@@biggusdickus1689 When you recorded stuff on a vcr, you sometimes got that horizontal line of video distortion during playback. Every VCR had a tracking knob you could turn to make the line go away. I don’t even know what the knob did but most of the time it worked
Generally tape quality degrades over time, but you also need to consider the fact that this video didn't seem to have the tracking adjusted. And then you have to factor in the source quality. This is not the original source, it was broadcast over the air then recorded to cassette. It was most likely recorded with a cheap coaxial cable and there's no guarantee that the signal quality was any good at the time of the broadcast. Then you have to factor in how this was converted to digital and in what format and what kind of cables as well. It could also have been compressed more than an ideal amount. UA-cam can perform additional compression that doesn't always work well with analog video. But I assure you, with cable TV instead of broadcast and a decent TV, this show looked pretty good when it first aired.
The right wing alternative: Ah, the days when you could poke fun at anything without upsetting a horde of paranoid leftist nannies who see Nazis and racism around every street corner (that is, at least in white neighborhoods). I admit, not as catchy, but more accurate.
@@stripedpants1668 yeah, except Trump and the right proved all the paranoia to be correct, because they literally attempted an insurrection. I voted for Trump twice, was a big Ben Shapiro listener for years, but once Ben started pushing Trump's conspiracies after losing, I was out. Then I discovered he really was racist, because his novel shows how much he clearly hates Arabs, black people and Mexicans. I'm not on the left at all, because around 40% of what Ben Shapiro criticized them over, I've always agreed with, but the sad reality is that the right went off the rails waaaaaay more than the left did when Hillary lost. In all honesty, we need rid of the people at the very top of both parties, but they'll just be replaced with more con artists, and even if the GOP & Democrats get entirely voted out for 3rd parties, they'll be replaced with more of the same
2:41 Conans face when that kid confronts him is priceless.
When that old lady goes up to heaven was one of the funniest things I’ve seen. Conan is the king of late night!
holy fuck that was brutal
OMG that was hilarious, and original at least to me
You all are joking but this truly happened on italian TV 😂
Conan & Andy are brilliant together. That last bit with the clay pigeon was so freaking clever
They need to have the kid inventor back on today. To see what else he has invented!
i can't find this episode anywhere! do u know where i can find it?
The vaccine
He probably created a drug addiction for myself
@@shawnphanphotographyfilm5326 :(
This kid is clearly an actor. He isn’t a real inventor. 😂
If you’re younger than 40 you don’t know what “fixing the tracking” means
You're right, what does it mean?
@@biggusdickus1689
When you recorded stuff on a vcr, you sometimes got that horizontal line of video distortion during playback. Every VCR had a tracking knob you could turn to make the line go away. I don’t even know what the knob did but most of the time it worked
@@minnesotajack1 Well for all the issues technology has been giving us I suppose there are some perks that come with progress
LMFAO
I was the TRACKING BUTTON MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, TURN THE TRACKING KNOBS!!!!!!
Tough to explain that last one to the TV executives.
my great grandma was born in 1898 and passed in 2005, very wrinkled too lol please don't haunt me GGMA!
*SHE'S HAUNTING YOU! SHE'S HAUNTING YOU EVERYDAY!*
awesome to see how actual VHS artifacts look compared to the aesthetic so prevalent these days
Best late night show host ever
I think the kid is a young Michael Angarano from Sky High
I knew he looked familiar!
and Almost Famous.
RIP Chris Farley.
6:19 Artie Kendall YAAAAA!🤘
Can someone adjust the tracking on my IPad?!!!!
You shouldn’t have bought that BetaMax iPad...my WHS iPad is tracking perfectly
I think that drawing was for mel gibson
That outfit on the skeet shooter 🤣
This video was recommended next after the Kari Wuhrer interview. Coincidence?
haha lol same
Same
Same
Brilliant stuff!
6:40 don't try calling an ambulance or anything. Lol
1997 Conan's a baby!!
That kid actor was pretty good. Conan should do a where are they now and see what he is up to in 2021. Do another inventions skit.
2:18 Cool clock, Ahmed!
The Andy years were the best!
2:30 -- The precursor to "Wunderkind".
This Ryan Logan kid reminds me of the kid from the meme. Did you ever dream you could (stumble for a minute) you could do anything?
ua-cam.com/video/G7RgN9ijwE4/v-deo.html
This one if I didn't describe well enough.
I think so too, and you described it fine
He's also a lot like the kazoo kid
You can tell how upset they are because of Chris dying. Very sad.
Everything was so good back then :/
Aren't these acts screened as in, give a quick demo before appearing live?
They could have the little old lady back.
Mr Harvard hasn't heard of a shovel??
Everybody dies
You need to adjust the tracking on your VCR.
1:55 oh look elon musk as a child
Strange coincidence but the same day chris farley passed away
5:13 Was that even allowed on TV even those days?
kid look like Joey Lawrence
LOOOL
This is 1997? It looks like the 80s.
Hahaha Conan predicted this new generation.. lol
I invited potato salad. Gimme my money, bitches!
Why is this footage from 1997 worse than the first movie ever shot
VHS my boy.
Generally tape quality degrades over time, but you also need to consider the fact that this video didn't seem to have the tracking adjusted. And then you have to factor in the source quality. This is not the original source, it was broadcast over the air then recorded to cassette. It was most likely recorded with a cheap coaxial cable and there's no guarantee that the signal quality was any good at the time of the broadcast. Then you have to factor in how this was converted to digital and in what format and what kind of cables as well. It could also have been compressed more than an ideal amount. UA-cam can perform additional compression that doesn't always work well with analog video. But I assure you, with cable TV instead of broadcast and a decent TV, this show looked pretty good when it first aired.
That kid inventor grew up to be elon musk. Still making the same claims.
That kid did not invent mousetraps.
Just so you know, Conan is a comedian. Often comedians use jokes that don't always reflect reality in order to entertain us.
@@mediocreman2 Just so YOU know, sarcasm is a means of relaying humor.
Ha, a child handling alcohol
What's he gonna do leach it through the bottle into his skin?
@@EmployeeJoe630 yes
Ah, the days when Nazis were a punchline, and not literally marching in the streets. ~Those were the days...~
The right wing alternative: Ah, the days when you could poke fun at anything without upsetting a horde of paranoid leftist nannies who see Nazis and racism around every street corner (that is, at least in white neighborhoods).
I admit, not as catchy, but more accurate.
Literally not true....
If you’re anti anti fascist you’re the fascist snow flake.
@@stripedpants1668 yeah, except Trump and the right proved all the paranoia to be correct, because they literally attempted an insurrection.
I voted for Trump twice, was a big Ben Shapiro listener for years, but once Ben started pushing Trump's conspiracies after losing, I was out. Then I discovered he really was racist, because his novel shows how much he clearly hates Arabs, black people and Mexicans.
I'm not on the left at all, because around 40% of what Ben Shapiro criticized them over, I've always agreed with, but the sad reality is that the right went off the rails waaaaaay more than the left did when Hillary lost.
In all honesty, we need rid of the people at the very top of both parties, but they'll just be replaced with more con artists, and even if the GOP & Democrats get entirely voted out for 3rd parties, they'll be replaced with more of the same
We live under pretty obvious oligarchal rule. If one finds themself passionate for either party.. they're a rube.
@5:11 Had no idea that Conan was a right-wing MAGA nutjob. Lolz
Best late night show host ever