Parks and Recreation: Season 3
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 9, 2009
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
User Score
8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 148 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 136 out of 148
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 148
  3. Negative: 9 out of 148

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  1. NancyB
    Feb 7, 2011
    10
    I only just jumped on the Parks & Rec bandwagon after burning through both seasons on DVD, and I gotta say: this show is AMAZING. Amy Poehler is at her absolute best and all of the characters are so quirky and lovable. From Rashida Jones to Aziz Ansari to Chris Pratt and now Rob Lowe. The writing is amazing each episode has me in stitches. Give it a try- you'll love it.
  2. marquez2008
    Feb 25, 2011
    10
    I've followed this show since season 1 and can only say this show has surpassed any tv show as the best comedy out there, at least for me. And it keeps getting better. These first few season 3 episodes improve on an already strong Season 2. The writing is sharp, the acting is great and the jokes are hilarious. However, this show manages to be funny while being nice to all of its characters (except Jerry lol). Its nice to have a great hilarious comedy with so much heart… Expand
  3. KimmyTee
    Mar 11, 2011
    10
    Absolutely love this show. It is always so funny and I love the cast. Amy Poehler is so cute and hilarious. The show is always fun and is great on the NBC Thursday night lineup. I hope we continue to see this show on for along time to come. I am so happy to see Adam Scott join the show.
  4. WeAreOne
    May 2, 2011
    10
    This show is hilarious. Hands down, funniest show on TV. The dry, sarcastic delivery mixed with timely digs at government makes the show pitch perfect.
  5. captainsharpoon
    Apr 7, 2011
    10
    Ron Swanson is the greatest character on TV. This show is just flat out GREAT! Amy does a great job. I hope this replaces the office Time for a MEAT TORNADO
  6. dogboy
    Apr 27, 2011
    10
    This show is just great fun. The characters are funny and likeable and really make the show what it is. I hated the US version of The Office, but this is nothing like it at all. Its great to see such a quirky and original show coming out of America, where the endless pathetic doctor/lawyer/cop shows just keep getting peddled to the mindless masses.
  7. CaringType1
    Apr 30, 2011
    10
    The most clever and funny show currently on television. There is no excuse for not watching this show.The cast blends together so perfectly. Every person that had something to do with this show, brought their A-game. Pure hilarious fun!
  8. chris97
    May 24, 2011
    10
    I love the NBC Thursday shows, including Parks and Rec. Poehlor is a fantastic actress and so is the rest of Tue cast. Behind Community this is my favorite show, and I am very happy with the improvements it has made through the 3 seasons.
  9. AtTheMovies
    Jun 16, 2011
    10
    As a fan of the series from its beginning, I have seen Parks and Rec go from decent to fantastic. Season 3 continues this shows legacy as the funniest, smartest, and sweetest sitcom currently on TV. No other show on television has as many laughs per episode as Parks and Rec. No show has characters as interesting and lovable. No other show creates a town as real and like able as Pawnee. Step aside, Springfield, Pawnee is now TV's most beloved town. Parks and Recreation Season 3 is easily the best show on TV. If you haven't yet seen it, you are missing out on a lot of laughs.… Expand
  10. igotrhythm
    Jun 23, 2011
    9
    Consistently hilarious, with lovable characters who never fail to deliver. Who doesn't love the comic mayhem, and the wonderful drama of the Leslie-Ben romantic situation? Literally awesome.
  11. JawsPapi87
    Oct 25, 2011
    10
    Absolutely hilarious! One of the best Television seasons of all time right up there with The Office seasons 2-4, Spongebob seasons 1-3 and South Park seasons 4-14. There's so much heart and constant comedy. PnR has rightfully secured it's place as the funniest and best show on TV
  12. Lannisters
    Aug 30, 2011
    10
    Best comedy currently on television. Why do I say that? Two reasons: Amy Poehler. Ron Swanson. Everything is said.
  13. JohnnyZeckel
    Sep 23, 2011
    10
    This is season was absolutely incredible. Amy Poehler was, like the first two seasons, perfect; but unlike the rest of the series, this season was perfect on all counts. It was hilarious when season 2 was sometimes funny and sometimes boring and it created a universe of its own when season 1 was just an awful wore-down version of The Office US (which was already, as we all know, a wore-down version of The Office UK).

    In short: thumbs WAY up.    … Expand
  14. thatsme
    Oct 20, 2011
    10
    Love it! Third season was flawless. Every episode was fantastic. The worst episode was still great. They deserved the Emmy instead of Modern Family, big time.
  15. TomasAG
    Jul 3, 2012
    10
    Parks and Rec does it again! This season is so incredible, it will make you laugh so much. Amy Poehler is just phenomenal, all the cast from Aziz Ansari to Nick Offerman are amazing. Give this show a try, I promise you won't regret it!
  16. KennyA
    Nov 16, 2012
    10
    This is one of my favorite shows of all the time. Season 3 of Parks and Rec is probably my favorite season of all comedy series, I rewatched each episode about 2 or 3 times because every episode this season is gold. The cast is incredible, not one of them are boring in anyway, each character is incredibly funny in their own way.. The stories are so great and the humor is just top notch. 10/10. I highly recommend this show.… Expand

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Metascore
83 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Nancy DeWolf Smith
    Feb 4, 2011
    80
    It consistently pokes fun at our culture and foibles in ways that are clever and sometimes sharp but never mean.
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  2. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    Jan 24, 2011
    100
    Parks, in a sense, is Li'l Sebastian: shaggy, small-boned, charming and lovably stupid. [31 Jan 2011, p.39]
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Jan 20, 2011
    60
    Poehler has great skill at delivering outrageous lines in a droll deadpan. That sets the tone for a cast, including Lowe and Scott, with similar abilities. Too many of the sketches, though, cross that fine but visible line between bemused absurdity and slapstick.
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