With the first two weeks of the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien wrapped up, I wanted to take a look back at some of my favorite moments from CoCo's new gig (more on that soon):

• Twitter Tracker (Week 1 & Week 2) - Brilliant the first time out of the gate. I'm not sure which is more ridiculous: the announcer's voiceover or Conan's reactions to the lame Tweets.  Either way, the combo of the two players in this bit easily makes it one of the break-out stars of the new "Tonight Show Library of Skits" (totally Trademarked by me now!).
• CoCo is the new Conan - In response to the first Twitter Tracker segment (June 2 - for those of you who haven't seen it yet), Conan O'Brien gets his first new Tonight Show nickname: CoCo.  This one appears to be sticking around for a while, as the next guest on June 2, Tom Hanks (and subsequent guests), made sure to include it in their interviews. Plus, a group of audience members showed up spelling out CoCo on their t-shirts. Classic.
• The Cold Open - Taped over a single weekend, Conan makes his way from New York to Hollywood for his first show in a coast-to-coast run.  Conan knew he had to have something big for his first bit on his first Tonight Show, and this easily fit the bill.  Having Conan's classic humor, mixed with the larger budget that comes with the Tonight Show, made for a Cold Open that rivaled the opening scene of the first episode of "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (SIDE NOTE: The second episode was interestingly named "The Cold Open").
• The Guests - Sure, it's easy to pick on the guests, but it's not always easy to find the right guests to fill in the spots on a new(ish) show.  OK, so maybe taking over the Tonight Show has some benefits (like getting big stars to help out with the first week), but watching Conan pick up Tom Hanks, Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Gwyneth Paltrow in the first two weeks was amazing.
• Super Mario Set - Having seen the set in person (at a test taping in May), it didn't hit me that Conan's monologue backdrop has more then a passing resemblance to the Super Mario Bros.  That was until I came upon a posting on Gizmodo that mentioned the similarities of the two greats.  When Conan referenced the resemblance, it was fantastic to see him pay attention to his fans.  Having just mentioned the story earlier in the day, his ability to turn it into a segment so quickly was impressive.
• The Ratings - Ok, so maybe this doesn't qualify as one of the best moments in Conan's first two weeks, but nobody has burst out of the gate with amazing ratings during their first days, weeks (or months) on a new show.  His up-and-down roller coaster of ratings (look at the story regarding his first week as Tonight Show host) shows that he has the ability to build his audience over time, as he did with his Late Night show.

These are just a few of my favorite moments from CoCo's first few weeks.  He had me in tears at some moments, worried that I'd be making too much noise in the house for an 11:35p time slot.  His physical comedy puts him in a league on his own.  There are just too many moments to mention in one post, but I'll keep an eye on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and bring you the Best O' the Best!