I remember the early days of
Late Night with Conan O'Brien, when friends and I would argue over who was his biggest fan while playing 4-sqaure in the 9th grade. While it seems like yesterday, and while the slap bracelets lining my arm are convincing me it wasn't that long ago, Conan has actually been on TV for almost 14 years now! Who would have guessed back then that the tall, skinny Harvard boy would end succeeding
Jay Leno for
The Tonight Show crown? Certainly, not
the entire country of America, that's for sure.
Somebody over at the
TV Squad blog got their hands on a Beta-Max copy of the very first episode of
Late Night, and it's incredibly entertaining. Bless them, they uploaded it to the internet! The internet - "What's that?" asks the 1993 you, right? Am I right? (
hitting myself in face) Is this thing on? Anyway, enjoy this relic from your youth.
(Oh, and if you don't have a spare 45 minutes lying around, the first 5 should be enough. But those die hard
John Goodman fans should stick around, as he's the very first guest. p.s.
Andy Richter 4VR.)
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