Freddy Spaghetti 

The government is shut down and the parks are closed, but Leslie tries to skirt the rules to hold a children's concert in the vacant lot. Meanwhile, will April's jealousy of Ann keep her from getting together with Andy?

Director:

Jason Woliner

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
Rob Lowe	...	Chris Traeger
Adam Scott	...	Ben Wyatt
Natalie Morales	...	Lucy
Jim O'Heir	...	Jerry Gergich
Retta	...	Donna Meagle
Jama Williamson	...	Wendy
Brian McCann	...	Freddy Spaghetti
Julia Silverman	...	Florence

Storyline

When Ben prevents Leslie from holding a children's concert, she takes matters into her own hands. Mark makes some big decisions about his life, and Andy gets some unexpected romantic attention.

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Plot Keywords:

food in episode title | season finale | character name in episode title | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Andy's two main outfits throughout the show include his second outfit, which is a shirt and tie, (which he would start wearing during the fourth season after becoming Leslie's assistant) and his main outfit is a flannel shirt, cargo pants and his trademark Gray sneakers, which he wears in his downtime; the latter outfit corresponds with his early ambition to be a full time rock singer, as flannel shirts are greatly worn and favored by many rock singers. He wears his trademark Gray sneakers in every episode except the season two finale. (in which he wears brown steel toed boots) He even wears his Gray sneakers at formal events, as revealed in the show.

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Goofs

When Chris Traeger is jogging through the hospital and runs into Ann, he takes off his ear buds and puts them around his neck onto his shoulders. In the next shot, his ear buds are completely off his shoulders and neck, hanging off his neck strap on his back.

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Quotes

Ron Swanson: I am an official member of a task force dedicated to slashing the city budget. Just saying that gave me a semi.

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Connections

References The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)

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Soundtracks

If You're Happy and You Know It
(uncredited)
Performed by Brian McCann and Amy Poehler

User Reviews

A satisfying conclusion to a much improved second season

So we have made it to the end of Season 2. What a long, but entertaining journey it has been. With Season 2, the writers were given the opportunity of having a full season to help build upon the much shorter Season 1. They found the right tone, the writing became much stronger, and the characters really came into their own. I think the biggest improvement is how the characters developed and some even changed drastically from how they were depicted in Season 1. A good example is main protagonist, Leslie Knope, who acted very air-headed and foolish in the first season, but has become a much more intelligent and dedicated government employee. Even though they made her more smart, she became funnier as a character. The writers used traits like how caring and hard-working she is in comedic ways.

"Freddy Spaghetti" is a pretty funny episode in its own right, but what it does best is provide closure for a lot of on-going storylines that ran throughout the season. We see April and Andy's "will-they wont-they" storyline reach its conclusion. Tom's new relationship with Lucy is beginning to heat up. And conflict between Leslie and the new state auditors are reaching a boiling point as the Pawene government has temporarily been shut down. My favorite moments in all the "government shutting down debacle", are Ron' child-like glee over the entire situation. Also his gun-fire ring tone is amazing!

Season 2 as a whole is a major improvement over Season 1. I mean, when you have a season that is literally 18 episodes longer, it is bound to be an improvement. With that being said, I think the show really came into its own and has proven to be extremely original and fresh, unlike most other live-action sitcoms. Parks and Recreation is almost like a live-action version of The Simpsons. It has that perfect combination of funny and sweet, and takes place in a town that is almost like a character in its own right. We have seen the show blossom into all this in just Season 2 alone, and things get even more funny and the show expands to even more heights in the next seasons. The third and fourth seasons are in my opinion, the best seasons in the entire series, so if you thought season 2 was great, just wait until you see what's next.

My overall rating for Season 2:

8.8/10

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 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