Portlandia Skewers SeaWorld For Making Its Whales ‘Go Crazy’

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A new episode of "Portlandia" takes on SeaWorld for keeping orca whales in captivity.

The episode airs on Thursday, but a teaser clip was released in advance. This tongue-in-cheek scene features Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein and Olivia Wilde deciding to protest SeaWorld instead of Antarctic whaling - so they don't "freeze our buns off."

See the episode's early-release teaser here.

A "Blackfish" poster hangs behind the couch as they hatch their plans.

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It's not the first time the entertainment industry has turned on SeaWorld for animal welfare reasons. Earlier this month, the producer of the summer blockbuster movie "Paper Towns," an adaption of a John Green novel, said that he had cut a scene in which the characters broke into SeaWorld. He noted that the novel was written before "Blackfish" came out, saying, "I think it's a little less playful to go to SeaWorld now."

And celebrities have been some of SeaWorld's most vocal opponents. See this page for celebrities who have spoken out against the park for its animal care.