Portlandia season 5
Season of television series
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The fifth season of the television comedy Portlandia began airing on IFC in the United States on January 8, 2015, consisting a total of 10 episodes.[1] The series stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein.
Cast
Main cast
Special guest cast
- Kyle MacLachlan as Mr. Mayor
- Paul Simon as himself
Guest stars
- Peter Giles as Bruce Nathansen
- Justin Long as Lance's mom's boyfriend
- Ed Begley, Jr.
- Brigette Nielsen
- Shepard Fairey as himself
- Jeff Goldblum as himself, Vocal coach
- Natasha Lyonne as Madison
- Olivia Wilde as Brit
- Jane Lynch as Barbecue planner
- Matt Groening as himself
- Kumail Nanjiani
- Parker Posey
- Caroll Spinney as Oscar the Grouch
- Greta Gerwig as Mermaid
- Graham Wagner
- Steve Buscemi as Milton
- Anna Gunn as Glynis Brooks
- Vanessa Bayer as Speaker system customer
- Seth Meyers as Chad Koop
- Paul Reubens as Weirdos' lawyer
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) | |
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| 38 | 1 | "The Story of Toni and Candace" | Jonathan Krisel | Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Karey Dornetto, Graham Wagner | January 8, 2015 | 0.218[2] | |
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The origin of the feminist bookstore; Toni and Candace are in fierce competition. | |||||||
| 39 | 2 | "The Fiance" | Jonathan Krisel | Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Karey Dornetto, Graham Wagner | January 15, 2015 | 0.223[3] | |
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Lance and Nina feel pressure when Lance's mom and her new boyfriend visit. | |||||||
| 40 | 3 | "Healthcare" | Jonathan Krisel | Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Karey Dornetto, Graham Wagner | January 22, 2015 | 0.230[4] | |
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Medical solutions are sought when a series of health ailments occurs. | |||||||
| 41 | 4 | "SeaWorld" | Jonathan Krisel | Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Karey Dornetto, Graham Wagner | January 29, 2015 | 0.184[5] | |
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The Ecoterrorists travel to San Diego to take down their next target, SeaWorld. | |||||||
| 42 | 5 | "4th of July" | Jonathan Krisel | Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Karey Dornetto, Graham Wagner | February 5, 2015 | 0.159[6] | |
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Kath and Dave decide to host an unforgettable 4th of July barbecue; special fireworks. | |||||||
| 43 | 6 | "Fashion" | Jonathan Krisel | Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Karey Dornetto, Graham Wagner | February 12, 2015 | 0.140[7] | |
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Portland’s Dollar Store recruits Quinn as the face for their rebranding campaign. Spyke faces trial for making unlicensed Bart Simpson merchandise. | |||||||
| 44 | 7 | "Doug Becomes a Feminist" | Daniel Gray Longino | Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Karey Dornetto, Graham Wagner | February 19, 2015 | 0.194[8] | |
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Doug discovers that he is a male feminist. Sandra takes a rideshare for the first time. | |||||||
| 45 | 8 | "House for Sale" | Steve Buscemi | Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Karey Dornetto, Graham Wagner | February 26, 2015 | 0.169[9] | |
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Fred and Carrie’s landlord moves into their house. Kath and Dave look to buy a new home for their next renovation project. | |||||||
| 46 | 9 | "You Can Call Me Al" | Jonathan Krisel | Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Karey Dornetto, Graham Wagner | March 5, 2015 | 0.218[10] | |
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Kath and Dave scramble to rehearse for a karaoke party. | |||||||
| 47 | 10 | "Dead Pets" | Jonathan Krisel | Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Karey Dornetto, Graham Wagner | March 12, 2015 | 0.248[11] | |
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Police begin profiling weirdos after arsonists burn down a taxidermy shop. | |||||||