#leslie knope

[ivysos2001]

Sometimes I think about the fact that there was a whole episode of parks and rec where Ben and Leslie had to miss his birthday party so she could filibuster the city council meeting to protect voting rights in Pawnee

And instead of doing what most shows would do and making the central conflict a whole thing about Ben being mad about having to miss his party and Leslie having to make it up to him etc - he literally never even thinks to question her on it and is in complete agreement with her that protecting voting rights is more important than a bday party and has to be their top priority no matter how inconvenient it is for them (plus he also spends most of the filibuster drooling over how hot and generally awesome his wife is filibustering in her roller skates)

It’s just so refreshing to see a show’s main couple be so supportive of each other and on the same page rather than creating pointless conflicts where they’re both irrationally mad at each other over nothing - its not like they never have disagreements or anything but it’s always Leslie and Ben against the world on this show and I’ll always love that

[sculien]

PARKS AND REC 7.09

[evie-carnahan]

Parks and Recreation 2.17 "Woman of the Year"

[melonsharks]

parks and rec if it was awesome

[flipjack]

Parks and Recreation All Along

[an-actual-oppossum]

I've been rewatching Parks & Recreation this week and it occurred to me that 95% of the characters are in their mid-thirties or older in Season 1.

Leslie Knope is 34 in Season 1. Ron Swanson and Chris Traeger are both in their early 40s at their first appearances. Donna meagle is also estimated to be in her mid- to late 40s. Ben Wyatt is 35. Andy Dwyer is 29. Tom Haverford is somewhere in his early to mid-twenties. The youngest main character is April, who starts as 19 and ends the series as 26.

And sure, by the end of the series younger characters like April and Tom are ~26 and ~30-ish, respectively, with spouses and lucrative careers. But you know what? It still took Tom 6 years to launch a successful business that he was passionate about, and that only happened after his two other businesses failed (one of which catastrophically), and even then that business ultimately failed, too. It took April 5 years at her job to find a role she cared about (Deputy Director of Animal Control), which she considered turning into a career (veterinary school) only to realize she wasn't actually that passionate about it. It wasn't until she was 26 that she actually figured out what she wanted to do with her life (which is ironically helping other people figure out what they want to do with their lives). She got married to Andy at 21 but doesn't become a mother until she's 34. And Andy works random odd jobs and short-term gigs until he's in his thirties.

Leslie doesn't start having a successful career in which her work is duly acknowledged or marry Ben until she's in her late 30s. She's 37 when she gets elected as a city councilwoman. She has her triplets and gets promoted to the National Parks Department when she's 38 or 39.

Donna doesn't settle down with her eventual husband until she's in her late 40s/early 50s and doesn't find a job she genuinely cares about until she's in her mid-50s, but arguably has the craziest and coolest life of everyone in the show.

And Jerry/Larry/Terry/Garry? Finishes the series as a 75-year-old working his dream job, with an amazing home life.

The point is, most of those incredibly inspiring, determined, and hard-working characters don't start having major success in their careers and personal lives until their late twenties and mid-thirties at earliest.

So it's okay if, like me, you're in your mid- to late twenties and still have no idea what you want to do with your life. Or have an idea of what you want to do but no clue how to actually do it... or otherwise just simply haven't had any noteworthy successes towards those professional goals yet. Because even Leslie Knope didn't start having those successes until she was in her late 30s.

[barkgateblog]

Leslie: Why are we lying on the ground?

April: You fainted so Andy and I laid down next to you so everyone would just think we were chillin’.

Later after hearing the story:

Jen: Yet no one thought to check for a concussion??

[nessa007]

HAPPY GALENTINE'S DAY! 💕

[pheonix518]

I think that Leslie would be the one who’s President because they were both offered the job and after some serious debating Ben looked her in the eyes and said ‘The President can’t be another straight white mediocre man. You can do this, you can change their minds.”

[forbescaroline]

235 FAVORITE SHIPS OF ALL TIME (ranked by my followers) 29. ben wyatt and leslie knope - parks and recreation

[lokischocolatefountain]

can’t believe biden didn’t endorse leslie knope

[ivysos2001]

Chris constantly raving about how well Leslie and Ben work together and calling them the dream team while simultaneously having no idea that these two people are also ridiculously in love with each other is peak Chris behavior lmao

[eyesalleyes]

There are a lot of differences between Adam Scott’s characters in Parks and Rec. Vs. Severance, but one thing both Ben and Mark have in common is that their whole lives changed when they met their wives at work.

[evie-carnahan]

Parks and Recreation 6.17 "Galentine's Day"

[evagelieneinthesky]

At first glance, you think that Ben is a normal guy. That he would be the voice of sense. But then boom! He is the nerdiest, hottest, sweetest, awkward, anxious man alive who has a weird obsession with calzones, loves his wife to the point where he arranged a very special meeting with her crush, AS AN ENGAGEMENT PRESENT and would rather make claymation than admit to himself that he needs help.

[thelassoway]

2012 Leap Day Episodes: Modern Family || 3.17 Leap Day Parks and Recreation || 4.16 Sweet Sixteen 30 Rock || 6.09 Leap Day