- OKAY, WELL, THE BAD NEWS IS,
MANY OF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS, WHILE YOU'RE STUCK INSIDE,
YOU'VE HAD SOME FREE TIME TO WRITE INTO OUR WEBSITE
AND SEND IN HOME VIDEOS.
AND HERE'S ONE THAT I GOT.
- HI, ELLEN.
I AM TRISH BESSETTE,
AND I LIVE IN SOUTH HERO, VERMONT.
OKAY, ELLEN, THIS IS MY HUSBAND JOE.
- HELLO.
- NEXT, I'M GONNA SHOW YOU MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER MACY.
- HI, ELLEN.
- HI, MEGAN.
- HI.
- SAY HI TO ELLEN.
- HI, ELLEN.
- I HOPE YOU ENJOYED MEETING MY FAMILY.
AND I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW,
IF YOU AND PORTIA ARE EVER OVER ON THE EAST COAST,
OUR DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN FOR YOU.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INSPIRATION EVERY DAY.
LOVE YOU, ELLEN.
MWAH. BYE-BYE.
OKAY, GUYS, SAY GOOD-BYE TO ELLEN.
all: BYE, ELLEN.
- WE LOVE YOU.
- THAT'S SWEET.
SO TRISH AND HER FAMILY LIVE IN SOUTH HERO, VERMONT,
AND IT WAS WAY TOO COLD FOR US TO BRING THEM HERE,
SO WE SENT JEANNIE THERE.
[laughter]
HI, JEANNIE.
HOW COLD IS IT?
- LAST TIME I CHECKED, IT'S NEGATIVE 6
WITH A WINDCHILL OF NEGATIVE 28.
- OH, MY GOD.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
I'M NOT GONNA MAKE YOU STAY OUT THERE TOO LONG.
I'M SO SORRY, JEANNIE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE EVEN--
WHAT DOES THAT FEEL LIKE, THAT COLD?
I'M CALLING HER RIGHT NOW.
WHAT DOES THAT FEEL LIKE?
- OKAY.
IT FEELS LIKE ICICLES ARE GROWING ALL OVER MY FACE.
- UH-HUH.
[line trilling]
THAT MAY BE HAPPENING.
OKAY, I'LL HURRY UP.
IT'S, LIKE, 82 HERE.
- OKAY, THANK YOU, ELLEN.
OH, JEEZ LOUISE.
[breathing shallowly]
- HELLO?
- HI, TRISH? - YES.
- HEY, TRISH. IT'S ELLEN DEGENERES.
HOW YOU DOING?
- ELLEN? - YEAH, HI.
- [laughing] OH, GOD!
MY GOD, IT'S ELLEN.
- HI.
LISTEN, I GOT YOUR LETTER AND VIDEO,
AND I FIGURED YOU'D BE HOME RIGHT NOW
'CAUSE WHO WANTS TO BE OUTSIDE?
IT'S LIKE-- IT'S LIKE NEGATIVE.
- OH, MY GOD, IT'S ELLEN IN CALIFORNIA.
- YEAH. - OH, MY GOD.
IT'S NEGATIVE 6, I HEARD, THERE, RIGHT?
- WHAT'S THAT?
- IT'S, LIKE, NEGATIVE 6 DEGREES?
- OH, YEAH. IT IS. BUT THAT'S OKAY.
HOW IS IT IN CALIFORNIA?
- YEAH. OH, IT'S, LIKE, 82.
IT'S REALLY NICE. IT'S SUNNY.
I JUST WANTED TO CALL AND SAY HI.
SO I KNOW IT'S RARE THAT YOUR WHOLE FAMILY GETS TOGETHER
'CAUSE YOUR WORK SCHEDULES.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO?
- UM, I WORK TWO JOBS.
I HAVE AN OFFICE JOB DURING THE DAY, AND--
OH, MY GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M TALKING TO ELLEN DEGENERES!
- GOD, IS THERE ANYBODY AT YOUR DOOR RIGHT NOW?
ARE YOU BY YOURSELF?
OR WHO'S-- WHO'S AT THE DOOR?
- OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD!
[screaming]
- I LOVE YOU.
all: HI, ELLEN!
- HI.
SO THE WHOLE FAMILY'S THERE.
IS THAT JOE AND MEGAN AND MACY?
- YES. HELLO.
- HI.
- SHE'S SO CUTE.
- WELL, YOUR VIDEO...
YOUR VIDEO WAS SO SWEET.
AND, YOU KNOW--
AND I KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOU.
I KNOW THAT ABOUT A YEAR AGO IN DECEMBER,
YOU HAD CANCER, RIGHT?
YOU WERE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER,
AND THEN YOU JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT IT CAME BACK,
IS THAT RIGHT?
- THAT'S RIGHT.
IT WAS EXACTLY A YEAR LATER,
WENT FOR MY YEARLY MAMMOGRAM
AND GOT THE WORD THAT CANCER WAS BACK AGAIN.
- WELL, I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT,
AND WE WANTED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU
AND SEND JEANNIE THERE.
BUT WE WANT-- ACTUALLY WE WANT--
- I LOVE JEANNIE.
- WE WANT ALL OF YOU TO COME SOMEPLACE WARM,
SO WE'RE GONNA BRING YOU HERE TO THE SHOW
IF THAT WOULD BE OKAY WITH YOU?
[cheers and applause]
- [laughing]
THAT'S SO AWESOME.
- ALL RIGHT.
- I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET YOU, ELLEN.
- I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET YOU TOO.
AND I HAVE TO GO TO COMMERCIAL RIGHT NOW,
BUT WE'RE GONNA COME BACK AND TALK TO YOU IN A MINUTE, OKAY?
- OKAY, THANK YOU.
- ALL RIGHT, WE'LL BE BACK WITH JUNE SQUIBB FROM NEBRASKA
AFTER THIS.
ALL RIGHT, WE ARE BACK WITH JEANNIE AND THE BESSETTE FAMILY
IN VERMONT, WHERE IT'S MINUS 6 DEGREES.
- LOVE YOU.
- WELL, LOVE YOU TOO.
REALLY, I LOVE THAT YOU SENT IN THAT VIDEO
AND THAT YOU WATCH THE SHOW.
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A LOT THIS YEAR.
YOU SAID YOU COULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH IT
WITHOUT YOUR DAUGHTERS AND YOUR HUSBAND, RIGHT?
- THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY ARE MY-- THEY'RE MY ROCK.
THEY'RE-- MAKE ME SMILE EVERY DAY.
JUST LIKE YOU ELLEN.
WE GATHER EVERY DAY AT 4:00 TO WATCH YOU.
AND YOU'RE JUST SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO US,
AND YOUR POSITIVE ENERGY IS CONTAGIOUS.
IT MAKES US ALL WANT TO BE A BETTER PERSON.
- WELL, I GET IT FROM YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT GOES BOTH WAYS.
BECAUSE I REALLY DO PICK UP ON THAT ENERGY
FROM ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT ME,
AND THEN I'M HAPPY TO GIVE THAT BACK
'CAUSE IT FEELS REALLY GOOD.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TWO JOBS
BECAUSE THE MEDICAL BILLS ARE BUILDING UP.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU AND JOE HAVE DIFFERENT WORKING HOURS,
SO YOU BARELY SEE EACH OTHER
BECAUSE YOU'RE WORKING AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS YEAR
WAS BETTER THAN LAST YEAR,
SO WE GOT YOU SOMETHING.
WE GOT YOU ALL OF OUR 12 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS.
EVERYTHING THAT WE GAVE AWAY.
[cheers and applause]
[shouting and screaming]
THOSE PEOPLE WERE OUTSIDE.
I'LL SEE YOU AT THE SHOW.
WE'RE GONNA FLY YOU IN.
SO I'LL SEE YOU SOON AT THE SHOW, ALL RIGHT?
I WANT TO THANK JOEL MCHALE, JUNE SQUIBB, AND TWITCH.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER. BYE-BYE.
[cheers and applause]
- YOU GUYS ARE GOING ON VACATION.
[all squealing indistinctly]
LOOK AT THIS!