God, I am so embarrassed.
Yeah, what a coincidence.
I am so embarrassed.
It's good to see that I am a role model for the children.
Yeah.
That's what it is.
I mean, I am a trendsetter.
Yeah.
So do you know that this is your 28th appearance on the show?
28!
Wow!
Wow.
I love this show.
I love you.
I love everything about this show.
Can I tell you something?
And I talked to the producers before.
So I just did Deal or No Deal, which is coming back.
Starts next Monday, a Christmas special.
And we'll talk about that a little later.
But the stage manager that we were using on Deal or No deal
was a guy named DC.
Do you remember DC?
Yes.
He was a stage manager here.
Yes.
And one of the reasons I wanted to come on,
besides promoting the show, is, I think I have an apology.
I'm such a guilty person.
I have an apology to make.
In your second season--
I think the producers pulled a picture.
I'll ask for it in just a second.
In the second season, I was on.
You were doing the show in the park someplace in Burbank.
And you had-- that's me and you.
And look at my bangs, they hang me on my lip.
And you head on, at that time-- this many years ago.
Do you know the show Stomp?
Do remember it?
I love the show Stomp.
I've seen it many times.
I saw it on Broadway.
Stomp is a show where these dancers, and percussionist,
and performers with garbage cans, and street--
they did an amazing, musical, dance show, which was amazing.
And you had them on the show, but before I had ever
seen them.
I didn't know.
So let's show a picture of them wide on the stage.
Show me the picture wide.
Because I want to show the--
so these people come on stage.
And so they're all--
I don't know this.
I was on right before them.
So right before them, DC, the stage manager--
I just heard this story-- said, Howie, you're on now.
I was eating a tuna salad sandwich just before I went on.
I was eating a tuna--
now, give me the closeup of this lady, right here.
This lady, right here.
OK.
As I was walking on, I didn't know there was a Stomp.
I just saw a lady walking by with a garbage can.
This is a tuna salad sandwich.
And they had to do the whole show.
So I apologize.
I don't-- Stomp.
And the lovely-- I saw it.
I didn't mean.
Stay on one camera.
I need to apologize.
Where do I apologize.
I'm sorry.
Next time you see me, you could stomp on my head.
You can do--
I feel so bad.
That's my sandwich in your can.
That's your sandwich in my can.
That's what you said.
If somebody just tunes in right now, that's coming out wrong.
You have to look closely.
I don't think anybody would have seen that.
But now we do know that.
She knew.
And when you listen to it-- they did just a picture.
If you listen to it, the tune is-- it's a little out of tuna.
See?
Do I have to explain that.
I didn't have to explain that, one.
No, I didn't have to--
they got that one all on their own.
I didn't have to explain it at all.
Are you working for the holidays?
Or do you ever take time off?
Because I know you--
I'm getting ready.
What I do is family time.
I do family--
I've got grandchildren now.
I went and got my holiday pedicure.
I did.
Why do you laugh at that?
I do.
I swear to you.
It's not even a joke.
Look!
Uh-huh
What?
Why do you laugh?
That's your holiday--
That's not what I was going for.
That's your holiday pedicure.
I go with my granddaughter.
And she picks the colors.
It's a grandfather-granddaughter bonding thing.
That's sweet.
It is sweet.
And then I--
[AH-ING]
Thank you.
Oh, that's her.
Yes.
So she picks the colors.
And we get pedicures every week.
You know what happened, though?
No.
This is-- I got to tell you, I'm a germaphobe, right?
Yes.
And somebody was sitting-- it's in a public place.
I'm surprised you go get pedicures.
I'll do anything for that little girl.
So I'm sitting there.
And the woman next to me is getting a manicure.
And there was a clip.
And I heard the clip.
And the clip, it landed on my tummy.
There was-- it's not funny.
No, this is not funny.
Explain why it's not funny, for me.
Tell them.
I had a hard time.
There was a clip.
And I don't want to say, ma'am!
I've got so-- I started panicking.
And I had an anxiety attack.
And I texted my son.
And he had to drive there.
And I was just sitting there with my colored, pedicured
feet, going, I can't get up.
Because I didn't want to touch it.
Yeah.
I don't know if you saw this.
I'm on Instagram, @HowieMandel.
My daughter took me.
I went to a drugstore.
And she said, this'll be funny, Dad.
Put the plunger on your head.
So I put it on my head.
I put it on Instagram.
You could-- look, look.
But wait, wait, wait.
It doesn't come off.
What you don't see on Instagram, I had to go buy--
I'm not plugging it-- but we bought Nivea cream.
I had to, so that I could slide it.
So you could get it off.
I had no money with me.
I had to go to the cash register.
With that on your head!
With that on my head!
It's not a joke!
Don't put a plunger--
if you're bald, don't put a plunger on your head.
You're going to take advice from a man like me.
I don't know how this happened.
But I'm so excited.
So Deal or No Deal is coming back?
Nobody is more excited than I am.
And all kidding aside, 10 years ago, it changed my life.
I think it changed television, game shows.
And I've been scratching and clawing to get it back.
And the lovely people at CNBC were nice enough to buy it.
It is bigger, more exciting.
And then, before it launches on CNBC, which is the 5th,
this coming Monday, NBC is doing a big Christmas special.
It's the 26 models, $1 million.
There's some twists.
It is so exciting.
And I don't know if it's because we're in a different time, now.
But just to watch people who have to make decisions,
and people are screaming, and men are crying,
and people are falling on their knees.
Look at the set!
It's even more beautiful-- well, so am I--
than it ever was.
All right.
And you brought a clip, right?
I did.
Let me set this up.
Because you have to watch the show.
But this is the one that's airing Monday,
on NBC, the holiday special.
I'm just going to give you a piece of it.
And I hope you could feel the intensity that this show is.
So this is a young man who just got
married, doesn't own a home.
He's a young kid, him and his wife.
He's playing the game.
He has just got offered a 1/4 of $1 million, cash.
They said, you could take the cash right now,
and we'll buy-- the banker-- and we'll buy the case.
He says, no deal.
Took 1/4 of $1 million.
There's only three cases left in play.
One has 3/4 of $1 million.
One has $500.
And one has $75.
[GROANING]
I know!
If he's going to open one more case, if he opens the $750,000,
the most he can go home with is $500.
And he just turned down 1/4 of $1 million.
That's crazy.
Isn't that amazing?
Yes.
Watch this!
OK.
17, let's see what you got!
Ashley, I can't stand up anymore.
Ashley, open your case.
Come on, Ashley.
Come on, believe!
Come on, Ashley!
Come on!
Come on.
[GROANING]
You're going to have to watch, Monday!
Oh, no!
I mean, well, yeah.
That looks very--
I loved it when it was on.
And I'm telling you, it is bigger, and better,
and more exciting.
So we have a big Christmas special on NBC
right after The Voice on Monday, followed on Wednesday.
And it goes into a series on CNBC.
And it's the same amount of models, and all that stuff.
Well, Chrissy Teigen is no longer a model on it.
She said she was busy making babies.
And Meghan Markle, also.
I guess it's contagious, making babies.
She would have shown up if she wasn't pregnant.
Now, there's new models.
We have some of the old models.
Whoa, there she is.
Look how excited she is!
Yeah.
Do you remember her?
No!
I don't!
I swear to God, I have no memory.
And I don't even remember what number she was.
And neither does she.
Look at that!
There's no number on the case!
Never seen somebody with a case with no number.
It's very exciting.
I'm excited.
I can't wait.
But yet, I will.
Deal or No Deal returns on December 5th on CNBC,
but by Monday night on NBC.
Big special!
All right, we'll be right back.