The episode was written by Aisha Muharrar and directed by Charles McDougall, and featured guest performances by comedians Paul Scheer and H. Jon Benjamin.
As part of a multi-network television campaign to spotlight volunteerism, the episode prominently featured the real-life organization KaBOOM!, a charity that builds playgrounds in locations all over the United States.
"Kaboom" received generally positive reviews, with several commentators praising the series for resolving the long-standing pit subplot.
Later, the parks department and Ann visit neighboring Indiana town Eagleton to help build a playground in a single day, as part of an event by the charity KaBOOM!
Leslie is inspired by the energy of the group and its leader Keef, which prompts her to take proactive measures in filling in the pit in Pawnee and turning it into a park.
An angry Ron tells Leslie the town is now open to a large potential lawsuit from Andy, and he sends her to visit him along with their city attorney Scott.
The next day at city hall, Andy tells Leslie and Scott he will drop the lawsuit if they agree to fill in the pit right away.
[2] "Kaboom" also featured H. Jon Benjamin, a voice actor from Archer, Dr. Katz, and Home Movies, as Pawnee's lawyer.
[3] The script prominently features KaBOOM!, a real-life charitable organization that builds playgrounds in locations all over the United States.
The campaign involves more than 60 shows on NBC ABC, CBS, Fox and several other networks, all of which spotlighted real-life charities in an effort to encourage volunteerism.
and said, "The writers certainly captured the spirit that fuels each of our (playground) builds – something that inspires volunteers to continue their great work and strive even harder to give back to their communities.
"[6] Within a week of the episode's original broadcast, two deleted scenes from "Kaboom" were made available on the official Parks and Recreation website.
park construction, including Tom text messaging instead of working, Leslie and Ann competing with children, and Paul Scheer doing the Worm dance move.
[7] Revealed in the Parks and Recollection podcast with Rob Lowe and Alan Yang, the ending scene was a late night inclusion that caused mixed reactions within the team.