I'm gonna read you an email a viewer, who has contacted almost everyone on my staff,
because she needs tickets to the show for her mom.
She says, Hi Ellen, my name is Sam Walco, I'm 16 years old.
I have a very exciting opportunity for you.
It's a chance to make my mother very happy.
We love the show and never missed one.
But I've been trying for years to get her tickets now I've decided I wont take no
for an answer, anything I can do I will do, because life is too short.
My mother's turning 47 this year.
Please help me outdo her siblings' presents, haha.
>> [LAUGH] >> My siblings' presents,
I hope your hear the desperation in my voice you can text, or call or email.
Thank you >> [LAUGH]
>> Sam.
So, she wants me to text her.
So, I'm going to text her right now.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Okay.
Jeannie is kind of hiding out.
Hi Jeannie.
Hi. So, where are you right now?
>> Hi Ellen. Yeah. Yeah.
Okay, so I am I'm in the back room of Sweet Basil's Cafe in Livingston,
New Jersey, and Sam and her mom Alison are inside the restaurant.
And we know that because we have hidden cameras set up all over the place,
so we can see their every move.
The one thing that they don't know,
though, is that we have a huge surprise for them right now.
>> Right. I am going to text her, so
you'll see her reaction.
And see what she says I'm not a fast typer so
>> [LAUGH]
>> Talk amongst yourself.
>> What time do your thing.
>> All right, so I just sent it.
Let see if she gets that.
>> I wish I was there to tell your mom thanks for taking off
>> Wish I could be there
to tell your mom thanks.
[CROSSTALK] [INAUDIBLE]
>> It's all good.
>> No. What should I say?
>> [LAUGH] >> Is she asking who it is?
>> [NOISE] She sent a picture of Ellen.
[LAUGH] >> Let me see.
>> [LAUGH] What.
>> [LAUGH] Should we go?
Should we go?
>> All right, all right.
Let's go, let's go.
[SOUND] Hi.
[SOUND] [NOISE] Someone wants to say hi to you.
Hi Ellen.
How are you?
>> My god!
Wow!
Wow! [CROSSTALK]
>> Hi there.
[CROSSTALK] >> Hi. >> So, surprise!
>> [LAUGH]
>> So Sam, you've been trying pretty hard
to get tickets for your mom. What have you done to get them?
I have emailed people, I have tried to reach out to everyone,
I tried to get the fax machine number.
[LAUGH] My heart is racing.
>> And why is it so important to get tickets?
>> Because my mom has done the world for me, and
this is just the little bit of what she deserves.
>> That so sweet. [APPLAUSE] So Allison, I know you're fan,
but I heard your kids are your biggest inspiration, tell us why that is.
>> They are.
I have three kids, and they've all, we've gone through a lot the last seven eight years,
and they take everything on, they do great in school,
they have great friends, and work really hard.
>> Always been watching your show.
>> Yeah. [LAUGH]
>> [LAUGH]
>> Yeah, exactly, and so
they're just great kids and they deserve, I couldn't be more proud of them.
>> Well that's sweet.
Y'all are adorable together.
So let me tell you, Sam, you said you do anything for
tickets, and we're gonna put you to test.
We're gonna take a break, and we come back.
I'm gonna see how far you'll go to get tickets.
All right, we just surprised Sam and her mom, Alison,
at a restaurant in New Jersey.
Sam, you said you'd do anything to get your mom tickets to be on the show.
So we're gonna play a new game, it's called, Jeannie May I?
[MUSIC]
>> Hi Ellen.
[LAUGH] Alright.
So, Jeannie has two challenges in her hand, and if you want tickets for
the show, you have to complete one,
but you first have to say Jeannie, may I in order to play.
>> So, which one do you want?
>> Jeannie, may I have challenge number two?
>> Okay.
She chose challenge number two.
Yes you may. Your challenge is stand on a chair and
sing your favorite song as loudly as possible.
>> All right, wait.
Sam what's your, first of all what's your favorite song?
Don't stand up there yet.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> My favorite song is the Little Mermaid.
>> [LAUGH] >> Under the Sea.
>> Right. Okay.
Sam, I know that cuz I know a lot about you.
First, you have to put something on
before you stand on that chair.
>> [LAUGH] >> Yes, here we go.
Okay.
>> So when you're in your costume, you'll stand on the chair.
Be careful when you stand on that chair.
Hold that for her, Jeannie, Take my hand.
>> Stand on the chair.
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> And sing as loud as you can that song.
>> Go girl, go.
>> Under the sea.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Under the sea.
Everything's better, down where it's wetter.
Take it from me.
[MUSIC]
>> There's a man at another table not even paying attention.
>> [LAUGH] >> There's like a.
Look, look at him, he's not even turning around.
>> [LAUGH] >> So
you completed the challenge, and you can ask Jeannie for your prize, okay?
So what do you want?
>> Jeannie, may I have two tickets for my mom to the Ellen Show?
>> Ellen?
>> Well here's what you're gonna do.
We're gonna fly both of you in for one of our 12 days of giveaways.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> [CROSSTALK]
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> Thank you, Ellen, thank you!
>> Yeah thank you, thank you, muah!
Thank you Ellen!
>> Yay. >> [APPLAUSE]
>> If you want a Jeannie to grant your
wish this May, go to our website and tell us why, we'll be right back.
>> [APPLAUSE].