Drive By (Flight of the Conchords)
| "Drive By" | |
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| Flight of the Conchords episode | |
The fruit vendor insults Bret and Jemaine
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Taika Waititi |
| Written by | Taika Waititi |
| Production code | 107 |
| Original air date | July 29, 2007 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Aziz Ansari (Sinjay) |
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| Episode chronology | |
Aziz Ansari (Sinjay)
Kevin Allison (Customer)
Joan Hess (Jessica)
Jon Budinoff (Boy on bus)
Sylvia Kauders (Lady on bus)
Frank Wood (Greg)
"Drive By" is the seventh episode of the HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords. This episode first aired in the United States on Sunday, July 29, 2007.
A fruit vendor (Aziz Ansari) at a sidewalk stand refuses Bret and Jemaine service due to the fact that they are New Zealanders. He disinfects the fruit they touch, and they leave empty handed.
They visit the consulate for a band meeting where Bret is clearly upset about the incident. There they meet the pretty blonde tech support lady that is updating the consulate's aging Commodore VIC-20 computers with newer P.C.s. After she leaves, Murray tells the band that he is in love with her. Bret asks about his wife and Murray reminds them that he is separated. Bret receives a package from home — his favorite cardboard box — and Murray lends them a tape of New Zealand TV shows that he received from his mother.
At home the pair discuss the incident while they watch some of the recorded shows on Murray's tape. One of the shows is an episode of "Albi The Racist Dragon". Bret, who is still upset about the vendor's attitude, watches from the comfort of his cardboard box.
Bret and Jemaine go to see Dave to ask him about the racism they experienced. Dave tells them that there is a lot of "prejudism" against the English in America. Disregarding their pleas that they are not English, Dave admits that even he hates them sometimes. A montage of scenes follow in which we see Jemaine and Bret being jostled on the street, being denied entry to a nightclub, getting cheated by a hot dog vendor (only getting the bun with some ketchup and mustard) and being forced to ride at the back of a bus.
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