The Pawnee-Eagleton Tip Off Classic 

Leslie gloats instead of trying to help when she learns of Eagleton's budget crisis, Ron tries to get himself off the grid, and Ann takes April on a road trip to Bloomington.

Director:

Nicole Holofcener

Writers:

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

Stars:

Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Amy Poehler	...	Leslie Knope
Rashida Jones	...	Ann Perkins
Aziz Ansari	...	Tom Haverford
Nick Offerman	...	Ron Swanson
Aubrey Plaza	...	April Ludgate
Chris Pratt	...	Andy Dwyer (credit only)
Adam Scott	...	Ben Wyatt
Rob Lowe	...	Chris Traeger
Jim O'Heir	...	Jerry Gergich (credit only)
Retta	...	Donna Meagle
Lucy Lawless	...	Diane Lewis
Kristen Bell	...	Ingrid De Forest
Chris Bosh	...	Chris Bosh
Brent Briscoe	...	JJ
Jeffrey Markle	...	Chance Frenlm

Storyline

The Pawnee-Eagleton Tip Off Classic - Leslie, Ben and Chris visit Eagleton to discuss financial matters with city councilor Ingrid de Forest (guest star Kristen Bell). Meanwhile, Ann takes April to vet school orientation and Ron works to "get off the grid."

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Plot Keywords:

singing in a car | reference to tori amos | reference to mariah carey | high school basketball | road trip | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kristen Bell, who appears in this episode as Ingrid De Forest, stars with occasional Parks and Recreation actor Ben Schwartz (Jean-Ralphio Saperstein) in House of Lies (2012).

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Goofs

Tom sends Donna a Snapchat, but Donna is using a Windows Phone and Windows Phone has never had a Snapchat app. Also, Tom is using a Windows tablet when Ron records his Vine and Windows (desktop) has never had a Vine app.

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Quotes

Ben Wyatt: Hey, you wanted to see me?
Chris Traeger: I did.
[throws calculator at Ben]
Chris Traeger: Think fast!
Ben Wyatt: Oh my god!
[catches calculator]
Ben Wyatt: Hey, Dr. Buttons! I mean, my old calculator; it doesn't have a name.

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Connections

References Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 2013 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deedle-Dee Productions, Fremulon, 3 Arts Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD