About

PROTIP: Conan is an alligator

Conan is… is a series of YTMND sites based on Conan O'Brien's "alligator snapping jaw" motion on Late Night with Conan O'Brien during an interview with Matthew McConaughey that aired on April 6th, 2005.

In typical fashion, the fad cross-bred with other popular internet memes and fashioned into newer, stronger YTMNDs.

Music Used

The song typically used in this YTMND fad is called Straight Ahead by Tube & Berger and featuring Chrissie Hynde.

• WAV file
• Complete song on Youtube:
  

Origin

On April 17, 2005, user Dasyati uploaded the site Conan is…AN ALLIGATOR to YTMND. It now has over 530,000 views.

• YouTube mirror:

This site spawned many other sites editing the GIF image, along with sites having "Conan is…" in their titles.

The first YTMND to parody the original appears to be Conan is…..the end of the world? by Billson. However, the first spin-off to become very popular was Conan is…A STAPLER! by user nibbzious.

Legacy

"Conan is…" also inspired other similar fads involving Conan.

Some of these fads include:

• Future Conan: Conan taking over the world. (Original)
• Hermione and Conan: A brief fad using an exploitable GIF of Conan and Hermione. (Original)
• TIGER Handhelds: Imitating the sounds and animation of Tiger Handhelds. (Original)
• X Stares Into Your Soul: A series of YTMNDs showing characters, well… staring into your soul. (Original)
• _____ Stole Conan's Bike: Part of the larger Stole my Bike fad, but also inspired spin-offs of its own. (Original)

According to YTMND Wiki,… this fad, along with other Conan fads, are rarely seen today. However, because "Conan is…" is considered to be one of the most classic YTMND fads, it is a stable in YTMND Conglomerates. Conan is also often seen mashed-up with other fads.

Notable Examples

• Conan is… OH MY GOD! (441,000+ views)
• Conan is…CAPTAIN PLANET (390,000+ views)
• Conan…MAKES POPCORN! (378,000+ views)
• Conan is…A STAPLER! (337,000+ views)
• Conan…SUMMONS A FIRE SPIRIT (335,000+ views)
• Conan is… A TIGER HANDHELD (302,000+ views)
• Conan is… MULTIPLE MICHAEL JACKSONS (+198,000 views)
• Conan is… Aroused! (195,000+ views)
• Conan is… Zeromus! (168,000+ views)
• Conan is…RAIDEN (159,000+ views)
• Conan is……WHAT THE HELL?! (152,000+ views)
• Conan is…an iPod commercial! (150,000+ views)
• Conan is…EMO! (146,000+ views)
• Conan is….. Agahnim!! refresh (143,000+ views)
• Conan is… Drowning! (129,000+ views)
• Conan…Stares into your Soul (126,000+ views)
• Conan hits finnish newspapers! (refresh) (122,000+ views)
• Conan … has GONE INSANE! (105,000+ views)
• Conan is DEATH METAL (96,000+ views)
• Conan is…A HARDCORE GAMER! (91,000+ views)
• LO'wbrien (85,000+ views)
• Conan… does a barrel roll! (84,000+ views)
• Conan is… ANDROSS! (80,000+ views)
• Conan is…an emo myspace suicide! (78,000+ views)
• Conan Tries to Start a Slow Clap (75,000+ views)
• Conan is.. AN ACCORDION PLAYER (66,000+ views)
• Conan is.. In Control of the Enterprise (65,000+ views)
• YTMND – UPDATE 2 What is love? It's…AN ALLIGATOR (59,000+ views)
• Picard PWNS Conan! whenpicardattacksremix (58,000+ views)
• Conan Is…. The One (The original) (55,000+ views)
• Conan is…1900! (50,000+ views)

"Conan is…" collection on Youtube

The following videos are by user YTMNDfads.