Conan Reacts To Whirligig Fan Art - "Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend"

A few episodes ago on the Bob Odenkirk interview. we did a segment at the end where it just kind of came. out of you naturally, that you should star. in a blockbuster movie called Whirligig. where you are this superhero, who's still from the waist up. but has vicious weapon flailing feet below, right? Yeah, it's actually not just the feet. It's the legs. I have a disproportionate body, shorter torso, extremely, extremely long legs. And so I love the idea that my upper half. would remain perfectly still in frame.

and that my lower extremities, my two long, long, long. thin legs would whip around like those, you know. inflated kind of puppets in front of a car dealership. I'd have two of those, they'd just... and I'd be called Whirligig. And the sound would be, wheeeee! And they would just whip around, two of those would just whip around, like, wheeee, and I would defeat my foes. But my torso would remain perfectly still. and my face would remain impassive, expressionless. Well, we also put out a call for some fan art and posters.

for the film and people have delivered. We've got three really nice ones here today. But before we even get to that, someone also went so far. as to write and record a theme song to the film "Whirligig.". Oh my gosh. What? Whoa. ♪ Whirligig is a coward ♪. ♪ He doesn't want to fight somebody ♪. ♪ That can possibly grab his legs ♪. ♪ Or hit him in the face ♪.

[Conan] Whirligig is a coward. ♪ His torso doesn't move, wheeeee ♪. ♪ His torso doesn't move, wheeeee ♪. ♪ His torso doesn't move ♪. ♪ So be ready for that ♪. ♪ Whirligig ♪. ♪ Whirligig ♪. Oh my goodness. ♪ Whirligig ♪. ♪ He's got egg beater legs ♪.

Wow. Oh wow. My hat is off to this gentleman. Oh, wow. What is his name again? His name is Barnacle Joe. Of course it is. Boy, the way he gets those h's in, in Whirligig. Yes he does, Whirligig, and that was great. I mean I feel like that's going to sell. just based on that song. Barnacle Joe, fantastic job. Really good. That was, that was impressive. And now I'll show you some posters.

First up is from Jesse Leahey and this is. Conan in a kilt with weird fleshy octopus legs. Ahhh. That's pretty good. It's not quite what I, I, first of all. I would not be smiling. I would be - it's gotta be a, just an. expressionless cold look, but not bad. I still think it's more about the legs, hinging up from the hips as opposed to the knees. Yeah. But, but I like this. I like this and it's, it's very well done.

It's very well rendered. So I would probably, if this person was here. make a few suggestions here and there. to nudge it closer to my vision, but this is pretty close. That's a good pull quote though. I was gonna say the same thing. Yeah, read it. "The list of requests not to see it is quite long.". Wall Street Journal. Yes. Still not the worst review I've ever had. So there you go. And then next up is from Julius Soutine. This is quite, Oh wow. Wow.

Look at that. Yeah. Look at that. Matt, we wrote it. We wrote this movie. Oh my God. We did. Yeah, very good, Julius. I like also you've got the leg to torso ratio. just right. That is actually probably correct. Is that your butt? No, that's the jacket coming down. Oh, you're right, it is the jacket. It's the jacket coming down now. [Sona] Oh, sorry. No, the minute I have an actual three-dimensional ass, everyone knows that it's not real because... That's what it is, that makes it unreal.

Yeah, it's the jacket, but that's the jacket. But that's very good. That was very good. Look at the best, like the awards, festival awards. Best drama, best legs and. most historically accurate "Ah Cockaroo.". "Ah Cockaroo.". It's a very, you know what I love. I love getting even more Americans. to waste their time and energy. on projects that don't move the puzzle piece. forward for humanity. But these are great. All right. This is from Katy Fishell. And it's got kind of a classic Universal monsters feel.

I love that. That's quite good. And Katy, what Katy has correctly rendered. is the legs shooting out from the hip area. And I, and she also has me wearing the early 1980s. NBA basketball shorts. A lot of attention to detail. And the look on my face is correct. This is very good. And the reactions of the horrified people. seeing my, those are really hairless legs. Are they, or is that stubble or freckles?

I think those are not, it's not pleasant. whatever it is. It captures, oh, I said, my legs are like spam, I think. So, yeah, those are little blotches, freckly blotches. That's quite good. That is quite good. Yeah, and it says, "They were just trying to go. to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.". I think it drives home the fact. that your character kills innocent people. Yes, yes. People that don't, there's nothing, they've done nothing wrong. and it's very random.

Yes. Just very random, very good work. This is amazing. I'm very impressed again. by the creativity of our fans, you know. and often I forget what the riff was in the first place. And then I see it and I go, "Oh my God, what the hell?". You know? But thank you. That was great.