>> BOY, YOU'VE GOT A LIVELY
BUNCH IN HERE TONIGHT. >> Stephen: ALWAYS, ALWAYS. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> COME ON. >> Stephen: YEAH. WELL, THERE'S AN OPEN BAR IN THE
LOBBY. >> IS THAT IT. >> Stephen: IT'S ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT HELPS. >> I THOUGHT MAYBE THEY WERE
EATING THE GUMMI BEARS OR SOMETHING. >> Stephen: THEY MIGHT. THEY MIGHT. YOU EVER DO THE GUMMY BEARS? >> I DON'T LIKE GUMMY BEAR S. >> Stephen: YOU EVER GOTTEN
HIGH? >> WELL, NO, I DON'T, ACTUALLY. >> Stephen: HAVE YOU EVER. I DIDN'T SAY, "DO YOU?"
SENATOR, ANSWER THE QUESTION. WOULD YOU LOOK A LAWYER PRESENT? HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN HIGH,
DR. PHIL? >> IN HIGH SCHOOL I TRIED. AND I HAVE --
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU TRIED? ARE YOU IMMUNE? WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU TRIED? >> NO, SERIOUSLY, I GET HUNG
OVER WHILE I'M DRINKING. >> Stephen: OKAY. >> IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY HITS ME IN
THE HEAD WITH AN AXE. I CAN'T GET DRUNK. >> Stephen: YOU CAN'T GET HUNG
OVER FROM POT. >> I DON'T KNOW THAT. I DON'T KNOW THAT. >> Stephen: IT'S ONE OF THE
REASONS PEOPLE LIKE IT. I'M NOT PUSHING IT. I'M NOT SAYING GO DO IT. BUT FACTUALLY YOU CAN'T GET HUNG
OVER FROM POT. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE
PUSHING IT. >> Stephen: I'M REPORTING THE
FACTS AS I SEE THEM, SIR. >> AS YOU SEE THEM, OR AS YOU
EXPERIENCE THEM. >> Stephen: I WOULD LIKE A
LAWYER. >> ARE YOU HIGH NOW? >> Stephen: I AM NOT. ARE YOU A COP? YOU HAVE TO TELL ME IF YOU ARE A
COP OR THIS IS ENTRAPMENT. >> I AM NOT A COP. >> Stephen: YOU'RE DR. PHIL,
AND THIS IS BIG NEWS-- TODAY THIS WAS ANNOUNCED-- YOU'RE
RENEWED THROUGH 2023. CONGRATULATIONS. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: HOW MANY YEARS IS
THAT NOW? >> PLAWZ WE'RE IN OUR 17th
SEASON NOW. THAT WILL TAKE TO US 21. >> Stephen: WOW. IN ALL THAT TIME, HOW MANY
PEOPLE HAVE YOU PUBLICLY COUNSELED THE WAY YOU DO? >> I THINK WE'VE SO FAR HAD,
LIKE, 17,000 GUESTS ON THE SHOW. >> Stephen: WHEN IS THE LAST
TIME YOU HEARD A NEW PROBLEM? >> OH,, YOU KNOW, ABOUT--
EVERY-- ABOUT THE TIME I SAY, "I'VE HEARD IT ALL," YOU KNOW
HOW THAT GOES. YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOOR, AND
GU, "HOLY (BLEEP)." YOU KNOW, "I NEVER HEARD THIS
ONE." JUST THE OTHER DAY, I HAD SOME--
WOMEN COME ON THE SHOW THAT SAID THEY WERE PREGNANT FOR, LIKE,
THREE TO FIVE YEARS. I SAID, "EXCUSE ME?"
THEY SAID, "THREE TO FIVE YEARS." THERE'S A WHOLE COMMUNITY OUT
THERE OF THESE WOMEN. THEY HAVE WEBSITE. THEY TALK TO EACH GLRG THEY
THINK THEY'RE CONSTANTLY PREGNANT? >> NO, ONCE, FOR THREE TO FIVE
YEARS. THEY THINK THEY'RE PREGNANT FOR
FIVE YEARS. I BROUGHT IN EXPERTS --
>> Stephen: THE KID COMES OUT WITH A FULL SET OF CHOPPERS. >> NO! I HAD DOCTORS COME IN AND DO
ULTRASOUNDS ON THEM. THERE IS NOTHING IN THERE AT
ALL! THERE'S THIS TERM CALLED
"CRYPTIC PREGNANCY, WHERE SOME WOMEN GET PREGNANT AND DON'T
KNOW IT UNTIL THE BABY SHOWS UP. THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS. NOW, IT'S USUALLY... THEY'RE
LARGE WOMEN, AND THEY-- AND THEY DON'T KNOW IT. IT CAN SLIP UP ON IT YOU. IT HAPPENS. IT'S CALLED CRYPTIC PREGNANCY. THESE PEOPLE JUST HIJACKED THE
TERM, REDEFINED IT AND SAID IT'S WHEN YOU'RE PREGNANT FOR FIVE
YEARS. I SAID, "HERE'S A MEDICAL
DICTIONARY, THIS IS NOT WHAT IT MEANS." THERE'S A WHOLE COMMUNITY THAT
DECIDES THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS. >> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU TELL
THEM? HOW DO YOU COUNSEL THEM? HOW DO YOU TALK THEM DOWN OFF
THE "I'VE BEEN PREGNANT FOR FIVE YEARS" LEDGE? >> I STARTED WITH WATCH MY
LIPS-- "YOU'RE NOT PREGNANT!" "HERE'S AN ULTRASOUND. LOOK, THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE." >> Stephen: WHAT EFFECT DOES
THAT HAVE WHEN YOU SHOW THEM? >> NONE. >> Stephen: PEOPLE BECOME NEWS
JUNKIES. IS THAT JUST A TERM OR CAN
PEOPLE ACTUALLY BE ADDICTED TO THE NEWS? >> THEY CAN GET TO THE POINT
BOROUGH IT IS HABITUAL. I WOULDN'T CALL IT AN ADDICTION
IN THE SENSE THERE'S A NEUROLOGICAL PATHWAY THEY GET IN
A LOOP FOR BUT IT BECOMES HABITUAL TO THE POINT THEY
EXCLUDE OTHER PARTS OF THEIR LIFE. THEY EXCLUDE EXERCISE, FAMILY
TIME, HOBBIES-- ALL THAT, WHERE THEY'RE JUST GLUED TO THE DAMN
TELEVISION WATCHING THIS STUFF. >> Stephen: YOU'VE BEEN
READING MY JOURNAL. >> YES, YEAH. I'M SURPRISED YOU HAVE TIME TO
WRITE IN IT. >> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU-- WHAT
DO YOU DO FOR SOMEBODY? SERIOUSLY, SUPREME TO UNPLUG
FROM THIS STUFF AND GET OUT THERE AND REALIZE THERE'S STILL
A WORLD GOG OUT THERE. AND WHEN DID IT-- WHEN DID IT
STOP BEING OKAY TO DISAGREE? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, HOW COME YOU
CAN'T-- <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
HOW COME YOU AND I CAN'T DISAGREE ON SOMETHING AND THEN
GO TO LUNCH AND HAVE A GOOD TIME? >> Stephen: WE COULD. YOU AND I COULD DISAGREE. >> WE COULD, BUT MOST PEOPLE
CAN'T. IT USED TO BE THAT YOU COULD DO
THAT BUT NOW IT SEEMS YOU HAVE TO HATE SOMEBODY THAT DISAGREE
WITH YOU. THAT'S WHY WE ARE SO
FRACTIONALIZED. >> Stephen: WOULD YOU MOTHER
ALLOW YOU TO SAY HATE? >> NO. >> Stephen: I WASN'T ALLOWED,
EITHER. >> BUT NOW, IT'S REALLY--
THERE'S SUCH AN INTOLERANCE THAT IT'S REALLY GETTING TOXIC. THAT BOARGTZ ME. >> Stephen: AGAIN, AGAIN, THE
GUMMIES HELP WITH THAT BECAUSE YOU MELLOW PEOPLE OUT, AND THEY
DON'T FIGHT. NOT A LOT OF FISTFIGHTS WHEN
PEOPLE ARE GETTING HIGH. >> BUT THOSE ARE TWO ENDS OF THE
CONTINUUM-- EITHER BEING ABSOLUTELY ADAMANTLY TOXIC OR
DON'T GIVE A (BLEEP). AND THERE'S A LOT OF GRAY AREA
IN BETWEEN. AND I HOPE WE CAN GET SOMEWHERE
IN BETWEEN. >> Stephen: DO YOU FOLLOW
POLITICS? I KNOW YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT
POLITICS, BUT DO YOU FOLLOW POLITICS? >> I DO FOLLOW IT, AND I DON'T
TALK POLITICS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I SHOULD USE MY PLATFORM
TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE ON THINGS I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT. AND I, FRANKLY, DON'T KNOW
ENOUGH ABOUT IT, AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT DO TALK ABOUT IT
DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT IT TO BE TALKING ABOUT IT<i>
( APPLAUSE ).</i> >> Stephen: WELL, SPEAKING OF
INTOLERANCE AND PEOPLE EXPRESSING HATE, WE GOT THIS--
THIS WEEK WE HAD THIS-- THIS MAIL BOMBER. DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS, SENDING
THESE PIPE BOMBS AROUND THE UNITED STATES. I THINK IT'S NINE OR 10 AT THIS
POINT SENT AROUND. I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE. >> YESTERDAY IN TRIBECA. >> Stephen: WHEN THIS HAPPENS,
DO YOU IMMEDIATELY THINK TO ANALYZE WHO THIS PERSON MIGHT BE
AND WHAT MIGHT MOTIVATE SOMEBODY LIKE THAT? >> I DO, I DO THINK ABOUT IT
BECAUSE I'VE DONE A LOT OF PROFILING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND STUFF. >> Stephen: LIKE FORENSIC
ANALYSIS AND STUFF LIKE THAT? >> WHEN I FINISHED MY TRAINING I
DID A YEAR'S POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN FORENSIC
PSYCHOLOGY, AND THAT INVOLVES LEGAL ASPECTS. SO I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THAT. AND THESE KIND OF PEOPLE ARE
HIGHLY ENTITLED INDIVIDUALS. THEY REALLY BELIEVE THAT THEY
HAVE A RIGHT TO DO WHAT THEY'RE DOING, THAT THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO
SEND THESE BOMBS TO PEOPLE. THEY HAVE A RIGHT AND NO
ACCOUNTABILITY IF THEY'RE TARGETING SOMEONE THAT HAS AN
IDEOLOGY, THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY OBLIVIOUS THAT THEY MIGHT KILL
SOME WOMAN WALKING ALONG THE STREET WITH A BABY BUGGY WITH
THEIR BABIES. THEY'RE SO ENTITLED THEY DON'T
HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE AT ALL. THOSE ARE DANGEROUS PEOPLE. WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE ANY EMPATHY
FOR INNOCENT PEOPLE, THOSE ARE DANGEROUS PEOPLE. >> Stephen: THIS HAS UPSET
SOME PEOPLE. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS
INDICATED THAT THEY ARE GOING TO USE POLICY DECISIONS TO TRY TO
DEFINE GENDER AS SOMEONE'S BIRTH SEX OR THEIR GENITALIA AT
BIRTH-- THEREBY, AS SOME PEOPLE HAVE DESCRIBED IT, DEFINING
TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS OUT OF EXISTENCE. >> GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. THAT-- LISTEN, THAT'S THE--
THAT'S THE ABSOLUTE HEIGHT OF ARROGANCE. IF YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST DEFINE
SOMETHING OUT OF EXISTENCE, WHERE DOES THAT COME FROM? YOU THINK, "I'M GOING TO CHANGE
THE WORD. I'M GOING TO TAKE THAT OUT OF
THE DICTIONARY, AND THESE PEOPLE CEASE TO EXIST?"
KISS MY ASS! YOU CAN'T DO THAT! <i> ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i>
REALLY? ! YOU SEE, I'M JUST GOING TO CROSS
THAT WORD OUT OF OUR VOCABULARY, AND THIS ENTIRE PART OF THE
WORLD STOPS TO EXIST. >> Stephen: NOW, LET ME ASK
YOU THIS: IF YOU WERE TALKING WITH SOMEONE WHO SAID, "NO I'M
GOING TO DEFINE THOSE PEOPLE OUT OF EXISTENCE," COULD YOU THEN GO
HAVE LUNCH WITH THAT PERSON AND HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH THEM, AS
YOU SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR CONVERSATION? >> AFTER THEY KISS MY ASS. <i> ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )</i> >> Stephen: THE APPETIZER
ROUND IS ASS UNDER GLAZ. >> YOU'RE TOO SMART-- YOU'RE TOO
SMART FOR YOUR OWN GOOD. >> Stephen: I KNOW, I KNOW. WHO WAS THE FIRST PERFECT YOU
EVER "DR. PHILED." WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON YOU
SAID, "I KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU." >> I ACTUALLY HAVE A DEFINING
MOMENT. I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION, AND
IT WASN'T DR. PHIL BUT IT WAS IN THE FIFTH GRADE. >> Stephen: OKAY. >> IT WAS IN THE FIFTH GRADE. I WAS RAISED YOU DON'T TALK BACK
TO ADULTS. AND I WAS ON THE PLAYGROUND AND
A FRIEND OF MINE WAS GETTING REALLY BULLIED BY A BUNCH OF
SIXTH GRADERS SO I WENT OVER TO HELP HIM. IT WASN'T HEROIC. I WAS LIKE, LET'S RUN. LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE. IT TURNED INTO A FIGHT, AND WE
GOT PULLED INTO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE, AND MY FIFTH GRADE
TEACHER WHO I ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO-- MRS. GATES. HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
SHE DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH. SHE JUST GOT IN THERE AND GOT
ALL OVER US. I SAID, "THIS IS NOT FAIR." I WAS TRYING TO HELP HIM. AND SHE SAID YEAH BECAUSE YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO TAKE GUFF OFF ANYBODY, ARE YOU MISTER? I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. SOMEBODY FLIP THE SWITCHED IN ME
BECAUSE FOR THE THE FIRST TIME EVER I TALKED BACK TO AN ADULT. AND I SAID, "THAT'S RIGHT, LADY. AND THAT INCLUDES YOU." AND I GOT SUSPENDED FOR THREE
DAYS. >> Stephen: AS WELL YOU
SHOULD. >> AS WELL I --
>> Stephen: YOU JUST THREW MRS. GATES UNDER THE BUS RIGHT
NOW ON NATIONAL DIVISION TWIGZ. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW OLD SHE IS
OR IF SHE'S STILL ALIVE BURKE THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I EVER
SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU WANT TO GET BY IN THIS WORLD
YOU BETTER TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. AND I DIDN'T TRUST HER FROM THAT
MOMENT ON. >> Stephen: WOW. THIS TURNED-- THIS TURNED DARK
REALLY QUICK. >> IT GOT REALLY DARK. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
SHE WAS A GATEWAY TEACHER, MRS. GATES. SHE WAS A GATEWAY TEACHER. >> Stephen: DR. PHIL. LOVELY TO SEE YOU. I'LL SEE YOU EVERY SO OFTEN
BETWEEN NOW AND 2023. CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE PICKUP. "DR. PHIL" AIRS WEEKDAYS THE IT'S DR. PHIL. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
