You know, When you do 3,000 shows,
it turns out you have a lot of favorite moments.
Here are just a few of them.
[MUSIC - ALOE BLACC, "MAKE WAY"]
(SINGING) They gonna talk about me.
Thank you for being our very first show!
I have a gift for you.
It's a welcome mat.
It's a welcome mat!
Thank you.
It's just all exciting, and we're just getting warmed up.
(SINGING)
Make way for me.
You know I'm going to be.
Legendary.
Yeah!
(SINGING) Steady on my grind, got no time for playing games.
Money on my mind, I'm kicking ass, I'm taking names.
The heat is on, get out of the kitchen
if you can't handle the flames.
I'm hustling, I was born to win, ain't never going to change.
I have this terrible laugh sometimes.
Do I call you sir?
King.
No, you just call me Paul.
Paul?
Yes.
OK, Paul.
OK, Ellie.
OK, Pauly Paul.
(SINGING) But the whole world's gonna know my name.
Watch what happens when you hit this button.
(SINGING) Are you ready?
Are you ready?
Let's go.
That's a good stretch.
Woo!
Woo-hoo!
I never been so happy in my whole life!
[SCREAMING]
Mother[BLEEP], stop it!
Is this the first time you've been on TV before?
No honey, I've been on TV before.
I was on-- listen, I'll be honest with you.
Yeah.
I love Jesus, but I drink a little.
[LAUGHTER]
This is really incredible.
1,000.
If I had $1 for every show I did, I'd need a new agent.
But seriously--
The world really has changed so much.
We have elected our first African-American president.
When we started this show, same-sex marriage wasn't legal,
and look who's wearing a wedding ring now.
George Clooney's office is next to our stage.
What we've done is we've set up a camera and a trap,
not a trap.
Not a trap.
Look what he did.
Put something down and grabs.
It doesn't work.
Come on, George!
Come on!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Ready?
You ready?
Yes.
All right.
Oh, my God!
Oh, God!
Oh!
Why do you keep doing that over and over again?
[INAUDIBLE]
Oh my God.
Bradley plays a chef in the new movie,
so we thought we'd do a cooking demo.
Look at the carrots, oh.
It's important to taste them to make sure they're delicious.
Mm.
Dennis Quaid is here!
Dennis Quaid wants a coffee.
Wait, am I seeing wheatgrass there?
Wait, am I seeing wheatgrass anywhere?
No, yeah.
Wheatgrass is right here.
We can do a shot--
Take out some scissors from your purse.
I would like-- and just start chopping some.
Can I chop some off?
Thank you.
Do you want a bag to put it in?
All right, put it in your mouth.
Put it in your mouth and chew on it.
For only the fourth time in the 90 year
history of Warner Brothers, Stage One forevermore
will be now known as the Ellen Stage.
It's an honor to be here.
You're the gold standard on television and off television.
It's just so nice to be on your show.
Thank you.
You're so sweet.
[MUSIC - THE WEEKND, "BLINDING LIGHTS"]
(SINGING) Oh, I'm blinded by the lights.
No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch.
You are here on a very special day.
Today, we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of the coming
out episode of my sitcom.
You took that on so that people like me could be here.
Who was your first crush?
A girl named Susie Phreaks.
I ruined it, and I loved her all the way through high school,
and--
you know, I've done all right.
Yeah.
I'm sorry, I'm kind of distracted right now.
I just-- I just--
Hey Ellen.
Hi, Brad.
What are you doing?
Don't mind me.
I just came to see the show.
Great show, by the way, so far.
You're killing it!
Thank you.
You're welcome to-- you want to come sit down here?
No, I'm good.
Let me see the candy magic trick.
OK.
[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
Where's the coin?
Which hand is it in?
I'm going to say this one.
Yes.
And I say this with just the deepest love for you.
You make everybody feel better.
Turn off the news, turn on Ellen.
You will feel better.
You have done so many amazing things for millions of people.
And I am just so grateful for everything
you do for this country.
[MUSIC - THE WEEKND, "BLINDING LIGHTS"]
(SINGING) I'm blinded by the lights.
No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch.
How about that?
I-- thank you for--
thank you to the editors who put that together.
That was very emotional to watch,
and I can't believe what we've accomplished.
Again, thank you to my entire staff and crew
who make it fun every single day, and I just--
I just am so proud of everything we've done.
Thank you so much.
We'll be back.