Grown men are instantly more attractive when they’re with something adorable like a baby or small puppy, but when Conan visited the American Girl store in Los Angeles, the results were both weird and hilarious. Watch the clip above to see Conan learn a little more about the American Girl dolls, then emotionally connect with his own made-up, present-day, finicky eater illegal German immigrant doll Agnes. (By the way Conan, if you think Caroline’s story is tragic, you don’t want to know what happens to Kirsten’s best friend Marta.)