5 Heartwarming Moments from Parks and Recreation’s Reunion

As we begin to adjust to remote-themed TV episodes, like the eeriness of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver without a studio audience, you likely swing from being comfortable with this new normal to feeling depressed that this is the new normal at all. Not a second too soon comes the most heartwarming reunion fans could want: A Parks and Recreation Special. The episode was written by show creator Michael Schur, having recently completed another memorable comedy, The Good Place. The full cast returns with Leslie Knope, Ron Swanson, Tom Haverford, Ann Perkins, April Ludgate, Andy Dwyer, Ben Wyatt, Chris Traeger, Donna Meagle, and Garry Gergich for a scripted episode that takes place in present-day with the characters we came to love by the time Parks and Recreation ended in 2015 (can you believe it’s been 5 years?). Not to bury the lead, A Parks and Recreation Special can be streamed on the NBC app, Hulu, Peacock, and YouTube. It takes place as the characters are in their respective quarantines, communicating through a Skype-like app called Gryzzl thanks to Leslie’s insistence they establish a “phone tree” so each person is checked in on daily. If you haven’t yet, take a break for some not-so-distant nostalgia. The episode was created to raise funds for Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund, which helps food banks to secure the resources they need to serve the most vulnerable members of the country. In the spirit of Leslie Knope and do-gooders everywhere, consider going to w…