Portlandia The Story of Toni & Candace (Season 5, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy

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Portlandia

The Story of Toni & Candace (Season 5, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy

The origin story of the feminist bookstore. A merger between two corporate book retailers pits young, sexy, shoulder-pad-wearing Toni and Candace against one another in fierce competition to be head of the Chick Lit Department.

Director

Jonathan Krisel

Writers

Fred Armisen (written by) (creator) | Carrie Brownstein (written by) (creator) | Jonathan Krisel (written by) (creator) | Karey Dornetto (written by) | Graham Wagner (written by)

Producers

David Allen Cress | Alice Mathias

Cinematographer

Bryce Fortner

Editors

Andrew Fitzgerald | Micah Gardner (as Micah C. Gardner) | Jordan Kim

Casting Director

Simon Max Hill

Production Designer

Tyler B. Robinson

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 8, 2015

Release date

Jan 8, 2015 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 7 wins & 48 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Fred Armisen Candace Candace See fewer	Portlandia (2011)
Carrie Brownstein Toni Toni See fewer	Portlandia (2011)
Peter Giles Bruce Nathansen Bruce Nathansen See fewer	The Life & Times of Tim (2008)
Peter Alzado Actor Actor See fewer	Killer Bees Society
Austin Blair Actor Actor See fewer	Portlandia (2011)
Dustin Blair Actor Actor See fewer	Portlandia (2011)
Angel Bouchet Angel Angel See fewer	Crimson and Clover (2014)
Judith Ford Rhonda Rhonda See fewer	Portlandia (2011)
Wrick Jones Actor Actor See fewer	I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
Cody Burns Bookstore Customer (uncredited) Bookstore Customer (uncredited) See fewer	King of the Golden Sun (2018)
Dave Kosloski Toni's Assistant (uncredited) Toni's Assistant (uncredited) See fewer	Tall Men (2016)
Kyle Stoltz Candace's Crew (uncredited) Candace's Crew (uncredited) See fewer	Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
David A. Velarde Club Dancer (uncredited) Club Dancer (uncredited) See fewer	De-Rezed: An Urban Indian Tale