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{{quote|''"Portland is where young people go to retire."''|'''Jason from [[Los Angeles|L.A.]]'''}} |
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''Portlandia'' is a sketch comedy show on IFC starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein. It is set in Portland, Oregon and most of its humor comes from mocking its hipster culture. Armisen is a current cast member on ''[[ |
''Portlandia'' is a sketch comedy show on IFC starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein. It is set in Portland, Oregon and most of its humor comes from mocking its hipster culture. Armisen is a current cast member on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' and Brownstein is a writer and the former singer and guitarist for [[Alternative Rock]] band [[Sleater Kinney]] (she's currently a member of Wild Flag). |
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* [[As Herself]]: Aimee Mann plays herself as a down-on-her-luck maid, claiming she has to because the music industry is down. |
* [[As Herself]]: Aimee Mann plays herself as a down-on-her-luck maid, claiming she has to because the music industry is down. |
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* [[Be |
* [[Be as Unhelpful as Possible]]: |
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** Women and Women First. The shopkeepers refuse to remove books from shelves for customers, are against alphabetizing the books on the shelves, and so on. |
** Women and Women First. The shopkeepers refuse to remove books from shelves for customers, are against alphabetizing the books on the shelves, and so on. |
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** A man calls the DMV to ask for a replacement title on his car. The operator tells him that he'll have to be transfered; when the operator finds out that the transfer won't be back in for another hour, he tells the caller that it'll only be a moment. {{spoiler|The caller eventually gets a ''letter'' in the mail that no, they can't replace his title.}} |
** A man calls the DMV to ask for a replacement title on his car. The operator tells him that he'll have to be transfered; when the operator finds out that the transfer won't be back in for another hour, he tells the caller that it'll only be a moment. {{spoiler|The caller eventually gets a ''letter'' in the mail that no, they can't replace his title.}} |
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* [[Cute Kitten]]: Indie band the Nap change their name to Cat Nap and add their cat, Kevin, to play a scratch post. They suddenly experience runaway success. |
* [[Cute Kitten]]: Indie band the Nap change their name to Cat Nap and add their cat, Kevin, to play a scratch post. They suddenly experience runaway success. |
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* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The mayor of Portland is revealed to secretly be in a reggae band. The press conference on this played out like a sex scandal. |
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The mayor of Portland is revealed to secretly be in a reggae band. The press conference on this played out like a sex scandal. |
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* [[Embarrassing Tattoo]]: Played with: Carrie dates a man with [[Pearl Jam |
* [[Embarrassing Tattoo]]: Played with: Carrie dates a man with [[Pearl Jam|Eddie Vedder]]'s face tattooed on his left arm; however, she's the one who [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?|can't stand it]], to the point of hallucinating ''the tattoo'' as it talks and sings to her. In the end, it's a deal breaker. |
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** ... and she starts dating {{spoiler|Eddie Vedder himself}}. Who, in turn, [[It Got Worse|has a giant Ani DiFranco tattoo on his arm]]. |
** ... and she starts dating {{spoiler|Eddie Vedder himself}}. Who, in turn, [[It Got Worse|has a giant Ani DiFranco tattoo on his arm]]. |
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* [[The Fun in Funeral]]: Carrie visits the grave of a man she just committed manslaughter against and dances around singing to Fred over the phone. |
* [[The Fun in Funeral]]: Carrie visits the grave of a man she just committed manslaughter against and dances around singing to Fred over the phone. |
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* [[Happy Place]]: Sparkle Pony tunes out when meanies are talking, and goes to a magical forest where she wears pretty clothes and pets... a pony. |
* [[Happy Place]]: Sparkle Pony tunes out when meanies are talking, and goes to a magical forest where she wears pretty clothes and pets... a pony. |
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* [[Here We Go Again]]: Twice in "One Moore Episode": |
* [[Here We Go Again]]: Twice in "One Moore Episode": |
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** Carrie is turned off by a guy with an [[Pearl Jam |
** Carrie is turned off by a guy with an [[Pearl Jam|Eddie Vedder]] tattoo, and starts dating Eddie Vedder, who has an {{spoiler|[[Ani DiFranco]] tattoo}}. |
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** In a convoluted fashion, a ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'' marathon leads to a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' marathon. |
** In a convoluted fashion, a ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'' marathon leads to a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' marathon. |
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* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: If you know indie rock luminaries at all, quite a few of them turn up as guest stars. |
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: If you know indie rock luminaries at all, quite a few of them turn up as guest stars. |
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* [[Rant-Inducing Slight]]: Often. |
* [[Rant-Inducing Slight]]: Often. |
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* [[Real Song Theme Tune]]: "Feel It All Around" by Washed Out. |
* [[Real Song Theme Tune]]: "Feel It All Around" by Washed Out. |
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* [[Rhyming with Itself]]: Fred rhymes "right" with "right" in "A Song for Portland". |
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* [[Running Gag]]: Birds on things. |
* [[Running Gag]]: Birds on things. |
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* [[Safe Word]]: Cacao. Gets abused until female!Fred texts it to male!Carrie despite the two not even being in the same place at the time. |
* [[Safe Word]]: Cacao. Gets abused until female!Fred texts it to male!Carrie despite the two not even being in the same place at the time. |
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* [[Sanity Slippage]]: Carrie as she watches ''[[ |
* [[Sanity Slippage]]: Carrie as she watches ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]''. |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: |
* [[Shout-Out]]: |
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** During the "Over" sketch, one of the albums visible in the record store is [[Sleater Kinney]]'s ''Dig Me Out''. |
** During the "Over" sketch, one of the albums visible in the record store is [[Sleater Kinney]]'s ''Dig Me Out''. |
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** "One Moore Episode" has a plot about Fred and Carrie watching ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' and trying to get more episodes written. |
** "One Moore Episode" has a plot about Fred and Carrie watching ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' and trying to get more episodes written. |
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** There's a send-up of [[Porky Pig]]'s "That's All, Folks!" in "One Moore Episode". |
** There's a send-up of [[Porky Pig]]'s "That's All, Folks!" in "One Moore Episode". |
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** ''Also'' in "One Moore Episode", Carrie watches ''[[ |
** ''Also'' in "One Moore Episode", Carrie watches ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]'' and experiences [[Sanity Slippage]] as the camera angle tilts and the visual goes black-and-white. |
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* [[Shown Their Work]]: The show gets all the stereotypes right, down to neighborhoods and individual streets. |
* [[Shown Their Work]]: The show gets all the stereotypes right, down to neighborhoods and individual streets. |
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* [[Sketch Comedy]] |
* [[Sketch Comedy]] |
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** In "One Moore Episode", where there's tons of pumping music for, among other things, Ronald D. Moore's wife coming home. |
** In "One Moore Episode", where there's tons of pumping music for, among other things, Ronald D. Moore's wife coming home. |
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** "Cool Wedding" features Carrie dropping her iPhone in slow motion with a [[Really Dead Montage]]. |
** "Cool Wedding" features Carrie dropping her iPhone in slow motion with a [[Really Dead Montage]]. |
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** Later on in "Cool Wedding", Carrie puts off watching ''[[ |
** Later on in "Cool Wedding", Carrie puts off watching ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]'' as sped-up sunsets with a [[Drone of Dread]] denote the passing days. |
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* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?]]: |
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?]]: |
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** A couple totally loses their shit over someone tying their dog up outside a restaurant in "A Song for Portland". |
** A couple totally loses their shit over someone tying their dog up outside a restaurant in "A Song for Portland". |