12 Small Details You Only Notice Rewatching Parks & Recreation

by Josh Brown

1. Larry/Terry/Jerry/Gerry/Garry's Real Name Was Revealed In Season 4

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One of the most beloved running Parks and Rec jokes is the ongoing saga of Jim O'Heir's character's real name. Initially being introduced as "Jerry", it was revealed in the Season 4 episode, The Trial of Leslie Knope, that his real name is actually Garry. His old boss got his name wrong decades ago, and it just stuck.

The revelation doesn't make the rest of the Parks department actually start referring to him by his real name, of course, and by the end of the show he's been known as Jerry, Terry, Larry, before finally being referred to by his real name.

However, while the revelation is used as a surprising punchline to a joke, it was actually given away the episode prior to it being brought up. There, Jerry/Gerry/Terry/Larry/Garry quickly flashes Tom his ID card and, if you look closely, you'll see his real name is actually printed on it.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.