History Recap / ParksAndRecreationS03E08

* BlackComedy: The very last scene shows Elsa playing the harpsichord for Jerry and Ben, though only the former enjoys it. Cut to Ben back at City Hall bluntly saying that she died about 20 minutes after.

* CampingEpisode: It's right there in the name ("Camping").

* NoodleIncident: Paul grabs Leslie's breast as he's suffering his heart attack. Leslie describes the situation:

* BlackComedy: The very last scene shows Elsa playing the piano for Jerry and Ben, though only the former enjoys it. Cut to Ben back at City Hall bluntly saying that she died about 20 minutes after.

* FancyCamping: Tom brings a luxurious tent complete with an absurd amount of accessories and electronics. When asked how he affords it all, he says he buys it from Sky Mall and then returns it the next day. He powers his electronics with the car battery, which quickly kills it and strands the group.

* BlackComedy: The very last scene shows Ilsa playing the piano for Jerry and Ben, though only the former enjoys it. Cut to Ben back at City Hall bluntly saying that she died about 20 minutes later.

Everyone gets angry about being stuck in the woods, but Jerry mentions a nearby bed-and-breakfast, and they all head there. The bed and breakfast called The Quiet Corn, is run by an old lady named Elsa, an over-the-top cat lover, which creeps everyone out. As April complains about the place to Donna, she hears music. Andy is outside, playing his guitar, having finally found April. The two of them slip into the tent Andy set up to have some alone time.

* HypocriticalHumor: Leslie yells at her team for not coming up with an idea. She confesses to Ann that she doesn't have any ideas either.

The brainstorming session doesn't accomplish much. No one attempts to come up with a good idea as they deduce Leslie's grand idea will supersede any of their ideas anyway. Ron proposes giving the Harvest Festival profits back to the citizens. Tom proposes an extremely expensive concert venue. Donna proposes a dog park for poodles only. Ben suggests investing the money, though Tom rejects this idea. Leslie calls out her team for not participating and sends them off for an hour to clear their heads and then she will tell them her idea. She confesses to Ann that she doesn't have any idea what to do and fears this is the bet she'll be able to do.

After the success of the Harvest Festival, City Manager Paul holds a press conference to praise Leslie's hard work and express his anticipation for what she'll do next. As he calls her to the microphone, he suffers a major heart attack.

Feeling pressure to have another successful venture, Leslie announces to the Parks staff that they will have a camping retreat to brainstorm ideas for their next project. The staff thinks that they shouldn't have to bother because Leslie always comes up with the ideas.

Chris is back in town. During Paul's recuperation from bypass surgery, Chris has been appointed city manager. He too is excited to hear what Leslie's next idea will be.

April complains to Andy about the camping trip. Andy, however, loves camping, and he promises to meet up with her at the camp site.

Ann and Chris encounter each other in the hallway. They have an awkward conversation, at least on Ann's part. Ann laments to Leslie that she should be hating Chris right now. She thinks Chris was happy to see her, and wants to know Leslie's opinion on Chris' saying they should get together. Leslie tries to convince her not to get her hopes up and invites her on the camping trip.

The team arrives at the camp site. Ron wants to get the work done quickly so he can go fishing. Ben, who has never camped before, only brought a sleeping bag. Tom has brought a ton of stuff from [=SkyMall=]. April mopes around, waiting for Andy to show up.

Andy has set up a romantic campsite, complete with balloons and champagne.

The brainstorming session doesn't accomplish much. Ron proposes giving the Harvest Festival profits back to the citizens. Tom proposes an extremely expensive concert venue. Donna proposes a dog park for poodles only. Ben suggests investing the money, though Tom rejects this idea.

Andy calls April to meet up, but his campsite is in a completely different area. He promises to come find April.

Leslie calls out her team for not participating and sends them off for an hour to clear their heads. Then she will tell them her idea. She confesses to Ann that she doesn't have an idea. Ann tries to encourage her.

Ron and Jerry go fishing, and Jerry annoys Ron with his family stories. April is getting frustrated at Andy's continued absence. Ben joins Tom in his fully equipped tent.

As the team sits around the campfire at night, Chris shows up, on his nighttime run. He wants to hear what they've accomplished, but Ann suggests the two of them talk while the others work. Leslie confesses to her team that she has no ideas. The team decides to leave, but it turns out that Tom had connected all his gear to the car's battery, which soon dies.

Ann and Chris talk about their breakup. Chris suggests they go out to eat to continue their discussion.

Everyone gets angry about being stuck in the woods, but Jerry mentions a nearby bed-and-breakfast, and they all head there. As April complains about the place to Donna, she hears music. Andy is outside, playing his guitar, having finally found April.

As Chris talks, Ann once again misunderstands him and tries to kiss him. However, he does not want to get back together again.

Leslie plans to stay up all night to come up with an idea, but Ron locks her into a bedroom to force her to get some sleep. Next morning, Leslie meets with Ron, Chris, and Ben. She has a bunch of ideas that she came up with after sleeping.

The parks department goes on a camping trip to think of a way to follow up on the harvest festival, but Leslie struggles to come up with an idea. Meanwhile, Chris returns to Pawnee as the new city manager, as Ann continues trying to cope with their recent break-up.

* ThanksForTheMammary: The old city manager suffers a heart attack and steadies himself by grabbing Leslie's breast.

* ThanksForThemammary: The old city manager suffers a heart attack and steadies himself by grabbing Leslie's breast.