- SO TODAY WE HAVE A BIG
SURPRISE FOR A VIEWER AND HER COWORKERS. THEY WORK AT NORDSTROM
ABOUT 30 MINUTES AWAY IN CANOGA PARK. AND SUSAN AND HER FRIENDS
CAME TO A TAPING LAST WEEK, TOLD MY STAFF HOW MUCH THEY LOVE WHEN I SURPRISE PEOPLE
ON THE SHOW, SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO
RIGHT NOW. JEANNIE IS OUTSIDE
OF NORDSTROM, AND I AM GONNA GIVE
SUSAN A CALL. JEANNIE, ARE YOU THERE
AND READY? - HI, ELLEN.
I'M HERE AND I'M READY. - ALL RIGHT.
HOW IS IT THERE? - UH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL HERE.
THE WEATHER IS AMAZING. - YEAH, IT'S NOT AS COLD AS
WHERE WE NORMALLY SEND YOU, HUH? - NO, NO. - THANK YOU FOR CALLING
NORDSTROM TOPANGA. - OH, HI.
EXTENSION 1042, PLEASE. - I'LL CONNECT.
HAVE A GOOD DAY. - YOU TOO. [hold music playing] [line ringing] - JO MALONE LONDON.
THIS IS SUSAN. HOW MAY I HELP YOU? - OH, HI, SUSAN. THIS IS JO MALONE COUNTER,
RIGHT? - YES, THIS IS JO MALONE. - HELLO, SUSAN. QUICK QUESTION--
I HAVE A DRESSING ROOM. I WANT TO GET A SCENTED CANDLE
THAT'S VERY RELAXING. WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND? - WELL, WE HAVE A NEW CANDLE
CALLED LAVENDER & LOVAGE... - OOH! - AND IT'S VERY, VERY RELAXING. - OH, WONDERFUL.
GOOD SUGGESTION. DO YOU THINK THAT WORKS WELL
FOR A TALK SHOW HOST? - FOR A WHAT?
I'M SORRY. - FOR A TALK SHOW HOST-- WOULD A TALK SHOW HOST
LIKE THAT? - OH, IT WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL,
YES. - WHAT ABOUT-- - IT'S BEAUTIFUL IN A ROOM
OR IN--IN ANYWHERE. - GOOD. WHAT ABOUT SOMEONE
WHO'S HOSTING THE OSCARS? WOULD SOMEONE LIKE THAT
LIKE IT? - OH, THEY WOULD LOVE IT. - YEAH.
- YOU MEAN, LIKE, ELLEN? - LIKE ELLEN DEGENERES,
LIKE ME, YEAH. - LIKE WHO?
- ME. IT'S ME.
- ELLEN! THIS IS ELLEN?
- IT IS. HEY, SUSAN. - [screaming] [cheers and applause] - THIS IS ELLEN DEGENERES? - YEAH, IT IS.
HEY, SUSAN-- - IS THIS ELLEN?
- YEAH, SUSAN, IT IS. WHO ARE YOU THERE WITH,
YOUR FRIENDS? - YES, YEAH, MY FRIENDS
SABRINA AND SUE. - YOU LIKE WHEN
I SURPRISE PEOPLE, RIGHT? - OH, MY GOSH.
IT IS HER. IT'S HER. - OH, MY GOSH.
- IT'S HER, IT'S HER, IT'S HER. [voices overlapping] [all screaming] [cheers and applause] - HI, SUSAN. - HI, ELLEN!
HI, ELLEN! - HEY.
HI, LADIES. - HI, ELLEN.
HOW ARE YOU-- - OH, THERE'S ELLEN! - HI, HI.
HI. all: HI, ELLEN! - SO LISTEN, I HEARD THAT YOU LIKE
WHEN I SURPRISE PEOPLE, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD
SURPRISE YOU--SURPRISE! - OH, MY GOD.
- TOTALLY SURPRISED ME. - YEAH. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
WORKING AT NORDSTROM? - OH-- [laughter] I'VE BEEN SINCE 1985. - UH-HUH. AND YOUR FRIENDS
AND FAMILY GET-- YOU GET A DISCOUNT FOR THAT,
RIGHT, SO I COULD USE THAT? - YES. ANYTIME.
I'LL HELP YOU, I'LL HELP YOU. - GOOD, GOOD. - I'LL HELP YOU.
WHATEVER YOU NEED, ELLEN. - OH, THANKS SO MUCH, SUSAN.
- YOU'RE MY FAMILY. - YES, I AM YOUR FAMILY.
THANK YOU. I LIKE TO THINK OF THAT--
MYSELF AS YOUR FAMILY ALSO. AND YOU HAD SO MUCH FUN
WHEN YOU WERE HERE LAST WEEK, I WANTED TO INVITE YOU BACK, SO DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE
ABLE TO GET TIME OFF IN DECEMBER FOR ONE OF MY
12 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS? [all screaming] [cheers and applause] WE HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK.
WE'LL BE BACK. SO WE'RE BACK WITH SUSAN
AND SABRINA AND SUE, AND, SUSAN, A FEW MORE THINGS
I LEARNED ABOUT YOU. LET'S TALK ABOUT-- YOU HAVE FOUR KIDS, AND THREE
OF 'EM ARE IN COLLEGE, RIGHT? - YES. - YES, AND YOUR HUSBAND SCOTT WORKS 17 HOURS A DAY
AS A LIMO DRIVER? - YES. - THOSE ARE LONG HOURS. THEN--LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR CAR. TELL ME ABOUT YOUR CAR. - OH! YOU MEAN BETSY? [laughter] UM, IT'S A 1990... - MM-HMM.
- IT'S OLDER THAN MY OLDEST SON. - UH-HUH. - AND IT--I HAVE TO JUMP IT
EVERY TIME I START IT. - YOU HAVE TO JUMP-START IT
EVERY TIME. YOU KNOW THERE--YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO JUST USE A KEY. THAT'S-- [laughter] - WHAT DID SHE SAY? - SHE SAID YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO JUST USE A KEY. [laughter] - AND IT HAS, LIKE,
200,000 MILES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, RIGHT? - YES, YES.
- YEAH, ALL RIGHT. DO ME A FAVOR.
STEP OUTSIDE WITH JEANNIE. I WANT YOU TO JUST GET
SOME FRESH AIR. WALK OUTSIDE WITH JEANNIE. - COME ON OUTSIDE. [indistinct chatter] AND IT'S SO NICE.
THE WEATHER'S SO GOOD. - YES, IT IS, IT IS.
- ISN'T IT SO GREAT? - IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
- OH, THAT'S LOVELY OUTSIDE. YEAH, THAT'S BETTER LIGHT
ON EVERYBODY. OKAY, UM, SO ANYWAY-- AND SO THE CAR'S NAME
IS BETSY? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO-- - THE CAR'S NAME IS BETSY?
- BETSY, BETSY. - WHAT DO YOU WANT TO NAME
THE CAR THAT'S BEHIND YOU-- THE RED CAR.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO NAME THAT? THAT MAZDA
THAT'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU. - OH, IT'S RED!
IT'S RED! [cheers and applause] WHAT DID SHE SAY? - ELLEN, WILL YOU
TELL HER AGAIN? SHE DIDN'T HEAR YOU. - OH, YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME? I SAID, WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO NAME YOUR CAR? THAT'S YOUR BRAND-NEW MAZDA
RIGHT BEHIND YOU. [all screaming] [cheers and applause] - OH, MY GOSH. ELLEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH! - OF COURSE, OF COURSE. I HAVE A CANDLE THAT'LL SMELL
GOOD IN THERE TOO FOR YOU. OUR FRIENDS AT MAZDA, WHOSE DRIVE FOR GOOD PROGRAM
HAS DONATED $2.7 MILLION TO U.S. CHARITIES. IT'S A STYLISH,
SEVEN-PASSENGER S.U.V. THAT PERFORMS WITH
MAZDA'S EXCELLENT HANDLING. AND YOU'RE A WONDERFUL WOMAN,
AND ENJOY THAT CAR. YOU DON'T HAVE
TO JUMP-START THAT. - THANK YOU, ELLEN, SO MUCH. - ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO THANK MINNIE DRIVER.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER.
BYE-BYE.
