Ellen Is Building Them a Home - YouTube

- EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE MET SUSIE.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SUSIE.

SUSIE, COME ON DOWN.

LET'S FIND OUT WHAT IT'S IN THE BOX.

[cheers and applause]

LET'S SEE WHAT IT IS.

- HELLO KITTY. - OH, LOOK AT THAT.

- IT'S A HELLO KITTY-- - AW.

- IT'S A KEY CHAIN. - THAT'S TOO CUTE.

- YOU KNOW WHAT'S GONNA LOOK GOOD ON THAT?

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S GONNA LOOK REALLY GOOD ON THAT...

- WHAT?

- IS A KEY TO A BRAND-NEW 2014 HYUNDAI VELOSTER.

- OH, MY GOD, NO! NO, NO, NO, NO!

[cheers and applause]

OH, MY GOD.

OH! - COME ON DOWN HERE.

- OH, MY GOD! THANK YOU!

- HI, SUSIE. IT'S ELLEN DEGENERES.

- WHAT? - HEY.

- NO. NO, IT IS NOT.

- YEAH. - NO.

- I LEARNED THAT YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND

ARE ABOUT TO CELEBRATE YOUR 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN ANNIVERSARY PRESENT,

AND I'D LIKE YOU TO COME BACK

TO ONE OF OUR 12 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS,

IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.

- THANK YOU! OH, MY GOD!

ARE YOU KIDDING? - WANT TO DO THAT?

- THANK YOU SO MUCH, ELLEN!

- ALL RIGHT. - OH, MY GOD!

[applause]

- SUSIE'S HERE TODAY.

HI, SUSIE.

HOW ARE YOU? YOU BROUGHT YOUR FAMILY.

YOU'RE HERE WITH YOUR FAMILY.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, COME ON DOWN, EVERYBODY.

[cheers and applause]

[relaxed music]

HOW'S IT GOING? - OH, MY GOD.

[all laugh]

- HOW'S THAT CAR DOING? - OH, IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.

- YEAH, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAR. - IT'S SO SEXY.

- YEAH, IT'S A SEXY... - IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

I'VE NEVER HAD A SEXY CAR. - HERE.

REALLY? - [laughing]

- AND WHAT DID YOU DO WITH YOUR OLD CAR?

- WE ACTUALLY DONATED IT TO THE CHARITY,

THE HOPES ON WHEELS CHARITY.

- THAT'S AMAZING.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. - [speaking indistinctly]

- I HEARD THAT.

- WE WANTED TO FOLLOW YOUR EXAMPLE,

AND YOU HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH TO SO MANY PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS,

AND WE WERE DISCUSSING IT ON THE WAY HOME.

AND THERE WAS NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE.

WE HAD TO DONATE IT, I MEAN,

BECAUSE WE WANT TO PAY IT FORWARD.

- YEAH.

- AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SUCH A GREAT INSPIRATION

TO EVERYBODY.

I'M SHAKING. I'M LIKE-- - YEAH.

AH, WELL, THANKS.

THANK YOU. - YOU KNOW, IT'S--

YOU KNOW, WE'VE FOLLOWED YOU FOR MANY, MANY--

WELL, A FEW YEARS...

[laughter]

BACK TO THE DAYS,

AND WE'VE LOVED YOU EVER SINCE YOU WERE DOING STAND-UP.

- OH, THANKS SO MUCH.

WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT MEANS A WHOLE LOT TO ME.

AND WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO?

- I AM A CLASSROOM ASSISTANT... - UH-HUH.

- IN A SPECIAL ED CLASS. - UH-HUH.

- I'M A ONE-ON-ONE WITH A CHILD.

- GOOD FOR YOU. WONDERFUL.

- I WAS LAID OFF,

SO I'M DESPERATELY LOOKING.

- LOOKING FOR WORK. - LOOKING FOR WORK.

- I KIND OF KNEW THAT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M ASKING THESE QUESTIONS

BECAUSE SYDNEY, YOUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER,

YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS, BUT WE SPOKE TO HER.

AND LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT SHE SAID.

- MY MOM IS THE DEFINITION OF A SUPERHERO,

AND SHE DOES EVERYTHING SHE CAN

TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST LIFE POSSIBLE.

IF I COULD BE HALF THE WOMAN SHE IS,

I MEAN, I'D BE SET FOREVER.

BACK IN 2008, BOTH MY PARENTS LOST THEIR JOBS,

AND NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION WAS,

I NEVER SAW HER STRUGGLE.

SHE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HER FACE,

AND SHE WAS ALWAYS SAYING, "TOMORROW'S GONNA BE BETTER."

AND THAT'S JUST SO GREAT

TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT STRONG.

- [singing] COUNT ON ME 'CAUSE I CAN COUNT ON YOU

- ISN'T THAT SWEET THAT SHE DID THAT?

YOU'RE GONNA NEED MORE.

YOU'RE GONNA NEED THAT AND THAT.

JUST PASS ONE DOWN TO SYDNEY.

SYDNEY NEEDS ONE.

LIAM NEEDS ONE.

ALL RIGHT. [speaking indistinctly]

ALL RIGHT.

AND SO WE DO KNOW THAT YOU'RE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW.

WE KNEW THAT MARCUS GOT LAID OFF,

AND WE KNEW THAT YOUR HOME HAS SOME ISSUES.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR HOUSE?

- IT'S--IT'S OLD.

[all laugh]

- WELL, OLD HOUSES CAN BE REALLY--

I LIKE OLD HOUSES,

BUT YOUR HOUSE HAS SOME ISSUES.

- IT DOES, AND, YOU KNOW, OTHER THINGS COME FIRST,

LIKE FOOD ON THE TABLE

AND, YOU KNOW, GETTING KIDS THEIR CLOTHES

AND THAT KIND OF THING,

SO WE KIND OF PUT THAT STUFF FIRST

BEFORE GETTING ANYTHING DONE ON THE HOUSE.

- RIGHT. OKAY, YEAH.

THAT'S-- WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE?

IT'S--

[laughter]

- TRYING TO-- - WAS THAT A WILD NIGHT BEFORE?

[laughter]

ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK RIGHT NOW,

BUT I REALLY--

I CANNOT WAIT TO SHARE WITH YOU

WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SHARE WITH YOU.

IT'S GONNA BE MIND-BLOWING.

ALL RIGHT, WE ARE BACK WITH SUSIE AND HER FAMILY,

AND HERE'S THE THING.

WE HAVE BEEN TALKING

WITH THIS COMPANY, GAF.

THEY'RE NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST ROOFING COMPANY

AND HAVE BEEN AN AMERICAN-OWNED COMPANY

FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS.

THEY'RE AMAZING AT WHAT THEY DO,

AND THEY'RE NOT JUST GONNA GIVE YOU A NEW ROOF.

THEY ARE GONNA BUILD YOU A BRAND-NEW HOME

FROM THE GROUND UP FOR UP TO $350,000.

- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

[cheers and applause]

- SO THE BUDGET--

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- OH, MY GOD.

- SO THE BUDGET--

THE BUDGET FOR YOUR BRAND-NEW HOUSE

IS UP TO $350,000, OKAY?

AND OUR FRIENDS JOHN AND ANTHONY

FROM HGTV'S "COUSINS UNDERCOVER"

ARE GONNA HELP.

THEY'RE ON SKYPE RIGHT NOW

JOHN, ANTHONY, HI.

- HI!

[cheers and applause]

- ELLEN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

WE LOVE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR GETTING US INVOLVED IN THIS.

YOU KNOW WE CAN'T SAY NO EVER.

SUSIE AND FAMILY, GUYS, CONGRATULATIONS.

WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS,

AND WE'RE GONNA WORK RIGHT ALONGSIDE GAF

TO MAKE THIS MAKEOVER HAPPEN.

- YEAH, AND WHENEVER ELLEN CALLS US,

ESPECIALLY ON HER BIRTHDAY,

WE CAN NEVER SAY NO,

SO WE ARE GONNA BE DESIGNING

THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF YOUR HOUSE,

TOP TO BOTTOM.

IF YOU'VE SEEN OUR SHOWS,

WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND, SO GET READY, GUYS.

- IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING. - IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT BUILD.

- YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING. - OH, MY GOD.

- THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.

LET'S SHOW EVERYBODY... - OH, GOD.

- ALL RIGHT, LET'S SHOW EVERYBODY

WHAT THE HOUSE LOOKS LIKE NOW.

[laughter]

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW.

- LOOK AT THE CAR. - WITH YOUR SEXY CAR.

[laughter]

WE CAN'T HAVE A SEXY CAR AT A HOUSE LIKE THAT,

SO WE ARE GONNA CHANGE--

THAT'S SOMEBODY'S BEDROOM.

AND SO HERE'S WHAT IT COULD POSSIBLY LOOK LIKE.

- [singing] JUST KNOW YOU'RE NOT ALONE

'CAUSE I'M GONNA MAKE THIS PLACE YOUR HOME

[cheers and applause]

[upbeat music]

OOH

- YOU'RE GONNA GET A BRAND-NEW HOME.

- THANK YOU SO MUCH.

- I WANT TO THANK FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS,

ZAC EFRON, LONI LOVE.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER.

THANKS, EVERYBODY. BYE-BYE.

[cheers and applause]

- THANK YOU.

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