So much about Pawnee suddenly makes sense. On Tuesday’s penultimate batch of Parks and Recreation episodes, two Pawnee dwellers passed away and headed for the big J.J.’s Diner in the sky: Ron’s beloved barber, and, most importantly, Mayor Gunderson, who, surprise, was played by Bill Murray. No, he didn’t have any lines in the present — because he’s dead and, so far, people stay that way on Parks and Recreation. The big reveal came at Gunderson’s funeral, as the gang gathered to pay their respects. More specifically, it came after Ethel Beavers revealed she and the mayor had been, ehem, close. (“For 46 wonderful years, he spent night after night exploring every nook and cranny of my body.”)
