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Conan addresses the Super Mario thing

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Thursday we told you about the intriguing similarities between Conan O’Brien’s new “Tonight Show” backdrop and the art of the Super Mario Bros. video games.  I honestly didn’t expect O’Brien to address the matter but sure enough, one day later during the opening monologue, we got this:

Of course, he doesn’t offer an outright confirmation or denial, but I think the fact that he took the time to do this says a lot.

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5 responses to “Conan addresses the Super Mario thing”

  1. Andrew L. Avatar
    Andrew L.

    Ha! Called the LaBamba comparison.

  2. Vito Avatar
    Vito

    Friggin awesome.

  3. Ben Avatar
    Ben

    Conan is the new Mickey Rourke for InContention..

  4. Kristopher Tapley Avatar

    Seems that way, doesn’t it? Seriously though, opening week and all that. Had to point to it as much as possible. We’ll probably ease off now.

  5. Silencio Avatar

    This tickled me. Thanks.