[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]. Afterward, he was punched by Ron Swanson; both of them were thrown in jail but Ron was quickly released while Jamm was left to sober up in his cell, and the wedding took place at City Hall. The candidates he profiles tend to get elected, causing him to be described as a "lucky charm" for people running for office. The City of Hamilton boasts over 3480 acres of Municipally-owned parkland at 394 locations, 50 shared School Board parks, over 49 kilometres of City-owned trails, and in excess of 2850 acres of open space property at 116 locations, offering many opportunities for people of all ages to get outdoors and explore nature. [165][166] Ron Swanson also pawned Kyle off on Chris when Chris was trying to be friendly to Ron, with Ron knowing very little about Kyle beyond his first name, and Chris being politely distant to him. Ken Hotate (Jonathan Joss) is the leader of Pawnee's local Wamapoke Native American tribe. Dennis (Jason Mantzoukas) is one of Pawnee's wealthiest citizens, the arrogant and unpleasant owner of a successful perfume company. [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. abusive, and [was] waking up [his] birds," causing Lawrence to admit that he had ". [167][168] Andy, who helps Leslie capture the opossum, said at one point, "We're acting under direct orders from Mayor Gunderson's dog. The two first appear together in "Pawnee Zoo", where they and April congratulate Leslie for organizing a publicity stunt that married two homosexual penguins at the local zoo. Diane, however, is understanding of the accident, saying that it was just kids being kids. "[32][33] However, Tom harbors strong aspirations of becoming a media mogul, and sometimes used his parks department job to increase his stature and curry favors with others. [8][59] Andy started dating April Ludgate during the third season and, after a very short period, the two got married on a whim in the episode "Andy and April's Fancy Party". . [2], He appeared in a number of notable films, beginning with Pakula's 1976 film All the President's Men. Kelly Larson (Will Forte)[200] is a Pawnee resident who advocated for Leslie to include the Twilight novel in a time capsule she was organizing. Their son Oliver is born during the events of "Galentine’s Day" in Season 6. [3][202] Lawrence also appeared in a scene that was deleted from "Ron and Tammy", but included in the second season DVD, in which he mocked Andy's new city hall job as a shoeshiner by giving him dozens of soiled shoes to clean.[203]. Tammy I returns as an IRS agent who arrives at the end of the third season (although she doesn’t appear physically until the fourth-season premiere) to audit Ron. To request your free copy of the Salt Lake Visitors Guide please fill out the form below and allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. When Leslie insisted there was nowhere she could move the festival without being offensive due to Pawnee's extremely bloody history, Ken threatened to place a curse on the festival. 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. [134] Orin reappears at an art show at "Jerry's Painting", where he stands silently and motionlessly next to his exhibit: a completely blank canvas. April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza) is an extremely sarcastic, apathetic and goth-like college student who started the show working as an intern in the parks and recreation department, but is eventually hired as Ron Swanson's full-time assistant. In Citizen Knope, Leslie gives a Christmas ornament with "Knope 2012" written on it, to William as a present, and attempts to give Elizabeth a Knope 2012 menorah because she thinks but is not sure Elizabeth is Jewish (she isn't). She breaks up with him in "Time Capsule", but tells him to call her if he ever gets over Wendy. [222] Leslie got annoyed with Raul's insults, but he eventually offered her a check for $35,000, enough to completely fund her plans to turn a construction pit into a park. With prompting from Andy, Diane asks Ron out herself the next day, earning his respect. [158] Ben Wyatt fired him after Joe sent a cell-phone picture of his penis to everyone in the Pawnee government. [3][42] He advocates for program cuts wherever possible, actively works to make city hall less effective, and especially detests interacting with Pawnee taxpayers. In "Sweetums", the company formed a partnership with the city hall to run the concessions stands in Pawnee parks, and Nick Newport, Jr. unveiled their new, supposedly-healthy energy bars Nutriyums. With Perd! Ron later assures her that while Leslie is a loyal friend and colleague, he could never have any romantic feelings towards her. He then goes on to explain that he was accidentally called Jerry by a high-ranking employee of the city and thought it was rude to correct him. Greg Pikitis (Cody Klop), a teenage boy living in Pawnee, Indiana, is Leslie's mortal enemy. Ann sets Chris and Leslie up on a blind date in "The Set Up", which goes extremely poorly. Tamara "Tammy" Swanson (Paula Pell) is Ron's mother. Appearing in "Time Capsule", Kelly is obsessed with Twilight and knows every detail about the books, the film series and Twilight author Stephenie Meyer. Mark Brendanawicz (Paul Schneider) was a Pawnee city planner who dated Ann Perkins for much of the second season. Tammy and Ron end up having a drunken night of sex, vandalism and mayhem, ending with the two of them getting remarried. Jennifer then gives Leslie some genuinely good advice about upcoming decisions, and tells the camera that she is doing so because she has no one to play chess with and "sometimes I need to play against myself". The original members of the Group of Seven were Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y. Norman "Typhoon" Montalban (Rodney To) is a Pawnee hairdresser and the eventual husband of Craig Middlebrooks. Luckily, Diane easily recognises Tammy II’s psychotic nature when faced with her again, and claims that if the cops let her go she would happily “pummel” her. [83][84] As with Jerry Gergich, the personality for Donna was not established until the second season, but Retta was cast during the first season because the producers liked her, and they decided they would establish her character as the series progressed.[76]. Ethel Beavers (Helen Slayton-Hughes) is an elderly town employee, who continues to work as the municipal stenographer.[174][175]. When Leslie appears on Perd Hapley's show to reveal that Bobby Newport has been avoiding his hometown in favor of making out with a woman on a Majorca beach, Jennifer says that Bobby is in Europe to get business opportunities for Pawnee and the woman is an anti-landmine advocate. Leslie then enlists Ron's eccentric mother (also coincidentally named Tammy) in a drinking contest to drive Tammy I away once and for all. Mark later adds that as a result of the incident, someone from animal services would be fired. Unbeknownst to Leslie, Dexhart turned out to be involved in a sexual arrangement very similar to that one: four-way sex in a hospital room where he has just overseen the birth of his love child. [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." [89][90] In "The Bubble", Leslie secretly prepared her boyfriend Ben for a meeting with Marlene with the hopes her mother would be impressed with him. "[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. When Donna Meagle accidentally sends a sexually suggestive tweet from the department Twitter, Jamm uses this as an opportunity to hold public hearings that put Leslie's ethics into question. [181][186] However, Leslie also has a tendency of taking over Joan's show when she appears on it and discussing whatever she wants. Ron has been married to two different women, both named Tammy, and he hates and fears both of them. [39][101] His character was inspired by South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and his 2009 scandal, in which he admitted to a long-time extramarital affair with an Argentinian woman. [54][199] Jessica sang a horribly out-of-key song for her husband with an accompanist on the harp. Lawrence was also the one who pointed out in the same meeting that April Ludgate had been planted by Leslie as a supporter for the park, having recognized her since she was at his door the day before. She first appears in "Ron and Diane", singing Christmas carols with her mother, father, and sister Gladys. ", "Review: 'Parks and Recreation' – 'Andy and April's Fancy Party': Impulse power", "Parks and Recreation, "Hunting Trip": Who shot Ron Swanson? Andy said in an interview with the documentary crew "Lawrence lives with his uh grandmother, which is pretty awesome. Leslie convinced him not to do so at the last minute, and they instead angered Callamezzo by discussing the 2009 film Avatar and whether it lived up to its hype. [39][92], In "Tom's Divorce", Wendy is granted permanent residence in the United States, and immediately begins planning for a divorce. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. The two instantly go to the fourth floor of City Hall and are married in an extremely fast-paced wedding, with Leslie as maid of honour and April as Ron’s "best man". It was also revealed that he has a Leap Day birthday and is 64/16 years old. [64][67] Extremely health-conscious, he exercises constantly and eats only healthy foods,[nb 2] and hopes to be the first human being to live 150 years. 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. [40] When Ron asks him if he can ask Wendy out after the divorce, Tom is heartbroken, despite giving Ron his blessing. [148][149] Trumple has great respect for Leslie Knope because of her passion for helping those around her. Come discover Hamilton parks! Ben feared Leslie cashing in this favor meant the chief would not agree to provide security for the upcoming harvest festival, but Chief Trumple agreed to do so anyway out of his respect for Leslie, telling Ben he will always do favors for Leslie because she is the kind of person who uses those favors to help people. Lucy first appears as a bartender in the Snakehole Lounge, and meets Tom after he comes to the bar to settle his tab from the night before, when he unsuccessfully attempted to pick up several girls by buying drinks for them. In the Season 6 episode "Doppelgangers", he was brought over to the Pawnee offices along with other Eagleton employees when the towns merged. [17][49] He has two ex-wives, both named Tammy, both of whom he hates. After rejecting the option of a sperm bank, she eventually asks Chris to be the donor. [61] At the start of the show, Ben contrasted Chris' cheery personality by bluntly describing the need for economic cuts in Pawnee, which caused conflicts between Leslie and Ben. In the extended edition of the show's final episode, Leslie reassures Shauna that one day she will find happiness. Shauna Malwae-Tweep (Alison Becker) is a reporter with the local newspaper, The Pawnee Journal. [28][64] In the episode "Camping", he took a job as acting city manager after the previous manager, Paul Iaresco, suffered a heart attack. Megan Mullally, Offerman's real-life wife, played his character's ex-wife Tammy Swanson, and Poehler's former husband Will Arnett made an appearance as a man on a blind date with Leslie. Her character may be a reference to adult film star and candidate for Governor of California Mary Carey. Jeff Rasmussen is the director of the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation. However, Ron eventually realizes he is being manipulated, and resists Tammy's efforts with help from Leslie. 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. Later Leslie recommends Dr. Nygard to a troubled Malwae-Tweep, but then comments that she is not completely certain he isn't an imaginary creation of Chris's. [141] Mullally's performance was well received by viewers, which made the Parks and Recreation producers feel more comfortable about using celebrity guest actors in later episodes.[140][142]. . Mayor Gunderson (Bill Murray) is the mayor of Pawnee during most of the show's run. Socially awkward, Dave always speaks in an extremely deadpan and technical tone of voice,[101][102] but has a sweet personality despite his serious and sometimes gruff exterior, with one Pawnee cop telling Leslie that Dave had been the crankiest member of the force until he met her. Bobby Newport (Paul Rudd) is Leslie's chief opponent in her fourth season campaign for City Council. is a former boyfriend of Leslie Knope and ex-police sergeant in Pawnee. Tom picked him up from the airport, but first took him for a drink to the Snakehole Lounge, where Detlef proved so popular that bar owner Freddy would not let them leave. The playground and field areas continue to be accessible while this project is underway. 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