The Third Conchord
episode of Flight of the Conchords
"The Third Conchord" is the twelfth and final episode of the first season of the HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords. This episode first aired in the United States on Sunday, September 2, 2007.
Plot synopsis
At a band meeting, Bret and Jemaine discover that Murray has hired a bongo player, Todd (Todd Barry) without consulting them. They demand Murray fire him, but Murray convinces them to give Todd a chance.
Their dismay soon turns to disdain as, despite his average talents, the obnoxious Todd thinks of himself as a rock star. He has no interest in the band beyond its use as a conduit to fame and women, refusing to play Bret and Jemaine's songs and forcing them to try his own, performing protracted bongo solos, and dismissing the band's name as 'boring.'
Outside the rehearsal room he's little better, flirting with Mel, ignoring the fact that she's married and questioning Bret and Jemaine's sexuality for not sleeping with her themselves.
After their first gig together — at which Todd has typically launched into a long bongo solo — they try to convince Murray that Todd has to go because he is not "cool". But Murray refuses because Todd is popular and is bringing the band more fans. Despite this, the next day Jemaine attempts to fire him, but Todd's powers of persuasion are too much for him ('he did a sad face at me') and he ends up taking the easy option and firing Bret instead. Bret then does his angry dance.
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