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07-27-2022, 06:18 PM
https://www.looper.com/942681/the-parks-and-recreation-side-character-fans-think-deserves-his-own-spin-off/
Fans want Ken Hotate to get his own show
On the r/PandR subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/PandR/comments/vypk22/i_love_how_ken_walks_in_drops_this_line_and_just/), there is a thread that starts with a few shots from an exchange between Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) and Ken Hotate (Jonathan Joss). Leslie compliments Ken's bolo tie, which Ken says is made and sold on Etsy by his disappointing son. "I love how Ken walks in, drops this line, and just walks out," wrote one user. "Perfect execution."
Ken Hotate only appears a handful of times in "Parks and Recreation," and most of these are passing appearances. He plays a significant role in the Season 3 episode "Harvest Festival," when, as a tribal elder of the indigenous Wamapoke people and owner of Wamapoke Casino, he puts an (entirely fake!) curse on Leslie's Harvest Festival because it is scheduled to take place on sacred ground. "There are two things I know about white people," Ken tells the camera (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5yqklQwCWM). "They love Rachael Ray, and they are terrified of curses."
Firm-but-genial and utterly hilarious, Ken makes brief appearances in five episodes. But that seems to have been enough to leave a mark on the memories of "Parks and Rec" fans. "I was just thinking yesterday that he is one of the only characters I can think of that could do a spin-off," wrote u/Oehlian (https://www.reddit.com/r/PandR/comments/vypk22/comment/ig4cxrk/). Another user, u/princessawesomepants (https://www.reddit.com/r/PandR/comments/vypk22/comment/ig5dvb4/), suggests that Ken should have been used way more than he was on "Parks and Rec," while others posit details about a sitcom based around Ken's running of the casino.
Fans want Ken Hotate to get his own show
On the r/PandR subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/PandR/comments/vypk22/i_love_how_ken_walks_in_drops_this_line_and_just/), there is a thread that starts with a few shots from an exchange between Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) and Ken Hotate (Jonathan Joss). Leslie compliments Ken's bolo tie, which Ken says is made and sold on Etsy by his disappointing son. "I love how Ken walks in, drops this line, and just walks out," wrote one user. "Perfect execution."
Ken Hotate only appears a handful of times in "Parks and Recreation," and most of these are passing appearances. He plays a significant role in the Season 3 episode "Harvest Festival," when, as a tribal elder of the indigenous Wamapoke people and owner of Wamapoke Casino, he puts an (entirely fake!) curse on Leslie's Harvest Festival because it is scheduled to take place on sacred ground. "There are two things I know about white people," Ken tells the camera (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5yqklQwCWM). "They love Rachael Ray, and they are terrified of curses."
Firm-but-genial and utterly hilarious, Ken makes brief appearances in five episodes. But that seems to have been enough to leave a mark on the memories of "Parks and Rec" fans. "I was just thinking yesterday that he is one of the only characters I can think of that could do a spin-off," wrote u/Oehlian (https://www.reddit.com/r/PandR/comments/vypk22/comment/ig4cxrk/). Another user, u/princessawesomepants (https://www.reddit.com/r/PandR/comments/vypk22/comment/ig5dvb4/), suggests that Ken should have been used way more than he was on "Parks and Rec," while others posit details about a sitcom based around Ken's running of the casino.