"The Possum" is the 18th episode of the second season of the American comedy television series Parks and Recreation, and the 24th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on March 11, 2010. In the episode, Leslie forms a task force to capture an possum that bit the mayor's dog, but she begins to fear she has caught the wrong animal.The episode was written by Mike Scully and directed by Tristram Shapeero.