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Flight of the Conchords Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Sally

First aired: Jun/17/2007
Writer: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, James Bobin
Director: James Bobin
Guest star: Rachel Blanchard (Sally), Eugene Mirman (Eugene), Marisa Kinsey (Party Guest), Judah Friedlander (Isabella), David Costabile (Doug), Frank Wood (Murray's co-worker)

Guitar-playing troubadours from New Zealand try to kickstart their careers in New York City. First up: Jemaine meets a woman at a party who happens to be Bret's old girlfriend.



2 :01x02 - Bret Gives Up The Dream

First aired: Jun/24/2007
Writer: James Bobin, Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement
Director: James Bobin
Guest star: David Costabile (Doug), Sutton Foster (Coco), Eugene Mirman (Eugene)

A lack of gigs forces Bret to get a job, leaving Murray to consider finding another partner for Jemaine.



3 :01x03 - Mugged

First aired: Jul/01/2007
Writer: Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement, James Bobin
Director: James Bobin
Guest star: Eugene Mirman (Eugene), Luther Creek (Mickey), Ryan Michael Jones (Murray's Assistant), Lenny Venito (John), Kelly Taffe (Police Officer), Richard Thorne (Reuben), Marilyn Torres (Jemaine's date)

Bret and Jemaine get mugged, despite Murray's advice about safety on the streets, causing a rift in the band.



4 :01x04 - Yoko

First aired: Jul/08/2007
Writer: James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Director: Troy Miller
Guest star: Sutton Foster (Coco)

Jemaine and Murray wonder if Bret's girlfriend is trying to split up the band when Bret begins spending more time with her.



5 :01x05 - Sally Returns

First aired: Jul/15/2007
Writer: Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement, James Bobin
Director: James Bobin
Guest star: Sutton Foster (Coco), Eugene Mirman (Eugene), Rachel Blanchard (Sally)

Jemaine has another encounter with Sally, and Murray looks to the stars for a new moneymaking venture.



6 :01x06 - Bowie

First aired: Jul/22/2007
Writer: James Bobin, Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement
Director: Troy Miller
Guest star: John Hodgman (David Armstrong), David Costabile (Doug)

Bret's vanity gets a lift from an idol's advice; Murray promotes one of the band's tunes for use on an audio greeting card.



7 :01x07 - Drive By

First aired: Jul/29/2007
Writer: Taika Waititi
Director: Taika Waititi
Guest star: Frank Wood (Greg), Aziz Ansari (Racist Fruit Vendor)

A dispute between Bret and Jemaine and a fruit vendor spins out of control; Murray is smitten with a co-worker.



8 :01x08 - Girlfriends

First aired: Aug/05/2007
Writer: Eric Kaplan
Director: James Bobin
Guest star: June Raphael (Felicia)

Bret and Jemaine's romantic lives take different paths after they meet women in a pastry shop; Murray pursues a record deal for the band.



9 :01x09 - What Goes on Tour

First aired: Aug/12/2007
Writer: Paul Simms
Director: Paul Simms

Murray finds the resources to take the band on the road before a gig in Central Park, but the trip is jeopardized by Bret and Jemaine when they meet a women's water-polo team in an airport bar.



10 :01x10 - New Fans

First aired: Aug/19/2007
Writer: Duncan Sarkies
Director: Taika Waititi

A local world-music gig nets the band two more fans, but Mel isn't convinced that they're true believers.



11 :01x11 - The Actor

First aired: Aug/26/2007
Writer: Damon Beesley, Iain Morris
Director: Michael Patrick Jann

Bret and Jemaine ask a part-time actor to lift Murray's sagging spirits after a lackluster gig, but the thespian goes a little bit too far in his efforts.



12 :01x12 - The Third Conchord

First aired: Sep/02/2007
Writer: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, James Bobin
Director: James Bobin
Guest star: Frank Wood (Greg), Demetri Martin (Demetri), Eugene Mirman (Eugene), Todd Barry (Todd)

In the first-season finale, Murray wants to add a bongo player to the band, which isn't exactly music to Bret and Jemaine's ears.



13 :02x01 - A Good Opportunity

First aired: Jan/18/2009
Writer: James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Director: James Bobin
Guest star: David Costabile (Doug), Frank Wood (Greg), Greg Proops (Martin Clark), Andrea Rosen (Caitlin Goodman), Clayton Dean Smith (Man at Bar), Edward Furs (Unknown), Sebastian Korytowsky (Unknown), José Ramón Rosario (Unknown), Andrew Secunda (Glen)

Bret and Jemaine fire Murray when they begin to feel like he's focusing on a more successful band he manages, the Crazy Dogs. Free to make their own decisions, Bret and Jemaine seize the opportunity to write and record a jingle for a toothpaste commercial.



14 :02x02 - New Cup

First aired: Jan/25/2009
Writer: Duncan Sarkies
Director: James Bobin
Guest star: Michael Potts (Nigel Saladu), David Costabile (Doug), Eugene Mirman (Eugene), Mary Catherine Garrison (Jemaine's Client), Frank Wood (Greg), Karen Gerstman (Woman #1), Kelly Taffe (Police Officer), Anjali Bhimani (Woman #2), Antonio Suarez (Police Officer), Nancy Ticotin (Police Officer)

Bret and Jemaine only have one cup in the apartment to be shared between the two of them, so Bret buys a new cup. However, this frivolous purchase creates money problems for him and Jemaine. They're forced to take drastic measures to pay their bills, including selling their instruments and becoming prostitutes.



15 :02x03 - The Tough Brets

First aired: Feb/01/2009
Writer: Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement, James Bobin
Director: James Bobin
Guest star: Seymour Cassel (Johnny Boy), Adam Garcia (Australian #1), David Costabile (Doug), Alan Dale (Australian Ambassador), Feng Lui (Mr. Li), Frank Wood (Greg), Wai Ching Ho (Mrs. Li), Jamie Jackson (Australian #2), Benjamin Howes (Australian #3), Gregory Ippolito (Kid #1), Michael Chen (Kid #2), Victor Williams (Police Officer)

Bret fears retaliation from all the rappers he dissed in his new song, so he forms a gang to protect himself. Meanwhile, Jemaine helps Murray confront a group of Australian coworkers that have been bullying him.



16 :02x04 - Murray Takes It to the Next Level

First aired: Feb/08/2009
Writer: James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Director: Troy Miller
Guest star: Jim Gaffigan (Jim), Frank Wood (Greg)

Murray approaches Bret and Jemaine about raising the status of their relationship. Once they can advance from work mates to friends, the two are introduced to Murray's best friend, Jim.



17 :02x05 - Unnatural Love

First aired: Feb/15/2009
Writer: Damon Beesley, Iain Morris
Director: Michel Gondry
Guest star: Sarah Wynter (Keitha), Dena Kaplan (Roommate #1), Victoria Cesarski (Roommate #2), José Ramón Rosario (Carriage Driver)

Jemaine, going against the advice of Bret and Murray, starts to date an Australian woman he met at a club.



18 :02x06 - Love Is a Weapon of Choice

First aired: Feb/22/2009
Writer: Paul Simms
Director: James Bobin
Guest star: Kristen Wiig (Barbara), Eugene Mirman (Eugene), Frank Wood (Greg), Ray Bokhour (Studio Guy), Zhao Mao (Unknown (as Mao Zhao)), Michael Heintzman (Unknown), Allie Woods, Jr. (Unknown)

Bret and Jemaine are immediately enamored of a woman whose epileptic dog has gone missing. The two battle it out for her love by proving how much they care about dogs with epilepsy.



19 :02x07 - Prime Minister

First aired: Mar/01/2009
Writer: James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Director: James Bobin
Guest star: Eugene Mirman (Eugene), David Costabile (Doug), Frank Wood (Greg), Art Garfunkel (Himself), Mary Lynn Rajskub (Karen), Brian Sergent (Prime Minister), Patton Oswalt (Elton John Impersonator), Louis Ortiz (Obama Impersonator), Susan Blommaert (Tour Leader), Jacob Knoll (Unknown), Jia Hao Xu (Unknown), Sung Cho (Unknown)

The prime minister of New Zealand comes to New York, and Murray tries to arrange a meeting for him with the president. Bret and Jemaine's latest gig has them impersonating Simon and Garfunkel. Jemaine's likeness of the latter scores him a date with a huge fan.



20 :02x08 - New Zealand Town

First aired: Mar/08/2009
Writer: Taika Waititi
Director: Taika Waititi
Guest star: Lucy Lawless (Paula), Brian Sergent (Prime Minister), Frank Wood (Greg)

Murray tries to help Bret and Jemaine be a cool band by introducing them to hair gel. Impressed by their hip appearance, the prime minister asks them to play at the opening ceremonies of his newly established New Zealand Town.



21 :02x09 - Wingmen

First aired: Mar/15/2009
Writer: James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Director: Troy Miller
Guest star: Eugene Mirman (Eugene), Frank Wood (Greg), Lenny Venito (John), Halley Feiffer (Savannah)

Bret develops a crush on a woman and gets help from Jemaine and Dave in wooing her. Murray makes a huge mistake, but he puts the blame on Greg.



22 :02x10 - Evicted

First aired: Mar/22/2009
Writer: James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Director: Taika Waititi
Guest star: Eugene Mirman (Eugene), David Costabile (Doug), Frank Wood (Greg), Adrian Martinez (Hotel Clerk), Jonno Roberts (Stage Murray), Anthony Fazio (Stage Eugene), Richard DeDomenico (Stage New Zealander), Stella Pulo (Stage New Zealander), Nancy Opel (Stage Aunt), Jack O'Connell (Stage Uncle)

Bret and Jermaine can't afford to pay their rent and are forced to move in with Mel and Doug, and Murray believes they can make some money with a theatrical production about the band.