Whoa. That must have taken them, like, hours to do!
I love Conan, but that was a disappointment. Not much detail, and it caused the show to basically be unwatchable. Points for creativity, though. Next time, they should spring for brand-name Claymation. 
Fiddle Peghead, I think either Conan whooshed you, or you whoosed me, regarding the “What in the World” title’s cost.
Everyone does realize that this particular clay animation style is a running joke on Conan’s show, right? They’ve had comedy bits done using the same techniques going back well into the Andy Richter days. I seem to remember a bizarre skit where a piece of Matzah with a moustache teaches them the true meaning of Passover by subjecting them to the plagues of Egypt.
That doesn’t mean a lot, I know, except that what we saw is just what Conan fans were expecting (I imagine).
I thought it was excellent. Sure it was a ratings stunt; so what? That alone doesn’t make it bad. The outtakes at the end had me howling and were worth sitting through the rest all by themselves. Too bad he didn’t use an episode with a hot chick guest, they could have…well, never mind. You don’t want to hear my twisted fantasies.
I’d seen the episode it was based on twice before, but the scene with the elderly Irish couple where Conan sings wasn’t in that episode, but in a far more recent one. At least I think it was more recent–I saw it for the first time a couple of weeks ago.
I’d give them points for trying it, and I certainly can appreciate the effort that went into the production. But it was so crude and jerky, it turned me off completely. I wasn’t even sure which pile of clay was supposed to be Conan until I compared the various “characters” and he had something remotely resembling red hair. I think. But he sure looked a lot like the pile that was Mr. T. I think.
4 frames / second doesn’t even look like motion to me.
Overall rating: Yecch.