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In my experience, no writer really "owns" a character like that. Certain writers have an affinity for certain characters, or seem to "get" them more than others. I always felt like I "got" Jim Halpert. Aisha Muharrar got Leslie Knope. Harris Wittels got Jean-Ralphio. Alan Yang got Tom Haverford. Jen Statsky gets Eleanor. Joe Mande gets Jason Mendoza. Megan Amram "gets" food puns.