EPISODE
SEASON
Parks and Recreation - Season 2
Leslie Knope transforms from a hopelessly ineffective bureaucrat to an inspirational force for good who actually gets things accomplished such as hosting a local telethon, ridding the golf course of possums and getting unhealthy energy bars out of park vending machines.
18 January 1952, Los Angeles, California, USA
24 January 1953, Maywood, California, USA
12 November 1958, Los Angeles, California, USA
21 March 1985, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
September 17, 2009
Poehler and the writers have finetuned Leslie's character to be more sharp-tongued, less clueless, and more fearless.
September 17, 2009
Like a small miracle of second-act redemption, it comes back as a fully realized and very funny sitcom.
September 17, 2009
Parks was disappointing in its first year but tonight's episode and one airing next week--with a storyline inspired by the Henry Louis Gates-cop kerfluffle--show that the program is making steady, funny progress.
September 17, 2009
This show will have to come a long way to make me able to watch it.
September 17, 2009
Parks & Rec is really living up to its potential now. I told you so.
September 17, 2009
For starters, it's flat, forced and messagey.