Flight of the Conchords (TV series)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Flight of the Conchords
Flight of the Conchords intertitle.
Genre	Sitcom Musical
Created by	James Bobin Jemaine Clement Bret McKenzie
Starring	Jemaine Clement Bret McKenzie Rhys Darby Kristen Schaal Arj Barker
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	22 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	James Bobin Stu Smiley Troy Miller
Producer(s)	Anna Dokoza
Location(s)	New York City
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	approx. 26 min.
Broadcast
Original channel	HBO
Original airing	June 17, 2007
External links
Official website

Flight of the Conchords is an Emmy Award-nominated^[1] television comedy series that follows the adventures of the Flight of the Conchords, a two-man novelty band from New Zealand, as its members seek fame and success in New York City. The show portrays a fictionalized version of the real-life duo, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, who play fictionalized versions of themselves.

The show was created by James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, and Bret McKenzie. Bobin serves as the show's main writer and director. The first episode of the series aired on HBO on June 17, 2007.

Season 2 of Flight of the Conchords premiered on HBO and HBO Canada on January 18, 2009.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2.1 Main cast 2.2 Recurring characters 2.3 Other guest stars 2.4 Cameo appearances 3 Awards 4 Critical reaction 5 Episodes 6 Songs 7 Second season 8 Filming locations 9 Recurring themes and running jokes 9.1 Murray's incompetence and quirks 9.1.1 Roll call 9.1.2 Ignorance of music and the music business 9.1.3 Marital relationship 9.2 Mel's obsession 9.3 Bret's leaving the band 9.4 Financial failures and incompetence 9.5 Unsuccessful relationships with women 9.5.1 Confusion over nationality 9.5.2 Australia as nemesis 9.5.3 Tourism posters 9.5.4 Accent 9.5.5 New Zealand culture 9.6 Bret's clothing 9.7 "Rock the Party" 10 TV & Internet Ratings 11 International broadcasters 12 References 13 External links

[edit] Plot

The series revolves around the day-to-day lives and loves of two shepherds-turned-musicians, Jemaine and Bret (Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, playing fictionalised versions of themselves), who have uprooted themselves from their native New Zealand to try to make it big as a novelty folk duo in New York City. The two have frequent appointments with their band manager, Murray (Rhys Darby), a Deputy Cultural Attaché at the New Zealand consulate, who is overly officious and ineffectual. Jemaine and Bret constantly fend off the amorous attentions of Mel (Kristen Schaal), a married woman who is their sole fan and stalker. Their friend Dave (Arj Barker) works at a pawn shop and gives them advice on dealing with American women and culture. Other recurring characters include their landlord, Eugene (played by Eugene Mirman), Bret's short-term girlfriend Coco (Sutton Foster), Jemaine and Bret's ex-girlfriend Sally (Rachel Blanchard) and Murray's put-upon assistant Greg (Frank Wood).

Most episodes revolve around the five main cast members. The antagonists outside of this small group are usually either their girlfriends or Australians (see "Bret Gives Up the Dream", "Sally Returns").

Jemaine or Bret break into song periodically throughout each episode. The songs are built into the narrative structure of the show in several different ways. Some songs form part of the actual plot of the show. In these instances, Bret or Jemaine sings to another character. Other songs serve as the internal monologue of one of the two. Typically, at least once per show, a song is shot in the form of a music video. Some songs use a combination of the styles. For example, in the first episode, "Sally", the song "Most Beautiful Girl in the Room" is a mix of Jemaine's inner thoughts, which are inaudible to those around him, and his spoken invitations to Sally to get a kebab and to go back to his place, while the music video for "Business Time" (from "Sally Returns") depicts a daydream that Jemaine is having.

The enthusiastic manner in which the characters express themselves through song is in stark contrast to the very low-key, monotone manner in which the characters express themselves throughout the rest of the show. Thus, when the characters cannot verbalize their feelings, the songs serve as inner monologues and explain the thoughts and feelings they are unable to communicate to others.^[2]

[edit] Cast

[edit] Main cast

Name	Played by	Description
Jemaine Clemaine[3]	Jemaine Clement	Band member; plays bass among other things. Bret's roommate. Former shepherd.
Bret McClegnie[3]	Bret McKenzie	Band member; plays guitar and piano. Jemaine's roommate. Former shepherd.
Murray Hewitt	Rhys Darby	Murray is the band's manager. His day job is Deputy Cultural Attaché at the New Zealand consulate. He has few friends and an on-and-off relationship with his never-seen wife, Shelly. While he is passionate about the band and aspires to be a successful manager, he is largely incompetent in his well-meaning attempts at promoting the Conchords.
Mel	Kristen Schaal	Mel is the Conchords' lone fan and stalks them obsessively in pursuit of a romantic liaison despite the fact that she is married to Doug, her former college professor. In the episode "Bowie" it is revealed that she is a Junior Professor of Psychology. In "New Fans" it is implied that she has been through legal trouble for stalking.
Devjeet "Dave" Mohumbhai[4]	Arj Barker	A friend of Bret and Jemaine who works at his family's pawn shop "Mohumbhai & Son" and dispenses off-kilter advice about life in America. He still lives with his parents, though tries to cover it up by pretending they are his crazy roommates who just think they are his parents.

[edit] Recurring characters

A number of characters have appeared in more than one episode.

Name	Played by	Description	Episodes
Greg	Frank Wood	Murray's assistant at the consulate. In the episode "The Actor", it was suggested that he is Murray's only friend besides Bret and Jemaine, though Murray has stated otherwise.	101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 111, 112, 201, 203, 207, 209, 210
Eugene	Eugene Mirman	Bret and Jemaine's landlord, who often interjects into conversations in which he is not welcome. He has appeared in several musical sequences, and appears to be proficient in several instruments including saxophone & steel drums	101, 102, 103, 105, 108, 111, 112, 202, 206, 209, 210
Doug	David Costabile	Mel's husband. When Doug appears in an episode it is usually because he is driving Mel to a band gig or stalking mission. In the episode "Bowie" it is revealed that he was previously the Senior Professor of Psychology at the university which Mel attended, but was fired and is now unemployed. It's implied in the episode "New Fans" that he and his family had a restraining order against Mel at one point before he married her, he also had a problem with addiction at some point in the past.	101, 102, 106, 109, 110, 201, 203, 207, 209, 210
Coco	Sutton Foster	Bret's girlfriend for several episodes. Bret and Coco meet while working as part-time sign holders. They break up in the "Sally Returns" episode because it's clear that Bret still has feelings for Sally.	102, 104, 105
Sally	Rachel Blanchard	Bret's former girlfriend. She dates Jemaine briefly on two separate occasions, but eventually accepts a marriage proposal from a rich Australian in the episode "Sally Returns".	101, 105
John	Lenny Venito	A mugger who once mugged Bret and Jemaine but befriends Jemaine while they share a jail cell. It was later revealed that he once killed a monkey. He returned in the episode "Wingmen" when he and Jemaine mugged Bret in an attempt to make Bret look cool in front of a girl.	103, 209
Bryan	Brian Sergent[5]	The laid back, uncouth Prime Minister of New Zealand. He is disengaged with the affairs of his country and prefers to occupy his time with pointless capers in the United States. He is fond of drinking and appears to be intellectually challenged.	207, 208

[edit] Other guest stars

Name	Played by	Description	Episode
David Armstrong	John Hodgman	Manager of a greeting card company with which the Conchords sign a recording contract.	106
Sinjay	Aziz Ansari	A fruit vendor who discriminates against Bret and Jemaine because he mistakes them for Australians.	107
Ben	Will Forte	A semi-professional actor the band hires to speak with Murray about a record deal rejection.	111
Todd	Todd Barry	A bongo player who joins Bret and Jemaine as "The Third Conchord". Later he forms The Crazy Dogggz with Demetri.	112
Demetri	Demetri Martin	A keytar player who forms a new band with Bret. Later he forms The Crazy Dogggz with Todd.	112
Martin Clark	Greg Proops	President/CEO of an agency which hires Bret and Jemaine to write a jingle for a new, "women-only" toothpaste.	201
Jim	Jim Gaffigan	Murray's best friend.	204
Keitha	Sarah Wynter	An Australian with whom Jemaine falls in love and plans to elope, but tricks him and robs their apartment while he's waiting for her.	205
Brahbrah	Kristen Wiig	A woman with whom Jemaine and Bret both fall in love, she has a lazy eye and a missing epileptic dog called Charlie.	206
Karen	Mary Lynn Rajskub	An Art Garfunkel fanatic, she has a brief affair with Jemaine.	207
Elton John impersonator	Patton Oswalt	An Elton John impersonator who Bret and Jemaine meet while impersonating Simon & Garfunkel.	207
Paula	Lucy Lawless	A New Zealand tourism official and old friend of Bryan, the Prime Minister.	208

[edit] Cameo appearances

Fleeting cameo appearances by famous people, especially singers and musicians, have been a feature of the show.

Name	Played by	Description	Episode
Pawn Shop Patron	Judah Friedlander	A man that tries to pawn a cake to Dave.	101
Club Owner	Kate Pierson	A club owner that turns the band away from a scheduled gig due to their reputation for causing damage.	109
Club MC	Daryl Hall	The MC of the Tuesday World Music Jam at which the Conchords play. He introduces them as "Flute of the Commodores" and ushers them quickly off stage several bars into "Rock the Party".	110
Himself	John Turturro	In a scene that runs during the closing credits, Turturro plays himself playing a cop in a fictional Martin Scorsese movie.	111
Australian Ambassador	Alan Dale	An ambassador from Australia who makes fun of Murray and Jemaine.	203
Bouncer	Randy Jones	A nightclub bouncer who leads an all-male conga line.	205
Himself	Art Garfunkel	Saves Jemaine from a woman who makes him dress up like Art Garfunkel and have sex with her (aka "Garfunkeling" by Jemaine).	207

[edit] Awards

The show received four Emmy Award nominations in 2008. "Sally Returns" was nominated for "Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series", "Yoko" was nominated for "Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series" and two songs, "Most Beautiful Girl In The Room" and "Inner City Pressure", were nominated for "Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics".

Also in 2008, the Writers' Guild of America nominated the show for three awards: "Comedy Series", "Episodic Comedy" (for "Sally Returns") and for "New Series". The Television Critics Association nominated them for "Outstanding Achievement in Comedy" and "Outstanding New Program of the Year".

In the 2007 Satellite Awards the show was nominated for "Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical".

The pair were awarded with the status of "2007 Wellingtonians of the Year" in their home town after their international success blossomed that year.

[edit] Critical reaction

The show has received a generally positive reaction from critics. Season 1 has a 68/100 rating based on 15 reviews on metacritic.com,^[6] while season 2 has an 80/100 rating, based on 10 reviews.^[7] The best reviews were from the Detroit Free Press, whose critic described it as "TV's most original and irresistible new comic concoction"^[8] and the San Francisco Chronicle, whose reviewer stated that it "may well be the funniest thing you've seen in ages."^[9] At the opposite end, the Miami Herald reviewer wrote that it "feels less like a sitcom than a Saturday Night Live sketch stretched out to about six times its shelf-life."^[10]

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Songs

A list of the songs that appear or are mentioned on the show are listed below, along with the episodes they appear in:

[edit] Second season

On August 17, 2007, HBO announced a second season for Flight of the Conchords, originally set to premiere in 2008,^[11] but which was postponed to January 2009. Prior to the announcement, Jemaine Clement stated in an interview with The New Zealand Herald, "[HBO] is interested in doing another series but we have to think about it. It's not a definite offer but they have talked about us starting writing but we've got other things we want to do as well".^[12] McKenzie stated that the second season took longer to produce because the band had used most of their material in the first season. In an interview with The Star Ledger, he said "We'd need some time to develop new material. It's like the second album syndrome. It might take a lot longer".^[13] Shortly after the renewal announcement, Clement stated in an interview that the second season would likely consist of fewer than twelve episodes "so they could concentrate on 'quality not quantity'".

McKenzie and Clement returned to their home town of Wellington to write for the second season,^[14] although the writing process was delayed by the 2007–2008 Writers Strike. Filming for the 10 episode second series began in September 2008. That same month, McKenzie and Clement were quoted in a Q interview that the second season would most likely be the last.^[15]

The second season of the show premiered on January 18, 2009 on HBO. Unlike the first season, the second season was filmed and broadcast in High Definition. The first episode of the season has been made available for streaming at http://www.hbo.com/conchords.

[edit] Filming locations

Filming for the series takes place at a variety of locations and landmarks around New York City. Flight of the Conchords has, however, been consistent with its geography with respect to their neighbourhood. Some of the primary locations are listed below. Information on locations specific to particular episodes may be found on the page for that episode. Transition shots and out-of-studio location shoots have been in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. Most street scenes are filmed in Lower Manhattan or the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn.

Name	Location
Bret and Jemaine's apartment	28 Henry Street, Chinatown
New Zealand consulate	232 East Broadway
Dave's pawn shop	Around the corner from the 'Consulate'. 10 Montgomery Street
Steiner Studios[16]	15 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn. Indoor stages for season one filming.
Broadway Stages	Indoor stages for season two filming.

[edit] Recurring themes and running jokes

[edit] Murray's incompetence and quirks

Many of the show's jokes are based on Murray's ignorance of or misconceptions about the world generally or the music business specifically. He is depicted as being naive and incompetent regarding matters such as business negotiations. He is shown as being inattentive to his duties at the consulate. He is also shown as harboring odd ideas about culture and society, such as recommending that tourists in New York should wear reflective vests, conspicuously carry travelers maps, and stick to deserted back alleys.

[edit] Roll call

Before every band meeting, no matter where it is held or how few are present, Murray takes roll-call. Bret and Jemaine are not enthusiastic supporters of this piece of meeting etiquette. Sometimes one or the other refuses to respond. Murray's belief that all meetings must start with a roll call causes confusion in the episode "Bowie", when the card company manager's failure to take a roll-call results in Murray being unaware the meeting had started.

Some of the dialogue from band meetings is improvised.^[17]

[edit] Ignorance of music and the music business

Murray often unknowingly reveals that he knows very little about the music industry. He consistently books gigs for the band in the middle of the afternoon in the belief that New York is not safe at night. He did not recognize "Rumours" as a famous Fleetwood Mac album nor "Off the Wall" as a Michael Jackson album. In "Girlfriends", Murray is fooled into believing that a white back-alley salesman named A.J. Jones is the brother of Quincy Jones. In "The Third Conchord" he refers to the band "The Police" as "The Policemen," as well as misquoting John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" as "Give Pete a Chance" and confusing Snoop Dogg with Snoopy. In a remark made to Bret, it is revealed that Murray believes Led Zeppelin to be a woman. In "New Fans," when Bret and Jemaine begin their set by tuning their instruments, Murray thinks this is part of the song. In "The New Cup", Murray refers to Jemaine's bass guitar as 'the dad guitar' and Bret's guitar as 'the mum guitar'.

Murray's comments to Bret and Jemaine also frequently reveal stereotypical ideas about the "rock 'n' roll lifestyle." In "New Fans," for example, Murray tells Bret and Jemaine that they should get used to taking drugs and engaging in group sex. In "Who Goes on Tour," Murray attributes a series of mishaps to Jemaine's "rock 'n' roll" attitude of indulgence, selfishness, and recklessness, and at one point calls him "Keith Moon," who was notorious for his destructive and self-destructive behavior. Murray also seems to believe that Bret is more naive and innocent than Jemaine and is being led astray by him.

[edit] Marital relationship

Murray's somewhat secretive and on-again off-again relationship with his unseen wife Shelley is a feature of several episodes in the latter half of season one. Bret and Jemaine appear to always be unclear or confused about his current marital status. In the episode "The Actor" it was revealed that she left Murray for someone she met online. In "What Goes On Tour", he and his wife are back together but she calls him on his cell phone to berate him for using money from their savings account to fund the tour. In "The Tough Brets", Shelley has apparently left him again.

[edit] Mel's obsession

Mel is depicted as a stalker with a romantic obsession for the two band members. She is present at every band performance, no matter how insignificant, and is commonly found outside the band's apartment when they leave the building. In "The Third Conchord" she feigns innocence over her presence, asking "What are the chances?" Jemaine replies "One in one."

Mel is usually shown wearing a Flight of the Conchords t-shirt — a different one in each episode. Mostly these shirts appear to be home-made and often feature candid photos of a surprised Bret and/or Jemaine. In the episode "New Fans," a framed sketch depicting a naked male with two heads (Bret's and Jemaine's) can be seen on the wall of her downstairs bathroom.

According to Bret and Jemaine, many of Mel's most memorable lines are direct quotes from real fans.^[17]

[edit] Bret's leaving the band

A number of episodes include Bret quitting or getting fired from the band, only to rejoin later. In "Bret Gives up the Dream", Bret is forced out because his job interferes with the band schedule and Jemaine is left to perform alone, accompanied by a tape player. In "Yoko", he quits in support of his girlfriend, whom Jemaine dislikes. Later in the first season, his fluctuating band status starts to be remarked upon. After Murray quits in "What Goes On Tour", Jemaine says "You can't quit the band. Bret usually quits the band". In the episode "The Third Conchord", Bret is explicitly reminded of his erratic status within the band when he is fired in favor of egotistical bongo player Todd.

[edit] Financial failures and incompetence

The band continually fails in its attempts to remedy its poor financial situation. In "Bret Gives Up the Dream" it is revealed the band had $10, but Murray has spent $6 of their money on a strongbox, leaving them with just $4 in savings. In "Bowie", a promising scheme to have their music played in greeting cards emerges, but their poor negotiating skills results in the band's receiving just 50 cents in royalties. In "What Goes On Tour", Bret and Jemaine waste their per diems on leather suits instead of "food and necessary items", and blow out the tour expenses with their wastefulness, clumsiness and naïveté with women. In "The New Cup", the band suffers further financial hardships because of the purchase of a tea cup, while Murray falls for a Nigerian email scam which is actually not a scam at all.

[edit] Unsuccessful relationships with women

Bret and Jemaine are depicted as being awkward and inexperienced with women. Bret is naive and innocent, whereas Jemaine is eager, bordering on sleazy. Jemaine in particular is easily taken advantage of, such as in "Unnatural Love", where they are robbed by Jemaine's Australian girlfriend, and in "What Goes On Tour", where they are flirted with, and ultimately duped by, the more sophisticated women of a university water polo team

Of the two, Bret is shown as being more successful in relationships. This is demonstrated in "Girlfriends", where Jemaine tries dating a girl from a bakery, but ultimately it is Bret who the girl 'has sex on'. Bret also wins the mutual love interest in "Love is a Weapon".

[edit] Confusion over nationality

Other characters are commonly confused over Bret and Jemaine's nationality. The plot of "Drive By" centers on the misconception that New Zealanders are Australian. Their best friend Dave also admits to being unclear on the matter and has at various times described them as English ("Sally", "Drive By", "Mugged"), Scottish ("Drive By") Newfoundlanders ("The Tough Brets") and Irish ("New Fans"). Dave more recently believed that they flew over from Neverland.

[edit] Australia as nemesis

Australia is featured prominently as a source for the boys' misfortune, serving as the source of an inferiority complex.^[17] In "Bret Gives Up the Dream," the band's performance at a travel expo is outshone by a flashy Australian booth. In "Sally Returns," Jemaine and Bret are dumped by Sally in favor of a rich Australian suitor. In the "Drive-By" episode, Jemaine and Bret are the victims of discrimination because a fruit vendor believes them to be Australian. In the second season episode "The Tough Brets," staff of the Australian Embassy offend Murray by repeatedly insulting New Zealand. Once again in the second season, in the episode "Unnatural Love" Jemaine's Australian girlfriend robs their apartment. Murray describes the Australian accent as "like ours, only evil."

[edit] Tourism posters

The walls in Murray's office generally feature a variety of humorous and odd posters intended to encourage tourists to visit New Zealand. These posters often make fun of some facet of New Zealand. Examples include a poster with a photograph of a rocky outcrop superimposed with the slogan "New Zealand...Rocks!!!" and a man and a sheep with the phrase "WOOLcome to New Zealand". Other slogans include "New Zealand, take your mum", "New Zealand: Why Not?", "New Zealand, Better Than Old Zealand", "New Zealand: Worth a Go", "New Zealand: Not Part of Australia" and "New Zealand: Don't expect too much — you'll love it".

[edit] Accent

Several episodes have featured scenes where the raised vowels of the New Zealand accent have caused confusion. In two different episodes, women with whom Bret spoke thought his name was 'Brit'. Also, in the episode "Mugged," there is an extended sequence where Dave is confused over Murray's pronunciation of the word "dead".

[edit] New Zealand culture

New Zealand culture is depicted as quaint or old-fashioned. For instance, a VHS tape (which Murray refers to as a DVD — a "dubbed video dub") from New Zealand television contains an advertisement for the telephone, suggesting that it is still an unfamiliar concept in New Zealand. In "Mugged," Bret tells his mother over the phone that there are "more than four" channels on American television, to which she replies "Wow!". In "Drive By", Murray uses a Commodore 64 to access the 'New Zealand Government Internet 1.1". Characters throughout the series are often confused about the nature and history of New Zealand. In the episode "Bret Gives Up The Dream," for example, Coco believes that New Zealand has Vikings. In "The Actor" the character Ben refers to New Zealand as an "obscure backwards country that nobody knows anything about". Also, the only thing that anybody seems to know about New Zealand is that The Lord of the Rings was filmed there.

[edit] Bret's clothing

Bret's wardrobe consists of a variety of t-shirts and sweatshirts with unusual designs, many of which feature animals. A number of the shirts and sweaters make regular appearances including Bret McKenzie's "famous" red and black striped top that he has worn many times in "real life" performances. Much of his wardrobe appears to be home-made or modified. In "The Actor", he wears a shirt constructed from an item he had previously crafted for his ex-girlfriend. He also covered a bicycle helmet in hair made to look like his hairstyle, a pair of gloves made to look like his own hands and a pair of trousers he wove himself.

[edit] "Rock the Party"

Whenever the band is seen playing at a gig, they usually play "Rock the Party", though this is never shown played in full. Contrary to the other musical interludes in the show, the song's lyrics are very simplistic and consist almost entirely of the repeated exchange "Who likes to rock the party? / We like to rock the party". One of the few times when other lyrics are heard is in "Bret Gives Up the Dream", when Jemaine is seen practicing "Rock the Party" in his bedroom.

[edit] TV & Internet Ratings

The second season premiere episode gathered 250,000 streams in its first 10 days on FunnyOrDie.com. In 2007, the series received 100,000 views for the first season premiere scored on MySpace.^[18]

[edit] International broadcasters

Flight of the Conchords is aired on the following stations around the world:

Country	TV Network(s)	Series Premiere
Australia	Network Ten & Channel [V] & SBS - (series two)	May 11, 2008
Belgium	Acht
Brazil	HBO
Canada	MC/TMN/ The Comedy Network (series one) & HBO Canada (series two)	June 17, 2007
Chile	HBO
China	China Central Television-HBO	May 10, 2009
Denmark	TV2 Zulu	2008
Finland	Canal+, YLE	2007
France	TPS Star	March 22, 2008
Hungary	HBO	March 1, 2008
Iceland	Stöð 2	2008
Israel	Hot 3	2009
Mexico	HBO	September 3, 2008
New Zealand	Prime, The BOX	September 17, 2007[19]
Norway	Canal+, NRK3	2007
Philippines	HBO	September 3, 2008
Poland	HBO	August, 2008
Portugal	FX	2007
Spain	TNT	November 19, 2008
Sweden	SVT	June 20, 2008
Thailand	HBO
Turkey	FX	April 2008
United Kingdom	BBC Four	September 25, 2007[20]
United States	HBO	June 17, 2007

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Flight of the Conchords (TV Series)

• Official HBO site
• Flight of The Conchords myspace
• Flight of the Conchords (TV series) at the Internet Movie Database
• Flight of the Conchords at TV.com
• Official BBC site
• TV series page on 'What the Folk!' fan site
• AV Club interview with Bret McKenzie on the making of the show
• On set video with Eugene Mirman from Kristen Schaal's video blog on Vimeo
• FoTC Reality Tour (map of NYC locations)

v • d • e Flight of the Conchords Jemaine Clement · Bret McKenzie Radio series (2005) Additional writers: Joel Morris · Rhys Darby · Will Saunders · Additional cast: Rhys Darby · Emma Kennedy · Neil Finn TV series episodes (2007–2009) Season 1: "Sally" · "Bret Gives Up the Dream" · "Mugged" · "Yoko" · "Sally Returns" · "Bowie" · "Drive By" · "Girlfriends" · "What Goes on Tour" · "New Fans" · "The Actor" · "The Third Conchord" Season 2: "A Good Opportunity" · "The New Cup" · "The Tough Brets" · "Murray Takes It to the Next Level" · "Unnatural Love" · "Love Is a Weapon of Choice" · "Prime Minister" · "New Zealand Town" · "Wingmen" · "Evicted" TV series crew Co-creator: James Bobin · Additional writers: Taika Waititi · Eric Kaplan · Paul Simms · Duncan Sarkies · Damon Beesley · Iain Morris Additional cast: Rhys Darby · Kristen Schaal · Arj Barker · Frank Wood · Eugene Mirman Discography Folk the World Tour · The BBC Radio Series: Flight of the Conchords · The Distant Future · Flight of the Conchords · I Told You I Was Freaky See also Sub Pop · BBC Radio 2 · HBO · New Zealand