Flight Of The Conchords: Season 1
HBO (2007)
Comedy, Music, Musical
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322 mins New Zealand / English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Jemaine Clement Himself
Bret McKenzie Himself
David Costabile Doug
Rhys Darby Murray Hewitt
Kristen Schaal Mel
Arj Barker Dave
Frank Wood Greg
Eugene Mirman Eugene
Producer Tracey Baird
Bret McKenzie


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
 30 mins    6/17/2007  1.  Sally
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 
Guest starring:  Marisa Kinsey, David Costabile, Rachel Blanchard, Frank Wood, Judah Friedlander
 30 mins    6/24/2007  2.  Bret Gives up the Dream
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 
Guest starring:  Sutton Foster
 30 mins    7/1/2007  3.  Mugged
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 
Guest starring:  Luther Creek, Lenny Venito, Eugene Mirman, Marilyn Torres, Diana Bologna
 30 mins    7/8/2007  4.  Yoko
Bret's relationship with Coco threatens to split up the duo.
Director:  Troy Miller  Writer:  James Bobin  / Jemaine Clement 
Guest starring:  Sutton Foster
 30 mins    7/15/2007  5.  Sally Returns
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 
Guest starring:  Rachel Blanchard, Sutton Foster, Eugene Mirman, Frank Wood, Murray Bartlett
 30 mins    7/22/2007  6.  Bowie
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 
Guest starring:  David Costabile, John Hodgman, Frank Wood
 30 mins    7/29/2007  7.  Drive By
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
 30 mins    8/5/2007  8.  Girlfriends
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.
 30 mins    8/12/2007  9.  What Goes on Tour
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.
 30 mins    8/19/2007  10.  New Fans
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
 30 mins    8/26/2007  11.  The Actor
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
 30 mins    9/3/2007  12.  The Third Conchord
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 
Guest starring:  Todd Barry, Demetri Martin, Eugene Mirman, Frank Wood
Edition Details
Series Television
Release Date 11/6/2007
Packaging Keep Case
No. of Disks/Tapes 2