-How are you buddy? -I'm good. How are you?
-I'm doing great, great, great.
You're back shooting the season, "This Is Us."
-Yes.
-But did you have any time off this summer?
Did you get to do anything fun?
-I did. I took a little vacay.
-You did? Where'd you go?
-I went to Turks and Caicos. -[ Gasps ]
[ Cheers and applause ] Guys.
-I like Turks. I am not a fan of Caicos.
[ Laughter ]
-My friend kept saying "Turks and queso,"
and I'm like, "No, it's Caicos," and so, then...
-Yeah. -Now it's Turks and queso.
Who doesn't want Turks and queso?
-I love queso on Turk. -Right.
-Absolutely, yeah. -Turkey queso, sure.
-What did you do there? Just beach time?
-No, I really got to chill, which was super nice.
-Yeah. -Cause I'm usually, like,
on my phone or e-mails or, you know, working, whatever.
I did Jet-Ski for the first time.
-[ Gasps ] [ Cheers ]
-Y'all... -Really?
[ Laughter ]
-First of all, let's just say it was a victory
'cause I did not fall off, okay? -Okay.
-But that's because, I think, I YouTube'd --
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you!
Thank you.
I think it's because I YouTube'd videos
the night before as if I was studying for, like, a test.
-Wait. There's YouTube videos of people on a Jet-Ski?
-Correct. -But what --
-Correct. -But what would you learn?
-This is what you learn.
A, what does the key do when you fall off?
Boom, it pops off. Okay, great.
So it doesn't spin around in a circle
and you might hurt yourself.
-How many views on this YouTube video?
-I don't know, but I watched about --
-Three. [ Laughter ]
-It was, like, someone's home video, right?
-Yeah, of course. -From like '97.
[ Laughter ]
And then I was like, "Okay. So, if I fall off, where do I --
how do I get back on?" -Oh, that's a good point.
-These are things people don't think about, folks.
-I would have no idea what I'd do.
-Correct.
-I'd flip it upside down, go under the water...
[ Laughter ] -Brilliant!
-...and then flip myself back around.
-So you're a stuntman. -Of course.
-I am not. So I was like, "Okay, I'll do that."
And then, you know, they gave you like
maybe a 10-second rundown.
So like, "All right, so you're just gonna put
the key in the side," and then I'm like, "Okay."
And he's like all right, "Have fun, then."
I'm like, "I'm so glad I watched the YouTube videos."
[ Laughter ] -Yeah.
"That guy gave me nothing at all."
-Nothing! I was like, "Huh?"
-"Gave me a dangerous vehicle."
-Yeah, I was like, "I don't even know how to get on here."
But straddle, ride, like -- right.
So then, I'm like, yeah.
And my friends are like, zoom, zoom, zoom!
I'm like a Mariah Carey video, right?
-Yeah. -And I'm just like, zing, zing.
[ Laughter ]
And they're like... ♪ It's just like honey ♪
Right? They're in the music video.
And I'm like, zing. -Zing. Yeah.
-Yeah, and they're just splashing by me, and I'm like --
I lost a hat. It was -- Y'all...
-Yeah. -I did get my bearings.
And I got up to like 20 miles an hour.
-That's fast. -Yes!
-That is good! You did it!
-Yes. [ Cheers and applause ]
I was hauling boogie. For me, I was hauling boogie.
-Were you happy? -I was happy.
I was so glad I did it. We went out to, like,
this shipwreck that's been there like 11 years.
-Wow. -And then also, if you fall off,
clear water, A, important. -Yep.
-And then I could walk it back to shore
because it was only like 5 feet deep.
-Wow. -So I was like -- right?
-This is the best place to do it.
-Yeah. -Well, I'm glad you did it.
-Yeah, I am, too. -Yeah, right?
-I'm surprised, really. -Face your fears.
-Face your fears. -Hey, can you --
There's a story I heard.
I don't know if it's true or false.
-Uh-oh. -Can you help me?
-Okay. -Did you name the show
"This Is Us"? -Guys, okay.
Okay. [ Light laughter ]
-I'm excited about this. -I'd like to say yes.
-Okay, okay. -So, Dan Fogelman, of course,
our incredible creator... -I love that dude.
-...said, "Guys, if you guys can come up with a name,
I'll give you an iPad."
And I was like, "An iPad? I want points on the back end."
[ Laughter ]
-I can buy an iPad, Dan Fogelman.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. iPad? I'll take an iPad, too.
-I think the show's gonna go. -Yeah.
-And I was like -- So I -- -There's no title for the show.
-No, it was "Untitled Dan Fogelman"
while we were doing the pilot.
And so we all, of course, accumulated our list.
I sent it over. But the one that I chose was --
it was like, "This, Me, and You,"
or, like, "This Is Me and You," or something.
I'm just saying, I think I named our show.
[ Laughter ] I'm pretty sure.
[ Cheers and applause ] I'm pretty sure he was inspired.
-Wait. So it was, "This, Me, and You"?
-No. Like, "This Is Me and You."
-Oh. I thought it was "This, Me, and You."
Then I'm like -- -Well, that's not great.
-Well, what if it was two people
that an alien comes to live with them?
-Exactly. -"This, and Me and You."
-Well, aren't we all aliens? -I know, right?
So, you said -- -"This Is Me and You."
Or something along those lines.
-You totally named it. -I think so.
-"Me and you" is "us." [ Cheers and applause ]
-Right. So, if you want to chat with Dan
about some points on the back end...
-Did he have any other -- Was there any other titles
surfed around or...? -Yeah, but..
-...that they thought it was gonna be called.
-I mean, none of them were as great as mine, so...
-Exactly, so whatever. -I don't remember those.