Episode
Parks and Recreation: Are You Better Off?
Overview
Leslie celebrates her first year as a city councilwoman. Retired Special Agent Burt Macklin is recalled to action. April gets some life-changing news. Tom debates a big business opportunity.
Details
- Series
- Parks and Recreation
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 22
- Air date
- 2013-05-02
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Are You Better Off? is Episode 22 in Season 5 of Parks and Recreation. It aired on 2013-05-02. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 20: Jerry's Retirement
When Leslie finds out Jerry is retiring, she struggles with the proper way to commemorate the occasion. Chris and Ann prepare to have a baby together. Tom worries he will become the office punching bag once Jerry leaves.
Episode 19: Article Two
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Episode 18: Animal Control
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Episode 17: Partridge
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Episode 16: Bailout
Leslie is determined to help a local video store stay in business, while Chris offers Tom advice on how to deal with a difficult employee. Elsewhere, Ann resorts to blackmail to get April to be her friend.
Episode 15: Correspondents' Lunch
Leslie's speech she prepared for a special event is stolen. Ben begins his new job at the Sweetums Charity Foundation. Ann summons the courage to ask an important question.
Episode 14: Leslie and Ben
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Episode 13: Emergency Response
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Episode 12: Ann's Decision
Ann tries to get to know herself as Leslie meddles in one of her biggest life decisions. Meanwhile, things go south when Ben enlists the guys to help choose a caterer for the wedding.
Episode 11: Women in Garbage
Leslie and April handle a garbage route, while Tom asks Andy and Ben to teach him about basketball. Meanwhile, Ron is left to watch Diane's kids while their babysitter is out of town.