‘Parks And Recreation’ Loves Bobby Knight

Did you watch “Parks And Recreation” last night? If not, you missed out. It was quite good. Very hilarious. (I was actually expecting worse, seeing as it’s so similar to “The Office” in style, and early reviews of the pilot were not favorable.) When you have sports blogging legend Michael Schur steering the ship and a cast that features the hilarious Aziz Ansari as well as Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones, I guess it’s hard to screw it up.

Two great things about the show being set in Indiana: 1) Amy Poehler’s character having a Larry Bird signed photo in her office. (Which I’m sure Schur just loved doing, being that he’s from New England and a Celtics fan.) 2) The character of Ron Swanson, a hardcore republican who aimed to privatize the parks and recreation department, rocking this amazing Bob Knight poster in his office:

Fantastic. I want that thing in my apartment. There’s another photo of it after the jump, as well as video.

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Posted at 9:08 am
on April 10th, 2009
Tags: Bob Knight, Bobby Knight, Indiana Hoosiers, Parks And Recreation, Television

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Quit Smoking 6 months ago 2 points
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Bobby's an inspiration. No wonder he's got the awesome support.

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Yeah, the pilot was good. I enjoyed it and it definitely had its funny moments. The last scene with Ron Swanson's character was the best. "Bobby Knight!".

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I am surprised to see disqus doesn't use a captcha system
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Two great things about the show being set in Indiana: 1) Amy Poehler’s character having a Larry Bird signed photo in her office.

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I am surprised to see disqus doesn't use a captcha system

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Yeah, the pilot was good. I enjoyed it and it definitely had its funny moments. The last scene with Ron Swanson's character was the best. "Bobby Knight!".

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I agree, the end of the show had me laughing so hard. I hoped it wouldn't end, but like all good things, it did. I haven't seen it since, though and had forgot all about it until now!

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haha I thought it was a flatscreen tv.. Having that in apartment is nice your visitors will surely think it was a flatscreen tv..

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Bob Knight glowered on Indiana University's sidelines as college basketball's Wicked Stepfather. He stuffed a belligerent fan into a trash can during a Final Four. He berated his team's cheerleaders for distracting an IU player during a free throw.

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I'm sure everyone who'll enter his office will be looking at that picture for a longer time than usual.

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This is a good show. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

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I was kind of surprised to see that the pilot received some less than favorable reviews. As a kind of sports based "office space" takeoff, I actaully thought it was decent. It will never even come close the original "Office Space", but nothing really ever will. Sometimes I think those reviewers actually lose credibility if they don't ding a certain amount of shows, movies, etc. each week or month.

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I am unable to watch this video, however I just love this show.

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It was a great show. I really enjoyed it.

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Bob Knight glowered on Indiana University's sidelines as college basketball's Wicked Stepfather. He stuffed a belligerent fan into a trash can during a Final Four. He berated his team's cheerleaders for distracting an IU player during a free throw.

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This is definitely a great show.

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Bobby Knight's one person that is so full of passion. One that really live life to its fullest.

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I remember seeing this and I agree, it was very funny. However, I haven't seen it since. Did it not "pass the test"? I'd definitely watch if I could find it (if it made it to a regular show)

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I've never heard of this. Is it a new show? Looks like it would be silly in the not very funny way, but you never can tell unless you give it a chance.

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Sounds like something I'd be interested in seeing. The Hulu video is not working. Do you have new one you can post or link to?

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Please if someone has a link to hulu or similar where i can watch this show. I want to see how this stuff looks like :)

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I agree, the end of the show had me laughing so hard. I hoped it wouldn't end, but like all good things, it did. I haven't seen it since, though and had forgot all about it until now!

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When you have sports blogging legend Michael Schur steering the ship and a cast that features the hilarious Aziz Ansari as well as Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones, I guess it’s hard to screw it up.

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I agree, the end of the show had me laughing so hard. I hoped it wouldn't end, but like all good things, it did. I haven't seen it since, though and had forgot all about it until now!

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Kind of a terrible show

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I agree, the end of the show had me laughing so hard. I hoped it wouldn't end, but like all good things, it did. I haven't seen it since, though and had forgot all about it until now!

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Fantastic. I want that thing in my apartment.

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When you have sports blogging legend Michael Schur steering the ship and a cast that features the hilarious Aziz Ansari as well as Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones, I guess it’s hard to screw it up.

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I remember seeing this and I agree, it was very funny. However, I haven't seen it since. Did it not "pass the test"? I'd definitely watch if I could find it (if it made it to a regular show)

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The experience is identical. Both sites win, as does any other random blog that connects to the content. They all share the same traffic. Unlike journalism, blogging is not competitive — its cooperative.

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I saw Larry Bird leaving the building when he did that autograph :-)
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Two great things about the show being set in Indiana: 1) Amy Poehler’s character having a Larry Bird signed photo in her office.

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When you have sports blogging legend Michael Schur steering the ship and a cast that features the hilarious Aziz Ansari as well as Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones, I guess it’s hard to screw it up.

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This is the same guy who answered "Don Mattingly" in a question about Yankee pitchers from the 70s, so...yeah, wasn't terribly surprised.

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When you have sports blogging legend Michael Schur steering the ship and a cast that features the hilarious Aziz Ansari as well as Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones, I guess it’s hard to screw it up.

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