The Worst Episodes of Portlandia
Every episode of Portlandia ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Portlandia!
Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Portlandia" is "Blunderbuss", rated 6.7/10 from 345 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Jonathan Krisel, Allison Silverman, Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen. "Blunderbuss" aired on 2/18/2011 and is rated 0.2 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Baseball".
6.7/10 345 votes#1 - Blunderbuss
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/18/2011
All of Portlandia is swept up in the excitement of a new music and film festival.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jonathan Krisel, Allison Silverman, Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen
6.9/10 321 votes#2 - Baseball
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/25/2011
The Mayor turns to Fred and Carrie to help him put together a big league baseball team.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jonathan Krisel, Allison Silverman, Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen
7.2/10 115 votes#3 - Lance Is Smart
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 3/17/2016
Lance gets glasses and joins an intellectual crowd. Nina hires a tutor to help her win over Lance's new friends.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 441 votes#4 - A Song for Portland
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/28/2011
Fred and Carrie meet the Mayor of Portland who gives them a special assignment.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jonathan Krisel, Allison Silverman, Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen
7.3/10 401 votes#5 - Aimee
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/4/2011
Fred and Carrie discover that their maid is none other than their favorite singer-songwriter Aimee Mann. They also find that their new gardner is none other than singer songwriter Sara McLaughlin.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jonathan Krisel, Allison Silverman, Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen
7.3/10 250 votes#6 - Feminist Bookstore 10th Anniversary
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2/24/2012
"Sanitation Twins" Marcus and Madeline Harris take separating trash to a whole new level; Portland's feminist bookstore "Women & Women First" commemorates its 10th anniversary, but the celebrations are cut short (with Penny Marshall and LaMarcus Aldridge); Uptight couple, Kath and Dave decide to go for a hike but get sidetracked as they prepare for every possible scenario; Peter and Nance go to their first Portland Timbers game and design a sign to root for the team; A risk-averse dance instructor ensures there is no chance of him being sued.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jonathan Krisel, Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen, Karey Dornetto
7.3/10 199 votes#7 - No-Fo-O-Fo-Bridge
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 2/22/2013
The Rats decide to move out of their newly-gentrified neighborhood; first-time parents read various child-rearing books; Gahvin and his girlfriend go to the movies; Carrie and Alexandra have dinner at a communal table.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 164 votes#8 - The Fiancée
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2015
A visit from Lance’s Mom and her new boyfriend puts pressure on Lance and Nina’s relationship.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 110 votes#9 - Noodle Monster
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 3/24/2016
A tsukemen ramen monster is on the loose in Portland. The mayor tries to impress a major brand visiting Portland and enlists Fred and Carrie to help.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 272 votes#10 - Grover
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2012
Michelle and Brendan pull out all the stops to see that their son gains admittance to a prestigious preschool.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jonathan Krisel, Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen, Karey Dornetto
7.4/10 260 votes#11 - Motorcycle
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/2012
An idyllic music gathering becomes tense when they face the logistics of loading a harp into a sedan (with Joanna Newsom); A middle-aged couple attempts to reclaim the ideals of being young, rebellious and sexy by getting motorcycles; Second-hand clothing store workers scrutinize a woman’s fashion sense when she attempts to sell her used clothes; Nina attempts to convince her boyfriend Lance to join Facebook; Claire goes out for an evening and gets a sitter for her husband, Doug.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jonathan Krisel, Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen, Karey Dornetto
7.4/10 263 votes#12 - No Olympics
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/2/2012
A crying infant’s father escalates his attempts to soothe his thrill-seeking baby; Fred and Carrie get the Mayor of Portland’s (Kyle MacLachlan) blessing to create a grassroots campaign to prevent the Olympics from ever coming to Portland; A creative canoe dancer turns what seems to be a mistake in his routine into a triumphal finish; A pair of bike valets have trouble finding a disgruntled customer’s (Johnny Marr) bike.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jonathan Krisel, Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen, Karey Dornetto
7.4/10 164 votes#13 - Bahama Knights
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 4/3/2014
Fred has an idea for a music documentary. Peter is reunited with his old band, The Bahama Knights, and his ex-wife is lead singer. Trudy and Craig produce a song. Carrie and Fred go home after a concert. Guest starring Maya Rudolph, Tuck & Patti and Jeff Tweedy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 135 votes#14 - Going Gray
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 1/28/2016
Fred wakes up with gray hair and sets out on a journey to figure out how old he is; the Mayor reminds Carrie about an arrangement they made.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 133 votes#15 - Shville
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 2/4/2016
Fred wants to do something big with his life so he moves to Austin; Carrie experiences motherhood.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 90 votes#16 - Misunderstood Miracles
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/2017
Sandra teaches a pit bull self-control. Fred and Carrie attempt protesting for cyclist rights. Lisa and Bryce sell instant garbage. A couple explains alcohol to their adult son. Fred discovers models.
Director: Fred Armisen
Writer: Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen
7.4/10 130 votes#17 - Riot Spray
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 1/18/2018
Spyke gets his old band back together. Podcasters investigate a police station. Candace brings Toni to her childhood summer home.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 89 votes#18 - Abracadabra
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 2/8/2018
Nina & Lance tell the story of how they met. A couple uses distraction cancelling glasses. Peter & Nance look forward to breakfast.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 591 votes#19 - Farm
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/21/2011
A bohemian couple goes to great lengths to make sure that their restaurant order is ethical and humane.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jonathan Krisel, Allison Silverman, Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen
7.5/10 359 votes#20 - Mayor Is Missing
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/11/2011
When the Mayor goes missing, Fred and Carrie begin a frantic search for him.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jonathan Krisel, Allison Silverman, Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen
7.5/10 337 votes#21 - Mixology
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2012
Local artisan curators Lisa and Bryce realize that they can pickle everything; Fred helps Carrie chase a romantic mixologist (Andy Samberg) who forgets his roots when he moves from Portland to LA; Fred and Carrie stop to eat at a theme restaurant with a difficult waiter (Kumail Nanjiani); Kath and Dave's emergency signals are tested when they go river rafting; Feminist shopkeepers Toni and Candice teach an A/C repairman about the "phallus" and "opposite of a phallus" inside all of us.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jonathan Krisel, Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen, Karey Dornetto
7.5/10 287 votes#22 - Cool Wedding
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2012
Militant bike messenger Spyke and his fiancée Iris strive for non-conformity in their upcoming nuptials; Carrie drops her beloved iPhone, and her life flashes before her eyes; Two overly-polite drivers come to a standstill at an intersection when neither wants to be the first to go; A grocery shopper (Jack McBrayer) finds scorn when he forgets his reusable shopping bag; A bestselling author (Shoreh Agadashloo) visits the feminist bookstore to do a book-reading.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jonathan Krisel, Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen, Karey Dornetto
7.5/10 278 votes#23 - Cops Redesign
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2012
Nostalgia-loving Jason returns to LA from Portland and informs Melanie of another Portland throwback trend; the Mayor of Portland tasks Fred and Carrie with redesigning the Portland Police Department's uniforms and image; an excited donor donates his old music LPs to an elite preschool, but protective parents Brendan and Michelle question his sonic sensibilities; a team of salespeople at Bad Art Good Walls specialize in supplying new coffee shops with horrible art.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jonathan Krisel, Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen, Karey Dornetto
7.5/10 212 votes#24 - The Temp
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/1/2013
A temp worker hopes to turn her stint as Interim Mayor of Portland into a full-time job with Fred and Carrie's help; a wedding is interrupted; local baristas draft a coffee shop manifesto; Kath and Dave struggle to find a table at a restaurant.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 159 votes#25 - Trail Blazers
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/2014
Joaquin makes a smoothie. Kickstarter videos compete at the Cant’s Film. Sandra visits a tattoo removal parlor. Malcolm and Kris make their own clothing. Toni and Candace coach the Portland Trail Blazers’ dance team. Guest starring Gus Van Sant, Paul Allen and The Portland Trail Blazers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A