All right coming up,
tomorrow night on the show, Hulk Hogan,
musical guest Green Day and George Plimpton's gonna be here.
So catch that show.
Oh, yeah.
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All right, my next guest has just recently won
the West Hartford Middle School Spelling Bee.
Please welcome, everyone, Sara Hughes.
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[Conan] Oh, wow.
Hey, congratulations, Sara.
Oh, thanks, Mr. O'Brien.
Congratulations on having a show.
All right, that's very nice of you.
[Andy] Hey, Sara.
Sara, can you spell that word, "congratulations"?
Uh-huh.
I'll give it a try, Mr. Richter.
Andy, c'mon, of course she can spell it, all right?
She's a spelling bee champ.
That's right.
I'd rather try a harder word.
It's more fun.
Okay, Sara.
Well, the first word I'd like you to spell
is "sesquicentennial", okay?
It's a 150th anniversary or its celebration.
"Sesquicentennial".
Give it a try.
S, E, S, Q, U, I, T, E, N, T, E, N, I, A, L.
[Conan] Wow, that's terrific! (claps)
(audience claps)
Very nice!
That's great! [Andy] Um--
Really great.
Um, Conan?
[Conan] Yeah, what's that?
She, she, she forgot it an N.
(audience laughs)
[Conan] What?
She forgot the second N in "centennial".
I really...
I didn't even notice.
Come on, give her a break, Andy.
What's one N?
I'm sorry, Mr. O'Brien.
[Audience] Aww.
Aw, come on, please, really, don't be sad.
You're terrific.
Andy, apologize.
I'm, I'm sorry, Sara.
I apologize.
"Apologize",
A, P, O, L, O, G, I, S, E.
What a good sport.
That's great.
Good for you.
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[Conan] Good for you. Thank you.
[Andy] Well, but--
Hey, that's great, terrific.
Conan, Conan, she spelled that wrong too.
It's I, Z, E.
(audience boos)
Oh, come on.
It is.
She spelled it wrong.
Andy, are you trying to ruin Sara's visit?
What did I do?
Sara, forget him, okay?
We have the videotape of you winning your contest.
Isn't that terrific?
Let's roll that, Dana.
Roll that videotape.
It's really exciting.
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Are you ready for your word, Sara?
Yes.
[audience] Aw.
Your word is...
"lugubrious".
It means mournful, dismal, or gloomy.
"Lugubrious".
Take your time.
L, U, G, U, B, R, I, U, S.
That is correct.
(audience claps)
You are our new spelling champion.
(audience applauds)
(claps) Wow!
Hey, that's fantastic!
That was really exciting.
I'm telling you, you're really terrific.
You're great.
Oh, thank you.
All the other kids were terrific too.
[Conan] (chuckles) Oh, I'm sure they were.
[Andy] Conan-- [Conan] Great.
Conan, I hate to seem like a jerk,
but she misspelled "lugubrious" too.
(audience boos)
Oh, like you didn't see it.
(audience laughs)
[Conan] Oh.
Happy now, Andy?
Are you happy now?
(audience boos)
All right, all right.
I'm not gonna say another word.
That's it.
I'm done.
Hey, Sara, I know what'll cheer you up.
How would you like to be my sidekick
for the rest of the show?
Would ya like that?
(audience cheers)
I'd love to be your sidekick.
"Sidekick",
P, S, Y, C, E, kick.
"Sidekick."
That's right, Sara.
(audience laughs)
(chuckles) That's right.
You're terrific.
Okay, folks, we're gonna be right back.
"Right back".
R, I, T, E, B, A, K.
Right, yeah.
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