Blackout
Season 3, Episode 11
In the Season 3 finale, the entire city is blacked out after the mayor's office fails to pay the electric bill.
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The Rats relocate from their recently gentrified neighborhood; first-time parents peruse child-rearing manuals; and Gahvin takes his girlfriend to a movie. Also: Alexandra and Carrie dine at a communal table; and a student inspires a teacher.
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Alexandra
Season 3, Episode 9
Carrie and Fred's roommate complicates their relationship; Portland is overrun with art projects; coyotes are threatening Kath and Dave's neighborhood; students inspire their teacher; visitors tour the Historical Punk House.
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People flock to Portland's hottest brunch spot, but some are not happy about the wait to get in. Director's cut.
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Peter and Nance prep for the opening of their bed-and-breakfast by hosting their friends; and a local furnituremaker is featured in the "Man Issue" of a magazine. Meanwhile, the Steampunks head to a convention, while an emboldened Fred takes a date out for a third time.
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The Temp
Season 3, Episode 7
Portland's interim mayor hopes to turn the position into a full-time job with help from Fred and Carrie, while a couple experience wedding interruptus and town baristas devise a coffee-shop manifesto. Later, Kath and Dave have problems finding seats at a restaurant; Joaquin's friends get to the bottom of his mysterious disappearances; and the Rats become authors.
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The mayor steps down after being involved in an environmental scandal; and a Battle of the Gentle Bands is waged by local musicians. Meanwhile, an inspector stops by Peter and Nance's bed-and-breakfast; and the Gutterpunks try to locate a missing cat.
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Concerned parents put together a band that plays music for children; and the Portland Nerd Council produces a public-service announcement. Meanwhile, a couple have an uneasy lunch at a vegan restaurant; and the Feminist Bookstore holds a comedy night.
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Nina throws herself an extravagant birthday party that will include horseback rides, sunrise yoga and a tapas dinner, which thrills Kath and Dave, who've just returned from Spain and are eager to share their knowledge of all things Iberian. A couple who've attended so many birthday parties in the past year that they're broke seek a bank loan in order to afford to make an appearance at Nina's soiree.
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The mayor recruits Fred and Carrie to go door-to-door in Seattle to entice residents to relocate to Portland; a pedicab driver rustles up riders. Also: Peter and Nance make a stop at the Doily Shoppe in preparation for the opening of their bed-and-breakfast; and Toni and Candace try to find out who's behind a bad online review of their restaurant.
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Iris and Spyke rustle up a gang of former MTV personalities in an attempt to wrest the cable music channel from the tween set. Also: Sandra develops a crush on a guy in her meditation class; and Kath and Dave shoot a video about how to construct a tent.
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In the Season 3 premiere, winter arrives and a number of inhabitants warm up to some cold-weather projects, including Peter and Nance, who strike pasta from their diet to keep down their weight, and the proprietors of Stu's Stews food cart, who try to stir up business as the weather gets chillier. In other goings-on, Candice's son visits the bookstore; and Bryce and Lisa's newly opened Outlet Hotel offers a getaway package.
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Featuring a director's cut of the Season 2 finale; a making-of segment; and appearances by Bobby Flay, Lorne Michaels and Kyle MacLachlan.
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People flock to Portland's hottest brunch spot, but some are not happy about the wait to get in.
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Carrie and Fred try to get the mayor to ban the Olympics.
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A surprise guest turns up at the anniversary party for Toni and Candace.
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A visiting motorcyclist gets Peter and Nance all revved up but leaves them feeling old and unattractive, so they decide to do something about it.
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Catnap
Season 2, Episode 6
A Portland band decide they need a gimmick, so they enlist a new member and pick up an over-the-top groupie.
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At the request of the mayor, Carrie and Fred do a redesign of the Portland police force.
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Grover
Season 2, Episode 4
Michelle and Brendan pull out all the stops to see that their son gains admittance to a prestigious preschool.
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Irys and Spyke plan an unconventional wedding; Candace and Toni hold an in-store book signing.
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Doug and Claire become a bit obsessed with "Battlestar Galactica" and it begins to take over their lives.
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In the Season 2 opener, Carrie and Fred discover the world of mixology on a quest away from the city.
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Stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein lead a behind-the-scenes tour of the show. Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis and Lorne Michaels make appearances.
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Baseball
Season 1, Episode 6
The mayor has big dreams about bringing a big-league baseball team to Portland and recruits Carrie and Fred to help.
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The town is excited about a new music and film festival.
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Carrie and Fred hunt for the mayor, who has disappeared.
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Aimee
Season 1, Episode 3
Carrie and Fred are surprised to learn that singer-songwriter Aimee Mann is moonlighting as their maid.
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The mayor (Kyle MacLachlan) of Portland gives Carrie and Fred a special assignment.
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Farm
Season 1, Episode 1
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.
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