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Parks and Recreation S5E22 — Are You Better Off?
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Parks and Recreation•Season 5•Episode 22

Are You Better Off?

8.2/10 · 2,429 votesMay 2, 201322 min

Ranked #7 of 22 in Season 5•+0.1 vs season avg

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Leslie celebrates her first year as a city councilwoman. Retired Special Agent Burt Macklin is recalled to action. April gets some life-changing news. Tom debates a big business opportunity.

Directed byDean Holland
Written byMichael Schur
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Are You Better Off?

Cast10

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler

Leslie Knope

Rashida Jones

Rashida Jones

Ann Perkins

Aziz Ansari

Aziz Ansari

Tom Haverford

Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman

Ron Swanson

Aubrey Plaza

Aubrey Plaza

April Ludgate

Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt

Andy Dwyer

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Ben Wyatt

Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe

Chris Traeger

Jim O'Heir

Jim O'Heir

Jerry Gergich

Retta

Retta

Donna Meagle

Crew3

Michael Schur

Michael Schur

Writer

D

Dean Holland

Director

Matt Murray

Matt Murray

Supervising Producer

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Episode Summary

"Are You Better Off?" is episode 22 of Parks and Recreation season 5. It scored 8.2/10 from 2,429 votes, ranking #7 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Dean Holland and written by Michael Schur, it aired on May 2, 2013.

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