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* CastingGag: Bradley Whitford, as Councilman Pillner, comes across as an older and more world-weary [[Series/TheWestWing Josh Lyman]].

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* CastingGag: Much like his old ''Series/TheWestWing'' co-star Creator/RobLowe plays Chris Traeger, Bradley Whitford, as Whitford plays Councilman Pillner, Pillner in this series.
* {{Expy}}: Similar to how Chris Traeger is practically like a more comedic Sam Seaborn, Councilman Pillner
comes across as an older and more world-weary [[Series/TheWestWing Josh Lyman]].Lyman.
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* TheAlcoholic: Has a poorly-concealed drinking problem that she tends to try and excuse with lame excuses like eating too much shellfish.

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* TheAlcoholic: Has a poorly-concealed drinking problem that she tends to try and excuse to cover up with lame excuses like eating too much shellfish.



* ImmoralJournalist: She's a reporter that has a taste for controversies more than she is interested in the truth. She extrapolates every little thing that goes wrong and even outright lies about things and events in the city (such as telling that all staff in Leslie's Harvest Festival are criminals when she was specifically told they aren't), and freely shames many of her show's guests (mainly Leslie) whenever it will bring her ratings.

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* ImmoralJournalist: She's a reporter that who has a taste for controversies more than she is interested in the truth. She extrapolates every little thing that goes wrong and even outright lies about things and events in the city (such as telling that all staff in Leslie's Harvest Festival are criminals when she was specifically told they aren't), and freely shames many of her show's guests (mainly Leslie) whenever it will bring her ratings.



->''"I can't even land the shoeshine guy."''

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->''"I can't even land the shoeshine guy."''
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* NiceGirl: She's a sweet, well-meaning lady that doesn't seem to have any contempt for anybody.

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* NiceGirl: She's a sweet, well-meaning lady that who doesn't seem to have any contempt for anybody.



* OnlySaneMan: Compared to the rest of the media. She has her quirks but is by far one of the most reasonable and level-headed people in Pawnee.

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* OnlySaneMan: Compared to the rest of the Pawnee news media. She has her quirks but is by far one of the most reasonable and level-headed people in Pawnee.



* RunningGag: Whenever she's reporting on a story involving Leslie, Leslie will suggest an overly long headline for the stories to her, and Shauna will gently reject them.

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* RunningGag: Whenever she's reporting on a story involving Leslie, Leslie will suggest an overly long pun-filled headline for the stories to her, and Shauna will gently reject them.



* CloudCuckoolander: Even if he isn't sure if there are real cuckoos living in the clouds, his offbeat behaviour would fit right in if there were. He has to ask if centaurs are real.

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* CloudCuckoolander: Even if he isn't sure if there are real cuckoos living in the clouds, his offbeat behaviour behavior would fit right in if there were. He has to ask if centaurs are real.



Host of a public radio show which plays terrible music. Leslie has been a guest on the show a couple of times.

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Host of a public radio show which that plays terrible music. Leslie has been a guest on the show a couple of times.
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* BeleaguredBureaucrat: Has shades of this when giving his "live ammo" speech to Leslie.

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* BeleaguredBureaucrat: BeleagueredBureaucrat: Has shades of this when giving his "live ammo" speech to Leslie.
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[[folder:Larry Pillner]]
!!Larry Pillner
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/BradleyWhitford

The city councilor whose seat Leslie and Bobby are campaigning to fill in Season 4.

* BeleaguredBureaucrat: Has shades of this when giving his "live ammo" speech to Leslie.
* CastingGag: Bradley Whitford, as Councilman Pillner, comes across as an older and more world-weary [[Series/TheWestWing Josh Lyman]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Generally tries to be one, being measured and calm in the face of Leslie's zealousness.

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* CharacterCatchPhrase: "You just got Jammed!"

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* CharacterCatchPhrase: CharacterCatchphrase: "You just got Jammed!"



-->'''Jamm''': I once got an Asian girl to sit in it!

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-->'''Jamm''': -->'''Jamm:''' I once got an Asian girl to sit in it!



* CloudCuckooLander: Due to being high in all of their appearances.

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* CloudCuckooLander: {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Due to being high in all of their appearances.



-->'''Sewage Joe''': I'm up to my waist in hot snizz.

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-->'''Sewage Joe''': Joe:''' I'm up to my waist in hot snizz.



* NoSocialSkills: {{Downplayed}}. On the surface, she seems entirely normal socially, but a pattern emerges of her being oblivious to the way she says or does things affects those around her or acts inappropriately, such as bringing friends and family with her on dates (although this implies that she might also have been raised this way if they see no issue with this either).

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* NoSocialSkills: {{Downplayed}}.{{Downplayed|Trope}}. On the surface, she seems entirely normal socially, but a pattern emerges of her being oblivious to the way she says or does things affects those around her or acts inappropriately, such as bringing friends and family with her on dates (although this implies that she might also have been raised this way if they see no issue with this either).



* RomanticRunnerUp: As a perpetual RomanticFalseLead, she winds up as this frequently. She even {{lampshades}} this ("I can't even land the shoeshine boy!"). It gets deconstructed later on, as it's shown she's pretty miserable because of this.

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* RomanticRunnerUp: As a perpetual RomanticFalseLead, she winds up as this frequently. She even {{lampshades}} {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this ("I can't even land the shoeshine boy!"). It gets deconstructed later on, as it's shown she's pretty miserable because of this.



-->'''Perd''': The lewd photo, how big of a deal is it?\\
'''Leslie''': Well, Perd, it's not that big a deal, if you know what I mean.\\
'''Perd''': I don't know what you mean, but it had the cadence of a joke!

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-->'''Perd''': -->'''Perd:''' The lewd photo, how big of a deal is it?\\
'''Leslie''': '''Leslie:''' Well, Perd, it's not that big a deal, if you know what I mean.\\
'''Perd''': '''Perd:''' I don't know what you mean, but it had the cadence of a joke!



* HiddenDepths: ZigZaggedTrope. Will occasionally provide moments that show they are more mature than their on-air behavior suggests, only to follow it up by acting like they would on air.

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* HiddenDepths: ZigZaggedTrope.[[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]]. Will occasionally provide moments that show they are more mature than their on-air behavior suggests, only to follow it up by acting like they would on air.



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* TookALevelInJerkass: Subverted, as he has likely never been a likable person to begin with, but during his brief appearance in season 1, his sex scandals come off as more funny given the sheer ridiculousness of them. Even during his first appearance in season 2, he starts off as simply someone to make jokes about during the city council roast. But once he targets Leslie by falsely claiming she had slept with him, it becomes clear he has always been a terrible person under the silly jokes about his infidelity.
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* AMFMCharacterization: Harris is a fan of Music/{{Phish}} and has seen over 300 of their concerts, [[ActorAllusion just like his actor had]]. Harris is also a [[TheStoner huge stoner]], stereotypical of Phish fans.

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!!Ethel Beavers [-(Creator/HelenSlaytonHughes)-]
A very old woman who works in the dreaded fourth floor of City Hall and is also a court stenographer. In "Two Funerals" we find out [[spoiler: she had an affair with the late Mayor Gunderson who had an open marriage with his wife.]]

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!!Ethel Beavers [-(Creator/HelenSlaytonHughes)-]
Beavers
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/HelenSlaytonHughes

A very old woman who works in the dreaded fourth floor of City Hall and is also a court stenographer. In "Two Funerals" we find out [[spoiler: she had an affair with the late Mayor Gunderson who had an open marriage with his wife.]]
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!!Jeremy Jamm [-(Creator/JonGlaser)-]

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!!Jeremy Jamm [-(Creator/JonGlaser)-]Jamm



!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/JonGlaser




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* CatchPhrase: "You just got Jammed!"

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* CatchPhrase: CharacterCatchPhrase: "You just got Jammed!"



!!Bill Dexhart [-(Kevin Symons)-]

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!!Bill Dexhart [-(Kevin Symons)-]Dexhart
!!!'''Played By:''' Kevin Symons




* AnythingThatMoves: Whenever a sex scandal comes up, expect it to involve multiple people of any gender identification, age, profession, etc.

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* ExtremeOmnisexual: Whenever a sex scandal comes up, expect it to involve multiple people of any gender identification, age, profession, etc.



!!Fielding Milton [-(James Greene)-]

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!!Fielding Milton [-(James Greene)-]Milton
!!!'''Played By:''' James Greene




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!!Douglass Howser [-(Yvans Jourdain)-]

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!!Douglass Howser [-(Yvans Jourdain)-]Howser
!!!'''Played By:''' Yvans Jourdain




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!!Ingrid de Forest [-(Creator/KristenBell)-]

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!!Ingrid de Forest [-(Creator/KristenBell)-]Forest
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/KristenBell




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!!Wreston St. James[-(Creator/BradHall)-]

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!!Wreston St. James[-(Creator/BradHall)-]James
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/BradHall



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!!Dave Sanderson [-(Creator/LouisCK)-]

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!!Dave Sanderson [-(Creator/LouisCK)-]Sanderson
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/LouisCK




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!!Ron Dunn [-(Creator/SamElliott)-]

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!!Ron Dunn [-(Creator/SamElliott)-]Dunn
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/SamElliott




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!!Brett Hull and Harris Wittels [-(Colton Dunn and Harris Wittels)-]

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!!Brett Hull and Harris Wittels [-(Colton Dunn Wittels
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/ColtonDunn
and Harris Wittels)-]Wittels




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[[folder: Mayor Gunderson]]
!!Mayor Walter Gunderson [-([[spoiler:Creator/BillMurray]])-]

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[[folder: Mayor [[folder:Mayor Gunderson]]
!!Mayor Walter Gunderson [-([[spoiler:Creator/BillMurray]])-]Gunderson
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/BillMurray




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!!Kyle [-(Andy Forrest)-]

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[[folder: Kyle]]
!!Kyle [-(Andy Forrest)-]
[[folder:Kyle]]
!!Kyle
!!!'''Played By:''' Andy Forrest




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!!"Sewage Joe" Fantringham [-(Kirk Fox)-]
The head of the Pawnee Sewage Department and also a really creepy and disgusting pervert.

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!!"Sewage Joe" Fantringham [-(Kirk Fox)-]
Fantringham
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/KirkFox

The head of the Pawnee Sewage Department and also a really creepy and disgusting pervert.
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!! Carl Lorthner [-(Creator/AndySamberg)-]

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!! Carl Lorthner [-(Creator/AndySamberg)-]!!Carl Lorthner



!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/AndySamberg



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!!Joan Callamezzo [-(Mo Collins)-]

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!!Joan Callamezzo [-(Mo Collins)-]Callamezzo
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/MoCollins




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!!Shauna Mulwae-Tweep [-(Creator/AlisonBecker)-]

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!!Shauna Mulwae-Tweep [-(Creator/AlisonBecker)-]Mulwae-Tweep



!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/AlisonBecker




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!!Perderick "Perd" Hapley [-(Jay Jackson)-]

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!!Perderick "Perd" Hapley [-(Jay Jackson)-]Hapley



!!!'''Played By:''' Jay Jackson



!!Derry Murbles [-(Creator/DanCastellaneta)-]

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!!Derry Murbles [-(Creator/DanCastellaneta)-]Murbles
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/DanCastellaneta



!!Crazy Ira and the Douche [-(Matt Besser and Creator/NickKroll)-]

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!!Crazy Ira and the Douche [-(Matt Douche
!!!'''Played By:''' Matt
Besser (Ira) and Creator/NickKroll)-]Creator/NickKroll (The Douche)



!!Annabel Porter [-(Creator/ErinnHayes)-]

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!!Annabel Porter [-(Creator/ErinnHayes)-]Porter
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/ErinnHayes
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-> [[{{Characters/ParksAndRecreation}} return to the Parks and Recreation characters index]]

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-> [[{{Characters/ParksAndRecreation}} return to [[WMG:[[center:[-''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' '''[[Characters/ParksAndRecreation Main Character Index]]'''\\
[[Characters/ParksAndRecreationMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/ParksAndRecreationRelatives Relatives]] | '''Government and Media''' | [[Characters/ParksAndRecreationTheSapersteinsAndTheNewports The Sapersteins and
the Parks and Recreation characters index]]
Newports]] | [[Characters/ParksAndRecreationOtherCharacters Other Characters]]-]]]]]
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* {{Fanboy}}: He really loves ''Film/Avatar''.

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* {{Fanboy}}: He really loves ''Film/Avatar''.''Film/{{Avatar}}''.

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