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Joe Biden to appear on Parks and Recreation hot on the heels of victory Joe Biden to appear on Parks and Recreation hot on the heels of victory
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Leslie Knope is about to receive an engagement present better than a waffle tower – meeting the only member of her "celebrity sex list", newly re-elected vice-president Joe Biden.Leslie Knope is about to receive an engagement present better than a waffle tower – meeting the only member of her "celebrity sex list", newly re-elected vice-president Joe Biden.
In an episode of Parks and Recreation that airs next week, the Pawnee city councilwoman played by Amy Poehler meets the man of her dreams with the help of her fiancee Ben Wyatt, played by Adam Scott.In an episode of Parks and Recreation that airs next week, the Pawnee city councilwoman played by Amy Poehler meets the man of her dreams with the help of her fiancee Ben Wyatt, played by Adam Scott.
Executive producer Michael Schur told Entertainment Weekly that Joe Biden was an ideal celebrity guest star for the show.Executive producer Michael Schur told Entertainment Weekly that Joe Biden was an ideal celebrity guest star for the show.
"Given that Eleanor Roosevelt and Bella Abzug are no longer with us, this is probably number 1," Schur said."Given that Eleanor Roosevelt and Bella Abzug are no longer with us, this is probably number 1," Schur said.
In the episode, Knope meets Biden while visiting Washington, DC, to retrieve Wyatt's things after he quits his job as a congressional campaign staffer.In the episode, Knope meets Biden while visiting Washington, DC, to retrieve Wyatt's things after he quits his job as a congressional campaign staffer.
Schur said they wrote the scene in a way that was not dependent on the election's outcome.Schur said they wrote the scene in a way that was not dependent on the election's outcome.
"We did not in any way want the moment to be a political issue – we treated it in the writing and the execution like our main character was meeting her hero.""We did not in any way want the moment to be a political issue – we treated it in the writing and the execution like our main character was meeting her hero."
Biden is never one to stay on script, and one of his ad-libbed remarks made it into the final cut of the less-than-a-minute scene at Biden's ceremonial office in the White House. In the scene, he is surrounded by his actual staff, who are fans of the show.Biden is never one to stay on script, and one of his ad-libbed remarks made it into the final cut of the less-than-a-minute scene at Biden's ceremonial office in the White House. In the scene, he is surrounded by his actual staff, who are fans of the show.
Producers were told Biden's family also likes the show and Barack Obama has said he watches Parks and Recreation with his family.Producers were told Biden's family also likes the show and Barack Obama has said he watches Parks and Recreation with his family.
The scene was shot in July when the show was filming the season five premiere in Washington. The premiere featured a cameo from 2008 republican presidential nominee and current Arizona senator John McCain.The scene was shot in July when the show was filming the season five premiere in Washington. The premiere featured a cameo from 2008 republican presidential nominee and current Arizona senator John McCain.
Senators Olympia Snowe and Barbara Boxer ("numbers four and 26 on Leslie's list of amazing women") also appeared in that episode and met Knope in the midst of her mental breakdown.Senators Olympia Snowe and Barbara Boxer ("numbers four and 26 on Leslie's list of amazing women") also appeared in that episode and met Knope in the midst of her mental breakdown.
Parks and Recreation producers had to wait until after the election to air the episode because if it aired before, it would be considered the same thing as a campaign contribution by the Federal Election Commission.Parks and Recreation producers had to wait until after the election to air the episode because if it aired before, it would be considered the same thing as a campaign contribution by the Federal Election Commission.
It will air on NBC in the US on Thursday 15 November.It will air on NBC in the US on Thursday 15 November.
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