was entire-
idea. However, it was ultimately incorporated into the ly plausible, and that they had recently broken ground
backstory for Ben Wyatt, the character played by Adam on a park that had been in various planning stages for 18
Scott who was added late in the second season.[34][35] years.[33] Schur said the pit project was conceived as a de-
After Poehler agreed to play the lead, they decided vice to bring all the characters together, which was par-
the show would revolve around an optimistic bureaucrat tially inspired by the way various characters in The Wire
in small-town government.[23] The idea was partly in- were brought together to work toward a common goal or
spired by the portrayal of local politics on the HBO drama project. The writers originally envisioned the pit becom-
series The Wire, as well as the renewed interest in and ing a park only in the series finale, although those plans
optimism about politics stemming from the 2008 United were later changed and the pit was filled in during the
States presidential election.[24][36] The staff was also second season.[25]
drawn to the idea of building a show around a female re- The Pawnee residents vocally opposed to Leslie’s park
lationship, namely Leslie Knope and Ann Perkins.[25] Re- proposal were based on real-life California residents the
ports that Daniels and Schur were developing a show to- show’s producers encountered who fought the construc-
gether led to press speculation that it would, in fact, be a tion of parks in their hometowns. One such group, the
spin-off of The Office.[37][38] The producers insisted their Committee for a Better Park, was actually opposed to
new series would be entirely independent. Nevertheless, parks in general, and the deceptiveness of their name
their concept for it shared several elements with The Of- and mission inspired the producers’ writing for those
fice, particularly the mockumentary approach, which al- characters.[41] The Parks and Recreation staff worked with
lows the actors to look at and directly address the cam- a number of consultants familiar with local government
era. The new show would also include documentary-style work, including Scott Albright, a California city planner
interviews, in which the characters speak one-on-one who provided feedback for the Mark Brendanawicz char-
with the camera crew about the day’s events. Again as acter.[42] Inspiration for Ron Swanson came from an en-
with The Office, the new series would be scripted but im- counter Schur had in Burbank with an elected official,
provisation would be encouraged among the actors.[23] a Libertarian who favored minimal government and ad-
The series was scheduled as a mid-season replace- mitted, "I don’t really believe in the mission of my
ment[24] and rushed into production to meet the pre- job."[24]
miere date of April 9, 2009.[38] As a result, when the series Daniels and Schur wrote the script for the pilot
was featured at a panel during the January 2009 tele- episode in mid-2008.[23] The original script portrayed
vision critics press tour, NBC did not have a finished Leslie and Mark as slightly less likable than they ap-
episode to screen, only a copy of the pilot script available peared in the final draft. For example, in the premiere
for review.[38] Some of the parts were still not cast and episode, Mark asks Ron to greenlight the park because he
the series, which did not yet have a name, was referred is inspired by Leslie’s optimism and wants to help her.
to as The Untitled Amy Poehler Project or TUAPP.[30][39] The In the original script, Mark intervened because he was
name Public Service was considered, but ultimately re- attracted to Ann and wanted an excuse to keep seeing
jected because network officials did not want to be ac- her. The characters were made more likable in response
cused of mocking the idea. In a commercial that aired to feedback the episode received from focus groups and
during NBC’s Super Bowl coverage in February, it was an- press tour screenings.[43] The first season episodes were
nounced that the series would be called Parks and Recre- written and developed relatively quickly after each oth-
ation.[40] er, and Schur said the staff was treating the entire six-
episode season as if it was one television pilot.[25] When
Writing the season concluded, the writers had not decided what
The show’s writers spent time researching local Califor- would happen with the developing romantic plotlines be-
nia politics and attending Los Angeles City Council meet- tween Leslie and Mark, or Mark and Ann.[44]
ings.[24] Schur said they observed that many community Parks and Recreation involves a mixture of written di-
hearings were attended only by those opposed, often an- alogue and comedic improvisation. In one example from
grily, to the proposals under consideration. This con- the pilot episode, Aziz Ansari’s character attempts to flirt
firmed his existing impression: "I’ve been to some com- with Rashida Jones’s when she speaks at a parks and
munity meetings in my life, and it is often this feeling of recreation public forum. Ansari continued to improvise
utter sparseness. That nobody cares."[14] The depiction long after completing his scripted dialogue.[14] In the sea-
of public hearings in several Parks and Recreation episodes son’s final episode, "Rock Show", Andy goes through a
list of the previous names of his rock band. About half
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the band names used in the episode came directly from structions, a 2003 experimental documentary directed by
the script, but after actor Chris Pratt made up one on the Lars Von Trier and Jørgen Leth, which Daniels watched
spot, the directors encouraged him to keep improvising. at the suggestion of actor Paul Schneider.[16] Parks and
Pratt said he went through about 200 fake band names Recreation also makes frequent use of the jump cut tech-
during the take.[31] nique. For instance, one scene in the pilot episode repeat-
edly jump cuts between brief clips in which Leslie seeks
Filming permission from Ron to pursue the pit project.[16] Early
Parks and Recreation faced early production delays be- in the season, editor Dean Holland developed a technique
cause Poehler was pregnant when she signed on; filming that would be used throughout the series. During a scene
had to be postponed until she gave birth.[24][30] Principal in "The Reporter" in which Leslie reacts to quotes read
photography began on February 18, 2009.[45] The show to her by the journalist, Poehler improvised a number
was filmed in Southern California, and the construction of jokes, many of which were ultimately going to be cut
pit featured throughout the season was dug by the from the episode. Holland thought they were all funny,
episode’s producers at an undeveloped property in Van so he created a brief montage intercutting several of the
Nuys, a district of Los Angeles. The producers went door- lines.[18] The producers sought to lend authenticity to
to-door in the neighborhood, seeking residents’ permis- the fictional Pawnee setting by incorporating real-life In-
sion for the dig.[16] The pit was guarded 24 hours a diana elements. They contacted the Bloomington–based
day,[46] and paparazzi regularly came to the set to take Upland Brewing Company and asked for empty beer bot-
photos of the actors during filming. The exterior of the tles and labels to be used as background props.[48]
Pawnee government building, and several of the hallway The six episodes of the first season aired Thursdays at
scenes, were shot at Pasadena City Hall.[16] The parks 8:30 p.m.[2][7] The premiere was shown between two sea-
and recreation department interiors, as well as the Town son 5 episodes of The Office: "Dream Team" and "Michael
Hall courtyard, were filmed on a sound stage. The set’s Scott Paper Company".[49] "The Reporter" was originally
windows were outfitted with water systems to simulate supposed to be the season’s second episode, but the
falling rain, and the windowsills included fake pi- schedule was changed and "Canvassing", originally
geons.[14][19] Scenes set in playgrounds and elsewhere planned as the third episode, was shown second in-
outdoors were filmed on location in Los Angeles,[16][21] stead.[50]
and the public forum scenes in the premiere episode
were filmed in one of the city’s middle schools.[16] Reception
I love the pace of the show. Since I started doing that
single-camera stuff, it takes forever. But [on Parks and Re- Reviews
creation] you guys just light and we go. It’s so much fun.
“ Since the show is from the very people who brought you
” The Office, it’s starting to look like a one-trick pony outfit
Beth McCarthy-Miller ,
McCarthy-Miller, that’s gonna keep dressing that horse up in new saddles,
director[47] hoping that no one will guess it’s been around the track
Schur said the Parks and Recreation producers approach so many times, it’s worn a ditch in the dirt.
each episode as if they are filming a real documentary. “
They typically shoot enough for a 35- or 40-minute ”
episode, then cut it down to 22 minutes, using the best Linda Stasi
material.[18] Due to the improvisational acting and hand- New York Post[51]
held camerawork, a great deal of extra footage is shot The first season of Parks and Recreation started to receive
that must be discarded for the final cut.[14][44] According criticism before the premiere episode aired. According
to Poehler, "For every show, there could probably be a to a March 18, 2009, report that was leaked to television
second show of stuff we’ve edited out."[44] The original journalist Nikki Finke, focus groups responded poorly to
cut of the 22-minute pilot was 48 minutes long.[14] The a rough-cut version of the pilot.[24][52] Many focus group
producers film about nine pages of the script each day, a members felt the show was a "carbon copy" of The Office.
large amount by U.S. television standards.[44] Some found it predictable, slow paced and lacking in
Although the series shares a mockumentary style character development, and felt the beginning of the
with The Office, Daniels and Schur sought to establish a episode needed to better explain the setting and plot.
slightly different tone in the camerawork of the pilot Some viewers said the show lacked strong male char-
episode. The one-on-one interviews, for example, some- acters, particularly a "datable" lead. On the other hand,
times feature two separate camera angles on the same viewers said the show’s portrayal of government bureau-
person; the footage is intercut to create the final version cracy was "very believable" and had the potential to gen-
of the scene. This technique was inspired by The Five Ob- erate amusing situations. While Poehler’s character drew
mixed comments, the actress herself was "well liked".[52]
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The early feedback left many critics and industry ob- them more because they had gotten to know the charac-
servers skeptical about the show’s chances of suc- ters better as the series progressed.[25]
cess.[24][51] In response to the leak, Ben Silverman, co- Not all reviews were negative. Several commentators
chairman of NBC Entertainment, said the feedback on said the show had potential, and pointed out that early
rough cuts is usually negative, even with ultimately suc- episodes of The Office had been flat before the series
cessful shows.[51] Schur said that the pilot had been com- found its footing.[nb 3] The finale, "Rock Show", received
pletely re-edited at least four times since the focus group the best reviews of the season. Several commentators
described in the report were held.[33] declared that Parks and Recreation had finally found the
The first season received generally mixed to negative right tone both generally and for the Leslie Knope char-
reviews.[53][54] Many critics said the series was too sim- acter in particular.[nb 4] The show was praised for pro-
ilar to The Office and its mock documentary style.[nb 1] viding strong female leads in the characters played by
In particular, several commentators said the naive and Poehler and Rashida Jones.[8][37] Several reviewers, even
well-meaning Leslie Knope character too closely resem- those who did not enjoy the show, applauded Poehler’s
bled The Office protagonist Michael Scott, the well-inten- comedic abilities and said her talent, timing and likability
tioned but dimwitted manager of a paper company sales helped elevate the series above some of its flaws.[nb 5] Re-
office.[nb 2] Maureen Ryan, television reviewer for the viewers also said they particularly liked Aziz Ansari as
Chicago Tribune, said Parks and Recreation surpassed the Tom Haverford,[nb 6] and Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer.[nb 7]
Friends spin-off Joey as the "worst example of NBC’s ten- Some commentators approved of the Pawnee setting as
dency to extend its franchises well beyond what is desir- offering a good opportunity to satirize small-town gov-
able or logical."[57] Daniels said of the comparisons be- ernment and politics.[52][75]
tween Leslie Knope and Michael Scott, "My sense is that
if we had built ’Parks and Recreation’ around a 90-year- Ratings
old Maasai warrior people would still have said, ’He re- Parks and Recreation’s premiere was seen in 6.77 million
minds me of Michael Scott’. There was just no way to es- households.[2] Media outlets described this as a solid re-
cape it."[24] Poehler acknowledged that there was some sult, comparable to the average Nielsen ratings for 30
validity to the comparisons, but felt that the series over- Rock, another Thursday-night show on NBC.[2][76] How-
came them with the production of "Rock Show": "I think ever, viewership declined almost every week over the
it was something we had to work through in the begin- rest of the season,[24][nb 8] culminating in a season low
ning, and I’m kind of hoping we’re on the other side of of 4.25 million households for the final episode.[7] The
that and people will start to judge the show on its own, average viewership for the six episodes of season one
for what it is and realize it’s just a completely different 5.45 million households.[nb 9] The Office experienced sim-
world in a similar style."[58][59] ilarly poor ratings during its first season and later be-
Salon.com writer Jonah Weiner said of the first season, came a success. However, the low viewership presented
"Each episode wound up more or less the same way, with a greater challenge for Parks and Recreation because NBC
the humiliation of Poehler’s quixotic, adorably doofy bu- now trailed CBS, ABC and Fox in the ratings, and the
reaucrat".[36] Some critics said the show’s characters and move of comedian Jay Leno from The Tonight Show to a va-
overall tone were too mean-spirited in the early riety show in NBC’s 10 p.m. weeknight slot left less room
episodes.[36][60] Rob Owens of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the network’s primetime schedule.[23]
said it was particularly "off-putting" to see the optimistic Retta said acting during the first season was stressful
Leslie character "have her dreams stomped on by apa- because it was unclear how long the show would stay
thetic bureaucrats".[60] While reviewers praised various on the air, due to the poor reviews and ratings.[77] Like-
cast members in individual episodes, some said the sup- wise, Chris Pratt said there was a constant feeling among
porting characters in general needed to be more fully de- the Parks staff that the show could be canceled at any
veloped and provided with better material.[61][62] Sever- time: "At the end of season one Parks and Rec, you hug the
al wrote that some of the subplots were too predictable people really, really fucking tight because you just don’t
and risked becoming stale, such as Leslie’s long-standing know."[78]
crush on Mark and the question of whether Andy and
Ann would keep dating.[36][63] Others said Leslie was too
unintelligent and ditzy.[30][64] Schur said that was not DVD release
the intention of the writers, and the feedback prompted The first season of Parks and Recreation was released on
changes to the character in the second season.[30][25] DVD in the United States on September 8, 2009. The DVD
Years after the first season ended, Schur said he believed included all six episodes, as well as an "Extended Produc-
much of the early criticism stemmed from the fact that er’s Cut" of the season finale, "Rock Show". The disc al-
audiences were not yet familiar with the characters, and so included cast and crew commentary tracks for each
he believed viewers who revisited the episodes enjoyed episode, as well as about 30 minutes of deleted scenes.[79]
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Notes [4] The Star-Ledger’s Alan Sepinwall described "Rock
Show" as "by far the strongest episode of that
[1] Describing the first season, Denise Martin of the Los uneven [first season]",[30] and said, "I think they
Angeles Times wrote, "Many critics said the show may have found a good tone for both the series as a
was needlessly similar to “The Office” – both in its whole and Leslie in particular."[43] The A.V. Club
mock documentary format and naive lead.".[24] writer Leonard Pierce wrote, "This show has
Alan Sepinwall of The Star-Ledger said the season managed to conquer the first-season learning
was so similar to The Office it could "very easily be curve with lightning speed; starting with ’Rock
sold" as a spin-off, and that "comparisons between Show’ at the end of last season, it got on a roll like
the two shows inevitable".[38] Linda Stasi of the poppy seeds."[66] The A.V. Club’s Keith Phipps, who
New York Post said, "It is basically the same show had previously been critical of the series, said he
simply transported, like one of those houses they was "back on board" after "Rock Show" because, "I
put on trailers and take from one place to felt like this revived the pilot’s feel for small-town
another."[51] Scott Tobias of The A.V. Club said the life and it made me like Leslie again."[67] The
similarities to The Office were preventing the show Hollywood Reporter writer Tom Goodman said while
from "establishing its own identity while begging the first five episodes of the season had been
comparison to a far superior comedy".[55] USA disappointing, "Rock Show" marked an
Today writer Robert Bianco said that Parks and improvement in which "the characters were more
Recreation was an attempt to "replicate that almost- defined, their quirks and rhythms understood".[68]
hit [The Office], from the small-is-stupid tone to the [5] USA Today writer Robert Bianco said Parks and
mockumentary visuals".[56] Recreation was unoriginal and unentertaining, but
[2] Denise Martin of The Los Angeles Times wrote that said Amy Poehler "makes [Leslie Knope] instantly,
many critics felt the show was too similar to The innocently appealing."[56] Alessandra Stanley of
Office due to its "naive lead".[24] The Star-Ledger’s The New York Times said the supporting cast was
Alan Sepinwall said the two shows featured weak, but praised Poehler, writing, "The pilot
"central character[s] ... so similar" that Parks and episode isn’t perfect, but Ms. Poehler very nearly
Recreation "could very easily be sold as" a spin- is".[8] Verne Gay of Newsday said Parks and
off.[38] Linda Stasi of The New York Post said The Recreation was a "near knockoff" of The Office, but
Office and Parks and Recreation have an "identical added, "Nevertheless, Poehler’s still got plenty of
lead character – the self-important middle appeal here. In time, who knows?"[69] Daniel
manager who has no idea that underlings consider Carlson of The Hollywood Reporter, who felt the
him (or in this case, her) an officious fool".[51] The season needed some time to mature, wrote that
A.V. Club writer Scott Tobias wrote, "Amy Poehler’s Poehler was its strongest element and that "she
Leslie Knopes is conceived too much like the proves instantly she’s got the comic intelligence to
Michael Scott of petty, inept small-time carry a series like this one".[70]
government", and that Parks and Recreation suffers [6] Jonah Weiner of Slate.com wrote that season 1’s
from the comparison.[55] "brightest spot was Aziz Ansari as Leslie’s
[3] The Star-Ledger’s Alan Sepinwall was critical of the subordinate Tom Haverford."[36] The Star-Ledger’s
Parks and Recreation premiere but said, "it’s not a Alan Sepinwall wrote, "Aziz Ansari has the funniest
finished product yet", and pointed out, "Don’t role as Tom Haverford, who’s cheerfully lazy,
forget that the American "Office" pilot was one of corrupt and eager to laugh at Leslie behind her
the worst episodes that show ever made [and] it back".[38] Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
wasn’t until season two that the writers started to said, "The show’s funniest character may be
get a handle on how to make Michael Tom".[60] Brian Howard of The Journal News praised
simultaneously clueless and likable."[38] Ken Ansari’s work, and said, "The guy just needs solid
Tucker of Entertainment Weekly said Parks and material and the space to let it rip."[65] Mark Ellis
Recreation was "a bit of a letdown" and "doesn’t yet of The Sydney Morning Herald described the show as
have the snap or clear character delineation" of full of "well-drawn characters ... especially jive-
The Office. He continued, "But people forget: The talking Indian-American Tom Haverford".[71]
Office seemed a little flat when it premiered in [7] Reviewing the episode "Boys’ Club", The A.V. Club’s
2005."[59] Brian Howard of The Journal News said, "I Keith Phipps praised the performance of Chris
still don’t think this show should be airing Pratt, who he said provided a considerable number
anywhere on the schedule near The Office because of laughs. Phipps also wrote, "If the show sticks
the two are just too alike." However, he added, around, [the Andy Dwyer character] definitely
"Parks and Recreation isn’t great — yet. But it’s solid, deserves an upgrade."[72] IGN writer Matt Fowler
and I think it has a real chance to be great."[65] said of "Rock Show", "The antics on this episode
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