06.04.09 CONAN’S NEW SET GOT SUPER MARIO’D
Like everything else about the new “Tonight Show,” Conan O’Brien’s revamped set has gotten its share of scrutiny. Mostly, it’s been praised for being an improvement over Jay Leno’s purple monstrosity; it’s an Art Deco-y throwback more in line with the heyday of Johnny Carson.
But the nerds, man. The nerds saw something else in the set, and it’s kind of freaking me out:
Holy Toadsworth, I just koopa’d my pants.
Seriously, this is messing up my mind with the eye patch. I have no idea what to think about the world now. Were the Super Mario Bros. landscapes derived from Art Deco patterns? Or did the set designer build Conan’s set FROM Super Mario Bros. landscapes? Or are video game nerds just insane?
Up next: I’d like to see a video-game version of Conan. I imagine he’d be built like Princess Peach. Uh, not that I would know who that is.
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“I imagine he’d be built like Princess Peach. Uh, not that I would know who that is.”
Why wouldn’t you? Everyone knows who the princess is. She’s that bitch that was always “in another castle”.
Matt, knowing the basic facts of Mario doesn’t make you a nerd. Mario is about as nerdy to games as Star Wars (the basic original trilogy) is to movies. Everybody knows the basic facts.
However, your mention of Toadsworth, that’s what’s going to get your head flushed.