"Bus Tour" | |
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Parks and Recreation episode | |
Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 21 |
Directed by | Dean Holland |
Written by |
Aisha Muharrar Alan Yang |
Original air date | May 3, 2012 |
Guest appearance(s) | |
Paul Rudd as Bobby Newport |
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Paul Rudd as Bobby Newport
Kathryn Hahn as Jennifer Barkley
Mike O'Malley as Bill
"Bus Tour" is the twenty-first episode of the fourth season of the American comedy television series Parks and Recreation, and the 67th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on May 3, 2012.
In the episode, Leslie's (Amy Poehler) campaign drives around Pawnee to stir up support as the election nears, but it goes awry when Nick Newport, Sr. the father of her opponent, Bobby Newport (Paul Rudd), dies.
Thanks to her strong performance in the debate, Leslie (Amy Poehler) is only two points behind Bobby Newport (Paul Rudd) in the city council race. Leslie and her staff board a campaign bus to go around Pawnee and campaign hard in the final stretch, with a depressed Chris (Rob Lowe) asking to do much of the busy work to distract himself. Vans rented to chauffeur elderly Leslie voters to the polls are suddenly no longer available, so Tom (Aziz Ansari), Ron (Nick Offerman), and Donna (Retta) head to the rental company to investigate. Andy (Chris Pratt), acting as Leslie’s bodyguard in his Burt Macklin persona, is on high alert for the bus tour after someone tried to throw a pie at Leslie at a previous rally.