In the fourth season of Parks and Recreation, Leslie Knope runs for city council. In our research we discovered that in towns like Pawnee, Indiana, senior citizens account for a huge percentage of local election vote totals.
We designed an episode where Leslie had to win over a sort of “Godfather” figure – a man whose charisma and sway over the other retirees was so complete, the entire election might swing on his support.
We wrote it for Carl Reiner. Carl saying “yes” made us feel like we'd been knighted or something — like the emperor of comedy had decreed us worthy of his attention.
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