5/1/2023 0 Comments April parks and rec![]() Even the nude-painting-on-the-wall gag, while funny, has to be a nod to Marge’s portrait of Mr. (If Pawnee is a live-action Springfield, with its ever-expanding cast of recurring minor characters, then the withered, wheelchair-bound Newton is clearly its C. Miss Pawnee 1994, Jessica Wicks, last seen at the Miss Pawnee juror’s table alongside Leslie and Tom, is throwing an 85th birthday party there for her husband, Sweetums scion Nick Newton Sr., and making some ad-hoc renovations in the process. Leslie is little hope in making a dent in the 93 meetings, as she’s completely consumed with her first of the day: the landmark-ravaging goings-on at the Turnbill Mansion. Though expressly told not to say yes to anyone, Andy may have promised someone a new aquatic center and certainly made his interest in the Pawnee ultimate league clear as day. (Jerry is excused, and Donna isn’t around for some reason.) Much of the episode is devoted to rapid-fire scenes of these characters fielding complaints from (or in Ann’s case, doling out free medical advice to) the citizens of Pawnee, while Ron comes to a slow boil. Ron just needs “more Ron Swansons,” so he enlists every warm body he can find, which isn’t many: Andy, Ann, and April. Leslie, of course, is thrilled and would actually prefer to book seven more and go for an even 100. The problem is, March 31 does exist - an odd thing for someone named after a month to get confused about - so on this particular March 31, 93 people are arriving for appointments that’s roughly 93 more than Ron can stomach the thought of. ![]() Her secret? Simply schedule all his meetings on some nonexistent date, like March 31. If Michael Bay made an action-free workplace sitcom about droll Midwestern civil servants - and he really should - it’d probably look a lot like this.Īpril’s sole job in the parks office is to prevent Ron Swanson from having to speak to anyone ever. For its first episode in what feels like months, Parks and Rec makes a welcome and impressive return with a lightning-paced tour de force.
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