I always loved the bit where Conan would find a lost item in the building, like sunglasses or a laptop, and then would be confronted with a moral dilemma about whether to keep it or return it. The devil would appear on old shoulder, but instead of an angel, the BEAR would turn up on the other shoulder, offering impertinent advice like “bees make honey…ants make itchy!”
Also, the “Loser and the Bear” sketches were hilarious. In it, the “loser” would be on location somewhere giving a really dumb “report”, and the sketch would always end with the bear appearing and mauling him!
The “max on max sex” scene is seriously one of the funniest things I’ve seen on the show in 10 years of watching. I can’t remember the context, but I remember you see him walking shirtless toward a bed and then it cuts to him having sex with himself. Brilliant!
And Camel Toe Annie has to be the funniest character per capita.
I think it was Michael Bolton who said he wanted to kill Conan, but who knows, maybe Manilow has something against him, too.
The taped segments are always hilarious. I like the one where he plays tour guide through the NBC studio and unscrews a picture of Matt Lauer (or someone from the Today show) to give to a member of the group. There was also the weird shot in the Dateline studio that made Conan look like he was kissing himself.
Which reminds me of the old staring contest sketch with Andy where two guys in Conan masks started licking each other’s masks! This may or may not be the same one in which some old guy collapses and the (male) paramedics who are supposed to defibrillate him start making out instead.
Right now I really like the Walker Texas Ranger lever and the Conan O’Brien Hates My Homeland sketch.
I know there are 10th anniversary show and best of triumph dvds, but they really need a “best of” dvd, too.
I especially appreciated the visit they made to the Houston bus station, since I live in Houston and used to have to stay up until 2:40AM to watch the show. I was in college then, so I usually was up then anyway.
I loved the bits with Andy and his sister (she was played by Amy Poehler, wasn’t she?). I remember once Andy teased her once too many times and she stood up in the audience, screamed “It’s judgement day, bitch!” and launched herself at him as fast as she could go. She ran into him so hard his chair fell over backward and they both disappeared behind it. I really miss Andy.
Another thing that’s really funny is when he does “Party Pictures”… Instead of a movie clip from a party he went to, its just still pictures. They’re so stupid and random its hilarious. For instance Conan would say something like “Then Max came over” (shows a picture of max walking in the door) “but then Joel’s head fell off!” (shows a really bad photoshop of Joel with his head on the floor and blood spouting out his neck) “and I got really mad!” (close up picture of Conan making a really scary face) etc etc.
It was Micheal Bolton, my mistake. I get those two confused.
Bolton got tired of being made fun of by Conan, so in an interview, Bolton said, “Next time I see Conan, I’m going to stuff the softball down his throat [Conan and Bolton would play on the same team for a softball charity event.”
Conan just looked into the camera, holding the piece of paper with the interview and said, “Micheal Bolton wants to kill me.”
I’d forgotten all about the Celebrity Secrets bit! The one with Gwyneth Paltrow single-handedly changed my impression of her; now I’m a huge fan and she can do no wrong.
Similar to that is when two people in full body suits wearing an Andy mask & a Conan mask started tongue kissing- Andy’s comment “If Mummenchanz sues us, I’m on their side.” Also in another staring contest, was a Hamlet doing the “Alas Poor Yorick” bit & tongue kissing the skull.
Calling a Christian radio station in January 1998 to ask what their New Year’s Eve Line-up was for Dec 31, 1998 so they could request for the station not to play Prince’s “1999”
Abraham Lincoln in Gene Simmons KISS make-up.
Andy at a Music Awards show, wishing for a Thin Lizzy Reunion & being ignored until Melissa Etheridge gets all excited about “The Boys Are Back In Town”, then making Andy cool for the other musicians to talk with.
Andy at Mardi Gras polling about the Clinton Health Care plan.
The ClutchCargo interviews with Clinton & Michael Jackson.
“In the Year 2000…”
Jesus will return to Earth to establish a reign of peace and justice. That week on the cover of TIME- Jewel.
Gay men will still not be allowed to marry each other. But as usual, they will be more than welcome to marry Liza Minelli.
Scientists will develop a tortoise that can live even longer… Men will be able to give birth- to tortoises! But not the longer-living kind.
Bob Dole ClutchCargo interview with him dueling his clone with laser eyes.
College Yearbook pictures of Billy “Bongmeister” Clinton & Bobby “Bongman” Dole
Dippy the Hippy’s making the Bongs out of three random objects
Max on Max
“The Song Remains the Same” parody with Andy, Conan, Max & the Old Man (esp Max in Knight Armour & a falcon on his arm riding a horse down the middle of NYC)
OH! The Ken-Burns-style narration of the Civil War soldier’s letter to Penthouse
Thank you notes from show guests-
“Conan, thanks for keeping my little secret. Yours in Christ- Fyvish Finkel”
“Conan, last night was wonderful. Meet me after the show in my hotel room.
P.S. Bring the ‘device’.- Angela Landsbury”
Thanks to everyone–I’ve laughed through the whole thread. There are so many Conan moments I’d forgotten. I’ve been known to test new friends for Conan-devotion by shrieking “Inappropriate!” I love that Conan is willing to try out the most ridiculous segments; they’re sometimes genius.
Anyone remember Bob Dole falling asleep and re-living his childhood in a pool of primordial ooze? Or Conan taking off his pants for Roberto Begnini?
And I swear I can tell when Rebecca Romijn-Stamos is going to be on the show from the moment he gets onstage.
Ah, I see there’s another U of Chicago student on the boards! (We’re notorious for this sort of Ivy League bitterness.)
A few months ago, back when Farenheit911 came out, Conan O’Brian did his own documentary about the really evil member of the Bush family-Billy Bush, and his ties to Saudi oil. The best part of the documentary was when Conan was at the Access Hollywood set trying to find out the “truth”. He runs past this secretary in a burqa and tries to interview the show’s executive producer, who’s this arab in long robes who keeps on refusing to comment.
