10 Best Character Arcs In Shows Produced By Michael Schur

10. Andy Dwyer – Parks And Recreation

The follow-up mockumentary to The Office, Parks and Rec proved to be a great show with brilliant characters and hilarious stories. The small town of Pawnee has some passionate, unique, and aggrieved citizens. One of Pawnee's most endearing residents is a homeless man turned popular musical entertainer, Andy Dwyer.

Andy has one of the best character arcs in the entire show. He is blessed with a complete inability to read a room, and he often steals the scene with a joke, whether he intended to or not. Introduced as a childish slob with two broken legs - the result of a night of drinking and a poorly chosen shortcut - Andy proves to be a charming character, and is also the lead singer and guitarist of a band that changed its name not once, but 32 times!

In small strides, Andy improves himself. He takes a small job shining shoes where he meets his future wife. He also moves out of his friend's place and learns how to pay his own bills. Andy loses weight, gets married, and takes a job working for a charity in Europe. Then upon returning to America, he becomes a children's musical television star.

He continually grows as an individual while making people laugh. Whether it's eating cereal on a frisbee or singing about a miniature horse, we never know what Andy’s going to do next.