We sent our receptionist Jeannie to surprise
a viewer in my Cash Clunker.
And the Clunker is a 1986 Station Wagon.
It's filled with $2,500, which means the car is
worth a total of $2,800.
[LAUGHTER]
I hope she made it.
She went to Arizona.
Jeannie, where are you?
Jeannie?
Hi, Ellen.
I'm here in Glendale, Arizona.
You made it.
I can't believe it.
It's taken you four days.
[LAUGHTER]
I know.
You could have walked faster than that.
All right, what's the plan here?
What are you doing?
OK, so the plan is, I'm going to be rolling up in the Clunker
to Courtney's house.
It's full of $2,500.
And then we're going to give her a vacuum cleaner and 30 seconds
to see how much money she can suck up.
[LAUGHTER]
I like it.
Today we're going to surprise Courtney Overstreet-- is
a stay at home mom.
She is a stay at home mom.
And she wrote in to the show.
And she's there.
She's right there.
Can you see her?
[LAUGHTER]
She says, "Dear Ellen, I've always
been a big fan of the show.
It's always on when my son Jackson is sleeping.
And I make sure to watch every day for my pick me up
in the afternoon.
My husband's getting his master's degree.
And we are having to live off of student loans.
I'm seven months pregnant.
And I stay at home with our two-year-old son.
I try to be positive.
But it's hard to.
Thanks, Courtney Overstreet."
So I am going to call her.
She has no idea that Jeannie is there.
[CHEERING]
[BEEPING]
[DIALING]
What's this new thing on the phone here?
This black--
Hello?
Oh, hi.
Courtney?
Hi.
Hi, Courtney.
How are you doing?
I'm good.
How are you?
I'm good, thanks.
What are you doing?
Good.
I'm just sitting at home.
Just sitting at home?
I'm just sitting at home.
Oh, good.
Oh, by the way, it's Ellen DeGeneres calling.
How are you?
Oh!
Oh, my gosh.
Are you kidding?
Yeah.
This is you?
Yeah.
Oh, my gosh.
[CHEERING]
I'm watching you right now.
You're so friendly.
[CHEERING]
I like how friendly you are.
Oh, my gosh.
You're just going to chat with anybody who calls up.
[LAUGHTER]
So you're just sitting around?
Is Jackson sleeping?
He is still sleeping.
Oh.
So I just get to sit around and wait for him.
Well, that's good.
Oh, my gosh.
Well--
I'm watching you right now.
That's crazy.
Oh, hi!
Hi!
Can you put it on pause?
Because I don't want you to miss anything.
But can you put it on pause?
Yeah, well I record it every day in case I don't--
Good.
--get to watch the whole thing if Jackson--
Oh, good.
--wakes up.
That's what I want from every single person.
[LAUGHTER]
Good.
Hey, listen, do me a favor.
I want you to go outside.
You're about to get clunked.
Oh, my gosh.
There's Jeannie.
We talk about Jeannie all the time.
[YELLING]
[CHEERING]
All right, here's the deal.
There's $2,500 in that car.
You have 30 seconds to grab as much as you can either
by your hands or a vacuum cleaner, OK?
OK.
Ready?
Here we go.
Ready?
However you want.
Get as much as you can.
There's $2,500 in there.
You have 30 seconds.
I'm ready.
Hang on, let's-- Oh, here we go.
Courtney, I got a better thing for you.
[MUSIC - KANYE WEST, "GOLD DIGGER"']
(SINGING) I ain't sayin' she a gold digger,
but she ain't messin' with no broke.
Now I ain't sayin' she a gold digger,
but she ain't messin' with no broke.
Get down girl, go'n 'head get down.
Get down girl, go'n 'head.
Cutie the bomb, met her at a beauty salon.
With a baby Louis Vuitton under--
4, 3, 2, 1--
[BUZZER]
Ah.
That's--
[CHEERING]
Very nice!
That makes vacuuming fun, doesn't it?
[LAUGHTER]
If only vacuuming was like that all the time.
Hey listen, I don't want you to-- whatever you got,
I want you to take the whole $2,500.
I know you probably didn't get the whole thing.
[CHEERING]
Oh, my gosh.
Thank you!
Woo!
And--
[CHEERING]
Courtney, I also know--
I know that you're pregnant, and we got your letter.
And I know times are tough for everybody right now.
So since you're pregnant, we got you
$2,000 worth of baby products.
And there's going to be all kinds of things-- an Uppa baby
stroller.
There's a diaper bag, a crib monitor--
all kinds of things you're going to get in there, all right?
[CHEERING]
Congratulations, Courtney.
[CHEERING]
Thank you so much!
Go back and check on Jackson!
[CHEERING]
All right.
[CHEERING]
Hey, don't forget Jackson's still in there sleeping.
Go back in there.
Oh.
All right, bye.
[MUSIC PLAYING]