Parks & Recreation is getting another visit from a member of the White House. The acclaimed NBC comedy with Amy Poehler is getting a visit from First Lady Michelle Obama.
NBC announced today that Obama will appear during the one-hour season six finale for the show, which is set in the fictional Indiana town of Pawnee. Considering the town is widely known for an obesity epidemic, something Leslie Knope tried to fight during her ill-fated term as City Councilwoman, it sounds like the perfect place for the First Lady to bring her “Let’s Move!” campaign.
Obama already filmed her scene this month in Miami. The episode is titled “Moving Up” and will air on April 24 at 8 p.m.
The First Lady marked the four-year anniversary of her “Let’s Move!” campaign today by unveiling proposed changes to the nutrition labels on food. If the FDA puts the changes in place, it would be the first overhaul in 20 years for the labels.
Parks & Recreation airs on Thursdays on NBC. Poehler won a Golden Globe for her performance as Leslie Knope. Politicians who have appeared on the show include Vice President Joe Biden and Senators John McCain and Barbara Boxer.
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