![]() ![]() ![]() When Leslie (Amy Poehler) explains at a town meeting that a family concert featuring children's entertainer Freddy Spaghetti (Brian McCann) must be cancelled due to the shutdown, the citizens are outraged. The Pawnee government has shut down due to a budget crisis. "Freddy Spaghetti" and the rest of the second season of Parks and Recreation was released on DVD in the United States on November 30, 2010, which included an extended 26-minute "producer's cut" of the episode. The episode received generally positive reviews, with many commentators calling it a strong ending to an excellent season. "Freddy Spaghetti" was also a turning point in the romantic subplot between Andy and April, who share their first kiss in the episode.Īccording to Nielsen Media Research, "Freddy Spaghetti" was seen by 4.55 million household viewers, a five percent increase in viewership compared to the previous episode, "The Master Plan". The final scene between Mark and Leslie, sitting on a bench together at a lot Leslie hopes to turn into a park, mirrored their scenes together in the first season finale "Rock Show". "Freddy Spaghetti" marked the final performance for Paul Schneider playing Mark Brendanawicz as a regular cast member. ![]() Jama Williamson reprised her recurring guest role as Tom's ex-wife Wendy, and comedian and writer Brian McCann portrayed Freddy Spaghetti. "Freddy Spaghetti" featured the second performances of Adam Scott and Rob Lowe as two state auditors sent to help Pawnee through its budget crisis, as well as the second appearance by Natalie Morales as Tom's girlfriend Lucy. Meanwhile, Andy asks April to be his girlfriend, while Ann tries to cope with her renewed feelings for Andy following her breakup with Mark. In the episode, as Ron helps state auditors make governmental cuts amid a government shutdown, Leslie tries to save a children's concert starring musician Freddy Spaghetti. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on May 20, 2010. I'm going to go grab myself a bacon-wrapped turkey." Freddy Spaghetti" is the second season finale of the American comedy television series Parks and Recreation, and the 30th overall episode of the series. Still, it's one of NBC's (very few) shining stars at the moment and one would think they'd want to bring it back sooner than later. I'm very upset that we won't get to see Season 3 until, well, almost a year from now, but I guess we did have two seasons of Parks in 2009. Alas, the show must go wrong… Also, tt's worth mentioning too…RON'S SHOTGUN RINGTONE! And the Andy-less MouseRat group…RATMOUSE!! There was some fantastic stuff in " Freddy Spaghetti" and I love how much of the comedy works because of previously-established jokes, instituions and characters. Look, we all know these two are great as "friends with potential" and the possibility of them hooking up could ruin that, but I still feel bad that their relationship has hit another stall just because Andy actually likes April so much that he felt the need to be honest with her about his kiss with Ann. And Lucy seems to have the "no frills" straight-forwardness that Ron has. Once again, Ron's sternness and non-flashy alpha-male qualities have seemed to impress one of Tom's women. I wonder, given the final reveal at the end of the episode with Ron and Wendy, if Ron is poised to scoop Lucy away from Tom as well. But now that they're almost instantly sleeping together he's back to being his charade-ful self – which she doesn't seem to mind actually. I was realy hoping that we'd get to see a little more of Tom ( Aziz Ansari) and Lucy's "courtship" since I really enjoyed seeing Tom let his guard down in front of her last week and act like a likeable human being. He knows all the places where he's deficient in his work and while not aiming to change his own beliefs he's able to try and cultivate other people's desires and help them flourish. The fact that, as hands-off as he is, Ron is able to recognize the aptitude and enthusiasm of others is wonderful, and it's one of the things that has totally made his character magical. I was afraid that Ron (Nick Offerman) would simply be doing the same smirking and smiling he did all throughout last week's episode, but they found a really great way to turn things around and have him stand up and fight for Leslie's job. ![]()
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