--- description: If you missed it, here's a closer look title: The 'Parks and Rec' Finale Made a Subtle Reference to 'Guardians of the Galaxy' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The _Parks and Recreation_ Finale Made a Very Cute, Subtle Reference to _Guardians of the Galaxy_ by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 25, 2015 6:55 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 25, 2015 6:55 PM CUT You were probably too busy holding back tears during Tuesday night’s ultra-emotional _Parks and Recreation_ finale to notice a fun little Easter egg honoring Chris Pratt. The actor, who played lovable idiot Andy Dwyer for the show’s seven-year run, has since become a major movie star. So, the _Parks and Rec_ team decided to show him a little love and reference his recent role as Star-Lord in Marvel’s summer blockbuster _Guardians of the Galaxy._ When a group of trick-or-treaters show up at Andy and April’s future home, one of them is dressed up as [Pratt’s character](http://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/guardians-of-the-galaxy-star-lord-3.jpg "undefined"). Check him out on the left:  NBC There was a lot going on in the episode, so it was pretty easy to miss it. The best part is that you _know_ Andy Dwyer would love _Guardians of the Galaxy_ and find it totally [awesome sauce](http://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/giphy.gif "undefined"). _Read next:_ [_Watch the Parks and Recreation Cast’s Touching (and Hilarious) Farewell on Late Night_](http://time.com/3721880/parks-and-rec-finale-late-night-farewell/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3722361/parks-and-rec-finale-guardians-of-the-galaxy-reference/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3722361/parks-and-rec-finale-guardians-of-the-galaxy-reference/"},"headline":"The Parks and Recreation Finale Made a Very Cute, Subtle Reference to Guardians of the Galaxy","datePublished":"2015-02-25T18:55:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:58.729Z","description":"If you missed it, here's a closer look","url":"https://time.com/3722361/parks-and-rec-finale-guardians-of-the-galaxy-reference/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3722361/parks-and-rec-finale-guardians-of-the-galaxy-reference/","name":"The Parks and Recreation Finale Made a Very Cute, Subtle Reference to Guardians of the Galaxy"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Parks and Recreation Cast Sings “Bye, Bye Li’l Sebastian”","description":"The Parks and Recreation Cast Sings “Bye, Bye Li’l Sebastian”","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/7jYsX3Gj/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-02-25T14:51:51.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/7jYsX3Gj.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3722361/parks-and-rec-finale-guardians-of-the-galaxy-reference/","duration":"PT23S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3722361/parks-and-rec-finale-guardians-of-the-galaxy-reference/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```