Pawnee's Finest, Typed | Parks & Recreation and the Enneagram

Episode 8 • 9th April 2026 • The Enneagram in a Movie • Enneagram Arts and Entertainment

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In this episode of The Enneagram in a Movie podcast, Mario Sikora, TJ Ingrassia and TJ Dawe take a break from their subtypes series to talk about the TV show, Parks and Recreation. They focus on a few notable characters, from Ron Swanson to Leslie Knope, to explore their Enneagram types based on five episodes from Seasons 3, 4 and 5. While the characters go through an evolution throughout the seven seasons, the hosts feel these episodes do a good job of illustrating the personality types.

“Leopard skin is a classic tell for Transmitters. Now TJ Dawe, I’ve never seen either of you wear leopard skin that I know of, and not every Transmitter wears leopard skin, but like woodworking, it is a heavy, heavy signal of the instinctual bias.” - Mario [46:34]

“I think, at large or in general, Fours are pretty rare in sitcoms, and I say this as a Four.” - TJ Dawe [1:09:58]

“Earlier when I said that Parks has some legendary characters, I think Ron Swanson is at the top of that list. And over the course of those hundred-something episodes, there are many, many moments, but this episode had some of the best.” - TJ Ingrassia [32:15]

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[00:03] Intro

[01:24] Hosts’ thoughts on the show

[03:49] Five episodes to focus on

[10:31] About the show

[13:32] Ron Swanson’s Enneagram Type

[18:10] One of the great Preserving characters

[25:13] Ron’s dynamic with Tammy

[31:27] Ron is a survivalist

[35:48] Chris Traeger’s Enneagram Type

[40:47] Andy Dwyer is also a Type Seven

[45:41] Tom Haverford’s Enneagram Type