Conan Was A Childhood Picky Eater | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

hey there welcome to Conan O'Brien needs. a friend. I am joined by my compatriots son of. obsession how are you Sona hi you seem a. little prickly today about something I. don't know what's going on but we'll. find out soon what are you talking about. and um Matt Corley Hi how are you Matt. I'm pretty good how are you I'm doing. very well you okay yeah you okay yeah. okay I never seen prickly you came in a. little hot today I didn't know what was. going on I think she's responding to you. yeah you said I you said I was the. dumbest person you ever met yeah before. we started recording.

oh yeah you're right wait a minute I'm. thinking and you said no I meant the. worst person I am that's right right. yeah so I corrected it you're not the. dumbest you're the worst yes so why. would that get you all. um. [Laughter]. hey stupid but how are you in general. how are you I'm good yeah I'm fine you. know I was checking my wound it's fine I. cut my finger cutting zucchini but I'm. okay it's fine making what uh I was just.

roasting zucchini. a mandolin and I sliced a piece of my. finger off because it was fine do your. kids eat all kinds of food are they. super picky they eat all kinds they do. it's amazing well it's just because we. just you know we're we give them a lot. of ethnic food and then they just eat a. lot of them we tried that with when my. kids were little especially my son's so. picky super suspicious that everything. was poison would only eat very specific. things but I've been when I've been. around you they're eating everything you.

just like can pull something out of the. lawn and they'll eat it it's incredible. and we do sometimes we just go out there. and get something and just put they. often it's just grass yeah which is. weird I don't think there's any. nutritional value put enough spices on. it it's fine they just look like kids. that eat everything they do they eat a. lot I mean but Becca eats now okay we. don't use his name on this podcast now. we put his name many times it's never a. lot of times never yeah his name's Rick. his name's Rick yeah. I wish this is Rick O'Brien my son.

I think I had a pretty good save there. yeah pretty solid but Rick if anyone's. mad at me they'll be like where is that. Rick O'Brien. um no no he's he's good but I'm seeing. as little kids yeah I was very picky. eater I was very very picky which. doesn't work because it was one of six. there's kids there's a bunch of kids in. my family and I was one of six you. probably got food hand-me-downs yeah I'm. like this doesn't this hamburger doesn't. fit me yeah this hamburger the hems on.

this hot dog are too long none of that. makes sense it's just stupid apologies. all around but the point I'm trying to. make is that I remembered once saying to. my dad he was serving us all something. you know putting it all on the table and. I said don't you know. like this and my father said why would I. know what you like or what you don't. like. oh my God and you know what oh my God he. said why would I know what you like or. what you don't like and look I'm not. putting my dad down because I actually.

think he's has a point I think they're. going to call you Rick yeah listen here. Rick you're gonna shut up. and you're gonna eat that God. marshmallow and potato sandwich in an. increasingly competitive job market it's. important to make sure your brand stands. out from the crowd that is important. Sona yeah that's right vegan cupcakes. from your kitchen or marketing your. wedding photography business I'm just. making these up yeah I can tell. Squarespace helps you create a modern. platform through engaging and. aesthetically pleasing online presence.

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of animals running around the house like. pets dogs cats my brother Luke had. parakeets your grandmother lives with us. um and your both parents work full time. and then suddenly this kid with an. orange bowl haircut is saying don't you. know this isn't my favorite ripass and. my father said what I barely know who. you are. shut up open your Gob and shove it in. but what were you thinking he would just. go make you a special meal that was.

different from everyone else's I think. for a second I I just you know whatever. was put in front of me was like no I. don't don't you know I don't eat. swordfish. don't you know and I you know this was. the 70s Nixon was resigning uh you know. what it was a tough time. appetites Across the Nation oh okay yeah. I think we were all just on edge about. inflation and what's Ford going to do. and what's this new show starting out.

live oh Chevy Chase left will the show. ever continue and that was the mood of. the times and then here I am saying I'm. not sure this fish is my favorite father. father. hello. ding ding ding ding ding I had a spoon. and I was banging on a cup that said. yeah it said Nixon in 74 and I'm like. ding ding ding ding ding. oh God it's probably real. Todd is not.

cold not fried and he was like what shut. up eat it I don't even know which one. you are. which one are are you even one of ours. are you a boy are you a girl. are you one of the pets. all these questions he's asking him out. loud and I'm like well first of all as. we can all tell I'm all boy.

second of all I'm the one we call Conan. third from the top and fourth from the. bottom. then neighborhood bullies came in. through the window in my own house and. beat the out of me oh my god father. father help me I would have been one my. father was like here's 20 bucks kidding. hit him again I think this is truly the. first time I felt pity for you. I actually feel for you really yeah that. guy I just did yeah because it felt real.

it felt like God yeah your dad didn't. know what you did or didn't like come on. I saw pity for his dad yeah and I do. want to I I do love my dad and he's a. great dad and uh it's still to this day. a great dad but yeah did he think. constantly about what my desires were no. because it was a different time it was. The Depression. no yeah for me the depression includes. part of my first 10 years of my life my.

depression goes from 1929 to 1979. because it includes my depression as a. child anyway we got a lot to talk about. yes yes we'll pick up more on that. father. toilet seat on the third floor. it's vinyl and that's not how I like to. ride. and you know that father. you report that hey Poor Dad.