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Tom Hanks, Whale Expert, on 'Conan' (VIDEO)
by Oliver Miller, posted Nov 10th 2010 2:38AM
Conan O'Brien has a new talk show, a new studio -- and a new backdrop behind his desk. Tonight, friend-of-the-show Tom Hanks appeared for the second-ever episode of 'Conan' (weeknights, 11PM ET on TBS). And Mr. Hanks learned to his wet sorrow that Conan's new backdrop has extra-magical powers.Hanks and Conan are good pals -- in fact, Tom gave O'Brien the nickname "Coco." But apparently the host isn't a big fan of the moniker. Conan quipped to Mr. Hanks that the whole "Coco" thing had "ruined" his life. The guest made this joke in response: "Finally, he'll blame something on someone other than Jay [Leno]!"
But a little later on, Conan had his revenge. While showing off his new backdrop, O'Brien pointed out that humpback whales were suddenly swimming in the "ocean" behind them. It was true; thanks to the magic of "blue screen" technology, miniature whales had appeared.
Tom was impressed, and decided to shift into the role of amateur whale biologist. "We're early for the humpback migration season," he informed the host. Then, the tiny whales started jumping through the on-screen water. Hanks employed some more technical mumbo-jumbo to define the mammals' activity: "[Now,] they're not 'breaching,' they're lunging. If they were to 'breach,' approximately 40 percent of them would come out of the water ... "
At this point, a suddenly enormous fake whale jumped out of the ocean -- soaking Hanks with a downpour of very real water. Hanks was drenched, and Conan had his mild revenge for the whole "Coco" thing.
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