Season 1
Born to folk!
Synopsis
Flight of the Conchords (2007), Season 1 — watch online on iFILM. Twelve episodes of HBO's deadpan musical comedy about Bret and Jemaine, two New Zealanders who moved to New York chasing a folk career and now share one apartment and almost no money.
The first season mostly tests how much a friendship can take when women and unpaid rent get involved. Both men fall for the same Sally in the premiere, and she circles back later to tangle things further. Bret quits rehearsals to hold advertising signs on a corner, the pair get mugged, and Jemaine's love life keeps starting and stalling. Every few minutes the show stops dead so they can break into a song — about the most beautiful girl in the room, or an imagined duet with David Bowie. Watching over the wreckage are Murray, the manager whose day job is at the New Zealand consulate, lone superfan Mel, and Dave from the pawn shop.
Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement built the show around their real-life concert act. The comedy is quiet and awkward, made of long pauses rather than punchlines, and it lands best with people who like their absurdity understated. Stream Flight of the Conchords Season 1 online on iFILM.
12 episodes
S1·E1Sally
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.
S1·E2Bret 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.
S1·E3Mugged
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.
S1·E4Yoko
Bret's relationship with Coco threatens to split up the duo.
S1·E5Sally Returns
Sally, the ex-girlfriend of both Bret and Jemaine, from the season premiere, returns to further complicate things in the band.
S1·E6Bowie
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.
S1·E7Drive 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.
S1·E8Girlfriends
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.
S1·E9What 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.
S1·E10New 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.
S1·E11The 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.
S1·E12The Third Conchord
Murray introduces a new bongo-playing band member on Bret and Jemaine, triggering angry dances and mutant half-bands.
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