Screen Rant

Parks and Recreation debuted in 2009 on NBC. 1 / 8

It was originally supposed to be a spinoff of The Office. 2 / 8

Creators of The Office also worked on Parks and Rec. 3 / 8

A broken copier from The Office was supposed to be sent back to a warehouse.... 4 / 8

...where it was refurbished as sent to the Pawnee Parks' department. 5 / 8

Rashida Jones was the first cast member of the spinoff. 6 / 8

But the series creators decided to make Parks and Rec a standalone series. 7 / 8

Parks and Rec went on to become a beloved series on all its own. 8 / 8