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Inside the offices of ‘Parks & Recreation’ The Post’s Jen Chaney goes behind the scenes on the set of the NBC sitcom.
The entrance to the Pawnee parks and recreation department. Let's see what's inside via these behind-the-scenes photos from the "Parks and Rec" set.
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Like all governmental offices, the parks and rec department contains a glass case of taxidermied animals.
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Also greeting visitors: the smiling faces of April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza) and Andy Dwyer (Chris Pratt) on the front of a parks department catalogue. The photo was taken, as "Parks and Rec" fans will recall, in the season two episode "Summer Catalog."
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The desk of Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), the deputy director of the parks department who is currently seeking a city council seat.
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Leslie's office is decorated with images of female politicians from both sides of the aisle. The top photo of a young Leslie is actually a real photo of a young Amy Poehler.
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In addition to politicians, Leslie also has a photo of Indiana native son Larry Bird.
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The tidy desk of Leslie Knope, with its view of the desk of one Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari).
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Not surprisingly, Tom's desktop sports an Entertainment 720 mouse pad and a bottle of his personal cologne.
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The desk of parks department director and lover of breakfast foods, Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman).
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Like we said, as evidenced by this photo in Ron's office, the man likes his breakfast food.
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He also keeps a photo of Lil Sebastian nearby.
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The sawed-off shotgun Ron keeps next to his photo. Offerman said in an interview that when the show goes off the air, the gun is one of the office props he's most likely to keep.
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This weird bear is also in Ron Swanson's office.
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The desk of the perpetually used and abused Jerry Gergich. Whose name is technically Garry. But no one cares.
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The science experiment that is the desk of Andy Dwyer. Don’t ask what he’s doing what that ice cube tray -- it could not and should not be explained.
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Andy keeps next to his desk a copy of The Pawnee Journal article about his triumphant capture of possum Fairway Frank. Presumably it's the equivalent of his inspirational cat poster.
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The business cards on April Ludgate's desk, complete with hand-corrected typos.
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The uber-organized desk of Donna Meagle.
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Around the corner from the parks and rec offices, we find the desk of Chris Traeger (Rob Lowe), acting city manager.
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The excessive paperwork of bureaucracy, as displayed via Chris's desk.
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As a health nut, Chris keeps lots of supplements and energy boosters on his desk.
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Obviously, all that energy boosting pays off for Chris.
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A view into the Pawkee parks and recreation offices, from the courtyard where Ann and Leslie frequently eat lunch.
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One of the many odd, inappropriate murals that grace the walls of Pawnee City Hall.
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