Episode guide

Series 5
Parks and Recreation
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Ms Knope Goes to Washington
The multi-award-winning US comedy. Leslie and Andy visit Ben and April in Washington DC, while Ron throws a barbecue - serving meat only, naturally.
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Soda Tax
The consistently superb sitcom about an idealistic bureaucrat and her inept peers. Leslie faces a backlash over a soda tax. Ben sucks up to his well-connected interns.
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How a Bill Becomes a Law
Before he trained velociraptors, Chris Pratt starred in this excellent US comedy. Leslie tries to get a bill passed. And is love in the air for Ron?
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Sex Education
The much-heralded US comedy. Leslie gets in trouble when she preaches safe sex to Pawnee's old folk! Ron helps to wean Tom off social media.
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Halloween Surprise
Laughs with the lovable local government losers in Pawnee. Ben gets a job offer, while Leslie and Ann accidently cause poor Jerry to have a heart attack!
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Ben's Parents
Top laughs with the bungling bureaucrats. Ben's feuding parents ruin his and Leslie's engagement do, while the emotion of the occasion is too much for Chris!
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Leslie v April
Former vice-president Joe Biden guest stars in the hit US comedy! Leslie is smitten with Obama's wingman, but is less enamoured with April's dog park proposal.
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Pawnee Commons
Feelgood political comedy - not many of them about. Leslie's hatred of snobby Eagleton leads her to dismiss a great park idea. And Burt Macklin, FBI returns.
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Ron and Diane
Megan Mullally returns to the brilliant US comedy as Ron's 'human garbage' ex-wife, who wreaks havoc at Ron's awards ceremony. Jerry throws a Christmas party.
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Two Parties
A superb episode of the big-hearted US comedy. Ben has - literally - the best bachelor party ever courtesy of Chris, but Leslie's hen do isn't such a success.
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Women in Garbage
A rubbish episode of the superb US sitcom, but only in subject matter. Leslie and April work on a bin lorry to combat sexism. Ron proves that he's no babysitter.
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Ann's Decision
A hysterical episode of the US comedy, as Ben, Ron and Chris are betrayed by the calzones in gut-churning fashion. Ann considers The Douche as a sperm donor.
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Emergency Response
The Golden Globe-winning political comedy. With superwoman Leslie away on a disaster drill, can her bozo colleagues organise a fund-raising gala without her?
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Leslie and Ben
The breezy US comedy. Leslie and Ben make a snap decision to wed, but the course of true love never did run smooth - a drunk Councilman Jamm crashes the party!
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Correspondents' Lunch
The hit US comedy goes all political with a hacking scandal! Leslie fumes when a journalist pinches her witty speech. Ann wants Chris's very literal sperm.
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Bailout
More political pratfalls in Pawnee - or should that be Porn-ee? Leslie's bid to help a failing DVD store backfires when she becomes the 'star' of an adult movie!
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Partridge
The award-winning US comedy. Ron gets a coupon for a free steak. No, wait, it's a subpoena telling him Jamm is suing for assault. Ben is honoured by his hometown.
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Animal Control
The US comedy that shot Chris Pratt to stardom. The cretins in Animal Control get an overdue sacking. Ron is ill - have the burgers caught up with him?
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Article Two
Chirpy US comedy. Leslie wants to remove some outdated Pawnee laws after being legally egged! April and Ron endure the tedium that is Chris's training course.
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Jerry's Retirement
One of the great mockumentaries of recent times. Leslie throws a last-minute retirement party for Jerry. But who will become the 'new Jerry'?
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Swing Vote
More bureaucratic bungling in the above-par US comedy. Leslie and Ron fight for Jamm's swing vote on a mini-golf course. Elsewhere, Andy quits his band.
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Are You Better Off?
Likeable Leslie Knope learns that she isn't that well-liked. Bert Mackin, FBI probes a positive pregnancy test. Amy Poehler stars in the hit US comedy.
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Series 4
Parks and Recreation
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I'm Leslie Knope
New. One of the USA's funniest exports. In the sitcom's season four opener, Leslie has to end her fling with Ben. Ron flees from his first ex-wife.
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Ron and Tammys
New. Rob Lowe's character would no doubt describe this as literally the funniest show ever. Leslie meddles in Ron's love life. Ann and Chris team up to fight diabetes.
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Born and Raised
New. Ron Swanson is the man we all wish we were in the hit sitcom. Leslie learns the truth about her roots. Tom's flirting with Joan takes a dark turn.
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Pawnee Rangers
New. Deadpan laughs in the Emmy Award-nominated comedy. Apathetic Ron and perky Leslie clash on a camping trip with their youth groups. Tom and Donna buoy up Ben.
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Meet 'n' Greet
New. The acclaimed sitcom responsible for the world's love affair with Chris Pratt! Andy and April throw a Halloween party. Tom hijacks Leslie's election campaign.
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End of the World
New. The hit US sitcom with a superb ensemble cast, led by Amy Poehler as cheery Leslie Knope. The gang assess their lives when a local group predicts the rapture.
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The Treaty
New. The critically acclaimed US 'mockumentary'. Leslie and Ben's break-up threatens to ruin a Model UN conference they are leading. Chris seeks out relationship advice.
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Smallest Park
New. Cult US sitcom about a dysfunctional bunch of local government pen-pushers. Lovesick Leslie tries to delay work on a new park to maximise her time with Ben.
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The Trial of Leslie Knope
New. All rise for one of the funniest US sitcoms around. After Leslie and Ben come clean about their fling and amazing back rubs, Leslie goes on trial.
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Citizen Knope
New. The US comedy that knocks other sitcoms out of the park. Suspended from work, Leslie decides to help Pawnee's citizens with various projects.
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The Comeback Kid
New. The superb US sitcom best enjoyed with a 'meat tornado'. The gang help Leslie to get her election campaign back on track. Ben tries out some new hobbies.
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Campaign Ad
New. Paul Rudd joins the hit sitcom's cast as Bobby Newport, a rival candidate to Leslie in the city council race. Elsewhere, Chris tries to befriend Ron!
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Bowling for Votes
New. Big laughs with the bungling bureaucrats. Leslie and Ben woo the voters at a bowling night. The gang compete to see who can raise the most campaign funds.
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Operation Ann
New. Hit sitcom about the absurd antics of local government chair moisteners. Leslie helps find Ann a Valentine's date. Chris is depressed about his own love life.
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Dave Returns
New. Controversial comic Louis CK returns to the much-lauded US mockumentary as Dave, Leslie's still-smitten old flame. Andy works on a theme song for the campaign.
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Sweet Sixteen
New. 'Awesome-sauce' comedy with the loveable, but mostly useless, white collar workers. Everyone forgets Jerry's birthday, so Leslie decides to throw him a party.
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Campaign Shake-Up
Hit US sitcom starring Amy Poehler. As Bobby hires a new campaign manager, Leslie courts the support of a senior citizen - played by comedy legend Carl Reiner!
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Lucky
More electoral dysfunction in the US sitcom that can always count on our vote. A tipsy Leslie cocks up a TV interview. Ron and Chris take an interest in Andy's professor.
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Live Ammo
Cheery US comedy with a splash of political satire. The department's future looks bleak as Leslie learns about budget cuts. Meanwhile, Ron is somehow up for promotion.
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The Debate
The US political comedy that always performs well in the polls. Leslie partakes in a TV debate with Bobby Newport and her other election rivals. What can go wrong?
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Bus Tour
One of America's wittiest sitcoms of recent times. Bobby Newport's father dies just as the Knope campaign is gathering momentum. And who chucked a pie at Leslie?
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Win, Lose or Draw
Will it be a case of 'Les We Can' or 'Knope, Thanks'? The results of the Pawnee City Council election are declared in the inspired sitcom's season finale.
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Series 6
Parks and Recreation
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London, Part 1
A junket to Blighty for the Pawnee posse, who will no doubt be attempting rubbish English accents. As Leslie receives an award in London, Ron gets hitched.
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London, Part 2
Fans of The Office will appreciate this superb US mockumentary. Ron's honeymoon doesn't go to plan, while Leslie's award acceptance speech proves unpopular.
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The Pawnee-Eagleton Tip Off Classic
Erase all pictures of Ron! The old grouch tries to go off-grid in the sublime US comedy, while Leslie gloats at Eagleton's budget crisis.
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Doppelgangers
The perfectly pitched political comedy. A possible bromance is born when Ron meets his Eagleton counterpart - also called Ron. Leslie is shocked by Ann's news.
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Gin It Up!
Political pratfalls with one of the finest ensemble casts in TV comedy. Leslie and Donna are caught up in an overblown scandal. Tom uses his charms on a doctor.
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Filibuster
Hit US comedy that breathes new life into the mockumentary format. Leslie blows off Ben's birthday party to filibuster old foe Councilman Jamm - on rollerskates.
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Recall Vote
Perceptive political comedy. Usually so upbeat, Leslie is left dejected after losing her job. Meanwhile, her less-than-competent friends set up a haunted house.
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Fluoride
Cheery US comedy that pokes fun at local government lunacy. Leslie battles absurd rumours about Pawnee's water supply. Communists use fluoride to control our minds!
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The Cones of Dunshire
Adam Scott excels in the US comedy as nerdy Ben Wyatt, who devises a tedious cone-based board game. Luckily for Leslie, he's back to work soon enough.
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Second Chunce
The 100th episode of the superlative US comedy, just as funny as the first. Leslie has a fresh shot at running for city council, just as her term is ending.
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New Beginnings
Clerical comedy with the superb ensemble cast. Leslie returns to save the Parks Department's bacon, which Ron keeps in the ceiling. The gang prank poor Ben.
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Farmers Market
Witty, white-collar comedy starring the raptor-taming Chris Pratt. Andy finds his level when he gets a job as a children's entertainer. Leslie and Ben clash.
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Ann and Chris
Rob Lowe and Rashida Jones - aka Chris and Ann - bow out of the jaunty US comedy, but not before Leslie throws them a party. The boys struggle to pick a gift.
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Anniversaries
The US critical hit. Ben surprises Leslie on their anniversary. Ron is also busy, writing strongly worded letters about things he disapproves of. Like Canada.
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The Wall
The US critical smash. Leslie channels her inner Reagan as she attempts to tear down the wall separating Eagleton and Pawnee. Ron fixes a radiator - and enjoys it.
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New Slogan
The hit US comedy that perfectly parodies local government bureaucrats - and idiot DJs. Crazy Ira and the Douche threaten to derail Leslie's town slogan contest.
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Galentine's Day
Breezy US comedy. Leslie wants a new Ann - but the old one pops up for a welcome cameo. Ron has a breather from parenting, but ends up looking after Andy.
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Prom
Critically acclaimed comedy starring Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, a benevolent bureaucrat surrounded by total idiots. The Parks Department organise a high school prom.
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Flu Season 2
Sam Elliott returns to the critically lauded US comedy as Ron's Eagleton nemesis... who is also called Ron. Leslie makes a shocking find when planning the Unity gig.
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One in 8,000
Breezy US sitcom. When Dr Henry Winkler breaks the news to Ben that he and Leslie are having triplets, the lovable nerd freaks out in an un-Fonzie like manner.
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Moving Up, Part 1
Jaunty comedy that the critics rightly fawn over. Leslie agonises over whether to take a job with the National Parks Service. Ben wants free wifi for Pawnee.
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Moving Up, Part 2
The amiable US comedy that celebs are queuing up to star in - this time, it's Michelle Obama! Leslie invites some co-workers to join her at her job in Chicago.
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Series 7
Parks and Recreation
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2017
The US mockumentary's season seven opener leaps forward three years into the future. Leslie and Ron are now enemies and competing for land owned by the Newport family.
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Ron and Jammy
The critically lauded US comedy. Megan Mullally is back as evil Tammy Two, who gets her claws into the equally vile Councilman Jamm. April wants a career change.
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William Henry Harrison
The consistently superb US comedy that won Amy Poehler a Golden Globe. As Leslie searches for a historical link to bolster her bid, Ron ropes in a celeb.
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Leslie and Ron
The last ever season of the much-vaunted US comedy. Nick Offerman and Amy Poehler are on top form as Ron and Leslie are locked in the office to end their tiff.
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Gryzzlbox
The final run of the jovial US comedy. Leslie and Ben take their fight against data-mining internet company Gryzzl to court - the Perdple's Court, to be exact!
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Save JJ's
Golden Globe winner Amy Poehler excels in the cheery US mockumentary. Leslie organises a rally in frantic bid to save JJ's Diner and its world-famous waffles.
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Donna and Joe
Chris Pratt and Adam Scott are two of the superb ensemble cast in the hit sitcom. On the eve of Donna and Joe's wedding, Ben gets an offer to run for Congress.
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Ms Ludgate-Dwyer Goes to Washington
The Office-esque US comedy. April tells Leslie that she wants to quit. Meanwhile, Andy, Ben and Ron may have found her a dream new job.
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Pie-Mary
The final season of the award-winning US comedy, set in the distant future - well, 2017. A pie-making contest causes problems for Leslie. April loses Ron's spare key.
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The Johnny Karate Super Awesome Musical Explosion Show
The gang come together as Andy hosts the last episode of his kids' TV show. Chris Pratt stars in the hit US comedy.
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Two Funerals
It's spot the guest star as the US comedy goes cameo crazy. Mayor Gunderson - the great Bill Murray - dies, but Ron is more upset about his own barber's death.
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One Last Ride, Part 1
The hit US comedy's penultimate episode will move you more than Li'l Sebastian's funeral. The flash-forward sequences reveal what becomes of the gang.
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One Last Ride, Part 2
The last ever episode of the Golden Globe-winning US comedy. In this flash-forward finale, Leslie and Ben receive offers to run for Governor of Indiana.
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