The absurd antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place.
Follow Leslie Knope a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana.
Leslie and her committee go door-to-door to build support for her park project and recruit members for an upcoming town hall meeting, but their mission doesn’t go as smoothly as Leslie hopes
When Leslie invites a reporter to do a story on her park project, she and her committee have trouble staying on message.
Leslie tries to make her way into the old boys club of politics by going to a casual get-together, but she quickly faces a tough ethical choice.
Leslie attends a banquet honoring her mother and discovers what it takes to get what you want in the political arena.
Leslie attends an important meeting with a local bigwig while her sub-committee members go to Andy’s first concert since breaking his legs.
Leslie launches a competition with tech company Gryzzl for a large parcel of land, which she wants to turn into a National Park.
Leslie and Ron briefly put aside their feud to help old foe Jeremy Jamm escape the clutches of the diabolical Tammy 2.
Leslie's team tries to strengthen her case that the Newport land should be turned into a National Park.
Leslie and Ron attempt to work out their differences.
Leslie and Ben suspect that Gryzzl is invading the privacy of Pawnee residents.
Leslie holds a rally in an attempt to keep JJ's Diner from closing. Tom surprises Donna with the ultimate pre-wedding gift.
Donna and Joe tie the knot, while April attempts to keep the wedding running smoothly. Ron creates an awkward situation between Tom and Lucy.
While Leslie and April take a business trip to Washington, April wrestles with her future. Back in Pawnee, Andy tries to find April the perfect job.
Leslie and Ben come under fire for participating in an old Pawnee tradition. April and Ron go on a scavenger hunt.
On the last episode of Andy’s TV show, his friends wish him luck with whatever comes next.
Ben and April conduct a series of interviews, while Andy and Donna help Ron adjust to a life change.
The Parks gang completes one last task together, before saying goodbye to Pawnee.
Leslie tries to convince Chris and Ben to give the parks department more money, and when she fails to persuade them, she enlists Ann’s help.
While planning for the local Harvest Festival, Leslie is struck with the flu and is forced to go to the hospital.
Leslie wants to bury a time capsule that encapsulates life in Pawnee, but an odd suggestion from a local man causes unforeseen consequences.
Tom tries to get back at Ron by going out on a date with Ron's ex-wife Tammy, while Leslie tries to protect Ron from falling prey to her charms.
Trying to get the word out about the Harvest Festival, Leslie, Ben, and Tom do radio, TV and newspaper interviews.
Leslie and Ron drive to Indianapolis to receive commendation for the upcoming Pawnee Harvest Festival.
With the fate of her entire department hinging on the success of the Harvest Festival, Leslie deals with last-minute problems with a Wamapoke tribal leader, who threatens to put a curse on the event.
Leslie takes the whole department camping in order to brainstorm new ideas.
Andy and April host a dinner party for all their friends.
Ann convinces Leslie to sign up for an online dating service, only to be matched with someone she already knows.
Jerry's contribution to Leslie's community art show causes a stir.
When the neighboring city of Eagleton puts up a fence around one of their parks, Leslie must get her former best friend to take it down.
When Leslie tries to get Ann a job at city hall, her lukewarm reaction causes their first-ever fight.
When Chris sends Leslie and Ben on a trip to Indianapolis, Leslie is afraid she won’t be able to deny her feelings for him.
Everyone in the office is unhappy when Chris decides to make some big changes in the Parks Department -- especially Tom who starts to question his career choices.
Leslie and the Parks team put together a memorial service for a dearly departed friend.
Leslie and Andy visit Ben and April at their new jobs in Washington D.C., and Leslie feels overwhelmed by the city - especially after meeting two of her idols.
Leslie engages on her first mission as city councilor:passing a city-wide tax on giant sodas.
Leslie negotiates with her fellow councilmen to pass a new law extending the community pool hours.
An STD outbreak amongst Pawnee seniors prompts Leslie to conduct a sex education class.
A new job offer for Ben causes Leslie to contemplates their future.
After being warned about Ben's divorced parents, Leslie gets nervous as she prepares to meet them.
Leslie gets upset when April tries to get Lot 48 made into a dog park.
Leslie makes a public appeal for park design suggestions, but becomes suspicious when the best design comes from an architect in Eagleton.
Ron, Diane, and Leslie attend a woodworking awards dinner, after one of Ron's handcrafted chairs is nominated, but the happy occasion is threatened by the arrival of Tammy II.
Ann throws a bachelorette party for Leslie but her plans are derailed when Councilman Jamm interferes.
In order to get more women hired in government, Leslie and April handle a garbage route.
After several unsuccessful relationships Ann makes a dramatic life decision.
Leslie and Ben organize a black tie gala to raise money for their park, but their plans are derailed when a city-wide emergency response drill is called.
The clock is ticking -- Leslie and Ben have two hours to complete a years-long project.
Leslie is literally left speechless when her planned address at a big media event is stolen.
Leslie tries to help a local video store stay in business after the owner is hit by the bad economy.
Leslie and Ben travel back to his hometown of Partridge, MN to accept the key to the city.
Leslie decides to give the Animal Control Department a much-needed makeover
Leslie works to get rid of outdated laws from the original town charter that no longer make sense
When Leslie finds out Jerry is retiring, she struggles with the proper way to commemorate the occasion.
Leslie gets upset when Ron submits budget cut proposals getting rid of the local mini golf course.
Leslie celebrates her first year as a city councilor. A surprise discovery leads Andy to call the only man he knows who can help with the investigation: retired Special Agent Burt Macklin.
Leslie has to either break-up with Ben or follow her dream of running for office. Ann is forced to dispense medical advice after making an unexpected diagnosis.
Leslie is forced to intervene when Tammy One re-enters Ron’s life and begins controlling his every move.
While promoting her new book about Pawnee, Leslie falls prey to some "gotcha" journalism.
In an effort to fight the inequality of Ron's boys-only wilderness group, Leslie takes her girls-only troop, the Pawnee Goddesses, on an adventure weekend.
Ben is mad when Andy and April decide to throw a Halloween party at their house without asking him.
A local Pawnee group predicts that the end of the world is coming, causing Leslie and others to contemplate their lives.
Leslie enlists the help Ben, Andy and April to host a Model U.N. for Pawnee Central High School.
Leslie uses her new tourist attraction as a way to spend more time with Ben.
Things come to a head for Leslie, Ben and Chris.
Unable to get work done from inside the Parks Department, Leslie forms a citizen action group and fights from the outside.
Leslie enlists everyone's help in staging an attention-getting event.
Faced with a tough new opponent, Leslie and Ben disagree on the content of her first campaign ad.
Leslie and Ben decide to hold a casual bowling party after hearing feedback from a focus group.
It’s Valentine’s Day and Leslie decides she needs to find Ann a new man.
While trying to get an endorsement from the Chief of Police, Leslie and Ben awkwardly run into Leslie’s old flame, Dave.
Leslie realizes that the department has forgotten Jerry’s birthday and decides to throw a party for him at a special location.
Leslie and Ben are caught off guard when her opponent Bobby Newport hires a powerful campaign manager from Washington.
Leslie and Ben are thrilled when Buddy Wood wants to interview Leslie for his Indianapolis talkshow.
When Leslie finds out that Parks Department budget is about to be cut, she convinces Councilman Pillner to make the cuts elsewhere, which causes unexpected problems for her campaign.
Leslie goes toe-to-toe with Bobby Newport in their big televised debate.
Leslie goes on a bus tour for the final day of her campaign, and is caught off guard when an important person in Pawnee passes away.
It's election day in Pawnee, and Leslie and Bobby Newport are separated by a razor-thin margin.
Leslie wins an award from an international Women in Government organization, and travels to London with Ben, Andy, April and Ron to accept it.
Leslie, Ben and Chris visit Eagleton to discuss financial matters with city councilor Ingrid de Forest.
Leslie pairs up the Pawnee Parks employees with their Eagleton counterparts.
Leslie tries to calm a minor scandal that gets blown out of proportion.
Leslie throws Ben a birthday bash but is forced to leave early for an emergency late-night filibuster.
Leslie prepares a haunted house with Ben, Ann and Chris for Halloween on the day of the recall vote.
Leslie tries to complete some of her biggest city council goals, like hosting an NFL Play 60 event with the Indianapolis Colts, and trying to add fluoride to Pawnee's drinking water.
Leslie goes toe-to-toe with Councilman Jamm in a marathon negotiating session.
Leslie comes to terms with her last day in office and plans for the future with Ben.
Leslie and Ben both face new challenges on the first day of new jobs.
Leslie fights with Ben over questionable sales techniques at the local farmers market.
On Ann and Chris's last night in Pawnee, Leslie throws a grand farewell party and attempts to fulfill one last promise.
Ben attempts to surprise Leslie with a special anniversary gift.
After Leslie tries to take down the wall separating Pawnee and Eagleton, her life takes several unexpected turns.
Leslie aims to create a new town slogan, but runs afoul of local shock jocks.
Leslie throws a hasty Galentine's Day in an attempt to find a replacement for Ann.
Leslie helps organize the high school's Senior Prom, and battles with Ron over the future employment of a bright high school senior.
In the midst of flu season, a sick Leslie and Andy struggle to book performers for the Unity Concert.
Leslie and Ben run a charity auction to raise funds for the unity concert.
Leslie, Ben, and Andy head to San Francisco for a National Parks Conference.
When Leslie decides to marry two penguins to promote the local zoo, she inadvertently causes an uproar when both penguins turn out to be male.
While tending to the new community garden, Leslie and Tom discover someone has planted marijuana among the vegetables.
Leslie looks forward to picking a new Miss Pawnee, but has to battle the other judges, who have a very different standard of "the ideal woman."
Leslie is nervous about her first date with Dave, so Ann takes her on a practice date to help her prepare
Leslie plays host to the Parks and Recreation department from Pawnee’s sister city, Boraqua, Venezuela, and is shocked at the cultural differences.
Leslie, Ann and the rest of the Parks Department volunteer to help the organization KaBOOM! build a playground for a neighboring town.
Leslie enlists the help of Dave and Andy in order to catch a local teen vandal.
Leslie is upset when she learns the library department wants to take over her lot.
After one of the murals in City Hall is defaced, Leslie and the Parks Department compete to come up with a new design.
Leslie tries to prove she can hang with the guys so she invites herself on Ron’s annual hunting trip, but things don’t go as planned.
Ron sends Leslie up to the DMV and she happens to see Tom and Wendy at divorce court.
Leslie designs the Pawnee Winter Wonderland Festival, but has to hide from the press when a meeting with a disgraced Councilman lands her in the middle of a sex scandal.
Ann sets Leslie up on a blind date with a co-worker, which does not go as well as Leslie hoped.
After an amazing date with Justin in Indianapolis, Leslie tries to impress him with a dinner party at her house.
The Parks Department forms a partnership with a local company to sell energy bars at the parks in Pawnee, but Leslie tries to stop the deal when she discovers how unhealthy the snacks are.
When Leslie hears her mom’s story about an old flame, she and her boyfriend Justin track him down and reunite them on Valentine’s Day.
Leslie is outraged when Ron wins a "Woman of the Year" award for a project she started.
When a possum bites the mayor’s dog on a golf course, Leslie is asked to form a task force to catch the pesky animal.
After Jerry gets mugged by a bunch of kids, Leslie meets with the head park ranger in hopes of improving park safety.
Preparing the Summer Events Catalog, Leslie decides to take Ron and the past directors of the Parks Department out for a picnic lunch.
Ron is furious when April mistakenly schedules a ton of meetings for him.
Leslie hosts a late-night shift for a local telethon, and lands former Indiana Pacer Detlef Schrempf as a celebrity guest.
Leslie is disappointed when her new park plans are put on hold by a visit from two state auditors.
When Ben prevents Leslie from holding a children’s concert, she takes matters into her own hands.
