Butterflies (TV series) unconventional friendship with Leonard. In a 2002 interview, Carla Lane explained, "I wanted to write a comedy about a woman contemplating adultery." In the first episode, an expository discussion between Ria and Leonard alludes to the significance of the series' title: "We are all kids chasing butterflies. You see it, you want it, you grab it, and there it is, all squashed in your hand." She adds, "I am one of the few lucky ones, I have a pleasant house, a pleasant man and two pleasant sons. My butterfly didn't get squashed." Ria's husband Ben collects and studies butterflies. The
Ben Wyatt (Parks and Recreation) reviewers mentioned that Ben Wyatt closely resembled Scott's character on "Party Down", Henry Pollard. Ben's character is a politician who found great success at a young age, then suffered a downfall. Henry's character is an actor who became a caterer after his acting career declined. Scott himself has said that he feels they are "vastly different characters and circumstances." Ben Wyatt (Parks and Recreation) Sir Benjamin Wyatt, is a character portrayed by Adam Scott in the TV series "Parks and Recreation". The character guest starred in two episodes of season two and was upgraded to a series regular in season