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Season 04
Episode 22
Win, Lose, or Draw

Parks and Recreation Recap: Everyone Wins

We'd all be very, very sad if this were it for Parks, but if it is, at least they went out on a high note.

Season 04
Season 03
Season 02

S.04
Ep.21
'Bus Tour'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Aboard the SS Knope

It's bus-tour time in the campaign for Pawnee's hearts and minds.

S.04
Ep.20
'The Debate'

Parks and Recreation Recap: The Debate

So, out of the gun nut, the porn star, the animal lover, the rich kid, and Leslie, who would you pick?

S.04
Ep.19
'Live Ammo'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Animal Adoption Fair

Leslie, the puppy murderer.

S.04
Ep.18
'Lucky'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Go Buy Yourself a Walkman

"Helpy to hop out."

S.04
Ep.17
'Campaign Shake-Up'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Water Fight

"Everything I'm wearing is suede!"

S.04
Ep.16
'Sweet 16'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Dancing to Pony

"You have 20-inch rims on your VW Golf!"

S.04
Ep.15
'Dave Returns'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Cookie Tush

Also Booboobear, Annberry Sauce, Lady PreshPresh, Annie Get Your Boo.

S.04
Ep.14
'Operation Ann'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Love Is in the Air?

Leslie's on a mission to find love for Ann. Ben's on a mission to find Leslie.

S.04
Ep.13
'Bowling for Votes'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Punch Out

"When I eat, it is the food that is scared."

S.04
Ep.12
'Campaign Ad'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Going Negative

Paul Rudd arrives.

S.04
Ep.11
'The Comeback Kid'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Three-Legged-Dog Race

Leslie kicks off her campaign, on red carpet and ice.

S.04
Ep.09
'Citizen Knope'

Parks and Recreation Recap: The One Percent

A perfect sweet-as-salgar episode.

S.04
Ep.09
'The Trial of Leslie Knope'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Law and Ardor

Leslie takes it to court.

S.04
Ep.08
'The Smallest Park'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Tiny Furniture

"There I go, getting all sappy.”

S.04
Ep.07
'The Treaty'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Love Is a Battlefield

And a battlefield is a Model U.N. conference.

S.04
Ep.05
'Meet N’ Greet'

Parks and Recreation Recap: The Nipple King

“They say you gotta spend money to make money, I don’t know what went wrong. We spent all our money.”

S.04
Ep.04
'Episode 04'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Goddesses 1, Ron Swanson 0

His canvas sheet and cardboard box is no match for a puppy party and s'more-off.

S.04
Ep.03
'Born and Raised'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Nefertiti’s Fjord

"Is she powdering her vagina?"

S.04
Ep.02
'Ron and Tammys'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Gold Diggers of 2011

Tammy One is here.

S.04
Ep.01
'I’m Leslie Knope'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Running for Office

Leslie's running for office, in the season-four premiere.

S.03
Ep.06
'End of the World'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Last Night

Hail Zorp.

S.03
Ep.15
' Lil Sebastian'

Parks and Recreation Recap: The Champion of Death

In the season finale, 'Parks' does cliffhangers its own way.

S.03
Ep.14
'The Bubble'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Tiny Swivel

Everyone gets a new job, and Ron gets a swivel chair.

S.03
Ep.13
'Road Trip'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Know Ya Boo!

Finally, there is discussion of Neutral Milk Hotel. And smooching.

S.03
Ep.12
'Eagelton'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Death to Crepe-town

Pawnee must summon all of its fortitude to take on its mortal enemy: the adjoining swanky town of Eagleton.

S.03
Ep.11
' Jerry’s Painting'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Return to Centaur

Art: You know it when you see it.

S.03
Ep.10
'Soulmates'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Douchevestigation

Leslie and Tom get set up on an Internet dating site: Let the investigation begin!

S.03
Ep.09
'Fancy Party'

Parks and Recreation Recap: A Wedding

Congratulations to Andy Maxwell and April Roberta.

S.03
Ep.08
'Camping'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Steal My Sunshine

The gang goes camping, again. D.J. Roomba in the tent!

S.03
Ep.07
'Harvest Festival'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Awesomesauce!

It's Harvest Festival time!

S.03
Ep.06
'Indianapolis'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Tommy Fresh

In which Tom Haverford tries to make inroads in the perfume trade.

S.03
Ep.05
'Media Blitz'

Parks and Recreation Recap: The Spirit of Melancholy

America's found the new face of aggravated neuroticism, and this time ... it's gentile.

S.03
Ep.04
'Ron and Tammy II'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Kimono My House

Last night brought the cult-sitcom reunion you’ve all been waiting for.

S.03
Ep.03
'Time Capsule'

Parks and Recreation Recap: The World Is a Vampire

Democracy: It's all the rage this week!

S.03
Ep.02
'The Flu'

Parks and Recreation Recap: A Bug’s Life

Seems a little hard to believe that Leslie Knope was once set up as the stooge of 'Parks and Recreation.'

S.03
Ep.01
'Go Big or Go Home'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Maintenance Mode

"Would you feel comfortable doing things a prostitute does? Minus the money?"

S.02
Ep.24
'Freddy Spaghetti'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Shutdown

Good-byes and layoffs mark this funny, poignant season finale.

S.02
Ep.23
'Episode 23'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Are We Having Fun Yet?

Well, hello, Adam Scott and Rob Lowe! Happy to have you.

S.02
Ep.22
'Telethon'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Diabetes, Yuck!

May sweeps fever: Are you catching it?

S.02
Ep.21
'94 Meetings'

Parks and Recreation: They Got 93 Meetings But Ron Ain’t Done

After April's screw-up, the entire office is called in to help Ron with a perfect storm of one-on-ones.

S.02
Ep.21
'Summer Catalog'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Course-Catalogue Correction

Leslie reunites the last four Parks directors, who all hate each other equally, while Tom tries to pull a Don Draper for the new catalogue.

S.02
Ep.19
'Park Safety'

Parks and Recreation Recap: The Schlemiel and the Schlemazel

Andy Samberg guests!

S.02
Ep.18
'The Possum'

Parks and Recreation Recap: The Swanson Code

When a possum bites a dog and the mayor demands the varmint — not to have sex with, mind you — who you gonna call?

S.02
Ep.17
'Woman of the Year'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Ron Ron Juiced

Ron Swanson takes the Dorothy Everytime Smurf Girl Trophy for Female Stuff.

S.02
Ep.16
'Galentine's Day'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Love and Loss at the Pawnee Seniors Dance

Ron gives Leslie the hard truth about Justin.

S.02
Ep.15
'Sweetums'

Parks and Recreation Recap: What’s Crackin’, Boo?

The contemporary apotheosis of a Smirnoff-ian ideal: Ron Swanson.

S.02
Ep.14
'Leslie’s House'

Parks and Recreation Recap: Wings of Desire

Leslie Knope knows how to get a quality belly dancer on short notice.

S.02
Ep.13
'The Set Up'

Parks and Recreation Recap: The Brains of George Clooney in the Body of Joe Biden

Taking what felt like giant strides in setting up the second half of the season.

Schedule

Thursdays, 9:30 p.m.
NBC

Cast

Amy Poehler:
‘Leslie Knope’
Aziz Ansari:
‘Tom Haverford’
Rashida Jones:
‘Ann Perkins’
Nick Offerman:
‘Ron Swanson’
Paul Schneider:
‘Mark Brendanawicz’
Chris Pratt:
‘Andy Dwyer’
Aubrey Plaza:
‘April Ludgate’
Adam Scott:
‘Ben Wyatt’
Rob Lowe:
‘Chris Traeger’

Creators

Greg Daniels and Michael Schur

Producers

Greg Daniels and Michael Schur

Debut

April 9, 2009

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