History YMMV / FlightOfTheConchords

* NationalStereotypes: New Zealanders making fun of themselves, and New Zealanders making fun of Australians.

* {{Tearjerker}}: now has [[Tearjerker/FlightOfTheConchords its own page]].
* WidgetSeries: The STANZA variety.

** Mel herself was the role most people knew Kristen Schaal for before she became a hugely in-demand voice actress in TheNewTens.

* AcceptableTargets: The Australians in the series are all portrayed as extroverted, popular, charismatic bullies who the main characters frequently scorn -- while [[SelfDeprecation the characters from New Zealand]] themselves aren't popular, confident, or lucky, and pretty much everyone either prefers Australians or forgets New Zealand even exists. All PlayedForLaughs, of course.

** The wallpaper-skin reference from ''Freaky'' is shown to have actually happened shortly after the song ends.

* {{Tearjerker}}: now has [[Tearjerker/FlightOfTheConchords its own page]].

*** All the sudden song numbers seem to exist in the same alternate reality, or rather in Bret and Jermaine's heads. WordOfGod says they have NoSocialSkills, but can communicate exactly what they're thinking through their songs.

** During his lifetime, "Bowie" was just a silly little pastiche written because they couldn't get [[Music/DavidBowie the man himself]] to cameo. Now that he's passed, it's more like an affectionate tribute after he [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascended to a higher plane of existence]]. Even sadder is he died on Jermaine's birthday.

* CultClassic: Though nominated for an Emmy, the show never achieved widespread fame or attention due to it's particularly oddball sense of humor, and the series ended after just two short seasons. Fortunately that didn't stop the show and band from gaining such a devoted fanbase that when the duo begins one of their infrequent tours, tickets typically sell out in ''minutes.''

** Upon listening again, you may realize that the rhyming structure of the song "Carol Brown" actually foreshadows the episode's ending! Keitha [[spoiler: was nothing but a thief... a.]]

** In "New Fans", when a woman wants to have a threesome with Jemaine and Bret, Bret is willing to stay and have sex ''if and only if'' Jemaine is there too.

* JerkassWoobie: Arguably, Albi the Racist Dragon

** During his lifetime, "Bowie" was just a silly little pastiche written because they couldn't get [[Music/DavidBowie the man himself]] to cameo. Now that he's passed, it's more like an affectionate tribute after he [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascended to a higher plane of existence]].
*** Additionally, Bowie died on Jemaine Clement's birthday.

* HilariousInHindsight: "Hurt Feelings" is all based around the joke that rap is the last genre where you'd hear a song about getting your feelings hurt. Nine years later, rapper Music/MacMiller, who, along with Music/{{Drake}} and Music/PostMalone, was part of the growing trend of "emo rap," released an album with a song also called "Hurt Feelings."

* EarWorm: Too many to list. Everyone has their favourites.

* CultClassic: Though nominated for an Emmy, the show never achieved widespread fame or attention, perhaps due to the humor going against the mainstream, and the series ended after just two short seasons. Fortunately that didn't stop the show and band from gaining such a devoted fanbase that when the duo begins one of their infrequent tours, tickets typically sell out in ''minutes.''

** Their cultural tastes are a bit suspect as well: their role models are David Bowie and Prince (both of whom are BiTheWay), and Bret's favourite film is ''Film/TopGun'' (which is ''laced'' with HoYay)

* RetroactiveRecognition: Mel is married to [[Series/BreakingBad Gale Boetticher]]!

** Upon listening again, you may realize that the rhyming structure of the song "Carol Brown" actually foreshadows the episode's ending! Keith [[spoiler: was nothing but a thief.]]