The show opens with a spoof of the Harry Potter films, with the title "Conan O'Brien and the Calamity of Hilarity" shown hovering in the sky over the city, in the font used for the films' titles; the opening shot follows a car leaving the city (passing a sign noting its name as Conopolis), then crossing the bridge and pulling up to the house. Conan is seen flying on a broomstick out of the clouds and toward the viewer.