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Season 1

  • S01E01 Terry Pole

    • April 1, 2014
    • TVNZ

    Rhys Darby plays Terry Pole, a lifeguard and leg model. It's the day of the local sexy legs competition and Terry believes some of his competitors have resorted to sabotage to keep him from winning.

  • S01E02 Steve Whittle

    • April 1, 2014
    • TVNZ

    Is he crazy or a genius? Steve Whittle, played by Rhys Darby, runs an alien encounter support service for people like him who have been abducted by visitors from outer space.

  • S01E03 Ron Taylor

    • April 1, 2014
    • TVNZ

    Rhys Darby is Ron Taylor, an entrepreneur by nature whose whale watching business is in deep trouble. Ready to do anything to keep it afloat Ron is heading for a run in with the law and David Farrier may become his reluctant accomplice.

  • S01E04 Mary Ledbetter

    • April 1, 2014
    • TVNZ

    Rhys Darby plays Mary Ledbetter, a woman who rules this small town with an iron fist. She's the local gossip and a full time agitator and a day in her company will test David Farrier's patience to the limit.

  • S01E05 Bill Napier

    • April 1, 2014
    • TVNZ

    Rhys Darby plays Bill Napier, the local park ranger who is better at talking to trees than people. When reporter David Farrier spends a day with him the chaos that follows Bill everywhere throws in some filming challenges.

  • S01E06 Louise Cooper

    • April 1, 2014
    • TVNZ

    Louise Cooper is a local artist and a man eater. When David Farrier comes to town her radar is immediately on him. Played by Rhys Darby, Louise is one of the charmingly oddest people David Farrier has met yet.

  • S01E07 Rhod Gainer

    • April 1, 2014
    • TVNZ

    Rhod Gainer is the local lawyer with no regard for the law. Played by Rhys Darby, Rhod is a car enthusiast who gets himself in more trouble than his clients.

  • S01E08 The Finale

    • April 1, 2014
    • TVNZ

    David Farrier returns to the town for a screening of what the network have made. But no one is happy with how they've been portrayed and what was supposed to be a heartfelt reunion turns into a mutiny.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Rhys Darby: This Way to Spaceship

    • January 1, 2013

    Rhys Darby returns with his third comedy special, This Way to Spaceship, a loosely autobiographical science fiction standup comedy show based on the bestselling book of the same name. From meek-geek to king of cool, this is the story of the nice guy finishing first.