In HBO’s buzzy comedy “I Love LA,” an “Entourage”-esque show about a group of young strivers struggling to level up in their careers while adjusting to the city, a pivotal early conflict plucks from a real-world nightmare: having one’s dirty laundry spilled all over the internet. Influencer Tallulah (Odessa A’zion) goes nearly comatose when she realizes that someone she knows is putting her on blast; her manager Maia (Rachel Sennott) rushes over, reassuring her she’s taking care of it.

As soon as Maia is alone, though, her body recoils from the shock. Her tomato red T-shirt from Dan Tana’s, a longtime West Hollywood Italian joint where it’s still tough to snag a table, is visible as she pukes all over a patch of bushes.

A scene from the HBO show “I Love LA.”

Waiter Vladimir Bezak interacting with customers Lee Mlejnek and Edward Buliavac at Dan Tana’s in West Hollywood, March 6, 2009.

About three weeks before this episode aired, another LA show — Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” — featured the same shirt in yet another critical scene. In the second season of the show, Joanne (Kristen Bell) tries to hash out an argument with her sister Morgan (Justine Lupe) at a Highland Park coffee shop. As they attempt to strike a truce, Joanne sports the same Dan Tana’s tee, a collaborative venture between the stalwart LA area red-sauce spot and the denim brand RE/DONE.

Advertisement

Article continues below this ad

Although the shows were likely shooting in the same part of the city around the same time, and premiered less than two weeks apart, that their respective leads wore the same Dan Tana’s tee is coincidental, “Nobody Wants This” costume designer Negar Ali-Kline tells SFGATE. 

Los Angeles | 'The little California coffee shop crushing Starbucks, one latte at a time
California| Century-old Calif. community has no power, and a waitlist you can’t join
Central Coast| 'Heartbreaking': Once thriving Calif. downtown is on the brink
Culture | He was a janitor. Then, his 2000s California rock band made an immortal hit.

Get SFGATE's top stories sent to your inbox by

© SFGate