parks and recreation is a television sitcom. it was on tv from april 9, 2009 to february 24, 2015, with a special reunion episode airing on april 30, 2020. during this time, it showed 126 episodes over seven seasons. it ran on the channel nbc. it was created by greg daniels and michael schur. the show is about a group of people who live in a fictional town called pawnee in the state of indiana. they work in the government of pawnee, in the department of parks and recreation. the main character of the show is leslie knope. she is an optimistic person who loves her job and the city of pawnee. the actress who plays her is amy poehler. there are many other characters in the show. they are: ann perkins (rashida jones), mark brendanawicz (paul schneider), tom haverford (aziz ansari), ron swanson (nick offerman), april ludgate (aubrey plaza), andy dwyer (chris pratt), ben wyatt (adam scott), chris traeger (rob lowe), jerry gergich (jim o'heir), donna meagle (retta), and craig middlebrooks (billy eichner).