Ep 14. Leslie's House

Leslie Knope, deputy director of the Parks and Recreation Department in Pawnee, Indiana, is thrilled to be hosting a dinner party at her house for her coworkers and their significant others. She wants to impress her friends and colleagues by showing off her culinary skills and her beautiful home. However, things don't go exactly as planned.

The first problem arises when Leslie's boyfriend Dave shows up unexpectedly. Leslie invited him to the party, but he had to work and said he wouldn't be able to make it. When Leslie sees him at the door, she's overjoyed, but also a little frazzled. She wasn't prepared for him to be there, and she has a lot of other things to do before the guests arrive.

As the night goes on, things get more and more chaotic. Ron Swanson, Leslie's boss and friend, accidentally gets drunk and starts a fire in the backyard with his homemade meat smoker. April Ludgate, Leslie's intern, brings her weird boyfriend Derek and his equally strange friends, who start talking about their bizarre hobbies and showing off their tattoos.

Meanwhile, Leslie's best friend Ann Perkins has a fight with her boyfriend Andy Dwyer, who passes out drunk on the couch. Ann is upset with him because he quit his job and has been living off her for the last few weeks. She confides in Leslie, who tries to console her and offer advice, but things only get worse when Andy wakes up and starts making a scene.

Leslie tries her best to keep everything under control, but it's clear that the party is not going as planned. She starts to worry that her friends will never want to come to her house again, that they'll think she's a bad host and a bad friend. However, in the end, Leslie realizes that her friends love her for who she is, flaws and all. They appreciate her effort to make a great party, and they're happy to be there simply because they enjoy spending time with her.

Despite all the chaos, Leslie's dinner party turns out to be a success in its own way. While her cooking may not have been perfect, her friends had a great time and enjoyed each other's company. In the end, Leslie realizes that it's not about trying to be perfect, but about being yourself and spending time with the people you care about.