- WE GET LETTERS FROM VIEWERS ASKING FOR HELP,
AND I LOVE GETTING HELP FOR THEM.
WHEN PEOPLE NEED HELP, WE TRY TO HELP EVERYONE.
AND WE GOT A LETTER FROM A LOCAL WOMAN.
SHE NEEDED SOME WORK DONE AROUND HER HOUSE.
HER NAME IS GIOVANNA GRIMES.
SHE'S ACTUALLY IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY.
GIOVANNA, HI. - HI.
- SO WE HAVE--
[cheers and applause]
WE HAVE SOME THE BEST P.A.s IN THE WORLD WORKING FOR US.
UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE BUSY,
SO WE HAD TO SEND OUR NEW P.A., ARI.
AND IT'S A SHAME. HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED.
[lively music]
- HI. - HI!
- I'M ARI. I'M THE P.A. FROM "ELLEN."
- OH, HI. NICE TO MEET YOU.
SO I HAVE THESE WINDOWS. - YEAH.
- AND I NEEDED THE MOLDING DONE AROUND THEM.
- YEAH.
- AND THIS DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE.
LET ME SEE. - LET'S SEE.
IT'S LOOK FINE TO ME. - DIDN'T CATCH.
- IT DIDN'T CATCH? - NO, SEE.
AND YOU CAN JUST PUSH IT OPEN. - I'M NOT GETTING--
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
- IT DOESN'T CATCH. IT DOESN'T CLOSE.
- WHAT'S-- IT'S SHUTTING.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? - PUSH IT.
- OH, NOW I GET IT. - YEAH.
WELL, THIS BATHTUB RIGHT HERE DOES NOT WORK EITHER.
- YEAH.
- AND THEN THE SINK RIGHT HERE AS WELL.
IT'S PULLING AWAY FROM THE WALL.
- IT'S A LOT MORE WORK THAN I THOUGHT.
- SO THE GATE NEEDS TO BE REPAINTED.
- YOU GOT A LITTLE RUST. - YES.
- YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT TETANUS
WHILE YOU HANDLE METAL.
- YES.
- I HAD MY TETANUS, RUBELLA, AND MEASLES SHOT ALREADY.
IT'S A LOVELY HOUSE. IT'S REALLY NICE.
- THANK YOU.
- I'D LIKE TO HAVE ONE OF MY OWN ONE DAY.
- YOU'LL GET THERE. - I DON'T KNOW.
- I WORKED HARD TO GET HERE.
- [bleep]. - EVENTUALLY ONE DAY--
- SO WE--WITH THE STUFF. WE GOT TO GO SOMEWHERE?
- THERE'S A LOWE'S DOWN THE STREET.
- WHY DO YOU HAVE A PAPER SHREDDER?
THIS IS A NICE CAR. - THANK YOU.
- REALLY NICE.
YOU WANT A BAGEL? I HAVE A BAGEL.
- A BAGEL? - I GOT SESAME AND PLAIN.
- UH, HMM.
- [whistles]
- OKAY.
- [whistles]
GUESS WHAT SONG IT IS. - I'M TRYING.
- [whistles]
- NOPE, DON'T GOT IT.
- [singing] SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND
- OH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
- HEY, I GOT BAGEL IN MY TEETH.
WE SHOULD FIND A FELLA WHO CAN HELP US.
OH, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
- HOW YOU DOING?
- WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE BATHROOM.
- THE BATHROOMS? THE BATHROOM SECTION?
- YEAH, THERE'S A SECTION? - HE NEEDS TO USE--
- NO, I NEED A TOILET THAT'S ALREADY READY
AND SET FOR ME.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
THINK THIS'LL BE ENOUGH?
- I NEED ABOUT TEN OF THOSE.
- TEN?
- NOW, WHAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO IS,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET SOME SANDPAPER
AND SAND OFF THE RUST.
- YOU GOT THAT? - I'M THE--I'M THE--
I'M THE HANDYMAN. WE'LL--
WE'LL GET THE [bleep] SANDPAPER.
SHE WANTS--WHAT?
WATER-RESISTANT WHITE-- - WATER-RESISTANT WHITE CAULK.
- THIS ONE.
- THAT'S ALMOND. both: THAT'S ALMOND.
- ALMOND. ALMOND, ALMOND.
ALMOND?
ALL RIGHT, I AM READY TO...
- GO? - TRANSFORM THAT HOUSE!
ALL RIGHT.
- DID YOU WANT TO TRY TO SAND IT FIRST MAYBE?
- OKAY.
- [singing] AND I'VE BEEN
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
- EVERY DAY
- I THOUGHT THIS WOULD GO QUICKER.
STAND BACK. - GOT YOU.
- WATCH THE CAULKING BEGIN.
YOU DIDN'T THINK I WAS SO GOOD AT THIS, DID YOU?
- IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD, THOUGH.
- I CAULKED THE HELL OUT OF THIS.
I CAULKED IT OUT OF THE PARK.
WHY DON'T WE MARK WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE CUT?
AND THEN WE CAN GO OUTSIDE AND CUT IT.
[saw whirs]
[whirs]
- [singing indistinctly]
[grunts]
WE'RE GOOD, EVERYBODY.
ALL RIGHT.
I THINK THAT'S GOOD.
I FEEL REALLY PROUD, YOU KNOW?
- YOU DID GOOD.
- GOT ANY SNACKS?
[cheers and applause]
- GIOVANNA.
I FELT BAD.
HE DIDN'T REALLY DO THAT GREAT OF A JOB,
SO DURING THE COMMERCIAL BREAK,
I'M GONNA THINK OF WAYS THAT I CAN HELP YOU.
WE'LL COME BACK AFTER THIS.
YOU WERE SO PATIENT WITH HIM,
BECAUSE WE REALLY-- YOU THOUGHT WE WERE
SENDING SOMEONE TO HELP YOU, WHICH WE DID.
- RIGHT.
- BUT HE'S NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE EVER.
- NO.
[laughs]
- HOW WERE YOU SO PATIENT WITH--
HE'S SWEET.
HE'S AS SWEET AS CAN BE. - WONDERFUL KID.
- ISN'T HE GREAT? - YES.
- BUT HOW WERE YOU SO PATIENT WITH HIM?
- HE WAS FUNNY. HE WAS VERY, VERY FUNNY.
I JUST--WHATEVER IT WAS HE WAS DOING,
YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CRAZY.
- YEAH, YEAH.
- IT WAS--IT WAS FUN HAVING HIM THERE.
- AND YOU WORK THREE JOBS. - YES.
- AND YOU'RE TRYING TO WORK MOSTLY AT NIGHT
SO YOU CAN BE HOME WITH YOUR SON.
- YES. - HOW OLD IS YOUR SON?
- MY SON IS TEN. - THERE'S YOUR SON.
- YEAH. - WELL...
[laughs]
- LISTEN. - YES, THAT'S MY BABY.
- FIRST OF ALL, ARI REALLY IS A P.A. HERE,
AND WE WANT TO SEND HIM OUT TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE.
IF ANYBODY WANTS ARI, LET US KNOW.
WE'LL SEND HIM TO YOU. - YES.
- WE REALLY, REALLY WILL.
BUT WE WANT TO HELP YOU OUT.
YOU WENT TO LOWE'S. - YES.
- AND SO LOWE'S WANTS TO GIVE YOU
A $10,000 GIFT CARD.
- [laughs]
OH, MY GOODNESS.
[squeals and laughs]
HEY, ARI. - HI.
I'M SORRY I DESTROYED YOUR HOUSE.
- OH!
- HI, ARI.
- [laughs]
- ALL RIGHT. - OH!
- SO NOW YOU CAN FIX UP YOUR HOUSE.
MAYBE ARI CAN COME BACK AND HELP YOU AND YOUR SON,
OR YOU CAN GET SOME OTHER PEOPLE.
YEAH.
AND SERIOUSLY, I MEAN IT.
IF ANYBODY WANTS ARI TO COME TO THEIR HOUSE
AND HELP THEM OUT, GET TO--GET IN TOUCH WITH US.
GO TO OUR WEBSITE.