Conan, Sona, & Gourley Compete In A Drawing Contest | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

Do you guys remember back in the early. days of this podcast, we did a few. drawing contests? I do. I won. Did you. win both? We did at least two. No, I. really lost both of them. Did you? Yeah, I'm pretty sure I did. Okay. Well, I. went back and I found You guys might. remember this from your childhoods. I. think especially you will. Do you. remember these advertisements for. drawing contests? Yes. Yes. You They. were on the back of uh I think they were. on the back back of matchbooks. Yeah. And comic books. And they were also I. think TV commercials. And basically you. would draw one of these, send it in, and.

they would assess if you had any talent, and then you could take their trade. school. It was all a scam basically. Was. it a scam? I think it was I think it was. like the Barbazison modeling schools, you know, like they'll take anybody just. to get the money out of them. There used. to be these ads, speaking of scams, on. the back of comic books that would say. things akin to, "If you clip this out. and you include a $150, we'll send you a. hovercraft to your home." Definitely. or. there was one that was a submarine, a. working submarine. So, send us a $150.

And I always was conf curious. Do you. get something in the mail? That's a good. question. And what is it? And how could. it be um anything close to a submarine? I I mean, I would love someone out there. to find out what did you actually get in. the late60s and early '7s if you cut out. the coupon that said you get a. submarine. Wasn't it a kit though? I. thought it was like they send you a fan. with a motor and then you have to build. like an inner tube around it or. something maybe. But still, I remember.

the price being absurdly low. Yeah. And. the drawing was very deceptive. It. showed like basically uh a German yubot. prowling the North Atlantic. So, I would. love to know what did you get? I'm sure. it would be very disappointing, but the. fact that you got anything that might. approximate the foundation of a. submarine for $150. Our guys are on it. Let's do this drawing contest and maybe. by the end we'll have an answer. All. right. What's the plan here? Okay, so. you get to choose one and I'm going to.

give you guys uh 5 minutes in real time. It'll be edited down by the time we. listen. Yeah, there's Tippy, who looks. to be a tortoise in a turtleneck Well, that makes sense. Turtleneck sweater, right? Oh, that's cute. It's just a neck. sweater to him. Exactly. He just calls. it this is my sweater. Yeah. Uh this is. my me sweater. My me neck. Um as opposed. to a V-neck. And then there's a. uh pirate. Clearly. No idea why pirates. always have an eye patch. Um that'll get. worked out later on. I could tell you.

Oh, yeah. What's that? They they always. say it's cuz oh they lost an eye, but. it's because they'd be below deck and. they have to when they're above deck in. the sun and they have to go below deck, they don't need time to adjust their. sight. So they open their eye patch and. they can see. Very good. Very nice. Oh, that's good to know. And then there's uh. Tiny, who is either, now this is a. little confusing. Could be a little. kitten. I think it's a mouse. It's a. mouse. You're right. It's a mouse cuz of. the ears. And he's wearing a party hat. Yeah, because if they'd go below deck. and there was a party, they have both.

eyes. What? What? The pirates have both. eyes and they're both functioning. Yeah. Yes. That is crazy. Yeah. They wear the. eye patch so that they can Why are you. saying this like you knew it this whole. time? And also, I don't even know if. that's true. I'm telling you, I heard it. from a guy. I heard it from a guy and not too long. ago. Okay. All right. Uh, somebody pick. a number between 1 and 10. Conan. Oh my. god. Why does everything have to be. complicated? Five. Sona, six. Uh, the. number was four. So, Conan, you get to.

pick first. Okay. Well, uh, I guess. there's no getting around it. I'm going. to be the pirate. Okay. Sona, what would. you like? I'll do Tippy the turtle. Mine's going to be awful. Let's get to. it. Ready? All right. Let's do it. One, two, three, go. And then you're just. going to Are you going to hold it still? I'll just put it here. Is it anything. about like who does it faster? No, it's. about who does it best. And you have. We'll make it 3 minutes. You have 3. minutes. Okay. What the.

Oh my god. Sona, that's an abomination. Shut your stupid mouth. No, it's actually good. I didn't see. you. No, you're No, you know what? I'm. concentrating. I can tell you're concentrating cuz your. lips are moving, though. Okay, 1 minute. 1 minute has elapsed. You have 2 minutes. left and you're actually done. So, I. don't know if I got the time right on. this.

It's so bad. You're not giving us a lot. of time for this. I'll tell you that. much. It's the pressure. It's the. smallest eye patch I've ever seen. It. looks like he's wearing varnet. sunglasses. How much time do I have. left? Uh, you got plenty of time. Oh, good. Cuz I need more time. We're going. to We're going to knock a minute off. You've got 30 seconds, guys. No, no, don't do that. Don't do that. Don't do. that. I'm almost done. That's not I want. it to be somewhat Oh, yeah. This has got. to be above board. No, I I want it to be. somewhat decent. I take some pride in my.

drawing. I think that's fair to say, right? I don't. So, I'm okay with it. being done. Now, keep in mind, it's not. just. technical, you know, ability. It's it's. that certain extra life, the persona. You could take it on just. having more life. You know, Jackson. Pollock, he did his paintings. It was. about the experience, not the result. Yeah, he died in a drunk driving crash. My Look at Tippy's head is real real. flat. Why are you I just didn't I.

assumed it was down to them. All right, I'll get in there. No, no, no. Well, it's too late. Yeah, we're not waiting. waiting for that I'm um I'm I'm. done. These aren't the pens I like. using. I like a fine tip. It's pen's. fault, huh? I'll sign mine. I'm. obsessing. It's. at the date. Just give me the money.

Giving you a. jacket. Someone, you don't deserve any. more than that. I can't believe that. jacket went up. I can't believe the fire. didn't recoil when I saw the Okay. Five. The fire would recoil. Nah. Let's get. out of here, guys. That thing's ugly. Three. Two. Hold it. One. Okay. All right. What do we do? We show. our Yeah. Put them in the center here. And then Adam, Eduardo, and Bl get to.

Judicate. I think you guys should give. some points for speed cuz I did it I did. mine really fast. Well, I I'll just say. I did mine in like a quarter of the time. of anybody else. If we're doing speed, you go and you illustrate with your mom. Kim, you pass. Mine's also the biggest. Adam, you want to start? I think the. pirate is is fantastic, actually. It's. really. accurate. Um, nose is maybe a bit off,

but otherwise it's it's really pretty. good. Kind of gave him an aqualine nose. I like to improve people as I go. Pirate. looks like Randy Macho Man Savage. Yeah, it does. That's why I was drawing. Uh, a. little small for my liking. ratio to the. page here. But uh but otherwise very. well. I like that. You're a firm judge. Yeah, I think this is fantastic. I think. the earring is a little too prominent. here, but otherwise uh otherwise great.

You know, it's uh it evokes the same. emotion I feel when I look at the. original drawing of the pirate. And that. isn't that what art's all about? Uh the. turtle Sona, that's you. I actually I. love the scale. It's nice. Nice size. Hold it up to the camera if you want. Um, things went ary with the eye area. Um, but I actually like I think you It was. It's more interpretive, which I like. You're not just trying to do, you know,

a perfect faximile. It's It's a nice. interpretation and and I like it. I. think it's Yeah, mine I think my true. I'm like a forger. I'm trying to pass. this off, you know, as a forgery. I I. really like this one here. I feel like I. want to color it in. Okay. Hey, I would. be proud to put this on a refrigerator, you know. So, yeah, it's going your way. I know. I agree. Simple, clean lines, excellent execution. I think it's. fantastic. Also, I I don't know is the. Was the pirate signed? Was there a.

signature on that one? No, no signature. Although signature here. So, the artist. clearly stands behind their work. Pride. Yeah, the artist stands behind their. work. Well, also I was copying something. else. I didn't want to get the. reputation of someone who steals, so I I. didn't want to do it. the original artist, whoever they are. I. It's really their work. And I give it up. for them. This is Mippy, my turtle. He's. different than Tippy. I think you've got Tipsy the turtle. Uh, all right. And then the mouse. Um, I. would say Matt, you get credit cuz you.

were handicapped with time. You rushed. it. And considering the rush, it's. really, really nice. It the It looks a. little stretched, I would say. Like it's. kind of like horizontally stretched. Yeah, it looks like it was put on a. projector at a different angle. True. It's true. It's just uh this tiny has a. really large brain, right? Yeah. Um but. really, really good. Especially. considering how quickly you did it. I. mean, I don't know. They're all very. different. I don't know how you choose a. winner. Who's the winner? I mean, he's.

already angling for defeat, you know. No, no, no. Not not. I I mean, I know. who the winner should be. I'm just impressed with how quickly you. did this. This was like 60 seconds worth. of uh drive. So yeah. Yeah, I like it. Get crazy. Can you believe he rendered a. mouth with a hat in 60 seconds? Honestly, in the annals of man less. time effortless lines looks has a point. on it. So he gets points for forgetting. to do the assignments. Well, I didn't.

think I was going to do it. I was just. given you don't think that should factor. in. And I if I enter a marathon late, you know what I mean, and managed to get. a mile in, I don't think you guys would. be, whoa. But he finished. He showed up. late in a cab. He finished. But now I. will say it does look a little squashed, but uh but yeah, a lot lot of. personality. Lot of personality. Well, who who's. the Can we just leave it up to the fans. to vote? I guess the fans put it on. social media. Yeah, why don't we put it. on Instagram? Social media. Go to team.

Coco podcast on uh Instagram. And are we. still on the vast hellscape of Twitter. X? Let's just send people to Instagram. Let's do that. Yeah, that's good. All. right, we'll see what happens. Uh this. is pretty exciting. It wouldn't be a. drawing contest without abject hatred. for the game. Oh, I did find the. submarine just for Oh, good, good, good. Let's see it. I want to see this. Look. at that. 98.

$6.98 and it says fires, rockets, and. torpedoes over 7 feet long, big enough. for two kids. Now, that's what they're. showing. Now, when I was a kid, I lost. my over this thing. I was like, "Wait a minute. This is incredible." And. I want to know what was the company. Did. anyone in America purchase this thing? And what did you in fact get? Cuz down. on the side, they're showing people. inside the cockpit of this thing. Yes.

And it says over seven feet long, seats, two kids, controls that work. Oh, wait. I think I remember real periscope. Firing periscope. Same with the. hovercraft. It's a manual on how to. build it if I'm not mistaken. And. there's somewhere in the You know what? We need to find out. We need to find out. because this haunted my childhood. This. is up there with the Uncle Sam Halloween. mask. I must find out. Someone needs to. explore this. Someone please out there.

The Polaris nuclear sub for $6.98 plus. 75 shipping charges. Yeah. Yeah. We got to find out more about. this. Okay. To be continued. All right.