“The Office” and “Parks and Recreation” are two workplace sitcoms that have been loved by many for years and rightfully so. They are both hilarious and feature talented actors, but to me, there’s one that comes out on top every time and that is “Parks and Recreation.”

“Parks and Recreation” premiered in 2009 and ended in 2015, but then came back for a special episode in 2020. It stars Amy Poehler, Nick Ocafferman, Chris Pratt and Rashida Jones. The show is a political satire mockumentary sitcom that follows Leslie Knope, the deputy director of the fictional town Pawnee Parks and Recreation Department, working to try to make Pawnee a nicer and cleaner place to live.

Nick Offerman plays Ron Swanson, who is arguably the best character on the show because of his stance as an anti-government libertarian who is the park director, making him a government employee. He doesn’t want to hear any new laws or policies Knope tries to enact and likes to vacation in his off-grid cabin with no electricity or cell service because he doesn’t trust the government. 

“Parks and Recreation” was also the show that Chris Pratt got his fame from. Many people might know him as Peter Quill/Star-Lord from “The Guardians of the Galaxy” or as the star in the “Jurassic World” franchise, but I was introduced to Pratt because of this show. Pratt plays Andy Dwyer who fell into a construction pit by his girlfriend’s house and broke both of his legs, which prompts Knope to want to build a park to fill the pit. 

“The Office” is also a hilarious, entertaining show but sometimes the jokes don’t hit as well. Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell, is the branch manager of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company and the main jokester of the show. While everyone has their comedic bits. Scott fires them off the most.

The problem with some of Scott’s jokes is that they can be rude, insensitive and sometimes even have racial undertones that just leave you cringing and wondering who wrote that in the script. 

I love both of these shows and have rewatched them many times, but I believe “Parks and Recreation” was able to keep the jokes rolling until the very last episode, something that I think “The Office” failed to do.