Parks and Recreation season 7, episodes 1 and 2, “2017” and “Ron and Jammy” air tonight at 8:00 p.m. on NBC. Pawnee jumps three years into the future and Jamm makes a grave mistake.
Tonight, Parks and Rec goes where few shows have gone before: 2017. Though that’s understandable, given it’s a fairly random year.*
*Thanks to magic of Wikipedia, however, we can confirm that six films and the epilogue of The Deathly Hallows take place in 2017.
Yes, for its seventh and final season Parks and Rec jumps three years into the future to conclude the story of a weird town and the really energetic lady who loves it. The season 6 finale provided us our first glimpse at what Parks and Rec season 7 would look like with Leslie running a branch of the federal Parks department from Pawnee.
In the premiere, which consists of two episodes “2017” and “Ron and Jammy,” the parks department employees are settling in to new surroundings. Andy has a Johnny Karate TV show, Tom gets to see an old familiar face and Leslie’s haircut is topnotch. Most importantly, Parks and Rec continues its six season streak of getting the real-life Mrs. Offerman involved early on in the season as Megan Mulalley returns as Tammy. The “Jammy” of the second episode’s title refers to the unholy union of Councilman Jamm and Tammy. The world never stood a chance.
Official synopsis for ‘Parks and Rec’ season 7, episode 1, ‘2017’:
“Leslie launches a competition with tech company Gryzzl for a large parcel of land, which she wants to turn into a National Park. April and Andy try to regain their spontaneity. Ben is recognized at a Bicentennial gala, where Tom delivers a speech in his honor.”
Official synopsis for ‘Parks and Rec’ season 7, episode 2, ‘Ron and Jammy’:
“Leslie and Ron briefly put aside their feud to help old foe Jeremy Jamm escape the clutches of the diabolical Tammy 2. Ben vows to help April discover her true passion in life, while Andy and Tom travel to Chicago.”
Photos from ‘Parks and Rec’ season 7, episodes 1 and 2: Tammy returns
Parks and Rec was very fortunate to have received as many as seven seasons. But the final one is going to go by fast as NBC will air two episodes a night for seven weeks. Let’s all enjoy our precious last two months in Central Indiana.
Watch ‘Parks and Rec’ season 7 online
NBC offers a free, legal replay of Parks and Recreation episodes on their website to watch online the morning after an episode airs, if you can stomach the ads. Hulu Plus subscribers are also able to watch episodes the following morning. iTunes is currently offering a Parks and Rec season pass for $29.99.