TV and Movies·Posted on Apr 9, 201911 Side-By-Side Pics Of The "Parks And Rec" Cast In Their First Episode Vs. 2019It's been exactly 10 years since the first episode aired!by Nora DominickBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail So it has been exactly 10 years since Parks and Rec premiered and gave us some of the most beloved TV characters ever. To celebrate this anniversary, we've rounded up the cast in their first episode vs. now: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 1. Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope 2. Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson 3. Rashida Jones as Ann Perkins 4. Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate 5. Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer 6. Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford 7. Jim O'Heir as Jerry/Garry/Larry/Terry Gergich 8. Retta as Donna Meagle 9. Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt 10. Rob Lowe as Chris Traeger 11. And just for fun, here's the cast taking a picture in the final episode of Parks and Rec vs. this gorgeous selfie from PaleyFest in 2019: