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Watch Out, Tina! Michelle Obama Might Be Amy's New BFF

Feb 26 2014 - 9:15am

Parks and Recreation's Amy Poehler [1] channeled Leslie Knope on Tuesday while teaming up with Michelle Obama [2] to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the first lady's "Let's Move!" initiative in Miami. During the pair's visit to the Gwen Cherry Park NFL/YET Center — yep, a parks and recreation center — Amy joked about blurring the lines between her TV show and reality. "It's a real honor to be here this afternoon," she said, "and it's especially exciting for me to learn that if you play a character with a certain career long enough, people will treat you as if you actually have that job. So this might be a shocker, but I am actually not a deputy director of parks and recreation."

As usual, Amy had the crowd, including Michelle, cracking up while she told a few jokes. "Just ask yourself this question: without parks, where would we put all the swings? It would be in the middle of the road," she said. As Michelle laughed, Amy added, "This is so fun — Mrs. Obama is standing next to me like she's my audience and I'm just telling her jokes. This is like a dream."

For her part, the first lady also took the opportunity to announce that the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the National Recreation and Park Association are joining the "Let's Move!" program, planning to serve more fruits and vegetables at after-school programs and encourage more physical activity. Later, Michelle got pretty active herself when she and Mario Lopez joined some children for a mini workout. Take a look at the day's events below.


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