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Conan O’Brien’s Epic Revenge on NBC
When Jay Leno decided to leave “the Tonight Show,” NBC quickly replaced him with Conan O’Brien. However, when Leno later changed his mind and expressed his desire to return, the network executives were equally hasty in kicking O’Brien to the curb as they reinstated Leno as the host of their popular talk show.
What followed was one of the greatest revenge schemes plotted on live television. During his final night, O’Brien finally had the last laugh when he spent $1.5 million on a Bugatti Veyron to use the car as a prop while also making the network pay outrageous royalties for playing Rollin Stones’ “Satisfaction” during the program.
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