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Eccentric Mentor: David Bowie, at least in Bret's dreams he appears in various costumes, each time explaining, "hello, Bret, it's me, David Bowie, from 1987's Ashes To Ashes tour." Bret points out that it's Jemaine, so it's probably a dream.Dropped a Bridget On Him: In the second season song "Carol Brown", there's " Bruce turned out to be a man".However, they seem just as happy to play their music in the fields as in their apartment or in empty clubs. The Season 2 ending is a possible subversion: Murray, Bret and Jemaine are all deported and resume their careers as shepherds.However, as this is the Conchords we're talking about, it's all played for laughs. And, possibly worst of all, their former Loony Fan, Mel, has lost all interest in them. Their manager, who also manages the Dogggz, has almost totally stopped managing them. "The Crazy Dogggz", a band formed by Todd and Demetri (two musicians who quit the Conchords), has hit the big time with a song Bret and Jemaine refused to play. Disney Acid Sequence: Some of the song sequences.The situation is resolved when they explain that he's confusing New Zealand with Australia. Discriminate and Switch: In "Drive-By", Bret and Jemaine are harassed by a racist greengrocer.
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Bret and Jemaine are completely unfamiliar with American swearing and Dave has to teach them how to flip someone off.
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Cultural Cringe: Completely ignored by New Zealand's TV networks, until they made it big in America.And all of "Most Beautiful Girl in the Room"."Sure you're weedy (and kind of shy), but some girlie out there must be needy for a weedy shy guy.".Cloudcuckoolander: The entire main cast, as well as everyone from New Zealand, right up to Prime Minister Brian.Analogy Backfire: in "Rambling Through the Avenues of Time".American Accents / British Accents: Depending on the genre being pastiched, such as in "Hurt Feelings", "Inner City Pressure", and many others.Alien Lunch: Bret's bag of found food in "Bret Gives Up the Dream." Jemaine first goes to spit it out, then decides that he'll just eat it.Affectionate Parody: "Bowie" is an over-the-top, yet still somehow spot-on parody of David Bowie "Inner City Pressure" takes on the Pet Shop Boys "Fashion" - the entire New Romantic genre "You Don't Have to be a Prostitute" - "Roxanne" by The Police "I'm not Crying" - "I'm not in Love" by 10CC "Hurt Feelings (Reprise)" is a dead-on take of the "Wise Up" Aimee Mann montage in Magnolia.The show references Lord of the Rings frequently, but it's mostly a joke about American Small Reference Pools. Actor Allusion: Bret had a bit part as a background character in Lord of the Rings, nicknamed "Figwit" by fans.Abuse Is Okay When It Is Female On Male: Just try keeping a straight face during "Carol Brown" after the line "Britney.This duo (and their skits) provides examples of:
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They have had a BBC radio series and an HBO TV series. The group is made up of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie. PAGES WILL BE DELETED OTHERWISE IF THEY ARE MISSING BASIC MARKUP.įlight of the Conchords are formerly New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo, trying to make it big in America. DON'T MAKE PAGES MANUALLY UNLESS A TEMPLATE IS BROKEN, AND REPORT IT THAT IS THE CASE. THIS SHOULD BE WORKING NOW, REPORT ANY ISSUES TO Janna2000, SelfCloak or RRabbit42. The Trope workshop specific templates can then be removed and it will be regarded as a regular trope page after being moved to the Main namespace.
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