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HERE.
WE GOT A NICE ONE FROM
THIS -- I DON'T KNOW HOW OLD
THEY ARE.
TWO LITTLE KIDS WRITE A
LETTER.
"THIS IS FRENT AND ALI.
WE ARE STUDENTS FROM EAST
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WRITING
TO ASK FOR A BIG VOR.
OUR CLASS HAS BEEN DOING A
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS AND
SOME OF THEM WE'VE DONE ARE
FLYING A FLAG OVER THE U.S.
CAPITAL AND TAKING IT TO
VETERANS AND COOK FOR OUR
JANITOR A DINNER AND FOR OUR
NEXT, WE COULD USE YOUR HELP.
MS. GOLDEN AND OUR P.E TEACHER
AND WE WANTED IF YOU COULD
MAKE A SHORT TAPE THANKING HER
AND WE'RE SENDING A RANDOM
ACTS OF KINDNESS CARD AND IF
YOU DO IT FOR US, THERE'S $2
BUCKS IN IT FOR YOU.
(Applause)
>> Ellen: AND THEN P.S.S., WE
WOULD HAVE TO HAVE TO ASK
OPRAH.
(Applause)
-- HATE TO HAVE TO ASK OPRAH.
(Applause)
>> Ellen: ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO.
KIDS, START THE TAPE NOW.
MS. GOLDEN, GOD BLESS YA.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU ARE A FAN OF
MINE AND I AM A FAN OF YOURS
BECAUSE YOU HELP KIDS AND YOU
TEACH KIDS AND THANK YOU FOR
EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
AND THESE KIDS ARE GREAT THAT
THEY ARE DOING RANDOM ACTS OF
KINDNESS SO YOU MUST DESERVE
IT AND BE COOL.
THANK YOU SO RY MUCH AND SO
-- HALLAH-- TO YOU.
AND IF YOU ASKI AND TRENT TO
SEND ME THE $2.
(Applause)
>> Ellen: I THINK -- SO THAT
ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN I
THINK ABOUT IT, THE OPEN TIES
INTO THE WHOLE THING.
I TOOK A THORN OUT OF THE
LION'S PAW AND I ENCOURAGE
THAT.
IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START
PRACTICING RANDOM ACTS OF
KINDNESS SO IF YOU CAN, I
ENCOURAGE IT.
WHATEVER YOU FEEL LIKE DOING,
WHATEVER IT IS, STARTING
TODAY, TOMORROW, YOU KNOW,
HELP SOMEBODY IN SOME WAY.
BABY-SIT FOR A MOTHER WHO
CAN'T GET OUT OF THE HOUSE FOR
A PEDICURE OR WHATEVER SHE
CAN'T DO AND OFFER TO HELP
SOMEBODY WITH KIDS.
PREFERABLY YOU SHOULD KNOW
'EM.
BAKE COOKIES FOR FIREMEN OR
WRITE A LETTER TO TROOPS
AROUND THE WORLD AND SEND
PICTURES -- OF ME.
WATCH SOMEONE'S CAR.
DO SOMETHING AND IF YOU HAVE A
STORY ABOUT A RANDOM ACT OF
KINDNESS YOU HAVE DONE OR
RECEIVED, GET TO THE WEB SITE
AND TELL US ABOUT IT AND WE
ARE GOING TO START GIVING
AWARDS AND THAT WAS THE FIRST
HALLAH AWARD AND I THINK WE
COULD USE MORE POSITIVE ENERGY
LIKE THAT SO IF YOU WANT TO
CONGRATULATE TO THAT, SEND US
AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
DOING.
(Applause)
>> Ellen: ALSO ...
(Applause)
>> Ellen: AND NOW WE HAVE A
NEW SEGMENT.
AND HERE'S -- I LOVE THE NEW
SEGAMS.
I NEVER GET TIRED OF COMING UP
WITH NEW IDEAS.
WE HAVE "WHAT'S YOUR 2 CENT."
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT'S ON
THESE NORTHERN
MICHIGAN STUDENTS ARE
PRF THAT A LITTLE
KINDNESS...CAN GO A
LO, LONG WAY.
.
THIS WEEK THEIR
ACT OF KINDNESS TO A
TEACHER RECEIVED
NATIONAL ATTENTION.
THE STUDENTS ARE
THIRD-GRADERS AT EAST
SIDE ELEMENTARY IN
CHEBOYGAN.
9 AND 10'S KATE
LEBLANC HAS MORE ON A
WILD IDEA...THAT
TOUCHED A TEACHER ..
IT'S OUR TOP STORY AT
5-30.
.
THESE STUDENTS
PERFORM A RANDOM ACT
OF KINDNESS TO A
FACUéTY MEMBER EVERY
MONTH...BUT THEY'VE
NEVER PULLED ONE OFF
QUITE LIKE THIS.
THIS YEAR THE
CLASS ALSO TREATED
OTHER FAVORITE
TEACHERS AND STAFF
MEMBERS TO LIMO RIDES
AND HOMEMADE DINNERS.
REPORTING LIVE iN
THE PETOSKEY NEWSROOM,
KATE LEBLANC, 9AND 10
NEWS.
.■■■■Ñ■
PATRICK FROM PITTSBURGH,
PENNSYLVANIA, REGARDING
ISABELLA.
IF SHE WANTED TO LOSE HER
ACCENT SHE COULD.
THAT'S ALL THERE IS.
OKAY.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO RUT GER
HOWER IS, )A GERMAN ACTOR -- I
THINK.
I THINK HE'S GERMAN BECAUSE HE
LOST HIS ACCENT AND THE ONLY
WAY I KNOW HE IS GERMAN IS HIS
NAME.
AND I BELIEVE THE GUY WHO SENT
IN THE LETTER EITHER WORKS FOR
HIM OR IS RUT GER HOWARD.
BUT I'LL TELL YA SOMETHING.
ISABELLA'S ACCENT IS CHARMING
AND HAS KEPT HER FROM NOTHING.
AND ANYBODY ELSE WHO HAS
ANYTHING BAD TO SAY ABOUT
ISABELLA, I'LL MEET YOU
OUTSIDE.
AND THEN WE HAVE -- OKAY.
BEFORE I READ YOU THIS LETTER
I HAVE TO EXPLAIN.
HERE'S THE DEAL.
A LITTLE TRENT DOUGLAS AND
ALLEY, THERE THEY ARE, A
PICTURE OF THEM RIGHT THERE.
THEY ARE 9 YEARS OLD IN THE
THIRD GRADE IN MICHIGAN AND
THEY SENT ME A LETTER ABOUT
HOW THEY STARTED THE RANDOM
ACTS OF KINDNESS AND ASKED FOR
A SHOUT OUT TO MR. TEACHER AND
THEY PROMISED ME $2 AND I DID
AND ALSO THEY THREATENED TO GO
TO OPRAH IF I DIDN'T.
AND THAT'S HOW WE STARTED THE
HOLLA AWARDS.
WE STARTED TO GIVE HOLLA
AWARDS.
AND MS. GOLDEN GOT A HOLLA!
A SHOUT OUT.
AND SO NOW THEY SENT ME A
THANK YOU BECAUSE -- BECAUSE I
DID IT.
SO DEAR MS. DEGEN RES, YOU
HELD UP YOUR END OF THE DEAL.
HERE'S YOUR TWO BUCKS AND THEY
SENT IT.
WE WANT TO MAKE YOU AN
HONORARY PERSON IN OUR CLASS
IS.
THAT OKAY WITH YOU.
IF IT IS, WELCOME TO THE
AGENCY.
SINCERELY, TRENT AND ALLEY.
P.S., THE CLASS THINKS YOU'RE
FUNNIER THAN OPRAH.
(Applause)
>> Ellen: WELL, I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT'S TRUE.
OPRAH'S PRETTY FUNNY.
IN 1986 SHE BEAT ME ON STAR
SEARCH.
IT GOT DOWN TO OPRAH, ME AND
SALLY JESSY.
ALL RIGHT.
SO I DECIDED, SINCE THEY
ACTUALLY WROTE ME, I AM GONNA
CALL AND THANK THEM.
(Applause)
SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY NOW
FOR THEMSELVES.
>> Ellen: I'M PRETTY SURE I
DIALED WRONG.
SO WHAT I AM DOING IS CALLING
TO THANK THEM FOR THE $2, SO
IT'S A $2 HOLLA.
IS THIS TRENT OR ALY?
>> YEAH, THIS IS TRENT
DOUGLAS.
ARE YOU ELLEN DeGENERES?
(Applause)
>> Ellen: I AM.
>> WELL, WOULD YOU LOOK THERE.
>> Ellen: TRENT, WHO TOLD YOU
WE WERE CALLING?
>> THAT WOULD BE OUR TEACHER.
HE CAN'T SHUT HIS MOUTH.
>> Ellen: OH, BECAUSE WE HAD
TO CALL THE SCHOOL LOOKING FOR
YOUR NUMBER.
I THINK SO.
I THINK THAT'S WHO TOLD YOU.
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> 9.
>> YEP.
9.
>> Ellen: FIRST OF ALL, THANK
YOU FOR THE $2.
WHERE DID YOU GET THE $2 FROM?
>> MY GYM TEACHER.
>> Ellen: MS. GOLDEN PAID YOU
TO WRITE ME?
>> YEP.
(Applause)
>> Ellen: I SEE.
IT'S A VERY INTERESTED RANDOM
ACT OF KINDNESS.
THIS IS NOW A SCAM.
ALL RIGHT.
SO SHE SAYS, WOULDN'T IT BE
NICE -- I'LL GIVE YOU $2 -- IF
WE GET A SHOUT OUT?
RIGHT?
>> YEP.
>> Ellen: I LOVE HOW HONEST
KIDS ARE.
HEY, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO
WHEN YOU GROW UP, BY THE WAY?
>> I WANT TO BE AN ACTOR.
>> Ellen: WELL, YOU ARE WELL
ON YOUR WAY.
YOU'RE ADORABLE.
AND DO YOU KNOW RUT GER
HOWARD, BY ANY CHANCE?
A GERMAN ACTOR?
>> A GERMAN ACTOR?
UM, NO.
>> Ellen: DIDN'T THINK SO.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
AND WHO'S ALLEY?
YOUR SISTER?
>> NO, SHE'S MY FRIEND AT
SCHOOL, REALLY.
>> Ellen: WELL, WHAT WE WOULD
LIKE TO DO, YOU SEM LIKE GREAT
KIDS.
WE'D LIKE YOU TO COME ON THE
SHOW.
WOULD YOU DO THAT?
>> YEAH.
>> Ellen: FANTASTIC.
WE ARE GONNA CALL YOU AND HAVE
YOU COME ON THE SHOW.
ALL RIGHT.
IT WAS GREAT TALKING TO YOU.
OKAY?
>> OKAY.
>> Ellen: BYE.
>> WOULD YOU WANT TO TALK TO
ALI.
>> Ellen: IS SHE THERE?
>> RIGHT NEXT TO ME PLENTY OF
TIME.
(Applause)
>> Ellen: I'M SURE REBECCA
ROMIJN-STAMOS WILL UNDERSTAND.
ALI?
>> OH.
LET ME GIVE YOU TO HER.
>> HELLO?
>> Ellen: ALI?
>> YES.
>> Ellen: HOW'S "T" GOING?
>> GOOD.
>> Ellen: GOOD.
LISTEN.
JUST FROM NOW ON, HE'S NOT
REALLY A GOOD SECRETARY.
HE SHOULD HAND THE PHONE OVER
WHEN HE SAID "DO YOU WANT TO
TALK TO ALI?
HE JUST HUNG ON.
AND, ALI, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
DO WHEN YOU GET OLDER?
>> I WANT TO BE A
VETERINARIAN.
>> Ellen: GOOD FOR YOU.
WHAT KIND OF ANIMALS DID YOU
HAVE?
>> I HAVE A BOSTON TEAR --
TERRIER.
IT'S A DOG.
>> Ellen: YES.
LISTEN IT WAS GREAT TALKING TO
YOU AND I AM GLAD Y'ALL WERE
THERE AND I TOLD TRENT WE WANT
TO HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW SO
WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET
YOU THERE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> Ellen: ALL RIGHT.
CALM DOWN.
WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.
>> OKAY.
>> Ellen: BYE.
>> BYE.
>> Ellen: EN WE COME BACK,
REBECCA ROMIJN-STAMOS WILL BE
HERE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
THIS IS AMAZING.
>> Ellen: YEAH.
>> OH, HOW COOL AND THEN WE
CAN MATCH HIS DADDY.
>> THAT IS THE CUTEST THING.
>> Ellen: OUR WARDROBE PEOPLE
WORKED REALLY HARD.
AND "RAISING HELEN" OPENS
TODAY AND.
HOLLA AWARD KIDS ARE GONNA
JOIN ME AFTER THIS.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
(Applause)
WHEN EYES GET DRY,
SCRATCHY, IRRITATED,
(Applause)
>> Ellen: WITHOUT OUR NEXT
GUEST WE MIGHT WANT HAVE ONE
OF OUR SEGMENTS ON THE SHOW
CALLED THE HOLLA AWARDS.
HOLLA!
(Echoing)
>> Ellen: FROM MICHIGAN,
PLEASE WELCOME THE ORIGINAL
HOLLA KIDS, NINE-YEAR-OLDS
TRENT DOUGLAS AND ALI CRUM.
♪ I'M WALKING ON SUNSHINE ♪
(Applause)
>> Ellen: HELLO.
>> HELLO.
>> Ellen: HOW ARE YOU?
NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> Ellen: TRENT AND ALI.
TO RECAP IN CASE PEOPLE DON'T
-- OH.
>> SORRY.
>> Ellen: AND JUST TO RECAP
WHAT HAPPENED, WE GOT A LETTER
FROM YOU BEFORE WE EVEN
THOUGHT OF DOING THIS SAYING
THAT YOU STARTED DOING
RANDOMANTHS'VE KINDNESS IN
YOUR CLASS AND YOU WANTED ME
TO GIVE WAS SHOUT OUT TO YOUR
GYM TEACHER BECAUSE SHE WAS
ENCOURAGING EVERYBODY TO DO
THAT AND WE STARTED THE HOLLA
AWARDS BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT
WAS A GOOD IDEA.
BUT ALSO YOU OFFERED TO PAY ME
$2 IF I DID IT.
AND THANKS TERRITORY $2, BY
THE WAY.
>> NO PROBLEM.
>> Ellen: APPRECIATE IT.
NOW, SO EXPLAIN.
YOU WERE DOING THIS BECAUSE
YOUR GYM TEACHER WAS -- WHAT?
>> SHE WAS A LOT OF HELP SNAMP
YES.
>> SHE DOES A LOT OF FUN
ACTIVITIES WITH US.
SHE DOES JUMP ROPE FOR HEART.
THAT'S FOR PEOPLE WITH HOLES
IN THEIR HEART AND HEART
ATTACKS.
>> AND SHE ALSO DOES FIELD
DAY.
>> Ellen: UH-HUH.
>> THAT'S WHERE WE DO A BUNCH
OF GAPES, THE SCHOOL DOES A
BUNCH OF GAMES, LIKE AROUND 30
OF THEM AND YOU HAVE A LITTLE
TAG ON YOUR CLOTHES IN THE
BACK AND YOU GET TO SIGN AND
THERE'S FIRST AND SECOND
PLACE.
YOU HAVE A PARTNER WITH YOU.
>> UH-HUH.
>> Ellen: SO SHE ENCOURAGES
EVERYBODY TO DO GOOD THINGS
FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
FIRST OF ALL, WHEN YOU -- WHEN
I CALLED YOU AT HOME, YOU
DIDN'T SEEM SURPRISED.
>> MR. HALL, MY TEACHER, HE
TOLD US.
AND SO THAT GAVE IT AWAY BIG
TIME.
(Applause)
>> TRENT HAD A BIG TALK ABOUT
THE LOUD MOUTH.
>> Ellen: YEAH.
WE WERE TRYING TO SURPRISE YOU
AND WE DIDN'T THINK YOU KNEW
AND YOU WERE LIKE, "IS THIS
ELLEN DeGENERES?"
WHICH I THINK IS A WEIRD THING
TO SAY TO SOMEBODY WHO CALLS
YOU.
CHANCES ARE, IT'S NOT GONNA
BE.
BUT IT WAS.
AND SO NOW, WHAT ARE THE OTHER
THINGS YOU'VE DONE?
YOU DID SOMETHING FOR THE
CUSTODIAN?
>> WE COOKED A DINNER FOR HIM.
WE MADE --
>> SALAD.
>> WITH FRENCH DRESSING.
AND WE MADE RICE CRISPY
STREETS.
>> YEAH.
CHICKEN WELL.
STUFFING.
>> Ellen: AND WHAT ELSE?
>> STUFFING.
AND BREAD.
>> Ellen: AND BREAD?
>> YES.
>> AND A BOTTLE OF WATER.
>> Ellen: A BOTTLE OF WATER?
AND WHO MADE THIS?
YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT.
WHERE DID YOU GET THE FOOD
FROM?
>> WAL-MART.
(Applause)
>> ME AND MY FRIEND ASHLEY
WENT TO WAL-MART AND HELPED
PICK OUT THE GROCERY STUFF.
>> Ellen: WHERE DID YOU GET
THAT MONEY?
>> WE RAISE IT.
LIKE OUT OF POPCORN SALES AND
STUFF.
>> BAKE SALES.
WE HAVE BAKE SALES WITH
GOODIES AT LUNCH.
>> AND WE ALSO TURN IN CANS AT
WAL-MART.
>> Ellen: ARE YOU TWO INVOLVED
IN ANY WAY?
(Applause)
>> IN WHAT WAY?
>> Ellen: I DON'T KNOW.
YOU JUST SEEM LIKE YOU ARE
GOOD TOGETHER.
YOU ARE JUST BEST FRIENDS?
HOW ARE YOU TWO DOING THIS
TOGETHER?
>> OH!
WELL, WE'RE REPRESENTED --
>> REPRESENTING.
>> Ellen: YOU ARE
REPRESENTING.
>> THE CLASS.
>> YEAH.
>> Ellen: ALL RIGHT.
SO I THINK -- AND THIS IS THE
FIRST TIME ON TV.
RIGHT?
>> NATIONAL.
>> 9 O'CLOCK, 10:00 NEWS.
LOCAL YOU ARE VERY WELL
COMPOSED.
DON'T YOU THINK?
>> YEAH.
>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> Ellen: WELL COMPOSED?
YOU PRETTY MUCH HAVE YOUR --
YOU'RE CHILLIN'.
YOU ARE NOT STRESSING IN ANY
WAY.
>> YEAH.
>> Ellen: YEAH.
>> ID SAY.
>> Ellen: I'D SAY, TOO.
FIRST OF ALL, THE WHOLE THIRD
GREAT CLASS DOES REALLY NICE
THINGS.
YOU ARE REPRESENTATIVES FOR
HIM.
SO I THOUGHT WE SHOULD GIVE
HOLLA AWARDS FOR THE --
>> THANK YOU.
>> Ellen: FOR THE CLASS
TOGETHER.
ALL RIGHT.
SO LET'S GIVE A HOLLA FOR HEM
RIGHT NOW.
>> HOLLA!
HOLLA!
HOLLA!
>> Ellen: THAT'S GREAT.
AND THOSE ARE FOR YOU TO TAKE
HOME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Ellen: SO YOU CAN HOLLA
ANYTIME YOU WANT TO.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Ellen: AND WE HAVE SOME
GIFTS FOR YOU.
BRING THEM ON OUT.
LET'S WALK OVER HERE.
LET'S WALK OVER HERE.
YOU LIKE -- AREN'T YOU
EXCITED?
>> YES!
>> Ellen: HERE'S THE WHOLE
THING HERE AND THE POSTER FROM
THE THING.
AND YOU LIKE ANIMAL PLANET,
'CAUSE YOU WANT TO BE A VET.
LET'S GO AROUND THE FRONT.
>> OH, MY GOSH IN.
SNAYEAH.
THE WHOLE THING.
I KNOW YOU LIKE VIGO.
>> YES!
>> Ellen: YOU WANT TO BE A VET
SO FROM ANIMAL PLANET AND JEFF
CORWIN SIGNED SOMETHING.
AND YOU TWO GET THE
SKATEBOARDS WITH THE HOLLA ON
IT.
AND THEN HELMETS AND KNEE
PADS, YOU KNOW, TO BE SAFE
BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE
CAREFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU INVESTIGATING
OFFICER VERY MUCH!
>> Ellen: YOU SKATEBOARD DOWN
THE STREET.
YOU ARE HOLLA!
LIKE THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU!
>> Ellen: ALL RIGHT.
TURN AROUND JUST SO YOU CAN
SAY GOOD-BYE TO EVERYBODY.
(Applause)
>> Ellen: JULIAN McMAHON WILL
JOIN ME AFTER THIS.
OLLA!
(Applause)
♪♪
>> Ellen: ME AND THE HOLLA
KIDS DANCING LIKE CRAZY DURING
THE COMMERCIAL.
HEYEARD THAT MU1][8A41]
(Applause)
♪♪♪