Ellen Surprises a College Kid with a Big Heart

- SO HERE'S AN AMAZING STORY I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU. RECENTLY I FOUND OUT ABOUT A COLLEGE STUDENT NAMED FORD YATES, AND HE SKIPPED SPRING BREAK TO DONATE BONE MARROW TO A COMPLETE STRANGER. ENDED UP SAVING THAT MAN'S LIFE, AND I WANTED TO REWARD HIM WITH $10,000, BUT I THOUGHT HE SHOULD EARN IT. SO WE FLEW HIM... 'CAUSE HE HADN'T DONE ENOUGH. SO WE FLEW HIM AND HIS MOM, LINDA, TO L.A., AND WE SENT ONE OF MY WRITERS, ADAM, TO PICK HIM UP FROM THE HOTEL AND PRETENDED TO BE THEIR DRIVER. AND, OH, BOY, HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED. - [singing] KEVIN, THE CAR DRIVER PLAYED BY ADAM - THE YATES? - YEAH. - HI. YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR BAGS RIGHT HERE. YOU GUY'S BEEN TO L.A. BEFORE? - SURE. - AND HOW LONG HAVE THE TWO OF YOU BEEN SEEING EACH OTHER? [laughter] - SINCE HE POPPED OUT OF MY BELLY. - SMELLS OKAY BACK THERE, RIGHT? - YEAH. - MM-HMM. IS THERE A REASON IT WOULDN'T? - NO, I PUT THIS STUFF BACK THERE BEFOREHAND. I JUST-- 'CAUSE I... DID YOU WANT ANY WATER? - OH, I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. - I WOULD LOVE A WATER. SURE. - YOU KNOW WHAT? JUST HOLD ON. CAN YOU JUST... CAN YOU JUST SIGNAL OUT HERE? THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE BACK, ON THE LEFT, DOESN'T WORK. SIGNAL FOR THIS GUY BEHIND ME? - WHAT? ARE WE STOPPING FOR-- - YEAH, WE'RE STOPPING FOR A SECOND. YOU GUYS WANT ANYTHING? - NO, I'M OKAY. THANKS. - YOU? - I'M GOOD. - BE RIGHT BACK. - WHAT IN THE WORLD? - OH... - DO WE WANT TO CALL A CAB? THIS IS THE MOST UNPROFESSIONAL... THING I'VE EVER SEEN. - IS THAT A CASE OF BEER? - DORITOS AND CORONA. GOT LUNCH THERE? - NO, I'M GOING TO... I'M JUST GOING TO A PARTY AFTER WORK. YOU GUYS WANT ANY DORITOS? - NO, I'M OKAY, THANK YOU. - WELL, DID YOU GUYS FINISH THAT ONE? - OH, UH... YEAH. NO. - I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. - I THINK WE'RE GOOD. - I CAN PUT ON THE RADIO HERE IF YOU GUYS WANT. - SURE. [loud Middle Eastern music] - THERE SHE IS. - WHOA. - WHO'S THAT? ELLEN? - ELLEN. - SHE DOES, LIKE, THE DANCING STUFF, RIGHT? - YES. - YEAH. - THANK YOU. - SURE, I'LL LET YOU GUYS OUT. JUST A SECOND. JUST KEEP YOUR BAGS HERE. THAT ONE, RIGHT? HERE'S THIS OTHER ONE. - THAT'S YOUR OTHER BAG. - WHAT'S THAT? I THINK THIS BAG'S YOURS. ELLEN HEARD ABOUT WHAT YOU DID. I'M NOT ACTUALLY A DRIVER. I WORK FOR THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, AND SHE WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS $10,000. - WHAT? - OH, MY GOD! THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH, MY GOODNESS. WHAT IN THE WORLD? [cheers and applause] - FORD AND HIS MOM, LINDA, ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. OKAY, SO YOU WERE SO INCREDIBLY PATIENT, AND WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? I MEAN, WE SAW WHAT YOU WERE THINKING, BUT... - WELL, I THINK WE DECIDED HE WAS A LITTLE OFF WHEN HE HAD ME PUT MY HAND OUT THE WINDOW. - RIGHT, RIGHT. YEAH. AND YOU DID IT. - AND WHEN HE STOPPED AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE, WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT NEED A PLAN. - YEAH. - WE THOUGHT THAT IF HE WALKED IN AND STARTED DRINKING BEER IN THE CAR, WE WOULD PUT HIM IN THE BACK WITH MY MOM AND THEN I WOULD START DRIVING TO THE STUDIO. - EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T LIVE HERE AND KNOW WHERE TO GO. - NO CLUE WHERE TO GO. - NEITHER DID HE. HE WAS GOING IN CIRCLES FOR A WHILE. WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING. I MEAN, ADAM, HE DOESN'T DRINK IN THE CAR; HE DRINKS AT THE OFFICE, BUT NOT IN THE CAR, SO... THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE, AND YOU'RE AN AMAZING GUY, FORD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. [cheers and applause]

Channel: TheEllenShow

Views: 25,714,885

Rating: 4.9285831 out of 5

Keywords: ellen, degeneres, ford, yates, bank, of, america, reward, donating, bone, marrow, to, stranger, good, deed, inspirational, stories, positive, uplifting, amazing, incredible, college, student, donations, save, lives, life, big, heart, ride, through, hollywood, prank, car, hidden, camera, hilarious, funny, chaffeur, kevin, the, driver, cashier, limo, airport, pick, up, service, Ellen DeGeneres (Celebrity)

Id: rHzad1ad3qk

Length: 5min 23sec (323 seconds)

Published: Tue Jun 24 2014