- I SENT A TWEET ASKING MY FOLLOWERS
NEAR UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
TO SHOW UP DRESSED AS THEIR FAVORITE MOVIE CHARACTER.
IT ALSO HAPPENS TO BE WHERE JEANNIE WENT TO SCHOOL,
SO LET'S GO TO THE UNIVERSITY RIGHT NOW.
JEANNIE?
[cheers and applause]
SHE'S SOMEWHERE IN THERE.
THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE.
[cheers and applause]
- THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE HERE, ELLEN.
IT IS CRAZY. THEY LOVE YOU HERE!
- HI, EVERYBODY.
JEANNIE.
[cheers and applause]
IT LOOKS VERY COLD.
IS IT FREEZING?
- YEAH, IT'S REALLY COLD.
- WOW.
- IT'S ABOUT 25 DEGREES, ELLEN.
- OH, JEANNIE, IT'S LOVELY HERE.
IT'S ABOUT 70 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
AND THERE'S, LIKE, 4,000 PEOPLE THERE, I HEARD.
THAT'S VERY EXCITING,
AND IT'S WHERE YOU WENT TO SCHOOL, RIGHT?
- OH, YEAH.
YES, THIS IS WHERE I WENT TO SCHOOL!
I'M SO PROUD OF THEM! THEY'RE MAKING ME SO PROUD.
THEY'RE SHOWING US HOW MUCH ILLINOIS LOVES YOU.
- AW, THAT'S SWEET.
JEANNIE, HAVE YOU RUN INTO ANY OLD LOVERS, THAT MAYBE?
- [laughing]
OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.
- NO?
ALL RIGHT.
FALLING INTO THOSE OLD VICES THAT YOU HAD THERE?
- OH, I'VE BEEN A GOOD GIRL SINCE I GOT HERE, ELLEN.
I'M REPRESENTING YOU WELL.
- OH, GOOD.
WHEN I SAID LOVERS, THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CHEERED.
SO THAT--
[laughter]
- [laughs]
- ALL RIGHT, SO, JEANNIE, HERE WE GO.
YOU'RE-- EVERYBODY IS THERE DRESSED
AS THEIR FAVORITE MOVIE CHARACTERS,
AND HERE'S WHAT YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS.
I WANT YOU TO DELIVER YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE LINE
AS CLOSE TO THE ACTUAL DELIVERY FROM THAT MOVIE
AS POSSIBLE, OKAY?
AND YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE TIME TO REHEARSE.
AND I'M GONNA PICK A WINNER,
AND I'M GONNA FLY YOU OUT HERE FOR OUR LIVE SHOW ON MONDAY.
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE OUR FINALISTS THERE.
- YES, I DO. YES, I DO.
ARE YOU READY TO HEAR THEIR MOVIE LINES, ELLEN?
- YES, BECAUSE ONE OF THEM IS GONNA COME HERE
FOR MY LIVE SHOW ON MONDAY,
SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEIR FAVORITE MOVIE LINES.
- [laughing]
OKAY, ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
FIRST UP, ELLEN, WE HAVE RYAN,
WHO IS ACE VENTURA, PET DETECTIVE.
GO AHEAD, RYAN.
- I'M GONNA EXECUTE A BUTTON-HOOK PATTERN
IN SUPER SLO-MO.
LET'S SEE THAT...
IN INSTANT REPLAY.
- OKAY?
[cheers and applause]
- ALL RIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, WE HAVE-- NEXT UP, ELLEN, WE HAVE--
[laughs]
WE HAVE EMMA AND KRISTIN.
GO AHEAD, YOU GUYS.
- I GOT THIS NEW SCIENCE MACHINE FROM CARMINE.
- I READ AN ARTICLE YESTERDAY,
IT TAKES THE NUTRITION OUT OF OUR FOOD.
[laughter]
- WHAT WAS THAT FROM?
- GOOD, GOOD?
- "AMERICAN HUSTLE," ALL RIGHT.
- FROM "AMERICAN HUSTLE."
- "AMERICAN HUSTLE." COME ON, ELLEN.
- NO, NO, I KNEW THAT. I KNEW THAT.
[cheers and applause]
- [laughs]
OKAY, WE HAVE TAD, AND TAD IS THE JOKER.
- WHY SO SERIOUS?
LET'S PUT A SMILE ON THAT FACE.
[laughter]
- ALL RIGHT.
- OKAY, ELLEN, THIS IS SOPHIA, AND SHE IS WILSON.
- WILSON!
[cheers and applause]
- ALL RIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT, ELLEN, WE HAVE MICAH,
WHO'S ROZ FROM "MONSTERS, INC."
- I'M WATCHING YOU, WAZOWSKI,
ALWAYS WATCHING.
[laughter]
[cheers and applause]
- OKAY.
- AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST,
WE HAVE AUSTIN, WHO'S BUDDY THE ELF.
- THE BEST WAY TO SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEER
IS SINGING LOUD FOR ALL TO HEAR.
[cheers and applause]
- THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
[cheers and applause]
WHAT DO YOU THINK, ELLEN?
- IT'S--IT'S TOUGH BECAUSE THERE'S--
THERE'S A REASON FOR EACH ONE OF THEM--
I LIKE EACH ONE OF THEM FOR DIFFERENT REASONS,
BUT I GOT TO SAY,
TO GO TO ALL THE TROUBLE OF ALL THE FACE PAINT AND EVERYTHING,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO PICK THE JOKER, RIGHT?
THE JOKER IS GONNA BE THE WINNER
WHO IS GONNA COME LIVE.
[both screaming]
- THAT'S--
[cheers and applause]
I'LL SEE YOU ON MONDAY.
AND LIKE I SAID, JEANNIE,
THE ONLY REASON IS--
I PICKED HIM BECAUSE THAT WAS REALLY A HUGE EFFORT
TO PAINT HIS FACE AND TO COME OUT,
AND IT'S FREEZING COLD THERE.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
ALL OF OUR RUNNERS-UP AREN'T GOING AWAY EMPTY-HANDED.
THEY'RE EACH GETTING A $500 AMEX GIFT CARD.
- YAY!
[cheers and applause]
- WE'LL BE BACK WITH OLYMPIAN DAVID WISE AFTER THIS.