Leslie Knope and company will be making a star-studded return to the small screen on April 30 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and Subaru’s along for the ride.
The special “Parks and Recreation” episode will feature key members of the show’s cast and take place in the present day. It will center around Leslie Knope (Amy Peohler) attempting to keep in touch with her friends, played by Rashida Jones, Chris Pratt, Nick Offerman, Rob Lowe, Aziz Ansari, Adam Scott, Aubrey Plaza, Jim O’Heir, and Retta. A release said that, “special guest stars from the Pawnee universe may pop in”.
Fingers crossed.
The episode will help raise money for Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund, which is providing assistance to food banks across the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier this month, Subaru announced that it had partnered with Feeding America to provide 50 million meals to those in need.
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“Parks and Recreation” creator Mike Schur said in a statement, “Like a lot of other people, we were looking for ways to help, and felt that bringing these characters back for a night could raise some money. I sent a hopeful email to the cast and they all got back to me within 45 minutes. Our old ‘Parks and Rec‘ team has put together one more 30-minute slice of (quarantined) Pawnee life and we hope everyone enjoys it. And donates!”
Subaru will be matching donations made to Feeding America during the event. “We at Subaru of America are constantly committed to supporting and strengthening our communities,” said Jack Kelly, National Integrated Media Manager, Marketing, Subaru of America, Inc. “In addition to matching donations to Feeding America generated from the ‘Parks and Recreation’ reunion special, we are also working with the hunger relief organization to help provide 50 million meals to communities nationwide hardest hit by COVID-19.”
Subaru frequently notes its commitment to both parks and recreation in its advertisements. This year, the automaker rolled out a spot featuring the redesigned 2020 Subaru Outback and America’s National Parks.
During the program, Subaru will feature its “Never Been More True” ad during commercial breaks. The spot focuses on Subaru’s commitment to Feeding America.
Fans of “Parks and Recreation” will remember that the final episode, titled “One Last Ride”, which aired in 2017, featured a look into the future. That future had Tom Haverford (Ansari) married to Lucy (Natalie Morales) married but losing it all in an economic recession after expanding the Tom’s Bistro empire. By 2019 he is a best-selling author and motivational speaker.
Craig Middelbrooks, the mouthy waiter at Tom’s Bistro played by Billy Eichner has met Typhoon Montalban (Rodney To), Donna Meagle and Ron Swanson’s former hairdresser, and married him.
The 2020 date for the special episode means that Andy Dwyer (Chris Pratt) and his wife April Ludgate (Plaza) have not yet had children. Jean-Ralphio (Ben Schwartz) has not yet faked his death and Swanson (Offerman) is still working at the Very Good Building Company.
Check out a preview of the episode here:
Leslie and Ron Catch Up While Social Distancing – A Parks and Recreation Special
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