Parks and Recreation Recap: "Canvassing"

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The unabashed optimism of Leslie Knope was on full display during this episode of Parks and Recreation.

So was her awkward, accidentally insulting behavior.

The half-hour was based around a public forum, meant to garner support for her pit-to-park project. Instead, it garnered hatred for Leslie and her crew. Oops.

Read a detailed recap of "Canvassing" now.

Canvass Time
Bad at Canvassing
Following a Blueprint
Plan of Attack
Mrs. Knope
Leslie and Mom

Click on the photos above to enlarge each image. Then, check out the following Parks and Recreation quotes from the episode...

Tom Haverford: You know, normally I don't agree with Leslie about anything, but this book is awesome. | permalink
Leslie Knope: When I was in sixth grade, I was voted best dressed by 87 votes. And there were only 63 people in my class. | permalink
Leslie Knope: I'm going to see my mom. She's a big mucky-muck in the county school system. She's my hero. How do I explain her? She's as repected as Mother Theresa; she's as powerful as Stalin and she's as beautiful as Margaret Thatcher. | permalink
Local citizen: Look, I think this is a great idea, but I can't make any forum. I would have to get a babysitter...
Leslie Knope: How old are your kids?
Local citizen: Four and two.
Leslie Knope: Could the four-year-old watch the two-year-old? | permalink

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Parks & Rec Quotes

Leslie: I know you're not gay.
Tom: No, I'm not.
Leslie: But you're effeminate.
Tom: What?
Leslie: Well, you're wearing a peach shirt with a coiled snake on it.
Tom: That's because it was featured in Details magazine, and it's awesome.

Look, Tammy and I don't work. We are oil and water. Or oil and TNT and C4 and a detonator and a butane torch.

Ron