Parks and Recreation ended its seven-season run last night, and the series finale was as emotional as fans expected it to be.
Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) and the Pawnee parks department all move on to fulfill their destinies: Donna (Retta) becomes a real estate mogul based in Seattle; Craig (Billy Eichner) becomes a singer at Tom’s bistro and marries Typhoon; Jerry (Jim O’Heir) serves 10 terms as mayor of Pawnee and dies on his 100th birthday; Andy and April (Chris Pratt and Aubrey Plaza) settle down in D.C. with two babies; Jean Ralphio fakes his own death for the insurance money; Tom (Aziz Ansari) marries Lucy and becomes a successful self-help author after losing all his money; Ron (Nick Offerman) runs Pawnee National Park; finally, Leslie and Congressman Ben (Adam Scott) are BFFs with the Biden family, and one of them may or may not be the President of the United States.
And it’s time for you to move on, too. Say a final goodbye to the best cast on TV by reminiscing on the five series finale moments that left you crying hysterically. Face it, you need to let it all out at least one more time.
Ron and Leslie’s Bonding Moment
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Ben Reunites the Pawnee Gang for Leslie
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Ann’s Return
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April and Andy Finally Have a Kid
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Leslie’s Final Pep Talk
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When we worked here together, we fought, scratched, and clawed to make people’s lives a tiny bit better. That’s what public service is all about: small, incremental change every day. Teddy Roosevelt once said ‘Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is a chance to work hard at work worth doing.’ And I would add that what makes work worth doing is getting to do it with people that you love. I started my career more than thirty years ago in the Parks and Recreation department right here in Pawnee, Indiana. I had a lot of different jobs, including two terms as your governor. And soon, a new, unknown challenge awaits me which to me, even now, is thrilling because I love the work. Not to say that public service isn’t sexy because it definitely is, but that’s not why we do it. We do it because we get the chance to work hard at work worth doing, alongside a team of people who we love. So I thank those people who walked with me and I thank you for this honor. Now, go find your team and get to work.
Bonus: This end-credits dedication to Parks and Recreation’s beloved late writer Harris Wittels.
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