Parks and Recreation finale: The best moments from all seven seasons
TV won't be the same without Ron Swanson and his moustache
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Parks and Recreation has ended, and television is a poorer place for its absence.
The cult classic American sitcom about local government ran for seven years, introducing viewers to iconic characters such as Leslie Knope, Andy Dwyer and, most of all, Ron Swanson.
What started as a show full of talented people not quite sure what they wanted to do became one of the all-time best series in its second year once the show's creators, including star Amy Poehler, settled on being the happiest thing on TV.
It is remarkable that a series so full of friendship, love and other gooey things was never cloying, and that's because it was, above all else, hilarious.
These are some of things that we'll miss:
The mustachioed manly-man who ran Pawnee's Parks department frequently offered the viewer valuable tips and truths.
He showed people how wood works, where gold should be buried, and how much meat should be eaten (all of it).
Leslie Knope always getting her way
She was sometimes called a bulldozer, and there was some truth in that.
But Leslie Knope took everyone around her, including her mess of a hometown, on her exciting ascent to the national political stage.
As well as being hyper-competent, from time to time she crossed the line — it almost always worked.
Andy Dwyer's alter-egos
Puppy-like man child Andy started with two broken legs, then did some shoe-shining, and ended up hosting a children's TV show as Johnny Karate.
Although Karate kicked his way into kids' hearts, it was his FBI agent alter ego Bert Macklin (plus his twin Kip Hackman) that lasted the show's duration.
Jean Ralphio being the worst
He perfected the art of being a dirtbag.
And poor Jerry Gergich
It did eventually turn out that Jerry/Gary/Larry loved being the butt of the joke.
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