Kids, I'm gonna tell you the epic tale of How I met your Mother - Conan

The story in Bill Carter's book about this segment is cute. Conan goes to one of his staffers at the end of the shoot and asks him to get the advertising people's phone numbers so he can call them and thank them after the segment airs. Staffer just rolls his eyes and says, "The blonde, right?"

8:38 When Conan said Liza, his ears got excited

Who among us has not met our spouse because the Houston NBC affiliate refused to air our TV show until 2:40 in the morning and we saw this guy’s wacky commercials airing during our show and we decided to make a top-quality commercial for him and filmed the whole thing and one of the copywriters took a shine to us?

LIza is just eyeing Conan the whole time :)

@7:48 that look conan gives to the camera is like the look you give to your friends when you are standing beside your crush and your friends are smiling at you like idiots.... :D

Conan said that there is a footage of him falling for that woman, but look at Liza, she is sooo into him! I'd say, it's also a footage of her completely fallen in love with Conan.

You could definitely feel the fact that there was something special going on in here. Conan in every remote without a doubt plays the part of trying to seduce beautiful women and failing miserably at it which he certainly didn't do here (I am certain of this because Lisa was so gorgeous in here and Conan just didn't try to make a stupid pass at her). He was rather suspiciously quiet where you can sense that he wanted to make a very good first impression. He was professional and kept his jokes civil. If this ain't the after effects of LOVE I don't know what else is.........LOVE COCO

The line about Leno's word being a pact made me laugh out loud so hard.

he even said her name - how sweet))))

This is the first time i've seen conan bomb on a joke. at 6.43 he knows this isn't going anywhere. I guess liza is to blame:)

This clip is the weirdest example of foreshadowing I've ever seen. Not only is Conan's future wife in this bit but he also has that ironic line about Jay Leno in the beginning and around 5:40 he starts talking about cynicism being bad. Freaky!

7:44 the micro-expressions Conan's giving out when the cameraman pans to him and he's almost nodding "no", before the cutaway. It's like the crew is already aware of his crush on Lisa.

8:38 - "Liza , do you want to hit the button... into my heart?"

I'm from Houston, this guy's commercials are legendary.

0:46 Some serious foreshadowing by Conan.

7:39 now thats a jim and pam moment

It feels surreal to see them like that and to think... now they're married. Why can't a cute, famous guy show up at my job and then subsequently marry me? That'd be awesome.

There is a *serious* vibe going on during that bit where she's standing next to him.

Conan is so real. I hope his fans, both loyal and lapsed, and new fans follow him wherever his future endeavors take him.

7:18 - Liza's laughter to Conan's "badgering" wins the day!

quite interesting to see that he doesnt hit on her on camera like he always does ^^

I'm disappointed in the distict lack of grey suits, pomaded hair, alcoholism, chain smoking, and sexism in this advertising firm.

It's Liza! !!

That girl has the sweetest smile.

Bros, this is one of the sweetest moments in late night history. Makes me smile

"Hi there Co Nan."

7:43 The cameraman knew. Adorable!

This is incredible for so many reasons. Jay Leno's word is supposed to be bond. Amazon early ads before it became a juggernaut. And of course Conan's wife

Yeah, that Leno comment is now very ironic. But fuck Jay Leno.....the thing I have always loved about this video is because it's where Conan meets his wife (she's in the video). Very sweet. Plus, that chain-saw guy is over the top. I love his accent. He's the kind of weird, real person Conan connects with.

Little did he know is that girl was going to be his future wife.

8:38 "Liza do you want to hit the button ... to a brighter future?! "

There’s no way Hilton Chainsaw Guy was randomly placed next to Conan’s future wife ✨ I see what you did there Co Nan 🙏

i wonder why this iconic episode isn't in Team Coco's channel

I liked his original ad better :p

7:24 “you don’t take away superman’s cape”

Wow this is from year 2000? The video quality made me think it was from the early 90's! But come to think of it, 2000 was almost 20 years ago! WOW!

Watch from 06:35 to 7:20 in slow mo, with music, for a very romantic exchange of looks.

7:43.....Liza is thinking "Oh my god I love Conan O'brien" Conan is thinking "I'm Conan O'brien" lol

Liza Powel, Conan's future wife @ 8:17

Is it just me or does Hilton look a lot like Taylor Lautner?

his wife looks a little like vera farmiga to me

It's so strange to realize this video was uploaded the day after Conan's final episode on NBC. We're watching a recording of history that has itself become history.

We're cutting prices because our furniture is chainsaw damaged!

7:43 Leaning in slightly toward him, she's not watching Hilton, she's daydreaming hard.

Thats a Fact Jack From Hilton Furniture ended up coming out that he was a cocaine addict he ended up going to rehab which is why he wasnt in the commercials for a little while....smh cocaine and fame is a hell of a drug...

"you don't hear the chainsaw in this ad, and yet, that's the loudest I've ever heard that chainsaw" .. goosebumps

crazy foreshadowing in this: Jay Leno, Liza, and Amazon.com

I think Saul Goodman made that original commercial.

Conan had his last show on TBS tonight. Introduced Liza and mentioned this skit.

8:27 I see a smile on Conan's face :D

LOL conan getting someone to sit inbetween her and the other guy, conan standing right next to his future wife, conan getting another girl to sit inbetween her, conan saying liza as if they had been talking a lot during the 4 days

Conan's version of How I meet your mother :")

Is it just me, or did anyone else prefer the original?? Honestly, when the ad firm played the new commercial, I actually thought they were kidding, and that it wasn't the real one they made. The music is so strange, and the entire thing feels like a parody. Hilton's store has absolutely nothing to do with that athleticism vibe, since the selling point of his furniture isn't really hard work, dedication or commitment to customers, it's that he has low prices. I think it would make more sense to compare him to lawyers or police officers, and brand him as someone who fights for the customer's right to find quality goods at fair prices, and not be overcharged or cheated. They could have done a whole ad posed as one of those classic law firm commercials, where Hilton would be saying things like, "Have you ever been overcharged for furniture or home goods?? If you have, don't hesitate to call now. At Hilton's furniture, we fight for your right for quality goods at fair prices," or something like that. Or they could have switched it up, and made an ad where police officers storm the store as Hilton is making a sale, arresting him for having "criminally" low prices. The slogan could be, "prices so low, it's criminal." Or maybe for something a little more fun, they could have showed customers in the store gasping and covering their kid's eyes, saying things like, "oh my god, he's taking it *all* off!!" Then the camera would pan over to Hilton posting lower and lower prices on his furniture, while onlookers act as though he's actually taking his clothes off haha. The slogan could be, "scandalously low prices." Basically, any ad that didn't seriously compare Hilton's furniture store to dedicated, accomplished athletes would have been better. 😂 It just felt so forced and ridiculous. Hilton's original ad was way more fun, sincere and memorable, and I think the advertisers should have continued in that direction while just improving the execution. I am starting to wonder if maybe Conan purposefully came up with a ridiculous commercial idea to be funny, but made it seem like it was the firm's idea. If that were the case, though, then why did conan take it so seriously after seeing it? I also don't remember anyone in the audience laughing, and the firm members certainly didn't seem to think the ad was a joke, which makes me skeptical that it was supposed to be a parody... Idk why I have so many thoughts about what was probably a fake ad; I guess I just got carried away while coming up with alternative commercial ideas 😂

When in a group of people and a person laughs they usually look toward who they’re most attracted to 7:09

Personally, I thought it was endearing when Hilton explains, "Well, when we moved into the buildin', of course, we didn't have any capitoo ta, ta do anything.'..." Good ol'- fashioned American ingenuity there! :)

At 04:00, he bit his lip and she stared intently at him. Or am I just overthinking it?

7:48 “I’m going to marry her.”

@rosemhs Yep. And do you notice how she's managed to get herself next to him by the time they're doing the bit with the chainsaw? Or maybe he's managed to get himself next to her.

No one believes me this show came on around 2am. Also I can’t believe they got the Hilton guy to do a segment. Legendary

I woud've stayed till 2:10 for Conan

Conan should get royalties from Daniel Tosh for his "Web Redemption" bit.

In retrospect, the summer of 2000 was a best of times/worst of times for Conan. In the bad was Andy Ritcher leaving, and even years later on Howard Stern, Conan made clear how hard it was for him to lose Andy. On the best was Conan meeting the woman who would be his wife.

He also talked about not being a cynic in the first episode after the September 11 attacks.

"When Jay Leno tells you something thats supposed to be a pact with the american people. hes giving his word"

0:38 priceless

7:43 Conan’s like “I’m ‘bout to bag that up.”

7:48. Adorable.

Nice to see they have the whole thing on their website (hiltonfurnitureandmattress)

Wow there is some major flirting going on here! haha aww... im jealous! ha:) i wonder if he ever watches this now..

omg! its like the original jim and pam!

I didn't realize that Jordan was supposed to be sweating Gatorade... I just thought someone had poured it on him. Of course, I was an idiot child at the time...

We're watching two people fall in love with each other :)

Good thing the fans chose the commercial from hilton

Conan is such a great guy!!

I just saw Hilton today at his furniture store lol I went to buy a bed set

I'm from Houston and Hilton is the fkn man!!!! OOOOH! And that's a fact, JACK!

I think when Conan joined TBS there far less restraints on him. he really became Conan as we know him now.

conanfan33 u are doing gods work, ty

Lol oh conan, you really must of thought Leno would keep his word back then.

conan falling in love

I bet Conan hit her button shortly after that skit. Zinggggg!!

"...we're over at ABC..."

That's insanely crazy that woman is his future wife.Bet they met up right after this show lmao

2019 anyone?

Man, I actually love that Hilton guy. He was great on camera. Lol.

No wonder I would miss it all the time

I liked the new ad... the chainsaw gone is great!!!

I couldn't see what everyone else is talking about. Conan was just his usual NBC-era self. if anything, he seemed mildly depressed. If I didn't already know the story, I wouldn't have noticed anything out of the ordinary to be honest.

Jay Leno's word 😂😂😂😂

I guess the Amazon commercial was viral, even when it first came out.

"members of the cynical advertising community of new york, i give you hilton"

Conan O Brien needs a friend with Sarah Silverman brought me here

that commercial is some rick and morty shit

Hi there Co-nan

Amazon had TV ads!? 🤣 Worked out great for them.

Heard about this from the great episode of Michelle Obama's podcast where she and Conan discuss the ups and downs of marriage. Super insightful and hilarious.

I have loved Conan since I was 12. I'm 40 now. Is he 100?

Why did you cut off the part where he interviews chainsaw guy?

Conan is the kind of maniac that would hunt this guy down for being in the commercial in his timeslot