Garry Gergich, also known as Jerry, Barry, Larry or Terry, is a fictional character in the comedy television series Parks and Recreation, portrayed by Jim O'Heir. The character has appeared in every episode of the series, with the exception of the first-season episode "Canvassing". He was credited as a recurring character for the first two seasons, but was promoted to the main cast beginning with season three. Garry is often portrayed as someone that the members of the parks and recreation squad often make fun of.

Jerry's real name is Garry, but he is referred to as Jerry for the first five seasons (for which reason the character is usually referred to by this name in external media). In the last two seasons — as a running joke — the name other characters call him changes, initially to Larry, then to Terry, before finally settling on Garry, with most characters unaware that this is his actual name.

Garry Gergich, born February 29, 1948 (as mentioned in the season 4 episode "Sweet Sixteen"), is a longstanding employee of the Department of Parks and Recreation who is nearing retirement and is a married father of three girls. He first speaks in the Season 1 episode, "The Reporter". His job performance is middling and unspectacular, and he places more importance on his happy home life. Jerry is content to do simple, repetitive tasks.

His surname was first mentioned in the episode "Park Safety". He is often the butt of jokes and is regularly mocked by his co-workers, with his most frequent detractors being Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari) and April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza). Although he very rarely joins in the teasing, Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) describes Jerry as someone who "shrivels up when you shine a light on him," insisting Jerry does his best work alone. Ron also describes Jerry as both the "schlemiel," and the "schlimazel," of the office, meaning that, at a fancy dinner party, he would be both the person who spills soup and the person upon whom the soup is spilled. Despite this, he is overwhelmingly kind and warm-hearted toward his friends in the Parks Department.

While attempting to avoid getting involved in an office competition to dig up dirt on fellow employees, Pawnee PD Officer David Sanderson (Louis C.K.) embarrasses Jerry by telling those present in the Parks office that Jerry has been arrested several times for public urination. It is also openly revealed that he is adopted, a fact previously unknown to Jerry himself.

Following a government-wide health screening of male employees in the episode "I'm Leslie Knope", Dr. Harris (Cooper Thornton) reveals to the camera that Jerry possesses the largest penis he has ever seen. Like many positive things in Jerry's life, this is never revealed to his colleagues.

He has heart problems; he mentions he has a pacemaker in the episode "Woman of the Year", and had a heart attack in "Halloween Surprise".

Some episodes feature characters discovering an appreciation for Jerry. In "Ron and Diane", after mentioning an annual tradition they take part in called "Jerry Dinner" where they all dine at a fancy restaurant, funds risen from each of them contributing money each time Jerry does something embarrassing; April, Donna, Tom and Andy realize they have not been invited to the Gergiches' Christmas party. A guilty Donna, prior to realizing the Christmas party was occurring, decided to bring Jerry himself to the dinner, and is invited into the party, but the rest are left outside in the cold. However, they later realize that their invitations had just gotten sent to the spam folder in their respective e-mails, and April decides to give Jerry the entire "Jerry Dinner" fund. Another instance in "Jerry's Retirement", Tom finds Jerry's attraction of all the office mockery to be useful for him, and he and Ron conspire to have Jerry brought out of retirement and back into the department. At the end of season 6, Leslie hires Jerry (then called Larry) as part of her National Park Service administration team.