Flight Of The Conchords: Season 1

Flight Of The Conchords: Season 1

HBO (2007)
Comedy, Music, Musical
New Zealand / English / Color / 322 min
1505
Cast View More ↓
Jemaine Clement Jemaine
Bret McKenzie Bret
Rhys Darby Murray Hewitt
Kristen Schaal Mel
Arj Barker Dave
Frank Wood Greg
David Costabile Doug
Eugene Mirman Eugene
Crew
Producer Tracey Baird, Bret McKenzie
Trailer
Plot
New Zealand duo Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, AKA the folk/comedy-band Flight of the Conchords, star in this fictionalized look at their lives.

Bret and Jemaine are trying to make it big in New York City, despite their inept manager Murray, and their sole fan/stalker Mel. Their other friends include Dave, a pawn-shop owner, and Eugene, their building's super.
Episodes
1
Sally
30 min 2007-06-17
Bret and Jemaine go to a party at Dave's, where Jemaine meets and falls for the 'most beautiful girl in the room', Sally. When it turns out that Sally used to go out with Bret, things get weird between Bret and Jemaine.
Director: James Bobin
Writer: James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Guest starring: Marisa Kinsey, David Costabile, Rachel Blanchard, Frank Wood, Judah Friedlander
2
Bret Gives Up The Dream
30 min 2007-06-24
Faced with dire financial circumstances, Bret and Jemaine look for jobs. Bret gets a job holding signs but soon he has no time for the band and Murray and Jemaine start looking for a replacement.
Director: James Bobin
Writer: James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Guest starring: Sutton Foster
3
Mugged
30 min 2007-07-01
Bret loses Jemaine's trust after Bret abandons him when they get mugged. To regain it, Bret tries to retrieve Jemaine's stolen "camera phone" (a phone with a camera taped to it) from their muggers, who are experiencing their own trust issues.
Director: James Bobin
Writer: James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Guest starring: Luther Creek, Lenny Venito, Eugene Mirman, Marilyn Torres, Diana Bologna
4
Yoko
30 min 2007-07-08
Bret's relationship with Coco threatens to split up the duo.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Guest starring: Sutton Foster
5
Sally Returns
30 min 2007-07-15
Sally, the ex-girlfriend of both Bret and Jemaine, from the season premiere, returns to further complicate things in the band.
Director: James Bobin
Writer: James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Guest starring: Rachel Blanchard, Sutton Foster, Eugene Mirman, Frank Wood, Murray Bartlett
6
Bowie
30 min 2007-07-22
After a photo session, Bret develops body image issues and gets some dream advice from his idol, David Bowie. Jemaine plots to cheer him up and Murray tries to get one of the band's tunes used for a musical greeting card.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Guest starring: David Costabile, John Hodgman, Frank Wood
7
Drive By
30 min 2007-07-29
Bret and Jemaine are shocked by the prejudiced actions of a fruit vendor who won't sell to them because they are New Zealanders. Dave recommends a strong response and teaches them how to "flip the bird". Murray is smitten with the new tech support lady at the consulate.
Director: Taika Waititi
Writer: Taika Waititi
Guest starring: Aziz Ansari, Kevin Allison, Frank Wood
8
Girlfriends
30 min 2007-08-05
Bret and Jemaine pick up two women at a croissant shop - but end up with very different dating experiences. Meanwhile, Murray makes an album deal for the band.
9
What Goes On Tour
30 min 2007-08-12
Using the band's "emergency fund," Murray organizes a warm-up tour in preparation for a big gig in Central Park. At an airport bar, the boys get hooked by some "mermaids" from a woman's water-polo team - nearly ruining the tour and their relationship with Murray.
10
New Fans
30 min 2007-08-19
A performance at a local "World Music Jam" results in the Conchords gaining two new fans, but Mel is suspicious of the newcomers and their motives. Murray encourages the band to adopt a more "rock star" attitude.
Director: Taika Waititi
Writer: Duncan Sarkies
Guest starring: David Costabile, Sarah Burns, Heather Lawless, Frank Wood, Daryl Hall
11
The Actor
30 min 2007-08-26
Bret and Jemaine enlist a semi-professional actor to cheer Murray up after a disappointing gig. Asked to place a good-hearted rejection call, the actor gets carried away, offering Murray and the Conchords a recording deal that's too good to be true.
Director: Michael Patrick Jann
Writer: Damon Beesley, Ian Morris
Guest starring: Will Forte, John Turturro, Dan Bakkedahl, David Costabile, Eugene Mirman, Frank Wood
12
The Third Conchord
30 min 2007-09-03
Murray introduces a new bongo-playing band member on Bret and Jemaine, triggering angry dances and mutant half-bands.
Director: James Bobin
Writer: James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Guest starring: Todd Barry, Demetri Martin, Eugene Mirman, Frank Wood
Editions
Barcode Format Region Release Edition
026359441820 1 2007-11-06 DVD
9325336038246 2 2008-07-29
7321916187948 2
5051895053416 2
9325336038208 4
7321902187945 2007-10-29