Which episode of Parks And Recreation does the famous surprised Chris Pratt gif come from? Sometimes a sitcom needs a season or two to really find its feet, with Parks And Recreation being one of the best examples. The show is now a beloved sitcom but its first season is famously rough around the edges, and it only really started to gel from season two onwards. This is largely down to an incredible ensemble cast, consisting of names like Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Scott and many more.
Parks And Recreation seemed to get funnier with each passing series and came to an end with season 7 back in 2015. The show also became something of a showcase for Chris Pratt as loveable idiot Andy Dwyer, who was only supposed to appear in the first season as the boyfriend of Rashida Jones' Ann but proved so popular he became a recurring character. Pratt stayed with the show until the end and provided Parks And Recreation with some of its biggest laughs.
Andy also had a few comic alter-egos on Parks And Recreation, including Brother Nature - Mother Nature's brother - and Johnny Karate. Another of these characters is Burt Macklin, his FBI agent persona. This also connects to one of the show's most enduring images, which is a gif of Chris Pratt's Andy looking towards the camera in shocked delight, which comes from a season 5 episode.
Pretty much every tweet responding to either shocking or delightful news on social media features this Chris Pratt gif, which comes from Parks And Recreation's season 5 finale "Are You Better Off?" A subplot in this episode finds "Burt" investigating a positive pregnancy test he finds during a getaway at Ron Swanson's cabin. He investigates the ladies present but comes up blank and in the final scene he talks to Ron about who it could belong to; that's when Ron's girlfriend Diane (Lucy Lawless, Ash Vs Evil Dead) interrupts them and says she needs to talk to Ron in private - cue Andy looking towards the camera in surprised delight.
This Parks And Recreation image soon went on to become a Hall of Fame gif. While a new series of the show is unlikely to happen, the cast did reunite in April 2020 for A Parks and Recreation Special, a special episode where the characters stay in touch during the COVID-19 pandemic. This episode was very well-received by both critics and fans.