
Marlene is a successful politician and figure in Pawnee's school system.

Retta as Donna Meagle, the no-nonsense office manager at the parks department.


He takes great pride in his personal appearance and regularly pursues women despite being married. While he is an employee at the parks department, he cares little about his job, and instead focusing on his entrepreneurial ambitions. Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford, Leslie's self-absorbed and underachieving subordinate.Mark assists Leslie with her plan to turn the pit next to Ann's house into a park, despite believing that the plan has no chance of success. Leslie harbors a strong crush on Mark due to a romantic encounter they had several years ago, but Mark does not return her feelings. He has long been disillusioned with government after being unable to achieve his career ambitions. Paul Schneider as Mark Brendanawicz, a city planner with the Pawnee municipal government.She slowly becomes more involved in the Pawnee government as a result of her friendship with Leslie. Rashida Jones as Ann Perkins, a nurse who begins a friendship with Leslie after they collaborate to turn an empty pit next to Ann's house into a park.She has a strong love for her home town of Pawnee, and desires to use her position to improve it. Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, the deputy director of the Pawnee parks department, who has not let politics dampen her sense of optimism her ultimate goal is to become President of the United States.
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Despite the low rating, "Rock Show" received the best reviews of the season and convinced some critics that the series had finally found the right tone. A season low of 4.25 million viewers watched the final episode, " Rock Show". The premiere episode was watched by 6.77 million viewers, but the viewership declined almost every week in the Nielsen ratings. The first season received generally mixed reviews, and several commentators found it too similar to The Office. Like that show, Parks and Recreation encouraged improvisation among its cast members.Įarly test screenings were poor, and many critics and industry observers were skeptical about the show's chances of success. During development, the creators decided the new show would be a stand-alone series, though it would share the mockumentary style of The Office. Daniels and Schur conceived the show when NBC officials asked Daniels to produce a spin-off of his comedy series The Office, on which Schur was a writer. The season consisted of six 22-minute episodes, all of which aired at 8:30 p.m. The comedy series focuses on Leslie Knope (Poehler), the deputy director of the Parks and Recreation Department of the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. The season stars Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Paul Schneider, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, and Aubrey Plaza. Produced by Deedle-Dee Productions and Universal Media Studios, the series was created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, who served as executive producers with Howard Klein. The first season of Parks and Recreation originally aired in the United States on the NBC television network between April 9 and May 14, 2009.
