<P> Deedle - Dee Productions and Universal Media Studios produced Parks and Recreation starting with the first season ; the production companies Fremulon and 3 Arts Entertainment also became involved with the show starting with the second season . The series was created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur , who served as executive producers along with Howard Klein . Klein previously worked with Daniels and Schur on The Office , a half - hour NBC comedy Daniels adapted from the British comedy of the same name , created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant . Schur served as the showrunner of Parks and Recreation , while Amy Poehler and Morgan Sackett worked as producers . Dean Holland , an editor on The Office , also worked as an editor on Parks and Recreation . Mike Scully , a former executive producer and showrunner for The Simpsons , joined Parks and Recreation as a consulting producer starting in the middle of the first season . Allison Jones , who worked as a casting director for The Office , served in the same capacity at the start of Parks and Recreation , along with Nancy Perkins , for whom the character Ann Perkins was named . Dorian Frankel became the casting director starting with the second season . Alan Yang , Harris Wittels , and Katie Dippold , all of whom were Parks and Recreation screenwriters , also worked as executive story editors . </P>
<P> Deedle - Dee Productions and Universal Media Studios produced Parks and Recreation starting with the first season ; the production companies Fremulon and 3 Arts Entertainment also became involved with the show starting with the second season . The series was created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur , who served as executive producers along with Howard Klein . Klein previously worked with Daniels and Schur on The Office , a half - hour NBC comedy Daniels adapted from the British comedy of the same name , created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant . Schur served as the showrunner of Parks and Recreation , while Amy Poehler and Morgan Sackett worked as producers . Dean Holland , an editor on The Office , also worked as an editor on Parks and Recreation . Mike Scully , a former executive producer and showrunner for The Simpsons , joined Parks and Recreation as a consulting producer starting in the middle of the first season . Allison Jones , who worked as a casting director for The Office , served in the same capacity at the start of Parks and Recreation , along with Nancy Perkins , for whom the character Ann Perkins was named . Dorian Frankel became the casting director starting with the second season . Alan Yang , Harris Wittels , and Katie Dippold , all of whom were Parks and Recreation screenwriters , also worked as executive story editors . </P>
what came first the office or parks and rec
what came first the office or parks and rec
The Office
The Office