Leslie Knope
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Sep 11, 2026
IanHOST
Which is the best present possible.
DaveHOST
[laughs] I w- I w- my goal is to achieve Leslie Knope gifty, uh, giving status with you, my personal Ron Swanson.
DaveHOST
Yeah.
IanHOST
Thank you.
Andy GreenwaldHOST
And one of them is that Domhnall Gleeson's character as the star doesn't work, doesn't fully make sense.
Andy GreenwaldHOST
In the first season he's sort of, they were trying to find that sweet spot between, um, like they did with Leslie Knope where it's like in the first episode everyone hates him 'cause he's annoying and extreme, and then they're like but they also secretly love him 'cause he works harder than everyone else.
Chris RyanHOST
Sure.
Andy GreenwaldHOST
But also he's kind of a snakey weirdo, and they can't decide where to land on that, and so then the axis spins towards your beloved Esmeralda.
Holly ConstantHOST
Yeah.
Madi HockadayHOST
This is very not Leslie of you, but I am so with you that they're awesome.
Holly ConstantHOST
If Leslie liked libraries, this would be her for sure.
Holly ConstantHOST
Yes.
Holly ConstantHOST
I'm very glad that I didn't bring my mic stand.
6 MINS LATER
Holly ConstantHOST
yeah kind of thing I know yeah well anyhow so great job to the writing and directing team on this one and for Craig this will be his last credit as well because of course we're almost to the finale so of course you know these are these people's last times you know getting that credit but that's amazing so here we go okay I'm ready for a summary
Madi HockadayHOST
all right Mayor Gunderson has passed away, and it's Ben's job to find his replacement, bringing us back to a lot of familiar faces.
Madi HockadayHOST
In an attempt to boost morale with everyone leaving Pawnee, Leslie helps Tom propose to Lucy, and Donna helps Ron mourn the loss of his barber.
Edwin JanesHOST
Or somewhere in between.
Edwin JanesHOST
But I do like Ned more as principled weirdo a la Leslie Knope.
Edwin JanesHOST
You know, rather than like a gym kind of character, you know?
Alex WardHOST
Yeah, he feels caught in between these things.
Edwin JanesHOST
Like, I think...
Edwin JanesHOST
But at the same time, I kind of also get that if you dial up his eccentricities too much, then it might feel like Leslie Knope.
Edwin JanesHOST
And with Leslie Knope, they had to underscore it in season three with, actually, she's really competent.
Edwin JanesHOST
She's a very unique person, but she really gets the job done in these things.
TJ DaweHOST
First, these are ones that we have talked about on different episodes of the podcast.
TJ DaweHOST
So there's Leslie Knope, Amy Poehler's character on Parks and Rec.
TJ DaweHOST
There's Sister Mary Helen Prejean, Susan Sarandon in Dead Man Walking.
TJ DaweHOST
There's Pepper Potts, Gwyneth Paltrow's character in the MCU.
Mike SteeleHOST
Pajama tracksuits.
Mike SteeleHOST
I think that, what's her name? Leslie Knope.
Mike SteeleHOST
What's
Jim ScampoliHOST
the actress's name?
Joel MillerHOST
All right, Ted Lasso, Samwise Gamgee, Molly Weasley, and Leslie Knope.
Joel MillerHOST
These are four people with nothing in common, except they do have one thing in common.
Joel MillerHOST
They're all givers.
Sam FragosoHOST
Mm.
Sam FragosoHOST
And at the tail end of that run, season seven, Leslie and Ron, as the show is coming to a close, their lives have diverged.
Sam FragosoHOST
They've moved to different places.
Sam FragosoHOST
And, uh, I wanna sit with a scene between you and Amy Poehler.
Amy PoehlerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
God, why didn't I see that? Ron, I am so sorry.
Amy PoehlerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I should have been a better friend to you.
Nick OffermanGUEST
Honestly, Leslie, it's fine.
Nick OffermanGUEST
It was a punctuation mark on a sentence that had already been written.
LunchboxHOST
Good one.
Bobby BonesHOST
Amy, which comedian starred in Parks and Rec as Leslie Knope?
Amy BrownHOST
Amy Poehler.
Bobby BonesHOST
Correct.
Mel BarrettHOST
like
Rebecca LavoieHOST
Jerry Gergich on, what's that show with Leslie Knope? Parks and Rec?
Mel BarrettHOST
Yeah.
Rebecca LavoieHOST
Jerry.
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