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Perpetual Poverty: In one episode, Bret goes on a "spending spree" of 2.79 dollars.causing a chain reaction that leaves the duo with unpaid bills, bounced checks, and no electricity.Jemaine in particular is generally slightly more on the ball than Bret.
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Only Sane Man: The fact that these two grossly naive, monotone idiots manage to be the most normal and relatable characters on the show says a lot about the rest of the cast.While this is always Played for Laughs, they're still two attractive men, so it still works as conventional Fanservice. Fanservice: They're both occasionally sexualized during the music videos. Moment Killer: The two of them sleep in the same tiny room, which means that opportunities for some.Loser Protagonist: They're two awkward, inept and incompetent idiots who constantly fail in life and live in near-squalor.
#FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS MEL SERIES#
The Illegal: Both are illegal immigrants, which costs them the occasional career opportunity and gets them deported for good in the series finale.Hollywood Dateless: The two often mention their sordid love lives, despite dating a number of women throughout the show's run.Heterosexual Life-Partners: Bandmates, best friends, and roommates.Gullible Lemmings: They're very easy to deceive, manipulate and otherwise exploit.Gosh Dang It to Heck!: Their swearwords of choice are "flip", "motherflippin'", and "mutha 'uckas".Fish out of Water: Thanks to Murray's expert advice, the two aren't great at surviving in New York City.Farm Boy: They were both shepherds back in New Zealand.Fantasy Sequence: Bret and Jemaine aren't good at expressing themselves in real life, and so they resort to expressing themselves through songs, with most music numbers happening inside their heads.Dull Surprise: Their most common facial expression (not aided by their "robotic" New Zealand accents).They are actually quite talented, especially in regard to songwriting, but their flat delivery and awkward stage presence don't exactly help bring in the crowds. Crazy Jealous Guy: Neither of them likes it when the other gets a girlfriend.Country Mouse: They were originally shepherds back in New Zealand, and their move to NYC proves just how woefully unsuited to big city life they are.Cloud Cuckoolander: Jemaine thinks that Richard Gere was the prostitute in "Pretty Woman" Bret has a mould collection and thinks camera phones are made by gluing cameras to phones and both space out regularly in order to act out fantasy music sequences in their heads.Butt-Monkey: The two are screwed over in every episode.Bunny-Ears Lawyer: They're genuinely talented musicians and, without Murray's incompetent leadership, actually manage to pretty quickly gain some recognition for it.In reality, Jemaine is only slightly taller, but is so broad and muscular (and Bret is so wiry and slight) that he appears to be significantly larger.
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