In later episodes, Joan has gone through an ugly divorce and become an alcoholic; when Ron Swanson appears on her show, she has just returned from a "singles cruise" and simply passes out during their taping, leading Ron to take over as host and do such a great job that the on-camera graphics show the episode as "You're on With Ron". Collins was originally expected to appear only in one "Parks and Recreation" episode, but returned for subsequent episodes because the writing staff enjoyed her performance. Perderick L. "Perd" Hapley (Jay Jackson) is a Pawnee television journalist and host of the television news programs "Ya Heard? With Perd!" and "The Final Word With Perd". He also hosts a news segment called "Are You There Perd-verts? It's Me Perd, Hosting a New Segment". He often speaks in awkward tautologies such as "One more shocking revelation in a story that won't stop unfolding", "The statement this reporter has is a question", and "Also joining us today is a different person". Like other reporters on "Parks and Recreation", Perd often serves as a parody of the pack mentality of the media and their tendency to generate scandals. Perd reported on the sex scandal involving Councilman Bill Dexhart in "Practice Date", the rumors of Leslie's sexual affair with Dexhart in "Christmas Scandal", and the supposed Indian curse on the harvest festival in "Harvest Festival". He also appears in "Telethon" as a guest of Leslie's 24-hour telethon, where he performed the dance move the worm to "Axel F". In "Media Blitz", Ben Wyatt appeared on Perd Hapley's show amid a media controversy about Ben's failed tenure as a child mayor. Although Perd only asked simple questions, the nervous Ben had a complete meltdown, which ended with him angrily referring to Perd Hapley as "Turd Crapley". Perd interviewed Leslie and porn star Brandi Maxxxx in "Jerry's Painting" to discuss whether a painting featuring Leslie nude can be considered art. In his younger days on Pawnee TV, Perd was a film critic who famously gave only 1 and 1/2 stars because "it's a good story, but it's just not believable". In the final season, he is shown dressed as a judge and hosting a TV show called "The Perdples Court", while onscreen subtitles remind viewers that Perd is "not a real judge".