Top Five Friday: Goodbye, Conan

As we're sure many of you know, after two decades of work with NBC, Conan O'Brien left the network due to some messy rescheduling issues. In reaction to this, this week's Top Five Friday was going to titled "Five Other NBC Shows that Jay Leno is Going to Try to Take Over". But as Conan was leaving, he delivered a farewell speech that spoke out against cynicism. Inspired by this, we deleted the old list and instead are saying goodbye to Conan by changing the list from a negative jab to a positive memory of O'Brien's work with NBC. So, after much delay, here's a list of five NBC shows Conan should have been a part of before leaving the network.

1.Chuck



Conan O'Brien joins the whimsical cast of Chuck as tech expert Dennis Lapman, the plucky head of Buy More who offers Chuck a promotion. As the season progresses, the protagonist is gutted between working for the CIA or keeping his tech job until Dennis reveals himself as an evil conspirator. Anything to get Conan in an eye patch.

2.The Apprentice



There's not too much to say here except: replace Donald Trump with Conan O'Brien without trying to make the switch too obvious.


3.Early Today



Conan would up the spice on the Early Today show by fitting segments of the masturbating bear and Pimpbot5000. The morning crowd may not be ready for his lanky antics but it'd sure wake them up.



4.Heroes



There is no choice but to cast O'Brien as Visor, a blood thirsty villain within the Heroes universe. Dressed in an ominous black sweatshirt and dark sunglasses, Visor would be shrouded in both mystery and cloth until the season finale when he would shed his clothes and blind the entire Bennet family. Visor would soon become an obsession for Sylar due to his inability to absorb Visor's power. Every time Sylar would try to cut his head open, his eyes would melt due to the pale power of Visor's forehead. NBC would then follow up the "Save the Cheerleader" and "Are You On The List" ad campaign with "Now You See Him, Now You Can't See". And then Conan would play Spock in the remake of the J.J. Abrams classic.


5.VeggieTales




And finally, the Tonight Show host would reach out to the real youth of America by lending his voice to COCO-nut, an offbeat and oddly named shallot that hangs out with the gang on their biblical adventurings. From the Ark to the battle with Goliath, COCO-nut would constantly break the fourth wall with witty remarks. The Parents Television Council would still complain about the lack of religious content but NBC would see a spike in stoner ratings.

Thank you for years of excellent late night entertainment, Conan.