Episode of the Day: Episode 7: “Drive By”
This episode….honestly….a perfect example of how FotC hits issues, but in the most indirect, bizarre, innocent, hilarious way. Seriously, who thought they would run into a man that had a prejudice against New Zealanders? It is the ideal episode for talking about racism, but not offending that many people….except for those near that continent that nobody pays a lot of attention to…so like it matters, right?
Anyway, “Drive By” is all about this man that sells fruit near Bret and Jemaine’s apartment, and he doesn’t want to sell it to them because he has a problem with people from New Zealand. It’s the first time the duo has encountered racism in New York, although Murray is no stranger to it, as he talks about how he is called “ginger balls” all the time….actually by Bret, but why get into semantics, right?
So, the two are obviously hurt by this, I mean, who wouldn’t be upset about people not liking them for no reason whatsoever, yeah? Luckily, Dave is there to offer some help. He gives Bret and Jemaine lessons in flipping the bird, which they don’t understand, because they think it would look better with wings. I tend to agree with them on this one, however, I’m probably not going to put it into practice, because nobody would know what the heck I was doing.
The B story in this episode is also phenomenal, with the leggy blonde tech girl that Murray falls in love with. He comes up with all kinds of reasons to get her to help him, and all of a sudden, her work is done and she is never to return again. This is when the song “Leggy Blonde” plays, one of my favorites to date, and something that I sing with my boyfriend a lot. I dare you to not find singing the word “leggy” repeatedly enjoyable.
The other songs in this episode are “Albi the Racist Dragon” and “Mutha Uckas.” Oh yes, every title is gold.
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