Our first guest has always been an open book--
a big oversharer-- and never edits herself.
Is it too much?
No, that's why we love her.
Please welcome Kristen Bell.
Yay, I love her.
Hello, my friends.
Hi, my friend.
How are you?
I'm good.
I'm oddly excited to be out of the house
and talking to adults.
I really, really am.
Now, when you say out of the house, where are you?
Well, I'm in the attic above the garage, where
Dax does his podcast.
Yeah.
I'm actually in the La-Z-Boy.
I'm doing this from daddy's chair.
Look at the comfort level this man
has when he records his podcast.
Yeah.
It's crazy.
Right.
Now you see why he likes that La-Z-Boy.
It's true.
Let's talk about what happened to Dax.
He's wearing a cast.
What was the injury?
What happened?
Well, as you know, Dax--
well, he went on an essential off-roading trip right
when the quarantine began.
And it was by himself.
But he was off-roading in the mountains, and he had.
I think, a buddy with him, but they were
in separate off-road vehicles.
And he got to the edge of a cliff.
And the cardinal rule--
he's very embarrassed about this injury
because the cardinal rule is, you
don't put your hands on the roll cage
or outside the car at any time.
That's the only chance of injury.
And he was sitting on the edge of a cliff,
and he put his hand up just to look out.
And the weight of his arm tipped his Polaris RZR--
that's what he was on-- over.
And you don't get injured when you're inside them.
But I will tell you something.
It did crush all the bones in his hand.
Oh God.
All the bones in his hand.
Yeah, shattered.
Wow.
And then last week--
he had seven pins put in.
And last week, one of them started
to eject itself from his cast.
And you know Dax Shepard.
He not only holds a degree in anthropology but also
in dentistry, surgery.
And so, he called his doctor, and he said, hey,
can I pull this pin out?
Here, look at it.
And this doctor was like, do it.
And he did.
He was his own doctor.
Oh.
Oh, yep.
Oh, it's the pin.
Whoa.
Oh my God.
OK, wait, the pin was ejecting itself
from that through a cast?
Well not through the heart of the cast.
But the cast stops here, and the pins go in this way, right?
I'm also a doctor, so pay attention.
So the cast is like this, and the pins go here.
And one of the pins--
his body just decided, I don't need this--
you're out.
And it started coming out right here.
And we can see it.
And that's why he called the doctor.
And then he pulled it out, and now he's a doctor.
Can I ask a spousal question?
Oh, sure.
Your husband in quarantine goes off-roading.
He crushes his hand.
Yeah.
He calls you.
He says, my hand is smashed from off-roading.
Do you say, oh, baby, I am so sorry,
or do you say, of course you did, you idiot?
Excellent question, Andy.
Well--
Which one are you?
First of all, he didn't call me, OK?
He drove home like this--
or it was in his left hand-- like this.
And the first thing he said when he walked in the door was,
I just don't want to be in trouble,
which is crazy because I don't--
he's never in trouble with me.
I mean, I'll let you know if I'm disappointed in your actions.
But I'm not that--
I'm an adult, and he's an adult. I can't get him in trouble.
But apparently, I've got--
I'm the same way.
My approval--
That's what I said.
I'm the same way.
I said, you're not in trouble, but it's not the smartest move
we could have made.
No, no.
But I just-- I can't believe there was just
an extra pin that didn't need to be
in there that the doctor said, yeah, you
can take that one out.
Nope.
Let's see what happens when the cast comes off.
Ellen's stuck on the pin.
Yeah.
You know what I--
I'm just confused.
Do you know what I did with the pin?
I pliered it into the shape of a heart,
and I attached a little wire, and I
made a Christmas ornament.
Oh my God.
Aren't you crafty?
Crafty or gross actually?
Yeah.
Yeah, it's wonderful.
It's a wonderful, sweet memory.
So let's talk about what's happening around the house.
Who's doing what, because everybody is doing things
that they hadn't done.
And I picture both of you having projects.
Yeah.
Well, I mean, I've tried to have a lot of projects,
and I reorganized all the drawers that I possibly could.
Dax is-- you know, being one-handed,
he's struggling for things to do,
although I will say he did clean out the drain in our shower
the other day.
And he removed the drain, and he stuck a hanger in there.
And he pulled out the biggest wad of fur that I have ever--
this is--
you must think I'm so gross.
It was the size of a small purebred dog.
It was like a gigantic thing of hair.
And it was disgusting.
And he put it in a bag, and he came outside,
and he was like, look at what just came out of our shower.
We were all like, disgusting.
And then now, even now-- that was a week and a half ago--
our girls won't shower in that shower
because they're scared that a hair
monster is going to come up and suck them down the drain.
Can I ask how long it's been since you've
cleaned that drain?
Seven years.
OK.
Oh my God.
Did you make it into an ornament?
No, no, no we tossed it.
It was too smelly.
Oh my God.
It's gross.
You should.
Ellen, save me.
It's gross over here.
Oh my gosh.
She needs to get out.
It's time to move.
I saw that-- we should take a break
because there's so much more I want to talk to you about.
So let's take a break.
We'll talk about your daughter and stuff like that.
We'll be back.
We'll take a break.