'He will deal with the birth of a new child with the same aplomb that he would treat any animal husbandry or gardening. 'With all things, Ron doesn't get his panties in too much of a bundle,' Offerman says.

But don't expect Ron Swanson to miss a step when he learns that his lady love is actually pregnant. The meat-loving, woodworking everyman has finally met his match in Diane, played by Lucy Lawless, who will return in the season premiere. Parks and Recreation Scoop: Who's getting married in Season 6?ģ.

We made a point of saying that would matter to Ben that Chris is leaving so we shot a really nice story dealing with that. They have a very specific and strange friendship that was based on their traveling all over the state together and staying in crummy hotels in weird towns, with Chris pumping everybody up and Ben knocking them down.

Part of what we wanted to do in this run-out was remind people that those two guys knew each other for a decade before we ever saw them. 'I almost started crying when Chris breaks it to Ben that he might be leaving,' Schur says. Amy's been saying things like, 'She thinks she's leaving, but I'm going to lock her in my trailer.' I'm a little bit in denial about it, too.' Schur also teases that Ann will not give birth before leaving Pawnee.Īs for Chris, his separation from Ben ( Adam Scott) will be very emotional. 'Amy and Rashida, like Leslie and Ann, are dealing with it in real time,' Jones says. Why they leave remains to be seen, but Jones says it will be a big turning point for Ann and Leslie. With Lowe and Jones exiting the series, Ann and Chris will soon make a decision about leaving Pawnee. We looked at that whole list of things and decided to hit a bunch of these markers as signposts for the year, see what happens and try to screw up her life a little bit.' 'There's a list of the most traumatic things that can happen in your life, among them is changing jobs and moving. 'The time up through Ann leaving is a crazy roller coaster because there are a lot big events happening in her life,' executive producer Mike Schur says, pointing out that Leslie will really be put through the wringer this season. Even though Leslie will attack the issue with her usual gusto, things will take a turn for the worse very quickly. Parks and Recreation Season 6 Scoop: How will Leslie handle the recall?Īt the end of last season, a group of unruly Pawnee residents set their sights on recalling Leslie from office, much to her dismay. Way to kick a girl while she's down! hit the set of Parks to get the scoop on what's in store for Pawnee's Parks Department this season, including impending birth of Ron Swanson's ( Nick Offerman) baby, Ann and Chris' ( Rob Lowe) exit and Tom's ( Aziz Ansari) new love interest: The recall campaign will be the least of her worries when she discovers her best friend Ann ( Rashida Jones) will be leaving Pawnee. It sounds like a jolly good time, but their trip is just one step in Leslie's comprehensive plan to hopefully keep her job. The NBC comedy kicks off its sixth season on Thursday night with a special one-hour episode that sees Leslie Knope ( Amy Poehler) & Co.

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