SummaryThe mockumentary comedy follows the life of Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), a Parks and Recreation employee.
Created By:Greg Daniels, Michael Schur
❮ Parks and Recreation
Season 1
7 Seasons
Season Premiere:
Apr 9, 2009
Metascore
Mixed or Average
58
User score
Generally Favorable
7.9
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
44% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
52% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
80
To act as if Parks has to be measured against that show's [The Office] standard gives short shrift to a genuinely funny and engaging comedy that bears stylistic similarities to "Office" but has a heart and mind all its own.
70
It's not a finished product yet, and Poehler and the writers need to find more ways to distinguish Leslie from Michael Scott, but funny forgives an awful lot.
User score
Generally Favorable
79% Positive
290 Ratings
290 Ratings
18% Mixed
65 Ratings
65 Ratings
4% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
Apr 3, 2019
10
This show is soooooo funny, Chris Pratt did a wonderful job working on this show, you gotta see it!
Oct 31, 2017
10
Parks and Recreation satirizes warring American political ideologies in true mockumentary fashion. The show is well shot and perfectly paced, combining the genius of This Is Spinal Tap with lively **** office shenanigans. The characters, flawed and human as they are, really grow on you as the series progresses. And if you're looking for character development, you'll definitely find it here. Much of this show focuses on dealings with failure, heartbreak and depression which is counterbalanced by the protagonist's abundant optimism, so your heart is left feeling warm and tingly after nearly every episode. It's one of the few shows in which scriptwriters seem to genuinely empathize with each character. In a miraculous feat of scriptwriting, Parks and Recreation has created the sole instance in which I've found a libertarian to be charming. Watch this show; #treatyoself!
67
Unfortunately, one show's a classic, the other a near knockoff. Nevertheless, Poehler's still got plenty of appeal here.
60
This is a civil servant who has yet to be jaded, and the show is just good enough to keep you turning back in to see her unwarranted optimism curdle.
50
The problem with the pilot is in tone. Self-important and silly but optimistic and sweet is a hard mark to hit week after week.
50
Series creators Greg Daniels and Michael Schur provide the show with moments of dry wit, and Poehler certainly has acting oblivious down to a wide-eyed science. Yet there's no escaping that this feels like "Office Lite," thrown together as a vehicle for the star rather than out of any grand inspiration.
30
Parks and Recreation emerges a miscast mess.
Mar 8, 2017
10
This is literally the best show I've ever watched. I usually lose interest in most TV shows and stop watching, but I watch this one every day. It is hilarious and has great characters. All of them are very memorable. And I wish Ron Swanson was my dad.
Oct 11, 2018
6
The first seson in one of the greatest tv comedies of all time has heart, but is in no way a reflection of the show as a whole Rating - 62%
May 13, 2018
6
While this season is nowhere near as good as the future seasons, it did set the template for what was to come later and does feature some legitimately funny moments in it's own right.
Apr 30, 2014
1
Let me guess Poehler and Offerman do a show about their comedy on drugs . is'nt what the show is about? . the show is an insult to People's addictions of drugs but adding Poehler and Offerman just made it worst by their dumb comedy . They can not make thier hometown any better with their dumb ass comedy ?
Nov 1, 2011
1
How can this even be classed as comedy? Clearly a cheap rip-off of The Office (as with nearly all 'mockumentary' shows). I can understand the premise behind it but if people were actually this inept at what is supposedly their job they wouldn't work for more than a week at best in any job. I can't watch a full episode, it's just cringe-worthy stuff
