• the day the Parks and Recreation episode "Canvassing" aired on NBC, it captured almost one million viewers more than its direct ABC time-slot competitor, Samantha Who?

Facts on topics related to Canvassing (Parks and Recreation)

Pilot (Parks and Recreation)

• a focus group report heavily critical of the "Pilot" episode of the NBC show Parks and Recreation was leaked to the media one month before the show aired?

Parks and Recreation (season 1)

• Andy Dwyer, a character in the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation, was only to appear in the first season, but was made a regular cast member because the producers liked actor Chris Pratt?
• although the first season of the NBC series Parks and Recreation was critically panned, it was considered one of the best comedies of the year during its second season?
• before the first season of the NBC series Parks and Recreation even aired, critics thought it would fail due to early reports of poor test screenings?

Parks and Recreation (season 2)

• although the first season of the NBC series Parks and Recreation was critically panned, it was considered one of the best comedies of the year during its second season?

Parks and Recreation

• "94 Meetings", an episode of NBC's comedy Parks and Recreation, featured the return of several actors who had previously appeared in the series, such as Alison Becker and Susan Yeagley?
• "Christmas Scandal", an episode of NBC's comedy series Parks and Recreation, marked the last in a string of guest performances by stand-up comedian Louis C.K.?
• "Greg Pikitis", an episode of NBC's comedy series Parks and Recreation, featured actress Rashida Jones dressed as Raggedy Ann?
• "Kaboom", an episode of NBC's Parks and Recreation, featured the real-life charity KaBOOM! as part of a multi-network television campaign to spotlight volunteerism?
• "Leslie's House", an episode of the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation, features references to Wikipedia, Nirvana, Montell Jordan and the Iran–Contra affair?
• "Pawnee Zoo", an episode of the American television comedy Parks and Recreation, features a fictional same-sex marriage between two penguins?
• "Ron and Tammy", an episode of NBC's Parks and Recreation, features comedienne Megan Mullally playing the ex-wife of a character played by her real-life husband, Nick Offerman?
• "Telethon" was the first episode of the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation to be written by star Amy Poehler?
• Aziz Ansari's performance as Tom Haverford was considered one of the strongest elements of the first season of the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation?
• Nick Offerman, who plays Ron Swanson on the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation, has received significant praise and been called the show's "secret weapon"?

Ron Swanson

• Nick Offerman, who plays Ron Swanson on the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation, has received significant praise and been called the show's "secret weapon"?
• Ron Swanson builds a harp in the Parks and Recreation episode "Sweetums", which was inspired by actor Nick Offerman's real-life carpentry skills?

Mark Brendanawicz

• actor Paul Schneider initially felt insecure about playing Mark Brendanawicz on the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation because he was unsure about the motivations of the character?