Bret and Jemaine go to a party at Dave's place where Jemaine sees, and falls for, a beautiful girl named Sally, Bret's ex. Jemaine's growing relationship leaves Bret feeling neglected and Murray helps the band film a music video.
The band's poor financial state leads Bret to get a job as a human billboard. However, it interferes with the band's gig at a travel expo, so Murray and Jemaine replace Bret with a cassette tape. Bret is attracted to a girl at his new job.
Bret loses Jemaine's trust after Bret abandons him when they get mugged. To regain it, Bret tries to retrieve Jemaine's stolen phone with a camera taped to it from their muggers, who are experiencing their own trust issues.
Bret begins dating Coco, but Jemaine won't stop tagging along on the dates. When Bret asks him to stop, Jemaine concludes that Coco is trying to break up the band.
After Jemaine reconnects with Sally, Bret decides that he wants to pursue her as well. However, when they both show up at her birthday party to woo her with their homemade presents, they are in for a shock.
After a photo session, Bret develops body image issues and gets some advice in a series of dreams featuring David Bowie. Jemaine plots to cheer him up and Murray tries to get one of the band's tunes used for a musical greeting card.
Bret and Jemaine are shocked by the prejudiced actions of Sanjay, a fruit vendor. Dave recommends a strong response and teaches them how to "flip the bird". Murray is smitten with the new tech support lady at the consulate.
Bret and Jemaine pick up two women who work in a croissant shop and have very different dating experiences. Murray negotiates a record deal for the band.
Murray organizes a warm-up tour in preparation for a big gig in Central Park. However, the boys' carelessness and an encounter with a women's water-polo team threatens to ruin the tour and strain their relationship with Murray.
A performance at a local "World Music Jam" results in the Conchords gaining two new fans, Summer and Rain, but Mel is suspicious of the newcomers. Murray encourages the band to adopt a more "rock star" attitude to enhance their image.
Bret and Jemaine ask Ben, a semi-professional actor, to cheer Murray up, but the actor gets caught up in the role and offers the band a record deal. Murray pays for the "signing" party, while the actor stars in a movie with John Turturro.
Murray hires Todd as a bongo player for the band without consulting Bret and Jemaine. Todd then convinces Jemaine and Murray to fire Bret. Bret responds by forming his own competing band with keytar player Demetri.