A Parks and Recreation Special
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 30, 2020
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 36
  3. Negative: 5 out of 36

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  1. xicoweh829
    May 7, 2020
    0
    I wish I could give a lower score. Did the critics see the same episode as I did? Yeah I understand, COVID-19, but that was NOT FUNNY. I'm not talking about giggles. I did not even smile. Waste of your time.
  2. podaddy
    Aug 10, 2020
    3
    Love the show and thought I'd love seeing the gang, but there's really no reason to watch this. It is clumsy, awkward, and, most unfunny. The love it's getting seems to be often prefaced with commentary about how nice it was to see while being shut in during a shut down that was triggered by Covid-19. That's not a valid reason to like the show. Great that it was for charity, but that isLove the show and thought I'd love seeing the gang, but there's really no reason to watch this. It is clumsy, awkward, and, most unfunny. The love it's getting seems to be often prefaced with commentary about how nice it was to see while being shut in during a shut down that was triggered by Covid-19. That's not a valid reason to like the show. Great that it was for charity, but that is also not a reason to say the special was, well, special. I feel like the 3 I'm rating it is a bit generous, but since it was for charity and all, I guess I'm feeling a bit charitable.… Expand

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Metascore
89

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. The Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Kristi Turnquist
    May 1, 2020
    90
    The “Parks and Recreation” special made the most of its brisk running time, packing in lovely moments for the characters, and gently delivering the message that we need to take care of our emotional and mental health as we quarantine during these anxious times.
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  2. Vanity Fair
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    May 1, 2020
    80
    Parks and Rec delivered to its fans what the show is famous for: Hope, sweetness, enthusiasm, and light comedy.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    May 1, 2020
    80
    The commercial parodies are funny (particularly a lonely Jean-Ralphio begging people to call him), and there are a few inspired jokes about life at a remove from one another. ... Mostly, though, Schur and company lean on what we already know about the characters.
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