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Buy Parks and Recreation — Season 3 on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. Parks and Recreation 's cast finally feels complete with the delightful additions of Rob Lowe and Adam Scott in a romantic ...
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The first episode of Parks and Recreation's third season was...
- 3. Time Capsule
Leslie plans to bury a time capsule that summarizes life in...
- 5. Media Blitz
Leslie, Tom and Ben try to spread the word about the Harvest...
- 2. Flu Season
Leslie comes down with the flu while planning the local...
- 9. Andy and April's Fancy Party
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- 8. Camping
Leslie takes the department on a camping trip to brainstorm...
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"Go Big or Go Home""Flu Season""Time Capsule""Ron & Tammy: Part 2"Leslie Knope decides to bring back the defunct Pawnee Harvest Festival, the success or failure of which will determine the financial future of the department. After weeks of planning, the festival becomes a tremendous success through Leslie's efforts. Ann Perkins and Chris Traeger briefly date, but they break up after he returns to his old job in I...
Cast
Almost the entire original cast from season two returned for the third season, including Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Pratt. The only permanent cast member not to return was Paul Schneider, who previously played city planner Mark Brendanawicz. Schneider departed from the series to focus on his film career. Jim O'Heir and Retta, who made regular appearances as parks employees Jerry Gergich and Donna Meagle during the first two seasons, were con...
Filming
Toward the end of production on the second season, lead actor Amy Poehler became pregnant and the producers of the show were forced to go into production on season three early and film an additional six episodes to accommodate not only Poehler's pregnancy, but also a projected September 2010 air date. Amy Poehler said the cast was "a little fried" by the intense shooting schedule, but that the addition of Adam Scott and Rob Lowe to the cast provided an energy boost. Since Poehler was six mont...
Writing
The financial difficulties Pawnee experiences during the third season were reflective of the financial crisis facing the nation and much of the world when the episodes were produced. The idea of state auditors visiting Pawnee, and the subsequent government shutdown, were inspired by news reports at the time of a number of states that were considering a shut down of schools, parks and other services due to the global recession. Amy Poehler described one of the early themes of the season as Les...
Broadcast
While Parks and Recreation previously aired on 8:30 p.m. EST on Thursdays, the third season marked its debut in a 9:30 p.m. Thursday timeslot effective January 20, 2011, airing between the two popular series The Office and 30 Rock. Poehler said of the time-slot, "The Officeis such an amazing show and to be behind it is an honor." The Parks producers hoped the Office lead-in would bring new viewers, and so the season premiere "Go Big and Go Home" included an introductory sequence that describe...
Reviews
Parks and Recreation continued to receive critical acclaim, as it did during the second season. The show was featured on the February 11 cover of Entertainment Weekly, where it was called "the smartest comedy on TV" and which included the article "The 101 Reasons We Love Parks and Recreation". James Poniewozik of Time magazine called it "a fabulous season – the best thing on TV in 2011 so far". Maureen Ryan of TV Squad called it one of the ten best shows of 2011, and said the season saw major...
Ratings
Despite the critical success, the third season of Parks and Recreation continued to suffer in the Nielsen ratings, just as it had during the second season. The average viewership for the 16 episodes of season three were 4.75 million household viewers, a slight increase over season two's 4.68 million average, but lower than season one's average of 5.45 million households. Michael Schur partially attributed the continually low viewership to a decline in ratings for NBC in general, as well as ch...
season 3. The third season of Parks and Recreation originally aired in the United States on the NBC television network between January 20 and May 19, 2011. Like the previous seasons, it focuses on Leslie Knope ( Amy Poehler) and her staff at the parks and recreation department of the fictional Indiana town of Pawnee.
- United States
- January 20 –, May 19, 2011
- 16
- NBC
Parks and Recreation: Created by Greg Daniels, Michael Schur. With Amy Poehler, Aubrey Plaza, Nick Offerman, Jim O'Heir. The absurd antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place.
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Jun 1, 2011 · But with Ben coming in and, perhaps, being "the one," Leslie had to figure out a way to come to terms with her wants and desires outside of local government. In doing so, the outcome was magical.
April 30, 2020. ( 2020-04-30) (special) Parks and Recreation (also known as Parks and Rec) is an American political satire mockumentary television sitcom created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. It is a similar to the educational wildlife television series Animal Atlas, and a spin-off of Zoo Clues. The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009 ...
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