Lisa Kudrow Wasn’t Impressed With Conan’s Ford Taurus | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

[@QuantumBraced]

It says a lot about Conan that he got that car. As many in the comments have pointed out, the Taurus SHO had an incredible engine that performed on par with the best sedans of the time. However, on the outside it looked like a regular midrange sedan, and especially in that color. So Conan wanted the performance but without the flashy looks, and that pretty much sums him up - humble on the outside, beast on the inside.

[@Ryan256]

💯

[@dinosaursr]

A sleeper.

[@ksaucefpv]

At the same time I am reminded by the legend himself that Conan is much like a Porsche: low slung and packed with power!

[@BillSaggar]

I owe this woman my life. In my darkest days, her character phoebe was there to make it easier for me. I thank you Lisa.

[@angelasongcheung6796]

🥹🥹🥹🥹😭😭😭😭❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@heartjewelrybunny]

Phoebe is a great character

[@OrigEntertainmentOfficial]

I would love to see an animated series called Young Conan where they animate Conan's stories when he was coming up in L.A.

[@js290]

Hanz & Franz reboot should be TV FunHouse animation...

[@burnacco]

FR WTF WHERE TF ARE KZbin'S ANIMATORS???? they used to do this kinda hs*t all the time just because 😭

[@mediocreman2]

Conan isn't wrong, don't know why he gets such a hard time about the Taurus! It had a 220HP Yamaha made V6, and with a manual transmission they were a blast to drive. They are still desirable today.

[@Rasbiff]

Probably because no one in the room there is into cars.

[@silverXnoise]

They were legit. My pops had a similar kind of thing, an early 90’s Dodge Spirit RT, 224hp, 0-60 in under 6 seconds, but looked like something my Grandma would drive. For context, the BMW M5 of that generation did 0-60 in 6.3 seconds (but looked infinitely cooler doing it). I think Ford still makes a hot Taurus, the police interceptors if nothing else. All the Dodge models these days look like muscle cars, so they don’t have any of those “sleeper” models anymore.

[@seanshafer2253]

Engine made in Brasília I think

[@QuantumBraced]

Exactly, it had an awesome engine, indeed wolf in sheep's clothing.

[@cuda426hemi]

They (Conan's generation SHO) looked not just ugly they were invisible, the kind of front wheel drive car any drone that works their entire life making some other people's dreams come true would drive. Yamaha engine and Mazda transmission - and almost double cost of regular Taurus? Still it had a long run a few generations.

[@Dawg_Lotion]

My mom bought a 1996 green Taurus SHO when I was a toddler and to this day she says it was her favourite car shes ever owned. "It was an absolute joy to drive" in her words. Conan has good taste

[@stephenstrussvideo]

To be perfectly honest, a 5-speed Taurus SHO and an Acura Legend are fantastic cars.

[@vanmoody]

Stick shifts are better mpg cars too.

[@ChrisB_517]

I own several SHOs. Gen1 and Gen2. We race them in a series called "24 Hours of Lemons" ! That engine still cooks, baby! If you ever wanna come and race with us and relive your days of rowing gears: be our guest!

[@jauken83]

Conan at a Lemons race would be such a great bit for his show.

[@salsal435]

Great Conan remote!

[@ChrisB_517]

@@jauken83 it really would. Buncha great and interesting people at the races

[@alf6633]

The SHO was no joke. But it did look like a basic Taurus.

[@growingmelancholy8374]

Liar.

[@TheQuixotic1]

The Ford Taurus SHO was definitely one of those "if you know, you know" vehicles. I was super bummed they discontinued it. The final 2019 model had an F-150 V6 engine in it and it was a dream to drive; refined, comfortable, and responsive to drive, but gobs of power when you put the pedal down.

[@silverXnoise]

@@TheQuixotic1 Are they still making police interceptors based on the Taurus? Basically an SHO with AWD, if I recall.

[@jsmithers.]

​@@silverXnoise🤡

[@silverXnoise]

@@jsmithers. 🖕 Emojis are fun.

[@jsmithers.]

@@silverXnoise Cry harder lil baby bro 🤡

[@karibaxter4490]

I was bummed, too.

[@travisthree11]

As a Ford Tech, the Yamaha SHO motor was incredible.

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

24V v6 and put out a lot of power ! my boss had one in early 90s and was so nice

[@keno1069]

Fantastic car!

[@MaximOfSurrey]

I love how Lisa, who played the most air-headed ditz of a person, actually ended up making the most fiscally responsible choices.

[@ScootsFromNewCastle]

It’s easy to be fiscally responsible when you’ve been making $20 million dollars a year for the last decade lol

[@lia53233]

​@@ScootsFromNewCastle but they are referring to when friends first started and everyone bought their cars.

[@palorius]

Isn't she mensa?

[@some1namedno1]

7:38 Sona asks for a raise and GETS a raise.

[@edo27]

'can i get a raise?' lol . loved that

[@emilyhopeful]

Literally lol'd

[@Mintpepperoni]

Elite Lisa/Phoebe impression by Conan at 1:38

[@cleverusername9369]

Their friendship is adorable

[@mikes1929]

My first car was a 1989 Taurus SHO (stick shift). When I found out that my comedic hero also had one, I was over the moon!

[@ezdave2929]

I remember a Conan interview with Dale Jr. where he mentioned his SHO and I believe Dale responded with a very polite show of enthusiasm.

[@landreaulover]

Lisa is my favorite Conan guest. Love to hear them reminisce!

[@simmonslucas]

Lisa as always very down to earth.

[@coztod]

Also, we need a Not Necessarily The News (NNTN) full deep dive episode - maybe a cast reunion? I was born in ‘76 and remember seeing NNTN and loving it. It was among the foundational comedy of the 80s for us along side Airplane!, Mel Brooks, Monty Python, etc…

[@MrHusker1996]

I respect Conan's Ford Taurus. I learned to drive and drove until recently my dad's old 1996 (made in the same year as me) Ford Mondeo in pretty much the same shade of green. It was such a foolproof car, the engine and the stickshift would survive everything. I loved that car, it was the best

[@ddmarsh21]

I had a 1995 Taurus, not the SHO but my dad and I found the SHO wheels in a junkyard and it totally upgraded it. It hit 3 deer over the course of its lifetime.

[@HankAaronJoseph19]

That's how we remember our cars in Wisconsin by how many deer we hit with it.

[@silverXnoise]

@@ddmarsh21 I had a cherry VW Passat I hit two deer with. Great car.

[@kwombok]

i am proud to admit that i learned to drive stick on a 2002 mazda miata that i bought that day, and if i ever get the opportunity to call into this show i would be happy to talk about cars with conan and utterly bore sona not sure about gourley but i bet he's into it

[@akm5376]

The throbbing is real. When the cuff pressure is released, you can feel the throbbing from the systolic to the diastolic points - just need to be a little attentive

[@celiaalmeida9391]

I was irrationally angry that no one knew what he was talking about

[@MajorJJH]

​@@celiaalmeida9391😂😂 I'm right there with you. I have my blood pressure taken every four weeks. The throbbing is just what happens. I was so distressed that they didn't know that.

[@akm5376]

@@MajorJJH an interesting thing is if you keep an eye on the dial/display and keep track of the throbbing, you can get your own blood pressure reading without the machine having to tell you 😁sometimes, that drives my blood pressure up - just looking at the starting point

[@lia53233]

​@@MajorJJHis it possible that that's not a universal thing? I am questioning this myself now.

[@chunkychuck]

The Acura Legend and Taurus SHO are both cool cars! The Legend had a longitudinal V6 FWD layout and the SHO had the Yamaha V6 as many have pointed out.

[@edsmith3461-z7m]

The Taurus SHO was pretty good. His 1992 Taurus SHO could accelerate from 0-60 mph in 6.6 seconds with a top speed of 143 mph.

[@StopWars420]

1992 mustang gt was 6.3s to 60mph but they were both even up to 95mph then the sho with better aerodynamics would pull ahead

[@tlgibson97]

Never forget where you came from and you'll always appreciate what you have more. Probably why Conan never let fame get to him, too much anyways.

[@salsal435]

Enjoy what you have accomplished without forgetting that everything can dissappear at any moment.

[@bionicRod]

He didn't exactly grow up poor, but he grew up right. He seems like a legitimately good person.

[@JoeFpoc]

Yeah i grew up pretty poor and once i finally got my own place and a good job im still really cheap. I still drive old junk but make sure they have floors, air conditioning and everything works and safe. Still can’t bring myself to buy anything new

[@jsmithers.]

​@@bionicRod🤡

[@doctorbolognamd7103]

The SHO was awesome

[@pleappleappleap]

The Ford Taurus SHO is an awesome car.

[@newbro]

I have never followed Lisa much, turns out she IS Phoebe just like how Matthew is Chandler, they are both hilarious!

[@JW-yd2bl]

Thank you Conan! I also had a Ford Taurus SHO and few people understood the incredible engine and manual transmission.

[@jazminratzlaff5357]

Love that Lisa has finally been on your podcast, you two are awesome and so cute together. Lisa has the best laugh ever, hilarious about the Ford Taurus, the friends cast members and their cars 🤍 😍😘🥰🤩✨🌟🎙️😆😂🤣 🎧 🚘

[@StewChicken42]

"I don't have that, so one of us is dying". DUDE, she is SO FUNNY. Also I feel u, Coco! I hate that throbbing from blood pressure machines too! #NoDiddy

[@GregDeKoenigsberg]

I lold. She is so effortlessly funny.

[@heyjamirae]

Oh my god I vividly remember the Taurus skits when I was a kid. It was my favorite part 😅

[@Patmanx1]

that taurus SHO was a cool car. it was euro performance for Americans.

[@russellpatterson2495]

at the time it came out, it was i think the 3rd fastest 4 door car that was mass produced.

[@Kenneth_James]

lol picture it. Conan pullin up to Lisa in a green 1989 Ford Taurus SHO - Showstopper 🤣

[@Sledgeh101]

Are we not mentioning that Lisa was apparently the one who picked out Conan's outfit when he had his tryout for Late Night?

[@ilovericelol]

They used to date

[@MrMarioski]

Lisa with the Acura Legend just so fitting. Lots of love this car with gearheads 😊

[@harriporter8044]

man I love Conan. the greatest storyteller and comedian. God bless

[@0nevadajim]

Lisa is awesome as well 😊

[@jamesthenabignumber]

I agree with you, Conan, about the throbbing arm thing. I had a 24 hour monitor as well, recently, and it sucked.

[@Abigail-li3mk]

What a great show!!!! And I totally get the blood pressure cuff throbbing thing and it skeeves me out tooooo!!!

[@GibsonBuck]

Time to have the Taurus restored, and show it on Jay Leno's garage

[@goldie819]

i get the throbbing too, conan. i am also riddled with disease though so it might be that

[@MarcKloos]

Feeling my heart throb gives me a high heart rate!

[@elzc06]

I think that's how it should be

[@billyeveryteen7328]

I'm surprised Sona didn't bring up the fact that Conan not only still owns the car, he keeps up the registration and insurance payments on it. Has Conan ever explained why, even though he was living in Los Angeles at the time, he went all the way to Massachusetts to buy a car?

[@CLA82529]

Probably it was his first *new* car. It has pretty huge sentimental value. I'd keep it too.

[@keely2014]

Ford Taurus SHO in green!!? Hell yeah!

[@bryanswisshelm941]

OMG I can totally relate to the BP monitor in the middle of a hysterical convo.

[@mpa1931]

SHO Taurus is a legend of a car, always respected Conan for buying it and also keeping it for so long.

[@TiffanySparrow]

@7:57 I totally get it! I can't stand the feeling of my pulse in my arm when my blood pressure is being taken.

[@keno1069]

That Taurus was an amazing vehicle!

[@shannonallaround9490]

8:24 They know damn well they have felt that in their arm when the Doctor takes their blood pressure. 😂 I even know and I am a Finess pro 😂😂

[@jonathantrauner3742]

Sonas laughing in this video was so awesome. #LaughterTheBestMedicine

[@Czechbound]

The very first time I saw Conan was very late at night in Ireland where his show but we shown on UK TV ( Super Channel ?) that we could pick up in Ireland. He was in Rockerfeller Plaze with this old car, getting the senior auctioneer from Sotheby's to value his Ford Taurus. I thought "what is this weirdo who doesn't seem to care about anything but making us laugh". So the Ford Taurus is what got me hooked on Conan. And now, I guess nearly 30 years later, the Taurus lives on in conversations. ( I remember being disappointed when Conan did his series on settling into LA and he was driving a BMW SUV and the myth that he still drove the Taurus was finally skewered )

[@Williestyle-RobotechxMacross-x]

Just an FYI : Conan still has the Taurus SHO (well, the show does). I read here that Brad Pitt fried the clutch, but it still around, somewhere...

[@Czechbound]

@@Williestyle-RobotechxMacross-x That's cool ! It should be in the Petersen :)

[@michaelbiel9783]

I know exactly what conan is talking about when the blood pressure strap constricts. I can't believe everyone doesn't feel the same thing

[@Altek1]

I've owned 3 Legends, Lisa made a good purchase. I bet that baby is still out there running

[@anweshabanerjee8320]

Loved this segment!

[@supersteve1585]

Both Conan and Lisa got my respect. Both Taurus SHO and particulary the Acura Legend, are total legends from that era(i know😁). Theyre great cars in their own right. Like the Acura, it may not have a well known logo as it was particularly up and coming brand at the time, but it really gave the germans a run for their money. I really hope they realize that. Those are kind of cars actual smart people buy.

[@silverXnoise]

@@supersteve1585 I doubt it was lost on them, Yamaha made a bunch of engines for German cars at the time. Yamaha also made the V6 in Conan’s Taurus.

[@supersteve1585]

@@silverXnoise I know conan might be familiar with it. But i doubt, lisa be that familiar with the cult status of a Acura Legend

[@owenlarson07366]

So weird how people think that men and women can’t be friends.

[@ronwhitefan1921]

Conan, I feel you with the discomfort when the blood pressure cuff is deflating. It goes so slowly and you focus on the area, noticing your arm throbbing. I have felt this my whole life and have normal blood pressure.

[@AndresFCamacho]

I can relate. I had the original Ford Probe GT. It was fast!!! To this day my college friends still mock me and ask if we can go out in the Probe.

[@allycat2836]

My first car was Ford Topaz, midnight blue. Sweet car.

[@keeshiabrie]

less than 2 hours between podcast video uploads?! we are getting FED

[@hcoughing]

Agreed! hoping the intro comes up soon too!

[@ctrainbeats]

Sam going ham

[@SRGots]

My mom had a red SHO. I loved driving that thing.

[@Aratimb]

if lisa bought the car as new in 97 she would've been one of the 4 acura legend buyers that year

[@dwboston1]

Acura Legend was a great car! The 2-door version was amazing.

[@hemmojito]

so supportive

[@velocity211]

i'm so glad conan still owns the taurus sho. well, team coco does, but still. last i heard of it, brad pitt roasted the clutch for a bit, and it's been sitting since. conan needs to get a new clutch put in, some detailing, and he's a better car guy than leno XD

[@mmmlinux]

love the SHO! we want to see it fully restored!

[@JaylenPotts-zs2qw]

Just love Lisa Kudrow and Conan O'Brien

[@chino06013]

That Taurs was an SHO edition with a high-performance engine by Yamaha! Conan was a conneseur for driving that car for as long as he did.

[@iamtheoceanr]

I still watch the Miller commercials.

[@ddmarsh21]

my favorite one is when he reads "...get Miller delivered right to your door." Then he says "Wow this is a great country."

[@SynthiaVan]

Seriously, who is getting Miller Lite delivered?!

[@ddmarsh21]

@@SynthiaVan idk but i'd like to meet them

[@milessolomon3324]

That Ford Gemini joke didn’t get the respect it deserved

[@mediocreman2]

I was a bit confused at first, because there actually is a car in Australia called the Gemini, so I wasn't sure if he was being serious or not lol. But that was made by Holden (GM), not Ford. haha

[@thesidekixband]

Absolutely!

[@Simple_101]

True. I wasn’t thinking astrological signs as he said it.

[@bender4489]

that ford taurus looked like a fun car to drive, kind of like my wrx

[@bigdog178]

I did that with m&m but I would just put them in the sun for a little bit 😊

[@kellykonoske91]

That Yamaha SHO motor was a great power plant, and the Taurus SHO's are pretty pricey today.

[@lcbagley7890]

I have loved Conan since I was a teen, he’s so damn funny.

[@J_Eusebio]

He’s right about the SHO and Millerz as a grillin’ beer

[@altafari]

Car guys still love that car.

[@keithmcintyre6403]

He seems pretty real in this one, not going for too many jokes... I heard they know each other from way back. It's funny how life goes.

[@wilfredoriverajr.]

such a good impression of Lisa!

[@Scottyr37]

Gourley with the astrology wit!

[@batoutofmel4959]

My dad's first new car was a Taurus, and he thought it was bad ASS okay, he'd rev the engine and crank up "Bad to the Bone" and everything.

[@Spongebathe830]

Sona saying, "can I have a raise?". She knows how to push buttons.

[@edsmith3461-z7m]

1976-79 Buick Opel by Isuzu, Conan could not have found a more concocted car. That’s three different names, three different car companies, and three different countries of origin.

[@claudio68097]

Dude the SHO was an amazing car ! Stick shift too ! Damn !

[@SHOman_86]

My first car was a green, manual 1990 SHO. Bought it in 2002 for $2700. To this date it is my favorite car!

[@mitchjimmy2962]

I hope you still have the sho conan

[@redbecca1327]

100% agree about the blood pressure cuff arm throbbing and I have low blood pressure. Maybe a readhead thing, lol?

[@adamdesanti6713]

Conan has to calm down for blood pressure ritual. Sona: "Can I have a raise?" (tongue-in-cheek) Coney: *elevates middle finger* (tongue-in-cheek)

[@SaketBakshi]

This is one of my favorite Conan facts. The V8 in that SHO was a dream to me. The 3.6 V6 wasn’t nearly as potent.

[@mediocreman2]

His was Yamaha made 3.0 liter V6. Later cars only had automatic slushboxes with the V8.

[@StopWars420]

There wasn't a v8 for the sho. The mustang v8 was only had more 5hp and 0 to 60 was a .3 second difference. About even in a race until 95mph when the sho would pull ahead due to aerodynamics

[@Sagaris380]

What a legendary car for a legendary man.

[@Toshtogo122]

Don and Mike used to talk about Don’s Ford Taurus. It wasn’t the SHO model, it was the CLI Taurus.😅

[@sonukunnath]

I love the fact that two of my favourite comedy legends are really good friends in real life.

[@jaredmatthews252]

My god, the media gods have answered my prayers! Finally, an explanation of the Kudrow m&m surprise lol. Conan described it years ago in an interview, and it perplexed me lol

[@saulteanuts-vg8iu]

An Acura is pretty fancy. Reduce is the first R for a reason.

[@gilgarza2903]

Ok true story, my college friend had the original 1986 Ford Taurus which was of course a hand me down from his parents. That car went through transmissions like crazy. One time I was visiting him in the bay area and we were in rush hour traffic when all of a sudden the car started to shudder really bad and wouldn't move. Yup, the transmission went out. I got out and started pushing the car down the freeway. 😂 I push it to the shoulder and we waited for the tow truck.

[@SirVicc]

The SHO was a great enthusiast car at the time. Conan wasn't wrong.

[@Zanarkand_0]

I would very rarely see a Ford Taurus in Australia. I never knew the name of it so back in the day whenever I would see one, I referred to it as "the melted RX-7" lol

[@amity797]

It's the same car Ione Skye had in Say Anything. Very cool car.

[@hoonaynay]

The SHO Taurus is legendary

[@clyde24skywalker]

Conan is 61 and Lsa is 60 now .... Damn Friends is so long ago ... but it didnt feel so long ago when i watched it ....

[@ohotnitza]

I loved my Ford Tempo that was the smaller version of the Taurus