- The drought in California keeps getting worse,
and I wanted to help people here in Los Angeles
so I decided to send a water conservation expert
door-to-door with some drought tips.
Unfortunately, I don't know any water conservation experts
so I sent my friend Howie Mandel instead.
[audience laughter]
[funky music]
- Howie Mandel here,
and Ellen has sent me out into the streets of L.A.
to just do good public service.
I'm really--I'm out and about talking drought.
[music continues]
[blows whistle]
Drought tips!
[rings doorbell]
Hi, Howie Mandel. - Yes.
- I'm here to talk to you
about what you're doing to conserve water.
- Okay. - And are you conserving water?
- I am. - Okay.
- But I'm not deaf.
- Is that you're--you're saying I'm talking too loud.
- You're talking very loud.
- Can I get some water? Can I just get some water?
- That's a low-flow. - Pardon me?
- Low-flow faucet. - This is a low-flow faucet.
- Yep. - Oh, it is.
So what we learned here is that...
during the drought, it's-- there's these faucets,
you can get them so they don't have--
these don't have the same pressure as regular--
- That's right. - As regular things.
And when you get a low-flow faucet,
what you're doing is you're conserving water.
And you are-- it's good for the neighborhood,
it's good for you,
and David here has come up with a lot of these--
Can you show-- - With the help of regulations.
- The one drawback of removing the lawn is...
- I don't know. This looks beautiful.
- No, it does look beautiful, but you lose green, right?
- Well, yeah.
- Come on, Barbara.
This is nicer because it has-- it'll keep a natural look.
See what I'm doing here? Help me.
Barbara, roll this out. - I'm an old lady.
- No, no, I'm an old man.
[audience laughter]
Drought, schmought! Look at the green in the front.
Let's sit on the lawn. Come here.
Okay, let me-- Just--
[audience laughter] Okay! There you are.
- Oh, yes. - What drought? Right?
- Yes, dear. [audience laughter]
[audience laughter]
[Jake Owen's "Real Life" plays]
- These people aren't home.
They're not home, but I'm doing this as a favor.
When they come home from work,
they can say, "Thank you, Ellen!"
Oh, my God, is that lush?
They're gonna go, "Oh, my God, did we have a rain?"
So are you--is your family doing a lot to conserve water?
- Yes. - Yeah, what are you doing?
What are some of the things that you're doing?
Is there a pool here? - Yeah.
- The key to conserving water is combining.
How can I combine two things at once?
Well, we have to do laundry.
What do you like to do for fun? - Swim.
- Swim! Can we do the laundry,
and swim at the same time?
Yes. [audience laughter]
Come on.
You gotta get 'em clean, so move around, like a washing machine.
Back and forth. That's good.
Getting the shirt clean.
While he's in there, we can get the rest of the laundry done.
[audience laughter] And what I did--
Turn--clean it all, Anthony.
So see how we can combine two different things with one.
Moving on.
[music continues]
Hi. Howie Mandel.
What's your name? - Dave.
- What do you do to conserve water, Dave?
- Take short showers. - Take short showers.
Can I recommend one other thing other than a short shower?
See that? Isn't that refreshing?
Is that refreshing? - Oh, yes.
- See that? See?
Cool and clean with just a sponge bath.
That's what it's all about.
I know what you're thinking: "Thank you, Ellen!"
[cheers and applause]
- That's what he was thinking. Thank you, Howie!