Bus Tour
"Bus Tour" is the twenty-first episode of the fourth season of the American comedy television series ''Parks and Recreation'', and the 67th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on May 3, 2012. In the episode, Leslie's ( Amy Poehler) campaign drives around Pawnee to stir up support as the election nears, but it goes awry when Nick Newport Sr., the father of her opponent, Bobby Newport ( Paul Rudd), dies. Plot Thanks to her strong performance in the debate, Leslie ( Amy Poehler) is only two points behind Bobby Newport ( Paul Rudd) in the city council race. Leslie and her staff board a campaign bus to go around Pawnee and campaign hard in the final stretch, with a depressed Chris ( Rob Lowe) asking to do much of the busy work to distract himself. Vans rented to chauffeur elderly Leslie voters to the polls are suddenly no longer available, so Tom ( Aziz Ansari), Ron (Nick Offerman), and Donna ( Retta) head to the rental company to invest ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Parks And Recreation
''Parks and Recreation'' (also known as ''Parks and Rec'') is an American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009, to February 24, 2015, for 125 episodes, over seven seasons. A special reunion episode aired on April 30, 2020. The series stars Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, a perky, mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks Department of Pawnee, a fictional town in Indiana. The ensemble and supporting cast features Rashida Jones as Ann Perkins, Paul Schneider as Mark Brendanawicz, Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford, Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson, Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate, Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt, Rob Lowe as Chris Traeger, Jim O'Heir as Garry "Jerry" Gergich, Retta as Donna Meagle, and Billy Eichner as Craig Middlebrooks. The writers researched local California politics for the series and consulted with urban planners and elected officials. Leslie Knope unde ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aziz Ansari
Aziz Ismail Ansari (; born February 23, 1983) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for his role as Tom Haverford on the NBC series ''Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015) and as creator and star of the Netflix series ''Master of None'' (2015–) for which he won several acting and writing awards, including two Emmys and a Golden Globe, which was the first award received by an Indian American and Asian American actor for acting on television. Ansari began performing comedy in New York City, while a student at NYU Stern in 2000. He later co-created and starred in the MTV sketch comedy show ''Human Giant'', after which he had acting roles in a number of feature films. From 2009 to 2015, Ansari gained prominence for his role as Tom Haverford in the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation''. In 2015, Ansari co-created, and starred in the first two seasons of Netflix's critically acclaimed series ''Master of None'' which he also served as a writer and director. As a stand ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The A
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kirk Fox
Kirk Fox (born August 26, 1969) is an American actor, screenwriter, and stand-up comedian. Career Television Fox played Sewage Joe on ''Parks and Recreation'' and was a regular on Nickelodeon's ''How to Rock'' as Mr. March. Other credits include ''Community'' on NBC, '' Who Gets the Last Laugh?'' on TBS, ''Reservation Dogs'' on FX/Hulu, and ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' on Fox. From 2013 to May 2014, Fox hosted CBS TV Distribution's syndicated daytime talk show '' The Test''. Web series In 2009, Fox and Owen Benjamin starred in '' Heckle U''. In 2012 and 2013, Fox starred as Melinda Hill's suitor in the first and ninth episodes of ''Romantic Encounters''. Stand-up comedy In 2005, Fox co-wrote and co-starred in the comedy ''Tennis Anyone?'' with Donal Logue. On August 11, 2006, he made his television standup debut on Comedy Central's ''Live at Gotham'' and in 2007 received the Jury Prize for best standup at the '' HBO Comedy Festival'' in Aspen, Colorado. In March 2008 he was fe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aubrey Plaza
Aubrey Christina Plaza (born June 26, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She began her career performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. She starred as April Ludgate on the NBC sitcom '' Parks and Recreation'' from 2009–2015, and featured in the FX drama series ''Legion'' (2017–2019). In 2022, she starred in the second season of the HBO anthology series ''The White Lotus'', for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination. Plaza had her first leading film role in ''Safety Not Guaranteed'' (2012). She also appeared in the films ''Mystery Team'' (2009), ''Funny People'' (2009), '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' (2010), ''The To Do List'' (2013), '' Life After Beth'' (2014), ''Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates'' (2016), '' Child's Play'' (2019), and ''Happiest Season'' (2020). Plaza has produced and starred in the films '' The Little Hours'' (2017), ''Ingrid Goes West'' (2017), ''Black Bear'' (2020), and '' Emily th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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April Ludgate
April Roberta Ludgate-Dwyer, née Ludgate, (portrayed by Aubrey Plaza) is a fictional character in the NBC comedy ''Parks and Recreation''. She is first seen as an apathetic college student working as an intern in the Pawnee Department of Parks and Recreation, before being hired as Ron Swanson's assistant. She later becomes the Deputy Director of Animal Control. April, along with Plaza's performance, garnered universal acclaim and has gained popularity for her goth-like behavior and deadpan-style comedy. Background April Ludgate is a college student who starts out working as an intern in the Pawnee parks and recreation department. She speaks in a blasé, deadpan manner, and appears bored by everything and everyone. She lives with her parents, Larry (John Ellison Conlee) and Rita (Terri Hoyos), who, in direct contrast to their daughter, are warm and friendly. April is of English and Puerto Rican descent, which she says explains her "lively and colorful" personality, and is fluent ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Adam Scott (actor)
Adam Paul Scott (born April 3, 1973) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and podcaster. He is known for his role as Ben Wyatt in the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation'' for which he was twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. He has also appeared as Derek Huff in the film '' Step Brothers'', Johnny Meyer in '' The Aviator'', Henry Pollard in the Starz sitcom ''Party Down'', Ed Mackenzie in the HBO series '' Big Little Lies'', and Trevor in the NBC series ''The Good Place''. In 2022, he began starring in the Apple TV+ psychological drama series ''Severance'', for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Early life Scott was born in Santa Cruz, California, to Anne ( Quartararo) and Simon Dougald Scott, both of whom are retired teachers. He is of one quarter Sicilian descent, on his mother's side. He has two older siblings, Shannon and David. He graduated from Harbo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ben Wyatt (Parks And Recreation)
Benjamin "Ben" Wyatt KBE is a fictional character portrayed by Adam Scott in the TV series ''Parks and Recreation''. The character is introduced in the final two episodes of season two, before being added to the main cast in season three. Ben is initially a state auditor who comes to Pawnee with Chris Traeger to evaluate the town's funds at the end of the second season. He began dating Leslie Knope in the season 3 episode "Road Trip" and married her in the season 5 episode "Leslie and Ben". In the season 7 episode "2017", Ben was named Pawnee's Man of the Year for 2017. In the season finale, it is implied that either he or Leslie eventually became the President of the United States; Leslie taking office would make him the First Gentleman. Character biography Ben is from Partridge, Minnesota. When he was 18, he ran for mayor and won on the strength of, in his words, "anti-establishment voter rebellion." However, being so inexperienced, he quickly ran the town's finances into the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chris Pratt
Christopher Michael Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for playing Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom '' Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015). He also appeared in The WB drama series ''Everwood'' (2002–2006) and had supporting roles in the films '' Wanted'' (2008), ''Jennifer's Body'' (2009), '' Moneyball'' (2011), ''Zero Dark Thirty'' (2012), and ''Her'' (2013). Pratt established himself as a Hollywood leading man by starring in two lucrative film series. He played Star-Lord in superhero films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' (2017), '' Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018), and '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019). He has also starred as Owen Grady in the action adventure film '' Jurassic World'' (2015), and its sequels '' Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'' (2018) and '' Jurassic World Dominion'' (2022). Pratt's other starring roles were in ''The Magnificent Seven'' (201 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andy Dwyer
Andrew Maxwell Dwyer KBE () is a fictional character in the NBC comedy ''Parks and Recreation'' portrayed by Chris Pratt. Originally meant to be a temporary character, Andy was so likable that producers asked Pratt back as a series regular. He appears in the first season as Ann Perkins' (Rashida Jones) unemployed, slacker boyfriend, then takes a job as a shoe-shiner at Pawnee City Hall in the second season. Andy eventually marries April Ludgate ( Aubrey Plaza) and is later promoted to Leslie Knope's (Amy Poehler) assistant. Pratt was credited as a guest star for the first season, despite appearing in every episode; he is part of the main cast for every season after season one. Andy is one of the few starring characters not to appear in every episode, as he was absent for a multi-episode arc in season six while Pratt was filming ''Guardians of the Galaxy''. He also did not appear in the season 2 episode " Practice Date." Character overview Pratt summarized Andy Dwyer as " ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Retta
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