Parks and Recreation
NBC 2009-15
At first, Amy Poehler’s civil servant Leslie Knope seemed like a naive cousin to The Office’s Michael Scott. But Parks creators (and Office alums) Greg Daniels and Michael Schur quickly realized that other characters should react to Leslie’s boundless enthusiasm with awe instead of irritation — and that made all the difference. The warmth provided by Leslie’s relationships with her friends renders Parks endlessly rewatchable, even before you get to the belly laughs provided by one of the deepest sitcom ensembles ever.