Noah Wyle on
the Ellen DeGeneres Show 2005
Ellen-
He's been on NBC's hit drama, ER, for 11 years.
Here he is during his very first season.
[they show a clip from
season 1. Carter, Mark, Chen, & Haleh are in the
trauma room. Chen goes to hand Carter the shock
paddles, but they go off when he goes to grad
them, so Chen ended up shocking him, which knocked
him out]
Ellen- Please welcome
Noah Wyle!
[Noah comes out & there's
lots of clapping & Cheering]
Ellen- yes, yes on
Noah. They voted for you, they say yeah on you.
Noah- Thank you
Ellen- I remember
that episode
Noah- In the spirit
of fair play, do you have a clip of you from 11
years ago, that your gonna share?
Ellen- I've shown
stuff from me from-I've shown my first carson
which is funny as hell
[laughter]
Ellen- You look good
there, you don't look that different. What do you
think when you see yourself 11 years ago?
Noah- Oh, well I look
at everybody else in that room and think aw I miss
those guys, you know?
Ellen- yeah
Noah- Tony and
Juilanna. It seems like a long time ago to me.
Ellen- Really?
Noah- It really does.
Ellen- Do you
remember that episode though? Is it hard for you
to remember?
Noah- I do. Well
those were really fun because back in the
beginning I got to do a lot more sort of comic
relief stuff, a lot more prat falls, getting
shocked with stuff and having human fluids dumped
on me.
[laughter]
Ellen- Yeah
Noah- You know all
that kind of stuff
Ellen- Yeah
Noah- but I do miss
doing that, that was fun to come to work-
Ellen- Well people
think that- physical comedy you really have too-
Noah- It's very
difficult to do
Ellen- You fall very
well
Noah- Thank you very
much
Ellen- It was very
funny, very real
Noah- Thank you
Ellen- Fall now
[laughter, Noah gets up]
Noah- Ready?
Ellen- Oh really?
Noah- Shock me.
[Noah is on the chair arm now]
Ellen- Really?
Alright. [Pretends to shock him with her hands]
[Noah falls off chair]
[laughter & clapping]
[Noah gets up & sits back in the chair]
Ellen- That was
good..Are you alright?
Noah- It was easier
11 years ago
[laughter]
Ellen- Howstin better
look out. But at least you know how to take care
of yourself if something's wrong
Noah- That's true,
yeah, I know who to call at least
Ellen- Um, thanks for
doing that for me, I'm sorry that- but its after
valentine's day so I'm not worried about any kind
of-
Noah- Do you see what I got
from my son yesterday, I got like a dueling scar
on my face from my son as a valentine's day gift.
Ellen- What did he do? What
did he hit you with?
Noah- Well, little kid's
nails grow like crazy & if your not staying on top
of it there like little razor blades & he did kind
of a sharlin temple tiger claw technique on me
Ellen- Oh, no I can't see it
Noah- No? [points to
where it is]
Ellen- Oh, a tiny little
mark right there.
[laughter]
Ellen- How was you
valentine's day, was it good?
Noah- yeah, it was good. I
uh- it's a bit of a anniversary..I proposed
marriage to my wife, 6 years ago yesterday
[audience awes']
Noah- Yeah, well, the story
gets better. My wife & I used to celebrate
everything; 1st kiss, 1st
date, 1st glance, 1st this-
Ellen- aw, that's sweet
Noah- Yesterday
[laughing] it was like I emptied the dish
washer honey!' I love ya!'
[laughter]
Noah- When you have kids,
those old anniversaries kinda get pushed aside &
you do the big ones, birthdays, Christmas, &
mother's day
Ellen- Well, you have 1 kid
right? Just 1?
Noah- I do, yeah, so far
Ellen- And its Owen?
Noah- Owen, yeah
Ellen- You showed pictures
last time, he looks adorable. He's how old now?
Noah- He's 2. He's 2, very 2
Ellen- And what 2?
Noah- Very 2
Ellen- Yeah
[laughter]
Noah- Those of you who have
kids can apprehensive the challenging 2
Ellen- Well, it's the
terrible 2
Noah- The terrible 2..we
call them the challenging 2's, he's very
independent & he's very head strong & likes to do
things himself & totally funny, he came up the
other day with a- he's got a alter ego
personality, named Jago Paneno
[laughter]
Noah- When he doesn't want
to do something he suddenly becomes Jago Paneno
Ellen- He came up with that
name?
Noah- Yeah, by himself
Ellen- wow
Noah- Yeah
Ellen- That's a good name
[laughter]
Ellen- And so Jago Paneno is
his alter ego?
Noah- When Owen doesn't
want to do something, then Jago comes in & plays
hard ball with you
[laughter]
Noah- We could all use a
Jago Paneno, am I right?
[laughter]
Ellen- When I drink I'm
Francine Williams
[laughter]
Noah- Oh my god, I know you!
[laughter]
Noah- [laughing] that
was-
Ellen- that was hilarious
[laughter]
Ellen- Well you care about
all this because didn't you produce a documentary
about parenting?
Noah- I did, yeah my wife &
I, about a year ago decided that we were gonna
team up with this women, Debbie [says a really
long last name] & produce a documentary about
birthing babies, caring for babies, raising for
babies, and to try and take uhh sort of world
concepts in consideration. It's called What Babies
Want'
Ellen- And how do people
find it?
Noah- There's a website,
whatbabieswant.com
Ellen- ok
Noah- All the information in
the documentary is in the website or you can get
the movie
Ellen- Well, that's good to
know
Noah- Thank you for letting
me talk about it
Ellen- Well, your welcome,
thank you for talking about it, umm so we have to
go to a break. When we come back were doing a game
that is- were gonna play with a member of the
audience to see who knows more about the medical
profession, you{Noah} or someone in the audience,
so we'll be right back, right after this
[commercial break]
[Noah & audience member
are sitting on gurneys, Ellen is standing between
them]
Ellen- Alright, were back
with Noah Wyle, I hope you like games as much as
we do and if you don't I've got the cure you need.
It's a game we like to call What's That Doc?'
[song comes on & Ellen
does a little dance]
Ellen- Of course it's not to
be confused with a game What's up doc?', which
involves a pig with a riffle and a wise cracking
bunny
[laughter]
Ellen- Here's how we play.
I'll read a real medical term & I'll give you 3
choices for answers, each correct answer will win
you a point, whoever has the most points at the
end of the game wins the game & uh we've hand
picked one of our audience members, right here
playing the game with Noah. Your name is ch.
Caroline- Caroline
Ellen- Caroline. At 1st
I said Charlene & you said right, you just
answered me
[laughter]
Ellen- Alright & Caroline
where are you from?
Caroline- I'm from Kansas
City
Ellen- uh huh. And what do
you do there?
Caroline- Well, I actually
live there now & I work for a city council
Ellen- Oh, well, thank you
for being here. Alright & do you know much about
the medical profession, other then it's over
priced?
[laughter]
Caroline- Just what I see on
ER
Ellen- Yeah, well, so then
your fine
[laughter]
Ellen- Alright, I think I'm
gonna go with Noah 1st, alright?
Noah- Alright, I'm ready
Ellen- Because, I believe
this will give you a chance to see how we play the
game. Alright, uh this- these are uh platelets'
its either a. factors in the blood that cause
clotting' b. minerals that form plaque around
teeth' c. a miniature set of dishes'
[laughter]
Noah- A
Ellen- That's correct!
[Clapping & Cheering]
Ellen- Alright, fibula' a. a
small lie'
[laughter]
Ellen- b. The calf
bone' c. the forearm bone'
Noah- uhh, calf bone, B
Ellen- That's right
[Clapping & Cheering]
Ellen- 1 more for you.
saline suasion' a. blood substitute made of salt &
water' b. a way to fix bland hospital food' c. way
to replace fluids in overheated patient'
Noah- What was a' again?
Ellen- A blood substitute
made of salt & water
Noah- c
Ellen- nope
Noah- What?! Salt & water?
Ellen- saline suasion is the
blood substitute made of salt & water
Noah- That's c
Ellen- No, c was a way to
replace fluids in overheated patient
[laughter]
Noah- Ooooook
[laughter]
Noah- That's saline right
there in the bag
Ellen- Yes, but-
Noah- But I didn't get it
right, ok
Ellen- Stop taking her- your
taking up her time Noah
Noah- Sorry, sorry, sorry,
sorry
Ellen- Alright
[laughter]
Ellen- Your turn. pulse ox'
a. special footwear worn on election day' b. a way
to measure oxygen saturation of blood' c. a term
for strong pulse'
Caroline- B
Ellen- That's right
[Clapping & Cheering]
Ellen- Umm, tox screen' a.
test to determine what drugs are in a patient's
system' or b. a test to check if a tuxedo is
fashionable'
[laughter]
Ellen- c. window treatment
that shuts out uv rays
Caroline- a
Ellen- That's right
[Clapping & Cheering]
Ellen- Noah had 2 right, he
didn't have 1. Alright, catscan' a. a procedure
that tests the bone's density' b. a search for a
kitty cat'
[laughter]
Ellen- c. pictures of the
body taken by a computer
Caroline- c
Ellen- That's right
[Clapping & Cheering]
Ellen- You're the winner!
And you win, you win a TiVo, so you'll never miss
the show ever again!
[Clapping & Cheering]
Ellen- That's how you play
What's That Doc?'
[Noah & Caroline shake
hands]
Ellen- ER airs Thursday at
10 on NBC
[end of interview]
If anyone has the Goran
transcript I would love to add it here.
