Throng

10.50pm sunday / JULY 27

During a band meeting, Murray introduces Bret and Jemaine to their new band member - Todd, a bongo player he met in his dentist's waiting room. Despite being upset, they decide to give Todd a chance and agree to let him join the band. He then demands that they include a bongo solo in each song and suggests that they change the band name from "The Flight of the Conchords" to "The Crazy Dogggz".

After their first gig Bret and Jemaine ask Murray to fire him. Murray refuses because the thinks Todd is cool. Jemaine then take matters into his own hands and tells Todd he is no longer in the band and they end up in a fist fight. Despite this, Todd persuades Jemaine to kick Bret out of the band instead. With Jermaine and Todd already jamming and writing new songs. Bret decides to find a new band mate and start a new band so he teams up with Dimitiri, a "keytair" player.

10.40PM SUNDAY / JULY 6

During a band meeting Murray tells Bret and Jemaine they have been offered a gig in Central Park. He arranges for them to do a warm up tour so they can prepare for the big event.

They then hit the road in Murray’s Honda and arrive at the airport, only to be disappointed when Murray tells them they are playing in the airport hotel.

After the gig Murray gives Bret and Jemaine their per diem’s for the tour. Bret and Jemaine then buy matching black leader suits leaving them nothing to live on. Initially livid by this decision Murray concedes “it was a classic rock n’ roll move”.

The rock’n’roll moves continue when Bret accidentally throws a tv out of their hotel room window and Jemaine spends $8 on a box of nuts from the mini bar.

10.40PM SUNDAY / JUNE 29

Bret and Jemaine visit a local bakery where they meet Lisa and Felecia - two girls that work there. They take them out to a nightclub and Bret and Lisa hit it off but Felecia isn't very keen on Jemaine. Despite Felecia's disinterest, Jemaine tells Murray that both Bret and him now have girlfriends.

The girls ask Bret and Jemaine on a second date but Bret is hesitant, not wanting to move to fast or Lisa will think he is 'easy'. Jemaine is upset because Bret is supposed to be his 'wing man'.

Bret gives in and they go on another date with the girls but Bret is still playing hard to get. He agrees to bring her back to his apartment for a cup of tea. She ends up staying the night but Bret sleeps on the couch. Meantime, Jemaine is still not having any luck in seducing Felecia.

10.40PM SUNDAY / JUNE 22

Bret and Jemaine experience racism when they try and buy some fruit from their local fruit stall but the stall owner refuses to serve them because they are from New Zealand.

They then discuss the incident with their friend Dave who explains New Zealanders are the most disliked race in America. Dave admits he even hates New Zealanders sometimes.

During the next band meeting Murray introduces the band to Jessica - a tall 'leggy' blonde who works as tech support at Murray's office. Murray confesses to Bret and Jemaine that he is in love with her.

Still upset by the racist taunts, Bret goes back to the fruit stand to try and buy an apple but the stall owner again refuses to serve him.

During the next band meeting they tell Murray that they are in the middle of a 'race war' and Murray confesses he has written a love song for Jessica but needs their help in finishing it off.

10.40PM SUNDAY / JUNE 15

Murray sets up a photo shoot for the band but offends Bret when he tells him he is too small for the photos. That afternoon Bret is still feeling self conscious about Murray's comments. He decides he might feel bigger if he eats more and gets more compliments but Jemaine refuses to compliment Bret believing it will make him appear gay.

While Bret is sleeping he dreams of Jemaine dressed as David Bowie from 1972 Ziggy Stardust tour. 'David Bowie' tells Bret not to have body issues and suggests he wears an eye patch to give him a new look. Bret decides to take Bowie's advice and wear the eye patch. The next day, Murray visits the boys apartment to tell them a pic from their photo shoot has run in 'Novelty Hits Magazine'. He is excited because the article has 'generated some heat' and they have been approached by a novelty greeting card company to supply music for a card.

10.10PM SUNDAY / JUNE 8

With Bret preoccupied with his girlfriend Coco, a lonely Jemaine visits the Laundromat - and runs into Sally, the "most beautiful girl in the room" who dumped him [and Bret] earlier. Envisioning a new life with Sally - including making "Business Time" with her every Wednesday night - Jemaine's dream's take a detour when he learns she won't spend time with him until he gets his own place.

After attending a band meeting in which Murray reveals he's used their retirement fund to invest in "real estate", Jemaine moves into a "studio compartment" [a cupboard in a fancy apartment block] and plans a space - warming party. Unfortunately, the date of his bash conflicts with Sally's birthday, and Bret, who reveals he's still in love Sally, forsakes Jemaine's party in favour of Sally's. As Jemaine cuts short his festivities to head over to Sally's party, both suitors are in for a shock.

10.10PM SUNDAY / JUNE 1

Flight of the Conchords manager Murray is perturbed when Bret cancels a band tour of building rotundas to be with his girlfriend Coco. Things get worse when Jemaine follows suit, choosing to be a third wheel on Bret and Coco's dates. All goes well for awhile - Jemaine even offers revisions to Bret's two-hour love song to Coco - but eventually Bret asks his mate to leave him alone, at least during the dates.

Jemaine's subsequent dismay, coupled with the betrayal felt by the band's lone fan, Mel, threatens the band's future. When Coco sits in on a band meeting, Jemaine accuse's her of being Yokoesque, prompting Bret's angry departure. Ultimately, recognising his partner is indispensable, Jemaine tracks down Bret to ask him back in the band, but only under one condition!

10.10PM SUNDAY / MAY 25

Bret joins Jemaine for a band meeting with Murray, and unveils his new ‘Rap Star Name': Rhymenocerous. Discussing the Conchord's upcoming gigs, Murray explains he doesn't want to book the band at night because it's too dangerous, and ends up outfitting the two in New York t-shirts so they'll look like locals. The precaution backfires when Jemaine and Bret are mugged by a gang of two thugs, John and Mickey, on a side street.

Having already surrendered Bret's camera phone, the boys make a run for it after a song, "Hiphopopotamus vs. The Rhymenocerous," fails to fill their attackers with fear. Bret abandons Jemaine after the latter get's tangled in a fence and, guilt-ridden after Jemaine doesn't turn up for two days, laments that his friend has died.

10.10PM SUNDAY / MAY 18

Desperate for cash, and with their bandfund box empty, Bret and Jemaine decide to get jobs. Only Bret is successful – getting a job holding up signs during the day, which causes problems for the band as Jemaine refuses to rehearse at night.

With his sign-holding skills being rewarded, and with a cute protege named Coco hanging on his every move, Bret finds he has less and less time to devote to the band. When Murray books the Conchords a gig at a daytime trade show, Bret can't get time off work, so Jemaine is forced to play the gig with a replacement member - a tape recording of Bret. The new configuration isn't a total disaster, and it does solve the band-uniform issue [since there's only one band member], but ends up fizzling when the tape breaks and Bret won't make a new one.

Jemaine and Murray end up auditioning a group of Bret wannabes before turning to the genuine article with a compromise that might bring Bret back on board.

10.10PM SUNDAY / MAY 11

Flight of the Conchords is an original new comedy series from HBO which follows the trials and tribulations of a witless two man, folk music duo from New Zealand [also named Flight of the Conchords], who hope to break into the music industry in their recently adopted home of New York City.

The real life duo, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, both play naive fictionalised versions of themselves. During their quest for music success, they attend bohemian parties, acquire an obsessed fan, hurt each others feelings and pursue relationships with elusive women. As we see, the duo’s innocent, misguided efforts to find romance or land a gig rarely yield dividends, but they do often spawn out-burSts of song, which appear as subtle parodies of pop music videos ranging from 80’s pop to rap and swing.