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TVLINE: You’ve said you were a big fan of Parks before joining, but was there one specific thing that initially attracted you to the role of Ben?
ADAM SCOTT: Honestly, what drew me to the part was the show itself. I didn’t even know what the part was, but when Mike told me about the “teen mayor” aspect of the character, that’s when I got super excited because that is fantastic. That is a great, great backstory. [Laughs] I still count my lucky stars that I get to have that story with my character. It’s just an endless well of embarrassment. Can you imagine your teenage years being on display? It’s even worse than being on a teenage sitcom because it was real. He was actually mayor and he actually got impeached, and it’s just awful. [Laughs]