most of us didn't relate to Carson, Leno or Letterman because they were the old dudes who's jokes we didn't always get.

Conan bridged the gap by being a little younger and off the wall and different enough than his predecessors and it helped that he wrote for The Simpsons and SNL. he's actually very funny.

Jimmy though is "our" guy. i mean come on, he grew up on Save By The Bell and hip-hop. and he also changed the game by having such an online presence even before when he was doing Late Night.