'Parks and Recreation's Writers' Room Sounded Like A Total Blast

And a lot happened that wasn’t work; according to writer Katie Dippold, “There was so much time spent on finding anything to do but actually writing.” Dan Goor, the writer in nerf-dart agony above, apparently once tried an experiment to put a pencil in Red Bull… but forgot about it over a two-week writing hiatus. “When we got back, it wasn’t just an infestation,” Goor remembers in an incredible oral history of the writers’ room. “Sheets of ants had invaded our office. You have never seen so many ants. It was like a David Attenborough film. It was crazy.”

Dippold is the major historian of the most wonderful writing room antics, and she partook in more than a handful of the best ones herself. One time she came to work with blood capsules in her mouth, thinking she’d prank her office mates with a bit of light gore (as we all do from time to time, I’m sure). She grossed out a few coworkers, then tried the prank out on Mike Schur, “but it worked way too well. Like blood was gushing from my mouth and he looked horrified … I kept trying to say, “I’m just joking,” but he didn’t understand why this woman who had blood coming out of her mouth kept repeating she’s just joking. It was a very intense and confusing minute for him.” 

'Parks and Recreation's Writers' Room Sounded Like A Total Blast
Source: Pinoy Daily News