Home > Portlandia > Season 1 « TV Series Page Portlandia: Season 1 (2011) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 89% Average Rating: 8.06/10 Season Reviews: 9 Fresh: 8 Rotten: 1 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. 87% Average Rating: 7.83/10 Season Reviews: 8 Fresh: 7 Rotten: 1 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: No consensus yet. AUDIENCE SCORE 76% liked it Average Rating: 3.8/5 User Ratings: 129 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Farm Air date: Jan 21, 2011 Comic vignettes chart the lives of offbeat fictional Oregonians. In the premiere, a couple get way too involved in ordering a restaurant meal. Later, two store employees deal with a man (Steve Buscemi) who uses the restroom without making a purchase; and Portland's Adult Hide-and-Seek League stages a competition in a college library. More 2 A Song for Portland Air date: Jan 28, 2011 The mayor (Kyle MacLachlan) of Portland gives Carrie and Fred a special assignment. More 3 Aimee Air date: Feb 4, 2011 Carrie and Fred are surprised to learn that singer-songwriter Aimee Mann is moonlighting as their maid. More 4 Mayor Is Missing Air date: Feb 11, 2011 Carrie and Fred hunt for the mayor, who has disappeared. More 5 Blunderbuss Air date: Feb 18, 2011 The town is excited about a new music and film festival. More 6 Baseball Air date: Feb 25, 2011 The mayor has big dreams about bringing a big-league baseball team to Portland and recruits Carrie and Fred to help. More Portlandia: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (11) Tv Season Info Season 1 of the comedy series finds co-creators and stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein lampooning the culture of the Pacific Northwest city in a series of sketches that include guest appearances by Steve Buscemi, Kyle MacLachlan, Aimee Mann, Aubrey Plaza, and Jason Sudeikis. Genre: Comedy Network: IFC Premiere Date: Jan 21, 2011 Creators: Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel Exec. Producer: Lorne Michaels Cast Fred Armisen as Fred/Jason/Peter/Bryce/Fixed Gear Guy/Dave/Candice/Nina Carrie Brownstein as Carrie/Donnie/Nance/Lisa/Toni/Kathy/Lance Steve Buscemi Nick Kroll as Daniel Prison Kyle MacLachlan Aimee Mann as Maid Jason Sudeikis as Aliki Dana Millican Ellen Bloodworth Mikey Kampmann Nicholas Kim Mary Nelson Edward Stiner Show More Cast Episodes 1 Farm Air date: Jan 21, 2011 Comic vignettes chart the lives of offbeat fictional Oregonians. In the premiere, a couple get way too involved in ordering a restaurant meal. Later, two store employees deal with a man (Steve Buscemi) who uses the restroom without making a purchase; and Portland's Adult Hide-and-Seek League stages a competition in a college library. More 2 A Song for Portland Air date: Jan 28, 2011 The mayor (Kyle MacLachlan) of Portland gives Carrie and Fred a special assignment. More 3 Aimee Air date: Feb 4, 2011 Carrie and Fred are surprised to learn that singer-songwriter Aimee Mann is moonlighting as their maid. More 4 Mayor Is Missing Air date: Feb 11, 2011 Carrie and Fred hunt for the mayor, who has disappeared. More 5 Blunderbuss Air date: Feb 18, 2011 The town is excited about a new music and film festival. More 6 Baseball Air date: Feb 25, 2011 The mayor has big dreams about bringing a big-league baseball team to Portland and recruits Carrie and Fred to help. More Critic Reviews for Portlandia Season 1 All Critics (9) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (1) Hilarious send-up of Portland, but Corvallis, Salem and Eugene may well see themselves in this rip as well. Jan 19, 2011 | Rating: A | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic I think the show was struggling to find its footing here with a few excellent moments in otherwise slow-to-start sketches. Jan 21, 2011 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Christian Williams AV Club Top Critic Portlandia is further proof not everyone deserves a sketch comedy showcase. Jan 19, 2011 | Full Review… Brian Lowry Variety Top Critic It has its moments, and the good news is that no Portlanders were harmed during the making of Portlandia. Jan 21, 2011 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… David Wiegand San Francisco Chronicle Top Critic Often Ms. Brownstein, wide-eyed and sincere, gets the best of Mr. Armisen, who's been exaggerating characters for so long on Saturday Night Live that it's tough for him to capture the understatement of these caricatures. Jan 20, 2011 | Full Review… Jon Caramanica New York Times Top Critic Portlandia is not to everyone's taste, but it's an eccentric, surprising little microbrew of a show. Jan 21, 2011 | Full Review… James Poniewozik TIME Magazine Top Critic Unlike so many SNL creations, the performers don't get up in your face and demand to be laughed at. Jan 20, 2011 | Full Review… Matt Zoller Seitz Salon.com Top Critic A more ambitious extension of the occasional videos that Armisen and Portland resident Brownstein have posted online over the past few years under the name ThunderAnt. Jan 21, 2011 | Full Review… Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times Top Critic The brilliance of Portlandia, and part of what I imagine will be its staying power, is that the jokes work both as insider cultural reference and rank absurdism. Mar 2, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… Phillip Maciak Slant Magazine Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (9) Audience Reviews for Portlandia: Season 1 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Portlandia: Season 1! View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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