During the filming of Parks and Recreation, Amy Poehler hilariously admitted to drooling when she met Michelle Obama, illustrating her fangirl reaction to the First Lady. This moment occurred while filming a scene where Poehler's character, Leslie Knope, encounters Obama at a National Parks conference. In their recent reunion on Poehlerâs podcast, both women reflected on the episode, with Obama expressing enjoyment about her guest appearance, while Poehler humorously recalled feeling overwhelmed and embarrassed by her drooling mishap during the take.
"You were perfect. You got your line, and my character, Leslie Knope, is supposed to be overwhelmed by seeing you, and I, Amy Poehler, was also very jazzed. And I went to say my line and I drooled."
"For Obama, being on the sitcom was 'so cool.'"
"Do you not remember? I'm so glad you don't remember. I full-on drooled."
"I had very active salivary glands, and I drooled, and Michelle was being so nice and so gracious about it."
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