- IT HAS BEEN 29 YEARS
SINCE THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS HAVE BEEN TO A WORLD SERIES.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF FANS THAT WANT TO SEE THEM WIN,
AND WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A VIEWER
WHO THINKS THAT HER MOM AND AUNT DESERVE TO GO.
HERE'S THE LETTER RIGHT HERE.
"DEAR ELLEN, IF ANYBODY DESERVES TO GO TO THE WORLD SERIES
"AND WATCH THE ROYALS PLAY,
"IT'S MY MOM CARLA AND HER IDENTICAL TWIN MARLA.
"THEY KNOW ALL OF THE PLAYERS AND NEVER MISS A GAME.
"MY MOTHER CARLA IS AN AMAZING, HARDWORKING PERSON.
"SHE'S GOT SIX KIDS.
"TOOK ANY JOB SHE COULD TO SUPPORT US.
"WHEN MY BROTHER WAS JUST A BABY,
"SHE WENT BACK TO SCHOOL TO BE A NURSE.
"I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DID IT,
"BUT SHE PUSHED THROUGH AND NEVER GAVE UP.
"HER AND MY AUNT MARLA WOULD DIE
"IF THEY GOT TO GO TO THE WORLD SERIES.
"PLEASE PICK CARLA AND MARLA TO GO CHEER FOR THE ROYALS.
SINCERELY, MAGGIE."
SO WHAT SHE DOESN'T KNOW IS,
JEANNIE AND OUR CREW ARE OUTSIDE OF MAGGIE'S HOUSE
IN KEARNEY, MISSOURI, RIGHT NOW.
[cheers and applause]
HI.
IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL THERE. - HI.
- HI, HI.
- OH, MY GOSH, IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
- IT LOOKS LIKE IT.
MAGGIE AND CARLA AND MARLA
HAVE NO IDEA I'M ABOUT TO SURPRISE THEM.
I'M GONNA GIVE MAGGIE A CALL RIGHT NOW,
AND THEY THINK SOMETHING ELSE IS GONNA HAPPEN, I THINK,
SO THEY'RE THERE.
HOW FAR AWAY ARE YOU? ARE YOU CLOSE?
- I'M ABOUT SIX HOUSES DOWN. SIX HOUSES DOWN.
- YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SPRINT. - HELLO?
- HELLO, IS THIS MAGGIE? - YES, IT IS.
- MAGGIE, MY NAME IS DEB.
I WORK FOR YOUR INTERNET PROVIDER, CENTURY LINK.
WE WERE CONTACTED BY "THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW"
BECAUSE WE WERE TRYING TO SKYPE WITH YOU,
BUT HAVING PROBLEMS TECHNICALLY.
- OH, NO. ARE YOU SERIOUS?
- IS YOUR COMPUTER ON?
- YES, IT IS. - LOVE THE FUNNY LADY, ELLEN.
WHY ARE THEY TRYING TO REACH YOU?
- WAIT, WHAT?
- WHY ARE THEY TRYING TO REACH YOU?
- YOU'RE TRYING TO REACH ME?
- [speaking indistinctly]
- WHEN--OH, BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE--
WE'RE GONNA BE INTERVIEWING WITH ELLEN'S SHOW.
[all screeching]
- I THINK-- COVER'S BLOWN.
I THINK OUR COVER IS COMPLETELY BLOWN.
KNOCK ON THE DOOR, JEANNIE.
- IS THIS ELLEN? - YES.
- HI! COME ON OUT HERE!
GET OUT HERE!
- OH, MY GOD! - GET OUT HERE!
GET OUT HERE! GET OUT HERE!
[all screaming]
[cheers and applause]
- OH, MY GOSH!
[screaming]
- [speaking indistinctly]
- HI.
[all talking at once]
- LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN.
- WE LIKE YOU. WE LOVE YOU, ELLEN.
- OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU WROTE IN,
AND YOU WANTED TICKETS TO THE WORLD SERIES
FOR YOUR MOM CARLA AND YOUR AUNT MARLA.
YOU'RE BIG FANS OF THE ROYALS.
I CAN SEE THAT RIGHT NOW.
- YEAH. - YEAH.
- WE HAVE-- GO GET THE POSTER.
YEAH, WE'RE HUGE FANS OF YOU.
WE LOVE YOU, AND WE LOVE THE ROYALS.
- OH, THANKS, MAGGIE.
WELL, CARLA, I HEARD YOU STOOD UP
YOUR HUSBAND ON THE FIRST DATE 29 YEARS AGO
TO GO SEE THE ROYALS PLAY IN THE WORLD SERIES.
[laughter]
- I DID. LOOK.
ELLEN, WE KNOW YOU'RE ROYALTY.
YOU HAVE TO BE A ROYALS FAN.
- WELL, I AM RIGHT NOW. I WILL BE RIGHT NOW FOR YOU.
I--
I CAN BE BOUGHT BY A POSTER.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T AFFORD TICKETS,
SO, CARLA AND MARLA, WE ARE GONNA SEND YOU
TO THE WORLD SERIES.
[all squealing]
[cheers and applause]
- OH, MY GOD.
- LISTEN TO THIS.
AND LISTEN TO THIS.
YOU'RE GONNA GO ON THE FIELD
FOR BATTING PRACTICE,
AND YOU'RE GONNA MEET SOME OF THE PLAYERS.
- [squeals]
- AND WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU $1,000 SPENDING MONEY.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE STUFF IS THERE, BUT--
$1,000 FOR ALL YOUR--
- [squeals]
- AND--
ONE LAST THING.
I THINK YOU MADE A BETTER-- I DON'T KNOW.
YOUR POSTER'S PRETTY GOOD,
BUT I MADE YOU A SIGN TO HOLD UP WHILE YOU'RE THERE.
- SEE WHAT IT SAYS?
- "ELLEN SENT ME TO THE WORLD SERIES."
- WE LOVE YOU! - OH, MY GOD!
- THANKS FOR WRITING IN, MAGGIE. HAVE FUN.
GAME THREE OF THE WORLD SERIES
BETWEEN THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS AND THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
AIRS TONIGHT ON FOX AT 8:00 P.M.
WE'LL BE BACK.
[all shouting at once]