the smithsonian called him is a reference to the earlier interview segment conan did with him They were talking about doing their show in chicago...and will arnett randomly said The Smithsonian called me. The Smithsonian is a museum that has a lot of famous tv props for posterity...They have Archie Bunker's chair and other famous tv props!  I think they want Gob's segway!love this! can;t believe i've never seen a first guest pretending to be the second guest on a tv talkshow before! genius!