- ONE MINUTE, OUR NEXT GUEST IS A CASHIER AT TARGET,
AND THE NEXT, HE'S AN INTERNET SENSATION
BECAUSE OF ONE PHOTO.
LOOK AT HIM.
- 24 HOURS AGO, NO ONE KNEW WHO ALEX FROM TARGET WAS OR IS.
- IT'S THE QUESTION ON EVERYONE'S MIND:
WHO IS ALEX FROM TARGET?
- YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, SOMEONE TWEETED THIS PHOTO OF ALEX,
JUST AN EMPLOYEE AT A TEXAS TARGET.
- THE INTERNET WAS BUZZING WONDERING
JUST WHO THIS CASHIER CUTIE MIGHT BE.
- HE NOW HAS MORE THAN 1/2 MILLION FOLLOWERS
ON TWITTER, AND \#ALEXFROMTARGET
HAS BEEN TWEETED MORE THAN 800,000 TIMES,
WITH YOUNG USERS CRUSHING ON THE CLERK.
IF THAT DOESN'T ENCOURAGE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS TO GET A JOB,
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL.
- [singing] LIKE THE COOL KIDS
- FROM DALLAS, TEXAS, PLEASE WELCOME ALEX FROM TARGET.
[cheers and applause]
- [singing] 'CAUSE ALL THE COOL KIDS
THEY SEEM TO FIT IN
I WISH I COULD BE LIKE THE COOL KIDS
LIKE THE COOL KIDS
I WISH THAT I COULD BE LIKE THE COOL KIDS
'CAUSE ALL THE COOL
- OKAY, ALEX. HOW OLD ARE YOU?
- I'M 16.
- YOU'RE 16 YEARS OLD. - YEAH.
- HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED AT THAT TARGET?
IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE DALLAS, RIGHT?
- YEAH, I'VE WORKED AT THAT TARGET
FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS NOW.
- OKAY, THREE MONTHS. [laughter]
SO--AND DO PEOPLE TAKE PICTURES OF YOU
ON A NORMAL-- LIKE, ON A REGULAR BASIS?
- WELL, THERE'S BEEN A FEW THAT I'VE NOTICED,
BUT APPARENTLY, THERE'S A LOT MORE
THAT I HAVEN'T NOTICED.
[laughter]
AND, YEAH. - WOW.
WELL, YOU'RE A VERY GOOD-LOOKING GUY,
BUT I JUST THINK IT'S STRANGE
THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST TAKING PICTURES
OF RANDOM PEOPLE THEY DON'T KNOW.
AND THEN SOMEONE HAPPENED TO--
HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THIS?
- MY MANAGER CAME UP TO ME,
AND SHE SHOWED ME THE ACTUAL PICTURE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS FAKE, 'CAUSE--
- SHE SHOWED IT TO YOU ON, LIKE, HER--ON HER PHONE?
- ON HER PHONE, YEAH.
I, LIKE-- I THOUGHT IT WAS FAKE.
AND THEN--
- THAT PICTURE. - YEAH.
- UH-HUH.
- AND THEN ABOUT AN HOUR LATER,
THESE RANDOM GIRLS I'VE NEVER MET BEFORE
CAME IN AND SHOWED ME MY TWITTER PAGE...
[laughter]
AND IT HAD, LIKE, 5,000 MORE FOLLOWERS.
AND I WAS JUST REALLY CONFUSED.
- SURE. [laughter]
- YEAH.
- THAT'S THE NORMAL REACTION.
AND THEN-- SO HOW MANY TWITTER FOLLOWERS
DID YOU ORIGINALLY HAVE?
- 144. [laughter]
- AND NOW-- 144?
- YEAH. - AND NOW YOU HAVE 500,000?
OR PROBABLY MORE NOW.
- YEAH, JUST ABOUT 550,000.
- OKAY, 550,000.
AND I IMAGINE BY THE TIME WE FINISH TALKING,
THERE'S GONNA BE A MILLION OR SO FOLLOWERS.
DO YOU FEEL NOW OBLIGATED THAT YOU HAVE TO TWEET THINGS OUT
LIKE YOU'RE A BIG CELEBRITY, OR...
- OH, GOD. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
[laughter]
I JUST-- I FEEL SO PRESSURED.
LIKE, THEY'RE WAITING.
- OKAY, WELL, DON'T FEEL PRESSURED,
BECAUSE THIS IS-- THERE'S A LOT THAT--
I MEAN, ARE YOU OVERWHELMED BY THIS?
- YEAH. YEAH. - YEAH.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE WORKING AT TARGET,
AND THEN ALL THIS HAPPENS,
AND THEN YOU'RE SITTING ON TELEVISION
TALKING ABOUT IT, AND--
HAVE YOU HAD WEDDING-- LIKE, MARRIAGE PROPOSALS, AND...
- I MEAN, YEAH.
[laughter]
- THAT'S AMAZING. DO YOU SING?
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER TALENT?
WE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS.
- I MEAN, I CAN APPARENTLY BAG GROCERIES PRETTY WELL.
- WOW. OKAY.
[laughter]
[cheers and applause]
YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY.
- [chuckles]
- EGGS ON TOP, NEVER ON THE BOTTOM.
YOU KNOW THAT. - YEAH.
- SO--BUT REALLY, DO YOU DANCE OR SING
OR PLAY AN INSTRUMENT OR ANYTHING?
- WELL, I CAN DANCE. - MM-HMM.
- IT'S NOT GOOD.
IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY EMBARRASSING.
- THEN DON'T.
[laughter]
BUT YOU SHOULD PICK UP SOMETHING QUICKLY,
BECAUSE YOU SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
- YEAH. - YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE WANT TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT THAT YOU'RE HERE.
WE HAVE THE ELLEN SHOP IN THE RIFF RAFF ROOM,
AND WE'D LIKE YOU TO WORK THE REGISTER,
BECAUSE I THINK WE'LL SELL A LOT MORE STUFF.
[cheers and applause]
THEY'RE IN THERE RIGHT NOW, SO...
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PICTURE OF YOU
IN THE ELLEN SHOP AT THE REGISTER.
AND WE GOT YOU THIS, AND IT'S "I'M ALEX FROM TARGET,
"AND I WAS ON 'ELLEN,' AND SHE GAVE ME THIS SWEATSHIRT,
AND PLEASE WATCH HER SHOW EVERY DAY."
[laughter; cheers and applause]
A HASHTAG.
SO YOU'LL PUT THAT ON.
AND, ALSO, I HEARD--
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TWEET A LOT MORE,
AND YOU NEED AN IPAD,
SO WE GOT YOU A BRAND-NEW IPAD.
[applause] - THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- YOU'RE WELCOME.
ALL RIGHT.
SO YOU'LL GET READY,
AND YOU'LL GO SELL--
AND WE CAN TAKE PRE-ORDERS
FOR MAN BUNS AND PIGTAILS IF YOU'D LIKE.
- YEAH, YEAH.
- SO PRESELL THOSE IF YOU CAN.
- OH, YEAH. - WE'LL BE BACK.
ALEX FROM TARGET.
[cheers and applause]