{"id":6890,"date":"2015-10-23T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/?p=6890"},"modified":"2015-10-18T17:45:16","modified_gmt":"2015-10-18T21:45:16","slug":"31-days-of-halloween-episodes-greg-pikitis-parks-and-recreation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2015\/10\/23\/31-days-of-halloween-episodes-greg-pikitis-parks-and-recreation\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Days of Halloween Episodes: Greg Pikitis (Parks and Recreation)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here at\u00a0Pop Culture Spin<\/i>\u00a0we refuse to accept that Halloween is only one day. We\u2019re going to be celebrating Halloween all month, by highlighting one of our favorite Halloween episodes every day. Today\u2019s we\u2019re looking at the Parks and Recreation<\/em> episode “Greg Pikitis.”<\/p>\n

Basic Info<\/strong><\/p>\n

Directed by: Dean Holland<\/p>\n

Written by: Michael Schur<\/p>\n

Episode Number: Season 2, Episode 7<\/p>\n

Where to Watch It: Netflix<\/p>\n

Why It’s Great<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this episode, Leslie is obsessed with catching a teen named Greg Pikitis who vandalizes a statue every year. She recruits Dave and Andy to help her. Amy Poehler, Louie CK and Chris Pratt are an amazing comedy trio together.<\/p>\n

Greg Pikitis is a formidable villain. It’s great watching Leslie get worked up with anger at him. There is so much intensity in her delivery of, “Like a turd. Like a little turd.” He even makes Andy cry, although Andy insists, “I’m not crying. I’m just allergic to jerks.”<\/p>\n

This episode also gives us the introduction of Andy’s Bert Macklin, FBI persona!<\/p>\n

Why It’s Full of Halloween Spirit<\/strong><\/p>\n

Halloween is all about rebelling against authority. This episode is unusual since it’s from the perspective of the authority figure, which is why in order to work we have to see Greg outsmart Leslie and Leslie sink to his level.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ann throws a party. She goes into it excited because Halloween is her favorite holiday. She also refuses to invite Tom. But, the party turns out to be a dud and when Tom shows up he actually turns things around. It’s a lesson in breaking free of yourself and your inhibitions on Halloween.<\/p>\n

Costume Count<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ann is Raggedy Anne<\/p>\n

Ron is a pirate<\/p>\n

April is a clown<\/p>\n

Ben is a straight person<\/p>\n

Derek is a pirate<\/p>\n

Mark is a basketball player<\/p>\n

Tom is T-Pain<\/p>\n

Wendy is a cowgirl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here at\u00a0Pop Culture Spin\u00a0we refuse to accept that Halloween is only one day. We\u2019re going to be celebrating Halloween all month, by highlighting one of our favorite Halloween episodes every day. Today\u2019s we\u2019re looking at the Parks and Recreation episode “Greg Pikitis.” Basic Info Directed by: Dean Holland Written by: Michael Schur Episode Number: Season<\/p>\n

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