17 perfect gifts for 17 top fandoms
By Andi Ortiz
STUDIO CITY, CA – OCTOBER 16: Actors Rashida Jones, Amy Poehler, Marietta Sirleaf, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Adam Scott, Rob Lowe, Aziz Ansari and Jim O’Heir attend the NBC ‘Parks And Recreation’ 100th Episode Celebration at CBS Studios – Radford on October 16, 2013 in Studio City, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
4. Parks and Recreation Props and Costumes
The loyal local government of Pawnee, Indiana imparted countless pearls of wisdom over the years. The key takeaway? “Treat yo self.” Of course, during the holidays, it’s nice to treat someone else too. For Parks and Rec fans, the Christmas list just got a whole lot bigger.
As reported by Entertainment Weekly, some fan favorite props and costumes from the show are going to be up for auction. Universal Television, the studio that produced Parks and Rec partnered up with Screenbid to sell the memorabilia for a good cause.
Fans can bid on some of Tom Haverford’s prized possessions, like Entertainment 720 merchandise (Tom and Jean Ralphio did make a lot) and his Snake Juice bottle set. For the fans who identify more with Andy, there’s an autographed Johnny Karate picture and, best of all, a “I Met Lil Sebastian” T-shirt. It can be worn while jamming to Mouse Rat, or to dry the tears for Lil Sebastian.
The auction officially begins on Nov. 27 and runs through Dec. 1, leaving plenty of time to wrap the items for the Parks fan in your life. Some of the items will run a bit higher, around $250. But not all of them will break the bank; the auction is only asking for $25 opening bids on some items.
Not only will it make a fan happy, but the money will go to help others. According to EW, some proceeds will go to “the L.A. Conservation Corps, an organization that helps at-risk youth with job skills training, education, and work experience with an emphasis on conservation and service projects that benefit the community.”