It’s not often you hear a couple of Hollywood heavyweights shout out the Canadian classic TV series The Beachcombers but that is what happened on a recent episode of the podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend.

During a wide-ranging and hilarious conversation on the Aug. 24 edition of the hit podcast, host O’Brien and his longtime pal, former writing partner Greg Daniels (creator of the American version of The Office and Parks and Rec), recounted a trip they took when they were young writers living in Los Angeles .

Forgoing a weekend on a boat with pals, the pair of self-professed “nerds” flew to Seattle, got the “cheapest rental car you can get,” and drove to Vancouver with plans to check out “Expo 87.” No, that is not a typo.

“We just managed to convince ourselves that if we miss

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