Episode Rankings

All Parks and Recreation Episodes, Ranked

Every 98 Parks and Recreation episode scored by the Humor Index — joke density, craft, and impact. Best to worst.

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We scored every joke in all 98 episodes of Parks and Recreation and ranked them by Humor Index. The best Parks and Recreation episode is “Ron And Tammys” (94.2); the lowest-scoring is “Freddy Spaghetti” (67.5). Tap any episode for its full joke-by-joke breakdown.

1
Ron And TammysS4E02
68 jokes · 2.8 JPM
94.22
Beauty PageantS2E03
43 jokes · 2.2 JPM
89.03
Media BlitzS3E05
53 jokes · 2.2 JPM
87.94
The Master PlanS2E23
49 jokes · 2.0 JPM
87.85
The CamelS2E09
47 jokes · 2.2 JPM
87.66
PromS6E18
71 jokes · 2.6 JPM
86.47
Im Leslie KnopeS4E01
61 jokes · 2.5 JPM
86.08
Leslie And RonS7E04
55 jokes · 2.1 JPM
86.09
Toms DivorceS2E11
66 jokes · 3.1 JPM
85.810
Greg PikitisS2E07
49 jokes · 2.1 JPM
85.611
The TreatyS4E07
51 jokes · 1.9 JPM
85.012
Correspondents LunchS5E15
65 jokes · 2.5 JPM
84.813
Ron And TammyS2E08
81 jokes · 3.6 JPM
84.614
Dave ReturnsS4E15
45 jokes · 1.7 JPM
84.515
Park SafetyS2E19
70 jokes · 2.8 JPM
84.216
Women In GarbageS5E11
70 jokes · 2.8 JPM
84.217
Woman Of The YearS2E17
61 jokes · 2.6 JPM
83.918
Flu SeasonS3E02
56 jokes · 2.4 JPM
83.919
Jerrys PaintingS3E11
60 jokes · 1.9 JPM
83.920
Practice DateS2E04
62 jokes · 2.6 JPM
83.621
Ann And ChrisS6E13
54 jokes · 2.1 JPM
83.422
DoppelgängersS6E04
54 jokes · 2.0 JPM
83.123
Animal ControlS5E18
59 jokes · 2.2 JPM
82.824
William Henry HarrisonS7E03
69 jokes · 2.7 JPM
82.825
GryzzlboxS7E05
60 jokes · 2.2 JPM
82.626
Andy And Aprils Fancy PartyS3E09
50 jokes · 2.1 JPM
82.527
SweetumsS2E15
61 jokes · 2.5 JPM
82.128
Recall VoteS6E07
66 jokes · 2.4 JPM
81.929
Leslie Vs. AprilS5E07
67 jokes · 2.5 JPM
81.630
CampingS3E08
62 jokes · 2.5 JPM
81.131
Article TwoS5E19
55 jokes · 2.0 JPM
81.132
Pawnee RangersS4E04
49 jokes · 2.2 JPM
81.033
Pawnee ZooS2E01
51 jokes · 2.1 JPM
80.934
Boys ClubS1E04
44 jokes · 1.9 JPM
80.835
The StakeoutS2E02
53 jokes · 2.5 JPM
80.836
Operation AnnS4E14
49 jokes · 1.9 JPM
80.237
TelethonS2E22
47 jokes · 1.9 JPM
80.138
PartridgeS5E17
60 jokes · 2.2 JPM
80.139
Are You Better Off?S5E22
68 jokes · 2.5 JPM
80.140
Sister CityS2E05
56 jokes · 2.6 JPM
79.641
Meet N GreetS4E05
34 jokes · 1.4 JPM
79.642
Campaign AdS4E12
55 jokes · 2.1 JPM
79.643
One In 8,000S6E20
70 jokes · 2.5 JPM
79.644
The Cones Of DunshireS6E09
56 jokes · 2.1 JPM
79.245
Two PartiesS5E10
72 jokes · 2.7 JPM
79.046
2017S7E01
52 jokes · 2.0 JPM
79.047
Moving Up (1)S6E21
70 jokes · 1.3 JPM
78.648
End Of The WorldS4E06
65 jokes · 2.8 JPM
78.549
Campaign Shake UpS4E17
53 jokes · 2.0 JPM
78.550
Farmers MarketS6E12
67 jokes · 2.4 JPM
78.551
The Trial Of Leslie KnopeS4E09
56 jokes · 2.2 JPM
78.452
AnniversariesS6E14
66 jokes · 2.5 JPM
78.253
Moving Up (2)S6E22
94 jokes · 2.0 JPM
77.854
Save JjsS7E06
67 jokes · 2.6 JPM
77.555
Hunting TripS2E10
50 jokes · 2.4 JPM
77.456
Emergency ResponseS5E13
76 jokes · 2.8 JPM
77.257
New BeginningsS6E11
51 jokes · 1.8 JPM
77.258
Anns DecisionS5E12
68 jokes · 2.5 JPM
76.859
SoulmatesS3E10
65 jokes · 2.7 JPM
76.060
The Pawnee Eagleton Tip Off ClassicS6E03
66 jokes · 2.4 JPM
76.061
Sweet SixteenS4E16
58 jokes · 2.3 JPM
75.662
How A Bill Becomes A LawS5E03
70 jokes · 2.8 JPM
75.663
Ron &Amp; Tammy: Part TwoS3E04
41 jokes · 1.8 JPM
75.464
Jerrys RetirementS5E20
58 jokes · 2.3 JPM
75.465
Go Big Or Go HomeS3E01
73 jokes · 3.1 JPM
75.266
Born And RaisedS4E03
72 jokes · 3.0 JPM
75.067
Leslie And BenS5E14
62 jokes · 2.4 JPM
74.968
CanvassingS1E02
38 jokes · 1.6 JPM
74.869
The Set UpS2E13
63 jokes · 1.9 JPM
74.870
Christmas ScandalS2E12
57 jokes · 2.4 JPM
74.671
The BanquetS1E05
70 jokes · 2.7 JPM
74.472
Leslies HouseS2E14
57 jokes · 2.3 JPM
74.273
Lil SebastianS3E16
49 jokes · 1.7 JPM
74.274
Gin It Up!S6E05
70 jokes · 2.5 JPM
74.275
Flu Season 2S6E19
67 jokes · 2.1 JPM
74.176
94 MeetingsS2E21
41 jokes · 1.7 JPM
73.877
New SloganS6E16
59 jokes · 2.2 JPM
73.678
The BubbleS3E15
61 jokes · 2.5 JPM
73.479
Soda TaxS5E02
59 jokes · 2.4 JPM
73.280
Swing VoteS5E21
61 jokes · 2.2 JPM
73.081
FilibusterS6E06
60 jokes · 2.4 JPM
72.882
Galentines DayS6E17
84 jokes · 3.0 JPM
72.883
PilotS1E01
73 jokes · 3.4 JPM
72.684
Bowling For VotesS4E13
105 jokes · 4.0 JPM
72.485
Summer CatalogS2E20
70 jokes · 2.7 JPM
72.186
Citizen KnopeS4E10
54 jokes · 2.0 JPM
72.187
The WallS6E15
68 jokes · 2.5 JPM
72.088
LuckyS4E18
55 jokes · 2.1 JPM
71.889
Ron And JammyS7E02
54 jokes · 2.1 JPM
71.490
The PossumS2E18
77 jokes · 3.0 JPM
71.091
Live AmmoS4E19
53 jokes · 2.0 JPM
70.692
Ms. Knope Goes To WashingtonS5E01
52 jokes · 2.0 JPM
70.493
Rock ShowS1E06
39 jokes · 1.7 JPM
70.094
KaboomS2E06
59 jokes · 2.8 JPM
69.895
Time CapsuleS3E03
66 jokes · 2.6 JPM
69.296
The ReporterS1E03
66 jokes · 2.8 JPM
69.197
Galentines DayS2E16
52 jokes · 2.4 JPM
68.498
Freddy SpaghettiS2E24
68 jokes · 2.4 JPM
67.5
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