This article is about the Parks and Recreation episode. For the country music singer with that nickname, see George Jones. For the marsupials, see Possum (disambiguation).
18th episode of the 2nd season of Parks and Recreation
"The Possum"
Parks and Recreation episode
Episode no.
Season 2 Episode 18
Directed by
Tristram Shapeero
Written by
Mike Scully
Original air date
March 11, 2010 (2010-03-11)
Guest appearances
Colter Allison as Maintenance Worker
Alison Becker as Shauna Malwae-Tweep
Colton Dunn as Brett
Lyle Kanouse as Joe Campopiano
Judith Moreland as Evelyn Roushland
Jim O'Heir as Jerry Gergich
Paul Raci as Eugene
Retta as Donna Meagle
Harris Wittels as Harris
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"The Possum" is the 18th episode of the second season of the American comedy television series Parks and Recreation, and the 24th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on March 11, 2010. In the episode, Leslie forms a task force to capture an opossum that bit the mayor's dog, but she begins to fear she has caught the wrong animal.
The episode was written by Mike Scully and directed by Tristram Shapeero. "The Possum" featured a guest appearance by Alison Becker, who reprised her previous guest role as reporter Shauna Malwae-Tweep. Supporting character Ron Swanson is revealed to have a large woodshop in "The Possum", which was inspired by actor Nick Offerman's real-life carpentry skills.
According to Nielsen Media Research, "The Possum" was seen by 4.6 million viewers. Its rating among viewers between ages 18 and 49 constituted a nine percent drop from the previous week's episode, "Woman of the Year". "The Possum" received generally positive reviews.
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