Leslie's Halloween Safety PSA
from Parks and Recreation
Written by Greg Daniels, Michael Schur
Leslie Knope attempts to film a scripted Halloween safety PSA with her reluctant and uncooperative staff. The scene devolves into chaos as Tom demands a complex backstory for his character and April improvises dark, morbid responses to the safety lessons.
LESLIE: Hey, kids! The Parks Department wants you to have fun on Halloween. But we also believe that trick or treat doesn’t have to mean sick or hurt. [Trying to make it rhyme] Sick or hur-eeet. Rhymes with treat. Okay. Let’s watch this skit I’ve written, and copyrighted, about Halloween safety.
TOM
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