On today's agenda: saving JJ's!, Tom and Donna in Beverly Hills, Tom finding romance, introducing Jonathan Karate!, and a brilliant ending to the question we've been waiting to have answered since the first episode of this season! When Leslie and Ron work together, with Ben as their paperwork extraordinaire, they can do anything!

Thank you so much to Dalon J. Holland (Percy Cattube, the intern) for the incredible memories from the Gryzzlbox episode and thanks to Kamala Jones (Trish) for sharing what it was like to be on a rooftop bar shooting in Hollywood!

Rest in Peace to the amazing JJ's Diner's own, Brent Briscoe and to Jen Oda, who played the lovely sushi waitress at Tom and Donna's Treat Yo Self Day. You are missed and you are remembered.

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The robots are here! Leslie laughed at Ben's novel when he said it was coming, but it's true! Today, we talk about the dangers of social media, AI, how data mining isn't always illegal, but how it's definitely NOT CHILL. We also get a fantastic Ben moment with standing up for Pawnee and owning up to his actions, we love you Ben! Plus fantastic deleted scens of scared-Ben-on-TV, Andy and Morris, you weirdo. 😂

Leslie works on getting Ron on board to take down Gryzzle, while also holding one of the best town halls. Tom uses his crying for good to get Andy a better deal on Johnny Karate and Lucy and Tom see sparks fly! Oh, plus April gets some foreshadowing on job descriptions she likes? (while also ruining Jen's chances, but we'll let it slide)

AND THANK YOU SHULIE COWEN! For the sweet voice notes on your memories, and sharing your UCB times working with Amy, how fun! So glad you could join!

UCB Trailer with Shulie's voice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ZAPDYg-cE&t=136s

Go See Opening Night the Improvised Musical ahhh, you will LOVE IT, just like I did! Follow the link below to see upcoming shows :)

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3785430/?ref_=ttep_ep_5

https://greatlakesemmys.tv/

https://www.screenskills.com/skills-checklists/scripted-film-and-tv/assistant-directors-department/first-assistant-director-1st-ad-skills/

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One of our favorite episodes and most deep, heartfelt episodes of the series. We discuss all the therapy/psychology of this relationship, from heartbreak and grief of losing a friendship to making an FBI-style murder board to figure out where it went wrong. We do understand Ben probably got a babysitter, we just had to break it down. :P

Plus, we acknowledge the fantastic camera angles leaving Ron alone and Leslie and Ron isolated together as well. Fun fact: this is the only episode where they do not speak to camera in the "mockumentary" style. So great, well done writer, director, crew, Amy, Nick, all of the above. So glad to get to see this evolution of friendship!

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https://www.eff.org/issues/transparency/history-of-foia

https://www.foia.gov/

https://www.fabuwood.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-dovetail-joints

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Trotsky

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Journey back with us to 2021, where we talk to the co-writer of our favorite show's theme song! He co-wrote this song with Gaby Moreno, and I can't wait for you to listen (or re-listen) to the awesome story AND you might hear him play a little bit. :D

Thank you, Vincent Jones!

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Mama's going graspin'! Today, Leslie and Ron drift even further from their morals as they fight to gain leverage over the Newport land. We truly learn SO much about William Henry Harrison and his many museums (yeah, there are real museums AND the tin ball is real and started the phrase "Keep the Ball Rolling"!!) Plus, we're introduced to VP of Cool New Shizz, Roscoe Santanglo (Jorma, who has directed twice on Parks!) and Ron sides with Bloosh??! Also poor Ben, stuck in notary Hell.

Thank you to Dan Gilvezan for sending in an amazing voice memo about how you brought your Zorp Loyalist/Reasonabilist character to life, and for introducing me to the idea of Parks Heaven. :)

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https://ew.com/recap/parks-and-recreation-season-7-episode-3/

https://furnsoc.org/events/award-of-distinction/garry-knox-bennett

https://www.finewoodworking.com/readerproject/2012/10/24/nail-cabinet?srsltid=AfmBOoo5MAxIS8JgY4NC5Yo678OFCHyks8TyEowNFnBK0sL3KZV2HYIE

https://blog.lostartpress.com/2022/02/02/garry-knox-bennett/

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/william-henry-harrison

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/how-to-list-a-property.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grouseland

https://grouseland.org/

https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2012/08/keep-the-ball-rolling/

https://ew.com/recap/parks-and-recreation-season-7-episode-3/

https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/john-tyler/

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Iconic episode alert! Madi teaches us about the Cubs (Mike Schur and the writers are wizards, regardless of what they say), we learn about the Geneva Conventions and we see humanity come back to Leslie and Ron to save their colleague Jamm. And special thank you and "see you later" to Yvans Jourdain (Councilman Howser), Kevin Symons (Councilman Dexhart), and Megan Mullally (Tammy 2), all of their very last episodes of the season!!! What a service they provided and I'm just so grateful! Plus Natalie Morales (Lucy) comes back, yay!

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https://onu-geneve.delegfrance.org/70-years-of-the-Geneva-Conventions

https://bedfordandbowery.com/2014/09/look-for-werner-herzog-on-parks-and-recreation/

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/09/werner-herzog-parks-and-recreation-cameo

https://ronakheartsindy.wordpress.com/2016/12/18/the-complete-parks-and-recreation-guide-to-indianapolis/

https://www.bestcolleges.com/trades/how-to-become-a-mortician/

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Back for the final season! The writers do a great job of dropping us in, 2 years after Season 6, where we see that Leslie is in a feud with someone who used to be her favorite person! We also find out some cool BTS details, like when/how this aired on original network TV, when they shot this series and some super cool deleted scenes. Check it out to see where the rest of the Parks gang landed in 2017. :)

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https://web.archive.org/web/20141203195019/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/01/parks-and-recreation-final-season-to-premiere-tuesday-january-13th/334282/

https://www.tvline.com/gallery/parks-and-recreation-series-finale-filming-photos/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3609484/?ref_=tt_ov_ep_nx

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks_and_Recreation_season_7

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The man who brought back Power Rangers!!!!!! Thank you to Brady Smith for spending so much time talking about Parks, the Goddess Michelle Obama, working with Amy Poehler, writing and illustrating kids graphic novels?!, and so much more!

We also go on tangents about celebrity parasocial relationships (because he gets recognized as Grant, of course), and I remind him of the other projects he's been on that he doesn't always remember the details of LOL

Please check out his artwork, his novels and follow Brady on Instagram for information on his work! Gift "Maxwell Dark" to your friends, your kids, your kids friends, your parents' kids' friends or just yourself!

THANK YOU BRADY!

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