Chris Pratt had roles in a couple of buzzy teen dramas in the early 2000s, as well as a few movies here and there, but his career really got a boost when he was hired to play the goofy and lovable Andy Dwyer on the fan-favorite NBC series Parks and Recreation .

Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation” includes a conversation with co-star Chris Pratt in which the latter recalls putting his foot down over mean jokes during their time on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation.

"If it's a joke, it's funny," Pratt says. "But if it's mean for the sake of being mean," that's a different story.

Parks and Recreation stars Chris Pratt and Jim O’Heir have recalled the former putting his foot down on various “mean-spirited” jokes made about O’Heir’s character Jerry Gergich. The two co-starred together on all seven seasons of the hit mockumentary,