Bret Gives Up the Dream
"Bret Gives Up the Dream" | |
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Flight of the Conchords episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 2 |
Directed by | James Bobin |
Written by | James Bobin Jemaine Clement Bret McKenzie |
Production code | 102 |
Original air date | June 24, 2007 |
Guest appearances | |
Sutton Foster (Coco) Eugene Mirman (Eugene) David Costabile (Doug) Frank Wood (Greg) Eddie Pepitone (Eddie) James Smith (Maxwell) | |
"Bret Gives Up the Dream" is the second episode of the HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords. The episode first aired in the United States on Sunday, June 24, 2007.
A song in this episode, "Inner City Pressure", received an
Plot synopsis
Starved for cash, Bret and Jemaine apply for jobs as
Dave (Arj Barker) is not credited in this episode, even though he is seen in a shot in the song "Inner City Pressure."
Songs
The following songs are featured in this episode.
"Inner City Pressure"
"Inner City Pressure"[1] begins near the start of the episode, after Bret and Jemaine lament their poor financial state upon having to resort to eating food Bret has found on the street. The song and video are performed in the style of "West End Girls" by the Pet Shop Boys.[2]
"Boom"
"Boom" DG20 digital guitar (set to mandolin).
Other songs
The end of "Rock the Party" is seen being performed by Jemaine at the Travel Expo. Bret is not present, but he provides musical accompaniment and back-up vocals via a pre-recorded cassette tape. This song, whose lyrics consist mostly of the words "rock the party", makes an appearance in several future episodes.
Cultural references
The Toothbrush fence that Murray refers to is an existing attraction. It can be found near Te Pahu, a small town 30 km southwest of the city of Hamilton, New Zealand.[5] It is one of a number of other novelty fence tourist attractions that can be found in New Zealand, such as the Cardrona Bra Fence.
Broadcast and reception
"Bret Gives Up the Dream" debuted on HBO on June 24, 2007. The episode received over 973,000 viewers, a decrease from the first episode's 1.2 million views.[6]
References
- ^ a b Lyrics from Episode 2: "Bret Gives up the Dream". Official HBO Website
- ^ Fickett, Travis (2007-07-15). "Ready To Soar". IGN. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- ^ Shaggy - "Boombastic" (YouTube)
- ^ Black Eyed Peas - "Hey Mama" (YouTube)
- ^ Te Pahu Toothbrush Fence
- ^ Levin, Gary (26 June 2007). "Nielsens: For openers, try 'Closer'". USA Today. Retrieved 15 February 2012.