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Two amazing things happened recently:

• Friend and former Starcom Chicago office neighbor Graham created an awesome new meme: the Golden Girls Sitcom Archetype.  It postulates that every sitcom has 4 cast members that can be tied back to the 4 Golden Girls: 

• Newest addition to Denuo, designer Reed, posted on Facebook that he looks like Andy Dwyer from the NBC comedy hit, Parks & Recreation.

Using Graham’s template, you can judge for yourself:

#TRUTH

Which got me and fellow Denuologist Chris Blumberg thinking:

Does the cast of Parks and Recreation match up against the crew of Denuo?

Surprisingly, yes – let’s explore!

Ben Wyatt = Chris Blumberg

Looks Match: 2/5
Personality Match: 1/5
This one is a stretch, but as fellow contributor to this concept, I had to assign Chris someone.  And I’m pretty sure this was Chris’s high school picture from Olan Mills:

Plus, I think he really likes calzones, even though they’re “like harder to eat pizzas.”

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Jerry Gergich = Albert Kim

Looks Match: 2/5
Personality Match: 3/5
As Ron Swanson eloquently explains, “A schlemiel is the guy who spills soup at a fancy party.  A schlimazel is the guy he spills it on. Jerry is both the schlemiel and the schlimazel of our office.”  And I am the schlemiel and schlimazel of Denuo.  (I regularly trip walking UP stairs.)

I’m also just as likely to flub up my words and have probably said the word “murinal” at least once.  And how many times have I pitched a photo mosaic as a creative idea?  Several.

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Donna Meagle = Stephanie Huynh

Looks Match: 1/5
Personality Match: 4/5
So yes, they aren’t the same race nor the same physique.   But personality-wise?  Spot on.  Both are sassy and don’t take sh*t from anyone.  Both are skilled at two looks: the death glare (as shown above) and the silent “Oh no he didn’t!” walkaway, which comes in handy during the most awkward of times.

When Stephanie makes it big, I see her driving a Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUV someday.

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Jean-Ralphio Saperstein = Matt Story

Looks Match: 2/5 (inclusive of wardrobe)
Personality Match: 5/5
Again, I’m colorblind when I look for the perfect match.  Both are equally cocky, love the clubs, and dress similarly. And like Jean-Ralphio’s new media conglomerate, Entertainment 720, Matt would be willing to go around the world twice to please his clients.  (And literally say so with a smile.)  I swear I’ve also seen Matt dance like this:

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April Ludgate = Anisha Ahluwalia

Looks Match: 2/5
Personality Match: 4/5
Although Anisha probably doesn’t roll her eyes as much as April, you can tell that inside, she wants to sooo bad. Cynical, dry sense of humor, and equally subdued, both have those amazing one-liners that you’ll be remembering until next week’s episode…er… status meeting.  Other points of note:  April’s favorite color is “greenish-transparent” and Anisha’s is green.  Like April, a genuine Anisha smile exists only for a fleeting moment:

And Anisha loves high fives.

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Tom Haverford = Tim Harris

Looks Match: 3/5
Personality Match: 3/5
Of equal height and boyish charm, Tom & Tim practically have the same first name and same initials.  Tom invests in a nightclub, Tim invests in a comic book store.  One can only assume Tim has a DJ Roomba and likes camping with his Xbox.

I’m also secretly wishing that Tim buys Brooks Brothers boys suits, because according to Tom’s reasoning: “the cuts are slimmer and it’s cheaper: win, win!”

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Leslie Knope = Courtney Acuff

Looks Match: 4/5
Personality Match: 4/5
Both are intelligent, driven, blonde and hilarious.  And Courtney can take the heat without getting discouraged, like Leslie dealing with the crazies at her public forums:

But I don’t think Courtney has the same obsession over waffles, Condi Rice, or hoarding multiple unfinished birdhouses:

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Chris Traeger = Dan Buczaczer

Looks Match: 4/5
Personality Match: 4/5
K, let’s not get ahead of ourselves… nobody can match the handsomeness of one of the original brat packers.  But Dan comes pretty close.  Always cheerful and smiling, Dan also likes to preface his constructive criticism with a nice pep talk about how you’re great.  This is Dan and Anisha in a recent meeting:

And I believe he uses the word “literally” about 4.5x a day.  LITRALLY.

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Ann Perkins = Sarah Chiappetta

Looks Match: 5/5
Personality Match: 4/5
I mean, look at them.  Clearly from the same womb.  They both enjoy a good Lifetime movie once in a while.  And Sarah’s friend is a nurse, just like Ann Perkins, so it must be a sign.

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Ron Swanson = John Durbin

Looks Match: 5/5
Personality Match: 5/5
John Durbin should sue NBC because they stole his future self for this character.  Physically, Durbin will be Ron Swanson by the age of 50.  Both already have facial hair and like wearing button-down dress shirts under sweaters.  Personality wise, they are both equally apathetic and will judge you with evil death glares:

Ron plays the sax at night for the ladies, and we can only assume Durbin does the same with his violin:

Plus, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen him dance exactly like this:

So, there you have it, Denuo as the cast of Parks & Recreation.

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I can’t wait for the next Denuo Harvest Festival. RIP Lil’ Sebastian…

Major props to and for all of the amazing Parks & Rec pics here – check them out!