r/Portlandia • u/Jaycatt • Sep 11 '26

What does A-O Rewatch mean?

I've been enjoying the commentary, but Fred and Carrie keep referring to A-O Rewatch and saying we'll know what it means eventually. I guess I don't know the show as well as I thought I did. Online searches come up with nothing. What does A-O Rewatch mean and why it is poignant to the series?

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u/SweatyButtcheek Sep 11 '26

You don’t remember…

A-O Riverrrrrr!!!!!!

Lmao fr tho I think it’s just a reference to that one skit. Personally, one of my favorites.

https://youtu.be/FtLbndaobhw

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u/doublenickels_55 Sep 11 '26

GRAB THE BOTTLE!

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u/iwantahouse Sep 11 '26

“Even though we never actually decided what A O River means…. But you’ve forgiven me before for not getting it right…”

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u/schroederek Sep 11 '26

Sir do you have a license for that keg!?

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u/cscp Sep 11 '26

Thumbs up? For what?

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u/smashingpkins Sep 13 '26

Literally one of my favorite lines idk why

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u/Jaycatt Sep 11 '26

I did not remember! I haven't watched it since it first aired

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u/MightyHorseRox Sep 11 '26

A-O River!

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u/Full_Detective1745 Sep 11 '26

What did we decide for AO river?

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u/doublenickels_55 Sep 11 '26

Forgive me, but, you know, you've forgiven me before for not getting it right

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u/smalltowngirlisgreen Sep 11 '26

I don't think we ever decided

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u/hairy_scarecrow Sep 12 '26

At least, I think

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u/BrightNeonGirl Sep 11 '26 edited Sep 11 '26

There was a sketch (I believe sometime in Season 1[edit: Season 2 actually!]) where the classic duo Kath and Dave go out to a river to hang out. But their tenacious camping intensity mixed with ignorance and easy overwhelm led them to shout "A-O RIVER" as a sort of call sign between them.

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u/doublenickels_55 Sep 11 '26

Season 2 episode 1

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u/BrightNeonGirl Sep 11 '26

Gotcha--edited. Thanks!

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u/doublenickels_55 Sep 11 '26

Of course!! 🙂

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u/adelynn01 Sep 11 '26

You didn’t grab the bottle????

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u/smalltowngirlisgreen Sep 11 '26

I miraculously found my prescription sunglasses at the bottom of the river and hollared A-O RIVER in celebration! Thanks to Kath and Dave, A-O is an exclamation to be used to a variety of things, but mostly rivers.

Edited for spelling

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u/zekielllll Sep 11 '26

they said they will get to that episode! patience!

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u/rextacyy Sep 12 '26

A-O river is the best skit in the show