Telethon 

Leslie struggles to stay awake and fill the overnight hours at a local telethon when Tom and celebrity guest Detlef Schrempf are sidetracked at a nightclub, and the answer to her problems could be a surprise marriage proposal.

Director:

Troy Miller

Writers:

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

Stars:

Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Paul Schneider

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
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
Andy Milder	...	Freddy
Jim O'Heir	...	Jerry Gergich
Retta	...	Donna Meagle
Mo Collins	...	Joan Callamezzo
Jim Meskimen	...	Martin Housely
Detlef Schrempf	...	Detlef Schrempf
Kirk Fox	...	Joe
Jay Jackson	...	Perd Hapley

Storyline

Leslie hosts a late-night shift for a local telethon, and lands former Indiana Pacer Detlef Schrempf as a celebrity guest. Meanwhile, Mark has big plans for his relationship with Ann.

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Plot Keywords:

singing in a car | reference to detlef schrempf | telethon | nba player | detlef schrempf character | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Andy Dwyer's (Chris Pratt) band Mouse Rat plays their original song "Sex Hair" during the telethon. Andy first mentioned writing this new song earlier in the season episode "Parks and Recreation: Galentine's Day (2010)".

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Goofs

The phone number for the telethon is 1-800-PAWNEE, which is one digit short of being a real telephone number.

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Quotes

[stalling for time during telethon]
Leslie Knope: Okay, my second favorite episode? Monica's making dinner, and Joey is mad at Chandler because Chandler made out with his girlfriend. So Joey says, "Get in the box." Oh, I forgot to tell you: there's a box. Oh, and it's Thanksgiving Day, so they get ready to eat. What is Ross and Rachel doing? Oh, they're fighting. So Ross, Rachel, Joey, Chandler, Monica, and Phoebe are all together, although is Phoebe there?
[long pause]
Leslie Knope: Yes, so...

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Connections

References Friends (1994)

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Soundtracks

Turn My Swag On
(uncredited)
Written by Soulja Boy
Performed by Soulja Boy

User Reviews

Arguably the best episode of Season 2

"Telethon" is an insane episode that is completely bonkers in all the best ways possible. Written by Amy Poehler, it is jammed packed with so many great moments and scenes, I could probably list at least 10 right now...

1. A puppy licking Ron's mustache. 2. "No! It's Jerry's sex night. That ruins sex and tonight." 3. Even My Tongue is Fat: The Story of Pawnee. 4. Clipboard mouth. 5. Tom getting drunk with Detlef Schrempf. "He had two beers. Light beers." 6. Mouse Rat performing "Sex Hair" 7. Ron sleep fighting. "Wow, must be terrible." Only when I'm losing" 8. Ron re-caning an old chair. "God, he's actually losing money." 9. "Hey, Leslie. It's Leslie. Hang in there. I love you. Bye." 10. Perd doing the worm.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deedle-Dee Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, Fremulon

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1