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He had a [[Series/LateNight show]]. Then he had [[Series/TheTonightShow a different show]]. [[https://twitter.com/ConanoBrien Then he got a Twitter account]]. Then Creator/{{TBS}} gave him another show.

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He had a [[Series/LateNight [[Series/LateNightWithConanOBrien show]]. Then he had [[Series/TheTonightShow [[Series/TheTonightShowWithConanOBrien a different show]]. [[https://twitter.com/ConanoBrien Then he got a Twitter account]]. Then Creator/{{TBS}} gave him another show.
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"Thomas the Fuck Engine."[[note]]''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''[[/note]] (buzzer) \\

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"Thomas the Fuck Engine."[[note]]''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''[[/note]] "[[note]]''[[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends Thomas the Tank Engine]]''[[/note]] (buzzer) \\
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** One of the Fan Corrections was about ''Film/{{Scarface}}''- Conan claimed that the ''real'' ending had Tony Montana living after being shot repeatedly and falling in the pool.
--> '''Tony''': You missed me, motherfucker! ''(swims out of frame)''
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* ImpersonationParadox: Creator/DanaCarvey noted that his UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush impression got so exaggerated that eventually he sounded like Paul Lynde.
--> '''Carvey''': "I'm the secret SQUAAAAAAARE!"
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* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: A few examples:
** The 2018 episodes, as the set that was used from 2010 through 2017 suddenly was changed from the L.A. oceanside with a giant moon into a replica of the Warner Bros. backlot.
** The 2019 episodes, as the show shortened to a half hour, Conan wasn't dressed in a suit and tie anymore, the band was gone, and each episode (usually) only had one guest. Also, the set was different ''again''.
** Most of the late March through June 2020 episodes, as they were shot in Conan's home doing Zoom interviews due to the COVID pandemic.
** The July 2020 episodes to present, as they were shot at the Largo At The Coronet Theater instead of a traditional studio set, again due to the pandemic.
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[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused]] with the [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian sword-wielding barbarian]] of the same name.
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* ToughRoom: Conan has noted that Andy won't laugh at just anything- he tells it like it is: If a joke isn't funny, he won't laugh. So you know if you hear him chortling off-screen, it truly is tickling his funny bone.
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* AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles: In a sketch parodying the Chrysler "Let America Build Your Car" 2014 Super Bowl ad, the narrator listed a bunch of other countries and stereotypes about what they produce. One of them was a clip from ''Manga/SekaiDeIchibanTsuyokuNaritai'', with the narration, "Let Japan make your animated torture porn."

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* AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles: In a sketch parodying the Chrysler "Let America Build Your Car" 2014 Super Bowl ad, the narrator listed a bunch of other countries and stereotypes about what they produce. One of them was a clip from ''Manga/SekaiDeIchibanTsuyokuNaritai'', ''Manga/WannaBeTheStrongestInTheWorld'', with the narration, "Let Japan make your animated torture porn."
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** The recurring segment "Andy's Open Browser Tabs" is all about this; Andy will share a screenshot of his desktop with supposed porn sites in his other tabs, but the titles are cut off and he shows the non-porn sites he's actually browsing. (Example: "Teen Milfs" really stands for "Teen ''M''ethodists ''I''nspiring ''L''ove ''F''or ''S''ervice") The end of the sketch always does the reverse: A tab that looks innocent but ''is'' actually porn.

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** The recurring segment "Andy's Open Browser Tabs" is all about this; Andy will share a screenshot of his desktop with supposed porn sites in his other tabs, but the titles are cut off and he shows the non-porn sites he's actually browsing. (Example: "Teen Milfs" really stands for "Teen ''M''ethodists ''I''nspiring ''L''ove ''F''or ''S''ervice") '''M'''ethodists '''I'''nspiring '''L'''ove '''F'''or '''S'''ervice") The end of the sketch always does the reverse: A tab that looks innocent but ''is'' actually porn.
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** The recurring segment "Andy's Open Browser Tabs" is all about this; Andy will share a screenshot of his desktop with supposed porn sites in his other tabs, but the titles are cut off and he shows the non-porn sites he's actually browsing. (Example: "Teen Milfs" really stands for "Teen ''M''ethodists ''I''nspiring ''L''ove ''F''or ''S''ervice") The end of the sketch always does the reverse: A tab that looks innocent but ''is'' actually porn.
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** A [[https://youtu.be/uXyWVenIiHg February 2020 sketch]] featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an [[https://youtu.be/oCNV0Sj6YnE clip from an actual "Wheel" bonus round that aired days earlier]], in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail"). The result is Andy (wearing the same Hawaiian shirt each time, as Conan [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] afterwards[[note]]The number of puzzles shown in the sketch would fit a week's worth of real-world episodes of ''Wheel'', which limits contestants to a single appearance[[/note]]) somehow answering every puzzle, even those with [[RuleOfFunny too many or not enough]] unsolved letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:

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** A [[https://youtu.be/uXyWVenIiHg February 2020 sketch]] featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an a [[https://youtu.be/oCNV0Sj6YnE clip from an actual "Wheel" bonus round that aired days earlier]], in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail"). The result is Andy (wearing the same Hawaiian shirt each time, as Conan [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] afterwards[[note]]The number of puzzles shown in the sketch would fit a week's worth of real-world episodes of ''Wheel'', which limits contestants to a single appearance[[/note]]) somehow answering every puzzle, even those with [[RuleOfFunny too many or not enough]] unsolved letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:
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** There's also Conan's beard. He had it on and off during the 2010-2012 period, but after that, he was always clean-shaven.
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* ReflectiveEyes: One Fan Corrections had a viewer claim that Conan mistook a lemur for a marmoset. Conan countered by saying he ''did'' show a lemur- it was just in the reflection of the marmoset's eyes.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Way back in late 2010, a viewer sent in a mistake they spotted concerning the bass clef in the title sequence. Unlike the other instances, they actually owned up to this mistake and fixed it. It's very jarring considering shortly after, they started the "Fan Corrections" segment where they ''never'' admitted to making mistakes.

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** The 9/19/17 episode where Conan visited Israel.



** The 9/19/17 episode where Conan visited Israel.
** The week of shows he did in New York City in 2017.
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** The week of shows he did in Harlem, NYC in 2017.
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* InsufferableGenius: Jordan Schlansky will often go into tedious detail about the minutiae of coffee and Italian culture if given half the chance, which drives Conan up the wall.
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** A [[https://youtu.be/uXyWVenIiHg February 2020 sketch]] featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an [[https://youtu.be/oCNV0Sj6YnE clip from an actual "Wheel" bonus round that aired days earlier]], in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail"). The result is Andy (wearing the same Hawaiian shirt each time, as Conan [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] after[[note]]The number of puzzles shown in the sketch would fit a week's worth of real-world episodes of ''Wheel'', which limits contestants to a single appearance[[/note]]) somehow answering every puzzle, even those with [[RuleOfFunny too many or not enough]] unsolved letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:

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** A [[https://youtu.be/uXyWVenIiHg February 2020 sketch]] featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an [[https://youtu.be/oCNV0Sj6YnE clip from an actual "Wheel" bonus round that aired days earlier]], in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail"). The result is Andy (wearing the same Hawaiian shirt each time, as Conan [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] after[[note]]The afterwards[[note]]The number of puzzles shown in the sketch would fit a week's worth of real-world episodes of ''Wheel'', which limits contestants to a single appearance[[/note]]) somehow answering every puzzle, even those with [[RuleOfFunny too many or not enough]] unsolved letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:



"Mighty Fucks."[[note]]''Film/TheMightyDucks''[[/note]] (buzzer) \\

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"Mighty Fucks."[[note]]''Film/TheMightyDucks''[[/note]] "[[note]]''[[Film/TheMightyDucks Mighty Ducks]]''[[/note]] (buzzer) \\



"Joy Fuck Club."[[note]]''Film/TheJoyLuckClub''[[/note]] (buzzer) \\

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"Joy Fuck Club."[[note]]''Film/TheJoyLuckClub''[[/note]] "[[note]]''[[Film/TheJoyLuckClub Joy Luck Club]]''[[/note]] (buzzer) \\
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** A [[https://youtu.be/uXyWVenIiHg February 2020 sketch]] featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an [[https://youtu.be/oCNV0Sj6YnE clip from an actual "Wheel" bonus round that aired days earlier]], in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail"). The result is Andy (wearing the same Hawaiian shirt each time, as Conan [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] after) somehow answering every puzzle, even those with [[RuleOfFunny too many or not enough]] unsolved letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:

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** A [[https://youtu.be/uXyWVenIiHg February 2020 sketch]] featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an [[https://youtu.be/oCNV0Sj6YnE clip from an actual "Wheel" bonus round that aired days earlier]], in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail"). The result is Andy (wearing the same Hawaiian shirt each time, as Conan [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] after) after[[note]]The number of puzzles shown in the sketch would fit a week's worth of real-world episodes of ''Wheel'', which limits contestants to a single appearance[[/note]]) somehow answering every puzzle, even those with [[RuleOfFunny too many or not enough]] unsolved letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:
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--> '''Pat Sajak (vocal impersonator):''' Oh, so close! The answer is "[[UsefulNotes/HarryTruman the buck stops here]]." (buzzer)

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--> '''Pat Sajak (vocal impersonator):''' Oh, so close! The answer is "[[UsefulNotes/HarryTruman the buck stops here]]." "[[note]]In real-world ''Wheel'' rules, another contestant would get the chance to solve (or select/buy a remaining letter) if a contestant incorrectly solves the puzzle.[[/note]] (buzzer)



--> '''Andy''': "Fuck Be a Lady Tonight."[[note]]"[[Theatre/GuysAndDolls Luck Be a Lady Tonight]]"[[/note]]

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--> '''Andy''': "Fuck Be a Lady Tonight."[[note]]"[[Theatre/GuysAndDolls Luck Be a Lady Tonight]]"[[/note]]Tonight]]" (for the purpose of the joke, the "L" is only called for "lady," essentially giving Andy no choice but to guess with an F-bomb)[[/note]]
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--> '''Andy''': "Fuck in the saddle again."[[note]]"Back in the saddle again"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\

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--> '''Andy''': "Fuck in the saddle again."[[note]]"Back "[[note]]"[[Music/GeneAutry Back in the saddle again"[[/note]] again]]"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\
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--> '''Andy''': "Fuck be a lady tonight."[[note]]"[[Theatre/GuysAndDolls Luck be a lady tonight]]"[[/note]]

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--> '''Andy''': "Fuck be Be a lady tonight.Lady Tonight."[[note]]"[[Theatre/GuysAndDolls Luck be Be a lady tonight]]"[[/note]]Lady Tonight]]"[[/note]]
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"Fuck sand"?[[note]]"Quicksand"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\

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"Fuck sand"?[[note]]"Quicksand"[[/note]] "Fucksand"?[[note]]"Quicksand"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\
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--> '''Andy''': "Fuck be a lady tonight."[[note]]"[[Theatre/GuysAndDolls Luck be a lady tonight]]"[[/note]] (buzzer)

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--> '''Andy''': "Fuck be a lady tonight."[[note]]"[[Theatre/GuysAndDolls Luck be a lady tonight]]"[[/note]] (buzzer)tonight]]"[[/note]]
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** A [[https://youtu.be/uXyWVenIiHg February 2020 sketch]] featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an [[https://youtu.be/oCNV0Sj6YnE clip from an actual "Wheel" bonus round that aired days earlier]], in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail). The result is Andy (wearing the same Hawaiian shirt each time, as Conan [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] after) somehow answering every puzzle, even those with [[RuleOfFunny too many or not enough]] unsolved letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:

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** A [[https://youtu.be/uXyWVenIiHg February 2020 sketch]] featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an [[https://youtu.be/oCNV0Sj6YnE clip from an actual "Wheel" bonus round that aired days earlier]], in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail).Tail"). The result is Andy (wearing the same Hawaiian shirt each time, as Conan [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] after) somehow answering every puzzle, even those with [[RuleOfFunny too many or not enough]] unsolved letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:
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** A [[https://youtu.be/uXyWVenIiHg February 2020 sketch]] featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an [[https://youtu.be/oCNV0Sj6YnE clip from an actual "Wheel" bonus round that aired days earlier]], in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail). The result is Andy (wearing the same Hawaiian shirt each time, as Conan [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] after) somehow answering every puzzle, even those with too many or not enough unsolved letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:

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** A [[https://youtu.be/uXyWVenIiHg February 2020 sketch]] featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an [[https://youtu.be/oCNV0Sj6YnE clip from an actual "Wheel" bonus round that aired days earlier]], in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail). The result is Andy (wearing the same Hawaiian shirt each time, as Conan [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] after) somehow answering every puzzle, even those with [[RuleOfFunny too many or not enough enough]] unsolved letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:
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** A [[https://youtu.be/uXyWVenIiHg February 2020 sketch]] featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an [[https://youtu.be/oCNV0Sj6YnE clip from an ''Wheel'' segment that aired days earlier]], in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail). The result is Andy somehow answering every puzzle, even those with too many or not enough letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:

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** A [[https://youtu.be/uXyWVenIiHg February 2020 sketch]] featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an [[https://youtu.be/oCNV0Sj6YnE clip from an ''Wheel'' segment actual "Wheel" bonus round that aired days earlier]], in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail). The result is Andy (wearing the same Hawaiian shirt each time, as Conan [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] after) somehow answering every puzzle, even those with too many or not enough unsolved letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:
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** A [https://youtu.be/uXyWVenIiHg February 2020 sketch] featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an [https://youtu.be/oCNV0Sj6YnE actual clip aired on ''Wheel'' days earlier], in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail). The result is Andy somehow answering every puzzle, even those with too many or not enough letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:

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** A [https://youtu.[[https://youtu.be/uXyWVenIiHg February 2020 sketch] sketch]] featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an [https://youtu.[[https://youtu.be/oCNV0Sj6YnE actual clip aired on from an ''Wheel'' segment that aired days earlier], earlier]], in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail). The result is Andy somehow answering every puzzle, even those with too many or not enough letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:

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** A February 2020 sketch featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an actual clip from the show, in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail). The result is Andy somehow answering every puzzle, even those with too many or not enough letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:

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** A [https://youtu.be/uXyWVenIiHg February 2020 sketch sketch] featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an [https://youtu.be/oCNV0Sj6YnE actual clip from the show, aired on ''Wheel'' days earlier], in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail). The result is Andy somehow answering every puzzle, even those with too many or not enough letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:



"Mighty Fucks."[[note]]"''Film/TheMightyDucks''"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\

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"Mighty Fucks."[[note]]"''Film/TheMightyDucks''"[[/note]] "[[note]]''Film/TheMightyDucks''[[/note]] (buzzer) \\



"Joy Fuck Club."[[note]]"''Film/TheJoyLuckClub''"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\

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"Joy Fuck Club."[[note]]"''Film/TheJoyLuckClub''"[[/note]] "[[note]]''Film/TheJoyLuckClub''[[/note]] (buzzer) \\



"Thomas the Fuck Engine."[[note]]"WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\
"Fuckish."[[note]]"''Series/BlackIsh''"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\

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"Thomas the Fuck Engine."[[note]]"WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine"[[/note]] "[[note]]''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''[[/note]] (buzzer) \\
"Fuckish."[[note]]"''Series/BlackIsh''"[[/note]] "[[note]]''Series/BlackIsh''[[/note]] (buzzer) \\



"Star Fucks."[[note]]"''Film/StarWars''"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\

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"Star Fucks."[[note]]"''Film/StarWars''"[[/note]] "[[note]]''Film/StarWars''[[/note]] (buzzer) \\



"Green Bay Fuckers."[[note]]"[[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague Green Bay Packers]]"[[/note]] (buzzer) "Fuck."[[note]]"Fork"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\

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"Green Bay Fuckers."[[note]]"[[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague Green Bay Packers]]"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\
"Fuck."[[note]]"Fork"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\

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** A February 2020 sketch featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an actual clip from the show, in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail). The result is Andy somehow answering every puzzle, even those with too many letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:

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** A February 2020 sketch featured Andy showing (fake) footage of him as a contestant on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' to illustrate how the show's puzzles supposedly trick players into guessing an inappropriate answer (after showing an actual clip from the show, in which a female contestant missolves "Kicking Back" as "Chasing Tail). The result is Andy somehow answering every puzzle, even those with too many or not enough letters to even be feasible for the word to be included, with these:



"Finger fuckin' good."[[note]]"[[UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken Finger lickin' good]]"[[/note]] (buzzer) "Thomas the Fuck Engine."[[note]]"WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine"[[/note]] (buzzer) "Fuckish."[[note]]"''Series/BlackIsh''"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\

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"Finger fuckin' good."[[note]]"[[UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken Finger lickin' good]]"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\
"Thomas the Fuck Engine."[[note]]"WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\
"Fuckish."[[note]]"''Series/BlackIsh''"[[/note]] (buzzer) \\

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