
Season 2, Episode 6 · 2009-10-22
Kaboom
Ranked #94 out of 98 episodes in Parks and Recreation
Leslie, Ann and the rest of the Parks Department volunteer to help the organization KaBOOM! build a playground for a neighboring town. After building an entire playground in one day, Leslie gets frustrated at the lack of progress with the pit, and takes some advice from Mark to cut through the red tape.
Early Season 2 stumbles with 59 jokes at moderate density but minimal standout moments.
Directed by Charles McDougall · Written by Aisha Muharrar
Humor Index
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2.8
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6.0
7.5
“Kaboom” ranks #94 of 98 Parks and Recreation episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 69.8 — Mixed. The episode packs 59 scored jokes at 2.8 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.0 on impact, with Leslie landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Our scorer flagged 15:00-16:00 range with repetitive voicemail gags as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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