Parks and Recreation’s Jerry: The Most Disrespected Sitcom Character... Ever?

Parks and Recreation is celebrated as a relentlessly optimistic, kindness-centered show, but that’s not how it treats one of its main characters: poor Jerry Gergich. Here’s our take on why the persecution of Jerry is one thing that hasn’t aged so well about Parks and Recreation, and if it secretly revealed a flaw in the show’s attitude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices