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Aug 14, 2022 · Jay Jackson portrayed the overly-literal news anchor Perd Hapley on Parks & Recreation for a total of 31 episodes across seven seasons. During that time, Perd Hapley headlined numerous local cable shows in Parks & Recreation's fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana, including "Ya' Heard?
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Mar 21, 2015 · If you're a fan of NBC's recently-concluded sitcom Parks and Recreation, then you know actor Jay Jackson as Pawnee's ridiculous newscaster, Perd Hapley — the man who doesn't seem to know ...
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Season 2
Perd has reported numerous times on the scandals of Councilman Bill Dexhart, including his four-way sex in a Brazilian cave in "Practice Date" and the rumors of Leslie Knope's sexual affair with Dexhart in "Christmas Scandal". In "Telethon", during Leslie's 24-hour telethon, he does the worm on live TV to "Axel F" for the Pawnee Cares diabetes telethon.
Season 3
In "Media Blitz", Ben Wyatt appeared on Perd Hapley's show amid a media controversy about Ben's failed tenure as a child mayor. Although Perd only asked simple questions, the nervous Ben had a complete meltdown, which ended with him angrily referring to Perd as "Turd Crapley". Perd also covered the supposed Indian curse on the Harvest Festival in the episode "Harvest Festival". In "Jerry's Painting", he interviewed Leslie and porn star Brandi Maxxxxto discuss whether a painting featuring Lesl...
Season 4
Throughout Season 4, Perd provides commentary on the race for city council.
Perd is the recurring character with the most appearances, he has thirty-two appearances with two more than Mark Brendanawicz.
Aug 21, 2023 · Local news broadcaster Perd Hapley (Jay Jackson) is quite simply a TV icon. Blessed with a very distinct vocal style (that the Parks and Rec fandom Wiki accurately categorizes as...
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- He always provided concrete evidence and stats.
- He brought us The Perdples Court.
- He didn't need a microphone because we heard him loud and clear.
- He helped us understand Obamacare.
Mar 30, 2015 · Perd Hapley might just be one of the greatest ever TV newscasters, fictional or otherwise. Those familiar with the brilliant Parks and Rec will recognize Jay Jackson from the show and his hilarious news spot: Ya’ Heard With Perd, which regularly featured Amy Poehler’s Leslie Knope as a guest.
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Jay Jackson plays the hilariously odd newscaster on NBC's Parks and Recreation. But before he was a fake anchor, Jackson spent 22 years as a real TV reporter — and he became an actor by...
