10 Best/5 Worst TV Series' Time Jumps | foto 8 of 15 | EW.com 

\'\'Parks and Recreation\'\' pulls off a leap into the future; see others that found a better tomorrow, some that left better days behind them

As soon as Leslie moved into her dream office—the third floor of Pawnee\'s City Hall—to start her dream job with the National Parks Service,

pulled everyone three years into the future. The show bypassed the struggles that come with opening a new branch of government and leapt right into a world that Leslie absolutely owned. Suddenly, she and her power haircut and her power husband were taking names and canceling flights and firing Jon Hamm like it was just another day. Anything could happen (and her kids were adorable). —

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