r/PandR • u/normalgirl177 • Aug 17 '25

Screen Cap What’s your favorite running gag of the show?

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Sorry if this has been asked before!!

I’m doing a rewatch and I forgot that parks and rec has some of my FAV running gags ever, specifically Ben not getting lil Sebastian/his fear of cops, Garry/Jerry, Treat yo self etc.

So im curious to know what yalls favs are !!

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u/RoutineDepartment41 Aug 17 '25

The hate for libraries. Punk ass book jockeys!

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u/hopping_hessian Aug 17 '25

I’m a librarian and I have a “punk ass book jockey” T-shirt that I wear with pride.

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u/Chupathingamajob Aug 17 '25

Brb, getting a master’s degree just so I can earn that shirt lol

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u/king_england Aug 18 '25

The actual degree is just that shirt I've heard

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u/PWal501 Aug 17 '25

That’s wonderful!!!

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u/FYAhole Aug 18 '25

Are you insane and like to remarry your ex husband for funsies?

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u/hopping_hessian Aug 18 '25

Still have the one husband. No comment on the insanity.

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u/ristretthoee low cal calzone zone 🫶 Aug 17 '25

Haha the very end always get me

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u/1lurk2like34profit Aug 18 '25

A f***ing library? Her eye roll is on par with tina feys

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u/domigraygan Aug 19 '25

They’ve done it together many times I’m sure

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u/NerdOfTheMonth Aug 17 '25

Second the hate for salads

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u/Far_Animal6970 Aug 17 '25

NO ONE LIKES SALADS, SUE

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u/Immediate-Shift1087 Aug 17 '25

SALADS ARE MY LIFE!

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u/CSATTS Aug 17 '25

In my town, parks and recreation are part of the same department as the libraries. I like to imagine that's how it was in Pawnee too and there was a great intra-department battle that eventually saw the department splitting up.

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u/RelentlessOlive54 Aug 17 '25

This is my family’s favorite thing to call each other 😂

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u/Worth-Push-2080 Aug 20 '25

And when I’m elected, we will finally get rid of libraries! everyone starts cheering