Bret and Jemaine fire Murray for neglecting them in favour of the Crazy Dogggz and almost immediately they receive an offer to write a jingle for a commercial. Meanwhile Murray's fortunes reverse after he discovers that the Crazy Dogggz big hit is a rip-off of a 1990s Polish song.
WAR
96.7
Wins Above Replacement
“A Good Opportunity” ranks #15 of 22 Flight of the Conchords episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 91.1 — Elite. The episode packs 66 scored jokes at 2.2 per minute, averaging 7.6 on craft and 7.3 on impact, with Murray landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Martin: This could make you so rich you'll be shitting money. Literally if you wanted.
Dave: How much would you give me for this?
Bret: A dollar.
Dave: Double it...
Bret: Sold!
Dave: I just made him pay Nearly 10 times what he wanted to pay
Murray Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Jemaine: Yeah, bret's only got one shoe.
Martin: I am doubling it. It was going to be $500 each.
Jemaine: He already doubled it in his mind.
You should've seen Doug When he heard what happened.
Doug: Hey.
He went berserk.
Doug: Really?
Actually, mel really went more sort of berserk.
Dave Bret Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 66 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Murray: Your cds made double platinum in America... No, it's the crazy dogggz, sorry.
Bret: I thought we had sold five.
Bret Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Murray: They called me to say that you stole a cushion.
Bret: Did you?
Jemaine: Mm-hmm.
Bret: Yes.
Jemaine: No, this is a really nice cushion.
Murray: R Kelly wants to sing on your next song... Yes, that's the crazy dogggz.
Murray: dear Murray, We want to fire you as our manager.
What?
What?
Murray: Now look at you.
Jemaine: We're poor and we've got no gigs.
Murray: We're slightly poorer.
Murray Character Comedy Absurdist Jemaine: Yeah, bret's only got one shoe.
Murray: I can get you another shoe...
Bret: it's not about the shoe...
Murray: Not a problem. What size are you?
Murray: Item four: Stuff you.
Murray Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Jemaine: Are you sure that's not for the crazy dogggz?
Murray Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Jemaine: Why did I get double stuffed?
Murray Absurdist Character Comedy Murray: They're fake. I had to make them myself... They're pencil sharpeners stuck To a couple of bits of wood
Murray Absurdist Escalation Callback Jemaine: I thought we won 'best new zealand artists.'
Murray: There's no such category, jemaine.
Murray Dark/Subversive Awkward Silence ★ Rewatch Murray: 'Doggy bounce,' number one. 'Doggy dance,' number five. 'In the pound,' number 37.
Bret: What about your 'best management' award? That's fake as well.
Murray Glen Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Murray: Good luck without me, you turkeys.
Murray Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Murray: ♪ rejected ♪ ♪ thrown away ♪ ♪ affected ♪ ♪ I don't know what to say ♪
Murray: ♪ like a cake shop without any cakes ♪ ♪ like a cornflake box without any flakes ♪
Murray: ♪ like a little orphan girl... ♪
Murray?
Murray: One moment.
Murray: ♪ and rejected. ♪
Murray: One moment.
and rejected.
Glen: Yes, Murray?
Murray: Please, tell him I'm not there. I'm not here either. I'm not... not anywhere.
Murray: They'll never hit the big time. They're too devious. Trust me, though, they're devious. I know.
What would you be doing behind the scenes?
Having dinner?
Going to the movies?
Relaxing?
Bret Wordplay/Pun Deadpan/Understatement Murray: Um, higgling.
Bret: Higgling?
Murray: Yeah, do you know what that means?
Jemaine: Is that a word that you just made up?
Murray: It's made-up, yeah
Martin: This could make you so rich you'll be shitting money. Literally if you wanted.
Murray: But we can't sell it tonight 'cause I'm wearing it.
Bret Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Callback Bret: How'd you get the jacket so realistic?
Murray: Yeah, that's real denim.
Martin: here's two men Who know exactly what women feel like.
Bret Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Callback Bret: Underscore is your middle name, is it?
♪ some women like men ♪
♪ some are lesbian ♪
♪ femident toothpaste. ♪
Dave Absurdist Character Comedy Callback Bret: Nah. Weaving is a man's game... I come from a family of weavers.
Dave Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Jemaine: I thought your dad was a sheep lawyer.
Bret: Yeah, during the day, but at night he weaves a lot.
Jemaine: Women's rights.
Bret: No, that's more of a man's thing, isn't it? ... my father's a women's rights activist. Dad wouldn't allow that.
Murray Character Comedy Absurdist Dave: They like wrestling in cooking oil on a plane... I took them up on a plane, they were making a salad, Next thing you know, they're just wrestling at 85,000 feet.
Dave: They're probably just doing brazilians. They'll show up. Don't worry.
Bret: It's easier than easy.
Murray: Oh, okay, so you're telling me It was unbelievably easy.
Murray Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Murray: Monday you're trying to do a TV commercial, They're filming it, it's all about toothpaste, Then Tuesday they're filming you naked.
Murray: This cover version came out 13 years Before the crazy dogggz's original version.
Murray: So I've got... so you're normal...
Bret: No, I'm bad.
Murray: You're bad?
Murray: I've got three...
Mel Doug Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Murray: That's worth $20,000. It was a gift from Tori Amos.
Dave Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch You should've seen Doug When he heard what happened.
Doug: Hey.
He went berserk.
Doug: Really?
Actually, mel really went more sort of berserk.
Dave Bret Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Mel: Conversation hog. 'Oink oink oink oink. I've got something to say all the time.' He's always talking.
Dave Bret Character Comedy Escalation Callback Mel: Why did you come, Doug, If you didn't want to light a fire?
Dave: Some of the best songs are jingles. ♪ pussymart, pussymart. ♪
Caitlin Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Dave: The d in my name stands for 'deal.' ... the word 'Dave' Actually means 'deal' in latino?
Dave: How much would you give me for this?
Bret: A dollar.
Dave: Double it...
Bret: Sold!
Dave: I just made him pay Nearly 10 times what he wanted to pay
Murray Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Bret: I thought it was an exercise.
Dave: Yeah, you've got to learn the whole lesson.
Murray Bret Visual Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Martin: This song is 18 minutes long. We're talking about a 30-second commercial here.
Jemaine: We thought it would be more of a concept.
Martin: I know you're from new zealand. What is this, 'lord of the rings'?
Bret: some of them aren't about toothpaste, They're just things in our life.
Murray Jemaine Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Callback Martin: The fee is $1,000 each.
Bret: Sorry, now I'll say it. Double it.
Martin: I am doubling it. It was going to be $500 each.
Martin: I am doubling it. It was going to be $500 each.
Jemaine: He already doubled it in his mind.
Murray: That's the glovebox there.
Bret: Ah. Oh.
Murray: I'm persona non regates.
Jemaine: You know what that means?
Jemaine: You're not at yacht race?
Murray: I'm persona non regates.
You know what that means?
No.
You're not at yacht race?
Murray: Unless you move your vehicle every three hours.
Murray: Are they woven? Wow.
Bret: These are man-made.
Bret: ♪ you are a woman, you wear women's wear ♪
Jemaine: ♪ you have breasts and longish hair, oh yeah ♪
Bret Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Callback Bret: Is it just a bit of card? ... Just a card, a greenish card? ... Is it like a library card?
Greg Murray Deadpan/Understatement Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Jemaine: No, we're illegal immigrants.
Murray Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Bret: We've got blue robes on. We're not wearing anything...
Murray: Bad news, guys: Your passports aren't ready.
Bret: Do you have them?
Murray: No, they're in my cupboard.
Jemaine: You just said you had them.
Murray: I've got them in my cupboard.
Murray Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Murray: This is exactly what happens when you try to manage yourselves. If you had stuck with me, you wouldn't be in this job situation, would you?
Murray Bret Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Murray: I think we should run for it. Come on, let's go. Go! Run! Run! Quickly! No time for debate!
Murray: I managed to get you a shoe, eh?
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