We demand 'Philly Justice,' the courtroom comedy created by the cast of 'Parks and Recreation'

The show’s tagline: “Without them, there is no justice.”

“I will say it’s a real promising show. It’s on after 'Joan of Arcadia,'” Poehler said. “They recently had to reshoot some of the pilot because Elizabeth Smart was found. They do a lot of ripped-from-the-headlines stuff.”

In the comments on the Paley Center’s YouTube video, people call for a real version of "Philly Justice," a web series, a TV special, an "SNL" skit and a crossover episode with "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia."

“[I] think about this video once a month,” someone posted in the comments two years ago.

But in an obvious travesty of justice, nothing ever came of the show and not much was spoken of it, that is, until now.

In its look back at "Parks and Rec" upon the 15th anniversary of the premiere, the Independent interviewed members of the cast and crew including Jones, who talked about creating the “David Kelly-style procedural show called 'Philly Justice.'”

“We became obsessed with it and so did the writers,” she said. “They ended up writing it as an entire episode of a different show which we started to actually shoot. We shot 15 pages of a show that doesn’t exist with our free time.”

My plea

A tape is out there, somewhere, and to the cast and crew of "Parks and Rec": The time has to come to finally release it. Philadelphia is a party to this too and justice delayed is justice denied.

It’s not clear why they chose to set the show here in Philly, but whatever the reason, it was an excellent choice. In fact, I’d like to join the chorus of folks calling for "Philly Justice" to actually be made.

Sure, the 2001 legal series "Philly" starring Kim Delaney and Tom Everett Scott flopped, but that was a drama and we already have enough drama in our courts here. PBS’ "Independent Lens" did an eight-part documentary on our district attorney, for Pete’s sake.

But comedies, that’s where Philly shines. Two of the best currently on TV — "Abbott Elementary" and "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia" — are set right here.

And we’ve got plenty of “ripped-from-the-headlines” stories "Philly Justice" could play off. Real-life plot lines could include: The legal team represents a greased pole climber; the legal team takes on the entire state of Rhode Island; and the legal team holds a news conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping.

So in a final plea, I ask the cast and crew of "Parks and Rec" to release the lost "Philly Justice" footage and consider making the show. It’s the right thing to do. It just is.

And if you won’t do it for us here in Philly, do it for Li’l Sebastian.