Conan Finally Got “Gerbiled” | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

okay sona's laughing really hard and for. good reason. ladies and gentlemen soda don't cover up. your mouth your laughter is the fuel for. this podcast. I was just recently on the east coast. and Sona. I got gerbils you got gerbild I got. gerbils. okay this is true God this is the. hardest I've seen Sonic laugh in a while. I totally got gerbilt for anyone who. doesn't know what I'm talking about I. put it out there recently as as many of.

you know the uh the way to the way for. any fan of the podcast or regular. listener to let me know when they see me. strolling around and man I'm hard to. miss is to shout out. as God made her since katakai just works. but so many people shout out katakai as. God made her and um I think you guys. have been with me but when any ask. anyone who walks around with me Adam. you've seen this happen when I walk. around so many people shout out katakai.

it's happened to me it's happened to you. it's happened to me wow. everywhere I go I hear a katakai and I. always turn and go yes I saw it in San. Francisco you saw it in San Francisco. that's right Eduardo uh you and I were. walking around San Francisco as we often. do together we have our little weekends. that's our business not anyone else. that's nice. um we feel accepted there yeah and uh. anyway. uh recently I was talking to someone on. the on the podcast and and I brought up. you guys were here for this that one of. the uh early guests on The Late Night.

show was Mick actor Mickey Rooney who in. 1940 was the biggest star in the world. and Mickey Rooney came on the show and I. was talking to him and at one point he. was he got off track on something and he. he was trying to talk about mention uh. he wanted to come up with the name. Richard Gere and he was saying that. actor you know the actor what was his. what was that actor's name and of course. there's that famous rumor about Richard. Gere so I'm trying to think like well.

what act are we talking about here and. we're and Andy and I at the time that's. like 1993. this might be the fall of. 1993. we're both children doing this. late night show. trying really hard to help him come up. with the name like well who is it who is. it and Mickey Rooney said all of a. sudden says and he says it very. ominously like he's telling a ghost. story there was talk of gerbils. and immediately Andy starts howling I. start howling and we say Richard Gere.

and he's like that's right what's your. gear and so. um we then decided we start laughing and. then we decided there was talk of. gerbils should be the new category. katakai has been retired has been. retired and the new one is there's talk. of gerbils now we were that episode I. think had just gone out and where am I. I'm in New York City and of course it's. very crowded it's you know uh spring has. sprung everyone's out and around the. weather's perfect I'm in Midtown because. I go to sirius to record the podcast.

there and I'm walking along and I just. hear there was talk of gerbils. and I I was like yes and then I turned. around and I walked over and I hugged. the guy oh I gave the guy a hug which by. the way he seemed happy with the hug had. I sensed any reluctance I would have let. go after 15 minutes someone who's gonna. yell there was talk of gerbils out loud. in public is going to be fine with a hug. hey whether you're stuck in traffic or.

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t-mobile.com anyway I told him he was. the first wow. um did it take you a second to process. it or did you immediately know what that. was for I immediately I immediately knew. I immediately knew and I turned around. and and there he was and uh uh very nice. uh young fellow. maybe maybe 20s 30s but I just I just. immediately was like I had to tell you. you are the first and then it happened. one or two other times while it was in.

New York City and I thought it's. spreading there was talk of gerbils. you're reigniting that rumor I bet. Richard you're really happy I know well. maybe the brass ring will be to get. Richard Gere to yell at you in public. you know there's only one person angrier. than Richard Gere right now and that's. the gerbil okay he's still living gerbil. finally oh yeah no these dribbles live a. long time I would have thought that the. whole thing itself would have killed him. no no no oh no no no they don't. suffocate no no lots of nutrients up. there anyway. and so uh no somewhere there's a gerbil.

with a uh I think we know where it is no. no he's gone he's long gone okay he. burrowed out yeah. he's constantly texting Richard Gere and. Richard Gere isn't returning his test oh. he's ghosting yeah he's ghosting the. gerbil and the gerbil's like what the. it's a broken heart situation as. well well the turbo also was kind of. happy that I put this behind me there. was a time where he tried to I think he. was on like a VH1 reality show for a. little bit oh yeah and he was hanging. around with you know uh you know some.

like a child star and um Corey Feldman. yeah exactly and but he's now he finally. put it behind him and then now this is. reignited he put it behind him huh all. right come on you're better than that. that's the that's the bar come on you. just hit the bar grow up Sona H mosesian. how dare you you keep inserting false. middle initiatives into peoples. so if someone comes up to us and says.

ketakai do we go like we're not allowed. to catch up dick yeah. hey prick you didn't get the memo 2020. too much eat. no I don't know katakai is still. accepted okay it's still oh it is I. thought it was retired no it's not. retired but come on redeemable for the. same amount of Praise I'll say this I've. been in this business long enough to. know that any recognition or acceptance.

is a golden coin I am not about to give. people a hard time for saying the wrong. thing to minute when I'm walking by but. yeah he was the he was the first one. that's cool and I rewarded him yeah. gerbils was the hug the reward. oh I had another I I had another moment. in New York City. um so many things happen because you're. just out there and you're and there's a. lot of fans of the podcast out there. which is really nice and. um I actually mentioned this story at.

the SiriusXM up front in front of a big. audience of advertisers and they found. it quite amusing but I'm walking with my. friend Eric you know Eric well yes they. do and uh Eric and I have these long. walks from we're both interested in uh. you know politics and history and Eric. just shouts at me most the time yeah his. uh and and I it's louder than I am he is. louder than you which is really saying. something but we have a great time and. when we go to restaurants together. um he's always saying what you don't. understand about Lyndon Johnson oh my.

God is when he named Fortis to the. Supreme Court he didn't know and people. are always looking over it but I love it. I love him and we always have a blast. together what didn't he know about. abeford hold on yeah I'm kind of I'm. kind of on pins and needles myself we'll. get to you I'll give you your Abe Fortis. man it's about time made before this. came up on this podcast big shout out to. everyone at the Lyndon Johnson Library. came up in the segment about gerbils. yeah exactly I segued what other what.

broadcaster in the history of the medium. Segways from Richard Gere's gerbil to. Abe Fortis. the. Supreme Court. nominee by Lyndon Johnson to the Supreme. Court anywho. I really got Sona today but anyway this. is good guys so I'm I'm walking along. and we're headed to this restaurant. that's actually in uh at the Museum of. Modern Art that Eric knows about he says.

oh we should go to this restaurant so. we're walking in and uh this very like. accomplished looking young woman uh who. seems very cool last name is just she. says oh hi Conan um you know fan of the. podcast and we're chatting just a little. bit before we just before going to the. restaurant. and uh. and she's great she's fantastic she. seems very cool and cool I mean she. seems very cool and cool yeah that's. great let me fix that part.

I'm very flustered. um I saw a girl. and now I'm leaving this in now you have. to leave it in. I saw a girl and got excited. anyway wonderful young woman chat and. then uh I'm about to head back into the. restaurant and I say hey would you like. a selfie I offer it up I just say hey. would you like a selfie and she says no. I'm good and but she said it just like.

you know no I'm not that kind of fan. like but she just says no I'm good and I. and I say but a lot of people like to. get itself and no one here's what she. said she said oh my God you're you're. needy just the way you are on the. podcast like and I said she had this. kind of moment of you really are that. guy yeah and I said yes I am that guy. but I thought that was a funny moment. she thought you were this is. experiencing in 3D yeah like she's heard.

uh you know uh sonically the neediness. but then she ran into uh she saw it in. person yes yeah so. you didn't take a picture with her no oh. and then the crazy thing is I thought. eventually she'd be like um okay you. never know yeah no she she didn't we got. a courtroom artist to do a sketch of. both of us yeah but uh anyway uh we may.

hear from her too because I think. because this is crazy I'm not even. kidding I ran into her a second time in. New York when you were just following. her trying to get her to take a picture. yeah. you sure you don't want a selfie you. us healthy. Sophie with me. I was in a dirigible flying over New. York looking for her no I accidentally. ran into her again and I gave her David. hopping's info and David hopping uh may.

hear from her in which case maybe we'll. link up with her on the podcast because. she can she can tell the story herself. but anyway she probably won't get in. touch with him no no she wants out she. lost that number. I called David every four minutes. have you heard from the lady yet they. didn't want the selfie.