Season 5 premiere baby! We're going to DC! Join me (Holly) as I take us through new camera operators for this season, where scenes in DC were shot and more commentary about how Ron can't just kill a pig in front of kids. Love that we get to see some history from Washington (why is it called a National Mall, why does the color of the Washington Monument change?, what Smithsonian were they even at?) and that we get to see Chris be a fair, appropriate leader to Ron. :)
Oh side note, I go live on Insta halfway through, so that'll be fun to hear.

PLUS we get an amazing voice memo with behind-the-scenes juicy details from Ben Zelevansky who played Ranger Patrick in Ramsett Park!!! #rangerpatrickheads
He also has roles in Modern Family and Brooklynn 99 for those in the comedy universe and does a ton of wonderful self-produced projects.
You will not want to miss what he has to say (Rob Lowe actually sweats what?!) Please check out his website and follow him on Instagram so you can check out all the amazing projects he has coming up!

https://www.benzelevansky.com/
https://www.instagram.com/benzelevansky/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2298389/


Thank you to Madi for sending in a wonderful summary and notes (with baby Hockaday in tow) <3
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CITY COUNCIL B*TCHES! ...Jerry didn't vote.
It's all coming to a close, and yet it's all beginning! Aubyn Philabaum, who plays Dana the bartender, joins us by sending in an amazing voice memo! Thank you for sending this to us after a 12 hour day on set in line for your burrito, you deserve it! (Check out Aubyn's work including a new movie below!!) Amazing stories to hear of Nick Offerman remembering you and more!

Also, let's bask in the glory that is Leslie's speech (shouts to Ben for writing and shouts to Leslie for adding on). We need to hear this right now. Full circle sliding her picture into the boys club that is no longer just a boys club. 🤩

PS We get SO close to not Ann and Tom being officially over, but... the tag did not save us.

Other fun facts/tidbits:
-Dave Matthews is from South Africa and he formed Dave Matthews Band in Charlottesville where I'm from? What?!
- Donna is incredible at her job - not enough credit is given, she's literally saved the office so many times
- Those extras in the Leslie speech moment were incredible
- Nostrathomas is so not a Tom line - that's a definite Mike Schur Harvard guy line. Listen to hear who Nostradamus is if you don't already know. :)

Aubyn (Dana):
Aubyn's Instagram!
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3849371/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t20
Kate Hugo Diamond Detective Movie!

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Welcome back Madi!!!! And welcome back Park Pals to the SEASON FINALE!!!! I'm calling this the Deleted Scenes extravaganza because there were so many juicy cut moments! (Ron bringing his own whiskey and taking a shrimp plate, a lot of amazing guest stars, why Chris thinks it's okay to ask Ann if he can sleep with Jen again - gross)

First, we catch up a bit with Madi going over some motherhood moments, then dive deep with an exciting promo from back when this originally aired (almost to the exact date) - this aired on May 10, 2012 and we recorded May 11, 2024! 🤯🤯🤯

Then we talk to Randy Kovitz, who played Terrence the voting commissioner! Please follow him below! He told us INCREDIBLE stories about jumping on a plane with a fast turnaround time, how he learned his lines on the plane (classic) and how he has his wonderful wife to thank for convincing him plus his puppeteer friend who let him stay with him in LA. Amazing. He also teaches at Carnegie Mellon!

Then we get an email from Burly (PLEASE follow him and his show Grip and Electric below! It's SO GOOD) who shares some BTS details of the day on set! I also get a deleted scene where Burly is rocking his Knope 2012 campaign shirt (I'll post the photo on Insta) Thank you Burly, you always send the BEST emails and congrats on Ford v Ferrari!

Then we learn about the butterfly ballot and how it was inspired by a true story between the Bush/Gore election and how there really was a porn star elected to the Italian parliament, so Brandi Maxxxxx you can still win someday! (and you will 😉)

Burly's show called Grip and Electric!

Randy Kovitz- IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0468414/

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