Helloooo Happy Anniversary everyone!! People who have been fans since the beginning, even the people from BC, and the newly converted. I know there's only one thing you're thinking about tonight, you're all looking forward to the biggest show in NBC's TV history. (Don't bother correcting me here, I don't care about anything else). I want to believe this is the biggest, the bestest, the most conetastic show ever!! And it will be... You'll see...

I heard it was fabulous... I heard it was conetastic.. I heard that the [EDIT!!] and the [EDIT!!] were hilarious. I promise faithfully that you'll find no spoilers to the big show in here, that would sicken me ... The most I can reveal is that everyone that I've heard from who was at the taping had the best time and told me it's an unmissable show. You'll have to watch it. You'll be glad you did. If you don't watch it, and you can watch it... I'll be forced to submit your name and e-dress to the Potato Judge's people, who will deal with you inappropriately!! It won't be pretty.

Lotsa luck to Late Night for tonight's Emmy awards (they deserve to take them all). Maybe we should have our own "NEE-HA!" Emmy Awards. I can see it now. Best song in a Comedy/Variety show goes to Late Night With Conan O'Brien for "Bullet Proof Legs". And then, because Brian is busy accepting the award, none other than Celine "Frenchy" Dion steps in to sing the song for us... Up comes Brian Stack with his gun... just to see if the legs really are bullet-proof... It's the visual image of the week... OK, I better stop the babble right now before I get carried away.

Have a great week everyone, a conetastic Anniversary show!! And let's get it awn!

Late Night Linzi Editor

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CONTENTS -
LATE NIGHT NEWS
THE "CONOLOGUE" SANS CLINTON COLLECTION
LATE NIGHT POLL
A LOOK BACK by Micah Honees
LATE NIGHT TOP TEN By Steph
HERE'S TO FIVE GUYS!! By Audrey Zwingli
CONAN'S MY SUPERHERO!! By Rachel
A DESK DRIVE THROUGH FIVE YEARS OF LATE NIGHT
UPCOMING GUESTS - September 14 - 18 1998
THIS TIME LAST YEAR....
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September 14 Conan guests on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno...

September 16 Conan will be on the "Today" Show on the morning of the Special...

10 PM, (ET) Fifth Anniversary Show (this date should be imprinted in your mind by now), on NBC Europe/DFA catch it on September 19^th, and on CNBC Europe you can see it on September 20...

September 22 Conan makes a guest appearance on (another network's) Spin City...

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Conan's on the cover sitting on a crescent moon. Are we responsible for that? Let's just pretend we are... Conan reveals he has no problem looking foolish on TV, he tells them, "There's this trend in comedy the last 15 years that people want to be more cool than funny. At the beginning of Carson's show there was a montage of him in ridiculous outfits wearing a wig or a giant Carnac hat." Conan regularly makes fun of himself in the conologue and does offbeat, unglamorous skits with sidekick Andy Richter. But making fun of his own shortcomings is just one way the self-confessed "horribly repressed Catholic'' goes against the grain. He continues..."I'm saddened when the audience is happy,'' he said. "I'm amused when we take a happy audience and do something weird that upsets them or confuses them.'' Entertainment Weekly #450 will hit the news stands tomorrow.

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 The "Conologue" is one of my favorite things about Late Night With Conan O'Brien. A good "Conologue" sets the tone of the show show. If it goes well, and the audience laughs in all the right places I know I'm going to enjoy the show. If the audience doesn't respond as well Conan pulls some stunning saves.. "Just love baby, don't hate..."

"A New York landlord has been found guilty of urinating on the food in his tenants' refrigerators. What's even worse is, he doesn't allow pets.''

"It's been reported that Brad Pitt insisted on using a body double for a nude scene in his next movie. And the really weird part is, his body double was Dennis Franz.''

"Steven Spielberg has signed a deal to produce a new show for CBS. Apparently, he's going to utilize the same technology he used in `Jurassic Park' to animate the cast of `60 Minutes.' ''

"New research shows that the more sex a man has, the more he wants. Not only that, the research also shows the less sex a man has the more he wants.''

"New York parents are really upset because the Parks Department is building a beer and wine stand just 20 feet away from a playground. They're not worried about kids getting served alcohol, they're worried about drunk adults breaking the slide.''

"In Hollywood, a movie is being developed based on the cartoon `Scooby Doo.' So far the only information about the movie is that the character Thelma will be played by Janet Reno.''

"The Hollywood Walk of Fame is suing a local church because they gave Jesus Christ a star on their sidewalk just like the ones given to celebrities. And if that weren't bad enough, somebody just donated the Shroud of Turin to Planet Hollywood.''

"A North Carolina man has been accused of putting the cremated remains of his aunt in movie theater popcorn. Apparently, people are outraged, saying that his aunt isn't worth $4.75.''

"The other day, 15 boy scouts from Minnesota had to be rescued after they became lost in the Cascade Mountains. At first rescuers tried to find the boys with bloodhounds and when that didn't work, they brought in Michael Jackson.''

"Barry Manilow announced he's coming out with an album of Frank Sinatra songs. The title song is `I Did it My Way and It Sucks.' ''

"Scientists on Long Island have discovered a drug that may be effective in treating cocaine addiction. Unfortunately, the drug they're talking about is crack.''

"Yesterday, Irish swimming champion Michele Smith was banned from international competition for tampering with her drug test by putting alcohol in her urine sample. They asked her for a comment and Smith said, `Look, where I come from, everyone has alcohol in their urine sample.' ''

"Officials at the Bronx Zoo say they are not worried about a male gorilla who refuses to mate with the female gorillas. However, the officials admit they are a little concerned that he likes to dress up like Liza Minnelli.''

"This week, burglars broke into a Tennessee pharmacy and stole 450 Viagra pills. The suspects are reported to be armed, dangerous and wearing extremely baggy pants.''

"Posh Spice and Luciano Pavarotti are in a bidding war over a $10 million mansion in Ireland. Although now it looks like Posh Spice is going to win because she just bid $10 million and a cookie.''

"Actor Michael Douglas is being sued for $155 million by a caddy who claims Douglas hit a golf ball into his private parts. Even worse, Douglas asked him for a sand wedge to get it out.''

"The other day in Norway, a man hit a moose and when police arrived they found 62 pounds of hashish in his car. Luckily, the moose wasn't hurt because the man was driving four miles-an-hour.''

"A town in Russia is going to start fining people for walking their dogs while drunk. But so far, it's still okay to get drunk and run the country.''

"A Catholic priest in Pittsburgh is in trouble for using church donations to go gambling in Atlantic City. Parishioners got suspicious when he kept asking them to pray for world peace, those recently departed and 23 black.''

"Seventy-seven-year-old Senator John Glenn has begun his training to go back into space. Right now, his training consists of spending an hour a day wearing a helmet and screaming, 'Get me out of here, I'm very, very old.''

"Rapper Vanilla Ice is coming out with a new album and in a recent interview he said he no longer uses drugs. Mostly because he can't afford them.''

"Today an 80-foot fountain in Central Park will be turned on for the first time since 1917. Apparently, the only other time pipes went unused for that long was in the case of Tony Randall.''

"This week in Wisconsin, a judge ruled that college students should have some say in how their tuition dollars are spent. Immediately after the ruling, the college kids decided to spend all their money on pot and ramen noodles.''

"A bride in Greece called off her wedding the night before because she found the groom wearing her wedding dress while in bed with the best man. The groom claims he was just confused because he missed the rehearsal dinner.''

"This weekend, Madonna's friends are throwing her a surprise party for her 40th birthday. If all goes as planned, a male stripper's going to jump out of a cake and then he's going to father her next child."

"Yesterday, George Michael asked a judge if instead of doing community service, he could perform a charity concert. Then today he asked a judge if instead of performing a charity concert, he could masturbate in a public restroom."

"Home-run hitter Mark McGuire has admitted to taking a supplement that boosts your testosterone level. He also bragged that if he keeps taking the supplement, he's not going to need a bat.''

"Michael Flatley, `The Lord of Dance,' said he's going to star in a brand new movie that will encourage people to follow their dreams. Which is odd because most people's dream is to never see Michael Flatley again.''

"Today, Boris Yeltsin delivered a speech to the Russian people about their economic crisis. In his speech, Yeltsin said that things have gotten so bad, not only is the ruble worthless, but they've also run out of ice.''

"Yesterday, the organizer of Harlem's Million Youth March said Mayor Giuliani is the devil. Immediately afterwards, the actual devil held a press conference and said, `Oh yeah, like I would have shut down New York's strip clubs.'"

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This was Andy's solution for dealing with krunk guests:

"If you're a late night sidekick, and you don't like what a guest is saying: play it smart. Wait 'till they're not looking and spit in their drink. You'll be glad you did." -ANDY PSA

And these are yours:

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Burrito -

They should be hypnotized into being the Pimpbot 5000's Ho's.

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Torkstarr -

It would be fun to see Andy moon them while they all line up to kiss his ASS

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Steph -

The should be forced to watch Leno for 24 hours straight!! Either that or be decapitated!

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Nafa -

I think that they should give Andy an electric cattle prod and towards the end of the interview he can zap the impolite buggers behind the ears. Either that or give him a bunch of the old Lawn Darts and he could go over and stand my Max and they could have a competition using the rude guest as the target. I dunno, I would find it amusing and deserved.

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SSS -

Well...they can make a bit out of it, but I personally rip off a PSA Andy has made. So, the rude guest comes out (lets say it's Salma Hayek), she doesn't even look at Andy and goes straight to Conan. Andy gets pissed, makes a bitter face expression, then he takes his pants down and in full frontal nudity he says:'' Hey, Salma, check this out!". He then turns his big butt, he grabs it and says "Do you like it?" Salma says (looking amazed): "Oh..Andy!!!!" and she starts stripping, as well. But Andy's wife comes out and shoots Andy with a shotgun. Conan says(looking astonished and petrified):"We'll be right back with you" and he goes to clean the mess. Commercials!

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Joseph -

Crucify them! Crucify them!

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Yoda Hart -

I personally think anyone who ignores Andy or doesn't shake is hand should be shot. Andy is my idol. I'm no queer or anything but I love him. I decided to warship him when he played Kenny in the movie Cabin Boy.

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Nick -

I'm assuming that salsa slut was the inspiration for this poll. Well first time offenders should be punished by having to see me naked. Repeat offenders will see me naked while I serenade them with my beautiful voice. This will definitely set any guest straight.

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Julie B -

It is soooo wrong to ignore Andy! Guests who do this should be left, hanging by their feet, bound and gagged, of course, writhing and wriggling in the backdrop of the set, and have gargoyles set upon them.

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Ximena -

I think that guests that ignore Andy should be "pooped" on everytime they do something rude or wrong for the rest of their miserable lives. Like a kind of curse.

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Barabrian -

I think they should be subject to reading the AFCOB threads about how they are hated so, over and over, for twenty-four hours.

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Kevin -

All krunk guests that ignore Andy must challenge Andy to a staring contest. And I am sure Andy will have some tricks up his sleeve to ensure his victory.

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Ali -

Oh, so hard to decide what sorts of weapons to use! I would say that any piece of krunk that is too arrogant to shake Andy's hand should have to spend eight hours with Al Franken, talking about Rush Limbaugh and how much of big fat idiot he is. Then Andy should be able to knock them out with a baseball bat. Then they should be thrown out into a giant ant pile and stung to death. I know I may have seemed like a nice little girl before. Yes, I know, it's sort of savage to make somebody to talk to Al Franken for that long, but they deserve it!

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Kyla -

Ok, I think they should Chop their right hand off! I hate it when people do that, Salma Hayek right now should have a hook for a hand!

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Jimmy -

Cold hard cash. Seriously, Conan should bring it up before they go any further, and sort of kid the guy. The only people that shouldn't have that done to are child guests. Billionaires should have ridicule and pay up. They can take it! They should also have to shake hands with the band. All of 'em!

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Foolio64 -

I would make the punishment be something to do with Andy or Max. Maybe they could make one of them put their ear up the to the guy who makes that high-pitched squeak from his instrument when Conan come on stage at the beginning of the show! But it would be cool if Andy did something hilarious! They might be able to bring the announcer down and make them listen to all of the crap about how he only has a minimum wage and he has like 5 kids and a wife to support and his job consists of screaming "COOOOOOONAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN 'OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNN!!!!!!!!!" That would be something different.

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Jedjoker -

I think that all guests who ignore Andy should have to make him one thousand Ice cream cones, with handmade ice cream.

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Angelyn -

I think it is so RUDE when guests come on the show and ignore lil ole Andy! It pisses me off. I think Conan should say something to these people...like, "Hey, that was rude.. Say hello to Andy!" Or maybe Andy should just demand recognition himself.

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Gabriel -

Crime: Ignoring Andy.

Punishment: Don't invite them again.

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Miss_Krunk -

I think that whatever krunk guest that ignores Andy should have to kiss his toes and go on the (this was just invented) Late Night Wheel of Torture!!!! (scary, huh?) On this wheel the rude krunk guest will first be spinned, then naked pictures of Jimmy Vivino, before his weight loss, will be showed to the guest. Cold oatmeal will be poured over the guest. Then after that, the worst punishment of all, the krunk guest will have to watch Michael Flately dance. Ugh. That's a nightmare. After this, the unruly krunk will not have the pleasure to sit next to the almighty sidekick known as Andy and spat upon by the entire Late Night crew.

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Nos4a2 -

There really is no fitting punishment. I just like the idea of karma (what you put out you get back) and I'll hope that those guest who ignore Andy are put in a similar position someday...without Andy's quick wit to save them.

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Ah, five years. Do you remember where you were five years ago? I do, but a lot of it's been sealed by the court while the case is pending. Anyhoo, since we all are a-tingle for the anniversary show and it's requisite video looking-back segments, I figured it was high time to salute The Best of The Best; The Worst of The Worst; and to do a little forecasting to what I'd like to see in the future. I can do this, you see. I have a column in this newsletter.

THE ALL-TIME FREAK OF THE WEEK was a tight race. Donald Trump has got to be the runner-up so hand him some flowers. Anytime a billionaire quasi-celebrity with busy eyebrows not named Gallagher goes on national (sorry, international) television brandishing condoms that "just happen" to be in his pocket; the message of "Safe sex, everybody!" he hits you with is lost in the effing absurdity of seeing this self-important wacko actually pull a condom from his coat pocket.

Thank you, Donald. But in business, as in life, there can only be one winner. After consulting with my accountants, I feel confident in selecting Bryant Gumbel as our all-time FREAK. He simply did The Donald one better by proclaiming that he had "tattoos and nipple clamps" under his ever-nattily wardrobe. He even dropped the name of the designer of the togs, a class yet strange follow-up after telling the American public who trusted you as a newsreader that you are, in fact, what we suspected all along: a little too close to Matt Lauer. But they're just friends, not that there's anything wrong with it.

Third place: Stone Cold John Malkovich. That interview still gives me night sweats. Something about knives and creepy stares; as well as stories of New York street people take the cake.

Speaking of night sweats, the all-time most boring guest (or: THE COURTENEY COX SCHOOL OF NARCOLEPTIC INTERVIEWS AWARD) is a tie between Christina Applegate, Matt LeBlanc, and of course, Courteney Cox. The mere fact that every one of these interviews was proven in taste tests to cause severe boredom and vomiting amongst those in the lower species. Ms. Cox was on the show promoting "Scream 2: Electric Boogaloo" and looked about as awake as half of the people watching Saturday golf on TV in the summertime. She was uninteresting and lame with nothing to say.

Matt LeBlanc was pushing "Lost in Space" and looked about as excited as those who actually paid to see that damn movie he made with the baseball playing chimp. The true crime was that he spoke so softly that I'm sure if old Matt did have something to say that the boom mics (and that cool one Conan has on his desk) would never have picked it up.

To complete our circle of hell, Christina Applegate (her new show is on after "Friends" on NBC's "Must See Thursday"...coincidence? Call Time/Life.) got a booking to talk us all into seeing some flick she was in with "Marky" Mark Wahlberg. Now I even saw this movie and I don't remember the name of it but it didn't matter-the banter between her and Conan was about as hard-hitting and complex as that annoying lame-ass chit-chat you make at the DMV while waiting to have your photo taken. Nothing important, nothing learned. Time wasted. I swear I saw Conan look at his watch but I can't be sure.

So there you go. I just "anniversarized" this column. In fact, we're quietly getting closer to the year anniversary of this here newsletter you all enjoy and wrap your fish in. Here's to four more years for us and a lifetime of good guests on "Late Night"-Regis Philbin need not apply.

Oops: almost forgot. What would I like to see in the next five years on Conan? Bigger ratings, more bands, and less cooking segments. That should cover it.

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 Top 10 reasons Conan and Andy should switch places for 1 show!

10. It would be Funny!

9. It would Be Awesome!

8. It would be Cool

7. Andy would finally have a chance to win a Staring Contest!

6.It would be Nice to see how the new blue backdrop goes with Andy's eyes!

5. It would Be Great!

4.We all wana to see the Whole Conan, not just the upper half!

2. It was Kinda My Idea!

And the number one reason Conan and Andy should switch places for 1 show!

1. It would be Funny Awesome, great and Cool!!!

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On September 13, 1998, Late Night with Conan O'Brien will finally complete five years of wry comedy, with its 16 viewers (and slowly growing!) desperately clinging on for some new, unique fun. Late Night has definitely provided us with that, and we all thank the writers for doing such a great job. Unfortunately, I missed four of those five marvelous years. But, one day, soused in a Mountain Dew stupor, I switched on my dilapidated five inch black and white tv and saw (what I later found out to be an incredibly tall red-haired Irish man) Mr. Conan O'Brien staring and grinning at me.

One thing that always amuses me is Conan's giant explosion of hair, his pompadour (yes, it's spelled P O M P A D O U R). In the beginning, a reporter from the Chicago Tribune complained about that glorious animal that sits atop Conan's equally delightful head. "...what kept nagging at me was how his hair-this puffy 'do, a cross between a terrible wig job and a road kill-tends to vibrate every time he giggles" she says. Now, the "terrible wig job and road kill" is a popular conversation piece; it never fails to help break the ice with nervous/bad guests (although sometimes it scares the young 'uns).

Speaking of bad guests, Andy Richter serves as another tool for amusing us during unusually long, boring interviews. His well-timed quips and witty self-depreciating comebacks excel at the art of freaking viewers out, much to Conan's delight. His cuddly physique and priceless facial expressions are what leagues of couch potatoes look up to. Andy Richter is truly the one and only King of the Couch. What would we ever do without him?

When you think of perverts and good sports, who do you think of? Max Weinberg, the bandleader and drummer, of course! Max is definitely the resident pervert of Late Night, always dispensing ever-so-useful PSAs, and even giving a few hilarious remarks when Conan teases him about his on-screen identity.

So, here's to five years of genuinely crazy comedy, erratic sketches, viewer alienation, and drunken guests. Five years of unstable hair-do's, adorable sidekicks, and perverts on drums. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to get some more Mountain Dew.

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To me, Conan means laughing so hard that I think my lungs are going to bust. My favorite Conan moments have got to be his skits. Especially old fashioned staring contests, pleasing the affiliates, when Conan's desk turns into a car, the running of the late night characters, public service announcements, and my most favorite of all...Andy's little sister. I laugh the moment I find out that they're doing the Andy's little sister skit.

I think one of the funniest things recently was Conan and Andy's conversation with Brandy about the dime and why Roosevelt didn't have glasses on for the dime. Another great one is "Country Cuckoo Clock Cod Piece Zulu Warriors." Zulu warriors, who wear cod pieces, made of cuckoo clocks, and play country music. Another true piece of humor was the Clinton interview where Charlton Heston came on and told the gun joke. "Knock knock. Who's there? Gu. Gu who? Gun. My gun told me that joke."

I also love when they show the picture of the white house, a picture of Clinton, a picture of Lewinsky, and then a picture of Cap'n Crunch. Then Conan comes on and says, "You didn't know the Cap'n was involved did you? Well he is."

Who can forget a couple years ago when the rock and roll hall of fame opened and Conan and Andy were there. Conan walked up to an interactive music station, pushed the Black Sabbath button, and up comes Andy dressed like Black Sabbath with glowing red eyes. I've never laughed harder.

Conan has influenced my life by causing me to get less sleep than should be humanly possible. I'm always staying up late to watch him and then I end up getting 4 hours of sleep because I have to get up at 6. Conan has also given me a greater appreciation for the subtle humor of the show....yea right. He has made me a more spiritual person because every time I have a hard decision to make, I just look at my bracelet and think, "What would Conan do?." Rock on Conan! I love you! Andy Richter, hero. Conan O'Brien, superhero. My superhero!

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May 3 NBC parade 29 year-old Conan Christopher O'Brien to a packed press conference in Rockefeller Plaza's Rainbow Room as the new host of Late Night. In response to a journalist's question that referred to him as a "virtual unknown," Conan corrected him, "No, sir, I am a complete unknown."

September 13, Show #1: Late Night with Conan O'Brien made it's debut. Guests were John Goodman, Drew Barrymore and Tony Randall. "He's best known as Norm on 'Cheers'" George Wendt also appeared, leg-wrestling with John Goodman. Conan concluded his debut by singing "Edelweiss".

September 14, Show #2: Radiohead are the first of many bands to make their American TV debuts on Late Night. President William Jefferson Clinton makes his first appearance live via satellite to talk to Conan. "NEE-HA!"

November 1, Show #36: A giant cinder block lands on the head of former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, the first of many blows to the head for him. Ain't he too sweet to keep coming back for more!?!

November 25, Show #54: The Kiss-Ass Turkey makes his first annual appearance, laughing maniacally, sucking up to Conan during the conologue in an attempt to avoid becoming Conan's Thanksgiving dinner. Conan quickly realizes that "Nothing's that funny" and eventually lets the sycophantic bird off the hook, feeling sorry for him. Kiss-Ass Turkey leaves shouting back at Conan: "Sucker!!"

Sometime in early December: Conan licks his shoe on air... Krunkers!! Buffalo affiliate drops "Late Night."

December 22, show #73: Alec Baldwin starts a trend among guests suspecting that Conan and Andy are former gay lovers. Also guesting are Charlie Rose and Five Blind Boys of Alabama.

January 7, Show #79: Spin-off children's Saturday morning cartoon series "Conan Babies" makes it's Late Night debut. "Conan Babies" is only ever shown after Midnight on Friday shows. Talking Baby Max doll ("I did ca-ca") never goes into retail. Guests that day were Larry King, Chris Elliot, and Das Efx.

January 13, Show #83: This is the first time Andy misses an entire show. Why? Because he's a witness in the trial of Lorena Bobbitt. He testified, "I was standing in a field when I felt something hit me." Guests were Branford Marsalis, Lisa McRee, and music from James.

February 15, Show #105: Andy reports live from Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and is having such a conetastic time that he swears he will never return to 30 Rock. Guests on the show were actors Stefanie Powers, Robert Wagner, Stephen Baldwin, and music from Redd Kross.

February 16, Show #106: Andy returns to 30 Rock and is a little hung over. Conan's guests were Jennifer Tilly, Janeane Garofalo, and the Swinging Steaks.

February 17, Show 107: Ice-T uses the word "krunk". It's a swear word that's soooo new that the network censors don't know what to do with it. Other guests on that night were actress Amanda Pays, and comedian/actor David Cross.

February 28, show #114: David Letterman returned to Late Night as a guest for the first time since his departure from NBC. He asked Conan, "How did you get this job? Was it a theme writing contest?" Conan replies, "Yes it was a 'What Would I Do With A Talk Show' and I was fourth." Dweezil & Ahmet Zappa's band "Z" also played that night.

March 2, show #116: Andy goes to the Grammy Awards. He finds Sting, Salt-N-Pepa, Melissa Etheridge, and more and persuades them to sing "The Boys Are Back In Town" (a Thin Lizzie song from the 70's), Andy thinks the band should have been given a lifetime achievement award. Late Night guests were Olivia d'Abo, John Strausbaugh, Tony Toni Tone.

May 26, Show #171 - THE MEAT LOCKER EPISODE: While performing a skit about "Celebrity Meats" Conan and Andy accidentally lock themselves inside a meat locker and are forced to look back on moments from their first season.

May Sweeps: As David Letterman and Jay Leno travel around America to do battle in the sweeps period, Conan takes the show to Queens, N.Y.

July 26, show #202: Ending rumors that he had died, "Godfather" actor and mysterious enigma Abe Vigoda first appears on Late Night. Also appearing that night were Leeza Gibbons, and John Hiatt.

Sometime in August: There's a baseball strike on, and as a service to the baseball lovin' public, Conan decides to present the first in a series of baseball games between "The White Stockings" (80 year-old men) and the "Turbo Ninjas" (8-year-old boys). Each game ends by breaking out into a fight. "WHITE STOCKINGS!!! White stockings!! Ha haha hahahahaha!!"

August 15, Show #216: Andy files a report from the historic re-staging "Woodstock". He joins in the antics of the crowd by sliding in mud... later on he interviews singer Melissa Etheridge. Studio guests were Mary Matalin, Nathan Cavaleri, and comedian Ray Romano.

August 19, Show #220: The first-ever College Band Search winners perform--South Carolina's Blightobody. In 1995 winners were Skastafarians, of Dallas, 1996 Sleeping Giants from Pittsburgh, and 1997 Domo, from Minneapolis. Other guests appearing that night were Gail O'Grady and Ruben Blades.

August 25, show #224: Conan's childhood hero, Batman star Adam West guests on the show alongside, Paula Zahn and muso guest Weezer.

September 9, Show # 230: Andy crashes another music awards ceremony, this time it's MTV's annual Music Video Awards where he tries to get music industry bigwigs to take notice of his videos including "You Gotta Be" and "I'll Make Love To You." Studio guests were Judith Light, Al Roker and Warren G.

September 30, show #245: We get a new and touching insight into the life of Conan O'Brien with the premiere of the documentary "Ken Burns''Conan'". In letters written to his mom from summer camp, it's revealed that an older boy gave him a wedgie, and that he had crushes on the actress who played Marcia Brady and Star Trek's Sulu. Guests were Brian Dennehy, Veronica Webb, and Cracker.

October 3, Show #246: "Quiz Show"-scandal participant Herbert Stemple appears on the show, challenging Charles Van Doren to a rematch. When Van Doren does not respond, "Late Night" later stages a face-off with Stemple and actor John Turturro, who played Stemple in the critically acclaimed film. Guests were Michael McKean, Peter Guralnick, and Ann B. Davis

October 7, Show #250: Conan's former boss, creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening, is a guest on the show along with Roshumba, and Jimmie Vaughan.

October 11, Show #252: Conan cuts his first CD, "Late Night Cowboy," at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded a song about being a Late Night talk show host... "I go blah, she goes blah, we go blah, blah, blah, blah, yakkety yak..." Guests that night were Daniel Baldwin, Merrill Maroke, and Colin James.

October 21, Show #260 THE BLIMP EPISODE: Andy spends the entire show in a blimp circling New York City, opening the door in mid-air at the urging of guest Tom Snyder. Camille Paglia, and Sebadoh also appear.

November 18, Show #275: Roger Clinton, brother of Bill, appears on the show. He sang and spoke with his brother live via satellite. Actor John Turturro also appears.

November 30, show #283: Conan, Andy and Max record a song that marks the 10th Anniversary of the USA for Africa. Sting and Carl 'Oldy' Olson also feature in the song "Famous Helping People"... "You gotta help, help, help, help, if you can..." Studio guests were Jon Lovitz, Jeff Anderson, and Linda Smith.

December 2, show #285: Conan and Andy light the lights on the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Guests were Shelley Winters, Bob Berkowitz, and music from The Wedding Present.

January 6, show #305: The premiere of Andy's side project, a new all-gay soap opera, "Lakewood." Guests were Laurence Fishbourne, Lynn Snowden, and Jack Logan.

February 27, show #341: In a moment straight out of a daytime talk show, Daniel Baldwin proposed to his girlfriend Isabella Hofmann in his "Late Night" dressing room. Other guests were Robert Stack, and Henriette Mantel.

March 3, Show #345: Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa, jam with John Tesh, performing a classic Black Sabbath tune, "Wizard." Little Milton also appeared.

March 4: Late Night With Conan O'Brien is first shown on NBC Europe. It's broadcast once a week on Saturday nights at 0100 CET.

April 29: Conan appears at the White House Correspondents Dinner, interviewing the President live via satellite as the "real" President Clinton looks on.

May 2, Show #382: David Copperfield makes his first appearance on the show, magically creating the illusion of a Coke can come out of a vending machine! Later it is discovered that he's just a Copperfield look-a-like. Show's guests on that evening were Corbin Bernsen, Fyvush Finkel, and Popa Chubby.

June 23, Show #414 THE BOAT SHOW: Late Night broadcasts an entire episode shot on the deck of a Circle Line boat touring around Manhattan. Nautical humor is featured throughout the show, including an attack on New Jersey. Conan and Andy are dressed casually although the band are done up in tuxedos. David Copperfield performs another one of his amazing illusions, former NYC Mayor Ed Koch performs his rendition of "Old Man River." Guests were Janeane Garofolo and Buster Poindexter.

August 4, show #439: Andy, a die-hard Kiss fan, attends the Kiss convention, in full Kiss make up, in a remote before Kiss performs live on the show.

September 7, Show #457: Conan reports from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Among the highlights is an interview with a plastic bear filled with honey. Guests were Louis Anderson, Famke Janssen, and Ken Follet.

November 8, Show #496: Andy reveals his day job as a daytime talk show host, Andi. Guests were Reggie Miller, Ivana Trump, and music from Cheap Trick.

November 17, Show #503: Conan and Andy take the show to Hawaii (actually Rockaway Beach in NY), they meet their heroes TC and Horare from Magnum PI. Corbin Bernsen, Stan Lee, Alicia Witt are the guests.

December 11: Late Night first begins to show repeats on Mondays... The very first "Monday rerun show" was a rerun of show #477, first shown on October 5 1995, with guests Chevy Chase, Veronica Webb, and Roma Downey.

December 14: Late Night's first book "If They Mated" hits the bookstores. Featured inside are classic "If They Mated" pictures and quips from Conan and Andy, including Hillary Clinton and Newt Gingrich, Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley and much more...

December 31: Andy ushers in the New Year for NBC.

January 18, Show #532 THE SEARCH FOR GRADY: Conan begins the search for Grady a.k.a actor Whitman Mayo, who played Grady Wilson on "Sanford and Son." When one of the show's writers tries to cast him in a sketch and several calls to his agent appear to be ignored, Conan fears something terrible has happened to him and turns to his viewers for help in locating him. Guests that night were Norm MacDonald, Harland Williams, and Loudon Wainwright.

January 25, Show #536: Conan announces that 22,958 calls have been logged on the toll-free "Find Grady" hotline as the Search For Grady continues...

February 6: NBC Europe begin to broadcast Late Night With Conan O'Brien SEVEN days a week, one day behind the United States.

February 8, Show # 544: The search for Grady is over!! After a month-long campaign that featured a special edition of Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack, Mayo's mother was tipped off that Late Night was searching for her son by an Atlanta cable repairman. The episode featured Whitman Mayo's motorcade trip to Studio 6A, a stunning pyrotechnic entrance, with dancers and an extended interview segment. Other guests were actress Samantha Mathis, and strongman Mark Henry.

February 20, Show #550 TIME TRAVEL WEEK:

The first day of Time Travel Week, Conan and Andy are seen in pyjamas playing hide & seek. They break into a props room and discover a big old spooky clown head, which they climb inside. Suddenly they're transported to Ancient Greece. Guests were critically acclaimed director Martin Scorsese, Richard Belzer, and music from Lisa Loeb.

February 21, Show #551 Time Travel Week: Day two sees Conan and Andy visit the Civil War. Carl "Oldy" Olson appears as the last living Confederate soldier. Guests were David Brenner, Kathy Najimy, and Pam Tillis.

February 22, Show #552 Time Travel Week: The third day finds Conan and Andy in the early 80's. At first they don't realize that they've been transported back in time as they're still @ NBC and everything looks the same... until they venture into the dressing room, and find David Letterman, who tells them where to go. Conan's makes his entrance to the show in a Yugo--well half a Yugo anyway, the back end is missing. The set is littered with paraphernalia such as Cabbage patch dolls, and a crappy computer. Guests were Sting, Kennedy, Dom Irrera.

February 23, Show #553 Time Travel Week: The last day of our journey through space and time finds Late Night in a post-apocalyptic future. The audience is filled with clones, celebrity tombstones are revealed and Conan and Andy are held captive on The Planet of the Telepathic Baby Chicks. Ann-Margret, Al Franken, and Darrell Hammond were guests.

March 22, show #569: The network premiere of the shocking, and frightening, but strangely compelling "Max on Max" sex video. Guests were Loni Anderson, Thomas Haden Church, and muso group Anthrax.

April 9, Show #574: The first ever "Conan's Claymation Passover" is shown. Guests were actors Leonard Nimoy and Nancy Travis, and comedian Lewis Black.

May 1, Show #587: The dentures of blues legend John Lee Hooker sit in with the Max Weinberg 7. Gary Sinise, Marlo Thomas, Love & Rockets were guests.

May 14-17 Shows 594 - 597. JOURNEY PAST MIDNIGHT: The first ever Late Night mini-series. This was a four-part soap-operaesque tale of Late Night, featuring a story line in which Andy is trying to take over as host, and a different actor playing Max each night.

July 9, Show #622: A pre-scandal Marv Albert appears on the show, other guests were Jean Reno, and Alejandro Escovedo.

August 15, Show #636: action star Jackie Chan shows Conan a few moves and he sings Karaoke version of Elvis' "Can't Help Falling In Love With You".

September 9: Conan appears on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno to promote the third anniversary show.

September 13, Show # 653 The Third Anniversary Special: Conan receives on-air congratulations from his competition, including Tom Snyder, infomercial star Tony Little, and a test pattern. Special guests, "You know him best as Norm on 'Cheers'" George Wendt, Scott Thompson, Janeane Garafalo, and Carl 'Oldy' Olson. David Letterman also appears when Conan finds a hairpiece under his desk. They take the desk on a drive to Burbank to see Leno. The show is filled with comedy highlights of the past few years...

September 19, Show #656: The Gaseous Wiener plays the part of "Biff" in a scene from Arthur Miller's "Death Of A Salesman".

October 8, Show #666: Guests were Dr. Ruth Westheimer, comedian Lewis Black, and director Renny Harlin.

October 9: Late that night, a fire broke out in NBC's headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, forcing Late Night out of its home in Studio 6A.

October 10, Show #668 THE FIRE SHOW: The night after the fire. Conan and Andy take the show outside to Rockefeller Plaza because they cannot broadcast from inside Studio 6A. Foam Rubber Conan and Andy are shown inside the studio trying to rescue their things. Guests were Samuel L. Jackson, Saturday Night Live's Chris Kattan and Busch Garden's animal ambassador Julie Scardina

October 11, Show #669 THE "TODAY" SHOW: Conan and Andy broadcast the show from the set of NBC's "Today" show. Performing in front of a vacationing family, the Sauers. Conan and Andy wear matching sweater-vests (tank-tops), Andy does the weather, and they both sneak a peek into "Today" show hosts Katie Couric and Matt Lauer's lockers. Guests were Peter Gallagher, Eric Idle, and music from Los Lobos.

November 7, Show #679: Conan's Visit to London. He's there to promote the show on NBC Europe (he appeared on The Selina Scott Show). While he's there he decided to do a little touring, eventually ending up on the EuroChunnel Express to Paris... "I've got some facts on Big Ben... It's so loud it can be heard for three miles in either direction... it takes twelve men to wash it every day... and it weighs over five tons... Oh, I'm sorry, they're writing about Fergie!!"

November 13, Show #682: Andy files a report featuring the "shakin'" guy from Michael Jackson's "Beat It" video.

November 27, Show #690: Country music superstar Kenny Rogers appears on the show boasting that he could tell the taste of his own brand of chicken even if blindfolded. He fails the test, choosing NBC Commissary chicken over his own brand, Kenny Rogers' Roasters. Other guests were actress Sherry Stringfeld, and palaeontologist Michael Novacek.

December 31: Late Night has it's first annual Central Time Zone New Year's Eve extravaganza.

January 9, Show #709: Musical guest Ashley MacIsaac accidentally flashes the audience when his kilt flies up in mid-performance. He's fine with it and declines Late Night's offer to re-record his segment. Other guests were John Cleese, and James Carville.

February 6, Show #721: A herd of goats are summoned to the studio by Fran Drescher's laugh. Conan falls off his chair while interviewing her. Other guests were William Shatner, and Paul Lukas.

February 13, Show #725: Triumph, the insult comic dog appears for the first time. Guests were movie critics Siskel & Ebert and actress Jennifer Lopez.

February 26, Show #732: Former pimp-turned-rapper-turned-actor Ice T is introduced to Pimpbot 5000, a 1950s robot with the dynamic flair of a 1970s street pimp. Pimpbot comments that he hasn't seen Ice in the old neighborhood for a while.

March 11, Show #735: It's revealed the Tommy Blacha, who plays The Gaseous Wiener, has broken his leg. Conan shows a photo of him in his apartment and urges people to send in "Get Well Wiener" messages.

March 12, Show #736: Conan tries to replace The Wiener with a new character - The Belching Potato. It doesn't work however much he tries.

April 7: After a series of short-term renewals, Conan O'Brien's contract with NBC is extended for five more years guaranteeing he will host "Late Night" beyond the year 2000... up until 2002. Conan said: "Hopefully this means I'll be able to move out of the YMCA."

April 23, Show #752: Conan makes his first offer of political asylum to Zaire's dictator President Mobutu. If he moves into Studio 6A he'll get a dormitory style bed and an original poster from the smash movie "Maverick." This show also featured Conan's annual Passover Claymation special.

April 24, Show #753: Andy becomes an On Camera Meteorologist (OCM) for the Weather Channel. He choses music for weather, and then appears on camera wearing a blue suit which makes him all but invisible on screen.

April 30, Show #756: It's confession time at Late Night. Andy 'fesses up to having a Nose fetish, Max has a Betty Ford Dominatrix fetish, and Triumph the insult comic dog, confesses a poop fetish,

May 1, show #757: Conan heads off to Houston, Texas where the show is not shown until 2:40 a.m. (sadly the local affiliate prefers to show talk show repeats and infomercials). Conan goes around trying to find people who might be watching that late at night. In a bus station he meets "Buffalo" a heavyweight dude, who was not entirely impressed with the show's early days and asks Conan, "Where's the little fat dude?" Conan says, "I was just almost killed!"

May 9, Show #762: Conan and Billy Crystal sneak into the New York Yankees clubhouse. Where Red Sox fan Conan and Yankee fan Crystal play baseball together, look through the players locker rooms, steal their gum and read their fan mail.

May 14, Show #764: Former Senator and election candidate Bob Dole appears on the show confronting his "Clutch Cargo" alter ego.

May 19 Show #767: Andy reports from New York's Alternative Health Expo.

May 22, Show #770: The Late Night Ventriloquist Dummy Choir fly to Budapest, Hungary to appear on a talk show. They take with them, a Yasmine Bleeth cardboard figure.

June 5, Show #774: For the first time ever Conan and Andy's Staring Contest is a tie!!

July 8, show #788: Conan begins his campaign for the re-release of the movie "Dirty Dancing" calling it "The best movie ever made".

July 10, Show #790: Conan interviews one of his heroes, Beatle Paul McCartney in London on the eve of the release of his latest album.

July 18, Show #795: Conan goes to Truck Driving School.

July 22, Show #796: Conan's "Dirty Dancing" campaign continues with a threat to fire trombonist "La Bamba" unless the film is re-released. Conan cites the film's best line: "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." As one of the best lines ever.

July 29, Show #800: Conan is happy to announce that La Bamba's job is safe as "Dirty Dancing" is scheduled for re-release on August 22.

July 31: Conan admits that he had "Dirty Dancing" confused with either "Footloose" or "Flashdance." He takes a look at a clip from the film and urges his viewers to ban it because it's "the worst movie ever made".

August 6, Show #805: The Gaseous Wiener re-appears... he's in the audience, he's married, and he can't remember his previous life.... Or can he?

August 8, show #807: Another first for Late Night, and for talk shows everywhere as they perform to an audience filled with six to eight year old kids. "If the NBC research department is correct, this is our core audience," says Conan. Guests were Dave Foley of NBC's ``NewsRadio,'' CNN financial expert Myron Kandel and Clyde Peeling and his uninsured animal pals. Conan points out kids in the audience who resemble celebrities. The Boredom Monster appears whenever the kids don't laugh enough. And if they misbehave Conan will send them to naughty land. The show ends with a silly string fight.

August 21, Show #814: Conan and Andy take a trip outside the studio in the Good Humor Ice Cream Truck.

September 30, Show #827: Andy is caught out trying to be the sidekick on "The Tonight Show" where he was a guest on the previous night.

October 7: Late Night's first CD is released "Live From 6A: Great Musical Performances from 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien.'" Artists featured are: Ani DiFranco, David Bowie, Matthew Sweet, Jamiroquai, Bjork, Elvis Costello, Cake, Jonathan Richman, Edwyn Collins, 311, Soul Coughing and Squirrel Nut Zippers.

October 9 Show #833: Andy has an idea of how he's like the show opening scenes to be. He's carried out dressed in gold lame shirts in a circus style entrance.

October 21: Conan is in Cologne, Germany and appears on Germany's answer to David Letterman, "Die Harald Schmidt Show".

November 6, show #845: Conan shows a hilarious remote from Amsterdam, where be buys "tulips" and is a little underwhelmed with his trip until Ozzy Osbourne shows up in his hotel. They tour Amsterdam together.

November 12, Show #848: Conan files a report from Germany. He visits the city of Cologne (referred to as "Aftershaven") where he guests on Die Harald Schmidt Show.

November 26, Show #856: Political and social activist Rev. Al Sharpton performs the James Brown classic, "Sex Machine." The Ventriloquist Dummy Choir also perform their annual Thanksgiving musical montage.

November 27, Show #857: The Masturbating Bear tries to quit smoking and Andy utters the immortal line: "For heavens sake let the bear masturbate!!"

 January 7, Show #875: Rob Schneider's appears as Superman. He gets stuck while "performing" and ends up being suspended over the head of former Mayor Ed Koch during his interview.

January 9, Show #877: Late Night Encore. We get a sneak peek at what happens after the credits stop rolling.

February 4, Show #887: Andy Richter premieres his new show. "Andy Richter's "World of the Unexplained of the Unknown - 'The Curse of Cocoon'".

February 18, Show #895: Shocking news from an NBC Special Report: "Conan's Been Shot"

March 5, Show # 904: It turns out that Andy has been leading a secret double life. Conan announces that his brother Scott Edward O'Brien is seated in the audience and Andy blows his cover. The whole "talk show thing" was an FBI Sting Operation to catch Conan's fugitive brother.

April 8, Show #919: Jonathan Harris, better known as Dr. Smith in the original "Lost in Space" is introduced to Pimpbot 5000. Harris calls him a "bubble-headed bag of bolts".

April 16, Show #924: Conan learns various dance techniques in New York. He does ballet, ballroom and hip hop.

April 28-May 1 Shows #930 - #933: Late Night begins its week-long segment "Where in the Building is (Huh!) Andy Richter?" A parody of the "Today" show's segment where they send Matt Lauer to report from secret locations around the world. Highlights include a bizarre sex video featuring Al Roker... The week ended with Andy in the Rockefeller Center parking garage where he looks through Matt Lauer's BMW which has the licence plate "HAILS 8N".

May 14, Show #940: Late Night attracted it's highest ratings ever for a single telecast. The show averaged 5.1 million viewers during the Seinfeld finale night. Guests were Rosie O'Donnell, Patrick Wharburton, and Dave Attel. Conan's talked about the Last "Seinfeld" during the opening, and they also showed clips from "Seinfeld" during the show.

June 26, Show #957: Conan presents a montage of clips for retiring camera operator Bailey.

July 1: Krunk!! NBC Europe and Asia form a partnership with National Geographic and DFA, therefore ending the show's availability in Asia and most of Europe.

July 10: Actor William Preston a.k.a Carl "Oldy" Olson died in New York after a brief illness, he was 76. "Late Night" ran a tribute to the actor (on the Tuesday after his death), who had appeared on the show over 100 times, in over 60 Shakespeare productions and in movies such as "The Crucible" and "Far And Away". Conan said: "William was a very sweet person and a very talented actor," noted O'Brien, "William was part of our family and 'Oldy Olson' was one of our most beloved characters."

July 10, Show #961: Clive Clemmons makes his first appearance on Late Night in a Satellite TV segment, on the "Inappropriate Response Channel." Immediately, "inappropriate" becomes everyone's favorite buzzword.

July 15 Show #963: Describing his masturbation scene in "There's Something About Mary," actor Ben Stiller recalls being caught in the act by his father, comedian Jerry Stiller. To bring the family closer, Conan brings out Jerry to discuss this moment with his son. Icy silence follows. An ashamed Jerry Stiller later disowns his son.

July 17 Show #965: Chris Elliot, promoting his latest film "There's Something About Mary," shows viewers around the space he kept as "The Guy Under the Stairs" during his period the time when David Letterman was host of Late Night. Overwhelmed by nostalgia, Elliot shoots himself.

July 23, Show #968: Late Night introduces its newest character "7-Foot Groucho."

August 7: Late Night launch their newly designed website. Tons of new features include, videos of favorite skits such as buried in the back pages... new stamps and Conan's nightly conologue.

August 11, Show #974: After a second dire appearance of the "7-Foot Groucho," a contrite Conan attempts to explain that "Statistically a seven foot man cannot do a good Groucho impression."

August 18, show #978: Triumph finally meets his match in Don Rickles, who insulted almost everyone during his segment, going as far as to ask one Chinese audience member "What is it Chop Suey Louie?". "Please! Poop on me! Please Don! Poop on meeeeeeee!" Truimph desperately screams (out of a potty-training toilet and toilet paper) to Don.

September 16: "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" celebrates its fifth anniversary with a primetime special from Saturday Night Live's Studio 8H at 10 p.m. ET.

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The list of upcoming guests is a provisional list, subject to change:

MONDAY, September 14 (Repeat of 7/16/98):
Matt Dillon,
Jake Johannsen,
Ben Folds Five

**SIXTH SEASON**

TUESDAY, September 15:
Thomas Gibson,
Nick DiPaulo

WEDNESDAY, September 16:
Ben Stiller,
Famke Janssen
Junior Brown

THURSDAY, September 17:
Kris Kristofferson,
Judd Hale

FRIDAY, September 18:
George Hamilton,
Los Super Seven

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FUTURE MUSICAL GUESTS:
Bonnie Raitt (September 22),
Local H (September 23),
Billy Bragg & Wilco (September 30),
Duncan Sheik (October 06),
Barenaked Ladies (October 08),
Cake (October 16),
Cheap Trick (October 30),
R.E.M. (November 17).

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September 15th 1997 was a repeat of the June 20 show, this time last year Loser went windsurfing, and surprise, surprise, got mauled by a bear. Conan apologized to celebrities who had been on the show that he had somehow upset in a segment we like to call 'Late Night Apologies'. Guests were animal expert Thayne Maynard, comedian Rich Hall and The Charlie Hunter Quartet.

On Tuesday September 16th Conan was at the Emmy's and we saw exactly how he handled not winning one. Unlike some celebrities he chose not to hide his disappointment, and the desk bit was Actual Items. Guests were actor Kirk Douglas, volleyball player-slash-model Gabrielle Reece, and musical guest James Taylor.

Wednesday September 17th guests were actor/comedian Kevin Nealon and actress Yasmine Bleeth. Conan and Andy turned all high-brow on us critiquing some famous works of art, or should that be vandalizing famous works of art? Who am I to judge? Carl 'Oldy' Olsen promo-ed a new perfume and the Masturbating Bear got lucky with a female bear. Grrrrrrr.

On Thursday September 18, Conan and Andy are doing their best to Cheer Up the Russian Space Station Mir after a catalogue of disasters. They also promo their search for the 12th Annual Late Night College Band Search Winners (who were Domo by the way). Guests were Xena actress Lucy Lawless (who gets ten out of ten for effort and for saying that she loves the show and became a fan after seeing the one with the ice-cream Truck), David Cross and Bob Odenkirk who perform an interpretative dance story and music from Ani DiFranco, singing 'Shameless' which later appeared on the Late Night CD - Live From 6A. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog does what he does best - for me to poop on!!

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"NEE-HA!" #37 is here with thanks to Micah Honees, Robin Banks, Audrey, Rachel, Steph, Jens, Mayaan, and of course, thanks to NBC and Late Night With Conan O'Brien.

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"I used to tell myself that even if the show was on for just five days, I'd still be in the TV encyclopedia with Johnny Carson and 'Petticoat Junction.'" -CONAN O'BRIEN

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