- All right, I would like to read a letter that we got
from one of our viewers in San Diego.
It says, "Dear Ellen, I'm a mother of two adorable kids
"and have a wonderful husband named Marcel.
"I'm a preschool director and I love what I do.
"Every time I watch your show I cry
"when I see all of the people that you help.
"I wish I could be as giving as you,
"but the way I see it, all I can share is love.
"Last year I was able to surprise one of my teachers
"with a trip to Disneyland for her and her daughter.
"It was their dream and when I surprised them
"I got to feel like Ellen for a day.
"I love you, Ellen, and thanks for being you.
"Sincerely, Ana Mendoza." Very sweet, right?
[cheers and applause]
So, I'm gonna call her right now,
and we'll try to be very quiet.
She thinks that I'm calling
because she's chosen to be the first person
to test out a new automated phone survey system
that we're using.
Which is, uh, just a blatant lie is what it is.
[laughter]
Let's see if Ana is home. [phone ringing]
[clears throat]
- Hello? - Hello.
- This is Susan from Telesurvey Incorporated.
We are calling to ask you a few questions
about "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
- [screaming] - For English, please press one.
- Yes, go on. - For English, please press one.
- Yes. - For Spanish, please press two.
- Press, press, press. [phone beeps]
- Thank you. - [giggling]
- Yes. - Question one:
If you think "The Ellen Show" is the best show on television...
- Yes! - Please press four.
- [screams] Wait, what?
Oh, press...
- Please press four. [phone beeps]
[laughter]
Question two: If you think Ellen DeGeneres is
the best host, CoverGirl,
and all around most amazing person on the planet
please press 32.
- 32! Please let it ring.
[phone beeps] Three, two.
[laughter] Okay, here we go.
- Thank you. - All right.
- Question three: If you would like
to speak directly with Ellen DeGeneres,
please press three repeatedly.
- Whoo. Three once, three once,
then again.
Oh!
- Just hit something! [phone beeps three times]
- [laughs]
- Ellen? - Hello?
Ana? - Hello.
Hi. - Hi, it's Ellen.
- [screaming]
Oh!
Oh, I'm going.
Someone's at the door. Who's this at the door?
Wait, the door's not opening!
Ah!
Yes! [both screaming]
- [laughs]
[cheers and applause]
Okay, so listen, first of all,
you're a mom of two. Tell us about your kids.
- [sighs] My daughters are my everything.
Zoey's three years old.
I just had a baby three months ago, Zayel,
and I just love them to death.
- And I heard that you just opened your own preschool
- Yes, thank you, Ellen. I'm sorry.
I wanted to do something for the community.
I couldn't find anything for my family
and I just wanted somewhere fun
and energetic for the kids around the area,
and the families--just to help everybody around.
- That's amazing, and I know teachers spend
a lot of money out of their own pockets to buy supplies,
but you actually make sure your teachers don't have to do that.
So, uh, you help them out, right?
- Right, I've been there for 20 something years.
I know how it is and even if they buy something
from the 99 Cents Store
I always make sure they bring me the receipt
and pay them back even if it's a dollar.
Only because I know how it is.
That's why we're broke always. [both laughing]
- [screaming] It's Ellen!
[laughs]
[cheers and applause]
Zoey, say hi to Ellen!
Say hi to Ellen.
- Hi, Zoey. - [screams]
Sorry. - I love that you--
"That's why we're broke, yay!"
Well, I want you to come see a show
so I'm gonna give you VIP tickets to come to the show.
- [screaming] - All right.
[cheers and applause]
- I love you, Ellen! - And...
- Oh, I'm sorry. - No, it's okay.
- I'm sorry, I didn't want to drop the phone.
- And, Ana, I think your teachers deserve to come too
so we're gonna give all of the teachers VIP tickets as well.
- Oh, my God! - They're all gonna come.
[both screaming]
- Thank you! Thank you!
- You are so welcome!
- All right, so, Ana, I know this was a tough year for you.
We heard that your family was forced to move
a couple of months ago,
and you were nine months pregnant when you had to move.
So, you weren't able to have much of a Christmas, right?
- It's okay. I had a Christmas.
It's all about family. I had all my family here,
and that's all that matters.
I love my family. I hosted here.
It's all about the kids and love.
The rest, I don't care,
but you're here!
[both laugh]
And that's-- - Well...
- [screams]
- Ana, I just love-- - Sorry, sorry.
- [laughs] - Okay, I'm sorry.
- I just love your spirit.
You're amazing and I just love your attitude...
- I love you. - Your spirit.
So, we want to make it up to you
for not having much of a Christmas.
We just finished our 12 Days of Giveaways.
Where we gave away amazing gifts.
We had so many--I'm sure you saw because you watch the show,
but we had, like, you know, $2,000 Visa checkout gift cards,
and $1,000 Ed by Ellen gift cards, and TV's...
- [screams] - And Target gift cards,
and Gap gift cards, and all kinds of things.
Anyway, I'll just cut to the chase.
We want you to have every single thing we gave away
all 12 days. - What? What?
[screaming] - You get that!
[cheers and applause]
Bring it in! Bring it in!
Bring it in! - [laughs]
- You're gonna et everything! - Shut up! Shut up!
- Everything that we just gave.
- Ellen, thank you! Come over!
Oh, Ellen!
- Bring it all in! - I love you, Ellen!