Well, it has been an exciting and busy weekend for me.
After 18 seasons, 3100 shows, almost 20000 guests,
I was honored this past Friday with a star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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It was a surreal moment for this old Texas boy
seeing my name along this legendary Hollywood landmark.
And just like the first day when I started this show,
my friends and family were right by my side.
Take a look.
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Do we have any Dr. Phil fans
today in the house?
We're very excited to have you all here today
and to honor Dr. Phil.
I love Dr. Phil because he's so real
and he tells it like it is.
Congratulations Pops.
Love watching Dr. Phil.
What's up, man?
Congratulations.
Thank you.
We are honoring Dr. Phil McGraw with the 2,688th star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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In 2008, I had the privilege of receiving our
Brooks and Dunn star.
The night before the ceremony, Billy Gibbons says,
how about we do a few celebratory shots of tequila?
The next thing I know, the guest surprise presenter
was Dr. Phil with his lovely wife Robin.
And we're standing there
and I kept feeling Robin doing this.
(laughing)
You smell like hell, you smell like tequila.
(laughing)
So I got my free counseling lesson from Dr. Phil.
That will sober you up, by the way.
(laughing)
I'm proud to say that I'm a friend of Phil McGraw's.
Congratulations, young man.
Thank you, man.
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Ladies and gentlemen, let's give a round of applause
for Walk Of Famer and film star,
Kathy Bates.
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Sheryl Underwood.
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Dr. Travis Stork
and Dr. Drew Ordon.
WHen I think about a star,
I think about positive light,
something that is a compass to help people find their way.
And that is what Dr. Phil has been to so many of us.
He has taken this incredible,
incredible gift of psychology,
and used it to help so many of us along the way.
It is my hope that everybody understands
the impact that this man has had on all of us.
So I just want to thank you Dr. Phil
for your wisdom, from the bottom of my heart.
I'm so excited that you will be immortalized here forever,
so people will look down and remember
what you have done for all of us.
So God bless you sir.
Thank you.
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I'm proud to now declare today
Dr. Phil McGraw Day in Hollywood.
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Well thank you so much.
And I echo all of the gratitude and thanks
to the chamber and Walk of Fame.
Look, today is a really special day for me.
I've never known anybody that was a true success
that was a solo.
And I look at that star and it's got five points to it
and I really think about wanting to break those points off
and share em with everybody that's,
that's been so critical to my success.
And the first one I would break off,
I would give to my wife Robin.
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We've done over 3100 shows
and she's been there for every single one of em
and she is not just an observer.
She is such a vital part of that show.
People ask me all the time,
"Dr. Phil, who do you got to?
Who do you go to for counsel?"
Well, that's who I go to for counsel.
She's always got my back.
Now to break off the second point,
and I would give it to Ms. Oprah.
No doubt about it.
That's just another woman in my life
that's been launching and mentoring me.
She and a very dear friend of mine, Greg Midell,
stand up, Greg.
Greg and I have been working together
for now, I guess 19 years.
And I have to tell you,
every time I talk to him about business,
I learn something everyday.
So Greg, thank you so much.
And I'd break the third star off
and I would give it to Carla Pennington,
and the entire staff at the Dr. Phil show,
which she leads as the Executive Producer,
the only one I've ever had.
The fourth point I would break off
and give to CBS and Paramount and King World.
The fifth point I would hang on to,
because I'm proud to say,
my job's not for everybody.
If you have a need to be loved by strangers,
you don't want to do my job.
I have two sons, Jay and Jordan.
Jordan is not here today, I'm sorry to say.
He's in Paris, he's on tour, opening for The Jonas Brothers,
so I say, 'Hey.'
Jay tells me sometimes,
'Dad, wow, it's truly like we wake up in a movie everyday.'
And I say, 'Don't miss it.'
Star in your own life, and drink it in.
Success is the succession of moments.
And believe you me, this is one of those moments today.
And I am taking my own advice and I am drinking it in.
And God bless all of you for honoring me
and taking the time out of you lives to be here.
This really means a lot to me.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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We proudly welcome to the Hollywood Walk of Fame,
Dr. Phil McGraw.
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Oh wow.
Thank you, thank you.
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All these years later,
what do you tell this guy,
now that you're a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
I believe a lot in remembering where you came from,
and who you were, and what your roots are.
And I look back at these civilians
that never knew anything about Hollywood.
And to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
is just surreal.
I mean, it's just unbelievable.
Surfer guy's got a star.
Ya, I mean surfer, 18 inch waves all the way.
(upbeat music)
I've actually been a part of
the Dr. Phil show from the very very beginning.
When Phil and I first spoke
about the star on the Walk of Fame,
I said, 'Are you kidding me
that you don't have a star on the Walk of Fame?
I can't believe that.'
But in any event, we were
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all of us at CBS, very happy to be your sponsor.
Congratulations.
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[Announcer] Now a message from David Foster.
Philip, as Robin loves to call you,
I heartily congratulate you on this well deserved honor.
May your great great grandchildren
walk all over you as they visit Hollywood
and be reminded of what a great man you are.
And Hollywood Walk of Fame,
thank you for honoring my friend, Dr. Philip McGraw.
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Today was a celebration,
but knowing that that star is going to be there forever,
is so exciting.
And I think my kids, his grandkids being there
is a great symbol of how this is going to last
for generations to come.
That star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
real deserved.
I was very very proud that Phil finally got
a star on the Walk of Fame after 18 seasons.
Then when he actually put me next to Robin and Oprah,
to get a point on a star, I got a star-ish,
on the Walk of Fame.
And I cannot be more honored and proud
to be a part of this phenomenal legacy
that is the Dr. Phil Show.
I mean this isn't the end of anything.
But it's nice that he was getting recognized
at this point in his career.
I'm glad that I've been there since day one.
Today, when I sat there
and got to watch him receive that star,
and what it means,
I realized that this is a day that I have been waiting for.
I may cry now, but,
I really believe no one deserves this more than he does.
And it was worth the wait.
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