History Recap / ParksAndRecreationS04E03

Tom shows up at the Parks Department and tells Leslie that Joan Callamezzo has agreed to talk about Leslie's book on ''Pawnee Today'' to consider adding it to her book club. If Joan puts her sticker on the book, it's in the club, which will guarantee high sales and help Leslie's campaign for city council. However, before Leslie goes on the show, an anonymous source claims there is an inaccuracy in the book and Joan won't consider it for that. Leslie assigns everyone in the department to do some fact-checking for a possible mistake. Ann is teamed up with April and Ron, who are less than thrilled. Ann's goal is to get them to carry a conversation with her for one whole minute.

Leslie confronts her mother about what she's found out. Marlene admits that Leslie was indeed born in Eagleton, but only because Pawnee's hospital was overrun with raccoons when she went into labor and the Eagleton hospital was the only other option they had, and she didn't have the heart to tell Leslie the truth because she knew it would break Leslie's heart.

* BilingualBonus: Anyone who speaks Norwegian will immediately realize that the song from "the lesbian Norwegian-Afro funk duo Nefertiti's Fjord" is actually just a ''really bad'' remix of the Norwegian national anthem.
* ChivalrousPervert: Tom refuses to take advantage of Joan while she's drunk, taking her back home and making sure she's laying down right.

* ImmigrantPatriotism: Leslie is horrified to learn that she was actually born in Eagleton because she hates the place, as do most of the voters in Pawnee. However, thanks to some inspiration from Chris, she realizes that it's the ''choice'' to continue living in and trying to improve Pawnee that really matters, and manages to communicate that to the voters. (Plus, the only reason why she was born in Eagleton was that Pawnee's hospital was overrun with rabid raccoons at the time, and Eagleton's hospital was the only one nearby that was in a reasonably good state.)

Joan drunkenly makes sexual passes at Ben and Tom as they take her home. They drop her off at her house, lay her down in bed and make a quick escape before things get more uncomfortable with her.

The next day, Ann shows up and casually mentions to Ron and April something gross that happened at the hospital last night. They are enthralled by her story and Ann successfully gets them to carry a conversation with her for a little over a minute. But when Ron deliberately calls her by a different name, she leaves.

Leslie wonders what to do about this information, feeling depressed and that she is not a true Pawneean. Ron thinks she doesn't have to tell anyone anything, but Chris reassures her by telling her that she embodies Pawnee more than anyone else he knows and encourages her to tell the truth and trust the voters. Tom gets Leslie back on ''Pawnee Today'' and she apologizes for misleading the voters. When Joan is ready to attack, Leslie starts talking about how much she loves Pawnee and wants to continue making it better, asserting "You can't choose where you were born, but you can choose where you live."

* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: When Leslie keeps getting harassed over her place of birth, Chris tries diffusing the situation by asking whether it really matters and how many of the people in the crowd were actually born in Pawnee. Cue every single person raising their hand.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Joan was already known to be vain, but her house is also revealed to be decorated with several nude portraits of herself.

Joan is really drunk, making sexual passes at Ben and Tom as they take her home. They drop her off at her house, lay her down in bed and make a quick escape before things get more uncomfortable with her.

Leslie confronts her mother. Marlene admits that Leslie was indeed born in Eagleton, but only because Pawnee's hospital was overrun with raccoons when she went into labor and the Eagleton hospital was the only other option they had, and she didn't have the heart to tell Leslie the truth because she knew it would break Leslie's heart.

Leslie wonders what to do about this information, feeling depressed and that she is not a true Pawneean. Ron thinks she doesn't have to tell anyone anything, but Chris reassures her by telling her that she's more Pawnee than anyone he knows and encourages her to tell the truth and trust the voters. Tom gets Leslie back on ''Pawnee Today'' and she apologizes for misleading the voters. When Joan is ready to attack, Leslie starts talking about how much she loves Pawnee and wants to continue making it better, asserting "You can't choose where you were born, but you can choose where you live."

Joan is really drunk, so Ben and Tom have to take her home. They drop her off at her house, lay her down in bed and make a quick escape before things get more uncomfortable with her.

Leslie confronts her mother. Marlene admits that Leslie was born in Eagleton, but only because Pawnee's hospital was overrun with raccoons when she went into labor and the Eagleton hospital was the only other option they had.

Leslie wonders what to do about her place of birth, feeling depressed and that she is not a true Pawneean. Ron thinks she doesn't have to tell anyone anything, but Chris encourages her by telling her that she's more Pawnee than anyone he knows. She should tell the truth and trust the voters. Tom gets Leslie back on ''Pawnee Today'' and she apologizes for misleading the voters. When Joan is ready to attack, Leslie starts talking about how much she loves Pawnee and wants to continue making it better, asserting "You can't choose where you were born, but you can choose where you live."

Leslie tries to promote her book at the local bookstore, but the damage from her "Gotcha" interview with Joan has already been done. Things get out of hand when people start to ask her questions about her place of birth and she and her team have to leave the event. Leslie meets with her advisers and shows them her birth certificate, which says she was born in Wamapoke County. They tell her she needs the long form version at the county records office, which is located in Eagleton.

At the records office, Leslie learns that it can take several weeks before she can get a copy of her birth certificate. Chris tries his charm on the receptionist but it doesn't work. When the receptionist leaves, Andy sneaks into the archives and steals the birth certificate. To Leslie's shock and horror, she learns that she was born in Eagleton.

Joan is really drunk, so Ben and Tom have to take her home. They drop her off at her house and lay her down in bed.

* ImmigrantPatriotism: Leslie is horrified to learn that she was actually born in Eagleton because she hates the place and so does most of the voters in Pawnee. As Chris points out though, she realizes that it's the ''choice'' to continue living in and trying to improve Pawnee that really matters, and manages to communicate that to the voters. (Plus, the only reason why she was born in Eagleton was that Pawnee's hospital was overrun with rabid raccoons at the time, and Eagleton's hospital was the only one nearby that was in a reasonably good state.)

* MaliciousMisnaming: It's not mean-spirited, but Ron deliberately gets people's names wrong so they know he doesn't want to get chummy with them.

* ShrineToSelf: ''Pawnee Today'' host Joan Callamazzo's house is full of paintings of herself, some of them nude.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Joan was already known to be vain, but her house is also revealed to be decorated with several nude portraits of herself.

Leslie appears on a local radio show to promote her new book, ''Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America''. It is a historical guide to Pawnee which she originally wrote for herself, and her campaign managers encouraged her to release it to the public.

Tom shows up at the Parks Department and tells Leslie that Joan Callamezzo has agreed to talk about Leslie's book on ''Pawnee Today'' to consider adding it to her book club. If Joan puts her sticker on the book, it's in the club, which will guarantee high sales and help Leslie's campaign for city council. However, before Leslie goes on the show, an anonymous source claims there is an inaccuracy in the book and Joan won't consider it for that. Leslie assigns everyone in the department to do some fact-checking for a possible mistake.

Ann has been teamed up with April and Ron, who are less than thrilled. Ann's goal is to get them to carry a conversation with her for one whole minute.

Ben and Tom take Joan out to lunch, which Tom is confident of handling well because he always playfully flirts with Joan. However, he calls everything off when she begins hitting on him for real due to her impending divorce. Joan becomes very drunk during her lunch with Tom and Ben, forcing them to take her home.

The next day, Ann shows up and casually mentions to Ron and April something gross that happened at the hospital last night. They are enthralled by her story and Ann successfully gets them to carry a conversation with her for little over a minute. But when Ron deliberately calls her by a different name, she leaves.

Leslie tries to promotes her book at the local bookstore, but the damage from her "Gotcha" interview with Joan has already been done. Things get out of hand when people start to ask her questions about her place of birth and she and her team have to leave the event. Leslie meets with her advisers and shows them her birth certificate, which says she was born in Wamapoke County. They tell her she needs the long form version at the county records office, which is located in Eagleton.

The next day, Ann shows up and casually mentions to Ron and April something gross that happened at the hospital last night. They are enthralled at her story and Ann successfully gets them to carry a conversation with her for little over a minute. But when Ron deliberately calls her by a different name, she leaves.

Leslie gets her wish - Joan has allow the book into the book club, but has also put a big "Gotcha!" sticker on the back.

* {{Defictionalization}}: Leslie's book "Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America" is available in real life. It serves as a little encyclopedia that [[AllThereInTheManual gives out details about the setting, characters and events not covered in the show proper]].

* ImmigrantPatriotism: Leslie is horrified to learn that she was actually born in Eagleton because she hates the place and so do most of the voters in Pawnee. As Chris points out though, she realizes that it's the ''choice'' to continue living in and trying to improve Pawnee that really matters, and manages to communicate that to the voters. (Plus, the only reason why she was born in Eagleton was because Pawnee's hospital was overrun with rabid raccoons at the time, and Eagleton's hospital was the only one nearby that was in a reasonably good state.)

* MaliciouslMisnaming: It's not mean-spirited, but Ron deliberately gets people's names wrong so they know he doesn't want to get chummy with them.

Leslie appears on a local radio show to promote her new book, ''Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America''. It is a historical guide to Pawnee which she originally wrote for herself, but her campaign managers encouraged her to release it to the public.

Tom shows up at the Parks department. He lets Leslie know that Joan Callamezzo has agreed to talk about Leslie's book on ''Pawnee Today'' to consider adding it to her book club. If Joan puts her sticker on the book, it's in the club. However, Joan won't consider it because she has learned there is a factual inaccuracy in the book. Leslie assigns everyone in the department to do some fact-checking for a possible mistake.

Ann works with April and Ron, who are less than thrilled. Ann's goal is to get them to talk to her for one minute.

On ''Pawnee Today'', Joan drops her bomb: they received a tip that Leslie was not, as she claimed, born in Pawnee, and therefore her book will not be added to the club. After the show, Leslie continues her schedule with Chris and Andy, while Ben and Tom stay to work on Joan.

Ben and Tom take Joan out to lunch. To Tom's horror, Joan is now divorced and tries to make a move on Tom after drinking heavily.

Leslie promotes her book at the book store, but things get out of hand when people start to ask her questions about her place of birth. They have to leave the event. She meets with her advisers, who show her the latest poll numbers. Her birth certificate says she was born in Wamapoke County, but they tell her she needs the long form version at the county records office, which is located in Eagleton.

At the records office, Leslie learns that it will be several weeks before she can get a copy of her birth certificate. Chris tries his charm on the receptionist but it doesn't work. When she leaves, Andy sneaks in and gets a copy. To Leslie's shock and horror, she learns that she was born in Eagleton.

Joan is really drunk, so Ben and Tom have to take her home.

Leslie confronts her mother. When she was born, the Pawnee hospital was overrun with raccoons, so they had to go to Eagleton.

The next day, Ann shows up and casually mentions to Ron and April something gross that happened at the hospital last night. They are enthralled at her story.

Leslie wonders what to do about her place of birth. Ron thinks she doesn't have to tell anyone anything, but Chris encourages her by telling her that she's more Pawnee than anyone he knows. She should tell the truth and trust the voters.

Tom gets Leslie back on ''Pawnee Today''. Leslie apologizes for misleading the voters. When Joan is ready to attack, Leslie starts talking about Pawnee. She says, "You can't choose where you were born, but you can choose where you live."

Leslie gets the sticker for the book.

Leslie has written a book called ''Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America'' and is preparing to promote it on the local talk show Pawnee Today. She hopes that host Joan Callamezzo will select it for her book club, which will guarantee high sales and help Leslie's campaign for city council. Before Leslie goes on the show, an anonymous source claims there is an inaccuracy in the book, which Leslie asks the department to find because she knows that Joan will reveal it during the interview as a form of gotcha journalism.

Ann is teamed up with Ron and April to fact check the book, and although she is determined to get a conversation with them, they want nothing to do with her.

Leslie goes on Pawnee Today where Joan reveals that the inaccuracy is that Leslie was not born in Pawnee as she states in the book, and Joan refuses to put it in her book club. Leslie disputes the claim, but the damage from the interview is done: when Leslie is promoting the book, she is heckled by people who demand to see her birth certificate and it becomes an issue for her campaign for city council. Leslie shows her short-form birth certificate to her campaign advisers William and Elizabeth, but since it only lists the county that she was born in, they say she needs to produce her long-form birth certificate, which is in the hall of records in Eagleton, Pawnee's hated rival neighboring town. Andy steals the birth certificate and Leslie is horrified to learn that she was actually born in Eagleton.

Leslie has sent Tom out to charm Joan into putting the book in her book club, which Tom is confident of doing because he always playfully flirts with Joan. However, he calls everything off when she begins hitting on him for real due to her impending divorce. Joan becomes very drunk during her lunch with Tom and Ben, forcing them to carry her home. Meanwhile, after trying and failing to win over Ron and April, Ann finally gets them to open up by telling gross stories about her job at the hospital.

Leslie's mother Marlene admits that Leslie was born in Eagleton, but only because Pawnee's hospital was overrun with raccoons when she went into labor. Still, Leslie is depressed and feels that she is not a true Pawneean. Chris disagrees, telling Leslie that she is the most dedicated resident in town and where she was born does not matter. Hearing this, Leslie goes back on Pawnee Today and reveals the truth, but also proves how much she loves Pawnee by reciting the many people and places in town. Joan allows the book into the book club, but also puts a big "Gotcha!" sticker on the back of the book.

Leslie's mother Marleneadmits that Leslie was born in Eagleton, but only because Pawnee's hospital was overrun with raccoons when she went into labor. Still, Leslie is depressed and feels that she is not a true Pawneean. Chris disagrees, telling Leslie that she is the most dedicated resident in town and where she was born does not matter. Hearing this, Leslie goes back on Pawnee Today and reveals the truth, but also proves how much she loves Pawnee by reciting the many people and places in town. Joan allows the book into the book club, but also puts a big "Gotcha!" sticker on the back of the book.

* {{Defictionalization}}: Leslie's book "Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America" is available in real life.

* LadyDrunk: Joan Callamezzo gets absolutely plastered during her lunch with Ben and Tom.

Leslie promotes a book she has written about Pawnee to advance her campaign, but is sidetracked when Joan Callamezzo reveals that she was not born in Pawnee. Meanwhile, Ann attempts to bond with April and Ron, while Tom and Ben attempt to charm the recently divorced Joan.

* ImmigrantPatriotism: Leslie is horrified to learn that she was actually born in Eagleton because she hates the place and so do most of the voters in Pawnee. As she thinks about it further, though, she realizes that it's the ''choice'' to continue living in and trying to improve Pawnee that really matters, and manages to communicate that to the voters. (Plus, the only reason why she was born in Eagleton was because Pawnee's hospital was overrun with rabid raccoons at the time, and Eagleton's hospital was the only one nearby that was in a reasonably good state.)

* HeroicBSOD: Leslie is distraught when she finds out that [[spoiler:she was born in Eagleton]].