3/31/2024 0 Comments Flight of the conchords special![]() When Bret (Bret McKenzie) starts to feel bad about himself after Murray (Rhys Darby) calls him the tiny one of the band, it's clear the episode is going to tackle that most thorny of Kiwi issues – crippling low self-esteem. S1, E6: THE ONE WITH THE DAVID BOWIE SONG like Lord of the Rings", and "New Zealand. * New Zealand Tourism Board posters that say "New Zealand. * The rundown, modernist New Zealand consulate in New York. Jemaine, frustrated about not getting a pash: I did all my moves, I walked on the outside of her, I bought her a kebab, I paid for half the taxi, should I have paid for the whole taxi?īrett: Did you walk on the outside of her.īest affectionate mockery of New Zealand: It's a kind of emotional and mental gymnastics only folks born and raised in Aotearoa-NZ are capable of, but everyone in the world seems to like laughing at. Like an anti-S ex And The City, or a raunchy Bert and Ernie skit, this first episode showcases that particularly Kiwi style of comedy that blends naïveté, fragile egos, and compulsive self deprecation. It's like we actually enjoy missing out on added value with our primary exports. I have seen this episodes about nine times and I still don't know how any Kiwi could have read this script and not immediately showered them with money to make it in New Zealand.
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