>> I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
I WATCH YOU EVERY NIGHT.
>> Stephen: OH, THAT'S NICE.
>> I WATCHED YOU EVERY NIGHT BEFORE.
I'LL WATCH YOUIVE -- >> Stephen: BEFORE I HAD A TV
SHOW?
>> NO, ON YOUR OTHER TV SHOW.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY I LOVE YOUR SHOW.
AND I ON ELECTION NIGHT, I HAD MY DAUGHTER AND FRIENDS, AND IT
WAS GOING TO BE A BIG HIGH-FIVE, AND THEN IT WENT A DIFFERENT
WAY.
AND YOU HAD A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, SORT OF.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) ALCOHOL-FUELED--
>> WAS IT REALLY?
>> Stephen: ALCOHOL-FUELED EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
>> WELL, I APPRECIATED IT.
THERE'S THAT SAYING, "AN ABNORMAL REACTION TO AN ABNORMAL
SITUATION IS NORMAL."
>> Stephen: OH, SURE.
>> THAT'S WHAT I FELT WAS HAPPENING, AND IT HELPED ME.
MAYBE I RELEASED SOME OF THE MY BREAKDOWN OUT TO YOU.
I'M ONLY HALF KIDDING.
I REALLY APPRECIATED IT.
>> Stephen: I'M GLAD.
>> AND I CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE SORT OF ON FIRE,
BECAUSE IT'S THE APPROPRIATE--
REACTION.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> I THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU!
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
>> PLEASE DON'T-- PLEASE DON'T CALM DOWN.
>> Stephen: I WON'T.
>> OKAY, GOOD.
>> Stephen: HERE'S THE THING IS, I THINK WE'RE ALL ON FIRE.
>> I'M ON FIRE.
>> Stephen: AND PART OF MY JOB IS TO LOOK AT MY ARMS AND GO,
"OH, YEAH, FLAMES."
>> I APPRECIATE IT.
>> Stephen: THE FEELINGS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE I GOT MARRIED IN 1993, AND--
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> Stephen: YES.
THAT WAS "MAD ABOUT YOU."
"MAD ABOUT YOU," THAT WAS THE BIG BREAKOUT YEAR.
AND MY WIFE AND I, AS A YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE, LIKE, WE WERE
EAT AGO WHAT DID YOU HAVE BACK THEN?
THE SNACKWELLS, FAT-FREE COOKIES?
REMEMBER THOSE?
THEY WERE EVERYWHERE.
>> COOKIE?
FAT-FREE.
>> Stephen: WE WOULD WATCH "MAD ABOUT YOU," AND EAT OUR
FAT-FREE COOKIES, AND YOU GUYS ON SCREEN, YOU AND PAUL RISENER,
WE WERE LIKE, "THAT'S US!
>> I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
>> Stephen: ANOTHER BIG SHOW FROM THE 90s "ROSEANNE" HAS
MADE A COMEBACK.
WHAT ABOUT "MAD ABOUT YOU"?
I THINK IT'S TIME.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> IT WOULD BE VERY FUN.
PAUL RISER IS ONE OF MY DEAREST FRIENDS.
WE HAVE LUNCH ONCE EVERY FEW MONTHS, ANYWAY, AND NOW IF WE
COULD FIND THE RIGHT HOME THAT WOULD WANT TO DO IT THE WAY WE
WANT TO DO TIT WOULD BE GREAT FUN.
I HOPE IT HAPPENS.
I'M NOT BEING COY.
PEOPLE SAY, "THEY'RE BEING COY."
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WANTS IT.
>> Stephen: DO IT HERE ON CBS.
>> COULD YOU MAKE SOME CALLS I COULD COME BACK AND PROMOTE "MAD
ABOUT YOU," WHICH WOULD BE GREAT.
>> Stephen: THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
I WOULD LOVE IT.
MAYBE I COULD DO A GUEST STAR.
>> NOW OOUF SAID IT.
SO NOW YOU HAVE TO DO IT.
>> Stephen: OH, I WOULD DO IT IN A MINUTE.
>> OKAY, GOOD.
>> Stephen: CAN MY WIFE COME, TOO.
>> YES!
>> Stephen: MY WIFE COULD COME, TOO, AND THAT'S IT.
OUR MARRIAGE WOULD BE FULL CIRCLE AND WE WOULD START OVER
AGAIN.
THERE'S SOMETHING I JUST FIND OUT ABOUT YOU THAT ENDEARS YOU
TO ME IN WAYS THAT I DIDN'T THINK WERE POSSIBLE TO INCREASE
IS THAT YOU'RE A SCIENCE FICTION FANS.
>> "STAR WARS" FAN.
>> Stephen: "A STAR WARS" FAN.
HERE YOU ARE WITH A BLIND DAERKT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THERE YOU GO.
>> I BRIEFLY DATED A STORM TROOPER.
IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.
BUT WHATEVER.
IT'S OKAY.
>> Stephen: HOW WOULD YOU RAISE THE KIDS?
>> CHRISTMAS AND HANUKKAH.
OKAY, SO I'M A CRAZYUE DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND-- I WANTED TO
GET A REBEL ALLIANCE TATTOO, BUT MY DAUGHTER SAID, NO.
>> Stephen: WHY?
YOUR DAUGHTER-- >> SHE SAID NO.
>> Stephen: WHY DID YOUR DAUGHTER SAY NO.
DID YOU DRAW IT ON FIRST?
>> NO, I HAD IT HENNA TATTOOED ON.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE GOG MAKE THIS PERMANENT.
>> YEAH, I WANTED TO.
BUT SHE SAID, "EXWWHEN I'M 18, Y CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT."
SHE ACTUALLY SAID THAT.
>> Stephen: SO YOUR DAUGHTER IS RAISING YOU WELL.
>> A LITTLE BIT.
SHE'S SHOOE HAS A VERY LEVEL HEAD, AND IT'S USUALLY RIGHT, SO
I'M DOING WHAT SHE SAYS.
>> Stephen: DOES SHE HAVE A TATTOO?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT.
>> NO.
WHAT IF SHE DID.
THAT WOULD BE WEIRD.
NO, SHE DOESN'T, AND I DON'T, EITHER, BECAUSE SHE WON'T LET
ME.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU-- ARE YOU A LIFELONG--
>> YOU SEEM LIKE YOU DON'T BELIEVE I'M A REAL FAN.
BUT I'M A SUPER GEEK FAN.
>> Stephen: I DON'T-- I DON'T DISBELIEVE, BUT I WANT TO KNOW
WHEN THIS STARTED.
LIKE WERE YOU-- >> THE DAY "STAR WARS" OPENED I
WAS THERE.
>> Stephen: THE VERY FIRST ONE?
>> OH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: IN 1977.
>> I PAID MY MONEY 10 TIMES.
AND MY 16th BIRTHDAY WAS WAITING IN LINE ALL DAY TO SEE
"THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK."
>> Stephen: WHEN WERE YOU WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL?
>> WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
>> Stephen: I WENT WITH ROY AND HATCHEL AND I WOULD LOVE TO
HAVE GONE WITH HELEN HUNT.
THERE WERE NO GIRLS.
THERE WERE NO GIRLS TO GO WITH ME IN THE TIME.
>> WELL, I WAS THERE.
SO ON MY 16th BIRTHDAY, WE WERE WAITING IN LINE, ALL DAY.
AND -- >> Stephen: FOR WHICH ONE?
>> "EMPIRE STRIKES BACK."
>> Stephen: OKAY, SORRY.
>> AND SOME JERK DROVE BY WHO HAD JUST COME OUT OF THE THEATER
AND IDEAL, "DARTH VADER IS YOU KNOW WHOWHO KNOWS WHAT" IN CASE
THERE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE WATCHING.
>> Stephen: 30 YEARS IS TOO LATE.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO BE THE ONE TO WRECK IT.
HE WRECKED THE WHOLE THING.
I HEARD IT AND MY PARENTS DID BUT I KNEW.
WHAT JERK WAS THAT, DO YOU THINK?
>> Stephen: IT WASN'T ME.
I TOOK A DATE.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST GIRLS I EVER ASKED OUT WAS TO SEE
THAT.
I ASKED WEEZY CONDOR OUT.
YOU KNOW WEEZY.
>> THAT'S A GREAT NAME.
>> Stephen: ISN'T IT A GREAT NAME?
IT WAS A GOOD DATE.
>> HOW DID IT GO?
>> Stephen: GOOD.
WE WENT TO BURGER KING AFTERWARDS.
I FIRST KNEW OF YOUR WORK AT A VERY YOUNG AGE BECAUSE I WAS A
HUGE FAN OF ABC AFTER-SCHOOL SPECIALS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND YOU WERE IN ONE THAT REALLY CHANGED MY LIFE.
>> I CAN ONLY IMAGINE.
>> Stephen: IT WAS CALLED "DESPERATE LIVES."
AND IT WAS ONE OF YOUR MOST SIGNIFICANT ROLES.
AND IT WAS THE ABOUT THE DAIRCHLERS OF ANGEL DUST.
( LAUGHTER ) SERIOUS BUSINESS, FOLKS.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK RIGHT HERE.
>> ARE YOU SURE IT'S OKAY?
>> TRUST ME.
JUST CALL IT AN EXPERIMENT.
( SNIFFS ).
>> AWESOME.
( SCREAMING ) >> Stephen: WHAT I LIKE ABOUT
THAT CLIP--
YOU'RE FINE!
YOU HIT THE GROUND!
YOU'RE FINE?
>> YOU MUST HAVE YOUR VERSION OF "DESPERATE LIVES" SOMEWHERE.
AREN'T THERE EMBARRASSING CREDITS?
>> Stephen: NONE.
WHAT I LOVE IS HOW CONVINCING THAT IS.
DID YOU DO AN ANGEL DUST RIDE-ALONG.
HOW DID YOU-- YOU'RE VERY METHOD.
>> THE SCRIPT SAID, "SHE JUMPS OUT A WINDOW," SO I WENT.
>> Stephen: WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT IS YOU'RE BLOND WHEN YOU TAKE
THE ANGEL DUST AND IT TURNS YOUR HEAD BRUNETTE WHEN YOU JUMP OUT
THE WINDOW, AND IT'S BLOND WHEN YOU HIT THE GROUND AGAIN.
>> IT'S PROBABLY A GUY IN A WIG.
I DON'T REMEMBER.
I WAS ON ANGEL DUST.
I DON'T REMEMBER.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE GOT A NEW MOVIE.
IT'S OUT ON NETFLIX.
IT'S CALLED "CANDY JAR."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AGAIN IT'S ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE A COUNSELOR WHO COUNSELS.
>> YOU SEE IT, DID YOU?
>> Stephen: I HAVE NOT SEEN IT YET.
I'M SAVING IT FOR AFTER I SEE THE REST OF THE "STAR WARS"
MOVIE.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MOVIE ABOUT TWO VERY SMART HIGH SCHOOL
JUNIORS WHO AREMENTING TO GET INTO IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS AND SO
STRESSED ABOUT IT, THEY CAN BARELY FUNCTION.
WHICH IS AN EPIDEMIC.
STEVTEEN STRESS.
IT'S DON'T FORGET TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE.
AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T GET INTO THE PLACE YOU WANT, YOUR LIFE
MIGHT TAKE A TURN YOU DON'T EXPECT.
>> Stephen: JIM.
>> WHEN I STARTED WORKING HERE, THAT WALL WAS EMPTY.
THAT BOOKCASE WAS EMPTY.
AND THE KIDS LIKE YOU LEFT.
AND THEY GOT INTO THEIR DREAM SCHOOL.
OR THEY DIDN'T.
BUT ALL OF THEM WENT ON TO DO STUFF, MAKE STUFF, AND SO THEY
SENT ME STUFF.
AND I'M NOT SURE, BUT I THINK THAT'S A LIFE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A NICE COUNSELOR.
I WISH I HAD A COUNSELOR LIKE THAT.
>> ME, TOO
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW, I WAS WONDERING, LIKE, THAT COUNSELOR
CHARACTER, WHAT WOULD SHE SAY TO A TROUBLED STUDENT LIKE THIS?
( SCREAMING ) EVERYTHING'S JUST GOING TO WORK
OUT?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: EVERYTHING IS JUST GOING TO BE FINE?
>> YEAH, IT WILL ALL BE FINE IN THE END.
>> Stephen: WELL, GOOD LUCK GETTING TO THE NEXT "STAR WARS"
MOVIE.
AND PLEASE "MAD ABOUT YOU."
PLEASE "MAD ABOUT YOU."
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE I'M MAD ABOUT YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, HELEN.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
"CANDY JAR" IS OUT NOW ON NETFLIX.
HELEN HUNT, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH KEVIN SMITH.