- SO TODAY WE HAVE A BIG SURPRISE FOR A VIEWER
AND HER COWORKERS.
THEY WORK AT NORDSTROM ABOUT 30 MINUTES AWAY
IN CANOGA PARK.
AND SUSAN AND HER FRIENDS CAME TO A TAPING LAST WEEK,
TOLD MY STAFF HOW MUCH THEY LOVE
WHEN I SURPRISE PEOPLE ON THE SHOW,
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO RIGHT NOW.
JEANNIE IS OUTSIDE OF NORDSTROM,
AND I AM GONNA GIVE SUSAN A CALL.
JEANNIE, ARE YOU THERE AND READY?
- HI, ELLEN. I'M HERE AND I'M READY.
- ALL RIGHT. HOW IS IT THERE?
- UH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL HERE. THE WEATHER IS AMAZING.
- YEAH, IT'S NOT AS COLD AS WHERE WE NORMALLY SEND YOU, HUH?
- NO, NO.
- THANK YOU FOR CALLING NORDSTROM TOPANGA.
- OH, HI. EXTENSION 1042, PLEASE.
- I'LL CONNECT. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
- YOU TOO.
[hold music playing]
[line ringing]
- JO MALONE LONDON. THIS IS SUSAN.
HOW MAY I HELP YOU?
- OH, HI, SUSAN.
THIS IS JO MALONE COUNTER, RIGHT?
- YES, THIS IS JO MALONE.
- HELLO, SUSAN.
QUICK QUESTION-- I HAVE A DRESSING ROOM.
I WANT TO GET A SCENTED CANDLE THAT'S VERY RELAXING.
WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND?
- WELL, WE HAVE A NEW CANDLE CALLED LAVENDER & LOVAGE...
- OOH!
- AND IT'S VERY, VERY RELAXING.
- OH, WONDERFUL. GOOD SUGGESTION.
DO YOU THINK THAT WORKS WELL FOR A TALK SHOW HOST?
- FOR A WHAT? I'M SORRY.
- FOR A TALK SHOW HOST--
WOULD A TALK SHOW HOST LIKE THAT?
- OH, IT WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL, YES.
- WHAT ABOUT--
- IT'S BEAUTIFUL IN A ROOM OR IN--IN ANYWHERE.
- GOOD. WHAT ABOUT SOMEONE WHO'S HOSTING THE OSCARS?
WOULD SOMEONE LIKE THAT LIKE IT?
- OH, THEY WOULD LOVE IT.
- YEAH. - YOU MEAN, LIKE, ELLEN?
- LIKE ELLEN DEGENERES, LIKE ME, YEAH.
- LIKE WHO? - ME.
IT'S ME. - ELLEN!
THIS IS ELLEN? - IT IS. HEY, SUSAN.
- [screaming]
[cheers and applause]
- THIS IS ELLEN DEGENERES?
- YEAH, IT IS. HEY, SUSAN--
- IS THIS ELLEN? - YEAH, SUSAN, IT IS.
WHO ARE YOU THERE WITH, YOUR FRIENDS?
- YES, YEAH, MY FRIENDS SABRINA AND SUE.
- YOU LIKE WHEN I SURPRISE PEOPLE, RIGHT?
- OH, MY GOSH. IT IS HER. IT'S HER.
- OH, MY GOSH. - IT'S HER, IT'S HER, IT'S HER.
[voices overlapping]
[all screaming]
[cheers and applause]
- HI, SUSAN.
- HI, ELLEN! HI, ELLEN!
- HEY. HI, LADIES.
- HI, ELLEN. HOW ARE YOU--
- OH, THERE'S ELLEN!
- HI, HI. HI.
all: HI, ELLEN!
- SO LISTEN,
I HEARD THAT YOU LIKE WHEN I SURPRISE PEOPLE,
SO I THOUGHT I WOULD SURPRISE YOU--SURPRISE!
- OH, MY GOD. - TOTALLY SURPRISED ME.
- YEAH.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING AT NORDSTROM?
- OH--
[laughter]
I'VE BEEN SINCE 1985.
- UH-HUH.
AND YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY GET--
YOU GET A DISCOUNT FOR THAT, RIGHT, SO I COULD USE THAT?
- YES.
ANYTIME. I'LL HELP YOU, I'LL HELP YOU.
- GOOD, GOOD.
- I'LL HELP YOU. WHATEVER YOU NEED, ELLEN.
- OH, THANKS SO MUCH, SUSAN. - YOU'RE MY FAMILY.
- YES, I AM YOUR FAMILY. THANK YOU.
I LIKE TO THINK OF THAT-- MYSELF AS YOUR FAMILY ALSO.
AND YOU HAD SO MUCH FUN WHEN YOU WERE HERE LAST WEEK,
I WANTED TO INVITE YOU BACK,
SO DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO GET TIME OFF IN DECEMBER
FOR ONE OF MY 12 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS?
[all screaming]
[cheers and applause]
WE HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK. WE'LL BE BACK.
SO WE'RE BACK WITH SUSAN AND SABRINA AND SUE,
AND, SUSAN, A FEW MORE THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT YOU.
LET'S TALK ABOUT--
YOU HAVE FOUR KIDS, AND THREE OF 'EM ARE IN COLLEGE, RIGHT?
- YES.
- YES, AND YOUR HUSBAND SCOTT
WORKS 17 HOURS A DAY AS A LIMO DRIVER?
- YES.
- THOSE ARE LONG HOURS.
THEN--LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR CAR.
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR CAR.
- OH!
YOU MEAN BETSY?
[laughter]
UM, IT'S A 1990...
- MM-HMM. - IT'S OLDER THAN MY OLDEST SON.
- UH-HUH.
- AND IT--I HAVE TO JUMP IT EVERY TIME I START IT.
- YOU HAVE TO JUMP-START IT EVERY TIME.
YOU KNOW THERE--YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO JUST USE A KEY.
THAT'S--
[laughter]
- WHAT DID SHE SAY?
- SHE SAID YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO JUST USE A KEY.
[laughter]
- AND IT HAS, LIKE, 200,000 MILES
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, RIGHT?
- YES, YES. - YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
DO ME A FAVOR. STEP OUTSIDE WITH JEANNIE.
I WANT YOU TO JUST GET SOME FRESH AIR.
WALK OUTSIDE WITH JEANNIE.
- COME ON OUTSIDE.
[indistinct chatter]
AND IT'S SO NICE. THE WEATHER'S SO GOOD.
- YES, IT IS, IT IS. - ISN'T IT SO GREAT?
- IT'S BEAUTIFUL. - OH, THAT'S LOVELY OUTSIDE.
YEAH, THAT'S BETTER LIGHT ON EVERYBODY.
OKAY, UM, SO ANYWAY--
AND SO THE CAR'S NAME IS BETSY?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO--
- THE CAR'S NAME IS BETSY? - BETSY, BETSY.
- WHAT DO YOU WANT TO NAME THE CAR THAT'S BEHIND YOU--
THE RED CAR. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO NAME THAT?
THAT MAZDA THAT'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
- OH, IT'S RED! IT'S RED!
[cheers and applause]
WHAT DID SHE SAY?
- ELLEN, WILL YOU TELL HER AGAIN?
SHE DIDN'T HEAR YOU.
- OH, YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME?
I SAID, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO NAME YOUR CAR?
THAT'S YOUR BRAND-NEW MAZDA RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
[all screaming]
[cheers and applause]
- OH, MY GOSH.
ELLEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH!
- OF COURSE, OF COURSE.
I HAVE A CANDLE THAT'LL SMELL GOOD IN THERE TOO FOR YOU.
OUR FRIENDS AT MAZDA,
WHOSE DRIVE FOR GOOD PROGRAM HAS DONATED $2.7 MILLION
TO U.S. CHARITIES.
IT'S A STYLISH, SEVEN-PASSENGER S.U.V.
THAT PERFORMS WITH MAZDA'S EXCELLENT HANDLING.
AND YOU'RE A WONDERFUL WOMAN, AND ENJOY THAT CAR.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUMP-START THAT.
- THANK YOU, ELLEN, SO MUCH.
- ALL RIGHT.
I WANT TO THANK MINNIE DRIVER. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER. BYE-BYE.