Ep 15. Sweetums

In "Sweetums," the 15th episode of the second season of Parks & Recreation, the town of Pawnee is gearing up for its annual Pawnee Health Fair. Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) is excited to promote the event with her team in the parks department, but she quickly discovers that the fair is sponsored by Sweetums, a local candy manufacturer.

Leslie is at first hesitant to work with Sweetums, knowing that its products are unhealthy and contribute to the growing obesity problem in Pawnee. However, her boss Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) convinces her that Sweetums is the town's biggest employer, and that in order to put on the health fair, they need to work with the company.

As Leslie and her team prepare for the health fair, they come up with a plan to balance out the unhealthy offerings from Sweetums with healthier options. They also enlist the help of a former Sweetums employee, a man named Mark (Paul Schneider), to help them find ways to improve the company's health standards.

Meanwhile, Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari) develops a crush on a woman named Joan (Moleskine Mikhaleva), who works in the next door office. Tom tries to get her attention by pretending to be interested in the same things she is, but he soon realizes that this strategy isn't working.

As the health fair draws closer, tensions rise between Leslie and the Sweetums representatives. Leslie insists on having healthier options available, while Sweetums only wants to promote their candy and soda products. Eventually, Leslie decides to hold a separate "Healthy Fair" alongside the regular health fair, featuring vendors who promote healthy living.

The day of the health fair arrives, and Leslie's team is faced with a new challenge - a group of nurses who refuse to take part in the event because they believe Sweetums is contributing to the obesity problem in Pawnee. Leslie manages to convince the nurses to participate by emphasizing the importance of promoting healthy habits and reminding them that the event is about more than just Sweetums.

Overall, "Sweetums" is a fun and lighthearted episode of Parks & Recreation that touches on important issues related to health and wellness. While it might not be the show's most memorable episode, it's still a solid part of the series' overall narrative arc. Fans of the show will enjoy seeing their favorite characters come together to solve yet another problem in Pawnee.