The Reporter 

Leslie gets a newspaper reporter to do a story about her and the park idea, but becomes upset when she finds out that the reporter slept with Mark.

Director:

Jeffrey Blitz

Writers:

Greg Daniels (created by), Michael Schur (created by)

Stars:

Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Paul Schneider

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Amy Poehler	...	Leslie Knope
Rashida Jones	...	Ann Perkins
Paul Schneider	...	Mark Brendanawicz
Aziz Ansari	...	Tom Haverford
Nick Offerman	...	Ron Swanson
Aubrey Plaza	...	April Ludgate
Chris Pratt	...	Andy Dwyer
Alison Becker	...	Shauna Malwae-Tweep
Steve Zissis	...	Michael
Jim O'Heir	...	Jerry Gergich
Retta	...	Donna Meagle

Storyline

Leslie gets a newspaper reporter to do a story about her and the park idea, but becomes upset when she finds out that the reporter slept with Mark.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

First appearance of Shauna Malwae-Tweep

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Goofs

Near the end of the episode, Leslie is typing on her computer. Before Leslie and Mark high-five, there is one line of words typed on the screen, and as Mark is leaving there are two lines of words.

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Quotes

Ron Swanson: He doesn't do a lot of work around here.
Ron Swanson: He shows zero initiative, he's not a team player, he's never one to go that extra mile.
Ron Swanson: Tom is exactly what I'm looking for in a government employee.

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Connections

References Tommy Boy (1995)

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Soundtracks

Parks and Recreation Main Theme
Composed by Gaby Moreno and Vincent Jones

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 April 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deedle-Dee Productions, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1