History Series / ParksandRecreation

* RecycledTitle: There are two episodes named "Galentine's Day", one in Season 2 and one in Season 6. Same for "Flu Season", with one in Season 3 and one in Season 6.

* FreezeFrameBonus: In "Smallest Park" when Jerry shows Tom his old ID card, you can see that the name tag reads "Garry Gergich". One episode later, it's revealed that Garry is "Jerry's" real name.

** Bobby Newport, Leslie's main [[spoiler:city council seat campaign rival]] in Season 4.

* NoAccountingForTaste: Ann is a bit of an ExtremeDoormat (though she does [[GrewASpine become more assertive]] with Leslie's help), has a bad case of WeaknessTurnsHerOn, and as a nurse, can be prone to the FlorenceNightingaleEffect. Andy is a helpless idiot sometimes bordering on TooDumbToLive. Their relationship is incredibly lopsided, with Ann essentially being TheCaretaker and an unmarried example of ParentingTheHusband. In "Freddy Spaghetti", when Andy is in the hospital while Ann's just ended things with Mark (on top of her [[GreenEyedMonster feeling jealous]] of how Andy's becoming romantically close to April) and their old dynamic is re-established, she immediately becomes attracted to him again, but she does realize it's a mistake and ends it just as quickly.

* NotWantingKidsIsWeird: More a case of the writers than the characters in-universe. In the final episode [[spoiler:we see Andy trying to convince April to have a baby, with Leslie getting in on the act later. To be fair, Leslie does so in a much more restrained way than she normally does things, but nevertheless the show quickly brushes aside April's (perfectly valid) objections and whisks her off to start producing offspring.]] Heaven forbid that we have a character actively choosing not to have kids and being happy about it.

-->"The NBA's on strike so we got him for like only 75 percent of his original NBA salary!"

-->'''Leslie:''' I'm not going to apologize. And if people won't vote for me because of that, well, there's nothing I can do about it. But you should be warned. If you do not vote for me, my boyfriend might beat you up.

* BritishStuffiness: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with Lord Covington in the season-six premiere "London":

** An ''extremely'' subtle one: At one point Ann mentions offhand she's from Michigan, and in a later episodes says she's left a dozen eggs in a "Kroger's." Adding an unnecessary possessive "s" to proper-name businesses (e.g. Kroger, Meijer, Ford) is a very Southeast Michigan (i.e. Detroit area) thing; series co-creator Michael Schur was born in Ann Arbor and his parents are Michiganders.

--> "And now, an update, which brings us new information."

** Ben's political career hit the skids after he was elected mayor of his small Minnesota hometown and promptly bankrupted it with an elaborate winter sports complex project that got him recalled. From there he became an accountant who specialized in going into struggling towns and slashing their budgets to demonstrate his growth and fiscal responsibility. After doing that he runs a charity for a while before becoming the Pawnee City Planner. After a few years in that job he finally becomes [[spoiler: a U.S. Congressman, and possibly the president (the series finale never specifies if it was him or Leslie.)]]
** Leslie's political career started off rocky. She is [[spoiler: elected to City Council and promptly recalled]]. From there she becomes [[spoiler: The Midwest Regional Director for the U.S. National parks service]]. Her good work there gets her noticed enough to get [[spoiler: elected as a two-term Governor of Indiana and possibly president (see previous entry)]].

*** From there he opens Tom's Bistro [[spoiler: which becomes the most successful restaurant on Pawnee until a beef shortage forces it to close down]].
*** Finally he becomes a [[spoiler: best-selling author and motivational/lifestyle guru]].

--->'''Tammy 2''': [''stripping naked''] What do you say we consummate our relationship...tonight? Huh? Let's do it.\\
'''Ron''': And the last card is played.\\
'''Leslie''': [''appalled''] What are you doing?!\\
'''Librarian''': [''to Leslie; apparently oblivious to the presence of her unclothed boss''] Shh! This is a library.

-->"Don't you do it, Hitler. Don't you dare fall in love with me."

-->'''Leslie:''' As a candidate, I appreciate your strategic mind, but as a woman, all I care about is your slight but powerful body.\\

-->The statement that this reporter has is a question.
-->Issue number one is the first issue we're going to talk about.

--> '''Ron:''' ''[AsideComment]'' The dentist pulled the tooth out yesterday, but it's always a good idea to [[InvokedTrope demonstrate]] to your coworkers that you are capable of withstanding a tremendous amount of pain. Plus, it's always fun to see Tom faint. ''[Giggles]''
** [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]] in the 2020 reunion special. In it, a commercial for Jamm Orthodontics advertises at-home dentistry delivery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Jamm will deliver all of the tools and medication to your home, and then you will receive virtual instructions on how to perform your own procedure on yourself.

** Tom's complaints about Ann include things like her not caring about bedsheet thread count and still using an [=iPad 1=].

* FireAlarmDistraction: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in an early episode. Leslie considers pulling the alarm when she realizes her mom has shown up to a public forum that she knows is going to be a disaster. She doesn't go through with it due to it being illegal.

-->'''Leslie:''' They should fix that.

** While trying to find a reason for establishing a national park in Pawnee, Leslie discovers that President William Harrison once stayed in a cabin nearby. Unfortunately, all that's left is a ruin, and even Leslie realizes Harrison is a very difficult president to get excited about when visting a local museum about him.

-->'''April''': I have to tell you a secret, but if you tell anyone I will kill you with a giant syringe. ''[brandishes giant syringe]''

--> '''Ron Swanson:''' People who buy things are suckers.

* JerkAss:

-->'''Andy-as-Macklin:''' I know you boosted those paintings.
-->'''April-as-Janet:''' Maybe it was me, but I'll never tell you where they are. And you'll never have my body, either! ''[runs away]''

--> "Catch your dream\\

* ManChild:

-->'''Ann''' (in a deleted scene): Leslie is incredible. She has the energy of a ten-year-old. [[SweetTooth And the same taste in snacks.]]

* MistakenForCheating: Ann worries Chris is cheating on her, so Leslie looks for and finds evidence of cheating in his house--things like a woman's razor. It turns out though, that the items all have perfectly reasonable explanations (e.g. Chris just likes women's razors better). [[spoiler:Also, Chris couldn't have cheated on her anyway, as he had dumped her a week earlier.]]

* ModelCouple: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Tom in "Summer Catalog" with respect to Ann and Mark - he wants to get a picture of the two of them for the cover of the Parks Department's summer catalog because they look good together. He even says "You two should be models." However, because he has insane and bizarre demands for his photography (and Ann is unable to look happy in the pictures), a more natural photo of [[spoiler:April and Andy]] is used instead.

-->'''Jennifer Barkley:''' Hold on, we can make a deal...
-->'''Leslie:''' There is no deal you could make that we would accept!
-->'''Barkley:''' I'll get you Joe Biden's home phone number.
-->'''Leslie:''' Now hold on, that's interesting...

* [[OneHitKill One-Hit KO]]: Ron scores one on [[spoiler: Jamm at Leslie and Ben's first attempted wedding]].

* OnlyInFlorida

-->'''Dave:''' I guess I'm just surprised that's the guy you fell in love with. He's very... well, he's shrimpy and he's small.
-->'''Leslie:''' Shrimpy or not, he's smart and he's cute and he's kind and he's funny and he's got a great face with nice hair and...

--> '''Donna:''' Them [[MrFanservice Dothraki dudes]] can ''get it. Everybody'' on that show can ''get it.''

--> '''Leslie:''' There are two Eagleton departments Pawnee does not have: The Department of Infinity Pool Design and the Department of Dressage, which I'm told is a fancy horse-riding thing.
--> '''Eagleton Resident:''' It is horse dancing, madam!

--> '''Jean-Ralphio:''' "R to the O to the N-N-N\\

* TearJerker: {{Invoked}}.

-->"I bought this Mackerel at the Supermarket. I've been standing in the water with the fish on my hook for 30 minutes. I saw it on an episode of ''Series/ILoveLucy''. Pathetic? Maybe, but it feels pretty good to have a bunch of little boys be super into me. ThatCameOutWrong."

-->"The current title [for world's smallest park] is held by Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Terryville. Well, you know what? Terryville sucks old car tires and so does Martin Luth... [[{{beat}} oh wait.]] No. No, he does not suck old car tires. He was one of the greatest men in history. Sorry. Sometimes I get competitive."

-->"It's true. I no longer have highly trained, professional campaign managers. So what? Are most murders committed by highly trained, professional assassins? No, they're committed by friends and coworkers! ({{beat}}) That analogy was way better in my head."

--> '''Leslie''': Oh no, these are pesticide-free. I ate one of these for breakfast this morning and I found a worm in it, so...I bet somebody feels really stupid right now.

--> '''Donna:''' It gets old.

-->'''Andy:''' Tom says it's okay! ''({{Beat}})'' That probably means it's not okay.

** {{Parodied|Trope}} in "Bailout", with the weird art-house movies that the Pawnee Videodome shows.

** Ben and Chris were introduced at the end of Season 2 as temporary character, they end up becaming core cast members and [[PromotionToOpeningTitles promoted to the opening credits]] in Season 3. Because of this, their absence earlier in the show may be disorienting whilst rewatching. Similarly, the presence of Mark Brendanawicz during the first two seasons can also be disorienting as he [[PutOnABus left the show]] at the same time that Ben and Chris came in.