History Series / LateNightWithConanOBrien

--> '''Conan:''' [[ThrowItIn You been drinking, God?]]\\
'''God:''' Yes.

* {{Corpsing}}: Anytime La Bamba has to read off the teleprompter or a cue card. A particularly bad one occurred in a 9/23/2008 episode:
--> '''Conan:''' ...You just had a complete meltdown on national television.
** Also happens to Robert Smigel on occasion during "Live via Satellite". It's almost like he's reading the lines for the first time and get amused by them.

---> '''Aqua King:''' My power, is virtuiantly linit- limitless. ''[[[{{Corpsing}} smiles]]]''\\

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent:
** Two episodes took previous episodes and rendered them in different styles:
*** Claymation special: Everyone was animated in [[StopMotion claymation]]. Aired in 2003.
*** [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0891811/ "The Skeleton Show" Halloween special]]: Everyone was replaced with skeletons on strings. Aired in 2006.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdL7SECE-DI There was an episode that took place on a boat]], which aired in 1995.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFHKnq5MQb0 There was also an episode where the entire studio audience consisted of kids instead of adults.]]
** The yearly "State of the Show" episodes, which abandoned the opening monologue and sketch in favor of a parody of the president's "State of the Union" speeches.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: In one episode, Conan asked Max how his weekend was, and Max said he had a nice "respite". Conan thought his pronunciation was odd, and said it should be "res-pit".

In 2018 O'Brien announced that the entire series would be available for online streaming via his Team Coco website beginning in 2019. For whatever reason -- most likely problems with obtaining licensing for the musical guests' performances -- this didn't come to fruition, but selected sketches and other clips can be found on the site's "Conan Classic" page, and the show's premiere episode is available in its entirely on Team Coco's Website/YouTube page.

In 2018 O'Brien announced that the entire series would be available for online streaming via his Team Coco website beginning in 2019. For whatever reason (most likely problems with licensing the musical guests' performances) this didn't come to fruition, but selected sketches and other clips can be found on the site's "Conan Classic" page, and the show's premiere episode is available in its entirely on Team Coco's Creator/YouTube page.

Conan announced that sometime in January 2019, the entire series would be available for streaming. While no full episodes have been posted yet, Conan announced in March that hundreds of remote sketches have been uploaded to the [[https://teamcoco.com/conan25 Conan 25 site]], with more videos to come.

Conan announced that sometime in January 2019, the entire series will be available for streaming. While no full episodes have been posted yet, Conan announced in March that hundreds of remote sketches have been uploaded to the [[https://teamcoco.com/conan25 Conan 25 site]], with more videos to come.

''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' is an American late-night TalkShow hosted by Creator/ConanOBrien that aired on Creator/{{NBC}} between 1993 and 2009. From 1993 until 2000, Andy Richter served as O'Brien's sidekick; following his departure, O'Brien was the show's sole featured performer. The show's house musical act was The Max Weinberg 7, led by E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg.

* ImpersonationParadox: Robert Smigel's impression of Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger in the "live via satellite" segment got more and more exaggerated over time to the point where Arnold shouted every line.

--> '''Harrison Ford''': That's bull(shit).

* FunWithAcronyms: In "Live via Satellite", George W. Bush tells Conan he wants a little "PTL" ("pull that lever")[[labelnote:Note]](referring, of course, to the "Walker, Texas Ranger lever")[[/labelnote]]

* JustJokingJustification: When Creator/JimCarrey was a guest during the shows in Canada, he said that Canadians have a way of insulting you to your face but can cover for it by giving a goofy smile after the insult. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQtzZ32K3-0&t=7m32s Conan and Jim both tried it on each other.]]

** There was an episode that took place on a boat, which aired in 1995.
** There was also an episode where the entire studio audience consisted of kids instead of adults.

** A visual instance occurred in a one-time skit involving ''Late Night'' collectibles. Conan introduced toy versions of Vomiting Kermit and the Masturbating Bear. Much like bobble heads, the Masturbating Bear has an arm that shakes when you touch it. Conan shook the Bear's arm to make it look like it was masturbating, and soon after activated the Vomiting Kermit so that it threw up on the Bear. Of course, this simultaneously looked like Vomiting Kermit ''ejaculated'' on the Masturbating Bear, something which Conan immediately realized and was embarrassed about.

** Demonstrated in the "big finale" during ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' musical numbers, when Gollom takes his loin cloth off.
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DilVJb8Eho one sketch]], Conan and Andy are set to go into a Turkish spa, and Conan informs Andy that they have to be nude before they go in. Conan took off Andy's towel and pushed him through the doors, laughing. It turns out the doors led to ''The Series/{{Today}} Show'' set, where Matt Lauer is on the air. Cue awkward small talk between Matt and the naked Andy.

** In a 2004 edition of "Conan on the Aisle", a scene of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings: The Return of the King'' was accompanied by "Who Let the Dogs Out?".

* EarWorm: Invoked: During an early 2009 show, Conan observed that people are getting impatient with newly-elected Barack Obama fulfilling his campaign promises. One of them had a guy saying he can't forget a song stuck in his head (the Subway jingle: "Five, five dollar, five dollar foot-loooooongs"), and annoyingly said he thought Obama was supposed to do something about that.