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Parks and Recreation Season 5 Episode 3

How a Bill Becomes a Law

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AIRED: Oct 04, 2012

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April (Aubrey Plaza) and Ben (Adam Scott) wind up unexpectedly stranded in a parking lot, trying to figure out a way to return to Pawnee. Meanwhile, Leslie (Amy Poehler) focuses all her energy on passing a bill, but she soon realizes that it might require some tough decisions on her part.moreless

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Parks and Recreation "How a Bill Becomes a Law" Review: A Little Help from Leslie's Frizz-ends...

As Leslie’s mine-laden journey into the murky inner workings of Pawnee politics continued, we saw her idealism become frazzled, even a bit frizzy, but she did what she had to do to get the job done.

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How a Bill Becomes a Law

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By druecker, Oct 09, 2012

Not a bad little ep. Leslie can still be Leslie no matter where she works. Seeing Ben & April interact is fun. Lucy Lawless & Ron Swanson? I like it! But, no Rashida Jones? If there's ever anyone who's been under utilized, it's her.
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By thefanof, Oct 06, 2012

Not sure if I want a love interest for Ron, but this was still a fun episode, and that character had a lot of good lines in it. There was nothing too memorable here, but the three main storylines seemed to move at a good pace, and it was light-hearted enough to make me smile a few times. Not laugh out loud comedy, but still good.
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Adam Scott	Ben Wyatt (Season 3+)
Retta	Donna Meagle (Season 3+, recurring previously)
Jim O'Heir	Jerry Gergich (Season 3+, recurring previously)
Amy Poehler	Leslie Knope
Rashida Jones	Ann Perkins
Rob Lowe	Chris Traeger (Season 3+)

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Autumn Butler	Autumn	Guest Star
Tyler Anderson	Parking Attendant	Guest Star
Hailey C. Sole	Tina	Guest Star
Mo Collins	Joan Callamezzo	Recurring Role
James Greene	Councilman Milton	Recurring Role
Lucy Lawless, MNZM	Diane	Recurring Role

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- Original International Air Dates:
  Canada: October 4, 2012 on Citytv
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- The episode title is a reference to the famous Schoolhouse Rock! cartoon, I'm Just a Bill, in which an anthropomorphic bill goes through several trials and tribulations during the process to eventually become a law.
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